Poem A Day – Nov. 16, 2015

Our Portrait Exceeds Us Alli Warren There is a burning star and there is a gift of choice at least sometimes once something will come from the world, it just appears from nowhere making ... Continue Reading →

School Daze – It really is ‘new’ math

by Mrs. M. Greetings! Well parents, we used to joke about math being “new math” but I’m here to tell you it really is “new” math! The math your child is learning is so ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 15, 2015

Autumn Henry Wadsworth Longfellow With what a glory comes and goes the year! The buds of spring, those beautiful harbingers Of sunny skies and cloudless times, enjoy Life’s newness, ... Continue Reading →

Dealing with disappointment

by PAT IANNUZZI Disappointment often results when our expectations are not realized, especially if those expectations are deeply held and highly desired. It happens to all of us, and ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 14, 2015

Morning Joy Claude McKay At night the wide and level stretch of wold, Which at high noon had basked in quiet gold, Far as the eye could see was ghostly white; Dark was the night save ... Continue Reading →

ZBA continues Kissawaug Road public hearing

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its Nov. 4 meeting voted to continue a public hearing for a property subdivision at 269 Kissawaug Road. Owner ... Continue Reading →

SNAP (food stamps) screening Nov. 19

Appointments are still available for the next free private social service screenings for food stamps to help any Connecticut resident facing difficult times. Screenings will be done ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 12, 2015

  My Dissent and My Love Are Woven Inside Me Wendy Xu I commune with the text by way of railing against the text The molecular processes of you are never finished I move through ... Continue Reading →

We salute our Veterans!

On Veterans Day 2015, we salute All our Veterans who served our country and kept us safe from harm All those currently serving our country, who will be our Veterans of the future All ... Continue Reading →

Author B.A. Shapiro to speak, sign books

The Southbury Public Library will host author B.A. Shapiro Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Kingsley room as part of the Lu Burke Literary Series. Shapiro will talk about her new ... Continue Reading →