Cassandra Day

1 week ago | middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day

MIDDLETOWN — After four years of serving customers at the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Main Street, Story and Soil Coffee management say the university terminated their five-year lease without notice or a reason. Michael Acosta, one of three partners who launched the original independent coffee shop at 387 Capitol Ave. in Hartford in July 2017, said they only learned about the matter from students, but figured they were just rumors.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Cassandra Day

MIDDLETOWN - After four years of serving customers at the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Main Street, Story and Soil Coffee management say the university terminated their five-year lease without notice or a reason. Michael Acosta, one of three partners who launched the original independent coffee shop at 387 Capitol Ave. in Hartford in July 2017, said they only learned about the matter from students, but figured they were just rumors. "It's convoluted in the way it occurred," he said.

1 week ago | middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day |Cassandra Day

MIDDLETOWN — Traditionally, the fashion design industry casts tall, thin models with lots of experience and solid portfolios for runway shows. Luxury resort wear designer, stylist and Middlesex Fashion Week producer Jessimar Ewart of Middletown, originally from New York, wants to change that locally — and has for the past two years. Article continues below this adHe has shown his collections in New York City, Miami, Atlanta and elsewhere.

2 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day

MIDDLETOWN — Several municipal workers witnessed a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehend a person waiting for their court appearance outside Superior Court Tuesday morning. Mayor Ben Florsheim alerted the public about the incident Tuesday on the city Facebook page. Article continues below this adThat morning, he wrote, City Hall employees watched from across the street as an unmarked, black SUV arrived outside the court.

2 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day

MIDDLETOWN — Vietnam-era veteran Ken McClellan of Middletown saw first-hand the disrespect shown to service members during and after the war. While he never served in Vietnam or saw combat, McClellan, who was stationed at Fort Benning in Georgia in the mid-70s, still experienced derision, humiliation and scorn. Article continues below this ad“In the ‘70s, if you had short hair, you were pretty much marked as being in the military,” he said.