Blasting proposal rattles residents

#Middlebury #Blasting By MARJORIE NEEDHAM A proposal to blast and remove rock on 18.8 acres located within 500 feet of the Middlebury/Waterbury town line was first brought to the ... Continue Reading →

Clambake, Celebrate Middlebury tonight and tomorrow

#Middlebury #Police #CelebrateMiddlebury #Clambake This weekend features two popular events, the 39th Annual Middlebury Police Social Club Clambake tonight, Friday, Sept. 20, and Celebrate ... Continue Reading →

Somewhere in the Middle – September 2019

#Middlebury By BRIDGET HENRY “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” Coretta Scott King If compassionate actions ... Continue Reading →

Trains once traveled here – Part I of II

#Middlebury #HopBrook By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD When David Carusello looks back on his boyhood growing up in Waterbury’s Town Plot, some of his fondest memories center on his ... Continue Reading →

Residents voice noise concerns

#Middlebury #Exit17 By MARJORIE NEEDHAM One hundred or more people packed the auditorium at Shepardson Community Center Thursday night, Sept. 5, to see the Connecticut Department of ... Continue Reading →

Celebrate Middlebury Sept. 21

#Middlebury #CelebrateMiddlebury Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Middlebury’s Shepardson Community Center field will be transformed into a field of vendors designed ... Continue Reading →

If a snake bites you

#Middlebury #Snakes By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The DEEP book on Connecticut snakes (tinyurl.com/y4d6k9vz) advises it is unlikely a Connecticut resident will find a venomous snake near ... Continue Reading →

Snakes are interesting creatures

#Middlebury #Snakes By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY “Ewww!” said one. “They’re adorable!” said another. Two completely different opinions, same animal. What inspires such divergent ... Continue Reading →

Learn about Exit 17 proposed changes

#Middlebury #Exit17 The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold two public hearings about the proposed I-84 Interchange 17 improvements, construction of Chase Parkway ... Continue Reading →

Somewhere in the Middle – August 2019

#Middlebury #Bear By BRIDGET HENRY I was beginning to feel like I was the only Middlebury resident left who had yet to see THE bear (bears?). And, to be completely honest, I was getting ... Continue Reading →