Enjoy these Halloween events

#Middlebury #Halloween Hitt Family Display The Hitt family at 533 Three Mile Hill Road will again decorate their yard for Halloween and collect donations for the Middlebury Food Bank ... Continue Reading →

Connecticut’s 99-year journey to lawful contraception – Part II of IV

#Middlebury #Contraception By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD In July 1923, the family of the late Henry Sabin Chase (1855-1918), some of whom lived in Middlebury for many years, began constructing ... Continue Reading →

Live safely with bears

#Middlebury #BlackBears By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Black bears may look like teddy bears, but humans who wish to live safely with them in the neighborhood need to remember they are wild ... Continue Reading →

Town drone program takes off

#Middlebury #Drones By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Police Officer Michael Terzigni, a licensed drone pilot, brought the town’s two newly acquired drones to Town Hall following ... Continue Reading →

Enjoy land trust walks, talks

#Middlebury #MiddleburyLandTrust By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) will present a bird walk and a bear talk in September and follow them with guided hikes at ... Continue Reading →

Dispose of household hazardous waste September 24

#Middlebury #NVCOG #HouseholdHazardousWaste Do you have paints, cleaners, or other chemicals you need to dispose of? The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) and participating ... Continue Reading →

New children’s center to open

#Middlebury #Bright&Early #Children’sLearningCenter By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Bright & Early Children’s Learning Center may be new to Middlebury when it opens its doors ... Continue Reading →

Spot fungi, mushrooms during dog days hikes

#Middlebury #MLT #Fungi By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY “Dog days of summer” refers to the days of mid-to-late summer, from July through August, that generally are the hottest and most ... Continue Reading →

Town orders new fire engine

#Middlebury #MVFD #Engine1 By MARJORIE NEEDHAM At the July 18 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Middlebury First Selectman Edward B. St. John presented a timeline leading up to the ... Continue Reading →

Land trusts save green space

#Middlebury #LandTrust   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Why preserve an old barn, or a field or farm right in the middle of town? Why have trails that not everyone can use? Who cares ... Continue Reading →