On the Move: SoulFully Vegan Food Truck launching in Middletown
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Larry McHugh is president of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Middletown.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less
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Firestone Complete Auto Care in Middletown celebrated a grand opening April 30. From left are Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh, state Sen. Matthew Lesser, Firestone New England Region Manger Eugene Bressette, Firestone Waterbury Manager Gary Carella, Middletown Manager Christopher Bernier, Mayor Ben Florsheim, property owner Charlie Kaoud, Central Business Bureau Chairwoman Pamela Steele, and Chamber Chairman Tom Byrne.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less
On the Move: Ice cream shop, physical therapy office open this week
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Larry McHugh is president of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Middletown.Contributed photo / Larry McHughShow MoreShow Less
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Latin Flavor in Middletown held a grand opening April 8. From left are Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh, Chairman Tom Byrne, Central Business Bureau Chairwoman Pamela Steele, chef Lydia Perez, owner Edwin Maldonado, Mayor Ben Florsheim, state Rep. Brandon Chafee and chamber ambassador and Common Council Minority Leader Phil Pessina.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN The chamber calendar is hot with activity as the weather warms up in Middlesex County.
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CHESTER, CT A letter to the community from Chester s First Selectwoman Lauren Gister:
Dear Chester,
First, a huge thank you to Joey Chester and Abe Smith for clearing the snow off of Jennings Pond to create great skating for everyone! Nice to see everyone outside having fun!
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President Biden put it in the starkest of terms last night, noting that the 500,000 COVID-related fatalities was more death this nation has experienced than World War I, WWII, and Vietnam combined. This has been a difficult year for many, but most of all for those who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus. Let s hope that, with vaccines and our careful actions going forward, we will see fewer deaths and regain some semblance of normalcy (whatever that will really look like) in the very near future.
UpdatedThu, Feb 18, 2021 at 10:25 am ET
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Looking for solutions for Connecticut s trash problem Chester joins the CCSMM. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
CHESTER, CT With an eye towards helping to find new ways to dispose of trash in the state, while at the same time reducing the amount of waste generated in Connecticut, the Chester Board of Selectman decided, at their last meeting, to join the Connecticut Coalition for Sustainable Materials Management (CCSMM).
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection DEEP invited Chester to be part of the coalition that the neighboring towns of Essex and Deep River are already members of. Now Chester has gotten on board, to lend a hand in coming up with a solution to the problem of trash in Connecticut.
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Downtown Chester is getting a Wi-Fi upgrade. (Karena Garrity)
CHESTER, CT Thanks to the reinstated Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), the downtown area of Chester will have enhanced Wi-Fi and internet connection soon.
STEAP grants have returned to the state, to help fund capital improvement projects in 94 small towns. Chester s grant is for $85,744. Terms of the grant call for the town to kick in $10,000 for a total of $95,744 to be used to implement public Wi-Fi and internet connection throughout the downtown area, by fitting adapters to the streetlights.
According to First Selectwoman Lauren Gister, currently, cell and internet service is less than stellar in the area, and the addition of this technology upgrade will help not only the business owners and economic development but also visitors and emergency communications.