Power plant opposition grows

About 100 residents of Oxford, Middlebury, Southbury and Naugatuck gathered at the Connecticut Siting Council in New Britain Nov. 13 to protest an application by Massachusetts-based ... Continue Reading →

MVFD chooses Tony Bruno as chief

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Chief Tony Bruno moved from acting chief to chief in just a matter of days. When then-Chief Paul Perrotti was arrested ... Continue Reading →

Mario Albini Obituary

Founder of Albini Funeral Home Mr. Mario Albini, 93, of Waterbury passed away peacefully at the VITAS Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. He was the widower of Mary ... Continue Reading →

Bad check leads to arrest

​Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, Officer Al Cronin of the Middlebury Police Department received a complaint from the Waterbury Teachers Credit Union on Straits Turnpike that a bad check had ... Continue Reading →

Want to be in the movies? Audition tomorrow!

“Delinquent,” an independent feature film about a teenager’s struggle to manage the fallout of a robbery gone wrong, will be shooting in Litchfield County throughout the month ... Continue Reading →

James E. Ericson obituary

Veteran and Watertown firefighter James E. Ericson, 78, of Oakville died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Edith (Barton) Ericson. Jim ... Continue Reading →

LPOS focuses on Fenn Farm

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) focused on upcoming Fenn Farm maintenance and repairs at its Nov. 5 meeting. It ... Continue Reading →

Elias Papoutsis Obituary

Loving husband and father Mr. Elias Papoutsis, 83, of Middlebury passed away peacefully at Waterbury Hospital Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He ... Continue Reading →

Connecticut geology lecture Tuesday

The Naugatuck Valley Audubon Society, in cooperation with Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, will host a program entitled “The Geology of Connecticut” ... Continue Reading →

Lecture on “The Nutcracker” Thursday

Main Street Ballet and Arts Escape will explore George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” Thursday, Nov. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at B’nai Israel Synagogue at 444 Main St. N. in ... Continue Reading →