Tag: Massachusetts
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Issue: April 2021
New blood for a rural region
Columbia County and the Berkshires, Vermont and the Adirondacks are reporting an influx of people from urban areas. By Evan Lawrence read more
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Issue: April 2021
Glenn Kaino illuminates a history of protest
Los Angeles artist Glenn Kaino comes to Mass MoCA, honoring a history of protest in film and music, shadow play and illusion. By Kate Abbott read more
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Issue: April 2021
In a time of isolation, Clifford Prince King explores kinship and intimacy
Los Angeles photographer Clifford Prince King offers images of refuge and care in ‘Close to You,’ a solo show of photography at Mass MoCA. By Kate Abbott read more
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Issue: February-March 2021
The devilish details of legal pot
With New York facing a budget gap of nearly $15 billion, is this the year the state will finally legalize marijuana for recreational use? By Evan Lawrence read more
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Issue: February-March 2021
Finding the future in healthy soil
Jim Schultz runs a small-scale farm that’s demonstrating how agriculture can contribute to solving the climate crisis. By Tracy Frisch read more
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Issue: February-March 2021
Knitting, weaving through a dark season
Farmers come together with skilled workers from textile mills, artists and locals who like the feel of making things by hand. By Kate Abbott read more
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Issue: February-March 2021
A politician who said more with fewer words
U.S. Rep. John Davis Long built his career as a politician and statesman in the late 19th century on his way with words. By Maury Thompson read more
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Issue: December 2020-January 2021
Election 2020: Results from three states
Here are the results of the Nov. 3 election for federal and state offices across the region. Winning candidates are in boldface type if the outcome is not in dispute. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Statewide results for the presidential race are listed in the main table; a separate county-by-county tally of presidential read more
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Issue: December 2020-January 2021
Creating art in a holiday season darkened by Covid
Artists, nonprofits steer toward light in a darkened holiday season Michael Scupholm, the glass studio director at Salem Art Works in Salem, N.Y., shapes a blown-glass ornament. The pandemic has forced artists to work alone in SAW’s studios, rather than in groups. Courtesy photo By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer CHESHIRE, Mass. Rods of glass read more
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Issue: November 2020
As pandemic limits visitors, museums work to adapt
As pandemic limits visitors, museums work to stay connected After the Covid-19 crisis forced it to close its building from mid-March until July, the Bennington Museum is now operating on a restricted basis. Photo by Joan K. Lentini By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer When Covid-19 began to spread into the region in early read more
