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Community

Ralph Nader Opens A Tort (Yes, Tort) Museum in Winsted, CT

By Jamie Larson Storied public safety crusader, polarizing third party candidate and Winsted, Conn. local Ralph Nader has finally opened the doors to the American Museum of Tort Law in his home town. If a museum dedicated to the history of personal injury law and consumer protection doesn’t sound

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Arts

Something Old And A Whole Lot New At Wind-Up Fest

By Amy Krzanik Some people find it difficult to cultivate the suspension of disbelief needed to enjoy most big-budget films. Luckily, the recent and explosive popularity of memoirs, reality TV shows and documentary films has filled in the entertainment gap. Their popularity can be attributed, in part, to the ease

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Food

Recipe: Butternut Squash Cannelloni

This week, we are happy to welcome Susan Simon to our Recipes page. Simon has written five cookbooks, co-authored a James Beard award-winning book and a shopping guide to Marrakech, and translated a culinary guide to Italy. She writes a weekly food column for the Hudson-Greene Media Group, which includes

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Parties

Half Moon at CIA: A Gala Spiced With Songs By Sutton Foster

Lisa Green reports from Hyde Park. The gala benefit for the Half Moon Theatre at The Culinary Institute of America radiated nothing but star quality on Saturday, Sept. 26. You had the Hudson Valley-based professional theater company supported by spirited businesses and individuals, the stellar spread of hors d’oeuvres

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Parties

Amongst 'Friends' And Neighbors: Spencertown Kitchen Tour Preview Party

Amy Krzanik reports from Spencertown. If you want something done, do it yourself. If you want something done right, have the Friends of Historic St. Peter's Church do it. From the setting — the finely decorated home and serene back lawn belonging to Ellsworth Kelly and Jack Shear, to

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Real Estate

Charm School

A quaint, one-bedroom schoolhouse conversion sits on a 12 acres, next to an antique main house in Stuyvesant. Offering a commanding view of the Hudson River, the property includes a big barn complex with a corn crib that has just as much potential for outside parties as it does for

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Real Estate

History Lessons

From the outside, this home looks like a standard cottage, but the inside is about as antique schoolhouse as it gets, with cathedral ceilings, exposed beams, and hardwood floors. Built in 1814, the former schoolhouse is located in the Becket Center Historic District, just up the road from the public

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Real Estate

Golden Oldie

Formerly The Wilcox Schoolhouse (circa 1902), the Copake building was converted in the mid-1960s to a residence on two levels. Hardwood floors, beamed ceilings and fireplace are a few of the original details that stand out amongst the additions of the kitchen, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Even with all

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Real Estate

School's Out

It's hard to believe that not even 100 years have passed since this charming and light-filled residence was a school, built in 1929 on land purchased from the Fraleighs, a well-know farming family. It remained in operation until 1939 when Red Hook centralized its school district and today

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Parties

It's The Cream Of The Crop For Berkshire Grown's Harvest Supper

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. If a farmer is supposed to go to bed early and rise with the sun, no one told the ones that came out in droves on Monday night, September 21 for the annual Berkshire GrownHarvest Supper at Ski Butternut. Of course, if they were

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Community

Otto's For Sale: The End Of A Chapter In Germantown

By Jamie Larson In just seven years, Otto’s Market and its genial owner Otto Leuschel have become an institution on Main Street in the small hamlet of Germantown, New York. In 2012, Leuschel also opened Germantown Variety across the street, an updated five and dime as meticulously curated and

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Parties

From Dusk To Dark: OMI Lights Up The Night

Amy Krzanik reports from Ghent. On Saturday evening, September 19, while it was still light out, partygoers milled about outside the barn at Omi International Arts Center, enjoying appetizers that included local cheeses, wood-fired pork belly and sweet and sour kraut. They sipped a fitting autumn cocktail made with Harvest

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