Holiday events start Saturday, Dec. 3

#MIDDLEBURY #TREELIGHTING #SANTA By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s holiday events start Saturday, Dec. 3, with Breakfast with Santa from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at St. John of the ... Continue Reading →

Conservation Commission hears winery proposal

#MIDDLEBURY #WINERY #QUASSAPAUG By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its Nov. 29 meeting heard plans for a winery and vineyard on the grounds of ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 2, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY this sad little enclave of horses Julian Talamantez Brolaski of all the lines of all the subway cars in all of new york city we walk into the one with a corpse it just puts ... Continue Reading →

Raymond J. Kasidas Sr. obituary

#MIDDLEBURY #WATERTOWN #KASIDAS Loving husband, father and grandfather Mr. Raymond J. Kasidas Sr., 79, of Watertown, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. He was the beloved ... Continue Reading →

EIDC recommends tax abatement for Pilot Seasoning

#MIDDLEBURY #TAXABATEMENT #PILOTSEASONINGS By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its Nov. 22 meeting unanimously recommended ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 1, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Galway Races W.B. Yeats There where the racecourse is Delight makes all of the one mind The riders upon the swift horses The field that closes in behind. We too had good ... Continue Reading →

Must-have accessories for cold weather

#MIDDLEBURY #GIFTIDEA Texting While Warm This winter, you don’t need to resort to fingerless gloves or no gloves at all to be able to use your smartphone while outdoors. Continue ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 30, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Any Common Desolation Ellen Bass can be enough to make you look up at the yellowed leaves of the apple tree, the few that survived the rains and frost, shot with late afternoon ... Continue Reading →

Tips to keep your family healthy and happy this winter

#MIDDLEBURY (StatePoint) With colder weather comes an increase in weather-related illness and health issues. From activity levels to mood, diet and more, seasonal weather affects all ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 28, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Glacier National Park & The Elegy Prageeta Sharma for Mike, July 2016 After Dale’s sudden cancer, his body wasting swiftly to death, I didn’t believe in ... Continue Reading →