2020 Cruise Night on Main was a little different this year...

Start your Engines to Sunday Funday-Middletown is Virtually Cruisin'.

This virtual Car Cruise event, powered by NAPA, was held Sunday, June 14, 2020 and was a great event that raised funds for very important community programs including the Hal Kaplan Middletown Mentor Program and the Middletown Summer Youth Employment Program. The virtual cruise route was specially designed to pass the Middletown Police Department, Fire and Emergency Personnel, and Middlesex Health so we could properly thank and celebrate the folks who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis since the beginning.

Thank You to all of those who had a hand in making this unique event happen during this very difficult year, especially those who entered their cars and participated in the cruise. I appreciate the support of NAPA and all of the event sponsors, I am grateful for the work of Event Chairman Joe Santaniello and his outstanding committee, and I also want to acknowledge Dan Nocera, Ed McKeon and everyone else who had a hand in making the technical side of this virtual event work.

We would of course be remiss if we did not also thank the City of Middletown for its strong and continued support of this and of all city events. The Police Department, Fire Department, Public Works Department, Parking Department, and all other city personnel that supported the event were outstanding as usual.

While we certainly hope to be back on Main Street in 2021, this community came together once again in an innovative way to make this year’s cruise work, and we are very proud.