News Briefs

Garlic and Arts Festival Keeps Giving By Pete Redington The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival may be an annual event occurring only one weekend in autumn, but its support of the region and those who live and work there continues throughout the calendar year, with...

Guest Column: Don?t Dictate Language

The Ukrainian conflict has highlighted the instability of nations in which languages and cultures compete for dominance. Despite fundamental differences, parallels have been drawn with the situation in the U.S., where Spanish is now being seen as a challenge to...
CD Shorts: Aurélie Dorzée

CD Shorts: Aurélie Dorzée

Horror Vacui (Home Records) To say that Belgian chanteuse/violinist Aurélie Dorzée is somewhat unorthodox is akin to saying that Cirque du Soleil is a tad daring, and the circus analogy doesn’t end there. Her latest, Horror Vacui, takes its title...
News Briefs

News Briefs

Break That Lock, Save That Dog By Stephanie Kraft   The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that police can go into private property without a warrant to save endangered animals. The case hinged on what’s known as the “emergency aid...

Between the Lines: Fair and Waste-Free

It’s a refrain that troubles me: “Nobody likes paying taxes.” Especially for people like me who never served in the military, taxes are the contribution we make to our country, the dues we pay for membership in the enterprise we call America. Despite...