Cassandra Day, Patch Staff
- Middletown, CT
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.
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Massive Motorcycle Ride Honors Sandy Hook, Raises Money for Victims
The ride was so popular the initial 3,000-rider limit was lifted.
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Movie Review: 'Iron Man 3' — Less Suit, Still Sensational
The PG-13 film is a 'hoot, wild ride and an emotional journey.' See this movie if you are at all interested in super heroes. Suffice to say, it is at once, a hoot, a wild ride, and an emotional journey.
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Xavier High School Announces Third Term Honor Roll
Middletown's Catholic high school serves 870 young men from over 60 cities and towns in Connecticut.
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Izzi Greenberg Will Lead Middlesex Coalition for Children
Greenberg is stepping down as the executive director of Middletown’s North End Action Team, which mobilizes residents of a low-income neighborhood for community improvement.
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City Plants Memorial Trees for Three Remarkable Citizens on Arbor Day
Middletown's tree planting dedication of pin oaks were planted in honor of Bill Pomfret, Fran Patnaude and Conrad Tyaack.
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Indulge in an Array of Pizza Pies for a Terrific Cause
Eight restaurants will take part in the second annual Greater Middletown Pizza War to aid St. Vincent de Paul, which serves the poor and homeless in greater Middletown.
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Former Chaplin Man Who Beat Wife to Death Could Re-Enter Community
Middletown's Connecticut Valley Hospital Psychiatric Security Review Board heard psychiatrists and mental health workers, who defended an application for temporary leave for David Messenger.
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Middletown Blotter: Arrests for April 23-27
The following information was provided by the Middletown Police Department. Inclusion on this list does not indicate a conviction.
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Six City Secondary Students Earn Awards for Outstanding Citizenship
Middletown Keigwin, Woodrow Wilson and high school students were selected from among their peers for exhibiting leadership qualities as defined by criteria developed by a subcommittee of CABE’s Board of Directors.
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Middletown Police Awarded $45K Justice Assistance Grant
Among the items to be purchased are filters for MSA gas masks, cameras, a handheld thermal imager, various crime scene/evidence collection lights, forensic kits and simunition weapons conversion kits and ammunition.
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Middletown's South Fire Gets $174,000 FEMA Grant
Federal grant money will cover 95 percent of the training costs and Middletown's South Fire District will pick up the remaining 5 percent.
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Learn MiddletownRemix Dance for May 11 Flash Mob
The dance, created by a Wesleyan student, can be seen in an instructional video that offers easy moves to accompany a commissioned piece by North End resident DJ Arun Ranganathan.
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Middlesex Community College Students Earn All-Connecticut Academic Awards
Both are members of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society at MxCC in Middletown, as well as business administration majors.
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Regional Police Roundup: Panty Pinchers Make Off with $1,770 in Stolen Underwear
Fairfield's Victoria's Secret lost 160 pairs of underwear.f
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Don't Burn Brush This Weekend — There's a Risk
DEEP is urging residents this weekend to be especially careful with outdoor cooking and camping fires.
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Study Finds it May be Cheaper to Eat Out Than to Cook at Home
With grocery prices on the rise and more restaurants offering value menus, you could save some "dough" by eating out tonight!
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Going Green: How to Make Your Own Laundry Soap
It's easy to make your own, costs less and is better for the environment!
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10 Ways to Celebrate the Earth All Year Long
Reduce your carbon footprint and join in local activities to help the planet.
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