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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Middletown Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 10 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm, according to the NWS, is a thunderstorm that produces one inch hail or larger in diameter and/or winds equal or exceed 58 miles an hour.
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City Man Injures 2 Kids in Southington DUI Crash
A 24-year-old Meriden man drove while intoxicated and crashed head-on into a utility pole on Meriden Avenue, according to police, sending children ages 4 and 6 to the hospital.
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PD: Sagamore Hills Tenant Threatened to Shoot Toilet Repair Man
The 24-year-old Middletown man, who police say appeared do be doing cocaine with his brother, had a rifle and two handguns inside his home.
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5 Things You Should Know About Yom Kippur
The Day of Atonement is the most solemn and holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
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Celebrate International Chocolate Day in Middletown
Whether in the form of cake, bars, mouse, cookies or any of the many other incarnations of America's favorite sweet, Friday is the perfect chance to celebrate the fruit of the cacao tree.
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5 Easy School Lunch Ideas That Are Healthy, Too
Colorful and bite-size fresh fruit and veggies are not only fun to eat they are healthy – rich in anti-oxidants, nutrients and vitamins.
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In Blistering Heat, Hall High Girls Soccer Scorches Middletown 3-1
The warriors opened its season by defeating Central Connecticut Conference rival Middletown's Blue Dragons in West Hartford on Wednesday.
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Meriden Arrests: Aug. 29 to Sept. 9
The following police reports are obtained directly from the Meriden Police public information officer and inclusion on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
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Meriden Arrests: Aug. 30 to Sept. 8
The following police reports are obtained directly from the Meriden Police public information officer and inclusion on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
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5 Back-to-School Sanity Saving Tips for Parents
Ways you can stay organized and save money as the back to school rush continues in Middletown.
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Berlin OKs City's Mattabassett Sewer Entry — With Concerns
Change is looming that would make the city a voting member of the regional wastewater authority, but one councilman worries the change could dilute the town’s voice and have negative impacts.
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Middletown Arrests: Aug. 30 to Sept. 10
The following police reports are obtained directly from the Middletown Police public information officer and inclusion on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
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Wesleyan, Fraternity Settle Student Rape Suit for Undisclosed Amount
A former student at Middletown's liberal arts university who said she was assaulted at a fraternity house Halloween party in October 2010 was seeking $10 million in damages.
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Malloy Praises 'Freedom, Liberty-Loving People' at 9/11 Ceremony
The governor joined state and local dignitaries for the dedication of a memorial garden whose centerpiece is a steel beam from the World Trade Center's North Tower at South Fire District Wednesday.
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Sept. 11 Ceremony Recalls Those Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice
Middletown's Sept. 11 ceremony at South District Fire marked 12 years since the Twin Towers attack with a permanent memorial garden.
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Stephen Devoto Wins Middletown's Zoning Primary Election
Democrat Stephen Devoto earned 710 votes, while Town Committee-endorsed candidates Robert Blanchard, Paul Turenne and Dan Russo came in second, third and fourth.
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Former Meriden Associate Superintendent New Head of CCER
Windsor Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Villar has accepted an offer to become the new executive director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform, effective October 30, CCER announced Monday night.
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