Salome’s Stars – Week of Jan. 7, 2019

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) It’s a good time to take a much-needed break from your recent hectic schedule and spend some time in quieter surroundings. ... Continue Reading →

Vitamin E unlikely to cause ill effects

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 47-year-old female in good overall health. About six months ago, I began to take several supplements, one of which was vitamin E (200 ... Continue Reading →

Study concludes puzzles, games don’t boost brain

#Middlebury #Seniors After being told for years that doing daily crossword puzzles or other types of brain stretchers would help maintain our cognitive abilities, researchers now say ... Continue Reading →

The VA is all ears

#Middlebury #Veterans Between the fall of 2017 and September 2018, 1.6 million of us were surveyed about our trust in Department of Veterans Affairs health care after we’d had ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – Jan. 3, 2019

#Middlebury “Bad Times at the El Royale” (R) – A quartet of emotionally damaged guests and one enigmatic hotel employee converge at a mysterious motel with a dubious past in 1969. ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – Jan. 3, 2019

#Middlebury Q: Is Conan O’Brien’s show coming back to TBS soon, or is it done? – Charlotte P. A: Yes, “Conan” is returning for its ninth season in January, but will ... Continue Reading →

Rare cardiomyopathy ends football season

#Middlebury DEAR DR. ROACH: My 18-year-old grandson has just been informed that he has left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy. He has been VERY active his whole life, playing ... Continue Reading →

Savory chicken pie warms up winter

#Middlebury Chicken pie is one of the first dishes I successfully made as a newlywed. It has become one of my favorite comfort-food recipes. Savory pies date back to the Medieval era. ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Jan. 2, 2019

#Middlebury On Jan. 18, 1882, A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, is born in England. In 1920, his only son, Christopher Robin, was born. In 1925, the family bought Cotchford Farm ... Continue Reading →

Turn holiday cleanup into family fun time

#Middlebury It feels anticlimactic: Eating the last of heated-up holiday leftovers, taking down the Christmas tree and hauling tattered boxes overflowing with decorations up to the ... Continue Reading →