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Efficient And Updated

Williamstown is home to a low-maintenance ranch located in a desirable neighborhood. Originally built in 1968, it has energy-efficient features from a recent renovation, such as insulated panels rather than drywall and a brand new roof. The house has natural gas, central air conditioning, gleaming oak wood floors,

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Modern Green

A team of ingenious architects designed a fabulous breezehouse in Copake that offers an elegant and harmonious connection between indoor living and the natural world. Built with eco-friendly materials and up to 90 percent recycled content, the house includes environmentally efficient elements such as low-flow fixtures, rigid foam

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Eco Mountain Retreat

Atop a mountain, with views of the Catskill Mountains, this energy-efficient home is constructed of metal and concrete. Located in New Milford, the property is situated on 51 acres and surrounded by conservatory land. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house has a large kitchen and living room. Soaring ceilings,

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Parties

A Colonial Celebration At The Bidwell House

Rachel Louchen reports from Monterey. Every year, for one special night after closing for the season, the Bidwell House Museum opens for Our Colonial Holiday Thanksgiving Fundraising Party. This year's event, on Saturday, November 30, was Bidwell's seventh annual. The heritage landmark in Monterey, built in

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Real Estate

Green With Efficiency

The epitome of a green house, both in color and lifestyle, this Lanesboro home is ideal for those looking for energy efficiency and generous living space for the family. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom house has passive solar, radiant floors, Buderus propane furnace, and a wood/coal burner. There'

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Good For The Solar

Let your garden grow year round in this Clinton Corners home equipped with a large, electricity-powered greenhouse and an organic vegetable garden. The three bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom house has hardwood floors and a natural stone fireplace, plus four porches, each offering a different view of the

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The Beauty of Hudson Valley Home Design in Three Parts

Jamie Larson reports from Hudson.The Hudson Opera House hosted an elegantly synergistic and stylish book event on Saturday, November 23. The talk and signing featured the authors of three books that showcase the beauty of design in Hudson Valley gardens, architecture, and interior design. The historic Opera House’s

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Food

"Farmhouse Rules" Brings Local HV To National TV

By Jamie Larson Nancy Fuller has been a part of the Hudson Valley food community for, essentially, her entire life. From growing up on her family's farm in Columbia County to running the multi-million-dollar  Ginsberg’s Foods alongside her husband David Ginsberg, Fuller has also become

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Food

Sua Buona: Andrea’s Pasta di Casa

By Don Rosendale It will be four years next week since Andrea Salvador dished up her first fettuccine meal. In Milan, they would call a store like hers an alimentari, an upscale deli where you can buy the highest quality pasta, marinara sauce, and dolce. In Amenia, it’s called

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Gilded Age Holiday Entertaining: From Soup to Nutmeg

By Francine Segan I love collecting postcards with Berkshire turn-of-the-century winter scenes like horse-drawn carriages dashing through glistening snow and candles glowing on Christmas trees. I also collect the interesting objects they used in daily life back then that are now, for better or worse, obsolete.

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Real Estate

On The Townhouse

A brick Victorian  on State Street in downtown Hudson is within walking distance to the town's renowned restaurants and nighttime attractions. The building is solid, with many original details including tin ceilings. There are three bedrooms and three bathrooms, plus a mother-in-law apartment and a large

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Arts

The Queen of Arts: Kim Taylor Joins the President's Committee

By Nichole Dupont When President Obama calls, Kim Taylor answers. The Lenox resident and longtime trustee and employee (some 30 years) of the Boston Symphony has just been appointed to the president’s committee on the Arts and Humanities. Taylor joins a powerhouse gang that includes actor Sarah Jessica Parker,

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