Safety tips for winter propane use

Although we have yet to have much snow, we know it will be here at some point. Here are some safety tips from the Propane Gas Association of New England. They are asking consumers to ... Continue Reading →

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Today we honor the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a photo of the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Ala., and with the introduction to the article on King published at wikipedia.org. ... Continue Reading →

P&Z to review Southford Road grocery store

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Jan. 7 scheduled public hearings for Thursday, Feb. 4, for site plan approval, excavation and grading ... Continue Reading →

P&Z considers gas station makeover

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 →

Donate to help dogs and cats this weekend

Middlebury Police Cadet Sgt. Jack Cronin is asking area residents to help our furry friends by donating items for dogs and cats Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16 and 17, from 9 a.m. to ... Continue Reading →

Statewide energy contest for students K to college

  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (Jan. 11, 2016) – Eversource and The United Illuminating Company, as partners of the Energize Connecticut initiative, are accepting entries for the 12th ... Continue Reading →

Firefighter reports deer may have survived ice ordeal

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM We left the scene of the doe stranded on the ice at Long Meadow Pond in Middlebury Jan. 7 because it was our understanding she had a broken leg and would be put ... Continue Reading →

MVFD responds to animal rescue call

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) responded to an animal rescue call on Lake Shore Drive Thursday, Jan. 7, around 10:30 a.m. When they arrived, they ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury selectmen to consider budget audit, cashless system

BY TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE Middlebury’s new Board of Selectmen (BoS) met for the second time Jan. 4. The meeting focused on procedural matters and was followed by an executive session ... Continue Reading →

EIDC discusses website plans

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its Nov. 24 meeting unanimously voted to not renew a yearly membership in the Connecticut ... Continue Reading →