Issue: July 2023
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Reshaping the future of the mail
Postal Service consolidation plans stir fears about rural services The tiny post office in Rupert was one of 14 across Vermont that the U.S. Postal Service tried unsuccessfully to close in 2011. Now some advocates and members of Congress say rural post offices face a new threat from the pending consolidation of regional mail… read more
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Group organizes to save Triplex Cinema
Great Barrington’s Triplex Cinema to reopen as nonprofit operation Nicki Wilson, board president of the new nonprofit Triplex Cinema Inc., says strong local support enabled the group to act quickly to acquire the downtown Great Barrington movie theater. Susan Sabino photo By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Triplex Cinema, an independent… read more
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Julia Bullock gives voice to pain and hope at Tanglewood
Composer, soprano shape a song cycle inspired by Black spirituals The classical soprano Julia Bullock has been working with the composer Jessie Montgomery for seven years on a cycle of songs inspired by Black spirituals. She’ll perform Montgomery’s “Freedom Songs” on July 8 and 9 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. Courtesy photo… read more
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A Greek tragedy for the 21st century
Living Room Theatre’s summer show offers ancient anti-war message Allen McCullough and Randolyn Zinn act out a scene from “Her Name Means Memory,” which Living Room Theatre will present in performances July 26-Aug. 6 at Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion in North Bennington. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt.… read more
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Editorial — Last-minute changes turn reform to poison
For those who dream of a more open, competitive system of political representation in New York, the news seemed almost too good to be true. In negotiations over a new state budget in early May, legislative leaders agreed to move forward with a new public campaign finance system that would reduce the influence of the… read more
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Redrawn political map set stage for 1890s GOP drama
Legislative redistricting in 1893 created a new regional state Senate district of epic proportions in northern New York — encompassing Warren, Washington, Essex, Franklin, Clinton, Hamilton and Fulton counties. The change shook up the region’s representation in Albany, as two incumbent Republican senators wound up losing their party’s nomination for the seat to a new… read more