Category: A Month in the Hills

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    Horror films for Halloween

    Arts & Culture OCT. 2014 SALLY PATTERSON   As Halloween approaches, cable channels will soon be unreeling a steady stream of horror flicks: Expect repeated showings of classics like “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” and familiar blockbusters like “The Exorcist” and “Nightmare on Elm Street.” But there are a handful of older thrillers worth seeking out that read more

    Horror films for Halloween
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    Fast-food chain yields to outrage, spares church

    When a major operator of Dunkin’ Donuts stores revealed plans last month to buy and demolish a landmark former Catholic church in Pittsfield, Mass., the public reaction was swift and negative.Over the next couple of weeks, some 1,400 people signed an online petition to save the former St. Mary the Morning Star Church on Tyler read more

    Fast-food chain yields to outrage, spares church
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    Auction yields no bids for Glens Falls arena

    The city of Glens Falls is seeking a new round of bids for its money-losing Civic Center after a public auction of the facility last month failed to attract any bidders. The Civic Center, a 4,700-seat sports arena and performance venue at the foot of Glen Street downtown, has operated at a loss since it read more

    Auction yields no bids for Glens Falls arena
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    Vermont agency under fire after children’s deaths

    Vermont officials moved last month to shake up the local office of the state’s child welfare agency after an investigation into the death of a 2-year-old Poultney girl in February.The state Department for Children and Families announced June 20 that the director of its Rutland office would be transferred to the department’s central office in read more

    Vermont agency under fire after children’s deaths
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    Vermont agency under fire after children’s deaths

    Vermont officials moved last month to shake up the local office of the state’s child welfare agency after an investigation into the death of a 2-year-old Poultney girl in February.The state Department for Children and Families announced June 20 that the director of its Rutland office would be transferred to the department’s central office in read more

    Vermont agency under fire after children’s deaths