Moments in Time – June 22, 2022

#Middlebury On July 9, 1777, New York elects Brigadier Gen. George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton would go on to become New York’s ... Continue Reading →

Fourth of July fireworks can traumatize pets

#Middlebury #FourthofJuly #Fireworks DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Please remind your readers that the noise and flash of fireworks can traumatize pets! Last year, my son and his partner ... Continue Reading →

Chest CT can’t replace screening mammogram

#Middlebury #ChestCT #Mammogram #Vasectomy #ProstateCancer DEAR DR. ROACH: I am due to have a mammogram in July, but around the same time I am supposed to have a chest CT as a follow-up ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – June 21, 2022

#Middlebury Keep your crisper drawer clean by lining with fresh newspaper. It will absorb smells and liquid and can be easily replaced. If it’s garage sale time, try this trick: ... Continue Reading →

Coin-operated scales sat on street corners

#Middlebury #Antiques Most of us diet and check our weight, but the days of tall scales sitting on a street corner waiting for someone to put a penny in the slot and step on the scale ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of June 20, 2022

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Information you need might be coming in sporadically, but at least what you’re getting is valuable. Continue to wait until ... Continue Reading →

Here’s how I saved on prescription drugs

#Middlebury #Seniors #Prescriptions #GoodRx The price of prescription drugs has, like everything else, inched up. In some cases, the cost has made a massive, sudden jump, and it comes ... Continue Reading →

Step up to help your fellow vets

#Middlebury #Veterans #StandDown VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves What are you doing this summer? If you have spare hours or days, consider stepping up to help your fellow veterans. Stand ... Continue Reading →

Barbara H. Lynch obituary

#Middlebury Educator Mrs. Barbara H. Lynch, 94, of Watertown, went home to heaven on Sunday, June 5, 2022. She was the wife of the late Harold “Hal” S. Lynch Jr. Barbara was born ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – June 17, 2022

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Name the actor and comedian who led the singing of “Back Home Again in Indiana” 36 times at the Indianapolis 500 from 1972-2014. The “Red Line Rivalry” ... Continue Reading →