Act to thwart the spread of COVID-19

#Middlebury Letter to the Editor December 7, 2020 To the Editor: I am motivated to write in response to having read of a large wedding permitted to be held in the midst of the present ... Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor – Power plant impact on Oxford

#Middlebury #Oxford #TowanticPowerPlant To the Editor: We are experiencing the browning of Oxford. Anyone who thinks that Oxford has a rural character may want to drive by the titan ... Continue Reading →

McCormack says first selectman must keep town on budget

To the Editor: What part of the word “budget” doesn’t Middlebury First Selectman Ed St. John understand? In a recent article in the Waterbury paper that highlighted the Board ... Continue Reading →

McCormack is no friend of Middlebury seniors

To the Editor: Mr. St. John established an Elderly Tax Relief Committee in September 2007 to study and recommend means by which needy seniors in Middlebury could receive tax relief ... Continue Reading →

Power plant should not be built

To the Editor: A dirty fuel energy “start-up” plant is obsolete in the 21st century. Methane is a dirty fossil fuel that generates carbon dioxide (CO2). It adds to climate change, ... Continue Reading →

Public input vital to power plant defeat

To the Editor: The Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) public meeting on Jan. 15 in Oxford concerning the proposed CPV Towantic Energy gas/oil power plant provided Oxford, Middlebury, ... Continue Reading →

“Free” tuition isn’t free

To the Editor: The recent headline in the Rep-Am touting that the president was proposing “free” tuition for those attending community colleges certainly is an appealing concept. ... Continue Reading →

Ambulance contract accountability

To the Editor: The 2010-2014 ambulance contract between the Middlebury Ambulance Fund and the Middlebury government reads like a pilot episode of “The Sopranos meet The Simpsons.” ... Continue Reading →