It Happened in Middlebury – Chalk it up to history
By AGNES C. LUTES
The beautiful Middlebury Historical Society building, originally Center School, has its original 1897 blackboards. By the time the school was built, large slate black ... Continue Reading →
EIDC approves gas station renovation, receives streetscape bids
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its March 1 special meeting unanimously approved, with conditions, the appearance of ... Continue Reading →
Botsford requests 2.86-percent budget increase
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Region 15 Superintendent of Schools Regina Botsford on Monday night presented to the Board of Education (BoE) a proposed 2016-2017 budget of $67.1 million, a 2.86-percent ... Continue Reading →
March Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust Properties
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 →
Local businesses oppose Malloy bill
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is describing his liquor store bill, Governor’s Bill No. 14, as a benefit for the consumer. Local package store owners say the ... Continue Reading →
Power plant financial benefits disputed
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
The Stop Towantic Power Coalition spokesman, Paul Coward of Oxford, said at a press conference Monday that the proposed Oxford power plant will bring much less ... Continue Reading →
Man pleads guilty to capturing, killing hawks in Stamford
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Honora Gordon, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ... Continue Reading →
Bereavement group to start March 3
Finding the New Normal: Life After Loss Bereavement Group for Adults will meet Thursday, March 3, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut at 444 Main ... Continue Reading →
Teachers’ Union says ask wealthy to pay more
HARTFORD, Conn.—The American Federation of Teachers and AFT Connecticut issued a press release this morning calling on Gov. Dannel Malloy and the state legislature to ask the richest ... Continue Reading →
Webster Bank offers 24/7 customer service
Webster Bank announced Feb. 11, 2016, that its Customer Care Center (C3) in Wallingford, Conn., is now on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week schedule. Previously, the C3 was open ... Continue Reading →





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