Violist Alexandra Simpson has accomplished a lot since she graduated from San Domenico School in 2011. She’s shared the stage with stars like Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Halsey and Kygo and went on ...

BOSTON — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency ...

Nancy Beebe has been shaping young hands around stringed instruments for 37 years to such effect that her middle school students have been brought onto big stages in London, New York and Chicago.

Nancy Beebe, a longtime middle school orchestra director at Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, retired after 37 years. Beebe's students have performed at prestigious venues like ...

Carson City Symphony Association’s “Strings in the Summer” is a weekly program for string instrument players of all ages and levels. Sessions for two experience levels meet on four Thursdays — July 10 ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a guaranteed income pilot project this week that will provide eligible residents with regular cash payments for more than a year.

Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company’s Extended Security Update (ESU) ...

The Howard County Board of Education passed a $1.6 billion budget Thursday that cuts programs and staff, including third-grade strings, health assistants and elementary gifted and talented educators.

SALISBURY — Providing an introduction to music and instruments for beginners and helping those who have some knowledge of music continue their musical education is a goal of the Salisbury Symphony’s ...

The Wayne Board of Education abolished the K-12 district orchestra, which serves about 150 students. Citing benefits of the program, students and their parents asked trustees to reverse their decision ...