NEWPORT — Just like the 1980s TV show Supermarket Sweepstakes, on Saturday morning two raffle winners had 2 minutes, 30 seconds and 2 minutes respectively, to fill their carts with as many groceries as possible. David Ghelli, who ran for raffle winner Frank Pinard, and Kari Brousseau, who ran for her sister Kelley, managed to…
Scenes from the senior town hall meeting Sen. Bernie Sanders held in Newport on Saturday. He talked about the future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, as well as the high cost of prescription drugs, affordable housing, transportation, and healthy food.
Art was in bloom over the weekend at the MAC Center for the Arts in Newport, as traditional visual art pieces were paired with corresponding flower arrangements made by members of the Four Seasons Garden Club. In this Newport Dispatch video, Tanya Mueller visits this uniquely “perishable” exhibition. Enjoy.
On Monday evening Canadian indie band Great Lake Swimmers played an intimate show at the Haskell Library. Tanya Mueller caught up with the band after the show for an exclusive interview with Newport Dispatch. Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet,…
On Saturday, musician Gregory Douglass took the stage at the Haskell Opera House, with singer/songwriter Tod Pronto opening the show. Tanya Mueller interviewed Douglass after the show and discussed his career, and getting his start in Vermont.
DERBY LINE — The trustees of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House recently announced the appointment of Hal Newman of Stanstead, Quebec as the new director of the Haskell Opera House. In keeping with the cross-border nature of the Haskell, Newman was raised in Montreal West and attended university in the United States. After…