by Hunter Styles | Aug 4, 2015 | Arts, News
In last week’s issue, our coverage of Brattleboro’s new federally-funded public art project (“What Goes Here?”) mentioned a recent veto by Gov. Charlie Baker that cut $2.37 million from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s budget for the funding of arts, science, and...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 3, 2015 | Northeast Underground
Jesse French is not your average gardener. Though by day, the Hampshire College graduate works for the Trustees of Reservations in Holyoke, Mass. doing landscaping and maintenance, by night the musician inside French comes out to play. From jobs doing live sound at...
by Kristin Palpini | Jul 28, 2015 | Arts, News
Soon a flood of cash will be available to artists around Massachusetts in the form of grants from local cultural councils. This year, the Massachusetts Cultural Council has $8.8 million to dole out in the form of grants and subsidies. Last year, $2.7 million of the...
by From Our Readers | Jul 28, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Open Letter to Gov. Baker: Renewable energy alternatives to the gas pipeline We call on you to support Attorney General Maura Healey’s planned evaluation of all energy sources — including efficiency, demand response, and renewables — by their availability, cost,...
by Kristin Palpini | Jul 14, 2015 | Between the Lines, News
Last winter, Eversource increased electricity rates by 29 percent and National Grid jacked their rates by 37 percent. What happened? No one’s really sure. Prices have gone down some, but they’re still higher than this time last year. Maybe it was a supply and demand...
