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Art of Steve Cronkite
We recently became aware of the artwork of Steve Cronkite, a longtime Middletown resident and artist. Steve is a semi-retired civil engineer who enjoys biking and paddling in our area. Can you identify the location shown above? Click here to view other paintings and see if you can identify their subject matter.
Jonah Board Endorses $55 Million Bond Question 
On Nov. 3, Middletown voters will decide whether to authorize the city to borrow funds for a variety of long-term infrastructure projects. Members of the Jonah Center board attended a detailed presentation by Mayor Ben Florsheim and Director Joe Samolis at the Ecoin meeting on Sept. 28. We were favorably impressed with the strategic thought that went into these plans. Read more here.
Portland In-Town Bike Route
Portland’s Complete Streets Group has defined a shorter, family-friendly bike route in the town center. This route aims at encouraging more bicycle travel in town for exercise, recreation, and transportation. A map of the route can be viewed here.
Sunday Forest Meditations
Erik Assadourian invites you to meditate at a local Middletown park. The small (socially-distanced) group learns the basics of a meditation style. Then each person finds a spot in the park to meditate. The entire practice is about 45-60 minutes. Click here for more details and a schedule.
Buy Local Produce at Forest City Farms
Forest City Farms in Middletown has boosted the inventory it is offering through Healthy PlanEat. Here’s the link to order or get the newsletter. 
Place Your Order: Fridays 8 am through Tuesdays at 5 pm; Pick Up on Thursdays from 4 - 6:30 p.m. at 1100 River Road, Middletown. (Go east on Silver St. past the post office to River Road, and then go a bit further on River Road.)
What To Do About The Climate Emergency
The Jonah Center and Ecoin partners are in regular communication with the City regarding what steps our municipal leaders will take to confront the existential threat of climate change. (Our original post before adoption of the Climate Emergency Declaration on Sept. 8 may be found here.) Citizens who wish to help make our community more sustainable are invited to attend virtual meetings of Ecoin on the last Monday of each month, 5-6 p.m.. Reply to this message with the word "Ecoin" to receive the Zoom meeting info.