Issue: October 2014
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Flow of military gear to local police raises questions
By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer QUEENSBURY, N.Y. The mine-resistant armored personnel carrier was built to help U.S. troops survive roadside bomb attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, but its new home is among malls and outlet stores here in the foothills of the Adirondacks.Last fall, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was among eight local police agencies read more
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To conserve and protect
Scouting group keeps multi-generational link to Vermont forest By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer STRATTON, Vt. More than a half century ago, a Boy Scout group from Delaware bought a tract of land in the Green Mountains that has become an enduring example of private environmental stewardship. Today, one of those Scouts, Ross Lanius of North Haven, read more
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Local agriculture’s new frontier: medical pot?
Washington County developer says he’ll seek state license By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer JACKSON, N.Y. The recent legalization of medical marijuana in New York is opening up a new market for entrepreneurs who would become the state’s first authorized growers and processors of cannabis. Among those who hope to join this nascent industry is Ted Berndt, read more
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Election 2014 Preview: Who’s on your ballot
Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots for the Nov. 4 federal and state elections across the region. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to read more
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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
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Blurring the dividing line between police, soldiers
It’s hard to imagine the circumstances that would prompt the president of the United States to dispatch military troops to keep order in our peaceful, mostly rural region of New England and upstate New York. It could happen, of course, but most of us assume it would only happen in the event of some incredible read more
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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