Cassandra Day
Managing Editor at Middletown Press
Multimedia journalist for @hearst, mom, managing editor, @middletownpress Shining a light on remarkable people who make this city great. Opinions: entirely mine
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6 days ago |
middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — Russell Library/City Hall Feasibility Study Committee members are reviewing a second round of preliminary concepts for a new, 63,000-square-foot library with a modern aesthetic full of natural light that would incorporate the 150-year-old Gothic church. Todd Conant, a senior architectural designer at Silver Petrucelli + Associates of Hamden, delivered a three-dimensional presentation focusing on five exterior designs during their March 25 meeting.
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1 week ago |
middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — The conditions of a number of municipal facilities are “beyond reasonable” to repair, in one case forcing parks department workers to move their offices due to mold levels quadrupling over six months, officials said.
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1 week ago |
middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — Residents spoke out against Mayor Ben Florsheim’s proposed $252.2 million spending package, which would represent a 2.7 mill tax increase, during the first Common Council budget hearing, with one telling members "you need to DOGE that budget."If approved by city leaders, the tax rate would rise from 30.10 to 32.8 mills.
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1 week ago |
middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — Renovations will begin this summer at Keigwin Middle School in time for all Macdonough Elementary School students to temporarily occupy the unused facility during the expansion and renovation of the 101-year-old North End building. Keigwin will serve as a swing space for 230 pre-K through fifth-graders for two years, Common Council President Gene Nocera said. Article continues below this adThe 52-year-old Spruce Street facility has not been used for academic purposes for four years.
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1 week ago |
middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — The city will be reviewing proposals from consultants interested in conducting a comprehensive traffic safety study of four high-traveled roadways to be funded by a $720,000 federal grant. As of March 31, the state Department of Transportation reports 50 traffic deaths on Connecticut streets, compared to 81 in 2024, 68 in 2023 and 79 in 2022. Article continues below this adMiddletown’s goal is zero fatalities, according to Land Use Director Marek Kozikowski.
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