With only 10 Grammy Awards handed out during Sunday’s live telecast and nine acceptance speeches given (Jay-Z and Kanye West weren’t there to accept their statuette for best rap performance), any semi-strong speaker had the potential to stand out during this year’s ceremony. Read full article >>

For the second year in a row, Grammy viewers were left scratching their heads at the Recording Academy's best new artist pick. For some, it was a question of who's more deserving, but for others it's also because they hadn't heard of the artist. Bon Iver appears to be just as confounding as last year's [...]

After his shout-out to the city of Eau Claire at Sunday's Grammy Awards, best new artist and best alternative album winner Justin Vernon of Bon Iver has without a doubt made his hometown proud.

When Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon gave his now-infamous, "I'll take your award but I won't like it" speech last night, it wasn't the first time a Grammy recipient went all Sacheen Littlefeather at the podium, though none have managed Vernon's particular combination of fumbling Midwestern politeness and hipster disdain. Read full article >>

VERNON Jeffrey Brath, a senior at Vernon Township High School, was accepted to honors music ensembles ranging from the county to the state level. Each required auditions. Jeffrey, a bassist in the Vernon High Orchestra, was accepted to All-Sussex County Choir, New Jersey Region I Orchestra and New Jersey All-State Band on string bass.

President Obama's health care overhaul was largely based on one that then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts in 2006. Now, more than 98 percent of state residents have health insurance, and the law has drawn unexpected supporters. But controlling costs remains a challenge.

Since December, newly minted Best New Artist Justin Vernon has found himself mired in a series of increasingly public briar patches, each stemming from Grammy-related comments the Wisconsin-based bard made in interviews as far back as one year ago (re: his chances of being nominated, the "importance" of the award itself), and as recently as last week (re: his exclusion from the list of last ...

Humbled Justin Vernon, giddy Adele among backstage snapshots

It was a busy January for Molly Hillenbrand Vernon, owner the childrenâs clothing boutique Luxaby Baby.

Bon Iver's second record, with each song based on a real or imaginary place, opened up his sound to soft-rock influences. Bon Iver's second record, with each song based on a real or imaginary place, opened up his sound to soft-rock influences.