Sports Quiz – Aug. 31, 2018

#Middlebury Questions In 2017, the University of Florida became the fourth Division I school since 1954 to win championships in men’s basketball, football and baseball. Name ... Continue Reading →

Hope H. Crutcher Obituary

#Middlebury Loving wife, mother and grandmother Mrs. Hope H. (Hallberg) Crutcher, 91, of Middlebury passed away peacefully at the Middlebury Convalescent Home. She was the beloved wife ... Continue Reading →

Relax on Labor Day with this no-cooking menu

#Middlebury #LaborDay One of the things that I try not to do on Labor Day is, well … work! I do enough work all year long, and in the spirit of the holiday, I try to relax on ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – Aug. 30, 2018

#Middlebury Q: When will this Draughtlander be over? I need my “Outlander”! – Haylie T. via email A: It won’t be too much longer until we get to see Claire (Caitriona Balfe) ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – Aug. 30, 2018

#Middlebury “TAG” (R) – Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. And by couriers, I mean a group ... Continue Reading →

Safely surrender a pet you can’t keep

#Middlebury DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I recently saw a viral video taken by a resident of a neighborhood where pets are regularly abandoned, likely because of its location next to some ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s A Tip – Aug. 30, 2018

#Middlebury Whenever I’m at the dollar store, I make sure to pick up an assortment of general purpose greeting cards. People really love to get snail mail. There’s just ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Aug. 30, 2018

#Middlebury On Sept. 11, 1857, Mormon guerillas, stoked by religious zeal, murder 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah. The conflict with the wagon train of emigrants apparently ... Continue Reading →

Bell toys were made after Civil War

#Middlebury Bell toys, a type of pull toy that had moving parts that rang a bell, were made in America just after the Civil War. The Gong Bell Co. of Connecticut made the first one. ... Continue Reading →

Alicia “Lee” Ostar Obituary

#Middlebury Alicia “Lee” Ostar, 85, of Middlebury passed away Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late Leo Franklin Ostar who passed away in ... Continue Reading →