Middlebury Public Library book club picks for January

#MIDDLEBURY Looking ahead to January, the Brown Bag Book Group will be reading and discussing “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron. This is a remarkable story of one dog’s ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s religious institutions – Part 1

#MIDDLEBURY #CONGREGATIONAL #METHODIST   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious ... Continue Reading →

Stock up on holiday cookies Saturday

#MIDDLEBURY #COOKIEWALK #MVFD The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Annual Holiday Cookie Walk will be Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Gingerbread Village on view through Saturday, Dec. 10

#MIDDLEBURY #GINGERBREADVILLAGE   There is still time to see the magical Gingerbread Village created by St. George’s Church in Middlebury each year. It is open today and ... Continue Reading →

Fill a bus food and pet food drive Saturday, Dec. 10

#MIDDLEBURY #SOUTHBURY #FOODBANK #ANIMALSHELTER First Student Bus Company’s 7th Annual Food and Pet Drive will be Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Police Department’s K9 Jay to get body armor

#MIDDLEBURY #K9 #POLICE Middlebury Police Department’s K9, Jay, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from nonprofit organization Vested ... Continue Reading →

Luminarias, ornaments on sale

#MIDDLEBURY #LIONSCLUB #LUMINARIA #ORNAMENTS The Middlebury Lions Club is selling holiday luminaria bags and both the Lions Club and the Town of Middlebury are selling Christmas ornament. ... Continue Reading →

Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust properties – Tuttle Preserve

#MIDDLEBURY By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The Spotlight column in the November Bee featured three photos and corresponding hikes. The correct photo/hike pairings are: The top photo is Sperry ... Continue Reading →

Holiday events start Saturday, Dec. 3

#MIDDLEBURY #TREELIGHTING #SANTA By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s holiday events start Saturday, Dec. 3, with Breakfast with Santa from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at St. John of the ... Continue Reading →

Conservation Commission hears winery proposal

#MIDDLEBURY #WINERY #QUASSAPAUG By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its Nov. 29 meeting heard plans for a winery and vineyard on the grounds of ... Continue Reading →