Poem A Day – Jan. 6, 2016
Sorcery
Sandra Simonds
I’m a witch who lost all her powers, then
in place of my powers, I got the coiled beauty
of seashells and sleeping infants. The coiled
beauty of eardrums, ... Continue Reading →
Pomperaug girls hand coach Fortier 100th win
By KEN MORSE
Somewhere among the X’s and O’s on coach Joe Fortier’s chalkboard, he found the magic that turns hard work into success. On Tuesday night at Pomperaug High School, ... Continue Reading →
PHS Boys’ Swimming and Diving – PHS versus Bethel
Pomperaug High School vs. Bethel High School
January 5, 2016, at Pomperaug High School
Final Score: Pomperaug 96 – Bethel 83
200 Medley Relay – Pomperaug Jordan McDarren, ... Continue Reading →
Many good books to choose among
By DONNA HINE
Some months it seems difficult to find good books to write about and others, like this one, it’s difficult to winnow down the choices to just five. I’m completely ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury Public Library January events
Brown Bag Book Discussion Group
The Brown Bag Book Discussion Group will meet Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 12:30 p.m. for a discussion and tapas. New members are welcome.
OverDrive App class
Join ... Continue Reading →
EIDC discusses website plans
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its Nov. 24 meeting unanimously voted to not renew a yearly membership in the Connecticut ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Jan. 5, 2016
Letter Beginning with Two Lines by Czeslaw Milosz
Matthew Olzmann
You whom I could not save,
Listen to me.
Can we agree Kevlar
backpacks shouldn’t be needed
for children walking ... Continue Reading →
CC approves grocery store, crematory, salary increase
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its Nov. 24 meeting approved a septic tank at Tyler Cove and plans for a commercial building on Southford Road. ... Continue Reading →
P&Z discusses Bristol Road house, illegal signs
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Dec. 3 informally discussed construction of a second house on a Bristol Road lot. It also set the ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Jan. 4, 2016
My Doubt
Jane Hirshfield
I wake, doubt, beside you,
like a curtain half-open.
I dress doubting,
like a cup
undecided if it has been dropped.
I eat doubting,
work doubting,
go out to ... Continue Reading →
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