Month: June 2023

A speaker brand new to me, Kroma Atelier from Spain, caught many an eye and ear with the US premiere of their small black Mimi Xtreme standmount loudspeaker ($12,600/pair in white, $13,860 in black, left in photo) with Mimi stands ($3600/pair). Introduced by Tim Lukas’s Matterhorn Audio Group of Boston, whose other brands include FinkTeamRead moreRead more

FALMOUTH, MA — Falmouth teachers will be getting a raise under the newly approved district contract. The School Committee and Falmouth Educators Association reached an agreement on new district contracts that cover Fiscal Year 2023 through 2025. It was approved at a May 9 School Committee meeting. Teachers and all other employees covered by theRead moreRead more

Dragon Lee has officially started with WWE. Lee appeared in the crowd on Wednesday’s show. He had signed with WWE back in December, but had yet to start with the company due to visa issues. Lee later commented on his debut on social media, writing “I just arrived @WWENXT.” During the AAA Noche de CampeonesRead moreRead more

Editor’s Note: This is the very first equipment report that was written by J. Gordon Holt for Stereophile, then called The Stereophile. The venerable JGH appended the following warning: The writer of this report was employed by Weathers Industries during the time when the product in question was undergoing development, so in view of thisRead moreRead more

BED-STUY, NY — The self-proclaimed “hippest hotel” in Brooklyn was converted into an emergency sanctuary facility for unhoused families with children, city records show. The city’s department of homeless services on May 2 awarded a $7.6 million contract to a local non-profit, the Neighborhood Association for Inter-Cultural Affairs, to operate the hotel as a shelter,Read moreRead more

Beijing — The Chinese government has blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations. Click Here: rugby store “We believe that the entry restrictions adopted by some countries targeting China lack scientific basis, and some excessive practices are even moreRead moreRead more

CONCORD, NH — New Hampshire State Police are investigating a fatal car crash in Sullivan on Sunday. Around 6:15 a.m., troopers were sent to Valley Road for a report of a rollover. When they arrived and investigated the incident, they found a 2012 Ford Focus, traveling south, veered off the road, struck and guardrail, andRead moreRead more

Cairo — An Eritrean national described as one of “the world’s most wanted” human traffickers has been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by the United Arab Emirates, Interpol announced on Thursday. The suspect — identified as Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam — is accused of leading a criminal organization that abducts, extorts and murdersRead moreRead more

Moscow — The first group of Russian prisoners offered an amnesty in return for fighting in Ukraine has been released, the head of a mercenary group that employed them said in a video published on Thursday. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, was seen in the video speaking to a group of men — someRead moreRead more

ARLINGTON, VA — The six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for two spots opening on the Arlington County Board are getting into the groove of campaigning as early voting kicked off on Friday. So far, the candidate forums sponsored by various organizations in the county have been cordial affairs, despite clear differences in the policyRead moreRead more