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.
Both Van Buren Moody and Commodore Macdonough Elementary schools in Middletown have joined classroom campaigns throughout the state on DonorsChoose.org.
The Dingwall-Horan Joint Firearms Training Facility used by city police and FBI agents is considering a noise abatement policy this June.
The following police reports are obtained from the Middletown Police public information officer and inclusion on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
The former finance director in Chris Donovan’s failed Congressional campaign now faces jail time and a massive fine.
The cost for the handicap accessible and electronically monitored pedestrian walkway to the water, which connects to Harbor Park, the river and the Mattabesett Canoe Club restaurant, was $675,000.
The proposal to allow certain malt liquors, including beer, to be sold in pouches cleared the legislature recently and awaits the governor's approval.
Some helpful links with information for how to pitch in as Oklahomans try to pick up the pieces from Monday's massive tornado.
Heather Zambrello, an 18-year-old senior at Vinal Technical High School in Middletown, is volunteering with the Dominican Republic Mission Team of Wallingford.
The following police reports are obtained from the Middletown Police public information officer and inclusion on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
When AQI values are between 101 and 150, members of sensitive groups may experience health effects, but the general public is unlikely to be affected.
Middletown property transfers from April 16 to May 16.
The 57-year-old city woman has a history of larceny and forgery convictions from Middletown, Newington and Farmington.
The man's son told Middletown Police his father's intoxication resulted from his consuming 30 beers throughout the day.
Middletown Police say a New Britain resident took two bales of crushed aluminum under cover of night from the recycling plant where he worked.
The two seniors named as valedictorian and salutatorian to the Middletown Catholic boys' high school are Mario J. Chris of Storrs and Mark K. Breault of Ivoryton.
Sgt. Christopher Lavoie is due back at work on May 27 as a patrol officer and was suspended for 30 days without pay.
