A master plan has been unveiled that would reconnect Middletown to the Connecticut River, transforming an underused 220-acre stretch of riverfront land into a mix of uses, including restaurants, multifamily housing, entertainment, recreational trails and a pedestrian bridge leading to downtown.
The town has hired the architecture and urban design firm Cooper Robertson to develop a plan for its waterfront, following a yearlong planning process.
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Why Middletown s Vietnam memorial omits former resident and the childhood friend trying to honor his name
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Middletown veteran Al Noetzel is collecting petition signatures in hopes getting the name of his childhood friend, Vietnam veteran John E. Lawler Jr., who was killed in action in December 1966, on the Vietnam memorial on Veterans Green.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The late Vietnam veteran and former Middletown resident John E. Lawler Jr., who is featured on the Vietnam Era Veterans memorial at City Hall Council Chambers, is buried at Indian Hill Cemetery.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less