Issue: April 2024
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In defense of books
Some in region push back against banning efforts in schools and libraries Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman reads to an audience at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, one of a series of stops he made around the state in recent months as part of his Banned Book Tour. Courtesy photo By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer… read more
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Banding together for a bridge
Group aims to preserve a century-old span over the Batten Kill Members of the new group Friends of the Battenville Bridge gather at the west end of the century-old steel structure, which spans the Batten Kill between the towns of Greenwich and Jackson.Joan K. Lentini photo By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer GREENWICH, N.Y. Some… read more
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New U.S. House map shuffles area towns
Final redistricting plan splits Saratoga and Rensselaer counties By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer Voters in northern Saratoga County and nearly all of Rensselaer County will find themselves in new congressional districts when they head to the polls this year, thanks to a revised political map that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law on… read more
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Bringing poetry to Poultney
Author, arts center celebrate with community reading, downtown displays Local author David Mook stands in front of the Stone Valley Arts building, the site of a community “favorite poem” reading April 21 in Poultney, Vt. A companion event, Poultney Poetry Downtown, will display poems in the windows of local businesses in celebration of National… read more
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From local pulpits, a push to banish gambling
The Rev. Sherman Williams, pastor of Glens Falls Methodist Episcopal Church, liked to watch horses trot — with one caveat. “Personally, I very much enjoy a pure and simple horse race,” Williams said in a sermon on Nov. 4, 1894. “But I have never attended a race where gambling and pool selling were the order… read more