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Marilyn Dunkley Earns Parental Involvement Recognition Award
She's a mother of six and an active participant in nearly every community organization in the city's North End.

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.
She's a mother of six and an active participant in nearly every community organization in the city's North End.

Two stores near Middletown — Wal-Mart in Cromwell and Kohl's in Berlin — are two of eight national retailers that will be open on Nov. 28 this year.
Patch.com and American Express are partnering to offer free parking on Nov. 30 for people heading downtown to shop, eat or run errands.
The boys will get in on the action as well, dressing up in drag as Middletown High School cheerleaders. Teachers, school staff and coaches will be the officials.
Reports now say the report will be shorter than expected, but officials are preparing for a fresh round of media coverage at schools.
Every game showcased timely hits, defensive plays and solid pitching by these accomplished young athletes.
The following police reports come from the Middletown Police public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
These are the 13 outstanding sportsmen and women who will be inducted at the Middletown event on Jan. 30 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell.
The Middletown Police Department is joining with state and other local law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates to enforce seat belt laws
Middlesex Community College is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion to Founders Hall Monday in Middletown.
The Middletown physician obtained his undergraduate degree at Harvard College and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
This decorated Gulf War Veteran who has been on the police force since 1994 completed the seven-week comprehensive training program for senior police managers.
Those young men who achieved this academic status hail from Middletown and throughout Connecticut.
Tell us about specials you're offering to Middletown customers looking for deals on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and we'll let your neighbors know.
There were no injuries in the two-alarm blaze that required mutual aid from Middletown, Durham, Middlefield and a tanker truck from Portland Fire and two hours to knock down.
Those young men who achieved this academic status hail from Middletown and throughout Connecticut.
This former business and career resources librarian at Middletown's library, replaces Chris Angeli, now head librarian at Milford Library.