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What is MAMAA?

November 17, 2021
By Kevin Theissen Jim Cramer, host of "Mad Money" on CNBC, is credited for creating the popular FAANG acronym to identify some of the largest, most powerful companies in the world: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. Recently, changes in those companies are reflected in Cramer’s new acronym: MAMAA, which stands for Microsoft (replacing Netflix…

Rockin’ the Region with comedian Kendall Farrell

November 17, 2021
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg If you want to bring humor into your Thanksgiving weekend, don’t miss the comedy show at the Woolen Mill Comedy Club in Bridgewater on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. The show stars Kendall Farrell as he preps for his biggest show to date, a headlining spot at Carolines on Broadway…

Twirling in first snow

November 17, 2021
By Merisa Sherman The cocktail party twirls on around me as I gather up abandoned glasses throughout the Great Room. I duck under one person’s elbow, my right arm hopefully protecting the glasses on my cocktail tray from getting bumped. I feel like a panther, stealthily avoiding our lovely guests who are caught up in…

Thanksgiving safety tips for pets

November 17, 2021
While you’re making preparations for upcoming holidays, RCHS would like to offer some tips on how to make them as safe and enjoyable as possible for your pets. Thanksgiving is all about the food, but not all people food is safe for pets. Keep their noses away from the mixing bowl while you get the…

It takes gall(s) to make this ink

November 17, 2021
By Frank Kaczmarek What do the following items have in common: the Declaration of Independence, Da Vinci’s notebooks, Bach’s musical scores, Rembrandt’s drawings, Shakespeare’s plays, and the Magna Carta? Give up? These examples, along with countless other documents ranging from the historically important to the more mundane, were all recorded using iron gall ink, which…

Wishes of yesteryear

November 17, 2021
By Mary Ellen Shaw A friend sent me an email recently that takes a look at what we wished for when we were younger and how those wishes are perceived today. Let me share some of them with you. If you are too young to relate to them you will see what you have to…

Rising to the top

November 17, 2021
By Dom Cioffi My nightly routine usually consists of me lying in bed with my iPad watching YouTube videos until I get drowsy, after which I put on a podcast and fall asleep. Apparently digital interaction just before bed is frowned upon by experts, but I generally doze off within minutes and sleep like a…

Grin and bear it

November 17, 2021
By Cassandra Tyndall Just like rush hour on the roads, from time to time, the sky has its own special kind of planetary traffic jam. Once you’re on the freeway and stuck, there’s no moving forward, reversing or U-turns. It might feel a bit the same way this week as you go about your usual…

Weekly horoscopes for Nov. 17-23, 2021

November 17, 2021
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An apple a day: How iPhones shift our lives

November 10, 2021
By Dom Cioffi I knew the first time I saw an Apple iPhone that it was going to change my life. I was one of the people who tuned in to that now-famous Jan. 9, 2007, Apple event where Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, claiming that it was a “revolutionary and magical product” that was…

Post estate & gift planning — to do list

November 10, 2021
By Kevin Theissen October is Estate and Gift Planning Awareness Month, which is an annual effort by the Financial Awareness Foundation. Let’s assume that you just updated or created your estate & gift Plans, so now what do you do? After your proper estate and gift plan documents are drafted, reviewed, adjusted and signed, here…

Rockin’ the Region with Who Brought The Dog, Saturday

November 10, 2021
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Who Brought The Dog is bringing the party to the Pickle Barrel Nightclub this Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. The band hails from New Jersey and this is their first trip to Killington. They play all the top clubs back home to rave reviews and are looking forward to making…

Decomposing into the rainbow

November 10, 2021
By Rachel Sargent Mirus As we stroll down a forest trail, we pass trees of all types and sizes, with red and orange and brown leaves strewn below, a riot of ferns fading to yellow, and intermittent moss-covered rocks. Amongst this profusion of forest growth are stumps and fallen logs: what will become new soil…

Opening day inspires giddiness as hundreds hit the slopes

November 10, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein KILLINGTON—The line for the first chair of the season snaked well beyond the rope maze, stretching up the stairs and onto the grass at K-1 on Friday, Nov. 5. The mass of chilly smiles — braving the cold, bluebird November morning — waited impatiently, more than eager to load the gondola then…

One chair, one run: Day One sliding

November 10, 2021
By Merisa Sherman A big cheer went up from the group as we made our way through the scanners. Our passes worked — well, mostly and our motley crew of individuals placed our equipment in the racks of the gondola. Two skiers and three snowboarders, friends for the longest of times. We hadn’t planned this…