Free pulmonary screening at Waterbury Hospital

  WATERBURY, Oct. 2, 2015 ― Waterbury Hospital is partnering with the Alpha 1 Foundation and Waterbury Pulmonary Associates to sponsor a free pulmonary screening on Monday, Oct. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 6, 2015

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Sally Wen Mao In Lijiang, the sign outside your hostel glares: Ride alone, ride alone, ride alone – it taunts you for the mileage of your solitude, ... Continue Reading →

Claire Robert obituary

Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Claire (Marinelli) Robert, 87, of Waterbury and formerly of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at her home on Sunday, ... Continue Reading →

Richard L. Thompson obituary

Richard L. Thompson of Middlebury passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday morning, Sept. 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of the late Charlotte F. (Cochran) Thompson, ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 5, 2015

I Do Sjohnna McCray Driving the highway from Atlanta to Phoenix means swapping one type of heat for another. A bead of sweat rolls over my chest, around my belly and evaporates so quickly ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 4, 2015

That Music Always Round Me Walt Whitman That music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning, yet long untaught I did not hear, But now the chorus I hear and am elated, A tenor, strong, ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 3, 2015

Mowing Robert Frost There was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground. What was it it whispered? I knew not well myself; Perhaps ... Continue Reading →

Blessing of the Animals today

The annual Blessing of the Animals Festival is today, Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury. It is a rain-or-shine ... Continue Reading →

Stephen Kortis Obituary

Uniroyal retiree Stephen “Steve” Kortis, 90, beloved husband for 61 years of Matilda “Tillie” (Janczewski), a father, Poppy, great-grandfather and friend, died suddenly ... Continue Reading →

CDC launches redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) today launched its redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website, with expanded information about diseases people can catch from pets, farm animals, ... Continue Reading →