Choose your Earth Day celebration

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Earth Day 2016 will be Friday, April 22. Towns, cities and countries across the world will focus on the environment on this day first celebrated in 1970. Here in ... Continue Reading →

P&Z approves Ceviche patio, Benson Woods density, accessory apartment

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The #Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its April 7 meeting unanimously approved an outdoor patio at the Ceviche Latin Kitchen restaurant ... Continue Reading →

7 places mosquitoes might be hiding in your yard

(Family Features) Spring has sprung, which means that mosquito season is here. These tiny insects could be living, flying and breeding right in your yard, and you might not even know ... Continue Reading →

Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust properties – April

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Each month, this column features a gem of land preserved in perpetuity by the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT). We also publish a picture of a mystery location ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury 2016-2017 budget hearing tonight

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM #MIDDLEBURY Tuesday, April 5, taxpayers can attend the Middlebury town budget public hearing, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the fire house at 65 Tucker Hill ... Continue Reading →

LPOS posts bid notice for Fenn Farm barn roof

#MIDDLEBURY By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its March 2 meeting updated members on the status of Fenn Farm ... Continue Reading →

Hop Brook Pharmacy closes

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s local drugstore, Hop Brook Pharmacy at 900 Straits Turnpike in Middlebury, suddenly closed its doors last Wednesday. This reporter learned of ... Continue Reading →

Set clocks an hour ahead

#MIDDLEBURY Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m. Don’t be late for Sunday events! Set your clocks ahead an hour when you go to bed Saturday night unless, of ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Tonight

The Middlebury Knights of Columbus St. Patrick’s Day Dinner is tonight, Wednesday, March 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center Auditorium at 1172 Whittemore Road ... Continue Reading →

Selectmen offer dog park land

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Middlebury Board of Selectmen, at its Feb. 16 meeting, suggested the Middlebury Dog Park Committee might find a home for the dog park on some town-owned property ... Continue Reading →