Sports Quiz – Dec. 17, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek Questions Who was the last Kansas City Royals player before Kendrys Morales in 2015 to belt three home runs in a game? Between 1970 and 2000, who hit ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 17, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Candle Indoors Gerard Manley Hopkins Some candle clear burns somewhere I come by. I muse at how its being puts blissful back With yellowy moisture mild night’s ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 16, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Idler Alice Dunbar-Nelson An idle lingerer on the wayside’s road, He gathers up his work and yawns away; A little longer, ere the tiresome load Shall be reduced ... Continue Reading →

Know Middlebury’s winter parking ordinance

#MIDDLEBURY #POLICE #WINTER Middlebury Police Chief Fran Dabbo, on behalf of his department and the Middlebury Public Works Department, reminds residents that winter weather conditions ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 15, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Sea David Baker urchins spread. They want enough room on the seabed, along the black basaltic jet of offshore reef, sun-pied, out-swept, or down along the darker overcrowded urchin ... Continue Reading →

Fire and fireplace safety tips for the holiday season

#MIDDLEBURY #FIREPLACE #SAFETY (StatePoint) The holiday season is full of family, friendship and good cheer, but it’s important to keep in mind that this time of year also can pose ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 14, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Plantation Charif Shanahan When he finally brought the hammer down One half-inch from my mother’s face The hole in the wall Wide as a silver dollar I was close enough Huddled ... Continue Reading →

Thoughtful Gifts – The secret to easy gift-giving

#MIDDLEBURY (Family Features) When gift-giving has you stumped, turn to what you know: the characteristics and interests that make your recipient unique. A thoughtful gift that shows ... Continue Reading →

Winning Ways – The meaning of ‘wisdom’

#MIDDLEBURY by Pat Iannuzzi We often use words we think we understand until we try to define them. Then we realize it’s not so easy to explain them, even with the help of a dictionary. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 13, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Key to the Kingdom Ted Mathys July 2016 This is the key to the kingdom, rustproof nickel silver, cut in the hardware aisle by a man in uniform on a rotating steel carbide ... Continue Reading →