Berries highlight perfect summer salad

#Middlebury June is the season for berries. Sweet, juicy summer berries are like the healthy “candy” of the food world. Not only are berries nutritious, new research indicates that ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – June 19, 2019

#Middlebury On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third presidents of the United ... Continue Reading →

Safely show off your new puppy

#Middlebury #Puppy DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Our puppy Clyde is about four months old, and we can’t wait to show him off this summer. We have several outings to the park planned, ... Continue Reading →

It’s lemonade-stand season

#Middlebury Ten-year-old Josh and his 7-year-old sister Naomi might have the best lemonade stand going in their small town situated over the hill from Silicon Valley, California. It ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – June 18, 2019

#Middlebury “Line a flowerpot with a coffee filter to keep the soil from washing out the drain hole.” – R.L. in Georgia To dust baseboards and to help them resist dust in the ... Continue Reading →

Rookwood fountain a valuable garden piece

#Middlebury #Antiques Flowers were an important part of the lives of Americans from the 1880s to 1950s. Technology had advanced to a time when pottery could be made in multiples in ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of June 17, 2019

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Things that usually come easily and quickly for the Aries Lamb might need more of your time and attention during the next several ... Continue Reading →

Summer sun bakes mail-order meds

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I get all of my medicine by mail. Since the manufacturers stress keeping the pills at cool room temperatures, I wonder what the excessive heat does ... Continue Reading →

Our biking days aren’t over

#Middlebury #Seniors Remember when we were kids and summers were spent riding our bicycles around the neighborhood? We’d screech around corners, never worrying about balance or ... Continue Reading →

Agent Orange benefits for blue water Navy?

#Middlebury #Veterans #Navy The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, known as H.R. 299, seeks to give Agent Orange (dioxin) benefits to blue water veterans. The bill has passed ... Continue Reading →