Issue: December 2017-January 2018
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Cow power — N.Y. farms are slow to follow Vermont, Mass.
Manure-to-energy systems could aid farms, environment, but few in N.Y. opt in Three generations of the Wagner family — Peter, Louise and Keith Wagner — stand in front of the anaerobic biodigester at their dairy farm in Brunswick, N.Y. The device converts cow manure and other agricultural wastes into methane that can be burned for read more
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Pub snacks with a purpose
New brand, Battenkill Bites, made by team of adults with disabilities KC Scott and Aaron Cook roll out dough to make pretzels in the commercial kitchen at the Cossayuna firehouse. Scott and Cook are both baker/cooks for Battenkill Culinary Services, a team that includes adults with developmental disabilities. The group makes snack foods for area read more
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In time of division, flag project aims for unity
Group in Columbia County creates flag, banners with optimistic message Cheryl Roberts of Spencertown shows off the purple-and-white flag she designed for Keep Hope Alive International, a new nonprofit group dedicated to promoting responsive government, religious liberty , tolerance, justice reform and other causes. Susan Sabino photo By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer CHATHAM, N.Y. In read more
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Election 2017
Here are the results from major local races and ballot issues in the Nov. 7 general elecction in New York and Massachusetts. Winning candidates are in bold type. A brief summary follows the results for each county. The results shown are final, official tallies certified by local election officials, except in the case of the read more
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Buy stuff, build houses
New store raises funds for area Habitat for Humanity chapter Charlie Burd, center, the manager of the new Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Moreau, N.Y., talks at the store with customers Jamie Moors, Ryan Ashe and Ridge Ashe, 2, all of Hebron. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer MOREAU, N.Y. Walk through read more
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A county’s top leaders under separate clouds
As this issue goes to press, it appears that the people of Rensselaer County will head into the new year with two of their top elected officials under separate legal and ethical clouds. First there was the news on Nov. 29 that a bipartisan ethics panel had admonished Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, who just narrowly won read more
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Court halts art sale as Berkshire Museum faces scrutiny
A Massachusetts Appeals Court justice has put the brakes on the Berkshire Museum’s plan to auction off as many as 40 works of art from its collection. The judge’s ruling on Nov. 10 — three days before an initial round of art was scheduled for auction at Sotheby’s in New York City – grants a read more