Local family hosts large gathering

#Middlebury #COVID #Coronavirus   By MARJORIE NEEDHAM On November 6, with Connecticut’s COVID-19 case numbers rising, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont moved the state from ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury in the Civil War – Part I

#Middlebury #AfricanAmerican By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD As the United States Army surged farther south during the height of the Civil War in 1863, it succeeded in routing Robert E. Lee ... Continue Reading →

Explore Middlebury-Naugatuck trails

#Middlebury #MiddleburyLandTrust   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Snug up against Middlebury’s border with Naugatuck lies the 134-acre Water Company Parcel owned by the Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Businesses cope during COVID

#Middlebury #COVID19 By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Business owners Robin Manna of Precision Cuts of Middlebury, Dawn Zarrella of Westside Cleaners, Anthony Calabrese of Vaszauskas Farm, Joe ... Continue Reading →

Know your fall foliage

#Middlebury By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY While out walking with my husband a couple of weeks ago, I noted how some trees were dropping their leaves, even before they changed color. I said, ... Continue Reading →

Three generations serve on MVFD

#Middlebury #MVFD By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Matt Dawes has joined his father, Kevin, and his grandfather, Bob, as a firefighter in the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD). He and ... Continue Reading →

Applications flood town clerk’s office

#Middlebury #AbsenteeBallot By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Within a week after the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office mailed absentee ballot applications to all registered voters, ... Continue Reading →

‘Wolf’ trees grow on MLT land

#Middlebury By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Many Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) properties are forested land enhanced by streams, ponds and lakes. This month, we take a look at the forests. Forests ... Continue Reading →

Isaias topples trees and wires in Middlebury

#Middlebury #DPW #Isaias By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Tropical Storm Isaias lasted a mere 6 hours when it came through town August 4. In that time, the storm blew down enough trees and branches ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Hunt started in 1945

#Middlebury #MiddleburyHuntClub By NATE DEXTER Every September, the Middlebury Bridle Land Association hosts the Hunter Pace, a timed trail riding event over a set course with optional ... Continue Reading →