New Decade, New You at MxCC

It’s not just a new year but also a new decade! Begin a new you at Middlesex Community College. The Spring 2020 semester begins on January 22.

Choose from more than 70 degree and certificate programs to advance your education and career. Visit our website at mxcc.edu/spring to learn about upcoming open registration dates in Middletown (100 Training Hill Road) or at MxCC@Platt in Meriden (220 Coe Avenue).

December 5 (Thursday)
Open Registration, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. (Test 9 a.m., walk-ins until 4 p.m.)

December 7 (Saturday)
Enrollment Saturday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., and Accepted Students, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (Test 9 a.m., walk-ins until 11 a.m.)

December 12 (Thursday)
Open Registration MxCC@Platt (Meriden), 3–7 p.m.; (Test 3 p.m.)

December 16 (Monday)
Open Registration, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. (Test 9 a.m., walk-ins until 4 p.m.)

Questions? Please call Enrollment Services at 860-343-5719.

Signs of Spring

Jean Barresi, Director and Head Teacher of Middletown Cooperative Preschool on Old Church Street reports that the children recently celebrated May Day with a dance around the May Pole.  

The First Pansies

At least one Middletown gardener has confidence that Spring is here.

This weekend I saw crocuses in bloom, and a pair of robins, but when I saw this intrepid gardener planting pansies near her walk on Washington Street, I knew I no longer had Winter to fear.

One of the advantages of living in an urban environment is that the wealth (?) of concrete and blacktop acts as a heat sink, and mitigates the effects of the cold allowing plants along South facing walls and walks to bloom earlier than their country cousins.