GUILFORD — Many thanks to the generous and caring staff at Hannaford for making our shopping trip there such an enjoyable and successful event.
We prepared 28 baskets, each of which provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a local family.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
On a recent afternoon behind the counter at Graffiti Sandwich, the new breakfast and lunch spot on Elliot Street, Travis Mason was simmering some pork shoulder for the next day's meals. While that isn't an unusual occurrence in a restaurant, the method was slightly atypical. Mason, Graffiti's co-owner and chef, was dunking the big chunks of pork, sealed in plastic bags, into an immersion cooker. Using the sous-vide method (“under-vacuum”) - which thoroughly and evenly cooks the meat at a...
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents two events in connection with “(de)composed,” an exhibit of realistic sculptures by Judith Klausner depicting what are labeled “ruined” items, like moldy bread, a sprouted potato, and a blob of jam surrounded by ants. On Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the museum, Klausner will discuss the exhibit with its curator, BMAC Director of Exhibitions Sarah Freeman. On Saturday, Dec. 10, beginning at 2 p.m., Klausner will present a workshop on...
E. M. Forster wrote “Only connect … ” as the epigraph to Howards End, and I have been thinking of that maxim as I have considered recent developments in American political life. A lot is going on, from new awareness of how frequently white police officers kill unarmed black people, to a recognition that our system of incarceration is both fascist and deeply broken, to an understanding that rape is rampant on our college campuses. It is as if we...
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