Poem A Day – Oct. 13, 2015

the night begins with sugar Natasha Saje Salt Lake City here in our state of yes and smug crystalline over mountains and horizon melt such pretty clouds such drifting light who is it ... Continue Reading →

Paw’s Corner – Shedding cat

Cat’s Shedding a Hairy Issue By Sam Mazzotta DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My cat Chester has always been a big shedder with his long hair. I’ve pretty much kept up with it ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 12, 2015

On Speaking Quietly with My Brother Jay Deshpande You who threw the rock at the back of my head as hard as you could at four because you thought this was how to make a stone skip on ... Continue Reading →

Joan (Beach Sheehy) Veillette obituary

Joan (Beach Sheehy) Veillette, 82, of Waterbury passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at Vitas Hospice at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury. She was the wife of Robert E. Veillette. Mrs. ... Continue Reading →

Fenn Farm Tour Saturday, Oct. 10

The annual Fenn Farm tour will be Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy a farm tour led by Robert Fenn, hot dogs, apple cider, apples, a pumpkin raffle and a photo contest ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 9, 2015

Hurricane Song Kevin Young Lady, won’t you wait out the hurricane all night at my place – we’ll take cover like the lamps & I’ll let you oil my scalp. Please, ... Continue Reading →

Free pulmonary screening at Waterbury Hospital

  WATERBURY, Oct. 2, 2015 ― Waterbury Hospital is partnering with the Alpha 1 Foundation and Waterbury Pulmonary Associates to sponsor a free pulmonary screening on Monday, Oct. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 6, 2015

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Sally Wen Mao In Lijiang, the sign outside your hostel glares: Ride alone, ride alone, ride alone – it taunts you for the mileage of your solitude, ... Continue Reading →

Claire Robert obituary

Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Claire (Marinelli) Robert, 87, of Waterbury and formerly of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at her home on Sunday, ... Continue Reading →

Richard L. Thompson obituary

Richard L. Thompson of Middlebury passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday morning, Sept. 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of the late Charlotte F. (Cochran) Thompson, ... Continue Reading →