What's up Middletown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: 1-Day Berlin Estate Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Middletown Police Department Arrest Log: Sept. 11-18, 2026 (patch.com) — Residents can review a snapshot of recent law enforcement activity in Middletown, as police list arrests made between September 11 and 18, 2026. The log is a public record of charges filed, and officials stress that the entries do not indicate guilt or court outcomes.
2. Middletown Veterans Cemetery Expansion to Add Cremation Burial Plots (patch.com) — Middletown's Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery is set for a major expansion, adding more than 1,500 cremation burial plots with combined federal and state funding. Local residents and veterans' families will see new infrastructure at the Bow Lane site, helping ensure continued burial options in Middletown through at least 2033 while long-term plans for a new state veterans cemetery are developed.
3. Geophysical Mapping Firm Among 39 New Middletown Businesses Registered In September (patch.com) — Middletown residents can look forward to 39 newly registered local businesses, ranging from a geophysical surveying and mapping firm on Yellow Green Road to a new caterer, hobby shop, and baseball training outfit. The registrations, all active with the state, span 35 different business categories and highlight fresh commercial activity at locations including Centerpoint Drive, Old Mill Road, Plumb Road, Ridgefield Road, Newfield Street, and Chamberlain Road.
4. What we know about the Middletown homicide and Hartford shootout (middletownpress.com) — Middletown residents are learning more about a deadly domestic violence homicide in town that led to a late-night police chase into Hartford and a shootout injuring the suspect and a juvenile. Police say the victim's former partner allegedly stalked her using a GPS device and followed her from Mohegan Sun, as state investigators now review the police use of force and unanswered questions remain.
5. Office Hours: Singer on Bugs, and Plants, and Food Webs. Oh My! (wesleyanargus.com) — Wesleyan biology professor Michael Singer is leading field research on insects, plants, and predators in forests around Middletown, exploring how trees may "anticipate" help from birds and ants. He also describes how the new Casper Life Sciences Building has improved lab space, equipment access, and student collaboration, while sharing how his teaching and research shape each other year-round.
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