Norwich News

What's it like to spend every day drawing comics in the company of and under the tutelage of other comics pros? Last November my fianc Gareth Hinds and I got a taste of this life when we spent the better part of a day at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vt.

People flock to New England because of its scenic beauty, its rich history and its world-class colleges and universities.

More than a half-dozen years after opening his first burrito shop, John Pepper carried 10 index cards around with him for four months - each with a name to rebrand the growing company he helped found.

The seventh annual "Residency Week" conferences at Norwich University in Northfield convene this month, culminating with the awarding of master's degrees to 600 graduates in 10 disciplines.

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, an extensive array of armor, swords, helmets and halberds reside in their own sanctum, at some distance from the Monets, Renoirs and Picassos.

Pink Martini performs Saturday at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, but aside from a couple of horns and a flair for swing there isn't much that's jazz about the sprawling, eclectic group's sound.

Baking enthusiasts will gather later this month in Wichita for the National Festival of Breads.

Anna Meyer Rose of Norwich Daniel Lynch of Lyme NH and an unidentified runner dressed as superheros run up Church Street during the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon in Burlington on Sunday, May 24, 2009.

Where in the world is Roger Danilek? The 9-year-old is on his way back to Vermont after competing in the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C. Danilek is a fourth-grader from the Marion Cross School in Norwich.

Fran Stoddard visits with David Macaulay of Norwich, Vt., a MacArthur genius and Caldecott medalist for his illustrated books about how things work.

Hartford may halve its street lights. Norwich may generate its own power. And several towns and cities are helping residents figure out how to use less power.

About 150 students at Essex Middle School can, at long last, use the excuse that the dog ate their homework.

MONTPELIER -- The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill aimed at attracting more large animal vets to the state by paying some of their college loans.

Gov. Jim Douglas recently honored the environmental achievements of businesses, hotels, organizations and schools at the annual Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence and Pollution Prevention.

To the unpracticed eye, a sign for a traffic roundabout might be confused with a question mark.

A quartet of cyclists has spent most of this month on the road, cycling from central Vermont to the North Country to raise awareness of climate change.

Margaret Cheney of Norwich is a Democratic state representative and a member of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee.

When they were growing up in the Far Northeast, the Stahl sisters grabbed every opportunity to accompany their father, an accountant, on his client calls - especially when those visits were to neighborhood bakeries.

The weather is hardly ideal, but Jim Merkel is about to start on a 350-mile journey by bicycle.

Mohammad Usman, a former member of the Class of 2010, pled guilty last Thursday, April 2, to falsely claiming thousands of dollars in financial aid and grants from the College, including Tucker Foundation internship funding, according to court documents.