How to give your pet a healthy, happy New Year

#MiddleburyCT #NewPets DEAR PAW’S CORNER: This week, many Americans are celebrating their newest gift to the family: a cute puppy or kitten, duck or chicken, or pocket pets like ... Continue Reading →

Editorial: Kindness matters

#MiddleburyCT #Kindness We wish a very Happy New Year to all our readers and all our advertisers, both of which keep this woman-owned independent newspaper afloat. We deeply appreciate ... Continue Reading →

Resolve to reduce, reuse in 2024

#MiddleburyCT #Reduce #Reuse By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY January is a favorite month for making positive changes. How about trying to improve your environmental impact? Pretty much everyone ... Continue Reading →

Blood bank turns away donor with high iron levels

#MiddleburyCT #HighIron #BladderIssues DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I was rejected from donating plasma (not blood) because my iron that day was 57 mcmol/L, and the maximum allowable ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – January 2, 2024

#MiddleburyCT If you like taking baths, you can invest in a second rubber bath mat to drape over the side of the tub. The edge will be nonslip, so you can hold on for support and your ... Continue Reading →

Smoking paraphernalia not always obvious

#MiddleburyCT #Antiques #SmokingParaphernalia #OrientalRugs Some collectibles aren’t what they seem at first glance. This green enameled piece that sold for $252 at Morphy Auctions ... Continue Reading →

Metro hearing set for January 4 Planning & Zoning meeting

#MiddleburyCT #MetroRealty #LuxuryApartments By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Metro Realty’s two applications originally on the Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for public ... Continue Reading →

New Board of Selectmen starts meeting

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury First Selectman Edward B. St. John conducted two December meetings with the newly elected Board of Selectmen, one on December 7 and one on December 18. ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of January 1, 2024

#MiddleburyCT #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The new year brings challenges that can change many things in your life. You need to be prepared not only to confront them, but ... Continue Reading →

Tips for finding a nursing home

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #NursingHome Choosing a nursing home isn’t easy, even in the best of circumstances. Whether it’s for you or a spouse, or for your parents, for now ... Continue Reading →