Town of Middletown

The Middletown Center Citizens Advisory Committee (MCCAC) is back to work. At a meeting Monday night in Town Hall, the Town Council recharged the volunteer board with coming up with an exciting, inclusive design for close to five acres of open space in the northern section of the proposed mixed use development at 600-740 West […]

This story was published by the Town of Middletown and originally appeared here. Town and school officials are working closely together to find reasonable solutions for a significant anticipated drop in state aid for  Fiscal 2026. On Monday night in Town Hall, the Town Council and School Committee sat down for the first time publicly to […]

This story by Matt Sheley, Public Affairs Officer for the Town of Middletown, originally appeared here. The Town Council would like affordable housing, educational aid and transportation safety featured prominently on the General Assembly agenda for 2025. During a well-attended session Monday in Town Hall, council members met with State Senator Louis P. DiPalma and […]

Middletown is getting reimbursed by the state for its new middle-high school and related building work. At a meeting Monday night in Town Hall, Town Administrator Shawn J. Brown shared the latest good news about the project, which remains all systems go to help improve and upgrade the educational system of Middletown. Based on figures […]

Middletown isn’t giving up on making East Main Road safer. After reluctancy to ask the state to implement a “road diet” on the northern section of the heavily travelled thoroughfare, Town Councilor Peter Connerton recently put forward a new suggestion — to lower the speed limit to 25 mph. Under the idea, Connerton asked town […]

Middletown has passed another milestone with work  to build a new middle-high school and improve its school facilities. At a meeting Monday night in Town Hall, the Town Council awarded a construction manager contract to Gilbane Building Company of Providence for the middle-high school work. The Bentley Companies were selected as the construction manager to renovate […]

Middletown wants to continue to make forward strides while reigning in budget spending a bit. That was the underlying message of an all-day workshop with the Town Council Saturday from Town Hall, a local tradition that marks the unofficial start of the annual budget preparation process. As part of this effort, Town Administrator Shawn J. […]

Middletown has filed its Stage II application with the state Department of Education (RIDE) for a new middle-high school and related work. The news is the latest step the community must complete to build the 200,000-square-foot school on open property just north of the existing Gaudet Middle School.  The close to 2,300-page Stage 2 document […]

There are years in Middletown — and then there’s 2023. The past 12 months were probably among the busiest and most productive ever in the community. Leading the list was the narrow passage of a bond for a new middle-high school on property just north of Gaudet Middle School at 1225 Aquidneck Ave. The $190 […]

Georgia Fortunato is the new interim superintendent of Middletown schools. A longtime educator who served as superintendent of the Lincoln school system, Fortunato takes over in the interim for Superintendent Rosemarie K. Kraeger, who is out on Family Medical Leave Act. Before she was elevated to the top spot with the schools, Fortunato was appointed […]

By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown The latest designs for a new middle-high school won high marks Monday.  The Town Council got its first glimpse at the proposed grade 6-12 school at 1225 Aquidneck Ave. just north of the existing Gaudet Middle School during a meeting in Town Hall.   Dubbed “Option Z,” architects said […]

By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown The $84.1 million budget for Fiscal 2024 in Middletown is finalized. At a packed meeting Monday night in Town Hall, the Town Council voted unanimously to adopt new spending on everything from the schools, police, fire, public works and other town operations. Totals from the town’s finance office showed […]

By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown Summer is usually a time for students to let loose a bit and enjoy Second Beach, hanging with friends or playing outside a bit.  However, for educators, it’s also a time where children can forget the books and lessons of the prior year, a phenomenon known as “learning loss,” […]

By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown The Town Council wants some answers from the School Department before approving a budget for Fiscal 2024. At a second public hearing on the proposed $84.1 million budget Wednesday night in Town Hall, council members said there open questions about the cost of special education and other programs.  Until […]