Middlebury bans street parking during snow storms

Middlebury’s Town Ordinances forbid parking on town roads during and after snow and ice storms. Please be sure to get your car off the road during storms. Those who do not do ... Continue Reading →

ZBA OKs Straits Turnpike porch expansion

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its Feb. 3 meeting unanimously approved a porch extension on a Straits Turnpike house. Owner Sam Zenzuni told ... Continue Reading →

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Saint George’s Episcopal Church will host a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the church on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury. It will be an “all-you-can-eat” ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury police nab suspected burglar

Middlebury Acting Police Chief Francis Dabbo reports that Friday, Feb. 5, at approximately 4:10 a.m., Officers Pat Deely and Bill Kalvaitis were dispatched to White Avenue on a disturbance ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury grand list up close to 1 percent

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s 2015 grand list shows an almost one percent increase of $8.2 million compared to an increase of a solid 1 percent, or $9.4 million, in 2014. The ... Continue Reading →

The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department’s early days

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the Middlebury Historical Society salutes our Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD). We are proud to remember ... Continue Reading →

Former Ford’s gas station goes before P&Z, EIDC

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Jan. 7 reviewed a site plan application by Mir Sabbir Ahmed D/B/A Sabbir Properties LLC of Terryville ... Continue Reading →

February Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust properties

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Middlebury residents may not know about gems of land preserved in perpetuity by the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT). These interesting places – located all around ... Continue Reading →

Former Southbury Food Center owners to open Middlebury grocery store

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The names of the owners of the proposed Middlebury Fresh Market on Southford Road in Middlebury were made public for the first time at the Jan. 26 Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

ZBA denies subdivision, accepts porch expansion for review

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its Jan. 6 meeting denied a property subdivision on Kissewaug Road and accepted an application for a porch extension ... Continue Reading →