Issue: July 2021
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NY’s shifting political ground
Redistricting poses risks for Delgado, Stefanik, Tonko Mark Wilson illustration By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer The arrangement of congressional districts across eastern New York could be altered dramatically in the coming months as the state embarks on the once-a-decade redrawing of its political maps. The redistricting process, always full of intrigue and surprises, read more
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Soothing scent, striking color
Lavender is key crop at a Columbia County floral farm Seen across a field of lavender in bloom, visitors gather at a pick-your-own operation at Vine Gate Lavender Floral Farm in Hillsdale, N.Y. Susan Sabino photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer HILLSDALE, N.Y. As a heat wave swept into the Taconic hills in early read more
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Free clinic aims to fill health-care gap
Organizers plan large-scale event, open to all, at fairgrounds Karen Weinberg, one of the organizers of free medical clinic planned for early October, seeks volunteers for the project at a June event at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Joan K. Lentini photo By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer EASTON, N.Y. A large-scale free medical clinic planned read more
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The return of live music
A performance by Robanic with the Caribbean Sounds, held in late June, is part of a Friday evening Concerts in the Courtyard series at the Bennington Museum. George Bouret photo By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer Low strings move below warm chords and a rhythm like rain: In a quiet tenor with a catch read more
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On the seventh day, local blue laws ruled
The 1886 Independence Day celebration in Glens Falls took on the feeling of a New Year’s Eve party when July Fourth fell on a Sunday, delaying the festivities until Monday, July 5. “When the hands of the clock passed the hour of midnight this morning, removing the restraints of the Sabbath, a score of patriotic read more
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With new district lines, give voters more power
Like so many things in Albany, the process of drawing New York’s political district lines has a long history as an insider’s game, with most of the real work carried out behind closed doors.Through much of the last century and into the current one, when maps of the state’s legislative and congressional districts had to read more