Arts & Life
100-plus sharks tagged off Cape Cod were detected along Maine: ‘White sharks that visit Cape Cod travel well beyond these waters’
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
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
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
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
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!’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
WINDSOR — As director of the Windsor Public Library, Barbara Ball is always looking for ways to build a stronger community.
Upper Valley Valentine’s Day events 2025
Valentine’s Tea Party in Thetford: Saturday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m. Latham Memorial Library, 16 Library Road. Bring a loved one for tea and treats. Valentine making supplies available. Fancy tea party attire encouraged, but not required. Stuffed animals, dolls and people of all ages welcome. librarian@thetfordlibrary.org.
Getting some space: UNH-built instrument to observe galactic matter is readying for launch
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
An instrument created by a team at the University of New Hampshire was recently installed onto a spacecraft that is preparing for launch. Known as IMAP-Lo, the instrument could help us learn more about what’s beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
White River Indie Film Festival seeks to marry humor and love with political resistance
By MARION UMPLEBY
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Film festivals with a political bent often risk falling prey to what Samantha Davidson Green, executive director of Junction Arts & Media, calls “the doom and gloom festival dilemma,” wherein audiences leave the theater feeling more hopeless than when they entered.
How a late Vermont illustrator who embraced slow living rose to social media stardom
By KLARA BAUTERS
Before social media or even the internet, Tasha Tudor embodied the cottagecore aesthetic now finding adherents on TikTok and Instagram.
Riverbank Church adds permanent Claremont location
By PATRICK O’GRADY
CLAREMONT — Riverbank Church will have a permanent home this spring after buying an old armory on Winter Street.
