Power plant savings less than $35 a year

To the Editor: According to an exhibit recently submitted to the Connecticut Siting Council by Competitive Power Ventures, $34.12 a year off of our electric bills will be what Connecticut ... Continue Reading →

Power plant should not be built

To the Editor: A dirty fuel energy “start-up” plant is obsolete in the 21st century. Methane is a dirty fossil fuel that generates carbon dioxide (CO2). It adds to climate change, ... Continue Reading →

Public input vital to power plant defeat

To the Editor: The Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) public meeting on Jan. 15 in Oxford concerning the proposed CPV Towantic Energy gas/oil power plant provided Oxford, Middlebury, ... Continue Reading →

Power plant a benefit to all

To the Editor: There’s a constant flow of negative letters regarding the proposed Oxford power plant. They hit all the bases, i.e., negative real estate value, threat to aircraft, ... Continue Reading →

“Free” tuition isn’t free

To the Editor: The recent headline in the Rep-Am touting that the president was proposing “free” tuition for those attending community colleges certainly is an appealing concept. ... Continue Reading →

Ambulance contract accountability

To the Editor: The 2010-2014 ambulance contract between the Middlebury Ambulance Fund and the Middlebury government reads like a pilot episode of “The Sopranos meet The Simpsons.” ... Continue Reading →

P&Z sets hearings for new gas station, Plan of Conservation and Development

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its Feb. 5 meeting unanimously approved a sign on Straits Turnpike and accepted an application to ... Continue Reading →

Jessie Tamburini obituary

Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother Jessie (Pelosi) Tamburini, 94, of Middlebury passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Waterbury Hospital under VITAS Innovative Hospice ... Continue Reading →

Dominick A. “Nick” Rado obituary

Uniroyal Retiree Dominick A. “Nick” Rado of Naugatuck, 90, passed away peacefully at Waterbury Hospital Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Mr. Rado was born in Naugatuck, Conn., Sept. 14, ... Continue Reading →

LPOS elects Pietrorazio its chairman

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) elected Ray Pietrorazio its chairman and Ted Mannello its vice-chairman at its ... Continue Reading →