Club needs members to survive

#Middlebury #LionsClub By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Middlebury Lions Club has operated continuously since 1953, but it may very well cease to exist if residents don’t step up and ... Continue Reading →

Make seed-starting pots from newspaper

#Middlebury #DonnasDay It’s growing season, an ideal time for your family to poke around and play in dirt. Begin indoors! Popular plants are easily started inside during spring ... Continue Reading →

Flanders offers spring break adventure week

#Middlebury #SpringBreak Spring is in the air, and Flanders Nature Center is offering a spring break adventure week for area students off from school the week of April 16 through April ... Continue Reading →

Lions Club to present program on bears

#Middlebury #LionsClub The Middlebury Lions Club will present “Bears and other wildlife in Middlebury” Wednesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. Long-time ... Continue Reading →

Quilts that Care offers class

#Middlebury #QuiltsThatCare Quilts that Care, a nonprofit that makes quilts for cancer patients, continues to grow. Learn how to help them make quilts in a Quilt Strip Class Saturday, ... Continue Reading →

Give Easter eggs a spongeware look

#Middlebury #EasterEggs #DonnasDay Easter soon will be here, with eggs of all colors and designs to brighten our homes. We like to try a variety of egg-decorating techniques, from the ... Continue Reading →

Hop Brook Dam – Part 1

#Middlebury #ItHappenedInMiddlebury #HopBrookDam By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the Hop Brook Dam in Middlebury. While the area ... Continue Reading →

Insect decimates Middlebury’s ash trees

#Middlebury #EmeraldAshBorer By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s Department of Public Works (DPW) head, Dan Norton said, “Ash trees are going the way of the elms. DEEP says within ... Continue Reading →

Our tiniest critters can cause huge problems

#Middlebury #Ticks By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY We previously took a look at some of Middlebury’s small and large animals. Now we will take a look at what some consider the most dangerous ... Continue Reading →

CodeRED returns to Middlebury

#Middlebury #CodeRED By MARJORIE NEEDHAM CodeRED has returned to Middlebury, and Assessor Chris Kelsey, who heads up the town’s newly formed Public Notification Committee, is ... Continue Reading →