Poem A Day – Jan. 31, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY Tuesday Fady Joudah Days been dark don’t say “in these dark days” done changed my cones and rods Sometimes I’m the country other times the countryside I ... Continue Reading →

Don’t Miss Out this Cold and Flu Season (Family Features) Being sick isn’t fun, but missing out on family vacations or parties for the big game because you are sick is even ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Jan. 30, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY Invitation to Love Paul Laurence Dunbar Come when the nights are bright with stars Or when the moon is mellow; Come when the sun his golden bars Drops on the hay-field yellow. Come ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Jan. 29, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY Songs to Joannes, V Mina Loy Midnight empties the street Of all but us Three I am undecided which way back To the left a boy – One wing has been washed in the rain The ... Continue Reading →

Big Game Snacks for the Win (Family Features) The big game is almost here: two teams, a room full of fans and a spread of fan-favorite foods to keep everybody going. Whether everyone's ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – It’s on you, Jed York

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Mark Vasto In October 2010, after a close loss to Philadelphia, ESPN’s Adam Schefter received not so much a text as a bold proclamation. The message was ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Jan. 28, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek Questions In 2015, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tied a team record with a sixth consecutive season of 200-plus strikeouts. Who ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Jan. 28, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY Heritage Claude McKay Now the dead past seems vividly alive, And in this shining moment I can trace, Down through the vista of the vanished years, Your faun-like form, your ... Continue Reading →

Talk on Jews in the Former Soviet Union

#MIDDLEBURY #SOUTHBURY The Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut will present a talk by David Benish, “Jews of the Former Soviet Union: Challenges and Prospects,” Wednesday, Feb. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Jan. 27, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY from “After Dinner Was Over” Katie Peterson I am enlightened, a man says after dinner, and he doesn’t mean what you think he means, he means he’s ... Continue Reading →