Moments in Time – June 29, 2023

#MiddleburyCT On July 10, 2011, the British newspaper News of the World published its final edition after 168 years in print, when owner Rupert Murdoch received a high amount of criticism ... Continue Reading →

Thunderstorm frightens cat

#MiddleburyCT #Thunderstorm #Anxiety DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Yesterday, we had a pretty big thunderstorm roll through. My 8-year-old cat, Sphinx, is normally never afraid of anything. ... Continue Reading →

High blood pressure calls for more medication

#MiddleburyCT #HighBloodPressure #EggAllergy DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old female who was diagnosed with high blood pressure at 32. I am 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weigh 130 pounds. ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – June 27, 2023

#MiddleburyCT Save the rubber bands from broccoli. You can put them around the body of a drinking glass so that it will be less slippery as it condensates. “I save the wrappers ... Continue Reading →

19th century farmers used butter prints

#MiddleburyCT #Antiques #ButterPrints #BarbieDolls   It isn’t easy to recognize this wood piece with a deeply carved design. Unlike today’s familiar decorating stamping ... Continue Reading →

Mary Albini obituary

#MiddleburyCT #Obituary Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Mary (Gubbiotti) Albini of Middlebury passed away peacefully June 17, 2023, at the hospital of Central Connecticut ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of June 26

#MiddleburyCT #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might have to turn your Arian charm up a few degrees if you hope to persuade that persistent pessimist to see the possibilities ... Continue Reading →

Memory aids can be useful

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Memory There may come a time when you can no longer immediately remember the 25 telephone numbers that used to be easily recalled. I suspect it comes to us all. ... Continue Reading →

OIG goes after fraud and theft

#Middlebury #Veterans #Fraud VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Not all the thefts and fraud the Office of Inspector General (OIG) uncovers run into the millions. But a stolen dollar is ... Continue Reading →

Pick up free transfer station bags

#MiddleburyCT #TrashReduction #FoodWaste #TransferStation Friday, June 23, Waste Zero representatives were at the transfer station handing out boxes of orange and green trash bags to ... Continue Reading →