Tag: New York

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    Young farmers band together to keep land in agriculture

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    By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y.   Lindsey Lusher Shute runs Hearty Roots Community Farm with her husband in Clermont, N.Y. Their struggle to find affordable farmland in the Hudson Valley prompted them to help organize the National Young Farmers Coalition, a grassroots advocacy organization based in Hudson. Scott Langley photo Lindsey Lusher Shute and read more

    Young farmers band together to keep land in agriculture
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    Former hospital, future resort?

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    By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.   A developer has proposed turning the former Mary McClellan Hospital complex in Cambridge, N.Y., into a world-class resort. The hospital, seen here in 2010, was once the largest employer in southern Washington County but has been vacant since 2003. Sean McEntee file photo When a developer came forward read more

    Former hospital, future resort?
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    Region’s colleges turn more to part-time teachers

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    A second tier of instructors is growing in New York By TRACY FRISCH Contributing writer QUEENSBURY, N.Y. Neal Herr and Rebecca Cash are among nearly 200 adjunct faculty members at SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, N.Y. The college has increased its roster of part-time instructors from 154 to 196 in the past 10 years. Rebecca Cash read more

    Region’s colleges turn more to part-time teachers
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    Parking garage plan raises ire in Saratoga

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    By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   The Saratoga Springs City Center, seen above from Maple Avenue, is proposing to build a 511-space parking garage to replace a surface parking lot across the street. An architect’s rendering, left, shows the garage and a new pedestrian bridge over Maple Avenue that would link it to read more

    Parking garage plan raises ire in Saratoga
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    Election 2014: The pendulum swings to red

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    Here are the detailed results of federal and state elections held Nov. 4 across the region. A guide to politcal party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Winners are marked in bold. Figures for Massachusetts and Vermont are the final, certified results from the secretary of state’s office in each read more

    Election 2014: The pendulum swings to red
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    Two cities, two tales of managing growth

    By coincidence we have two stories in this issue about small cities in the region that are grappling with how best to preserve their character and shape their future development.Pittsfield and Saratoga Springs are separated by a state line and have quite different economic and political traditions, so it may not be entirely fair to read more

    Two cities, two tales of managing growth
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    Local video adds to debate over police tactics

    A Saratoga County sheriff’s sergeant resigned last month and was charged with official misconduct and harassment after a video that went viral on the Internet showed him berating and apparently slapping a young man who was refusing to allow his car to be searched. The video, which quickly became part of a growing national debate read more

    Local video adds to debate over police tactics
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    In a town that said no, Wal-Mart tries again

    By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer BALLSTON, N.Y. For the town of Ballston, it’s 2004 all over again. Back then, the town was in an uproar over Wal-Mart’s proposal to build a massive new superstore along Route 50, just outside the village of Ballston Spa. Although supporters at the time touted the store’s potential economic benefits, opponents read more

    In a town that said no, Wal-Mart tries again
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    On exhibit: A real-life rural town

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    New Lebanon tests a new approach to spurring tourism By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer NEW LEBANON, N.Y.   Ruth Abram is the founder of “Behold! New Lebanon,” a new program that encourages visitors and local people to discover the variety of real-world skills and enterprises among the town’s population. The program coordinates instructional demonstrations at local read more

    On exhibit: A real-life rural town
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    Seeking the inner harmony

    ‘Vibroacoustic’ technique taps healing power of musical vibrations By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. The asphalt streets of downtown Glens Falls are only a few hundred feet from Dennis Dominick’s office on Thomson Street office, but in figurative terms, the concrete jungle and all of its stressors are a million miles away. Inside, Dominick read more

    Seeking the inner harmony