Power plant opposition grows

About 100 residents of Oxford, Middlebury, Southbury and Naugatuck gathered at the Connecticut Siting Council in New Britain Nov. 13 to protest an application by Massachusetts-based ... Continue Reading →

MVFD chooses Tony Bruno as chief

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Chief Tony Bruno moved from acting chief to chief in just a matter of days. When then-Chief Paul Perrotti was arrested ... Continue Reading →

Bad check leads to arrest

​Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, Officer Al Cronin of the Middlebury Police Department received a complaint from the Waterbury Teachers Credit Union on Straits Turnpike that a bad check had ... Continue Reading →

Want to be in the movies? Audition tomorrow!

“Delinquent,” an independent feature film about a teenager’s struggle to manage the fallout of a robbery gone wrong, will be shooting in Litchfield County throughout the month ... Continue Reading →

LPOS focuses on Fenn Farm

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) focused on upcoming Fenn Farm maintenance and repairs at its Nov. 5 meeting. It ... Continue Reading →

Connecticut geology lecture Tuesday

The Naugatuck Valley Audubon Society, in cooperation with Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, will host a program entitled “The Geology of Connecticut” ... Continue Reading →

Lecture on “The Nutcracker” Thursday

Main Street Ballet and Arts Escape will explore George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” Thursday, Nov. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at B’nai Israel Synagogue at 444 Main St. N. in ... Continue Reading →

PHS focus on goal-setting, substance abuse, diversity this week

Pomperaug High School (PHS) will host events during the week of Nov. 18 to 21 to engage students, staff and parents in meaningful conversations about goal-setting, substance abuse, ... Continue Reading →

Southbury woman celebrates re-opening of family business

By MARY CONSEUR Southbury resident Martha Hinrichsen, an owner/shareholder in the world-renowned music publishing company C.F. Peters, has good reason to be proud. In October, she returned ... Continue Reading →

MVFD Fire Calls – Week of Nov. 2, 2014

11-02 at 12:56 – Route 188. Tree fell on wires. Blocking road. CL&P and Conn. Dept. of Transportation contacted. 11-02 at 14:44 – Hop Brook Park. Small fire in barbecue ... Continue Reading →