Issue: October 2022
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On track to the future? – Federal intrastructure bill could fund new rails
Federal infrastructure bill could fund expanded rail links across region Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express stops in Saratoga Springs on its way from Burlington, Vt., to New York City. photo by Joan K. Lentini By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer When Rutland Mayor David Allaire won his first election to become a city alderman in read more
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Glens Falls murals add to a growing arts scene
The Glens Falls artist Esmond Lyons gestures from a construction lift toward his new mural on the side of a building in the city’s east end. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. Esmond Lyons looked up on a sunny September afternoon to assess his work in progress.Above the read more
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Election 2022 Preview
Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots for the Nov. 8 federal and state elections across the region. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to read more
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Cadillac Crew celebrates women who drove the civil rights era
WAM Theatre presents ‘Cadillac Crew’ Oct. 13-29 Cate Alston and Kyra Davis perform in a rehearsal last month for WAM Theatre’s upcoming production of “Cadillac Crew.” David Dashiell photo/courtesy WAM Theatre By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer LENOX, Mass. It’s late spring or early summer 1963, and four women are talking in the office of read more
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Vermont, New York became rivals over rail link
Government transparency jumped the track in 1972 as New York and Vermont competed to become the northernmost link in a new Amtrak passenger rail route between Washington, D.C., and Montreal. “The Rockefeller administration is taking federal officials for a train ride Friday, but nobody seems to know how much the trip will cost or who read more