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Letter: For the sake of our climate and communities, let’s elect Claire Cousin as our next assemblymember
Re “20 Questions with Claire Cousin” (front page, May 10):. This June, for the first time in over a decade, Pine Plains has the opportunity to decide what kind of Democrat we want in the state assembly. For the sake of our climate and communities, let’s elect Claire Cousin as our next assemblymember.
Hochul announces 30 projects to help transform Capital Region
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced 30 transformational projects across the Capital Region. Eleven projects were announced for the city of Cohoes, including transforming historic Cohoes Music Hall into a carbon-neutral building. Seven projects are set for Coxsackie, and five projects will take place in Cambridge. There are also seven projects...
Push, Pull or Tow Yourself to one of these 5 Hudson Valley..ish Campgrounds This Summer
Growing up in Massachusetts's 3rd largest city (Springfield), my summers consisted of Camping. We'd wait for Dad to leave work on Fridays; the 88 Chevy was already hooked up to the 30-foot Jayco camper, ready to roll out of town. It was a great way to "vacation" on a budget.
Rescue horses give back for the love they get
When Kelsey Merrow rescued her first horse, she was astounded by the immediate warmth of the relationship she developed with the blind pony she called Potato. Why did the name the rescue horse Potato? “Because like a potato, he has eyes but can’t see.”. “I’d been around horses...
Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative aims to bring down gun violence
ALBANY – Shooting incidents in municipalities participating in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) program have seen an overall decrease in gun violence in recent years, the State Division of Criminal Justice reports. In terms of raw numbers, the City of Newburgh saw the largest drop in...
Why Red Hook players, coaches say $2.5 million field, gym upgrade is necessary
There is a bit of envy, the athletes will admit, when Red Hook teams visit other high schools to compete. Almost immediately, they take notice of the playing surface, how even it is, the ease with which it allows them to maneuver and how unburdened they feel without constant concern of injury. That, they...
Catskill family faces new tragedy as landslide claims home months after fatal crash
CATSKILL, N.Y. (WRGB) — A Catskill family is left picking up the pieces after a landslide last week took their home and everything inside. It’s the second tragedy to hit the Whittaker family this year. Their friends, Jill O’Connell and Carol Greene, who are also their neighbors, are now stepping up to help, hoping the community will do the same. They’ve started a GoFundMe for the family.
Jeffrey Gibson Details His Painting on Art in America’s Latest Cover
Jeffrey Gibson, whose beaded painting Born to Be Alive (2023) appears on the cover of Art in America’s Summer 2024 “Icons” issue, is the subject of a profile in the magazine. From his studio in Hudson, New York, Gibson told A.i.A. the backstory of the cover image, a detail of a larger work shown here in full.Joan Semmel Details Her Painting on A.i.A.’s Latest Cover As told to A.i.A. I was listening to music hunting for words to use in my work and came across this disco song, “Born to Be Alive,” by Patrick Hernandez from 1978. As a mix of different kinds of...
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