Middlebury’s Board of Finance gains two new members
#Middlebury Republican Board of Finance candidates Rita Smith and Dawn Calabrese were the top vote-getters at the Nov. 3 election with 1,203 and 1,355 votes, respectively. The Democratic-endorsed ... Continue Reading →
Ford’s Gas Station to become a Citgo
Ford’s gas station at 550 Middlebury Road in Middlebury was sold Friday, Oct. 30, to Sabbir Properties LLC of Terryville, Conn. Their A.N.Z. Petroleum Company will open a Citgo ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 3, 2015
After the Disaster
Katie Peterson
A picnic in the sequoias, light
filtered into planes, and the canopy
cut through. Fire raged in that place
one month ago. Since I’d been there,
I’d ... Continue Reading →
Police investigate Tower Road homicide
Middlebury police were called to 41 Tower Road in Middlebury at 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, on a report a man was lying in the driveway. When they arrived, Officers Kathy Blick and Ed ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 2, 2015
Children Walk on Chairs to Cross a Flooded Schoolyard
Patrick Rosal
Taytay, Rizal Province, Philippines
(based on the photo by Noel Celis)
Hardly anything holds the children up, each ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 1, 2015
Hoar Frost
Amy Lowell
In the cloud-grey mornings
I heard the herons flying;
And when I came into my garden,
My silken outer-garment
Trailed over withered leaves.
A dried leaf crumbles ... Continue Reading →
Country grocery store planned for Southford Road
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its Oct. 27 meeting heard plans for a grocery store to be built on Southford Road across from the former Golden ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Oct. 31, 2015
Garden Under Lightning
(Ghost-Story)
Leonora Speyer
Out of the storm that muffles shining night
Flash roses ghastly-sweet,
And lilies far too pale.
There is a pang of livid light,
A ... Continue Reading →
Strobel and St. John take responsible approach
To the Editor:
Every responsible household must maintain a stable and effective budget. The math is simple: money spent cannot exceed revenues. Capital expended is a necessary combination ... Continue Reading →
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