Issue: July 2016
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From water to blood — Got PFOA?
Anger, frustration grow as blood tests show hundreds with high levels of toxin in Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. State tests this spring showed Emily Marpe of Petersburgh had the chemical PFOA in her blood at a concentration of 332 parts per billion, far above the typical background level read more
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Ruth Reichl, locally sourced
A world-class foodie finds a feast in Columbia, Berkshire counties By STACEY MORRISContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y. Ruth Reichl took up full-time residence at her weekend home in Spencertown after Gourmet magazine, where she’d been editor for a decade, abruptly closed in 2009. Now she forages locally. Richard Sands photo Great food has been at read more
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Plan to gut historic theater draws howls
City to replace Saratoga Music Hall with new court space By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Saratoga Music Hall was set up for a sellout crowd in 2013 for the local premiere of “Small Apartments,” a film based on the book by Saratoga Springs native Chris Millis. This spring, city officials backed a read more
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Opponents push for vote on refugees
Rutland petition calls for referendum on Syrian resettlement By C.B. HALLContributing writer RUTLAND, Vt. Lawn signs promote the new civic group Rutland Welcomes, which supports the planned resettlement of 100 Syrian refugees in the city. C.B. Hall photo With the prospect of 100 Syrian refugees arriving in Rutland this fall, some local activists are read more
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Adirondack Theatre Festival troupe focuses on the fresh
Adirondack Theatre Festival opens 22nd season devoted to new works By TELLY HALKIASContributing Writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. Ken Farrell and Kate Braun play Irv and Peg in last year’s production of “Kalamazoo” at Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls. This year’s festival runs through mid-August and features five new plays. Courtesy photo/Jim McLaughlin Chad read more
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Common Folk Collective builds a community through art
Common Folk collective aims for permanent role in North Adams By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The Common Folk artist collective, which has hosted a series of arts and community events over the past year around North Adams, has a new home on Main Street downtown. Courtesy photo With its new location at read more
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In race for open House seat it’s insider vs. outsider
In race for open House seat, it’s insider vs. outsider The race for an open congressional seat in the Hudson Valley this fall will pit a Democratic outsider against a Republican insider. Democratic voters in the June 28 primary in New York’s 19th Congressional District backed Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor and anti-corruption read more
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Albany’s culture on display in Hoosick Falls water case
After so many years, Albany’s distinction as America’s most corrupt and dysfunctional state capital has become so familiar that it’s no longer clear whether each new outrage makes much of an impression on the average New Yorker. Consider that the two men who were the state’s most powerful legislators at the beginning of last year read more