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.
US Restaurant of Middletown, which opened in March in the Main Street location of the former Titanium Nightclub & Lounge, is being sued for breach of contract.
This means that the seven students finished the qualifying PSAT/National Merit Scholarship test in the top five percent of students in the country out of a total of 1.5 million who took the test.
Courtney Holloman, 13, of Meriden hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon.
The following police reports come from the Meriden Police public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
The following police reports come from the Middletown Police public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
A Superior Court judge's ruling could set a precedent in Connecticut, where minority political parties across the state, like the Realistic Balance in Middletown, had candidates removed from election rolls.
Several of the warrants served were for serious crimes, including Middletown High School track and field star Denzell Dempsey, 18, who faces first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury charges.
Several of the warrants served were for serious crimes, including Middletown High School track and field star Denzell Dempsey, 18, who faces first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury charges.
Construction is set to begin Oct. 7 on Middletown's energy-efficient and geothermal-powered Eckersley-Hall Senior / Community Center — a two-and-a-half year-long project.
This former schoolteacher says successfully serving the citizens of Middletown under very tight budget constraints is the city's most central issue.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs wants to make it easier for tribes to get federal recognition, but Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warn that could be a disaster for the state.
The winning school gets to host an "Ask Me Anything" session with Merrill and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Lori Pelletier, co-president of Pride at Work, which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers, was tapped for Executive Secretary Treasurer of the Connecticut AFL-CIO.
The following police reports come from the Meriden Police public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
The staggering numbers help tell the story of the worst natural disaster ever to strike New England.
Middletown Police say the violent actions of a 40-year-old city resident drew a crowd of his family and friends.
Middletown Police say these are the same twenty-somethings who were apprehended after shooting Wesleyan University students with an airsoft gun from their car.
