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 →

Visit Rochambeau monument

#Middlebury #Rochambeau #Troop5 By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD June 27 is Rochambeau Day, the day we commemorate his army’s encampment on Breakneck Hill in Middlebury, and this year marks ... Continue Reading →

Chauncey Judd – Conclusion

#Middlebury By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Chauncey Judd had been taken prisoner by a band of Tories because he recognized them as they were returning from ransacking the home and terrorizing ... Continue Reading →

Free Lyme Disease event May 16

#Middlebury #LymeDisease #Ticks By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The 13th Annual Lyme Connection Patient Conference and Health Fair will be held Thursday, May 16, at Western Connecticut State University’s ... Continue Reading →

Frog choruses fill night air

#Middlebury #SpringPeepers   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY As we enter May in Middlebury, the return of green leaves and the profusion of flowering trees and shrubs delight our eyes. ... Continue Reading →

Ideas to ‘egg’ on your imagination

#Middlebury Which came first – the chicken or the egg? Well, for many families at this time of year, there’s no doubt. Eggs rule! While the kids are busy mixing, dipping and ... Continue Reading →

Trails for us, trails for them

#Middlebury By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY For me, and I expect for many of you, April means thinking about spring planting and summer gardens. I used to ask myself, “What flowers do I ... Continue Reading →