Celebrate Middlebury Sept. 21

#Middlebury #CelebrateMiddlebury Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Middlebury’s Shepardson Community Center field will be transformed into a field of vendors designed ... Continue Reading →

Go wacky, artsy with plain clay flowerpots

#Middlebury Flowerpots are more than just containers for fragrant herbs, summer’s begonias or fall’s chrysanthemums. Grab a plain clay pot the next time you and your kids ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury farm dates to 1800s

#Middlebury By NATE DEXTER From the South Street overpass over I-84, you can see a green barn at the end of a dirt driveway that winds through the fields. That barn is part of Bedlam ... Continue Reading →

Give hiking a try

#Middlebury #MiddleburyLandTrust By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY “I’ve been thinking about going for a hike,” a friend of mine said, “but I’m really not sure what to expect, or ... Continue Reading →

Volunteers get garden in shape

#Middlebury By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Every summer, the community garden at Shepardson Community Center grows vegetables for Middlebury seniors and Middlebury Food Bank clients. This year, ... Continue Reading →

Turn nature finds into artful sunprints

#Middlebury #Sunprints “You know, it makes a fellow think, The shape of you, the shape of me, the shape of everything I see …” begins Dr. Seuss in one of his whimsical, poetic ... Continue Reading →

Hike surprises leader

#Middlebury By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY As he does every year, Wayne Foote led a group hiking along the Foote Path on Connecticut Trails Day, June 1. This year, the hike held a huge surprise ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury once primarily agricultural

#Middlebury #Dairying By NATE DEXTER From the very origins of our town’s history in 1807, when Middlebury separated from Waterbury and parts of other towns, agriculture was part ... Continue Reading →

Capital plan work continues

#Middlebury #CapitalPlan By MARJORIE NEEDHAM First Selectman Edward B. St. John, Public Works Director Dan Norton and Peter Vaccarelli took time from their busy schedules this week ... Continue Reading →

Hetzel Refuge offers trails

#Middlebury   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Thanks to Tom Albon, who asked me to write about one of his favorite trails, in the Hertzel Refuge. The property has a fascinating history. ... Continue Reading →