Poem A Day – July 23, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Sonnet Wallace Stevens Lo, even as I passed beside the booth Of roses, and beheld them brightly twine To damask heights, taking them as a sign Of my own self still unconcerned ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 22, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Thought Poem for Victor Martinez (Undelivered) Juan Felipe Herrera You said: What you wrote (at this moment – here) was being written by someone somewhere else at ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 21, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Employment Nathaniel Bellows At the time the time felt well spent but now I see it was wasted. Not a waste – it just had no point – no shape – no hourglass’ ... Continue Reading →

Watertown seeks swim coach

#MIDDLEBURY #WATERTOWN The Watertown Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of head swim coach of the Watertown Recreation ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 20, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Ali! Ali! Khaled Mattawa It’s late and your heart skips watching that young man fight. The Garden, the left jab lashes like a frog’s tongue catching a fly. There ... Continue Reading →

Police appreciate show of support

#MIDDLEBURY #POLICE Following the tragic killings of police officers in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Middlebury residents let their police officers know they are appreciated. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 19, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY After the First Child, the Second Mary Austin Speaker for Chris Martin To you through whom these sudden days blowse & hum thirst & quench a tide of tensing trees days ... Continue Reading →

Botsford names MES interim principal

Region 15 Superintendent of Schools Regina Botsford said Mary Lou Torre has been named interim principal of Middlebury Elementary School, effective Aug. 8, 2016, for the 2016-17 ... Continue Reading →

Vets, active duty residents can file for tax credits

#MIDDLEBURY Middlebury residents who served in the armed forces are reminded to file their honorable discharge papers with the Middlebury town clerk no later than Friday, Sept. 30, ... Continue Reading →

Aquarion urges customers to conserve water

#MIDDLEBURY #AQUARION BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – July 14, 2016 – With a lack of significant rainfall, Aquarion Water Company’s reservoirs and wells are below normal capacity. The company ... Continue Reading →