Red Cross issues emergency call for blood and platelet donations; supply very low

#MIDDLEBURY #REDCROSS FARMINGTON, Conn. (July 5, 2016) ̵ The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelets. They urge all eligible donors to give now to replenish ... Continue Reading →

Budget cuts affect state campgrounds, parks

#MIDDLEBURY #DEEP Due to a General Fund budget cut of $10 million effective July 1, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reducing operating expenses ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 5, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Brilliant Juice Todd Colby It is the people who remember, but when the people are gone we won’t have anyone to remember. People go to a lot of trouble to make things ... Continue Reading →

Happy Fourth of July to our readers and their families!

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Southbury Library Happenings – July Art Exhibit

#SOUTHBURY Images from photographer Georgia Sheron’s project to document the life of a struggling Southbury farmer, John Ludorf, will be exhibited in the Gloria Cachion Gallery ... Continue Reading →

Whittemore Library Happenings – Week of July 3

#NAUGATUCK Yoga Yoga for all levels with certified instructor Paula Lantieri meets every Monday from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Please arrive before 6 p.m. Drop in, bring ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Library Happenings – Week of July 3

#MIDDLEBURY Enter the raffle During the month of July, take out any book about stars or constellations or any nonfiction DVD and fill out a raffle ticket to be drawn on Aug. 1. Weekly ... Continue Reading →

Library Lines – Starting and ending with cookbooks

#MIDDLEBURY By DONNA HINE Editor’s Note: We are very grateful for the contributions Donna Hine has made to the newspaper over the years. We hope our readers will let her know ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – July 4, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY I am reminded via email to resubmit my preferences for the schedule Chen Chen But really I would prefer to sit, drink water, reread some Russians a while longer – ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – July 3, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek Questions Who was the first major-league rookie to have 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break? How many times during his 22-year major-league ... Continue Reading →