Ynez Lynch Kaplan, violist, music teacher, grandmother, Randolph Center

With her husband, Melvin, she and fellow music colleagues formed the New York Chamber Soloists (NYCS) in 1957.   Read more

Gary Gay, Sr., army veteran, drummer, great-grandfather, Brattleboro, VT

He loved playing the drums, and the camaraderie and friendships he made along the way, especially his friends from the United States Association of Rudimental Drummers and the Black River Fife and Drum Corps.   Read more

Stephen Chant, family man, book lover, artist, explorer, Burlington

Steve and Sue took tremendous joy in seeing their children grown and making their ways professionally and personally, and then got the special fun of being grandparents.   Read more

Politics

Becca Balint makes 2 key hires to congressional staff

Longtime U.S. House aide Megan Garcia will serve as the first-term U.S. representative-elect’s chief of staff, and David Scherr will serve as state director.

People & Places

A fire, a death, a bittersweet last call: The final 24 hours of a landmark Brattleboro pub

On Friday, musician turned beer maker Ray McNeill and his namesake brewery were local institutions. Then, over the weekend, both were inexplicably gone.

People & Places

PHOTOS: A River of Light spreads in Waterbury

The event involves circus arts, music and colorful lanterns displayed in a community procession.