Issue: June 2017
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Teacher connects stories from World War II, Holocaust
Teacher’s living-history project puts faces to World War II, Holocaust By STACEY MORRISContributing writer HUDSON FALLS, N.Y. Matthew Rozell, a high school history teacher in Hudson Falls, stands in front of a classroom display of newspaper front pages from the World War II era. He will retire this month after 30 years of teaching, read more
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Pedal power for the masses
Bike-sharing program to start in July in Saratoga, Troy By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The bicycle lane along Excelsior Avenue in Saratoga Springs might soon have more traffic as the Capital District Transportation Authority sets up a series of area bike-sharing stations. Joan K. Lentini photo Anyone who needs a bike to read more
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Internet equality for all?
Some in region warn of fallout in battle over net neutrality By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer The future of the Internet is at stake in regulatory changes now being debated in Washington, and the effects of these changes will be felt in local offices, living rooms and libraries, area advocates say. Last month, the Federal read more
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Hoosac tunnel, local history inspire artist at Mass MoCA
Railroad tunnel, local history inspire Mass MoCA installation for children By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Colorado artist Wes Sam-Bruce works on his new installation, “Cavernous: The Inner Life of Courage,” at Mass MoCA. The exhibit, opens June 17 at the museum’s KidSpace gallery, draws inspiration from the Hoosac Tunnel and other threads read more
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Backdrop of scandal sets stage for lulus
At first blush, the recent kerfuffle over legislative stipends hardly seems to rank among the biggest or worst of Albany scandals. After all, it’s been barely a year since longtime Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted of lining his pockets to the tune of $5 million. read more
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Faso, Stefanik vote to slash health-care spending
Eastern New York Reps. John Faso and Elise Stefanik provided a pair of crucial votes last month in support of a Republican plan to repeal and replace former President Obama’s signature health care law. The two area Republicans supported a controversial repeal-and-replace bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a narrow 217-213 vote read more