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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Watch Special Olympics CT Law Enforcement Torch Run
For the eighth year, Scott Thayer of Middletown met the entourage on Broad Street and proudly carried the torch from in front of the Russell Library to the Middlesex Mutual courtyard
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Special Olympics Connecticut Law Enforcement Torch Run Passes Through Middletown
The majority of Connecticut's 48-member 340 Police Officer Standards and Training Council donated funds and ran in today's event which broke for lunch at Middlesex Mutual.
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Robert Ross Excited to Return as Middletown's South Fire Chief
Ross will replace former Chief Edward Badamo, who left the department more than a year ago after his contract was not renewed.
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Live Lunch Chat: How To Successfully Adopt A Rescue Dog
And once you've got the dog, how do you solve common problems rescue pets face? Join our chat from noon to 12:45 p.m., Thursday for answers!
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Good Luck Choosing Between Two Worthy Benefits Thu: Food Improv & Art4Haiti
If only cloning was possible in Middletown ... proceeds from Wesleyan's Zilkha Gallery art sales AND an evening of gourmet tapas at the Wadsworth Mansion will go to a Haitian charity and Oddfellows Youth Playhouse. Middletown.
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PD: 2012 Middletown Shooting Suspect Found in South Carolina
Middletown Police say Rakeem Cunningham was on federal probation at the time of the crime and has a record of convictions.
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PD: Middletown Armed Robbery Suspect Caught in New York
Police say an 18-year-old who attempted a street robbery, leaving a victim with a stab wound to his leg, was nabbed by New York City Port Authority eight days later.
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Please Don't Touch The Baby Animals
CT DEEP says, 'If you care, leave it there'
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Middletown Arrests: May 22 to June 4
The following police reports are obtained from the Middletown Police public information officer and inclusion on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
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Middletown Adult Ed Confers 85 Degrees, Grads Commended on Perseverance
Mayor Dan Drew commended the graduates for seizing an opportunity to create a better future for themselves and the children who look up to them.
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Sold! Colonial in Westfield Section of Middletown Goes for $384K
This four-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot home on Higby Road, near Moody Elementary School, is among properties that recently changed hands.
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