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Last month was the coldest February on record in parts of Vermont. The temperature stayed below freezing for 43 consecutive days in parts of the state up until Wednesday.

Shakespeare & Company’s director is returning to his previous post in St. Louis months after joining the organization. 

Rick Dildine is abruptly returning to Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, according to a press release from the company.   

There is something different about the appearance of Central Hudson Gas & Electric field employees in the Hudson Valley.

New Hampshire senators have passed a bill that would require public schools to continue teaching cursive and multiplication tables. The bill is aimed at making sure schools maintain those skills as schools adopt new standards and incorporate more technology in the classroom.

A requirement that Yale undergraduates on financial aid pay up to $6,400 annually toward their education is coming under protest from students who argue it creates a divide along class lines and keeps them from participating more in campus life.

A Vermont state trooper is under investigation on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The top gaming industry regulator in Massachusetts is standing firm on casino revenue estimates.

  Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby sees no need to revise gambling revenue projections in the face of declining profitability at the Connecticut casinos, where revenue has declined 39 percent over the last eight years.

  " We are part of the new competition. We might cause a problem for them ( the Connecticut casinos)," Crosby told reporters in Springfield Thursday.  

Four communities in New York have been ranked among the top 10 “micropolitan” areas in the country for economic development.

The mayor of Glens Falls is hoping to see the Glens Falls Civic Center reopened by Tuesday.

Ten Berkshire County venues are included in the latest round of grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Facilities Fund. The grants total $2.5 million.