Issue: May 2012
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In rural Columbia County, a Quaker group tests a new model of community
In rural Columbia County, a Quaker group tests a new model of community By TRACY FRISCH Contributing writer CANAAN, N.Y.Along a quiet dirt road in the foothills of the Berkshires, a half-dozen new houses have taken shape on an old farm over the past decade. But the social norms and values of this new community read more
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Vt. backs wider police access to drug data
House, Senate split over requirement for search warrants By CRAIG IDLEBROOK Contributing writer Faced with what some are calling an “epidemic” of prescription drug abuse in Vermont, state legislators have passed two competing bills to give police greater access to a state database of prescription records. But the state House and Senate have so far read more
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Ruling boosts Spa City reform effort
Vote possible this fall on government overhaul By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. A local citizens group won a major court ruling last month in its effort to force a referendum on overhauling the Saratoga Springs city government, but it’s not clear yet whether voters will get to weigh in on the issue read more
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A hard act to follow — Hubbard Hall
As founder’s retirement looms, Hubbard Hall seeks a new leader By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.Hubbard Hall, the 19th century opera house that was reborn more than 30 years ago as a performing arts center for southern Washington County, is facing some big changes. Benjie White, the executive director of Hubbard Hall Projects Inc., read more