High bacteria levels close Hop Brook swimming area

#MiddleburyCT #HopBrookLake #Swimming CONCORD, Mass. (July 3, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the swimming area at Hop Brook Lake ... Continue Reading →

Celebrate Independence Day with patriotic dessert

#MiddleburyCT #BlueberryCherryBuckle This week we have the perfect summer dessert for Independence Day. Picture this: a bowl of warm, freshly baked Blueberry Cherry Buckle. Each spoonful ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – July 3, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On July 15, 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, which was met with a negative outburst by many Unitarian theologians ... Continue Reading →

Fireworks leave pet owners few options

#MiddleburyCT #Fireworks #Pets #FourthofJuly DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My brother-in-law has invited the whole family to his lakeside house for the Fourth of July, with a cookout and ... Continue Reading →

Planning and Zoning meeting notes – June 6, 2024

#MiddleburyCT #Planning&Zoning By MARJORIE NEEDHAM At its June 6, 2024, meeting the Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing, approved an application for ... Continue Reading →

Doctors differ on dietary advice for Lynch Syndrome

#MiddleburyCT #LynchSyndrome DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 55-year-old woman who eats well and exercises (with both weights and cardio) six to seven times per week. Four years ago, ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – July 2, 2024

#MiddleburyCT Fireworks can be a lot of fun for the kids, especially sparklers. To keep it safe, use a water bucket for spent sparklers. Another idea is to have an adult stationed ... Continue Reading →

Van Briggle Pottery made decorated tiles

#MiddleburyCT #Antiques #VanBrigglePottery #AntiqueCocoCola Artus Van Briggle and his wife, Anne, were decorators at the Rookwood Pottery in Ohio. They moved to Colorado after Artus ... Continue Reading →

Town to appeal arbitration panel decision

#MiddleburyCT #PoliceUnion #Arbitration #Appeal               Officer Alton Cronin, left and Officer Randy Ireland, right, were fired by the Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Arbitration panel favors officers

#MiddleburyCT #PoliceUnion #Arbitration By MARJORIE NEEDHAM A Connecticut Labor Department Board of Mediation and Arbitration panel unanimously ruled in favor of two former Middlebury ... Continue Reading →