(Dec 16, 2025) The VA opened a food pantry at its medical clinic in Westport last week, the first in the state to offer food as rates of food insecurity rise; President Trump honored the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team at the White House last week with the Congressional Gold Medal; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue guides us through this month's night sky and reflects on a year in the stars.