Thousands of residents got to see Middletown School District programs at an annual community event at the local high school on May 19. Student-organized exhibits and interactive sessions took up three floors of the school building, covering arts, engineering, biomedicine, coding, and humanities. “This is the most exciting time of the year because [our students]…

Anthony Williams, a public school educator and a father of three, told The Epoch Times that he is running for Middletown District school board to change it for the better. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Williams grew up in a single-family household and lost his mother when he was in middle school—an experience that built his…

Freddie Williams, a professional barber and lifetime resident in the Middletown area, said he has always put the community at the heart of his work. His downtown barbershop on Main Street is an anchor for various community drives and a space where neighborhood kids learn the value of hard work. He has been involved in…

A long-planned $81 million renovation of Twin Towers Middle School in the City of Middletown, New York, will start construction in June.  Built around 1940, and currently serving about 1,000 students, the middle school building is deemed by school officials to be operating above functional capacity.  Student enrollment at Twin Towers has been declining by a few dozen…

The instructional budget of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown is proposed to grow by 8 percent to nearly $140 million next year, according to a presentation at the Feb. 16 school board meeting. It was the second of three budget presentations scheduled before the board, with the first addressing administrative expenses and the…

A federal judge denied a request on Oct. 6 to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit by three former African American school administrators against the Middletown School District in New York. The district’s attorney Howard Miller argued that the job reassignments or terminations of the three plaintiffs were based on legitimate, objective reasons—not driven by racial bias…