Poem A Day – Jan. 13, 2017
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Earthy Anecdotes
Wallace Stevens
Every time the bucks went clattering
Over Oklahoma
A firecat bristled in the way.
Wherever they went,
They went clattering,
Until they swerved,
In ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s Religious Institutions – Part 2
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious societies had a central role in ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Jan. 12, 2017
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Read Genesis
Gerald Stern
I was betrayed by Bohemia early
in my life and left a run-down hotel
with my eye swollen shut by an insect bite
but got my revenge in France and ... Continue Reading →
Athanasia “Soula” Kotsaftis Obituary
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Loving mother and grandmother
Mrs. Athanasia “Soula” (Aggelopoulos) Kotsaftis, 78, of Brookfield passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving ... Continue Reading →
Diversified Tax Tidbits – Medical expenses and your taxes
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by MARK A. BURNS
As we start the new year, and with tax return season rapidly approaching, this might be a good time to address medical expenses and your tax return.
First ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Jan. 11, 2017
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San Sebastian
Spencer Reece
Still singing in my cell
of succulents, staked by a man
who fled. Nothing personal.
How often I get that wrong …
I move on –
some ... Continue Reading →
Vineyards may spring up in Middlebury
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By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
If two Middlebury residents proceed with their plans for wineries here, they will join the Department of Agriculture’s list of 35 licensed ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Jan. 10, 2017
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Kimiko Hahn
after William Carlos Williams’ “Queen-Anne’s-Lace”
Remote purple lays claim to stem,
beside routine stripes of green ... Continue Reading →
Official determines cause of fatal blaze
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Middlebury Fire Marshal Jack Proulx said Jan. 9 that the state fire marshal determined the cause of the Dec. 27 house fire at 165 Whittemore Road was accidental. The ... Continue Reading →
Paw’s Corner – How does your pet handle the cold?
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By Sam Mazzotta
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: The other day, I watched a neighbor walk her small Pug on an icy sidewalk in 19-degree weather. Her dog wore a sweater but had no protection ... Continue Reading →
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