Issue: November 2015
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Fracked gas for New England?
In debate over new pipeline, clashing visions of region’s energy future By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer Members of the group Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline protest outside a compressor station for a natural gas pipeline in Malden Bridge, N.Y. The same company that owns that pipeline is proposing another, larger one that would cross Rensselaer read more
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Tails, it’s Saratoga
By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. The design on the back of the new Saratoga quarter depicts the sword British Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered on Oct. 17, 1777 after the Colonial forces triumphed at the second Battle of Saratoga. The new coin will be launched with a ceremony Nov. 17 at Schuylerville High School. read more
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In court case, it’s sunlight vs. parking
Protecting solar-energy installation becomes issue for garage By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Solar collectors atop the Mouzon House restaurant would be overshadowed by a proposed five-story parking garage in downtown Saratoga Springs; the restaurant’s owners have sued to block the project. Thomas Dimopoulos photo A dispute over access to sunlight has become read more
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Edith Wharton moves from high society to trench warfare
Book puts new light on Edith Wharton’s World War I dispatches By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer LENOX, Mass. Edith Wharton, seen right at The Mount in 1905, had left the Berkshires to live full-time in Paris by the time World War I broke out. Her accounts from the war’s front lines are collected in a read more
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North Bennington sculptor builds art and community
Sculptor assembles art and community in North Bennington By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. The sculptor Joe Chirchirillo stands with his creation “Aquifer,” a kinetic water piece he completed in 2008. The piece is made of steel, copper, electric motors, found objects and water.Courtesy photo/ Gabe Palmer Debris washing up on the shore read more
