Poem A Day – May 15, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Care Craig Santos Perez My 16-month old daughter wakes from her nap and cries. I pick her up, press her against my chest and rub her back until my palm warms like an old ... Continue Reading →

P&Z approves Middlebury crematory, funeral home

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its May 5 meeting unanimously approved a site plan and an excavation and grading permit for a funeral ... Continue Reading →

ZBA OKs garage and porch, elects chairman

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its May 4 meeting unanimously approved a garage at Tyler Cove and a porch on Nick Road. It also elected Ken ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – May 14, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Burden Sara Nicholson I don’t know the Latin names of flowers. I know that there are cities wherein stars Will labor to appear in bursts of as Or under, will command ... Continue Reading →

Free mental health first aid training May 28

Bethlehem, Conn. – In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Bethlehem Ambulance Association is hosting free mental health first aid training Saturday, May 28, from ... Continue Reading →

May 18 Middlebury budget referendum absentee ballots available

  Absentee ballots are available in the Middlebury Town Clerk’s office for the May 18, 2016, budget referendum. Electors and property owners owning property assessed at $1,000 ... Continue Reading →

Panthers a good team in a slump

#MIDDLEBURY #PHS By Ken Morse Special to the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer Two baseball facts are undeniable: Good teams don’t win every game. and bad teams don’t win championships. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – May 13, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY To My Mother Christina Rossetti To-day’s your natal day; Sweet flowers I bring: Mother, accept, I pray My offering. And may you happy live, And long us bless; Receiving ... Continue Reading →

Lady Panthers find a way to win

#MIDDLEBURY #POMPERAUG By Ken Morse Special to the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer Softball may be played by girls but sometimes it’s not pretty. There are times when it gets downright ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – May 12, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Banking Coal Jean Toomer Whoever it was who brought the first wood and coal To start the Fire, did his part well; Not all wood takes to fire from a match, Nor coal from ... Continue Reading →