Middlebury Police Commission appoints acting chief

In a special meeting Monday, Dec. 7, the Middlebury Police Commission voted to appoint Francis Dabbo as acting chief. Dabbo, who has been working as a part-time Middlebury police officer, ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury selectmen set Board of Finance agenda, appoint acting chair

The Middlebury Board of Selectmen (BoS) at their Dec. 7 meeting voted to establish an agenda for the Wednesday, Dec. 9, Board of Finance (BoF) meeting and appoint BoF members Vincent ... Continue Reading →

Douglas E. Diver obituary

Retired Naugatuck firefighter Douglas E. Diver, 60, of Naugatuck passed away at his home. Doug was born in Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 21, 1955, a son of Jean (Woodside) Diver and the late ... Continue Reading →

Prostate often blamed for bladder problems

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By KEITH ROACH, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 87 and have an enlarged prostate. When I get the urge to urinate, which is often, I have to go at once. Do you think ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Dec. 6, 2015

By CHRIS RICHCREEK Questions Who holds the Marlins’ career record for most complete games pitched? Who had the most hits in one major-league season: Barry or Bobby Bonds? Name ... Continue Reading →

YMCA Programs for Vets

by FREDDY GROVES Have you been to the Y lately? Did you know there are special programs there for veterans? The alliance between the armed forces and the YMCA goes back to 1861, in ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 6, 2015

Most Sweet it is With Unuplifted Eyes William Wordsworth Most sweet it is with unuplifted eyes To pace the ground, if path be there or none, While a fair region round the traveller ... Continue Reading →

For whom did the Middlebury Historical Society bell toll?

It Happened in Middlebury by AGNES LUTES The Middlebury Historical Society building’s best-kept secret may be the original bronze bell hanging in the cupola. It was installed ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 4, 2015

With My Brother Robert Ostrom Untying ropes from flagpoles. Motionless, reluctant, unchanged even by the stillness of flags in a century of ordinary flags. How I love to ride with my ... 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 →