Brightening Main Street + Fatal Crash: Middletown News

Welcome back, Middletown. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Thursday, Oct. 28.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 58 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories today in Middletown:

1. Middletown-Based Artist Aims to Inspire, Unite With His Art (NBC Connecticut)
2. Candidates for Middletown P&Z Sound off (CT Examiner)
3. Man Killed In Crash In Middletown: Police (Middletown Patch)
4. Downed Wires Fall On School Bus In Middletown (Middletown Patch)
5. Field Hockey Closes Season on a High Note, Taking Down Connecticut College 1-0 - Wesleyan University (Wesleyan Connection)
6. Middlesex County Chamber: Connecticut's Credit Unions Honor AEFCU With Multiple Awards (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Middletown:

• East Haddam/Haddam Division - Middlesex County Chamber (8:00 AM)
• Holiday on Main Street Committee - Middlesex County Chamber (8:30 AM)
• Halloween Outdoor Walk Through and Movie (5:30 PM)
• SCORE Webinar: Business Fundamentals #2: Customers & Competition (5:30 PM)
• Women's Leadership Collaborative Network (WLCN) (7:00 PM)

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Middletown Patch Notebook

• Downtown Middletown, CT: "@elicannons Join us this Thursday for @abominationbrewingco tap take over and meet some of the guys from the brewery #dtmiddletown #dtmiddletownshops #dtmiddletowntreats #mainstreetusa #shoplocal #dinelocal" (Facebook)
• Downtown Middletown, CT: "Repost from @stageleftdance Our Petite and Teen Elite company are ready for halloween! #sldfamily - #dtmiddletown #dtmiddletownshops #dtmiddletowntreats #mainstreetusa #shoplocal #dinelocal" (Facebook)
• Downtown Middletown, CT: "@perkatoryroasters Hot or cold apple cider available all through fall at all locations! 🤙🏼☕️🍎 #dtmiddletown #dtmiddletownshops #dtmiddletowntreats #mainstreetusa #shoplocal #dinelocal" (Facebook)
• Downtown Middletown, CT: "@amatosmiddletown Halloween is only 4 days from today but there is still time for us to put together the purrrrrfect Halloween Basket for your kiddo(s) 🎃🐈‍⬛👻 Text or call us at 860-734-6256 to get your order started now! - #dtmiddleto..." (Facebook)

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