Issue: August 2017
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State line sets sharp contrasts in PFOA water crisis
Border makes for sharp contrasts in handling of tainted-water crisis By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. Downtown Hoosick Falls is seen from across the Hoosic River. The groundwater that supplies the village water system remains heavily contaminated, and a local manufacturing plant near the water supply was designated as a federal Superfund site read more
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Capturing moments of life — Photographer Clemens Kalischer in Vermont
Exhibit samples Vermont themes in vast oeuvre of photographer Kalischer By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt. Clemens Kalischer’s photo of a one-room school in Peacham, Vt., was one a series he took in 1958 for Vermont Life and is featured in a current exhibit of his work at the Bennington Museum. Copyright 2017 Clemens read more
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Unearthing a long-lost community
Teacher traces history of Vermont settlement built by Mass. rebels By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer SANDGATE, Vt. High-school students in a summer archaeological field school sift through the soil at a remote property in Sandgate, Vt., where leaders of the Shays Rebellion built an extensive community beginning in 1787. The rebels fled Massachusetts for Vermont, read more
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Immersion in healing — For cancer survivors, a retreat just for healing
After cancer, owner shares riverside retreat with patients, survivors By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GREENWICH, N.Y. Roger and Letitia Wyatt run the Barn at Basset House on Hudson, a riverside retreat in Greenwich, N.Y. Next month, they’ll host a daylong retreat for area cancer patients and survivors. Joan K. Lentini photo When Letitia Wyatt opened read more
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At The Hyde Collection, new gallery adds modern element
New gallery adds modern dimension at The Hyde Collection The new Feibes & Schmitt Gallery opened in June at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls. The gallery is the result of a donation by Werner Feibes of Schenectady, who with his late partner James Schmitt amassed a large collection of modern and contemporary art over read more
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In water crisis, states reveal differing political cultures
It hardly comes as a surprise that when faced with a crisis, Vermont’s state government would perform a whole lot better than New York’s. We already knew, from so many news stories over the years, that Vermont still functions as a representative democracy – and that New York has, well, Albany. But it’s still a read more
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Berkshire Museum raises howls with plan to sell off art
Art lovers in the Berkshires and beyond are in an uproar after the Berkshire Museum revealed plans last month to auction off 40 works from its collection and use the proceeds to stabilize its endowment and renovate its building. The museum’s leaders say the sale is part of a $60 million “reinvention plan” in which read more