Where can you cool off from the heat in Middletown?
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Middletown will be opening fire hydrants in areas where children congregate this week, such on Portland Street. These will allow families to have fun cooling off during the heat wave.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less
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This National Weather Service chart shows how rising temperatures and humidity have the potential to cause health problems.Screenshot / National Weather ServiceShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN The city initiated emergency protocols Monday as temperatures are expected to remain in the 90s with heat indices over 100 for a few days.
A number of air-conditioned cooling centers will allow people to escape the oppressive heat.
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We re not immune : Rocked by wave of violence, Middletown officials seek social reforms
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A former Middletown High School student was shot and killed May 16 in a large apartment complex near Highlands Crescent and Stirling Court, according to authorities. A day later, barrier tape remained on scene.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Middletown Common Councilman Darnell Ford is chairman of the city’s Public Safety Commission.Contributed photo / Darnell FordShow MoreShow Less
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A heart-shaped, makeshift memorial is set up at Traverse Square for Middletown High School graduate Tylon Hardy, 25, who was shot and killed May 16 in the apartment complex at Highlands Crescent and Stirling Court. It includes a photograph of Andrew Brown, who was shot to death last June.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Housing complex shooting latest in Middletown s surge of violence
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The Traverse Square apartment complex is located off William Street in Middletown.Hearst Connecticut Media file photo
MIDDLETOWN A shooting this weekend at a public housing complex near downtown where a 29-year-old was wounded in the stomach was the latest in a series of violent incidents over the past month.
Authorities were called to the Traverse Square parking lot near William and Broad streets around 10:40 p.m. Saturday for the report of a shooting, Middletown Police Lt. Brain Hubbs said in a press release.
When officers arrived, they learned the wounded person was taken to the hospital by a nearby resident, Hubbs said. The victim is continuing to receive medical treatment, he added.