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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middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — Parents, students and teachers pleaded with Middletown Board of Education members at their recent meeting to retain two “critical” STEM positions proposed for elimination at Macdonough Elementary School. Last month, the Common Council slashed $2.3 million in funding — nearly half of the requested increase— in the board’s proposed $105.4 million budget that would have increased spending by 4.2%.
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middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — The 50,000-square-foot, recently redeveloped historic building at 339 Main St., once home to the Sears Roebuck department store and original YMCA, is on the market for $2.5 million. The Middletown structure, built in 1885, according to the assessor’s database, was approved in 2022 for 42 units of affordable housing on the upper floors. Article continues below this adThere is also 5,000 square feet of commercial space.
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middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — “All things joy” is the theme of the fifth annual Middletown Liberation Day festival, a time for people of kinds to unite during a “perilous time” in American history, according to event founder Erica Hunter. She is chairwoman of the Middletown Ujima Alliance, which is sponsoring the event.
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2 weeks ago |
middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — A new documentary, "The Italian Heritage Project," which features the stories of local Sicilian immigrants and their families, carries a universal message of hard work and perseverance against discrimination that is especially relevant today. “This country is founded on immigrants," said filmmaker Angelo Glaviano, a Sicilian native. "Lately, it seems like a sin to be an immigrant.
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middletownpress.com | Cassandra Day
MIDDLETOWN — Construction is beginning on a $15 million, 100,000-square-foot-plus indoor pickleball facility, the largest by far in Connecticut and beyond, according to Pickleball Park President and General Manager Rob Keefrider. The business, at 100 Centerpoint Drive, will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days year, he said. It is expected to open in July 2026.
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