Woodchucks, beavers confusable cousins
#Middlebury #Woodchucks #Beavers
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
The woodchuck, also known as a groundhog, is the largest member of the squirrel family. It also is related to the beaver. ... Continue Reading →
Pollinators need our help
#Middlebury #NoMowMay #Pollinators
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Flowers emerge in spring and so do the pollinators. Pause by the blooming tree (Bradford pear?) by the Middlebury Post Office ... Continue Reading →
St. John’s assistant resigns
#Middlebury #FirstSelectman
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
First Selectman Edward B. St. John’s executive assistant, Barbara Whitaker, announced her resignation Monday, April 18. She is ... Continue Reading →
MHS plans Rochambeau Monument
#Middlebury #Rochambeau
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
June is Rochambeau month in Middlebury because, on June 27, 1781, the French Army under General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte ... Continue Reading →
MLT going to the dogs
#Middlebury #DogPark
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
Middlebury is a community with many dog people. While the Greenway and Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) properties are great places to walk ... Continue Reading →
Learn to be “Bear Aware”
#Middlebury #BlackBears
Middlebury bears are out and about. Postings on Facebook show them tearing into garbage bags and even entering residents’ unlocked cars. Please read the ... Continue Reading →
The Benham twins
#Middlebury
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
During and following the Civil War, great interest arose in personal health awareness. The War uncovered a great need for citizens to pay greater ... Continue Reading →
Three owl species are common here
#Middlebury #Owls #MLT
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
Owls have long been creatures of myth and fable. Some myths portray owls as omens of death while others say their hoots ward off evil. ... Continue Reading →
Local youth wins fishing challenge
#Middlebury #DEEP #Fishing
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
New Year’s Eve 2021 marked two special dates for Middlebury resident Noah Savin, a 7-year-old first grader at Middlebury ... Continue Reading →
Middle school students submit essays
#Middlebury #Southbury #MMS #RMS #Region15
Eighth grade students from Regional School District 15’s two middle schools, Memorial Middle School (MMS) in Middlebury and Rochambeau ... Continue Reading →
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