Issue: August 2022
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Williamstown festival works to transform and cast off a toxic legacy
Williamstown festival works to transform, cast off a toxic legacy Students head out the back door of the ‘62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College, where the college and Williamstown Theatre Festival have set up a new intensive training program this summer. Photo by Susan Sabino By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer WILLIAMSTOWN, read more
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Fresh fruit of the fungi – Family farm makes the most of mushrooms
Jeff Killenberger of 518 Farms stands in an indoor growing room where he raises several varieties of mushrooms under controlled light and humidity. The farm in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., which also raises some varieties outdoors, grows mushrooms for gourmet cooking and medicinal preparations. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer HOOSICK FALLS, read more
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Two vie for right to challenge Stefanik
Castelli, Putorti spar over ballot lines in busy Aug. 23 election By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer A new wrinkle in the 21st Congressional District race developed recently when Matt Castelli, one of two candidates running in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary, established an independent “Moderate Party” line. It’s the latest bone of contention in a read more
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States upgrade trail along Vermont-N.Y. line
Scenic route draws more users, but legal obstacles leave overgrown gaps The Vermont portions of the D&H Rail Trail, which extends nearly 22 miles along the New York state line, has been resurfaced with crushed stone, making for a smoother ride. This view is in Rupert, Vt. Don Lehman photo By DON LEHMANContributing read more
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For love of theater, festival must change
To outsiders, the heady creative atmosphere of a summer theater festival might seem an unlikely place to be worried about workplace safety. But theater productions depend on people who wrestle with heavy equipment, hot stage lights and electrical connections — and who work with power tools to build sets. Physical exhaustion can contribute to dangerous read more
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In heyday of canal shipping, a race against ice
It was a risky venture, but Albert Stewart, “the potato and apple king of Washington County,” dispatched one last shipment from Fort Edward on Thanksgiving Day of 1888, despite the icy waters of the Champlain and Erie canals. Barges had been stalled at various points along the canals for days, and some potatoes awaiting shipment read more