Tag: Vermont
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Issue: April 2021
In war against virus it’s time to stay vigilant
After a year of illness, death and economic upheaval, some of us are daring to feel hopeful about escaping the scourge of Covid-19. By Fred Daley read more
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Issue: February-March 2021
Restoring Pawlet’s historic general store
After a lengthy renovation, Mach’s Market has been reborn, thanks to the vision of owner Gib Mach. By Stacey Morris read more
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Issue: February-March 2021
Knitting, weaving through a dark season
Farmers come together with skilled workers from textile mills, artists and locals who like the feel of making things by hand. By Kate Abbott read more
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Issue: December 2020-January 2021
Election 2020: Results from three states
Here are the results of the Nov. 3 election for federal and state offices across the region. Winning candidates are in boldface type if the outcome is not in dispute. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Statewide results for the presidential race are listed in the main table; a separate county-by-county tally of presidential read more
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Issue: November 2020
As pandemic limits visitors, museums work to adapt
As pandemic limits visitors, museums work to stay connected After the Covid-19 crisis forced it to close its building from mid-March until July, the Bennington Museum is now operating on a restricted basis. Photo by Joan K. Lentini By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer When Covid-19 began to spread into the region in early read more
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Issue: November 2020
After the campaign: It’s the virus, stupid
As this issue heads to press on the eve of Election Day, we don’t know yet whether the coming year will bring a change in presidential administration or control of Congress. But it’s becoming clear that no matter who’s in charge in Washington, the next stage of the coronavirus crisis is upon us. We’re facing read more
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Issue: October 2020
With colleges gone, new plans for campuses take shape
The campus of Green Mountain College, seen here in its final semester of operation in 2019, was sold at auction in August to an entrepreneur who says he hopes to revive it as an agricultural work college. The campus is one of three in southwestern Vermont that are in the process of being converted read more
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Issue: October 2020
Election 2020 Preview
Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots for the Nov. 3 federal and state elections across the region. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). MASSACHUSETTS President and Vice PresidentJoseph R. Biden and read more
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Issue: September 2020
Are we ready to vote?
A voter casts an early ballot at North Adams City Hall in advance of the Sept. 1 state primary in Massachusetts. photo by Joan K. Lentini By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer Elections officials across the region are scrambling to prepare for a surge of mail-in or drop-off ballots this fall against the backdrop read more
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Issue: September 2020
Will pandemic’s crisis help heal democracy?
Over the past six months, the Covid-19 pandemic has killed nearly 200,000 Americans, sickened millions more, and driven unemployment to Depression-era levels. But as the Nov. 3 election approaches, there are at least some hopeful signs that the pandemic might be helping to make our democracy healthier – if ineptitude and malign actors don’t manage read more