Weather holds for Celebrate Middlebury

#Middlebury   The weather forecast for the second annual “Celebrate Middlebury” event on Saturday, Oct. 14, was questionable for a while, but the rains held off and a crowd ... Continue Reading →

Area Halloween events abound

#Middlebury #Halloween Area Halloween events abound today, Friday, Oct. 27, through Tuesday, Oct. 31. We’ll list them first, so you can see what is available. Scroll down for ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Police Department – Part I

#Middlebury #PoliceDepartment By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD John Adams (1735-1826) said, we are a “government of laws and not of men.” Throughout the ages, police officers have played ... Continue Reading →

Flanders’ ‘Scenes of Fall’ Photo Contest

#Middlebury #FlandersNatureCenter #PhotoContest Flanders Nature Center in Woodbury is holding a photography contest from Oct. 15 through Nov. 10 with prizes for the best submissions ... Continue Reading →

Fall foliage will soon surround us

#Middlebury #FallFoliage #MiddleburyLandTrust By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Autumn is officially here, having arrived Sept. 22. And soon we can celebrate our good fortune in living in Middlebury, ... Continue Reading →

Farmhouse re-sided, Pietrorazio thanked

#Middlebury #FennFarm #BrookdaleFarm #MiddleburyLandTrust Editor’s Note: Brookdale Farm (Fenn Farm) Tour Saturday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Rain Date Oct. 7) Tour Brookdale ... Continue Reading →

Ta Ta Trot for a cure Sept. 24

#Middlebury #TaTaTrot #Pies&Pints The fourth annual Pies & Pints Ta Ta Trot 5K Sunday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. will start and end at Pies & Pints at One Store Road in Middlebury. ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Lake Quassapaug, Part II

#Middlebury #LakeQuassapaug By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On Sept. 8, 1946, the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper advertised that 15,000 people were expected at Quassapaug for the ... Continue Reading →

Flanders offers free guided nature hike

#Middlebury #NatureHike #Flanders Saturday, Sept. 9, the public is invited to celebrate the change of seasons with an informative hike through the beautiful and historic Flanders’ ... Continue Reading →

Find mammals, birds, bugs and plants in Bronson Meadow

#Middlebury #BronsonMeadow By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Most people know the critical environmental value of streams, rivers and ponds. Perhaps fewer people know the environmental value ... Continue Reading →