Visitor shares thoughts

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY This summer my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to have our eldest grandchild, Nico, stay with us for 5 ½ weeks. Her father (our son) and his family ... Continue Reading →

Nonprofit moves to Middlebury

#MiddleburyCT #Veterans #MakeAHomeCT   By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Make A Home Foundation, a nonprofit that serves homeless veterans and those in crisis, quietly moved to Middlebury in ... Continue Reading →

Thieves steal mail

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Thieves have struck the big blue mailbox out front of the Middlebury Post Office at least twice this year, first over Memorial Day weekend and then again the third ... Continue Reading →

The Saga of Bessie Webster – Part IV

#MiddleburyCT #BessieWebster #Wakefield By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Part IV of V – As the investigation into the murder of William O. Wakefield continued, the evidence against James ... Continue Reading →

Trash reduction program launched July 1

#MiddleburyCT #TrashReduction #FoodScraps By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s “Cut The Trash In Half” program launched July 1. In preparation for the launch, WasteZero employees ... Continue Reading →

The Saga of Bessie Webster – Part III

#MiddleburyCT #BessieWebster #Wakefield By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Part III of V – The April 1913 move from Middlebury to South Street in Bristol for Bessie (Webster) Wakefield and ... Continue Reading →

Baby wildlife best left alone

#MiddleburyCT #BabyWildlife By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Many animal mothers leave their young in what they see as a protected spot while they go off to forage. If you find and remove ... Continue Reading →

Pizzuto uses state law for local issue

#MiddleburyCT #DistributionCenter #Pizzuto By MARJORIE NEEDHAM State Representative William Pizzuto (R), a Middlebury resident, used state law to stop the proposed development of a ... Continue Reading →

Newest selectman sworn in

#MiddleburyCT #Selectman #BoardofSelectman By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s newest selectman, J. Paul Vance Sr., was sworn in at a ceremony held at Vyne the evening of May 18. ... Continue Reading →

The Saga of Bessie Webster – Part II

#MiddleburyCT #BessieWebster By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Part II of V – Betsey “Bessie” Webster, a Native American woman, was born into poverty in Middlebury, Connecticut, on September ... Continue Reading →