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Fatal Crash + City's First Refill Store Opens: Middletown News
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Welcome back, Middletown. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Tuesday, Nov. 9.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny and nice. High: 64 Low: 41.
Here are the top stories in Middletown today:
- Middletown Man Killed In 6-Vehicle Crash On I-91: State Police (Middletown Patch)
- Reboot Eco Grand Opening of Middletown's First Refill Store (Middletown Patch)
- Chamber on the Move: Two business grand openings this week (Middletown Press)
- Obituary: Donald Berten Birdsey, 81, of Middletown (Middletown Patch)
- Middletown recycling coordinator among winners of Rockfall Foundation awards (Middletown Press)
- Grants available to support developing agriculture, farming in Middletown (New Haven Register)
- Middletown, Hamden vets get special thank you (FOX 61)
- Leonardo DiCaprio brings the story of Willie Pep, the boxing great from Middletown, to life (Middletown Press)
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Today in Middletown:
- KeyBank Workshop Series "Pay Equity Law" (9:00 AM)
- CTSBDC Workshop "Implementing the New CT Paid Leave Act in Your Small Business" (2:00 PM)
- SCORE Webinar: Business Fundamentals #5: Show Me the Money (5:30 PM)
- Hot Fingers Trivia THE OFFICE Themed Trivia (6:00 PM)
Middletown Patch Notebook
- Middletown Police Department -Connecticut: "If some of our officers seem a little hyper this week, that's because our friends at Cub Scout Pack 34 dropped off a large amount of candy to us this weekend! They also took part in placing flags at the State of CT Veteran's Cemetery wit..." (Facebook)
- Downtown Middletown, CT: "@wheystationary Come see us for a frosty beer and Cheeeeese! - #dtmiddletown #dtmiddletownshops #dtmiddletowntreats #mainstreetusa #shoplocal #dinelocal" (Facebook)
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