Issue: September 2021
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Local bread, local flour
Bakers’ plans for grain mill would fill gap in region’s food system Julie Sperling and Doug Freilich stand in front of the wood-fired brick oven where they bake their breads at Naga Bakehouse in Middletown Springs, Vt. photo by Joan K. Lentini By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS, Vt. Julie Sperling and Doug read more
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Political clock ticking for new governor
As 2022 race looms, Hochul enjoys ties forged in local visits New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who took office Aug. 24 after the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, is well known to local political leaders. Courtesy photo By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who took over Aug. 24 after the read more
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A season of prose and poetry
Events across region celebrate writers and their words Matt Tannenbaum, the proprietor of The Bookstore in Lenox, Mass., for the past 45 years, stands behind the counter at the store’s wine bar. The store is the focus of a new documentary that will debut this month at the Berkshire International Film Festival. Susan Sabino read more
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New York’s new governor, and the promise of change
In terms of tone and style, one can only marvel at the difference a month has made.At the beginning of August, there was Andrew Cuomo, still ensconced at the Executive Mansion in Albany, and still working tirelessly to control the narrative of each day’s events – and of the scandal that was enveloping his governorship. read more
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Amid the day’s news, advice for the heart
Quick-thinking newspaper editors in the 19th century came up with puns and jokes to fill any white space left on pages after the news and advertising were laid out. It’s not clear if deadline pressures percolated Zen-like moments of inspiration or if, like a beat reporter, editors kept notebooks of quirky humorous material from which read more