Fire and fireplace safety tips for the holiday season

#MIDDLEBURY #FIREPLACE #SAFETY (StatePoint) The holiday season is full of family, friendship and good cheer, but it’s important to keep in mind that this time of year also can pose ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 14, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Plantation Charif Shanahan When he finally brought the hammer down One half-inch from my mother’s face The hole in the wall Wide as a silver dollar I was close enough Huddled ... Continue Reading →

Thoughtful Gifts – The secret to easy gift-giving

#MIDDLEBURY (Family Features) When gift-giving has you stumped, turn to what you know: the characteristics and interests that make your recipient unique. A thoughtful gift that shows ... Continue Reading →

Winning Ways – The meaning of ‘wisdom’

#MIDDLEBURY by Pat Iannuzzi We often use words we think we understand until we try to define them. Then we realize it’s not so easy to explain them, even with the help of a dictionary. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 13, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Key to the Kingdom Ted Mathys July 2016 This is the key to the kingdom, rustproof nickel silver, cut in the hardware aisle by a man in uniform on a rotating steel carbide ... Continue Reading →

Top 10 ingredients to have on hand for easy, casual holiday entertaining

#MIDDLEBURY #HOLIDAYS (StatePoint) Grandma in town? Unexpected guests? No problem! With a little planning and the right ingredients, holiday entertaining is a snap. Stock up on these ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Public Library book club picks for January

#MIDDLEBURY Looking ahead to January, the Brown Bag Book Group will be reading and discussing “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron. This is a remarkable story of one dog’s ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 12, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Notes on the Below Ada Limon – For Mammoth Cave National Park Humongous cavern, tell me, wet limestone, sandstone caprock, bat-wing, sightless translucent cave shrimp, this ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s religious institutions – Part 1

#MIDDLEBURY #CONGREGATIONAL #METHODIST   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 11, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY #CTPOET The Garden Helen Hoyt Do not fear. The garden is yours And it is yours to gather the fruits And every flower of every kind, And to set the high wall about it And ... Continue Reading →