Fall cleanup essential to tree health

#Middlebury #Eversource BERLIN, Conn. – Fall foliage in New England brings unmatched beauty to the region –but it also can mean hours of yard work. Raking a yard full of leaves ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Change MLB wild-card game

#Middlebury #ASportingView #Baseball By Mark Vasto I don’t like Major League Baseball’s wild-card game. There, I said it, and it falls trippingly off my tongue. Baseball ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Oct. 22, 2017

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek Hall of Famers Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew combined for how many batting-average titles? How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in World Series ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Will bad employees still linger at VA?

#Middlebury #VeteransPost by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new authority to get rid of bad employees is getting a test in Memphis. An employee at the Memphis ... Continue Reading →

Senior News Line – Drink coffee, live longer

#Middlebury #SeniorNewsLine By Matilda Charles Once again, studies have shown that drinking coffee helps us live longer. This time they’ve taken it a step farther – it doesn’t ... Continue Reading →

Paw’s Corner – Beyond microchipping

#Middlebury #PawsCorner By Sam Mazzotta DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m fine with microchipping my pets. I have a 2-year-old collie mix, Bard, and a 5-year-old cat, Millie, and both ... Continue Reading →

Now here’s a tip – Oct. 18, 2017

#Middlebury #NowHeresATip By JoAnn Derson Use Lego people to hold your charging cables when not in use. Their hands are the perfect size to hold cords, and you can stick the figures ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – As the gridiron burns

#Middlebury #ASportingView By MARK VASTO This isn’t the first time politics invaded the football world. Teddy Roosevelt loved the game and helped start the NCAA while he urged ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Oct. 17, 2017

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek Who had more career victories as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers: Jack Morris or Justin Verlander? Between 1972-79, an Angels pitchers led ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Selectmen cancel Oct. 16 meeting

#Middlebury #BoardofSelectmen The Middlebury Board of Selectmen has canceled its regular meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. No reason was given for the cancellation. The ... Continue Reading →