Zack Ferrell News Today

After hearing aquatic center proposals from two organizations during a special City Council work session Tuesday night, members have two choices: Select one of the options or reject both.

An attorney representing Middletown Police Chief David Birk, who was placed on administrative leave on Dec. 20, said action against the longtime police officer is not warranted.

City Manager Paul Lolli says in the last line of the letter, “this administrative leave is not a disciplinary action or adverse employment action.”

The final property value increases from the state show the median residential value hike countywide is 37%, a drop from the original 42% increase order but still a hit for many taxpayers.

MIDDLETOWN — Six years after prohibiting the cultivation, processing and retail dispensary marijuana establishments within the municipal limits of the

MIDDLETOWN — The city of Middletown may be getting into the ice rink and roller skating business.

City council members in Middletown are working to get body-worn cameras for officers patrolling the streets after two shootings involving officers in two months.

MIDDLETOWN — The lawsuit between the city of Middletown and Start Skydiving is back on the runway.

Middletown City Council approved a 40-year lease and $1.4 million hangar expansion for Start Skydiving Tuesday, a deal that could end two years of litigation with the company.

Some residents who live near a proposed housing development in Middletown are against City Council approving a plan and map amendment that would allow 50 ranch-style homes to be built on the former Middletown Regional Hospital site.