Issue: September 2012
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TCI’s history includes past fires, worker death
By TRACY FRISCH Contributing writer GHENT, N.Y. The Aug. 1 fire that destroyed the TCI of New York plant in West Ghent was not the company’s first, nor was the smaller fire earlier this year in which a trailer of oily rags at the plant ignited. In the mid-1980s, fire broke out at TCI’s… read more
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An artist’s grand plans for Hudson
Old theater building seen as international center for performance art By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer HUDSON, N.Y. Within a few years, the hulking old Community Tennis building in Hudson could be transformed into new artistic hub under the guidance of one of the world’s best-known performance artists. Marina Abramovic, who has spent four decades… read more
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Oldcastle Theater company moves to downtown Bennington
Theater company’s move to downtown Bennington opens possibilities By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt. When Oldcastle Theatre Company had to vacate its home of 18 years last fall, some feared for the future of the local theater group. But a blow that could have been fatal has turned instead into an exciting opportunity.… read more
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Marriage vote echoes in Senate primary
McDonald faces challenge for GOP line amid shifting political landscape By THOMAS DIMOPOULOS Contributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. If there’s a political cost to state Sen. Roy McDonald’s pivotal vote for same-sex marriage, it will be measured this month when the senator faces a rare intraparty challenge from Saratoga County Clerk Kathleen Marchione. Republican… read more
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After a big fire, questions persist
Critics fault state’s limited testing after blaze involving PCBs By TRACY FRISCH Contributing writer GHENT, N.Y. After a huge chemical fire erupted at an industrial plant in West Ghent on the night of Aug. 1, authorities advised everyone within a 15-mile radius of the site to stay indoors, keep windows closed and avoid using… read more
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CSA movement builds communities one farm at a time
By CRAIG IDLEBROOK Contributing writer EGREMONT, Mass. On a quiet road just off Route 23 is Indian Line Farm, a place where agricultural history was made. Not that you would know it. The only marking to distinguish the farm is a small sign on the mailbox. It was here in 1985 that farmers Robyn… read more