Wadsworth exhibit features a thousand years of Islamic art rarely seen by the public
The exhibit, running through April 13, explores the Wadsworth’s Islamic arts collection and features geometric patterns and ...
‘Paper, Color, Line: European Master Drawings From the Wadsworth Atheneum’ Review: Dazzlers on Display
The Connecticut museum exhibits stellar drawings from its holdings, spanning centuries and featuring such artists as ...
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The Conn. path a man once followed to his enslaver's mansion now bears his name
Middletown, Connecticut has taken another step towards reckoning with it's slavery past. For the first time ever, the town ...
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He once followed this path to his enslaver's mansion. Now, the same CT street bears his name
Prince Mortimer “was an enslaved man in Middletown, Connecticut ... photo shows the walkway leading away from the enslaver's mansion. “It was a walkway that was built by his enslaver, Philip ...
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Middletown Public Schools superintendent is highest paid Board of Education employee
MIDDLETOWN — Superintendent Alberto Vazquez Matos is the top paid Board of Education employee, earning a salary of $228,100, according to data released by the district. He makes $33,027 more ...
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Middletown honors historic resident in street naming ceremony
It is not known when Prince was enslaved and trafficked across the Atlantic, but he was purchased by Philip Mortimer in Middletown, CT, around 1745. Mortimer experienced a single year of freedom ...
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Fire at historic Manchester mansion under investigation
The Red Cross is assisting two adults after the fire. The fire department said they found "several" cats dead.
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‘Middletown’ Review: Looking Back on a Group of Student Filmmakers Who Questioned Authority
Courtesy of Sundance Institute/Sandra Phipps. The upstate New York high schoolers at the heart of “Middletown” hint at what the Breakfast Club crew might have been had they shared a purpose ...