Cassandra Day spent 13 years at Middletown's daily newspaper, writing features and profiles of people and places in Middlesex County.
She began her journalism career while attending Central Connecticut State University, when she joined the Central Recorder, and subsequently filled in for every position that needed help. In 1993, she earned a bachelor of arts degree in English with a minor in journalism.
After a brief stint reporting at the New Britain Herald, West Hartford and Wethersfield Posts, she became the Middletown Press features editor. There, she wrote an award-winning mothering column for the Press and New Haven Register, won several Society of Professional Journalists awards for news and features and most notably helped coordinate coverage of Wesleyan University's loss of student Johanna Justin-Jinich, eventually moving to senior editor at the Press.
Cassandra is a longtime resident of Middletown, where she lives with her two boys.
In November 2010, she became editor of Haddam-East Haddam Patch and took over as editor of Middletown Patch in March 2011.
She is chair of the Middletown Arts Commission and community member on both the Board of Education communications committee and Macdonough Elementary School governance council.
Hundreds of new U.S. Marines graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot joining the Corps’ ranks to carry on its more than 238-year legacy.
The following folks with ties to Middletown have passed away.
The following police reports come from the public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
A new Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics and Talented and Gifted program at Macdonough will allow students to stay at their school and avoid redistricting.
Two new officers, who hail from Middletown, will report for duty at the Troop K Barracks in Colchester and Troop F in Westbrook. Help Middletown Patch congratulate these men.
We could get as much as 2.5 inches of rain with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour.
The following police reports come from the public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
Hope Wright's delicate two-tiered cake and Tony Palmieri's orchid floral creation were the centerpiece of a same-sex marriage held at Ellington's new wedding venue, Pinnacle View.
Pelletier, 15, is to be transferred to Tufts Medical Center, according to a source close to the situation.
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The following police reports come from the Middletown Police public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
This weekend, the Cardinals are far from their Middletown, Connecticut, home base hoping for two wins in the NCAA Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference. See it live streamed.
Middletown's Wesleyan University hosted the daylong event that brought together more than 300 coaches and student athletes with and without intellectual disabilities for workshops and inspirational speakers.
Violinist Hye-Jin Kim and guitarist João Luiz are the guest musicians at Middletown's Russell Library Saturday for a very special classically-rooted, dance-inspired program.
At 66 Main Marketplace in the East Hampton village center, Middletown and area artists have gathered their paintings, photographs, watercolors, prints and more for the show's reception Friday evening.
At 66 Main Marketplace in the East Hampton village center, Middletown and area artists have gathered their paintings, photographs, watercolors, prints and more for the show's reception Friday evening.
At 66 Main Marketplace in the East Hampton village center, Middletown and area artists have gathered their paintings, photographs, watercolors, prints and more for the show's reception Friday evening.
Connecticut State Police say a 47-year-old Middletown resident showed up at Terry's Packaged Store, caused a disturbance and struggled with a trooper.
Timothy Olschafskie, 20, has been charged with killing seven cats that were rescued.
