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Middletown
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Culturally, Middletown is in the midst of an effort to revitalize its historically disadvantaged North End, with the building of Wharfside Commons, a new 96-unit mixed income housing unit on Ferry Street. The Green Street Arts Center, founded by Wesleyan and a coalition of community groups in 2000, is a pioneering attempt to attract residents and businesses to the neighborhood by promoting arts education and outreach. For decades, the famous O'Rourke's Diner has done much to bring some stability to the North End. However, a fire on August 31, 2006 gutted much of the historic structure. The Middletown community has held many fundraising events to raise money for the diner's rebuilding. Reconstruction began in September 2007, and is planned to reopen sometime between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
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Middletown is semi-agricultural with a diverse landscape, delicate sand dunes broken up by a partially rocky coastline, and snow white beaches giving this community a seaside flair. Endless stone walls line the landscape contributing to the atmosphere of the town which is typically New England. Being practically surrounded by water the influence of the sea on the town is inescapable. There are marvelous fishing, boating, surfing and swimming facilities. The moderating effects of the ocean provides Middletown with mild winters while the cooling sea breezes limit the number of extremely hot summer days to perhaps a few a year.
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Middletown residents, who make $38,000 or less, can get their taxes done for free again thisyear through the Volunteer Tax Assistance Program (VITA). Middletown High School students in the Academy of Finance (AOF), along with AOF advisors, will be on hand at MHS to aid residents on a first come, first serve basis from 3-6 p.m. on the following dates: Feb. 19, Feb. 20, Feb. 26, Feb. 27, March 4, March 5, March 11, March 12, March 18, March 19, March 25, and March 26. Community Saturday datesare ... set for Feb. 23, and March 29 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
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The communities of Middletown and Braddock Heights offer a wide variety of real estate options, including single-family detached homes, condominiums and townhouses. Many properties feature wonderful mountain, pastoral and golf course views. Prices for single-family detached homes start around $200,000 and can exceed $600,000 for brilliant newer executive homes or sprawling estate properties. Some historic homes are ... available. Houses with all the latest amenities on nice lots are available in many of the area’s terrific subdivisions such as Foxfield, The Vistas at Springdale and Glenbrook. A very limited number of condominiums and townhouses are available and are priced from the mid-$100,000s.
The west side of Middletown is flanked by the Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous traprock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border. Notable mountains of the Metacomet Ridge in Middletown include Higby Mountain and the north side of Lamentation Mountain. The 50 mile Mattabesett Trail traverses the ridge. The Nature Conservancy manages the summit and ledges of Higby Mountain.
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Centrally located on the island of Aquidneck, Middletown is wedged in between the citified Newport and more suburban Portsmouth at the northern end of the island. Middletown was until the last thirty years an agricultural community. Today, these farms have been transformed into housing developments or nurseries and turf farms... serving the increasing housing needs. Middletown is the prime suburb of Newport. Route 138 is the primary access to Middletown.
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