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A portrait of Rev. Giovanni Antonio Grassi, president of Georgetown University from 1812-1817. Artist and date unknown (Wikimedia Commons) In 1818, Giovanni Grassi, S.J., published the first of three Italian-language editions of a pamphlet of his observations of the United States. Georgetown’s Second Founder presents the first English translation of his insights based on his seven years of residence in Washington. This college administrator shared with Italian readers his observations and as...

Novelist on his new book, Lean Fall Stand, written 17 years after his trip to Antarctica

Stowe, VT trip full of classic old-town charm Jessica Kelly FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 The Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury Center, Vermont.Photo by Jessica KellyShow MoreShow Less 2of5 3of5 4of5 One of the several covered bridges youll find around Stowe, Vermont.Photo by Jessica KellyShow MoreShow Less 5of5 When we arrived at Stowe -- admittedly at first just because it was on the way to our Airbnb that we were staying in just about an hour outside of the area -- we didn’t realize just how...

AROUND TOWN Food shelf drop-offSTOWE — Remarkable Things in Stowe announces it is now a drop-off point for Waterbury Food Shelf. Food, cleaning supplies or financial donations can be accepted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Dec. 31. Curbside donations are also possible — just knock on the door or window and someone can come out to take care of it. Waterbury Area Food Shelf accepts unexpired, unopened boxes and cans of non-perishables, as well as cleaning supplies and financial dona...