CT city mourns death of history-making mayor
Maria Madsen Holzberg, the first woman elected mayor in Middletown in 1995, has died, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, advocacy and philanthropy. Madsen Holzberg died after a brief battle with cancer at her Middletown home Middletown — the city that she so fiercely loved for nearly four decades — “]with her husband of 38 […]
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Middletown residents allegedly make racist remarks to worker: mayor – NBC Connecticut
Two Middletown residents are accused of making racist remarks and insulting a man who was working in town, according to city officials. Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim said he was horrified to see a video that shows a man and his staff “being barraged with insults and racist remarks.” “Let me be clear, we don’t tolerate […]
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Middletown Mayor’s Ball posthumously honors “Q” Williams with community award – NBC Connecticut
The Q. Williams Community Service Award was unveiled Saturday night at the 17th annual Mayor’s Ball in Middletown. The award is named in honor of State Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams, who died in January after a wrong-way crash in Cromwell. In addition to being the namesake of the award, this year’s recipient was Williams himself. The […]
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Middletown mayor talks about change needed after officer attack – NBC Connecticut
It’s the mayors and the police chiefs that are routinely going before cameras to answer questions from their community members about why violence continues to be a problem, and what they’re going to do about it. Middletown was one of those places recently. A police officer was attacked by a man with a hammer and […]
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