Issue: October 2023
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Rich tones, healing vibrations
Saratoga cellist focuses on her instrument’s therapeutic potential Demetria Konisis sits with her cello and other instruments she uses for sound therapy in her studio in Saratoga Springs. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Demetria Koninis takes a seat and gently pulls her cello to an upright position read more
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Producing paper — Despite a mill’s closing, industry remains
Despite a mill’s closing, industry’s role in region remains strong The Essity tissue mill in South Glens Falls shut down in July, eliminating 300 jobs and ending a tradition of nearly 140 years of paper manufacturing at the site. But industry insiders say the Essity mill faced special pressures that don’t reflect a broader read more
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Election 2023
Voters in N.Y., Mass. to decide local races By FRED DALEYEditor Mayoral races in Pittsfield, North Adams, Troy and Saratoga Springs are headlining a host of local contests as voters cast ballots for a Nov. 7 general election across New York and in the cities of Massachusetts. Voters in Columbia County will be choosing read more
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Pulitzer-winning ‘English’ explores dreams, fears inside Iran
Pulitzer-winning ‘English’ explores dreams, fears inside Iran The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi is playing one of the parts in Barrington Stage’s production of “English,” which runs through Oct. 15. Courtesy photo By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass. Four students walk into a classroom in a city in the mountains. Tonight, they’ve come read more
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Slate quarries idled as a trust went bust
Collaboration worked effectively for the slate companies along the border of New York and Vermont for much of the 19th century. The communities around Granville, N.Y., and Pawlet, Vt., held the majority of the nation’s slate deposits and an exclusive supply of certain grades. So it behooved local slate companies to form a trust, in read more