Eating peanut butter cured her insomnia

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: Several years ago, I attended a presentation about insomnia. A registered nurse discussed how, in her career as a nursing home nurse, she had many ... Continue Reading →

Wi-Fi may not be the best choice

#Middlebury #Seniors Much of the time we want to embrace technology and whatever is the latest and greatest. When it comes to our electronic gadgets, sometimes the newest isn’t ... Continue Reading →

Get a solid start on civilian life

#Middlebury #Veterans Some of us had a hard time when we left the military. The civilian world is a different place, and we probably could have used some help. The Department of Veterans ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Dec. 20, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions When was the last time before 2018 that the Boston Red Sox were at least 40 games above .500 at some point in the season? In 2018, the Angels’ Mike ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – Dec. 19, 2019

#Middlebury #DVDs “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (R) – Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt head an all-star cast in director Quentin Tarantino’s reimagining of Los Angeles ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – Dec. 19, 2019

#Middlebury Q: Hannah Brown was my favorite of all the Bachelorettes, and I was so happy to see her win “Dancing with the Stars.” Do you think she’ll end up doing something ... Continue Reading →

Christmas cake is holiday tradition

#Middlebury #Fruitcake My mother made a fruitcake every Christmas to give as a gift for my paternal grandmother. The cake was stored in a corner of the refrigerator for weeks, marinating ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Dec. 18, 2019

#Middlebury On Jan. 5, 1643, in the first record of a legal divorce in the American colonies, Anne Clarke of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a divorce from her absent and adulterous ... Continue Reading →

Holiday celebrations hold dangers for pets

#Middlebury #Pets DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Please remind your readers to keep their pets away from Christmas decorations, wrapping paper and all the other shiny accoutrements of the ... Continue Reading →

Put your own ‘stamp’ on the holidays

#Middlebury Whether we’re children or adults, we all like to feel useful and part of holiday festivities. Now is the time to enlist the kids in some projects! Stamping is one ... Continue Reading →