Trains once traveled here – Part I of II

#Middlebury #HopBrook By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD When David Carusello looks back on his boyhood growing up in Waterbury’s Town Plot, some of his fondest memories center on his ... Continue Reading →

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 →