Poem A Day – Nov. 25, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Wildfire Moon (Summer, L.A. 2016) Carol Muske-Dukes for Bill Handley Pale ash falls from the sky. On the lanai, a child finger-paints a big red sun, twin to the one that ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 23, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Hermes of the Ways H.D. I The hard sand breaks, And the grains of it Are clear as wine. Far off over the leagues of it, The wind, Playing on the wide shore, Piles little ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Sports world flaws to address

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto With everyone racking their brains about the perceived problem of shrinking NFL TV ratings, we now get to shift our focus to the flawed NCAA playoff rankings. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 22, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Ode to Psyche John Keats O Goddess! hear these tuneless numbers, wrung By sweet enforcement and remembrance dear, And pardon that thy secrets should be sung Even into thine ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Nov. 21, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek Questions In 2015, Alex Rodriguez became the second player to belt 30 or more homers in 15 major-league seasons. Who was the first? How many combined ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 21, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY White Sands Arthur Sze – Walking along a ridge of white sand – it’s cooler below the surface – we stop and, gazing at an expanse of dunes to the ... Continue Reading →

Maria Pesce obituary

#MIDDLEBURY Loving mother and grandmother Mrs. Maria (Longo) Pesce, 88, of Middlebury passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at Middlebury Convalescent Home.  She was the beloved ... Continue Reading →

Sandra Alfonso obituary

#MIDDLEBURY Loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt Mrs. Sandra (Plourde) Alfonso, 75, of Middlebury, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 at her home surrounded by her ... Continue Reading →

Now here’s a tip – Nov. 18, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY By JoAnn Derson Online shopping season has started, or maybe it never really stops! Don’t forget to run your preferred brand and model number through Google to make ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 18, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The afterlife of fame David Trinidad is dark a neglected mansion with vanishing court rats in the empty pool and antiquated actress languishing as ghost of her famous self flickers ... Continue Reading →