The state has formally appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) decision to deny public assistance for the full cost of replacing a culvert in Townshend that was demolished during Tropical Storm Irene. “FEMA has taken a shortsighted and unjustifiably stringent interpretation of its responsibility to fund upgrades to functionally obsolete culverts and bridges wiped out by floodwaters,” the state asserts in its appeal. The state calls the federal agency's denial of funds “contrary to state and federal law” and...
Is the current financial crisis in Greece that has brought that country to the brink of default a preview of coming attractions in Europe? And can the country survive the crippling austerity that has been unleashed by the crisis? These questions were taken up by Maria Margaronis, who covers Europe with her husband, D.D. Guttenplan, for The Nation. She talked about what she saw in Greece this spring as the crisis came to a head during a presentation on July...
Jules Olitski: Modern Master, a new biographical movie about the late abstract painter, will be shown at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Olitski's daughter, artist Lauren Olitski Poster, and filmmakers Andy Reichsman and Kate Purdie of Marlboro. In this 22-minute film, Olitski discusses his artistic process and philosophy, while critics and peers - Frank Stella, Anthony Caro, Karen Wilkin, among others - provide insight and observations about his work...
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