For Rent

APARTMENT FOR RENT – Derby. First Floor, Five Rooms. Residential home. Porch, Off-street parking, Newly remodeled. Appliances plus washer/dryer. No pets; no smoking. $1200/month ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Jan. 2, 2016

January William Carlos Williams Again I reply to the triple winds running chromatic fifths of derision outside my window: Play louder. You will not succeed. I am bound more to my sentences the ... Continue Reading →

John N. Calabrese Sr. Obituary

Founder and owner of Calabrese Bros. LLC Mr. John N. Calabrese Sr., 87, of Middlebury, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family after ... Continue Reading →

Karen Lynn Manna Obituary

Beloved daughter, sister and friend Karen Lynn Manna, 51, of Middlebury, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec, 30, 2015, at Waterbury Hospital with her loving family by her side. Karen ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Jan. 1, 2016

The Leash Ada Limon After the birthing of bombs of forks and fear, the frantic automatic weapons unleashed, the spray of bullets into a crowd holding hands, that brute sky opening in ... Continue Reading →

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.” ~ Joey Adams Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook ... Continue Reading →

Lady Panthers out to prove themselves

By KEN MORSE The Pomperaug girls basketball team has racked up a lot of success over the past five years, but they’re still missing that piece of hardware for the trophy case. ... Continue Reading →

Pomperaug boys ready to challenge in SWC

By KEN MORSE The Pomperaug boys’ basketball team, under seventh-year head coach Dave Yachtis, comes into the season with high hopes of challenging in the South West Conference ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 31, 2015

Work Sally Bliumis-Dunn I could tell they were father and son, the air between them, slack as though they hardly noticed one another. The father sanded the gunwales, the boy coiled ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 30, 2015

Alternate Self-Portrait Dean Rader One day I will drift into darkness and know it perhaps the way a son recognizes a mother after he has returned from many years of travel understanding the ... Continue Reading →