Fundraiser will feature magician

  The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host a pasta dinner and “Night of Magic” with Jim Sisti Saturday, March 21, at 5 p.m. at the Middlebury Fire ... Continue Reading →

MRTC offers scholarships for high school seniors

The Middlebury Republican Town Committee (MRTC) has announced its scholarship opportunities for the 2015 graduating class of high school seniors. One $1,000 and two $500 scholarships ... Continue Reading →

Ralph Frederick Gilnack Jr. Obituary

Husband of Janet (Johnson) Gilnack Ralph Frederick Gilnack Jr., 81, of Middlebury passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. He was the husband of Janet (Johnson) Gilnack and the late Irene ... Continue Reading →

Power plant savings less than $35 a year

To the Editor: According to an exhibit recently submitted to the Connecticut Siting Council by Competitive Power Ventures, $34.12 a year off of our electric bills will be what Connecticut ... Continue Reading →

Power plant should not be built

To the Editor: A dirty fuel energy “start-up” plant is obsolete in the 21st century. Methane is a dirty fossil fuel that generates carbon dioxide (CO2). It adds to climate change, ... Continue Reading →

Public input vital to power plant defeat

To the Editor: The Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) public meeting on Jan. 15 in Oxford concerning the proposed CPV Towantic Energy gas/oil power plant provided Oxford, Middlebury, ... Continue Reading →

Power plant a benefit to all

To the Editor: There’s a constant flow of negative letters regarding the proposed Oxford power plant. They hit all the bases, i.e., negative real estate value, threat to aircraft, ... Continue Reading →

“Free” tuition isn’t free

To the Editor: The recent headline in the Rep-Am touting that the president was proposing “free” tuition for those attending community colleges certainly is an appealing concept. ... Continue Reading →

Ambulance contract accountability

To the Editor: The 2010-2014 ambulance contract between the Middlebury Ambulance Fund and the Middlebury government reads like a pilot episode of “The Sopranos meet The Simpsons.” ... Continue Reading →

P&Z sets hearings for new gas station, Plan of Conservation and Development

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its Feb. 5 meeting unanimously approved a sign on Straits Turnpike and accepted an application to ... Continue Reading →