Couch Theater – Oct. 4, 2018

#Middlebury “The First Purge” (R) – As has been established in the first three films in this series, the Purge is a horrific (or hedonistic) annual set-aside of 12 hours during ... Continue Reading →

Healthy eating helps control blood pressure

#Middlebury If you didn’t have high blood pressure before, there’s a good chance you do now. Last year, new guidelines from the American Heart Association, the American ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Oct. 3, 2018

#Middlebury On Oct. 20, 1803, the U.S. Senate approves a treaty with France providing for the purchase of the territory of Louisiana, which would double the size of the United States. ... Continue Reading →

Husband needs to stop barking at dog

#Middlebury DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Whenever our dog Champ starts barking, my husband barks back at him. I know he’s doing it as a joke, but Champ keeps barking right through ... Continue Reading →

Meanderings – Freihofer’s Bakery Outlet

#Middlebury #Freihofers By MARJORIE NEEDHAM I recently meandered over to Naugatuck to check out the Freihofer Bakery Outlet. It’s a place I often drive by, but it hasn’t ... Continue Reading →

Rosanne Tea Room was a popular gathering place

#Middlebury #ItHappenedInMiddlebury By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD 1922 saw the advent of two marvelous destination facilities in Middlebury: The Lift-the-Latch Inn (now the Tucker Hill ... Continue Reading →

How do you like them apples?

#Middlebury #Apples   We Minnesotans think of ourselves as not being particularly boastful. But fall is in the air, and one exception is when it comes to the humorous question, ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s A Tip – Oct. 2, 2018

#Middlebury If you have a tank top that has loose straps, try crossing them over your neck to create crisscross straps. You might like the look, and it won’t be loose! Apply ... Continue Reading →

Burmese glass lamp commands high price

#Middlebury American homes in the 1700s seem very colorless today when compared with log cabins and many restored homes and buildings. Ceramics during that time usually were made of ... Continue Reading →

Learn how to geocache

#Middlebury #MLT #Geocache By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY It’s October, most of the birds have gone South, and the woods and trails have become much quieter. So what exciting things hide ... Continue Reading →