Issue: October 2012
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Bound by cotton — region’s forgotten role in slave trade
Historian, artist detail region’s forgotten role in slave trade By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Most Northerners assume that slavery was a Southern issue, and that the main role of people in upstate New York and New England was to help slaves flee to freedom in Canada and to muster troops to fight read more
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A butcher shop for local meats
By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. As the dinner hour approached on a recent Thursday evening, the foot traffic at The Meat Market began to increase. Some customers milled about at the front of the store, peering into glass cases for a closer look at the goods: tasso ham, a loin of roast read more
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EPA tries to navigate conflicting demands on Housatonic cleanup
EPA tries to navigate conflicting demands on Housatonic cleanup By DAVID SCRIBNER Contributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass.Twelve years ago this month, General Electric Co. signed a consent decree with state and federal environmental agencies under which it agreed to clean up PCB pollution in the Housatonic River, setting the stage for the dredging of 1.5 read more
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Who’s got your number? License-plate scanners raise privacy concerns
License-plate scanners help police but raise privacy concerns By CRAIG IDLEBROOK Contributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt.One day in late September, Bennington police were given information about a possible drug deal set to occur within the town limits. The police began to search the area for a vehicle of one of the suspects. Officers couldn’t find a read more