Monthly Archives: October 2009

DeStefano, Kitson debate summary

By Heather Yakin | Published: October 21, 2009 | 0 Comments
Middletown mayoral candidates Joe DeStefano and Jim Kitson debated Wednesday afternoon at the Middletown Kiwanis club meeting at Southwinds. The Kiwanis debates are pretty friendly affairs, although they ask some pretty pointed questions. The format was this: Opening statements; rebuttals; questions from the floor; and closing statements. Kitson won the coin flip – and opted to speak second [...]
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City budget fun, 2010 edition

By Heather Yakin | Published: October 8, 2009 | 0 Comments
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown’s preliminary budget proposal for 2010 is looking very scary for taxpayers. Right now, with only rudimentary cuts made to department-head requests, the mayor’s proposed budget shows a 23 percent spending increase over this year. “It’s only the very beginning,” Mayor Marlinda Duncanson said, and as the Board of Estimates and then the Common Council [...]
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