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The Junior Leagues Gives Us A Taste Of The Berkshires

Amy Krzanik reports from Dalton. A fine crowd turned out to The Stationery Factory on Thursday, Feb. 22 to help the Junior League of Berkshire County (JLBC) celebrate its 10th Annual Taste of the Berkshires and its 85th anniversary. Guests enjoyed everything from soups, stews and salads to eggplant parmigiana,

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Real Estate

City Italianate

You might be able to tell that this Italianate townhouse in Hudson was built in 1860, but the inside has been beautifully renovated while maintaining a wealth of original details. The parlor floor, which opens directly onto the front veranda with original French doors, has been completely renovated into an

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Period Gem

Built in 1830, this Italianate beauty in New Preston has been featured in Elle Decor. Inside, period details meet every modern amenity, especially notable in the eat-in kitchen that opens to a wraparound deck, a custom-painted dining room, sunroom, library, and the formal living room. The house has four bedrooms,

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Distinctively Italianate

Bracketed cornice, front veranda, and elegant Italianate windows are just a few of the many details that set this Old Chatham home apart. Inside, the kitchen has a center island and high-end appliances, there is a sunny, informal dining room, butler's pantry, formal dining room with pocket doors

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Country Charm

This Italianate country cottage, just minutes to Chatham or Valatie and Kinderhook, has a large front porch, original wood siding, and distinct roof brackets. The front door opens to an attractive staircase and a light-filled living room with tall windows. An adjacent dining room with wainscoting leads to the kitchen.

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Commanding Heights

Perched above the Hudson River, this Italianate-style home is sited on 11.5 acres in Germantown, ensuring privacy and seclusion. Spacious and well designed, with 10-foot ceilings, the first-floor holds a chef's kitchen that opens to indoor and outdoor dining areas, a living room with wood-burning fireplace, a

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Italianate Farm

Rhinebeck's historically significant Sepascot Farm is a 96-acre organic farm with an Italianate home, fertile fields, and vintage buildings. Dating back to 1860, the well-preserved main house, a former bed and breakfast, retains original moldings, beams, doors and wide-plank wood floors. There are five bedrooms, multiple parlors, a

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Community

The Rural We: Love Letter From A Reader

Rural Intelligence’s founding editors Marilyn Bethany and Dan Shaw conceived of a cultural and lifestyle magazine — an online publication — that would foster a sense of community across state and county lines. Their vision quickly came to fruition, but RI has done more than that: it has engendered a bonhomie

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Food

Recipe: Banana Crumb Muffins

Recipes from The Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm are those used to to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on the farm and in the kitchen. Madeleine Fischer, program coordinator at The Sylvia Center, offers recipes that they cook with the youth, teens

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Real Estate

Barn Style

A long wooded drive leads you to this 4,000-square-foot modern barn-style home in Austerlitz. The open floor plan has high ceilings and large windows that bring the mountain views in. The chef's-quality kitchen opens to a great room with fireplace, covered bluestone porch, and dining room. A

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Contemporary Views

This contemporary ranch is sited atop Egremont's Baldwin Hill, surrounded by protected land that captures incredible views. Renovated by noted designers, the bright interior offers a huge living and dining room with a wood-burning fireplace, a kitchen filled with every modern amenity, and window-walls to a large screened

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Hudson Valley Chic

In Hillsdale, this super sleek contemporary captures views down the entire Alford Valley. The modern barn-style home has an open fireplaced great room that flows easily into the kitchen and is framed by giant windows overlooking Mount Greylock. A master suite has a spectacular wood-paneled bathroom with a polished concrete

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