Arborist trims notable tree

#Middlebury #CucumberMagnolia By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY On a windy, blustery Arbor Day people from around the state came to Middlebury to care for a very special Connecticut Champion ... Continue Reading →

Straits/Park Road projects abound

#Middlebury By MARJORIE NEEDHAM One Straits Turnpike/Park Road area project can’t be missed. That’s the new Premier Subaru dealership under construction across from Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Tribute honors two Middlebury heroes

#Middlebury #MemorialDay #VietnamWar Rusty Bona kindly shared this photo of a Memorial Day tribute to two sons of Middlebury who were killed in action serving our country. The tribute ... Continue Reading →

Memorial Day events return

#Middlebury #MemorialDay By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Last year, when May rolled around we were into the second month of COVID-19 restrictions, and almost all the town’s traditional Memorial ... Continue Reading →

Invasive plants damage the environment

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Around here, until recently we had a locally famous escapee, Buddy the Beefalo, since captured and moved to an animal sanctuary in Florida. His last minute ... Continue Reading →

Some critters sound similar

#Middlebury #MLT   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY You probably recognize by sound or sight many animals, birds, reptiles and amphibians that live around our part of Connecticut. Or ... Continue Reading →

Waterbury-Oxford Airport – Part I

#Middlebury #Waterbury-OxfordAirport By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD The Uniroyal Corporation’s story told in the last two issues is not complete without the history of the Waterbury-Oxford ... Continue Reading →

Food drive donations set record

#Middlebury #MiddleburyFoodBank #FoodDrive By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Chief Brett Kales reported on Facebook Saturday, March 27, that the March ... Continue Reading →

Adventures of the Peck-Nichols house

#Middlebury #MiddleburyLandTrust #Peck-NicholsHouse     By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY When one thinks of adventures, they tend to think they’re experienced by people, or dogs. ... Continue Reading →

U.S. Rubber & Uniroyal in Middlebury – Part II

#Middlebury #Chemtura By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD The name of the Oxford Management & Research Center of Uniroyal, Inc. was changed to the Preston Hill Inn in 1971. The Preston Hill ... Continue Reading →