Bike for better environment, safer cycling

BOSTON – This fall, up to 200 cyclists ranging in age from 12 to 80 and hailing from across the U.S. will ride in the inaugural Climate Ride Northeast – Bar Harbor to Boston. ... Continue Reading →

Avoid summer vacation scams

Cromwell, CT — Even though many Americans are taking time off to relax, the Connecticut Better Business Bureau warns that criminals and con artists are hard at work. The risk of ... Continue Reading →

No decision yet in Perrotti trial

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The jury in the Paul Perrotti trial deliberated from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday without reaching a verdict, and they won’t resume deliberations until Wednesday ... Continue Reading →

“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” ~ Jane Austen Share this:TwitterFacebook Continue Reading →

Quincy needs a home

UPDATE: The first photo sent to us was the wrong photo. This is the photo of Quincy. Quincy, an adorable, mostly gray with a bit of brown, short-haired male neutered cat needs a home. ... Continue Reading →

Jury to determine Perrotti’s fate

by MARJORIE NEEDHAM Former Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Chief Paul Perrotti’s trial on federal charges of wrongful taking of town funds concluded today, and the ... Continue Reading →

Perrotti trial running behind schedule

by MARJORIE NEEDHAM At the end of the day Wednesday, July 15, Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer asked the attorneys in the Paul Perrotti trial what their expectations were for Thursday. They predicted they ... Continue Reading →

Perrotti trial continues in New Haven

The trial of Middlebury’s former fire chief, Paul Perrotti, continued today in federal court in New Haven. He is charged with taking funds belonging to the town. The defense spent ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Police arrest alleged marijuana grower

Middlebury Police arrested Barry Murphy, 53, of 787 South St. and charged him with crimes related to growing marijuana inside and outside. During execution of a search warrant at the ... Continue Reading →

Angela “Bunny” Baltrush obituary

  Devoted wife, mother and grandmother Mrs. Angela “Bunny” Baltrush, 75, of Waterbury passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Waterbury ... Continue Reading →