Give a Vet a lift

#Middlebury #VeteransPost Unless you’re a veterans’ service officer with one of the veterans groups, you probably can’t help a fellow veteran push through the paperwork ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – April 26, 2018

#Middlebury #CouchTheater “Hostiles” (R) – It’s 1892, and an unsympathetic Army captain (Christian Bale) is ordered to trek from New Mexico to Montana to return a Cheyenne ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – April 26, 2018

#Middlebury #CelebrityExtra Q: I’ve just started watching “Orange Is the New Black,” and it got me to wondering what Jason Biggs is up to lately. Can you get me any info? ... Continue Reading →

Season Spring with onions

#Middlebury #KitchenDiva Wild onions were among the first foods that mankind gathered and ate, and are one of the first signs of spring. Onions are in the allium family along with garlic ... Continue Reading →

Pets can have plastic surgery

#Middlebury #PawsCorner DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My 4-year-old pug, Granby, is having surgery soon to correct a problem that makes it difficult for him to breathe. One of my friends ... Continue Reading →

Wiinblad chair is industrial designer creation

#Middlebury #Kovels Many artists don’t create just pictures or sculptures. They make furniture, jewelry, dinnerware or even kitchen tools and toys. In the 1920s and ’30s, ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s A Tip – April 24, 2018

#Middlebury #NowHeresATip Spring-cleaning tip: To wash off houseplants, stick them in the shower. Cover the pot with a plastic grocery bag, run the shower and then wipe the leaves ... Continue Reading →

Enjoy some fresh-air fun

#Middlebury #DonnasDay “Hey, come on, Donna, follow us … we’re playing loop-de-loop,” shouted barefoot 5-year-old Eva gleefully, as she followed the freshly drawn trail ... Continue Reading →

Infection causes many Alzheimer’s deaths

#Middlebury #ToYourGoodHealth DEAR DR. ROACH: Our local newspaper just ran the obituary of a 59-year-old woman who died from Alzheimer’s disease. I didn’t know her, but ... Continue Reading →

Weekly podcasts reveal latest scams

#Middlebury #SeniorNewsLine Having trouble keeping up with all the latest scams? AARP has just made it a bit easier with its 12-episode weekly series “The Perfect Scam.” Go online ... Continue Reading →