Issue: July 2014
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Clark Art Institute — A museum transformed
By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. The Clark Center, a new visitors center, and the Manton Research Center are seen from across a new 1-acre reflecting pool at the redesigned campus of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. For lovers of fine art, it’s an occasion worthy of fireworks: On the Fourth read more
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A woman and a mountain
Event planner develops low-impact retreat center at edge of Adirondacks By STACEY MORRISContributing writer LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. In this small town in the foothills of the Adirondacks, there’s one looming feature that’s both a landmark and a destination: Potash Mountain.The 1,750-foot-high mountain, popular for its easy climb, is owned by the state and protected as read more
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In Saratoga Springs, a construction boom keeps going
By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Long before the Saratoga battles of the Revolutionary War, before the grand hotels of the Victorian era or the opening of the horse-racing track that would draw thousands of visitors to the region every summer, the 28 square miles that would become the city of Saratoga Springs read more
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For struggling cities, lessons from Saratoga
The construction cranes that have been moving around the downtown skyline for the past 15 years have made Saratoga Springs the envy of other small cities across the Northeast.As our cover story this month details, downtown Saratoga is booming, with new multi-story buildings springing up regularly on what had been empty or underused lots. These read more
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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
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New meaning to changing seasons
Report predicts fallout from long-term climate shifts in Vermont By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer The Vermont of maple syrup in the spring, red and orange foliage in October and snowy winters may be just a memory in a few decades, according to a new study of how climate change will affect the Green Mountain State. read more
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Couple’s efforts lead to new arts center for Pittsfield
By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass. Over the past two years, a Pittsfield native’s desire to give something back to her hometown has resulted in the creation of a new arts center in a converted mansion in the city center.The Whitney Center for the Arts began hosting performances and exhibitions last summer in a sprawling read more
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Long wait for PCB cleanup
EPA offers draft proposal for Housatonic, drawing new criticism By DAVID SCRIBNERContributing writer LENOX, Mass. Woods Pond in Lenox, Mass., is among the stretches of the Housatonic River most heavily contaminated with PCBs. Dredging to remove the pollution wouldn’t be completed until 2029 under a cleanup plan released last month by the U.S. Environmental Protection read more