Former Portland Restaurant to reopen with new name, new look
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The former Portland Restaurant, long a Main Street landmark, is undergoing renovation and is scheduled to reopen early this summer under a new name. Here, Dylan Ous does paint work at the site.Jeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The former Portland Restaurant, long a Main Street landmark, is undergoing renovation and is scheduled to reopen early this summer under a new name.Jeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The former Portland Restaurant, long a Main Street landmark, is undergoing renovation and is scheduled to reopen early this summer under a new name.Jeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror
On the coldest and grayest days of winter, a warm and improbably bright yellow light reliably shines on a dense thicket of plantings deep inside a repurposed warehouse. They are marijuana plants, some as tall as Christmas trees, thick with flowers.
“For these plants, it’s like July 15 every day,” said Rino Ferrarese, the president and co-founder of Rocky Hill s CTPharma, one of the four licensed producers of medical cannabis in Connecticut, a state weighing a jump into the much bigger recreational market.
Serrated leaves and flowers glisten with what appears to be a light frost, a promising sign for a cash crop nearing maturity. The whiteness actually is a sticky resin containing the active elements of cannabis, THC and CBD, among others.
On the coldest and grayest days of winter, a warm and improbably bright yellow light reliably shines on a dense thicket of marijuana plants growing inside a repurposed warehouse in a suburban Hartford industrial park.
Repairs to 84-year-old Arrigoni Bridge soon to enter final stage
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The Arrigoni Bridge spans the Connecticut River, joining the town of Portland with the city of Middletown. Here, motorists exit the bridge heading toward Portland.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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State Department of Transportation road construction is nearly complete in downtown Middletown.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN The second phase of the state’s $46 million rehabilitation of the Arrigoni Bridge and approach spans is expected to be wrapped up by early next month, paving the way for the third stage of construction.
Chamber On the Move: Former UConn coach Dee Rowe will be missed
Larry McHugh
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Larry McHugh is president of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Middletown.Contributed photo / Larry McHughShow MoreShow Less
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The Citizens Bank 5K Winter Fun Run was held virtually in December. The Hal Kaplan Middletown Mentor Program and Amazing Grace Food Pantry were recipients of the race proceeds. Shown at the Jan. 11 check presentation is Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh, Melissa Alecia, manager, Citizens Bank, South Main Street, Middletown; Jay Woron, race committee president; Maryellen Shuckerow, executive director of St. Vincent De Paul Middletown and John Bysiewicz, race director.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less