“The Girls at the Kingfisher Club”

by Genevieve Valentine (Atria Books, $18) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell Once upon a time, in an era known as the Jazz Age, there were 12 lovely young women who had the temerity not to ... Continue Reading →

LPOS discusses Fenn Farm repairs, sets farm tour date

The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its July 16 meeting discussed upcoming Fenn Farm maintenance and repairs. It also set Saturday, Sept. ... Continue Reading →

Conservation Commission denies post-removal permit

The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its June 24 meeting voted against a permit for tree and brush removal already done by a Regan Road resident. It approved parking area ... Continue Reading →

Southbury Public Library – June 27, 2014

Holiday and summer hours The library will be closed Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5, for the holiday. It also will be closed every Sunday from July 6 through Aug. 31. Monday hours ... Continue Reading →

Woodbury Library – June 27, 2014

Teens teach technology Thanks to a Connecticut Community Foundation grant, the library is again offering help with technology for seniors. Teens are available for one-on-one appointments ... Continue Reading →

Baseball Parents Cry Foul

A group of parents whose children are in the Middlebury Baseball Inc. program, Concerned Parents of Middlebury Baseball, has scheduled an informational meeting for parents of past, ... Continue Reading →

Whittemore Public Library – June 27, 2014

Reduced public hours Due to insufficient funding from the Borough of Naugatuck for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the library has been forced to reduce public service hours. Effective July ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Library June 27, 2014

Library closings The library will be closed Friday, July 4, for the holiday. It also will be closed Saturdays during July and August. Saturday hours will resume Sept. 6. Brown Bag Book ... Continue Reading →

Nightmare scenario: Computer data lost

All the data on your computer is only one glitch away from being lost. Be it a hard-drive crash, virus, electrical storm or power surge, everything you have on your computer could vanish ... Continue Reading →

Books to enjoy during relaxed summer days

By DONNA HINE Summer is here! More time to read! We’ll soon see teachers (who finally have some free time) taking out armloads of books. Summer reading programs have started, and ... Continue Reading →