The “soup kitcheners” kicking off the long holiday weekend with a bang! A scuffle up Liberty Street brings a 2 unit response from Middletown PD.
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Man Down
Unconscious-ish on the sidewalk at Liberty and Main, a friend tried to help, but was shooed away by another corner worker. Lady cop appeared, and called for help. Hunters and Middletown Fire on scene.
Convict Cuts Again
Tossed in the pokey after slashing another, um, gentleman at Main and Liberty during a drunken argument back in 2017, Robert Watson has cut again.
This time Mr. Watson turned up heavily intoxicated at La Boca where he was causing a disturbance. When asked to leave, he decided instead to slash a security guard with a box cutter. The guard, along wuth Middletown Police, fingered the perp when he tried to lamb it up Main Street. Hopefully Mr. Watson will be longterm guest up at Somers. The Boca guard does not seem to be seriously injured. Great job MPD for getting this menace off the streets.
What Doesn’t Belong Here?
F430, dealer plates. This thing is actually spotted here frequently….Hustling hookahs must be more lucrative than you think!
Ethiopian Place to Open
Yeah, yeah, we know all the jokes about Ethiopia, food and hunger. About to open anyway, near the dialysis place.
Check Cashing place back on the Ledger
The former Liberty branch/check cashing hustle/whatever-it-was at Main and Ferry is seeing some renovation. Shuttered for some time now, rumor has it that it may be a deli of some sort.
First and Last and Done
First and Last Tavern is done on Main Street due to nonpayment of rent and taxes. Just recently changing hands and/or management, First and Last already seemed to be heading downhill in the pizza department when they nixed the coal ovens. Management also complained of the “parking issue” as was noted by the Liberty Street Chronicles back in January: Parking Gestapo. First and Last will be out by April 1, no foolin’.
Drunk and Disorderly
Drunk and disorderly in front of the Buttonwood Tree. After 30 seconds of belligerence and non compliance, Lady Cop put perp down, cuffed and hauled away for a timeout. Lady Cop is no joke.
B&B Wings and Things: Perfect Rating
B&B Wings and Things snags a perfect health department rating. Go get you some wings, or try their buffalo chicken sandwich…It’ll be perfect.
New Coffee Joints
One About to Open – QWAA? QAWA? We couldn’t tell until the permanent sign went up. QAWA, (as in Saki, let the good times roll!) is setting up in the doomed disco chics location, with some sort of Middle eastern connection. Will be a welcome addition, as the dirty place on Court Street is getting ever skevier these days.
One Trying to Stay Open – Perkatory, located in the back of that loading dock looking place next to Bob’s Service, keeps odd hours, never seems to be open. While Perkatory gets a little dewy with their wine-ification of coffee (terroir, and phrases like “hints of”) and won’t do a dark roast, it’s a clean and pleasant place to get a cuppa Joe, or an artsy coffee drink. Plus, there’s no stinky people huddled around the door when you walk in. Check them out.
