White House
Biden To Bump Up Food Assistance For People 'Hanging By A Thread'
President Biden plans to sign an executive order on Friday that would increase food stamp benefits to help people going hungry amid the financial downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, his top economic adviser, Brian Deese, told reporters. Biden has already proposed a $1.9 trillion relief package to Congress that includes direct payments and other types of aid for people who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic. In the meantime, he is directing his administration to take steps to...
Regional News
ARTS & CULTURE
Fundraisers, Streaming Revenue, Hope: Some Venues Hibernate, Others Shut For Good
In the last 10 months, New England’s rich arts scene has been hit hard.
Recreation
Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom
Eager to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors, more people than ever are hitting the slopes on skis and snowboards. "Oh, yeah. I mean, we sold probably a thousand more season passes this year than we ever had," says John DeVivo, the General Manager of Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire. "We were up about 20% in pass sales." Those passes let skiers or snowboarders ski all season and can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars depending on the resort. DeVivo says there's also strong demand...