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Four New Firemen
I attended the Pinning Ceremony Friday for the newest Firefighters joining the ranks of the Middletown Division of Fire. Please join me in welcoming Omer Hurlburt IV, Shawn McIntosh, Christopher...
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Savorie Hand Crafted Delights
I had the pleasure on Friday to attend the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Savorie Hand Crafted Delights, a new restaurant inside of the Pendleton Arts Center (1105 Central Ave). We welcome...
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Spring Economic Development Update
Click on the link below to access the City’s Spring update on Economic Development activities. Lots of good things going on in the City of Middletown!...
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Movies in the Park 2016
Quality of life continues to be a focus of your government. With the help of too many partners to name, the city assisted a ton of civic groups and churches throughout the city in putting together the...
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New Business Downtown
I had the pleasure of attending the ribbon cutting of downtown Middletown’s newest business this morning. Lester’s Rock N Roll Shop at 1123 Central Ave. offers everything from guitars, drums and...
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Excessive Use of 911 and EMS Services
Call 911 for emergencies only! Almost 80% of the runs provided by the Division of Fire are EMS related. We also provide other services such as Fire Inspection, Public Fire Education, and Fire...
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Our 4th K9 Officer Arrives
We are excited to announce the arrival of our newest K9, Bear! He is an 18 month old Czechoslovakian shepherd. Bear’s handler is Officer Tony Gibson. The City of Middletown would like to give a huge...
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Summer Movies in the Park Update
Dates, times and movies are set for the summer! Plan to attend as many as you can! You can find the info on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyMovieNightsMiddletown/ And on the CBI website as...
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Middletown Best Place to Start a Business According to Study
Middletown ranks the highest in the Butler-Warren counties area on a list of the best small-sized cities to start a business in the United States, according to a study by WalletHub. SOURCE:...
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The Best BBQ In The State Might Just Be In Middletown, Ohio
We got some great press for one of our local businesses, Combs BBQ, at 2223 Central Avenue. Cincinnati Refined gave them rave reviews. If you read my blog and haven’t tried Combs yet, you’re missing...
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Middletown Recognized as a Tree City USA
Middletown was recognized as a Tree City USA today in the Southwest Ohio awards ceremony hosted by the City of West Carrollton and their Parks Commission. This is the ninth year in a row our community...
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Tytus Avenue Fire Station
An article ran in the Journal News a few months ago that discussed converting the closed Tytus Avenue Fire Station into a post-rehab half way house that would provide services to recovering heroin...
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Cincinnati Eye Institute Expansion
Eye institute adding new center in Middletown May 3, 2016, 6:22am EDT Middletown received more good press this week in the Dayton Business Journal regarding the expansion of Cincinnati Eye...
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2016 1st Quarter Reports
The city reports for the first quarter of 2016 are complete and I’ll get them posted on the city web page in the next few days. Here are some facts that I find interesting…. The Health Department...
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Middletown Division of Police Open House
MPD has been busy renovating the public area downstairs. They would love to see you at their open house on May 17th, from 3pm-7pm. Stop by and say HI!
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Safety Town 2016
Safety Town is back for the summer of 2016. If you have a child entering Kindergarten next year, take advantage of this annual event!
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Thank You Pilot Chemical!
Pilot Chemical Awards City of Middletown with Landscaping Grant Pilot Chemical this week awarded the City of Middletown a $6,200 grant exclusively for landscaping in Middletown’s parks. This money will...
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Middletown to consider offers for one of seven buildings it owns
The Journal News has been working overtime to find something to report on, so as is sometimes the case, they are way ahead of the actual story on city owned buildings. The City has to make an...
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Retail Development
In the prior We Need New Revenues post, I laid out several sources of new revenues that would start rebuilding our ability to provide all city services in a sustainable, year to year fashion. One of...
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Middletown Division of Fire Update
As you are aware, during the recession the city was forced to lay off 11 firefighters to balance the city budget in 2014. We protected public safety from budget cuts as long as possible, but there...
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