Charlie Kirk’s death stokes conversation on political violence at Dartmouth

Whitney chief curator Kim Conaty will become Hood Museum director

Kim Conaty, the Nancy and Steven Crown Family Chief Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, is set to become the next executive director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth.

Vermont woman sentenced to one month in prison for injuring infant

BRADFORD — A 31-year-old woman took a plea deal to spend 30 days in jail and five years of probation for the aggravated domestic assault of her baby that critically injured him in 2024. Two years ago, Vermont State Police arrested Taylor Grenier on a felony charge of aggravated domestic assault, carrying a maximum of […]

Meta settles teen-harm lawsuit; New Hampshire may get $220 million in coming years

Meta agreed to a massive settlement involving billions in payments and new usage limits for teenagers on its platforms following lawsuits regarding the protection of young users. New Hampshire could get $220 million over a decade.

Art Notes: Austrian artist Johannes Grenzfurthner explores context hacking at AVA Gallery

LEBANON – Last month, a news release from AVA Gallery and Art Center left me arching an eyebrow.  Johannes Grenzfurthner, an Austrian artist and practitioner of “context hacking,” was stopping by the gallery on Aug. 12 as part of a tour across the U.S. and Canada.  “AVA is not the destination; we’re the layover. We’re […]

UVM president says school’s budget deficit is closed despite declining enrollment

University of Vermont President Marlene Tromp announced that the institution successfully closed a projected $12 million budget deficit despite facing declining student enrollment and federal research funding cuts.