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Hey there, Middletown! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Child killed in fiery Middletown crash; driver faces DUI charges
  • See which Middletown home just sold for $6.245 million
  • How a late-night police stop ended with a Middletown crash

Also on today's calendar: Open Mic: Wednesday Night Live at the Ganny and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 73, low: 62.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3-Year-Old Killed When Vehicle Slammed Into Stone Wall And Pole: Cops (patch.com) — Middletown residents are reeling after a 3-year-old was killed in a fiery overnight crash on West Main Road, where a car hit a stone wall and pole. Police say officers pulled the driver and a front-seat passenger from the burning vehicle, but the child in the back could not be rescued, and the driver now faces DUI charges linked to the death and injuries.
   

• Middletown home sold for $6.2M tops latest Newport County sales (newportri.com) — A Middletown waterfront home on Tuckerman Avenue recently sold for $6.245 million, topping all Newport County real estate transactions in this report. Local readers can scan the full list of recent sales in Middletown and neighboring towns, seeing prices, streets, and buyers and sellers for dozens of properties across the region.
   

• Vehicle crashes into utility pole in Middletown (newportdispatch.com) — Middletown police are investigating after a speeding car that fled a Portsmouth traffic stop crashed into a utility pole near Linden Park early Friday morning. The pursuit was called off in Portsmouth before the vehicle entered Middletown, where officers from both towns and state police later responded to the crash scene.
   

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  • Quinn, Smith, Glackin, Reveron, Insana top five for Democratic council candidates; Euer beats Lima (jamestownpress.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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