Tag: New York

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    A farm transformed by and for artists

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    At Salem Art Works, the attractions evolve with the growing creative cast The staff and artists in residence at Salem Art Works gather on the Mark DiSuvero sculpture “Ringer” (1987) with SAW founder Anthony Cafritz, right. The sculpture is one of many displayed at the 120-acre former dairy farm that was transformed into a working read more

    A farm transformed by and for artists
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    Sheriff faces criticism as county, ICE join forces

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    Local jail to check immigration status of anyone arrested By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer TROY, N.Y. The Rensselaer County sheriff says he’s merely buying into a federal program that could intercept a few potential criminals. But critics say the program is discriminatory and would wrongly enlist county officers in expanding a controversial federal immigration crackdown. Earlier read more

    Sheriff faces criticism as county, ICE join forces
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    It’s Delgado vs. Faso, Cobb vs. Stefanik

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    Democrats settle crowded primaries in two eastern New York House districts By FRED DALEYEditor   Democratic voters have chosen Antonio Delgado and Tedra L. Cobb to challenge Republican incumbents John Faso and Elise Stefanik this fall in New York’s 19th and 21st congressional districts. The results of a June 26 election settled a pair of read more

    It’s Delgado vs. Faso, Cobb vs. Stefanik
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    To fix immigration, try making it easier

    On June 20, President Trump changed course, in the face of a growing public outcry, and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children and parents when families are detained crossing the U.S. border. By then, the government had shipped off more than 2,000 children, even infants and toddlers, to holding facilities read more

    To fix immigration, try making it easier
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    A governor’s career spanned engineering and music

    It was not unusual for prominent politicians in the 19th century to visit Lake George.But when the politician also was an executive at a piano company, that was big news, particularly when the company was a regular advertiser in the Lake George Mirror. Vermont Gov. Levi K. Fuller, an executive with the Estey Piano Co., read more

    A governor’s career spanned engineering and music
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    Will the blue wave reach here?

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    In crowded primary ballots, Democrats line up to challenge Faso, Stefanik   By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer   With control of the U.S. House of Representatives at stake, Democratic voters will go to the polls this month to choose their challengers to two Republicans who now represent much of eastern New York. Political observers say the read more

    Will the blue wave reach here?
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    Radcliffe Bailey’s art connects the threads of history

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    Photos, music play roles as artist explores African diaspora In “Other Worlds Worlds” (2011), the artist Radcliffe Bailey puts the label from an album by jazz composer Sun Ra at the center of a mechanical model of the solar system. The work is among 40 pieces by Bailey that are on view as part of read more

    Radcliffe Bailey’s art connects the threads of history
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    With goats and grit a new farmer finds joy

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    Leah Hennessy takes time out to pet Little Sister, one of her Alpine goats, at Moxie Ridge Farm & Creamery in Argyle, N.Y. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer ARGYLE, N.Y. Leah Hennessy made her way toward the barn at Moxie Ridge Farm, expertly dodging a hissing gander whose mission was to read more

    With goats and grit a new farmer finds joy
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    Who’ll win in the fall? It depends who votes

    There’s been a lot written over the past year about the “enthusiasm gap” between Democratic and Republican voters in the age of Trump. In a series of special elections around the country, and in statewide contests last year in Virginia and New Jersey, Democratic voters have turned out in force, and the party’s candidates have read more

    Who’ll win in the fall? It depends who votes
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    Changing pace as roads shifted from horses to cars

    The diversification of J.E. Sawyer & Co. in 1918 was a sign of changing times.The Glens Falls company, which supplied retailers throughout New York, Vermont and Massachusetts, became a distributor of the Marathon brand of “hand-made” automotive tires, The Post-Star reported on April 6, 1918. The tires came with a 5,000-mile warranty. At the time, read more

    Changing pace as roads shifted from horses to cars