Issue: June 2023
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Reimagining a river
Flood-control update offers chance to revive North Adams’ links to the Hoosic Seen from the Brown Street bridge, the north and south branches of the Hoosic River converge just west of downtown North Adams, each contained within massive concrete chutes built in the 1950s. Joan K. Lentini photo. By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH read more
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Old school, rich cheeses
From Stephentown, Four Fat Fowl creamery builds a wide following Partners Josie Madison, Willy Bridgham and Shaleena Bridgham started the Four Fat Fowl creamery a decade ago and now ship their cheeses to stores across the country. Joan K. Lentini photo. By STACEY MORRISContributing writer STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. A former elementary school, set back read more
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N.Y. launches public financing for state races
Small, local donations will be matched in Senate, Assembly contests By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer Next year’s candidates for New York state Senate and Assembly will have the option of participating, for the first time, in a new public campaign finance program that will match small-dollar donations raised within the candidate’s district. The new program read more
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An editor whose paper, wrecked by fire, kept printing
The offices and printing plant of The Glen’s Falls Messenger were destroyed in a massive fire that swept through downtown on May 31, 1864, consuming 112 buildings and houses.Yet editor and publisher Norman Cole did not miss putting out an issue of the weekly newspaper, thanks to the help of a competing newspaper publisher in read more