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Real Estate

Hilltop Shingle

Farmhouse meets shingle-style at this four bedroom, four bathroom home in Sharon. Sited high on a hilltop, it offers views of Indian Lake and nearby fields. There is a chef’s kitchen, formal dining room with wood-burning fireplace, a living room with hardwood floors, four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms and an

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Real Estate

Down On The Farm

This contemporary farmhouse, known as Runaround Farm, sits on 12 acres in Austerlitz. There is a large kitchen that opens to a family room with a stone fireplace, formal dining room, living room, media/screening room and a wraparound porch. There are five bedrooms, including a spa-like master suite with

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Lakefront Farmhouse

This architect-designed home in Copake was inspired by local vernacular with a contemporary take on the New England farmhouse. On 11.9 acres of direct waterfront on Snyder Pond (a private glacier pond noted for its pristine quality), the house has an open kitchen/dining/living room floor plan with

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Community

The Rural We: Lauren Letellier

Playwright, public relations consultant, voiceover artist and Hillsdale, New York resident Lauren Letellier will perform her one-woman show, "The Fiery Sword of Justice," on Saturday, June 3 at 3 p.m. at the historic Ancram Opera House. Her critically acclaimed comedy about how one businesswoman’s compulsive truth-telling

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Food

Recipe: Leek Zucchini Fritters

Contributor Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A Los Angeles transplant, Fielding was a former Hollywood film executive

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Arts

The RuraList: The Big Six At Building 6

By Nichole DupontMASS MoCA, the unofficial Louvre of the Northeast, is about to unveil its newly renovated Building 6 on Sunday, May 28. The 130,000 square feet of space will be the new home of changing exhibitions, long-term installations, and so much natural light that it can alter the

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Arts

Food, Farming And Sex: Alice Clayton's Hudson Valley Series

By Andrea Pyros Inspiration comes at the oddest of moments. For best-selling romance novelist Alice Clayton, the idea for her sexy, saucy, food-obsessed Hudson Valley-based trilogy — Nuts, Cream of the Crop and Buns — came to her while she was waiting in line to buy cucumbers at her local St. Louis

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Parties

Pine Plains Memorial Hall Groundbreaking Community Day

Jamie Larson reports from Pine Plains. The Pine Plains Memorial Hall was once a huge part of the town's history. On Saturday, May 20, a day full of activities brought the community out to celebrate the groundbreaking of the long awaited restoration of the vacant town icon. The

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Community

Sweet Freedom: The Rehabilitation Work of Audubon Sharon

Sunny Bettley releases the red-tailed hawk. By CB Wismar It’s an incredible thrill... a pure adrenaline rush… and it’s over in an instant. The elegant bird, in this case a juvenile red-tailed hawk, has been in the care of the rehabilitation unit at Audubon Sharon for over a

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Guests Rock To A New Riff At The Berkshire Museum

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. The guitar is such a ubiquitous instrument that one tends to take it for granted. Until, that is, one takes in the Berkshire Museum’s current exhibition: “Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World.” The traveling collection, on loan from the National Guitar Museum, opened

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Real Estate

Catskill Vistas

Built in 1974, this home in Taghkanic has seen many improvements: a brand-new kitchen with stainless steel appliances, high-efficiency boiler, hot water heater, and gunite saltwater pool. The residence is situated on 176 acres with views of open meadows, woodlands, and the Catskill Mountain range. There are three bedrooms, three

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Real Estate

Hidden Valley

In Washington, this Colonial estate sits on over 46 acres and has protected views over the prestigious Hidden Valley Land Trust. The manor boasts an elegant interior design with an entrance foyer, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, living room with fireplace, a library, six bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. Outside there

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