Issue: April 2023
-
Molinaro tries to walk a moderate line in a polarized era
Marc Molinaro speaks to supporters in Hudson on Aug. 23, the night he lost a special election in New York’s 19th Congressional District. Less than three months later, voters in a reconfigured version of the district narrowly elected him to the U.S. House. Already the freshman Republican is a top Democratic target for 2024. read more
-
Group works to save New Lebanon depot
Long-defunct station could serve as attraction along developing rail trail Joe Ogilvie, president of the Corkscrew Rail Trail Association, stands outside the bay window of the former Rutland Railroad station in New Lebanon, N.Y., where the last train rolled past 70 years ago.Joan K. Lentini photo By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y. read more
-
Crafting a perfect cream
Longtime Spa City esthetician aims to fill a skincare niche Mary Kuntz holds a jar of her handcrafted, small batch Divine Radiance face cream. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. It was the end of another marathon session in the kitchen for Mary Kuntz. As she took stock of read more
-
Noche Flamenca brings Goya’s passion to life
Spanish master’s images inspire a dance troupe’s evolving new work The dance company Noche Flamenca will offer a work-in-progress preview of “Searching for Goya” on April 8 in the ‘62 Center at Williams College. The work draws its inspiration from the turbulent, sometimes dreamlike images captured by the Spanish master Francisco Goya in the read more
-
Voters pick new mayor, new course for Rutland
The city of Rutland has a new mayor after voters chose Mike Doenges over three-term incumbent David Allaire in the March 7 Town Meeting Day election. Doenges, who had been president of the city Board of Aldermen for the past year, won decisively with 56 percent of the vote. His victory capped a campaign in read more
-
A politician, a resort, and a mystery poem
An 1878 meeting of political minds, or perhaps just a social visit, at the top of Mount McGregor sparked some speculation of a literary nature. “Can it be that our distinguished ex-governor has begun to woo at last, and that he is beginning — practicing as it were — upon the gentle muses?” The Saratogian read more