Salome’s Stars – Week of April 29, 2019

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might need to do a bit more investigating before making a career move. You do best when you come armed with the facts. A personal ... Continue Reading →

B-12 shot paralyzes arm

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago at my yearly physical, my doctor said I was low on vitamin B-12 and that the only way to increase it was through a shot in the arm. ... Continue Reading →

Medicare scammed out of $1.7 billion

#Middlebury #Seniors Scammers have billed Medicare $1.7 billion in phony invoices for selling hundreds of thousands of us pieces of medical equipment we don’t need. Federal agencies ... Continue Reading →

Vets left to suffer when nurses steal painkillers

#Middlebury #Veterans A registered nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center took vials of liquid morphine and other opioids from locked medical carts, painkillers that ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – April 25, 2019

#Middlebury #DVDs “Escape Room” (R) – Six players accept an uninvited mental challenge with a hefty payoff: survive an enhanced escape room and win a million dollars. When the ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – April 25, 2019

#Middlebury Q: I saw that the actress who played Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” passed away recently. I just loved her character on that show. Did she ever act in anything ... Continue Reading →

Easter egg tips and a recipe

#Middlebury #Easter After the Easter baskets have been put away and the chocolate bunnies are a sticky, melted memory, the colored hard-cooked eggs linger on. Remember, that although ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – April 24, 2019

#Middlebury On May 10, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes has the White House’s first telephone installed, although he rarely received phone calls. In fact, the Treasury Department ... Continue Reading →

Make your town more dog-friendly

#Middlebury #DogPark #Dog DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I live in a town with no dog parks and very few sidewalks, other than in the town center and a few subdivisions. When I take my dog ... Continue Reading →

Create mosaic art using eggshells

#Middlebury The day after Easter, like the days following many anticipated holidays or celebrations, feels anticlimactic. You might spot a lone jellybean the kids passed by during their ... Continue Reading →