Tag: Vermont

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    Local shirt factories became focus of labor disputes

    Employees at the Greenwich, N.Y., and Rutland, Vt., shirt factories of Tim, Wallerstein & Co. acted in solidarity with striking workers at the company’s factory on Liberty Street in Albany in 1891. The Greenwich and Rutland employees pledged not to complete any work transferred from the Albany factory — and if necessary, to walk off… read more

    Local shirt factories became focus of labor disputes
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    Signs of economic change

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    Region’s manufacturing takes high-tech turn as some familiar employers exit   The sign outside AngioDynamics’ medical device plant in Queensbury, N.Y., says the company is now hiring, but the factory is set to shut down at the end of 2025. Employee shortages are one reason the company has cited for its decision to close its… read more

    Signs of economic change
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    Strong, powerful, feminine — Shanta Lee’s ‘Dark Goddess’ photography explores divine, worldly realms

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    Photographer’s ‘Dark Goddess’ show explores divine, worldly realms   Alyse Grange and Kahywanda Wilson worked with photographer Shanta Lee to create “Obeah’d,” one of a series of Lee’s photos in the exhibit “Dark Goddess: Sacroprofanity” at the Bennington Museum.Courtesy of Shanta Lee   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt. Two women are sitting together on… read more

    Strong, powerful, feminine — Shanta Lee’s ‘Dark Goddess’ photography explores divine, worldly realms
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    In defense of books

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    Some in region push back against banning efforts in schools and libraries   Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman reads to an audience at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, one of a series of stops he made around the state in recent months as part of his Banned Book Tour. Courtesy photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer… read more

    In defense of books
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    Bringing poetry to Poultney

    Author, arts center celebrate with community reading, downtown displays   Local author David Mook stands in front of the Stone Valley Arts building, the site of a community “favorite poem” reading April 21 in Poultney, Vt. A companion event, Poultney Poetry Downtown, will display poems in the windows of local businesses in celebration of National… read more

    Bringing poetry to Poultney
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    Election 2023

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    Here are the results of major races in the Nov. 7 local elections in New York and Massachusetts. Winning candidates are in bold type. A brief summary follows the results for each county. Vote totals shown for Berkshire, Warren and Washington counties are final, official tallies that include absentee or mail-in ballots. The results for… read more

    Election 2023
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    Election 2023

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    Voters in N.Y., Mass. to decide local races By FRED DALEYEditor   Mayoral races in Pittsfield, North Adams, Troy and Saratoga Springs are headlining a host of local contests as voters cast ballots for a Nov. 7 general election across New York and in the cities of Massachusetts. Voters in Columbia County will be choosing… read more

    Election 2023
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    Slate quarries idled as a trust went bust

    Collaboration worked effectively for the slate companies along the border of New York and Vermont for much of the 19th century. The communities around Granville, N.Y., and Pawlet, Vt., held the majority of the nation’s slate deposits and an exclusive supply of certain grades. So it behooved local slate companies to form a trust, in… read more

    Slate quarries idled as a trust went bust
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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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    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