MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—The City of Middletown will see continuation and completion of multiple large water, road, and municipal projects in 2026.
This year marks the final touches of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Project, the finishing of the new city courthouse, renovation of crosswalks, and more.
The courthouse renovations will be completed and the building opened in June or July, Middletown Mayor Joseph DeStefano told The Epoch Times on May 22.
The renovations on the federal courthouse, closed in 2014, will turn the building into a modern and functioning facility, where two full-time judges will preside.
DeStefano said that due to changes in court regionalization, the Middletown courts now serve more than just the Middletown area. The state therefore mandated that a second courthouse be built. The project cost about $6 million, and the city received a $3 million state grant to help with construction….