Moments in Time – November 6, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Nov. 18, 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax retired from baseball at age 30 due to chronic arthritis in his pitching arm and the fear that if he kept on ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – April 11, 2024

#MiddleburyCT Q: Is Alison Sweeney going to be starring in any more of those cookie mystery movies on Hallmark? I read all the books, so I know there’s a possibility of more movies. ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – January 4, 2022

#MiddleburyCT On Jan. 16, 1547, Ivan IV Vasilyevich (aka “Ivan the Terrible”) crowned himself the first czar of Moscow. But was that nickname really deserved? Yes and no: “Terrible” ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – November 16, 2022

#MiddleburyCT On Nov. 28, 1967, England’s National Hunt Committee, following the advice of the Ministry of Agriculture, canceled all horse racing in the country due to new outbreaks ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – July 27, 2022

#Middlebury On Aug. 10, 1776, news reaches London that the Americans had drafted the Declaration of Independence. Until the Declaration of Independence formally transformed the 13 ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – November 17, 2021

#Middlebury On Dec. 2, 1777, Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army when she overhears the ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – June 10, 2020

#Middlebury On June 27, 1939, one of the most famous scenes in movie history is filmed – Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara parting in “Gone with the Wind.” Director Victor ... Continue Reading →