Middletown

Middletown is the first city in the state to install these cameras after a new law took effect giving municipalities the ability to create and get a plan approved to do so.

Middletown just became the first city in the state to install speed cameras, and more are on the way. Driving down Washington Street in Middletown, a sign that reads “Speed Limit Photo Enforced” might catch your eye. “There are people who speed here constantly,” said one driver. The city’s first speed camera system is by George Street, where a...

A mail carrier was taken to the hospital with injuries after being attacked and bitten by a Pitbull several times in Middletown. Authorities said they responded to a home on Barbara Road around 4:15 p.m. Responding officers found the homeowner trying to help his mail carrier, who had been attacked by his dog and bitten several times. The mail carrier…

Middletown officials said speed enforcement cameras were installed and are now in use. Middletown became the first city in Connecticut to get speed enforcement technology added to the streets. The Connecticut Department of Transportation approved the city’s plan to add the technology in three spots. Two of the speed cameras are in school zones, near the Spencer Elementary School...

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Middletown on Saturday to celebrate the Pride Parade.

It’s “Trails Day” in Connecticut and beyond, a day to celebrate the outdoors by getting outside. The American Hiking Society started the annual event and the Connecticut Forest and Parks Association keeps it going here in Connecticut. They’ll tell you a day outside, is a day well spent. “I thought, here is a chance to try out a new...

Pride Month is in full swing, and Middletown kicked off their celebrations on Thursday. If you’re around the city, you’ll see the Pride crosswalk donning every color of the rainbow and the Pride flag above City Hall. It’s a colorful start to June, where dozens of Middletown community members are celebrating the beginning of Pride Month. “We celebrate diversity...

Middletown Pride is June 7th from 12-10pm.

Middletown is slated to be the first city in Connecticut to get speed enforcement technology added to the streets.

Middletown is slated to be the first city in Connecticut to get speed enforcement technology added to the streets. The Connecticut Department of Transportation recently approved the city’s plan to add the technology in three spots. Drivers that live in the city, say action to slow people down is overdue. “I know there are several accidents just on this...

In honor of Memorial Day, volunteers in Middletown placed flags at the graves of thousands of veterans and their loved ones on Saturday morning.

Amid the strike, a video has surfaced online that appears to show union workers blocking the entrance on Aircraft Road to the plant in Middletown.

Union workers at Pratt & Whitney have been on strike for nearly three weeks, and on Thursday, talks resume at the bargaining table. Amid the strike, a video has surfaced online that appears to show union workers blocking the entrance on Aircraft Road to the plant in Middletown. It’s unclear who the men are or when the video was...

Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim is stepping down from his position.

Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim is stepping down from his position. Florsheim said he will be stepping down effective June 16. “There are a number of personal and professional reasons why I’ve come to the decision to move on, not least of which is my faith in Gene (Common council president Eugene Nocera ) and the entire team here to keep…

An investigation is underway after a man was reportedly stabbed in the head by a stranger while walking in Middletown on Monday night. Officers were called to Pearl Street around 9:10 p.m. for a report of an assault. Firefighters had originally responded to the area for a medical call about a head injury, but police said during the assessment, it…

The strike at Pratt & Whitney entered its 12th day Friday and it’s about to come at a bigger cost for more than 1,000 workers. They’re set to lose their health insurance on Monday.

The strike at Pratt & Whitney continues and it’s about to come at a bigger cost for more than 1,000 workers. They’re set to lose their health insurance on Monday. Employees at Pratt & Whitney are on strike at plants in East Hartford and Middletown over what they say is an unfair contract. Workers said they want job security...

A Connecticut mother says blood donations have helped her 2-year-old son survive his sickle cell diagnosis.

The owner of a Middletown dry cleaners literally opens his doors to turtles during nesting season each spring.