Issue: August-September 2025
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The divide over dirt roads
After months of controversy, officials in Hillsdale plan to pave a rural road – over the objections of most of the people who live along it. — By John Townes read more
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Vermont starts major overhaul of education
Vermont’s political leaders have embarked on a plan to dramatically reshape the state’s education system over the next few years by sharply reducing the number of school districts while giving the state more control over districts’ spending. The state Senate and House each gave final approval to the controversial education reform plan on June 16, read more
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Health care challenges ahead
Clinics, hospitals, nursing homes weigh effects of big Medicaid cuts Hudson Headwaters Health Network opened its newest family health center in May in Salem, N.Y. Now the center is among the many health care facilities across the region that are likely to lose revenue as the federal goverment cuts about $1 trillion in Medicaid read more
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Lengthy strike disrupted region’s slate industry
About 600 area slate workers walked off the job on May 12 a century ago.The skilled slate workers at quarries around Granville, N.Y., and Poultney, Vt., were demanding an hourly wage increase of 5 cents — the equivalent of 92 cents in today’s dollars. Even with the increase, their wages, after adjusting for inflation, would read more
