Middletown

“With them gone, I don’t know who’s going to fill that gap,” Middletown High School sophomore Angel Benitez said. On Tuesday inside Middletown’s Russell Library, Middletown High School students led a private vigil where students said they shared memories of classmate Delilah Van Ness and teacher Paul Pelletier.  “I cannot believe it. You can make plans, but it’s not...

Police have made new arrests in connection with an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of children at a childcare facility in Middletown earlier this year. A former teacher at Town & Country Early Learning Center, 48-year-old Kristie Kovarcik, was arrested in February after being accused of picking up a 2-year-old child and tossing the child into a wall. The director…

On Monday, the parent company of Bob’s Stores announced that all Bob’s locations will be closed, and all inventory will be liquidated. The announcement comes following the chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement that was made in June. Layoffs for the retailer began in late May, and in early June the first round of store closings were made public. That announcement...

One person has died and another person is critically injured after a deer collided with their motorcycle in Middletown on Saturday night. Officers responded to Randolph Road near Zoars Pond around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a motorcycle accident. In the area, police said they learned the driver of the motorcycle, later identified as 53-year-old Michael Thiede, had hit…

Every year on Memorial Day Weekend, people come out to the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown to honor those who gave their lives for our country. “Everybody that didn’t come back, just thank you. Just thank you,” said Joel Cabral, of Newington. Cabral served in the Connecticut National Guard for seven years and says he regularly attends this event....