P&Z tables gas station, hears POCD comments

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its April 2 meeting tabled a public hearing on plans to replace the Shell station on Middlebury Road ... Continue Reading →

Town budget hearing gets heated

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM When Middlebury Chief Financial Officer Larry Hutvagner posted slides showing town budget totals at the April 6 public hearing on the proposed 2015-2016 town budget, ... Continue Reading →

Absentee ballots available for May 6 referendum

The Middlebury Town Clerk’s office has absentee ballots for the May 6, 2015, Budget Referendum. Electors and property owners owning property assessed at $1,000 or more on the ... Continue Reading →

See “Hunger in America” movie April 22

Southbury Woodbury Interfaith Ministries (SWIM) will present the documen-tary “Hunger in America” Wednesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. at Southbury Town Hall in Room 205. This eye-opening ... Continue Reading →

Help track hummingbirds

Spring migration is underway, and the Audubon Center at Bent of the River invites birders and nature enthusiasts of all ages to help track the health of hummingbirds with Audubon’s ... Continue Reading →

Cactus and Succulent Show Saturday and Sunday

The 32nd Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale will be this Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Naugatuck Valley ... Continue Reading →

Church seeks tag sale, auction donations

The Middlebury Congregational Church is asking for donations for its 25th Sale and Old Fashioned Auction Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. This ... Continue Reading →

Town, Region 15 budgets go to referendum

Following public hearings April 6 in Middlebury for the proposed Middlebury town budget and at Pomperaug High School for the proposed Region 15 budget, the budgets were voted on by ... Continue Reading →

ZBA postponement costs homeowner

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE A Middlebury homeowner spent more than $300 in postage to notify abutting property owners about a public hearing for a requested garage expansion only to ... Continue Reading →

Good Friday, Easter services

Middlebury Congregational Church in Middlebury Easter Sunday service at 10 a.m. (Child care is available for Sunday services) Calvary Chapel in Southbury A Good Friday service will ... Continue Reading →