Tag: New York

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    In race for open House seat it’s insider vs. outsider

    In race for open House seat, it’s insider vs. outsider The race for an open congressional seat in the Hudson Valley this fall will pit a Democratic outsider against a Republican insider. Democratic voters in the June 28 primary in New York’s 19th Congressional District backed Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor and anti-corruption read more

    In race for open House seat it’s insider vs. outsider
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    Albany’s culture on display in Hoosick Falls water case

    After so many years, Albany’s distinction as America’s most corrupt and dysfunctional state capital has become so familiar that it’s no longer clear whether each new outrage makes much of an impression on the average New Yorker. Consider that the two men who were the state’s most powerful legislators at the beginning of last year read more

    Albany’s culture on display in Hoosick Falls water case
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    Busy downtown is destination — for panhandlers

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    Saratoga Springs weighs new limits on sidewalk solicitation, vagrancy By THOMAS DIMOPOULOS Contributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   A panhandler, leaning against the signboard at right, seeks donations from pedestrians on Broadway in Saratoga Springs. The city is debating new limits on what officials say is “agressive panhandling.”Thomas Dimopoulos photo As the growth of Saratoga read more

    Busy downtown is destination — for panhandlers
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    Keeping a farm at city’s edge

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    By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   William Pitney shows off the farm his family has owned since 1862 at the western edge of Saratoga Springs. Pitney is working with a new nonprofit group to turn the property into a community hub for producing local food and learning about agriculture. Joan K. Lentini photo read more

    Keeping a farm at city’s edge
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    N.Y. wine country expands to north

    Cold-hardy grapes, simpler regulations allow vineyards to thrive By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer EASTON, N.Y. Vineyards and wineries have lately been spreading northward in the Hudson River valley and beyond, spurred by the advent of new, cold-hardy grape varieties, a booming interest in locally produced food and drink, and newly simplified state regulations. The result is read more

    N.Y. wine country expands to north
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    State pesticide-reporting effort lags

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    New York program, adopted with fanfare, yields old, opaque data By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer   Twenty years ago, a coalition of breast-cancer activists, environmentalists and others celebrated a hard-fought victory when New York agreed to set up a statewide system for tracking the sale and use of pesticides. When the legislation was signed into law read more

    State pesticide-reporting effort lags
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    Revival set for oldest N.Y. theater space

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    Hudson Opera House begins restoration of long-dormant main hall By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y.   Restoration work began this spring on the long-dormant main performance hall at Hudson Opera House. When the $8 million project is completed next year, a modern, flexible 300-seat theater will be ready to host performances on the landmark building’s read more

    Revival set for oldest N.Y. theater space
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    On pesticide data, public deserves better

    The possibility that the environment and human health might be at risk from the widespread use of synthetic pesticides has been a matter of public concern for at least the 50-plus years since the publication of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.” Carson’s pioneering work helped give rise to the modern environmental movement, the creation of the read more

    On pesticide data, public deserves better
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    Developer shelves natural-gas pipeline plans

    The developer of a controversial natural-gas pipeline across Rensselaer and Berkshire counties has decided to drop the project after failing to sign up enough utility customers to tap into the new gas supply. The energy company Kinder Morgan Inc. announced April 20 that it had not received the customer commitments it needed to proceed with read more

    Developer shelves natural-gas pipeline plans
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    Fair tells vendors: Stop selling Confederate flags

    By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer EASTON, N.Y. The board of the Washington County Fair has asked vendors not to sell Confederate flags and related merchandise at this year’s event. The nonprofit group that runs the fair, after first announcing in early February that it wouldn’t prohibit sales of the controversial flags, reversed itself a couple of read more

    Fair tells vendors: Stop selling Confederate flags