Issue: July 2018
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Restoring an American giant
Pittsfield project advances efforts to develop blight-free chestnut trees Local arborist Robert Presutti shows off the chestnut tree orchard at Springside Park in Pittsfield. The orchard, which Presutti was instrumental in starting, contains 3,000 tree seedlings and is part of a much broader effort to develop a blight-resistant variety of the once common American chestnut. read more
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A farm transformed by and for artists
At Salem Art Works, the attractions evolve with the growing creative cast The staff and artists in residence at Salem Art Works gather on the Mark DiSuvero sculpture “Ringer” (1987) with SAW founder Anthony Cafritz, right. The sculpture is one of many displayed at the 120-acre former dairy farm that was transformed into a working read more
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Sheriff faces criticism as county, ICE join forces
Local jail to check immigration status of anyone arrested By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer TROY, N.Y. The Rensselaer County sheriff says he’s merely buying into a federal program that could intercept a few potential criminals. But critics say the program is discriminatory and would wrongly enlist county officers in expanding a controversial federal immigration crackdown. Earlier read more
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It’s Delgado vs. Faso, Cobb vs. Stefanik
Democrats settle crowded primaries in two eastern New York House districts By FRED DALEYEditor Democratic voters have chosen Antonio Delgado and Tedra L. Cobb to challenge Republican incumbents John Faso and Elise Stefanik this fall in New York’s 19th and 21st congressional districts. The results of a June 26 election settled a pair of read more
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Bottling a revolutionary spirit
Southwest Vermont’s lone distillery stresses tradition, local history Ken Lorenz shows off some of the products made by Spirits of Old Bennington at its distillery in the old Vermont Tissue mill building on Route 67A. The distillery is open for tastings on Fridays and Saturdays. Joan K. Lentini photo By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer BENNINGTON, read more
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Paris of Impressionism through women’s eyes, hands
At the Clark, exhibit traces struggles, triumphs as artists sought equality Rosa Bonheur’s “Plowing in Nivernais” (1850) is among more than 80 paintings featured in the exhibition “Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900,” whichs runs through Labor Day at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. Courtesy American Federation of the Arts By read more
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To fix immigration, try making it easier
On June 20, President Trump changed course, in the face of a growing public outcry, and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children and parents when families are detained crossing the U.S. border. By then, the government had shipped off more than 2,000 children, even infants and toddlers, to holding facilities read more
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A governor’s career spanned engineering and music
It was not unusual for prominent politicians in the 19th century to visit Lake George.But when the politician also was an executive at a piano company, that was big news, particularly when the company was a regular advertiser in the Lake George Mirror. Vermont Gov. Levi K. Fuller, an executive with the Estey Piano Co., read more
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Berkshire Museum plans more art sales as director leaves
After the auction of more than a dozen works of art from its collection failed to raise as much cash as expected, the Berkshire Museum announced in late June that it plans to sell off nine more pieces in the coming months. Within days of that announcement, the museum also revealed that its executive director, read more