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In this blog, The Middletown Press staff will present pieces of stories from its archives. The blog will be spear-headed by reporter and editorial assistant Jonetta Badillo.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Portland treatment center aimed to create new program; Old Saybrook Police Commission met to discuss civil rights case

25 Years Ago: A treatment center for adults at Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute in Portland planned to lead to a new program for chemically dependent youths.

25 Years Ago: The Old Saybrook Police Commission scheduled a special meeting to discuss a controversial case that involved Susan Marland, who was arrested for breach of peace and who complained to state justice officials that her civil rights were violated while in police custody. The U.S. Department of Justice ruled that there were no grounds to prosecute the town’s police for their conduct during the arrest.

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