Tag: New Lebanon

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    Saving Darrow — $5M raised for school

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    Head of School Andrew Vadnais stands outside the administration and classroom building at Darrow School in late January after the school’s leaders reversed a decision to shut down at the end of the current academic year. Susan Sabino photo   By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y. After several weeks in which it appeared the read more

    Saving Darrow — $5M raised for school
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    Group works to save New Lebanon depot

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    Long-defunct station could serve as attraction along developing rail trail   Joe Ogilvie, president of the Corkscrew Rail Trail Association, stands outside the bay window of the former Rutland Railroad station in New Lebanon, N.Y., where the last train rolled past 70 years ago.Joan K. Lentini photo   By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y. read more

    Group works to save New Lebanon depot
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    New Lebanon farmers market expands to year-round storefront

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    Farmers market expands through year-round retail storefront   Volunteers and staff of the New Lebanon Farmers Market — Phoebe Young, Josh Young, Lucas Cipkowski and Eleanor Young — stand behind some of the fresh produce at the market’s new year-round retail storefront. Susan Sabino photo   By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y. The food read more

    New Lebanon farmers market expands to year-round storefront
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    A sanctuary for all seekers

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    Sufi retreat keeps spiritual focus in former Shaker buildings The Abode of the Message, a Sufi community and retreat center in New Lebanon, N.Y., was established in 1975 in a collection of 19th century buildings that were once part of the large local Shaker community. Susan Sabino photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer NEW LEBANON, read more

    A sanctuary for all seekers
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    From mountains to fertile swamp

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    Projects aim to preserve diverse swath of land at eastern edge of N.Y. By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y.   The Shaker Swamp, which extends over nearly 500 acres in New Lebanon, is one of two areas that would be preserved from development under pending conservation projects in the town. John Townes photo A read more

    From mountains to fertile swamp
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    Music from snippets and sketches

    De Jong, cellist and pioneer of sampling, celebrates first solo album By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y.   The cellist Paul de Jong is best known for his decade of work as one-half of The Books, a duo whose compositions made extensive use of sampling, the capturing of short bits of recorded sound. Four read more

    Music from snippets and sketches
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    On exhibit: A real-life rural town

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    New Lebanon tests a new approach to spurring tourism By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y.   Ruth Abram is the founder of “Behold! New Lebanon,” a new program that encourages visitors and local people to discover the variety of real-world skills and enterprises among the town’s population. The program coordinates instructional demonstrations at local read more

    On exhibit: A real-life rural town