Poem A Day – March 24, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Chaim Soutine: The Errant Road, 1939 Cole Swensen as if a road could be otherwise but geometry defies the man who is lost on the road that the trees want to reach and reach ... Continue Reading →

Westover swimmers find success at New England Championships

Westover School’s swim team came away with many successes after taking part in the 2016 New England Prep School Swimming and Diving (NEPSSA) Division III Championships March 5 at ... Continue Reading →

LPOS posts bid notice for Fenn Farm barn roof

#MIDDLEBURY By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its March 2 meeting updated members on the status of Fenn Farm ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – March 18, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Cross Heart David Biespiel I heard it on the radio, A woman’s voice saying, I like for you to be The space far away Where poetry figures out Why you are still But ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury to allow car wash

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE For years, #MIDDLEBURY zoning regulations have forbidden both drive-throughs and car washes. That’s about to change. At its March 3 meeting, the Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Hop Brook Pharmacy closes

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury’s local drugstore, Hop Brook Pharmacy at 900 Straits Turnpike in Middlebury, suddenly closed its doors last Wednesday. This reporter learned of ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – March 15, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY March Evening Amy Lowell Blue through the window burns the twilight; Heavy, through trees, blows the warm south wind. Glistening, against the chill, gray sky light, Wet, ... Continue Reading →

DEEP says don’t spread ‘rock snot’

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is warning anglers to take steps not to spread “rock snot,” a microorganism. It also announced that Diba ... Continue Reading →

Dog flu still a threat

PAW’S CORNER By SAM MAZZOTTA DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My shorthaired terrier, Blazer, became very ill just before Christmas and was diagnosed with dog flu. He’s doing much ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – March 13, 2016

By CHRIS RICHCREEK Questions In 2015, Seattle’s Felix Hernandez became the fourth-youngest major-league pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts (29 years, 32 days). Who was younger? Name ... Continue Reading →