Tag: New York

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    The Einstein of Glens Falls

    Local man’s memoir details ties to famous physicist but draws questions By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y.   Stephen Einstein’s book “My Uncle Albert” describes the five boyhood summers he says he spent with Albert EinsteinJoan K. Lentini photo It’s late afternoon, and Stephen Einstein has just arrived at a downtown diner at an read more

    The Einstein of Glens Falls
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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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    Local groups get creative in fight against hunger

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    By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer GREENWICH, N.Y.   Caryn Tindal has become a regular visitor in recent months to the Comfort Food Community pantry in Greenwich, N.Y. She said her husband was laid off from a job he held for 21 years, and his new job pays 50 percent less. The food pantry, she said, helps read more

    Local groups get creative in fight against hunger
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    Matching farmers, landowners in the Hudson Valley

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    Hudson Valley program matches aspiring farmers to landowners By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer PINE PLAINS, N.Y.   Miriam Goler and Mark Stonehill are starting their first season at Full Circus Farm on 15 acres of leased land in Pine Plains, N.Y. They found the property through a database that matches aspiring farmers with landowners who want read more

    Matching farmers, landowners in the Hudson Valley
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    In fight against hunger, Greenwich pantry inspires

    Our cover article this month examines the increasing use of emergency food pantries in our region and finds a particularly inspiring story in the Washington County village of Greenwich.There, a little more than a year ago, a newly formed community group took over a tiny food pantry that operated on a monthly, appointment-only basis on read more

    In fight against hunger, Greenwich pantry inspires
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    Developers push to change Saratoga’s outer greenbelt

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    In golf club’s plans, some see threat to Saratoga’s greenbelt By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   The landscape around Exit 14 of the Northway, on the east side of Saratoga Springs, remains largely wooded as a result of open-space protections the city adopted more than 20 years ago. Critics fear that could change read more

    Developers push to change Saratoga’s outer greenbelt
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    Group rallies to buy former Girl Scouts camp

    By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer FORT ANN, N.Y.   A group of campers hike through the woods at Camp Little Notch, a former Girl Scouts camp in Fort Ann, N.Y. The Girl Scouts decided to close the camp in 2008, but a group of former campers and staff rallied to reopen it as an independent operation. read more

    Group rallies to buy former Girl Scouts camp
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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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    Changing the ground rules for Spa City development?

    We live in an era when zoning and planning laws supposedly give communities the power to shape their own destinies, where the public has a chance to shape the ground rules for their town’s development and an ability to scrutinize the specifics of each new project. The reality in many communities, however, is a planning read more

    Changing the ground rules for Spa City development?
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    A season of reform? Don’t be so sure

      It’s tempting to feel a bit gleeful about the spectacular downfall of Sheldon Silver, the New York Assembly speaker whose 20-year reign ended after he was arrested on corruption charges last month. After all, when you’re dealing with a government as unresponsive and opaque as New York’s, anything that forces a shake-up at the read more

    A season of reform? Don’t be so sure