Cassandra Day spent 13 years at Middletown's daily newspaper, writing features and profiles of people and places in Middlesex County.
She began her journalism career while attending Central Connecticut State University, when she joined the Central Recorder, and subsequently filled in for every position that needed help. In 1993, she earned a bachelor of arts degree in English with a minor in journalism.
After a brief stint reporting at the New Britain Herald, West Hartford and Wethersfield Posts, she became the Middletown Press features editor. There, she wrote an award-winning mothering column for the Press and New Haven Register, won several Society of Professional Journalists awards for news and features and most notably helped coordinate coverage of Wesleyan University's loss of student Johanna Justin-Jinich, eventually moving to senior editor at the Press.
Cassandra is a longtime resident of Middletown, where she lives with her two boys.
In November 2010, she became editor of Haddam-East Haddam Patch and took over as editor of Middletown Patch in March 2011.
She is chair of the Middletown Arts Commission and community member on both the Board of Education communications committee and Macdonough Elementary School governance council.
An 8-week Oddfellows Youth Playhouse and MARC: Community Resources program teaches those with intellectual and developmental challenges the basics of stage work.
Restaurants from Middletown to Essex will donate between 10 and 20 percent of customers' bills during June to benefit the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center.
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Middletown Police and Fire responded to the school for the call of a "questionable package," which was was removed safely, according to police.
The city offers fall and year round travel and premier leagues — and registration begins this June.
A Middletown High School class has 10 openings for children ages 3-5 who meet a handful of requirements.
This year’s group of 100 numbered graves at Middletown's Connecticut Valley Hospital spans from May 1942 to January 1946.
The following police reports are obtained from the Middletown Police public information officer and reflect charges filed not convictions.
Critics complain Malloy has taken numerous steps to keep Connecticut residents in the dark on important policy issues.
Just for Patch readers, here's a sneak peek at the trailer for this summer's Disney movie: Planes, coming in August. Sponsored by Disney.
Alumni, President Michael Roth told those clad in cardinal red, "are counting on you. ... to join us in helping to shape our culture," at this weekend's festivities in Middletown.
