Issue: May 2024
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The museum that transformed a city — Mass MoCA turns 25
Mass MoCA, now 25, gave rise to North Adams’ new creative economy By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. When Tom Bernard worked at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art 20 years ago, he wore his grandmother’s badge from Sprague Electric Co. clipped to his own. She worked in Sprague’s sprawling mill complex in… read more
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A month in the hills — Birthing center to stay open with state aid
The only remaining maternity ward in Rensselaer County will stay open after receiving a promise of $5 million in new state grants. St. Peter’s Health Partners announced April 29 that it will keep the Burdett Birth Center in Troy open for at least five years while the hospital system works to improve the center’s economic… read more
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Fresh food at a farm stand for members
Start-up grower gives members access to produce from range of area farms Aliza Pickering, seen here at her parents’ greenhouse and garden center in Arlington, Vt., has set up a membership group that provides subscribers with fresh local produce from area farms, including her own, through a roadside farm stand in Saratoga County. Joan K.… read more
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Counties push back against election changes
Legal filings challenge New York shift to even-year voting Participation gap Turnout is sharply higher in New York’s even-year elections, which feature statewide and legislative races, than in odd-year elections that have only local contests. The figures below show the number of votes cast in each year’s general election in area counties. County … read more
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A modernist sanctuary in the Berkshires
Artists’ historic home displays their love of 20th century styles Executive Director Kinney Freylinghuysen stands on the spiral staircase inside the Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio in Lenox, Mass. The museum was the home of the 20th century artists and collectors George L.K. Morris and Suzy Freylinghausen, who helped introduce America to Modernism. Susan… read more
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Cycling editor earned respect in newspaper fraternity
Editor Franklin Fishler’s preferred mode of transportation must have made it difficult at times to make deadline. But it got him out into the far-reaching communities of Washington County to gather the news firsthand, setting him apart from his peers, who typically relied on correspondents based in individual towns to keep readers informed. “Editor Fishler… read more