Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Part III
#Middlebury #Whittemore
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
While American airmail had begun in 1918, official government contracts commenced in 1925. In February 1925, President Coolidge ... Continue Reading →
Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Part II
#Middlebury #Whittemore
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Harris Whittemore Jr. founded the Bee Line in March 1923. As New England’s first airline, it became a major catalyst for aviation ... Continue Reading →
Gingerbread Village returns
#Middlebury #GingerbreadVillage #StGeorges #ChristmasBazaar
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Bringing hope and good cheer to folks who missed it last year and who may sorely need something to lift ... Continue Reading →
Trail markers help hikers
#Middlebury #TrailMarkers
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
The leaves are falling, the poison ivy is dormant, and views are again becoming long through the trees. The colder weather means ... Continue Reading →
Volunteers clean gravestones
#Middelbury #Cemetery #Gravestones
By Dr. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Visitors to Middlebury Cemetery on Cemetery Road may notice the oldest gravestones there have recently received some tender ... Continue Reading →
Preserve name honors Irene Walker
#Middlebury #MLT
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
Irene Mabel Walker was an impressive woman, a really talented entrepreneur who was very generous in her final bequests. Middlebury ... Continue Reading →
New police chief takes charge
#Middlebury #Police
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
The Middlebury Police Department has a new acting police chief following former Chief Fran Dabbo’s August 20 retirement. Former ... Continue Reading →
Harris Whittemore Jr., aviation pioneer – Part I
#Middlebury #Whittemore
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
The Whittemore family has been a prodigious benefactor to Connecticut, especially throughout the Naugatuck Valley. John Howard Whittemore ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury helps those in need
#Middlebury #SocialServices #SeniorServices
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Middlebury may be among the towns labeled “affluent,” and that might make people think it means no one in ... Continue Reading →
Family fun coming to Bronson Meadow
#Middlebury #MLT
By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY
For over 30 years now, the 6.3-acre field on the north side of route 188 near Pies and Pub – Bronson Meadow, a Middlebury Land (MLT) property ... Continue Reading →
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