Tag: New York

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    Virus arrives in region, upending all plans

    The coronavirus crept into the region stealthily, probably sometime in late February, then burst into public view on the weekend of March 7-8. That weekend, Vermont officials announced that a patient being treated at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington had the state’s first confirmed case of Covid-19. A patient at Berkshire Medical Center in read more

    Virus arrives in region, upending all plans
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    First battle was lost in failure to test

    As we prepare this issue for press at the end of March, the Covid-19 pandemic has shut down much of the Northeast and is threatening to hit New York City and its suburbs with catastrophic force over the next few weeks. For now, the focus of the nation and our region is appropriately on how read more

    First battle was lost in failure to test
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    Early voting’s first try

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    Area counties rank near top, bottom as New York expands its election system   William Van Ness and Beth McLaughlin, the Republican and Democratic elections commissioners for Warren County, demonstrate one of the new electronic poll books used as part of New York’s system for early voting. Photo by Joan K. Lentini   By EVAN read more

    Early voting’s first try
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    Bakery, cafe unite in urban retrofit

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    Rock Hill’s restaurant side rises again in new space at Shirt Factory complex   Matt Funiciello, the owner of Rock Hill Bakehouse, removes several loaves of bread from the oven at the bakery’s new home in the Shirt Factory complex in Glens Falls. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. read more

    Bakery, cafe unite in urban retrofit
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    New York’s first steps toward election reform

    It was the late Abner Mikva, a longtime federal appeals court judge, who told a famous story of youthful idealism meeting cold, hard politics. In 1948, as Mikva recounted it, he walked into a local ward office of the Democratic Party in Chicago and offered to volunteer for Adlai Stevenson’s gubernatorial campaign, only to be read more

    New York’s first steps toward election reform
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    A fascination with all things natural

    GLENS FALLS, N.Y.When a large elm tree on the east side of the Glens Falls Insurance building was cut down in February 1912, Professor C.L. Williams counted the number of rings and estimated the tree was 75 years old. Williams at the time was writing a history of trees in Glens Falls, and he led read more

    A fascination with all things natural
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    Debate over New York bail system balances fairness, risk

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    Local officials in N.Y. push back against bail system overhaul   Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen is among the local law enforcement officials calling for changes or a delay in implementing New York’s new bail reform law. Photo by Joan K. Lentini   EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer   Supporters of New York’s new bail reform read more

    Debate over New York bail system balances fairness, risk
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    Tale from a river town

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    Conflict over Hudson fishing shacks provides inspiration for novel   A real-life controversy over a cluster of old fishing shanties along the Hudson River in Hudson, N.Y., has become the basis for a local author’s new novel. Susan Sabino photo   By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y. In the pre-dawn hours of a summer morning read more

    Tale from a river town
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    Curtain rises at restored theater

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    In Hudson Falls, community rallies to revive a long-dormant venue   Jonathan Newell stands at the ticket booth of the newly restored Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls, N.Y. Newell is executive director of Hudson River Music Hall Productions, which led a years-long effort to revive the long-dormant theater at 210 Main St. Joan K. Lentini read more

    Curtain rises at restored theater
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    Election 2019

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    Here are the results from major local races and ballot issues in the Nov. 5 general elecction in New York and Massachusetts. Winning candidates are in bold type. A brief summary follows the results for each county. The results shown for Rensselaer, Warren and Washington counties are final, official tallies certified by local election officials. read more

    Election 2019