Indoor garden offers homegrown flavor

  By MELINDA MYERS Add some homegrown flavor to your winter meals. From microgreens to tomatoes, it is possible to grow produce indoors. Microgreens are a quick and easy way to ... 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 →

Dole salad recall may affect you

BY MARJORIE NEEDHAM Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. on Jan. 22 issued a voluntary recall of its bagged salads due to the possibility of listeria contamination. The recall includes Connecticut, ... Continue Reading →

Westover cancels Jan. 23 SAT exam

Westover School announced the Jan. 23 SAT exam at the Middlebury school has been canceled due to inclement weather. Please visit https://sat.collegeboard.org for more information. The ... Continue Reading →

Mental illness educational program starts in February

The Family-To-Family Educational Program, a 12-week program for loved ones, family and friends of individuals who have a mental illness, will start Thursday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. in Naugatuck. ... Continue Reading →