As vaccine demand wanes, Middletown adopts new strategy for hard-to-reach population
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The Traverse Square apartment complex, one of two sites where COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be held Saturday, is located on Church Street in Middletown. All are welcome.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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There will be two vaccination clinics Saturday during which Middletown Health Department and other medical staff will be dispensing both the Moderna and Johson & Johnson vaccines at Maplewood Terrace and Traverse Square.Contributed photo / Middletown Health DepartmentShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN As new COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the city, health officials now are focusing their efforts on bringing vaccination clinics to large housing developments where residents may not have easy access to shots.
Middletown police officers raising money for family that lost everything in back-to-back fires
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From left are Nicole Sibley and her 10-year-old son Zane Alwashah in front of the Middletown Police Department Friday with Senior Animal Control Officer Gail Petras. She organized a fundraising effort to help the family after they suffered two fires within a month. They lost all their belongings.Contributed photo / Middletown Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less
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In just a few days, through public donations, the effort by Middletown police to help a New Britain family of three who lost everything in two successive fires has raised $400 in cash, pet food and supplies, $450 in various gift cards, and a slew of PlayStation 4 games.Contributed photo / Middletown Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less
Middletown officer hoping for approval of donated crisis therapy dog
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Chase is the Groton Police Department’s crisis therapy dog.Contributed photo / Jay BodellShow MoreShow Less
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The Middletown Police Department is located at 222 Main St.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN Common Council members will be asked to give the go-ahead for the city to accept a donated crisis therapy dog, which will be used by police to help victims of trauma and crime, including children, to process their feelings.
The K-9 will come fully trained to the department as part of the Cheshire-based Hometown Foundation’s “innovative” program, which was discovered by Community Relations Officer Jay Bodell, who approached the organization with an idea. He spent five months doing the legwork needed to apply, he said.
Conservation Corner: Hiking through pandemic helps ease COVID stress
Katharine Owens
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Shown are the ruins of a dwelling at the Spiderweed Preserve in Middletown.Contributed photo / Katharine OwensShow MoreShow Less
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Katharine Owens is a member of Middletown’s Commission on Conservation and Agriculture.Contributed photo / Katharine OwensShow MoreShow Less
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Middletown Conservation and Agriculture member Katharine Owens and her family pose for a photograph at the Jablonski property in Middletown.Contributed photo / Katharine OwnsShow MoreShow Less
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Shown is a tree locted at the Hubbard Conservation Area in Middletown.Contributed photo / Katharine OwensShow MoreShow Less
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Middletown set to create more business incubator spaces at historic former factory
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The R. M. Keating Historical Enterprise Park, at 180 Johnson St. in Middletown, has 20 small businesses operating in incubator spaces at the historic building. The city is looking to find more tenants.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Whey Station food truck occupies an incubator space at Middletown’s R.M Keating Industrial Park at 180 Johnson St.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less
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The R. M. Keating Historical Enterprise Park, at 180 Johnson St. in Middletown, has incubator spaces for small fledgling businesses.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less