Arts & Life

A Life: April Frost ‘followed the beat of a different drum’

03-16-2025 1:01 PM

By JOHN LIPPMAN

April Frost, she might agree, probably got along better with dogs than her own species. But it was through canines that she believed people could open a new dimension into what it means to be human.


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Watch the moon turn red during tonight’s total lunar eclipse

03-13-2025 1:18 PM

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN

NEW YORK — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.


Art Notes: Sharon artist’s portraits celebrate ‘Fierce Females’

03-12-2025 5:01 PM

By ALEX HANSON

At first look, “The Fierce Females Project,” a sharp, concentrated installation of portraits by the Sharon artist Finnie Trimpi that went on view Tuesday at Artistree Gallery in South Pomfret, reads like its exterior, a grid of small square frames painted a metallic gold.


Stake on Mt. Mansfield logs near-record snow levels

03-11-2025 5:00 PM

By HANNAH HEAD

The snow stake atop Vermont’s highest peak, Mt. Mansfield, recorded an impressive 103 inches on Sunday, March 2. It was the third-highest snowpack reading for that date since 1954, when the stake was installed, making this winter one of the snowiest on record.


Upper Valley Music Center celebrates 30 years of making music together

03-07-2025 4:01 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — This year, the Upper Valley Music Center is celebrating 30 years of growth, from small beginnings to becoming the largest provider of music lessons in the region.


100-plus sharks tagged off Cape Cod were detected along Maine: ‘White sharks that visit Cape Cod travel well beyond these waters’

03-07-2025 12:00 PM

By RICK SOBEY

BOSTON — Cape Cod isn’t the only spot in New England where great white sharks like to feast on seals.


Hanover native’s rock opera to debut in WRJ

03-06-2025 6:31 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — In 2019, Kelsie Hogue put out a bubbly recording under her pop alter-ego Sir Babygirl, and seemed destined for stardom.


Fish and Game seeks data on state’s striped bass populations

03-04-2025 10:00 AM

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is asking anglers for their help collecting information about the state’s striped bass populations.


Lobster catch drops as crustaceans migrate to colder Canadian waters

02-28-2025 10:08 AM

By PATRICK WHITTLE

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans.


Arts groups seek voters’ support to revitalize old buildings in Bradford and Barnard

02-27-2025 6:01 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

Bringing new life to old buildings will be up for discussion at upcoming Bradford, Vt., and Barnard town meetings.


Art Notes: North Country Theater to stage ‘Hello, Dolly!’

02-26-2025 6:01 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

At last Friday’s rehearsal, director Lanni Luce West asked her teenage cast to circle up on the Lebanon Opera House stage and share one thing that made them each unique.


House votes to reduce penalties for improper fertilizer use, rejects ‘village district’ bill

02-20-2025 10:30 AM

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

The House voted Thursday to remove certain penalties for incorrectly applying fertilizer, moving to change a law legislators passed in the fall over the veto of then-Gov. Chris Sununu.


Theater Preview: ‘Our Town’ director loves small-town life

02-19-2025 7:00 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” isn’t set in Vermont, but it might as well be. A treasure of American theater, the play traces 12 years in the life of the fictional New Hampshire town of Grover’s Corners.


Art Notes: Conductor sees opportunity for forming Upper Valley Philharmonic Society

02-19-2025 5:31 PM

By ALEX HANSON

John Masko has been involved in orchestral conducting in a variety of forms since graduating from San Francisco Conservatory in 2018.


Upper Valley barbecue purveyors bring their own styles

02-14-2025 4:02 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

Travel around the United States and you’ll soon discover that, from the vinegar-based sauces of North Carolina to the mesquite pits of West Texas, every region has its own take on barbecue.


Art Notes: ‘Twelve Installations’ asks what determines a woman’s worth

02-12-2025 4:31 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

In French painter Robert Delaunay’s “La Parisienne,” an elegant figure formed of bright swatches of pigment steps across an abstract color field.


Hartford High senior stays busy following singing competition

02-09-2025 5:01 PM

By MARION UMPLEBY

A few weeks ago, Hartford High School senior Macy Bettwieser traveled to New York City with her family and music teachers to compete in the final round of Broadway World’s Next On Stage competition.


A Life: Marcia Colligan was ‘definitely her own person’

02-09-2025 4:01 PM

By CLARE SHANAHAN

HANOVER — Marcia Colligan did not let anything stop her from achieving what she wanted or needed to do. She wasn’t boisterous, but she got things done and never looked for credit, and she valued her family above all else.


As expected, Catholic diocese buys former Magdalen College in Warner

02-08-2025 3:31 PM

Concord Monitor

The Diocese of Manchester has completed the purchase of the former Magdalen College in Warner, it announced Thursday.


Out & About: Windsor program encourages residents to share stories

02-07-2025 5:31 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — As director of the Windsor Public Library, Barbara Ball is always looking for ways to build a stronger community.


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