Issue: June 2015
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Along the Hudson, some see Dollar General as a poor fit
By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. Byron Peregrim says his grocery store in downtown Schuylerville, which has operated under various owners since the 1920s, could be driven out of business if the Dollar General chain wins approval to build a new store on the outskirts of town. Thomas Dimopoulos photo Byron Peregrim has much read more
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The Einstein of Glens Falls
Local man’s memoir details ties to famous physicist but draws questions By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. Stephen Einstein’s book “My Uncle Albert” describes the five boyhood summers he says he spent with Albert EinsteinJoan K. Lentini photo It’s late afternoon, and Stephen Einstein has just arrived at a downtown diner at an read more
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From mountains to fertile swamp
Projects aim to preserve diverse swath of land at eastern edge of N.Y. By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y. The Shaker Swamp, which extends over nearly 500 acres in New Lebanon, is one of two areas that would be preserved from development under pending conservation projects in the town. John Townes photo A read more
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At Dorset festival, the (new) play’s the thing
By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer DORSET, Vt. Photo courtesy Dorset Theatre Festival Several thousand years ago in southern Greece, the ancient amphitheater at Epidaurus became known for its fine acoustics – a place where a whisper on stage could be heard from the top row of the proscenium. Today, tour guides to Epidaurus are to known read more
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Roz Chast — Comic relief for an era’s anxieties
New exhibit reveals the range of cartoonist Roz Chast By JOHN SEVENContributing writer STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. As a student in art school, Roz Chast wanted to be a cartoonist but was stuck in a world that looked down on that form and insisted she work on creating fine-art paintings instead. But with a massive new show read more
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On childhood vaccines, medicine in Vermont
Supporters are calling it a victory for science, but the Vermont Legislature’s decision last month on childhood vaccines is rightfully leaving some parents feeling bullied. In the aftermath of a measles outbreak earlier this year in California that sickened 147 people, lawmakers in Montpelier were persuaded to do away with a longstanding provision of state read more
