Four tips for a safe holiday season

(NAPS)—Between picking up last-minute presents and visiting guests and family, don’t forget safety precautions around the home to avoid preventable accidents, especially with small ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 17, 2015

The world, how Martha Rhodes The world, how greenesses pop up. I’d forgotten. To be found millions of years later, mountains of bones ground down. The tiniest with the largest. You ... Continue Reading →

‘The Nutcracker’ this weekend

Brass City Ballet (BCB), a nonprofit dance school and semi-professional ballet company, will present its 19th annual production of “The Nutcracker” Saturday, Dec. 19, ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Fire Calls – Nov. 15 to Dec. 1, 2015

The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department responded to the following calls: 2015-11-15 – 18:50 – Main Street in Watertown. Mutual aid. 2015-11-15 – 20:37  – ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 16, 2015

Naming Ceremony Honoree Fanonne Jeffers for Jerry Ward, Jr. Shallow curve of the land between master and owned I have dismissed you until I come upon kin Since time my jaws have collected ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury EIDC discusses marketing, streetscape plans

The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its Nov. 24 meeting unanimously voted to not renew a yearly membership in the Connecticut Economic Resource Center ... Continue Reading →

Fire prevention poster winners announced

Middlebury Fire Marshal Jack Proulx announced the following winners of the 2015-2016 Annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Cash prizes were donated by the Middlebury Volunteer Fire ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 15, 2015

Equivalents Monica de la Torre My child is my mother. There is a perpetual tug of war between the child in my mother and the mother in my child. My spouse is not father to my child. The ... Continue Reading →

Madeline A. (Zonghetti) Mangine obituary

Madeline A. (Zonghetti) Mangine, 98, of Naugatuck passed away at Apple Rehabilitation Center in Watertown Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. She was the widow of William Mangine, the former owner ... Continue Reading →

Tips for picking and presenting perfect holiday gifts

  (StatePoint) With a few simple tips, your holiday gifts can be personal, meaningful and beautifully wrapped. Pick a Present Spend time brainstorming. Make a list of the recipient’s ... Continue Reading →