The 2009 Middletown Connecticut Memorial Day parade and ceremonies were dedicated to our World War II veterans, The Greatest Generation.
Marty Reardon Sr., (pictured below) commander of the [...]
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Connecticut Editor
The 2009 Middletown Connecticut Memorial Day parade and ceremonies were dedicated to our World War II veterans, The Greatest Generation.
Marty Reardon Sr., (pictured below) commander of the [...]
Middletown Memorial Day activities as reported in The Middletown Press:
MIDDLETOWN — Memorial Day events in Middletown will begin at 8 a.m. Monday with the Catholic War Veterans 50th memorial Mass at St. Mary’s Church, South Main Street.
At 9:30 a.m., a service will be held at Veteran’s Memorial Green on [...]
Of course we are relieved that Stephen Morgan has turned himself in to the police. One report says that he saw his photograph in a newspaper at a convenience store in Meriden and requested the clerk call 911. That Morgan shot Wesleyan junior Johanna Justin-Jinich in revenge for some past [...]
The Hartford Courant is now reporting that….
….Shortly after the brutal slaying of a Wesleyan student Wednesday afternoon, Middletown police talked to the man now identified as the suspect and let him go after getting his name and contact information, law [...]
UPDATE (2 PM May 7): New photo of Stephen Morgan released by Middletown police:
Stephen Morgan
Authorities today gave further details about the identity of the killer who gunned [...]
UPDATE (11 PM May 6): Hartford Courant now reporting that the shooter seen on the photo below is Stephen Morgan of no certain address and is still at large. (scroll down for latest videos)
In the photo below police hold a surveillance photo of the shooter who killed Wesleyan student [...]
Seattle, as one would expect, went bonkers after the Obama win. A frenzy of flag purchases, and displays thereof, followed an evening of street dancing and singing. My daughter who lives on Capitol Hill reports hearing a huge roaring sound emanating from downtown.
Reporters for the Seattle P.I. found self [...]
John McCain Owns the Issues!
Photo Source: http://resistcomfort.com/votetheissues/
Tags:john mccain,barack obama,election racism,racism,election not racial,vote issues,
This item appeared yesterday in a Chicago newspaper: (emphasis added)
On my way to lunch recently, I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read “Vote Obama; I need the money.” I laughed. In a restaurant my server had on an “Obama 08″ tie. Again I laughed. Just [...]
Also seen at Michelle Malkin
Tags: all hallows eve,redistribution,socialism,obama socialist,halloween, hallowe’en,trick or treat,porch pumpkins
My menacing porch pumpkin!
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Now that Obambi has made his choice let us all hope John McCain makes the right choice and selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his V.P. Sarah Palin is youthful (44), very smart, and hot. And, best of all, she’ll make Joe Biden look [...]
Mayor Sebastian Giuliano and other elected officials were barred from a “press conference” convened by U.S.Army Corp of Engineers and the National Guard at the Inn at Middletown yesterday.The Army is is facing increasing opposition from officials and citizenry about the plan to construct a training center on Boardman Lane. [...]
The Matt Lesser campaign today announced an event tomorrow (Sat July 26) with local officials to discuss high heating oil prices. A petition drive in Middletown is planned as well. Lesser is the Democratic candidate for state representative in the 100th district which includes Middlefield, Rockfall, Durham, and part of [...]
Former Middletown city councilman William Corvo’s pet project is finally going forward. Site work has started this week at the Kleen Energy Corp’s 620 mw powerplant site in the Maromas section of the city. Regulatory issues and disputes with the city administration have resulted in almost a [...]
Frequent presidential candidate Ralph Nader says he is in training for the modern-day campaign speech; the “sound bark”. Middletown Press (6/7/08) reports:
Now, in his second bid without a party behind him, he knows his biggest need is to be taken seriously to get his message across. That makes [...]
This will be a blog posting on the fly today. First a photo essay (a beautiful day for photography by the way) from Obama’s appearance at Wesleyan University in Middletown to give the 176th annual commencement address in place of the ailing Ted Kennedy. Following the photos there will be [...]
It must have been a low snooze, no I mean, slow news day at the Hartford Courant yesterday. In the papers web site coverage of the early morning Wesleyan student crowd event on Fountain Ave in Middletown they included a link to a students online photo album. There [...]
According to Saturday’s (5/3/08) Middletown Press (in the Sports Section!),
“An alleged hazing incident of a sexual nature involving the Cromwell boys’ tennis team occured about a month ago…” The Press Sports Editor Tiffany Ventura had the unfortunate task of reporting on this sordid affair. She writes:
“…The incident involved [...]
Wesleying blog reported on Friday about an incident earlier that day involving several students and several Middletown police officers.
Last night when walking down Washington Street at around 12:30 am, Al Fertig, ‘10, was eating out of a bag of Sour Patch Kids and threw an orange one which tasted [...]
Despite the doom and gloom of the national media and the prognostications of Warren Buffett we here in Middletown and Middlesex County are doing just, fine thank you. In fact, business is booming and economic development is surging. According to the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce this is a [...]
Cromwell 1st Selectman Jeremy Shingleton has ruffled a lot of feathers in town with his suspension of Police Chief Anthony J. Salvatore. A number of citizens have queried Connecticut Attorney Genral Richard Blumenthal about the possibility of a recall of 1st Selectman Shingleton. The Hartford Courant [...]
The public is welcome at a Middletown Common Council workshop concerning the siting of the proposed U.S. Army Reserve Center. The date is Feb 21 at 7 PM in council chambers.
See our earlier posting for more details on the proposal; also more from Right of Middle [...]
SpazeBoy Video of event at Wesleyan (40:29)
At this event, held on campus, Ned Lamont and Kal Penn gave animated and humorous talks aimed at gaining the participation of Wesleyan students in the Obama for President campaign. They particularly urged their audience [...]
CT Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch at the 2nd night of The Middletown Straw Poll , January 26,
at Holy Trinity Church, Middletown
Although sparsely attended compared with the previous night’s function , this event featured a more animated [...]
Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano and CT G.O.P. Chair Healey
This is some raw video of the Straw Poll event
This is some raw video of the Straw Poll event
See more complete video at Brainflation.
There was a nice turnout this evening for the Middletown Straw Poll sponsored [...]
The meeting in Middletown council chambers about the U.S. Army proposal concerning the above pictured site has been tentatively rescheduled for Thursday Jan 24 at 5 PM. The property in question is in the area bounded by Freeman Road on the North and Saybrook Road on the West. [...]
Congratulations to founder Genghis Conn, esteemed front pagers, and loyal contributors and readers at Connecticut Local Politics blog now three years young!
Tags: ct local politics blog,blogging,ned lamont,ct politics,middletown ct
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(Update 1/13/08) Due to the impending storm and weather advisories, the town meeting on the Army Reserve Training Facility proposed to be built in the Maromas section of Middletown has been postponed and will be rescheduled.
Until 3 years ago Middletown was the home of the 1205th [...]
The “silver lining” in Global Warming, the Destruction of Conservatism in America….
Far left reporter Dave Lindorff (Wesleyan ‘71) writing in the Baltimore Chronicle (12/22/07) opines:
Say what you will about the looming catastrophe facing the world as the pace of global [...]
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December 15th is the date for the annual “Wreaths Across America” ceremonies. What started as one man’s vision and dedication, and beginning with wreaths laid at Arlington National Cemetery, has blossomed into a national event. Here in Connecticut there were wreath laying ceremonies in Rocky Hill, Middletown, and [...]
Translation….
An interesting article appeared the other day by blogger The Capitalist League which gave several reasons why Republicans should, at this point anyway, support Mrs. Bill Clinton for the Democrat nomination.
Tags:Hillary Clinton,the capitalist league,republicans for Hillary
[...]Wesleyan Associate Professor Mangu M. Hingorani got her panties in a bundle because she thought she had been censored by the Wesleyan Argus. She contends that her “Wespeak” contribution about a student’s grade was edited to delete the “F” word.
The Argus replied “Editors Note: The sentence in question was removed [...]
There’s a “Global Warming (Awareness) Party” on the Wesleyan campus tonight. The theme is “Polar Bears and Palm Trees” and partygoers are asked to “come dressed for climate change”. Climate change alarmism is all the rage now that the socialist tinkerers at the U.N. have issued their final [...]
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, [...]
Now that we’ve all had a go at the new optical scan voting method what do you think about it. For my part I feel the procedure could be very slow if there were throngs of people at the polls, which of course was not the case yesterday. The privacy [...]
“I have yet to figure out a community that says it wants change but doesn’t vote for change. “
Corrine Gill, defeated Republican school board candidate
Despite the upbeat ebullience of a few weeks ago, Middletown Republicans received a dash of icy water on their hopes to regain a majority, [...]
Developing….
Although final results are not in, the large turnout by Wesleyan students and faculty may have helped the Democrats retain control in the city. According to Matthew Lesser, who won an alternate seat on Planning and Zoning:
I’ve heard that with the absentee ballots I actually received more votes than Mayor [...]
Question 2. on the Nov 6 Ballot in Middletown reads:
“Shall the $2,000,000 appropriation and bond authorization for acquisition of open space and farm lands, as adopted by the Common Council, be approved?”Previous bond sales totaling $8 million have helped finance the purchase of nearly 700 [...]
Noted on Wesleying; the entity Prometheus to perform on Halloween.
Alright, so after a bunch of practice and light up practices, Prometheus is finally going to have a real performance! Come watch brave souls risk lives and arm-hair for your entertainment.
(If you don’t know Prometheus, well… we’re the group of [...]
In a surprising anti-consumer action the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control has denied the application of AT&T to continue with it’s roll out of IPTV fiber optical services in Connecticut. This can affect some 7000 customers, many of whom reside in Middletown, already enrolled in the program which represents [...]
We don’t think so nor does Ed McKeon at Caterwauled (see below). Anyway that is the title of a Wesleying blog post from yesterday regarding several Wesleyan folks running for elective office in Middletown. Wesleyan student Matthew Lesser, who is running for a spot on the Planning and [...]
Help Preserve Middletowns
Farms and Open Space
On the Nov. 6 ballot, there will be a question asking voters if the city should borrow up to $2 million for acquisition and preservation of farmland and open spaces. This could preserve hundreds of acres.
These City funds may be matched by up [...]
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