Tag: New York

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    After the campaign: It’s the virus, stupid

    As this issue heads to press on the eve of Election Day, we don’t know yet whether the coming year will bring a change in presidential administration or control of Congress. But it’s becoming clear that no matter who’s in charge in Washington, the next stage of the coronavirus crisis is upon us. We’re facing read more

    After the campaign: It’s the virus, stupid
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    In priest’s garden, Old World methods yield bounty

    The Rev. Alexis Hanna, never contrary, didn’t wait for a newspaper reporter to ask, “How does your garden grow?” Every year at harvest time, the Orthodox priest from South Glens Falls visited the office of The Post-Star to drop off a basket filled with “massive tomatoes,” some weighing more than 2 pounds, and other vegetables, read more

    In priest’s garden, Old World methods yield bounty
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    Election 2020 Preview

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    Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots for the Nov. 3 federal and state elections across the region. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).   MASSACHUSETTS   President and Vice PresidentJoseph R. Biden and read more

    Election 2020 Preview
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    An editor unmoved by patriotic hoopla

    On March 3, 1876, the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge, N.Y., served a “Centennial Supper” of pork and beans, rye bread and tea. D.R. Byrum, a sewing machine dealer from Whitehall, advertised his upcoming sale as “A Great Centennial Outrage!” Across the region, there was plenty of excitement about the 100th birthday of the United read more

    An editor unmoved by patriotic hoopla
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    Are we ready to vote?

      A voter casts an early ballot at North Adams City Hall in advance of the Sept. 1 state primary in Massachusetts. photo by Joan K. Lentini   By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer   Elections officials across the region are scrambling to prepare for a surge of mail-in or drop-off ballots this fall against the backdrop read more

    Are we ready to vote?
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    A farm, tables and a taste of empowerment

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    Family’s restaurant operation aids immigrants, refugees Jinah Kim, above, welcomes visitors to Sunhee’s Farm and Kitchen, her family’s restaurant in Troy, N.Y. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. Amos Kim is tending to a row of swelling pumpkins as another scorching August day reaches its peak. There are weeds to read more

    A farm, tables and a taste of empowerment
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    Dancing in the gardens and fields

    BodySonnet collective set to perform in Stockbridge, Chatham   The dance group BodySonnet will perform Sept. 4-5 at Chesterwood in Stockbridge, Mass., and Sept. 6-12 at PS21 in Chatham, N.Y. Courtesy photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer CHATHAM, N.Y. A woman turns her head to the sky. She arches with her shoulders open, her head read more

    Dancing in the gardens and fields
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    Will pandemic’s crisis help heal democracy?

    Over the past six months, the Covid-19 pandemic has killed nearly 200,000 Americans, sickened millions more, and driven unemployment to Depression-era levels. But as the Nov. 3 election approaches, there are at least some hopeful signs that the pandemic might be helping to make our democracy healthier – if ineptitude and malign actors don’t manage read more

    Will pandemic’s crisis help heal democracy?
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    Now back to class? Colleges prepare for influx of students

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    Area colleges make plans to welcome students back as virus surges nationally   A seating area behind the Case Campus Center at Skidmore College awaits the arrival of students. The college is among several in the region that aim to resume in-person classes this month.Joan K. Lentini photo   By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer CASTLETON, Vt. read more

    Now back to class? Colleges prepare for influx of students
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    Weighing the risks of schools reopening

    As this issue heads to press at the end of July, our region has become one of the best in the nation for steering clear of the coronavirus. In the counties where Massachusetts, New York and Vermont meet, new cases of Covid-19 have dwindled to no more than a handful on most days. Local public read more

    Weighing the risks of schools reopening