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Showery this morning. But it'll give way to clouds, and then to sun. Temps rising to 60 and higher, depending on where you are. Enjoy it (tomorrow as well) because then things turn "unsettled," which is weather-speak for "check the forecast before you make outdoor plans." If you haven't yet put Daybreak into your "contacts," would you take a second to do so? This will keep it from going to your junk or spam folders. If you use Gmail in your browser, just hover over "daybreak" in your inbox until a box appears, then click on "Add to Contacts." New Yahoo: click the "contacts" icon then "add a new contact." Yahoo Classic steps at this link. Hanover Terrace changes hands. The nursing home on Lyme Road will get a new owner later this week: Bear Mountain Healthcare, of Thomaston, CT. Administrator Martha Ilsley says, “As far as we’re concerned, it should be business as usual. All of our staff are being hired on by the new owners.” At least one vendor is worried by the fact that the current owners, NSL Holdings, still owe outstanding bills. (VN, sub reqd)"Accidental cidermaker" Krista Scruggs: "I'm obsessed. I'll never not work with apples." Seven Days' Jordan Barry is up with a profile of Scruggs, who got her start at Barnard's La Garagista winery, turned to apples from Worthy Burger co-owner Dave Broderick's trees, put her own twist on Fable Farm's work with fermenting grape pomace on top of cider... and has become a young star in both the wine and cider worlds. "If we lived in a world that only honored certain traditions, I wouldn't be able to be a black woman making cider and wine in America, let alone farming or having access to land," she says.Meanwhile, the VN's Sarah Earle has a profile of Nando Jaramillo and his Moon and Stars food truck. Jaramillo, who was born in Colombia and moved to the US when he was 10, makes and sells arepas and empanadas. But he's also after bigger game: developing heirloom corn, building a network of local growers, and designing a sustainable local food system. But you? You can just eat: He’ll be at Abracadabra Coffee’s Woodstock brunches on Saturdays.Elizabeth Warren will be in Hanover tomorrow. She'll be doing a "town hall" at Dartmouth's BEMA starting at 1:45. Doors open at 12:30. Tix aren't required, but "an RSVP is strongly encouraged" (at the link). First come, first served.And Pete Buttigieg will be in New London on Friday. He'll be holding a discussion on women's economic empowerment at Colby-Sawyer. Doors open at 10:15 am, signup at the link.VT Legislative Study Committee on Wetlands meeting in Bradford today. The committee, formed earlier this year, is looking into updates to the state's wetlands regs. It will be talking over permitting standards, exemptions, fees, and other devil's-in-the-details issues. The hearing will be at the Space on Main starting at 1, with public testimony beginning at 2. Sharpen those blades: Lake Morey Inn to host anti-cancer pond hockey tournament. It'll be called "Put Cancer on Ice," and it debuts this coming February 8 and 9. Proceeds support cancer research and patient supportive services at Norris Cotton. Board approves $100K for mold remediation at Prosper Valley School, says building "unlikely" to be available next year. The school, which served K-6 students from Pomfret and Bridgewater, closed last year due to mold, and repairs to get it re-opened may top $500,000. The money approved by the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District board will come from reserve funds and other budget lines. (VN)GW Plastics nears expansion opening, still trying to find workers. The Royalton company still needs 25 employees to fill its new 30,000 square-foot facility, but in this tight labor market is having trouble hiring. In addition to its much-heralded apprenticeship program with high schools and state technical ed programs, it's turning to TV advertising.NH business-tax climate improves, state moves up a notch in Tax Foundation rankings. The DC-based think tank, which analyzes federal, state, and local tax policies and takes a "pro-growth" stance, says the state's second round of business-tax cuts nudged it from 7th to 6th place in the country overall. It's the only state in the Northeast in the group's top 10.Woman detained in hospital ER for nearly three weeks joins ACLU suit against NH. She'd been brought by her daughter, who thought she was having a psychotic break. Because there were no psychiatric beds available, the woman wound up being held in a locked ER wing before she could get a hearing as to whether she should have been detained in the first place. NPR details the story behind ACLU-NH's federal class action lawsuit as NH and other states struggle with a shortage of mental health beds.Vermonters may think of dairy as key to the state's identity, but dairy farmers are struggling. The state's lost about 100 dairy farms over the last two years, and low milk prices will undoubtedly cost it more. VPR has profiles of three farm families trying to make ends meet. "Why is it that the people that feed this country can't even feed themselves?" asks one. "They have to go to the food banks. They're on food stamps. Tell me what's wrong with that picture.""We’ve been drawn into the darkness for longer than we’ve been drawn to mountains." That's gonzo nature writer Robert MacFarlane talking to Steve Paulson, who hosts the radio show To the Best of Our Knowledge, in Nautilus. The Amazon of the Underworld (the microbiome beneath our feet); the Wood Wide Web (the mycorrhizal network also beneath our feet); are we being good ancestors?... MacFarlane sends your mind reeling in this wide-ranging interview about the spaces below the earth's surface. But still, mountains... An especially glorious sunrise atop Mt. Washington yesterday.If you like Daybreak and want to help it keep going, here's how:
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Because there's so much interest, it's been moved to the Norwich Congregational Church. His father, Helmuth James von Moltke, was imprisoned (and later executed) by the Nazis for his role leading a high-level resistance group. The elder von Moltke corresponded with his wife, Freya, pretty much every day, and their letters are both a personal testament and first-person history. Freya eventually moved to Norwich, where she died in 2010. Nicola Smith has
in the
VN
. At 7 pm.
She's a bona fide science fiction star, winner of three Hugos in a row for her Broken Earth novels, and the first black writer to win a Hugo for a novel (Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany snagged awards for shorter lengths). Her most recent book is a collection of short stories,
How Long 'Til Black Future Month
? "Science fiction has always said that it strives for a future for all humankind," she told the
Paris Review
last year. "Most science fiction does not depict futures for all humankind, though." 6 pm in Dartmouth Hall 105.
At 23, he headed out from his home in Chadds Ford, PA with a 50-pound pack and a sign reading "WALKING TO LISTEN" fastened to his gear. He eventually got to Half Moon Bay, CA and, not surprising, given the invite on his pack, did a lot of listening — about abandonment, abuse, drugs, hunting raccoons, baking biscuits, what to do if you see a black bear... Starts at 7 pm.
Douglas, who lives in West Leb, isn't just a yankee writer, he's a
Yankee
writer. For the last couple of decades he's been chronicling New England for the magazine, delving into the quirks and tragedies and conflicts of the region: a lineman struck by a tree in the '98 ice storm; Hinesburg's struggle to recover after a drunk teen veered off the road, killing himself and a bicyclist; a teacher who prevented a school shooting. 6:30 at the Hartland Public Library.
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