Abe Kaoud, the Oriental rug czar, hosted a gathering Friday under a tent at the site of the former Old Mill furniture outlet on Washington Street, near West Street, where he'll be building a CVS pharmacy with a ...

The incident was one of the most serious confrontations in recent memory between Middletown police and students at the elite liberal arts university, police and university officials said.

However hours after what was supposed to be a jubilant event, students are still confused -- some angry -- as to why force was used by Middletown Police to break up the celebration on fountain avenue.