Tag: New York

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    New library found a village of avid readers

    The four most popular book titles in the first year of operation of Crandall Free Library can still be checked out at the Glens Falls library today, albeit in newer editions. But these classic works of fiction have only a fraction of the circulation they had in 1892 and 1893. “The demand for certain books read more

    New library found a village of avid readers
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    Closed to deliveries? Community rallies to save birthing center

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    Community rallies to save Rensselaer County’s last birthing center   Emily Steinbach, right, her wife, Michele, and daughter Eleanor take part in a rally last month against the proposed closing of Burdett Birth Center, the only remaining medical facility in Rensselaer County where expectant mothers can give birth. Victoria Kereszi photo   By TRACY FRISCHContributing read more

    Closed to deliveries? Community rallies to save birthing center
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    Flooding shapes debate over climate policies

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    Advocates turn focus to land-use patterns, better infrastructure By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   Last month’s severe floods in Vermont and New York will have long-term public policy implications in areas ranging from infrastructure and community planning to environmental and insurance rules, government officials and advocates say. “Make no mistake, the devastation and flooding we are read more

    Flooding shapes debate over climate policies
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    Local shop, global connections — Fair-trade boutique boosts women artists

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    Fair-trade boutique boosts women artists, makers from near and far   Dayanis Bowie, owner of the DB Trends boutique in Ballston Spa, shows customers Jude Hughes of Amherst, Mass., and Sandy Staniec of Syracuse an “air plant” from Guatemala that grows without soil. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. read more

    Local shop, global connections — Fair-trade boutique boosts women artists
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    A county judge, a campaign attack and a con artist

    This gift to a sitting judge did not appear to raise any red flags from 19th century ethics watchdogs. “County Judge Whitman returned yesterday from Whitehall with a nice mess of frogs’ legs, which were presented him,” The Washington County Advertiser reported on June 15, 1887. Later in the year, however, as Whitman, a Democrat read more

    A county judge, a campaign attack and a con artist
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    Reshaping the future of the mail

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    Postal Service consolidation plans stir fears about rural services   The tiny post office in Rupert was one of 14 across Vermont that the U.S. Postal Service tried unsuccessfully to close in 2011. Now some advocates and members of Congress say rural post offices face a new threat from the pending consolidation of regional mail read more

    Reshaping the future of the mail
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    Editorial — Last-minute changes turn reform to poison

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    For those who dream of a more open, competitive system of political representation in New York, the news seemed almost too good to be true. In negotiations over a new state budget in early May, legislative leaders agreed to move forward with a new public campaign finance system that would reduce the influence of the read more

    Editorial — Last-minute changes turn reform to poison
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    Redrawn political map set stage for 1890s GOP drama

    Legislative redistricting in 1893 created a new regional state Senate district of epic proportions in northern New York — encompassing Warren, Washington, Essex, Franklin, Clinton, Hamilton and Fulton counties. The change shook up the region’s representation in Albany, as two incumbent Republican senators wound up losing their party’s nomination for the seat to a new read more

    Redrawn political map set stage for 1890s GOP drama
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    Old school, rich cheeses

    From Stephentown, Four Fat Fowl creamery builds a wide following   Partners Josie Madison, Willy Bridgham and Shaleena Bridgham started the Four Fat Fowl creamery a decade ago and now ship their cheeses to stores across the country. Joan K. Lentini photo.   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. A former elementary school, set back read more

    Old school, rich cheeses
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    N.Y. launches public financing for state races

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    Small, local donations will be matched in Senate, Assembly contests By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   Next year’s candidates for New York state Senate and Assembly will have the option of participating, for the first time, in a new public campaign finance program that will match small-dollar donations raised within the candidate’s district. The new program read more

    N.Y. launches public financing for state races