Poem A Day – Nov. 28, 2015

Heavy Threads Hazel Hall When the dawn unfolds like a bolt of ribbon Thrown through my window, I know that hours of light Are about to thrust themselves into me Like omnivorous needles ... Continue Reading →

Donate to help veterans

HARTFORD – State Representatives Tony D’Amelio (R-71) and Selim Noujaim (R-74), along with State Senator Joe Markley (R-16), in cooperation with the Errera Community Care Center ... Continue Reading →

Republicans win big at polls

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Republicans on Nov. 3 won all the seats in town government they were seeking, led by incumbent First Selectman Edward B. St. John, who got 1,230 votes ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 25, 2015

Natural History Rebecca Lehmann Tell me the world. Here comes light, unspoken. Light hooks a claw on the horizon, pulls itself into view. Here comes water, saline, scattering single-celled ... Continue Reading →

Connecticut BBB warns about unexpected packages

Cromwell, CT – Wine and roses are wonderful gifts, but beware unexpected deliveries. The Connecticut Better Business Bureau (BBB) is alerting consumers about a delivery scam that ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 23, 2015

Empty Ring, Nest Fire Sun Yung Shin My first burnt bark child – flung to the windless flames Second sly child – dressed for weather, swan skinned Serpents impress diamonds ... Continue Reading →

Maria Eracema Carvalho obituary

  Loving wife, mother and grandmother Mrs. Maria Eracema (Costa) Carvalho, 89, of Waterbury died unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at her residence. She was the wife of Aquiles ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Fire Calls – Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, 2015

Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Call Log 2015-10-15 – 10:43 – I-84 at Exit 17 East. Motor vehicle accident. 2015-10-18 – 07:45 – 1 South St. Structure ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 21, 2015

Forbearance Ralph Waldo Emerson Hast thou named all the birds without a gun? Loved the wood-rose, and left it on its stalk? At rich men’s tables eaten bread and pulse? Unarmed, ... Continue Reading →

AAA honors Middlebury police

Officer Ed Demers was cited as a Traffic Safety Hero when the AAA honored the Middlebury Police Department for traffic safety achievements recently at its 6th Annual Community Traffic ... Continue Reading →