Diversified Tax Tidbits – Turning your home into a rental property – Part 2

#MIDDLEBURY by Mark A. Burns In last month’s column, we discussed some of the basic issues related to turning your personal residence into a rental property. This month we will ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 10, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Unexplorer Edna St. Vincent Millay There was a road ran past our house Too lovely to explore. I asked my mother once – she said That if you followed where it led It ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 9, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY A Confession to a Friend in Trouble Thomas Hardy Your troubles shrink not, though I feel them less Here, far away, than when I tarried near; I even smile old smiles – ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury KoC presents check for church repairs

#MIDDLEBURY The Middlebury Knights of Columbus Council No. 3992 (KoC) presented a $3,019.44 check to the Rev. Dennis J. Vincenzo on July 5, 2016, at St. John of the Cross Church in ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 8, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Vapor Martin Rock Tonight I’m to occupy a single breath: to let it slowly out as an open kettle might release its steam, left long on the stove. Eventually all substance ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Vets get good news on PTSD

#MIDDLEBURY by Freddy Groves A clinical trial has shown that adding just one care component can improve outcomes for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The component ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 7, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Falling Peacock in Rainstorm at Night Peg Boyers My tail of colored feathers hangs matted closed behind me It weighs me down In this wet darkness I can neither dance nor ... Continue Reading →

Richard P. Barton Obituary

Richard P. Barton, 84, of Naugatuck, husband of Florence (Furs) Barton, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. He was born in Waterbury, Conn., on June 17, 1932, ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Early years in the MVFD

#MIDDLEBURY By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Stymied by manpower losses during World War II, the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) nevertheless continued to flourish and grow after ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 6, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Grief’s Weird Sister, Gratitude Jennifer Michael Hecht How to read a tome of Collected Poems? Read one that pivotally changes you and lose track of the page and title. How ... Continue Reading →