Middlebury in the Civil War – Part I

#Middlebury #AfricanAmerican By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD As the United States Army surged farther south during the height of the Civil War in 1863, it succeeded in routing Robert E. Lee ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of November 2, 2020

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Deciding to work out that pesky problem (even though you might have been bored, bored, bored with it) should be paying off right ... Continue Reading →

CPAP could help with sleep apnea

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: How are sleep apnea, sighing and heart failure related? Recently, I was told that I have severe sleep apnea and that I must use a CPAP machine. I ... Continue Reading →

Social Security to increase for 2021

#Middlebury #Seniors The news is out. Our Social Security benefit increase starting in January 2021 will be less than it was for 2020. Instead of the 1.6% increase we received this ... Continue Reading →

Blue Water sailor Agent Orange claims easier to file

#Middlebury #Veterans Blue Water sailors, heads up. The Department of Veterans Affairs has made it easier for you to file a claim for Agent Orange exposure. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, The ... Continue Reading →

Explore Middlebury-Naugatuck trails

#Middlebury #MiddleburyLandTrust   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Snug up against Middlebury’s border with Naugatuck lies the 134-acre Water Company Parcel owned by the Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

COVID-19 Update – October 30, 2020 – 71,207 cases

#Middlebury #COVID19 #Coronavirus Middlebury’s total number of cases rose to 93 (+6) in the latest report from state health officials. On Friday, October 30, 2020, Connecticut ... Continue Reading →

Businesses cope during COVID

#Middlebury #COVID19 By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Business owners Robin Manna of Precision Cuts of Middlebury, Dawn Zarrella of Westside Cleaners, Anthony Calabrese of Vaszauskas Farm, Joe ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – October 30, 2020

#Middlebury #Sports Questions An ancient Grecian messenger named Pheidippides is believed to be the progenitor of what modern Olympic sport? What Pro Football Hall of Famer and Chicago ... Continue Reading →

COVID-19 Update – October 29, 2020 – 70,446 cases

#Middlebury #COVID19 #Coronavirus Report Highlights Middlebury is now a red town with 15.7 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 for the period Oct. 11-24. In the period Oct. 11-24, Middlebury ... Continue Reading →