Get that perfect holiday pet photo

#Middlebury DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Every holiday, I try to take a nice photo of our two dogs that we can frame. And every holiday, I get a series of terrible, blurry pictures. The ... Continue Reading →

Make and give beeswax candles

#Middlebury #Candles Rolling sheets of beeswax into beautiful candles is a safe and easy way to make unique, attractive and appreciated holiday gifts with your children. The steps for ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – Dec. 10, 2019

#Middlebury Be sure to eat a hearty breakfast before heading out to the airport. Pack a piece or two of whole fruit or a portion of nuts for snacking, and bring an empty water bottle ... Continue Reading →

American Windsor chairs first made around 1730

#Middlebury #Antiques The Windsor chair was introduced in England in the late 17th century, and it was about 50 years later, around 1730, that the first American Windsor chairs were ... Continue Reading →

Genie “Iphigenia” Rigopulos Obituary

#Middlebury #Obituary #Watertown Loving mother, grandmother and sister Genie “Iphigenia” (Moschos) Rigopulos of Watertown passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Dec. 4. ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of Dec. 9, 2019

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) That change in holiday travel plans might be more vexing than you’d expected. But try to take it in stride. Also, it couldn’t ... Continue Reading →

Size determines risk of aneurysm rupture

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: My boyfriend recently was diagnosed with an aneurysm. The report says the abdominal aorta is 3.02 cm in largest dimension and recommends screening ... Continue Reading →

Defense Department expands Exchange, commissary access

#Middlebury #Veterans If there is an Exchange or commissary near you that you haven’t been able to use, that might change soon. Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the Department of Defense ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Dec. 6, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Who was the last pitcher before Cincinnati’s Michael Lorenzen in 2018 to homer in three consecutive at-bats? In 2018, Kyle Higashioka of the New ... Continue Reading →

Holiday Happenings Dec. 6, 7 & 8

#Middlebury #Woodbury #Naugatuck Toy Drive The Middlebury Connecticut Police Benevolent Association is sponsoring a toy drive Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dinova’s ... Continue Reading →