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 →

Middlebury Lions Club – Part II of II

#Middlebury #LionsClub By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD The International Association of Lions Clubs, founded in 1916, is one of the most popular and effective volunteer associations ever ... Continue Reading →

Digitized maps enhance hiking

#Middlebury #MLT #DigitizedMaps By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY How people follow a trail has evolved over time, from the earliest discerning of faint marks along a woodland floor through ... Continue Reading →

Age-restricted houses to be built

#Middlebury #AgeRestricted By MARJORIE NEEDHAM A new age-restricted subdivision proposed by Michaud Development Group has made its way through Middlebury’s approval process and ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Lions Club – Part I of II

#Middlebury #LionsClub By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968), the Alabama-born political activist, lecturer and author, changed the world. Speaking in Cincinnati ... Continue Reading →

Holidays are for the birds

#Middlebury #MLT #Wildlife By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The holiday season is upon us and our thoughts often turn to what we can get for the ones we love. If you love nature and the birds ... Continue Reading →

Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Conclusion

#Middlebury #Whittemore #Airmail   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On July 1, 1926, Colonial Air Transport Inc. inaugurated airmail service from New York to Boston, stopping in Hartford’s ... Continue Reading →