It Happened in Middlebury – Lake Quassapaug, Part II

#Middlebury #LakeQuassapaug By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On Sept. 8, 1946, the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper advertised that 15,000 people were expected at Quassapaug for the ... Continue Reading →

Winning Ways – Putting failure in perspective

#Middlebury #WinningWays by Pat Iannuzzi If offered a choice between success and failure, most people would choose success. Unfortunately, we usually aren’t permitted to pick ... Continue Reading →

To Your Good Health – Tracking osteoporosis through testing

#Middlebury #ToYourGoodHealth #Osteoporosis By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I have mild osteoporosis in one area. I was on Fosamax for seven years. I have been off for two years. ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s A Tip – Sept. 11, 2017

#Middlebury #NowHeresATip By JoAnn Derson Moving? Stick foam plates between your regular plates to cushion them. Bonus is that they are reusable at the new place. “I found that a ... Continue Reading →

Adoptable Pets – Hayley, Henry and Serena

#Middlebury #RescuePets HAYLEY & HENRY Hayley, Henry’s mom, is a very pretty female spayed white cat about a year old. She has one blue eye and one brown eye. She is sweet, ... Continue Reading →

Paw’s Corner – Wiley beagle thinks he’s Houdini

#Middlebury #Pets #PawsCorner By Sam Mazzotta DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My rescued beagle, Fergus, is a dedicated escape artist. If I let him out in our backyard unsupervised, he will find ... Continue Reading →

Senior News Line – Think you’re too old for a pet? Fiddlesticks!

#Middlebury #Seniors #RescuePet by Matilda Charles One of the saddest things I’ve overheard lately was a woman who’d just lost her very senior cat. She’d loved that ... Continue Reading →

To Your Good Health – Strange Dreams? Check Medications

#Middlebury #ToYourGoodHealth By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90 years old and take many medications. I am having many different dreams at night. Can medications cause this? ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Physician Ambassadors at VA

#Middlebury #Veterans by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new program: the Physician Ambassador Program, which pairs volunteer medical personnel with VA medical ... Continue Reading →

Senior News Line – Retirement changes everything

#Middlebury #Seniors #Retirement By Matilda Charles We work and work all those years, aiming for a good retirement when we can kick back and relax. For too many of us, though, retirement ... Continue Reading →