Vineyards may spring up in Middlebury

#MIDDLEBURY   By MARJORIE NEEDHAM If two Middlebury residents proceed with their plans for wineries here, they will join the Department of Agriculture’s list of 35 licensed ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Land Trust properties offer winter fun

#MIDDLEBURY   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Many favorite activities on Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) properties aren’t really well suited (or even possible) in mid-winter, but other ... Continue Reading →

House fire takes man’s life

#MIDDLEBURY #MVFD #POLICE Middlebury Police Chief Fran Dabbo reports the Dec. 27 house fire at 165 Whittemore Road in Middlebury claimed the life of William Harrison, who was in his ... Continue Reading →

EIDC recommends tax abatement for funeral home

#MIDDLEBURY By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its Dec. 14 special meeting unanimously recommended a tax abatement for ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s religious institutions – Part 1

#MIDDLEBURY #CONGREGATIONAL #METHODIST   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Police Department’s K9 Jay to get body armor

#MIDDLEBURY #K9 #POLICE Middlebury Police Department’s K9, Jay, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from nonprofit organization Vested ... Continue Reading →

Luminarias, ornaments on sale

#MIDDLEBURY #LIONSCLUB #LUMINARIA #ORNAMENTS The Middlebury Lions Club is selling holiday luminaria bags and both the Lions Club and the Town of Middlebury are selling Christmas ornament. ... Continue Reading →

Conservation Commission hears winery proposal

#MIDDLEBURY #WINERY #QUASSAPAUG By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its Nov. 29 meeting heard plans for a winery and vineyard on the grounds of ... Continue Reading →

Panthers lose Thanksgiving Eve game to Notre Dame

#POMPERAUG #MIDDLEBURY #POMP_CHEER #POMPJUNGLE_16 By Ken Morse – Special to the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer The Pomperaug Panthers were stunned when Notre Dame of Fairfield ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury ceremony honors new police chief

#MIDDLEBURY #POLICE Middlebury’s police chief, Francis (Fran) Dabbo, who was sworn in by Town Clerk Edith Salisbury earlier this year, was sworn in by Police Commissioner George ... Continue Reading →