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Panoramic Mountain View

An Austerlitz Adirondack-style house delivers 360-degree views of the Catskills, Berkshires, Hudson Valley and the Connecticut hills. There are wood finishes everywhere, and the kitchen and dining areas are flooded with light. The great room has a fieldstone fireplace and the first-floor master has an office ensuite.

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Commanding Heights

This Canaan property commands views of the mountains and vistas of the entire Hudson Valley. The Contemporary has an open-plan living area with a cathedral ceiling and walls of glass. The gourmet kitchen offers custom cabinetry and opens to an eating area, living room, and a spacious deck overlooking

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Natural Landscape

This 156-acre estate in Norfolk is surrounded by Dennis Hill State Park to the north and rolling views of Litchfield hills and the Naugatuck River valley to the south. The 6,1000-square-foot Colonial was built in 1958 and has been updated. There is a two-story entrance

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Greenery Backdrop

A charming post-and-beam Timberpeg home offers long-range views on one of Lakeville's most desirable roads. The light wooded view is framed in the living room with beamed ceilings, dining room, kitchen with breakfast bar and the huge wraparound deck. At the center of the open

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Contemporary Vision

Upon entering this Rhinecliff house you're greeted with a direct view of the Hudson River and the surrounding beauty of the Hudson Valley. The property offers unparalleled views from three floors of living space, especially notable in the dining area and open kitchen, which has a wall of

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Nature Surrounds

This Monterey Contemporary is located on a three-acre setting across from Beartown State Forest, and every room caters to the view. The kitchen, dining room, living room with a fireplace and four bedrooms in this house captures wooded views thanks to an abundance of windows. A screened porch and

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Arts

Counting Down For The Pittsfield City Jazz Festival

Karrin Allyson and Scott Robinson. By Lisa Green The 12th annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival, Oct. 7-16, proves that it takes a village to create — and sustain — a jazz festival. “We’re at a critical mass now,” says Ed Bride, festival chair and president of Berkshires Jazz, the nonprofit

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Parties

Garden Conservancy Open Day Digs Deeper In Dutchess County

Lisa Green reports from Millbrook. On Saturday, Sept. 24, cars were criss-crossing Dutchess County country roads en route to some magnificent private gardens, courtesy of The Garden Conservancy’s Dutchess County Open Day. After a full day of garden immersion, some of those cars headed to a special Digging

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Parties

Straight From The Heart: Fairview Hospital's 2016 Gala

Amy Krzanik reports from Great Barrington. The theme of the Saturday, Sept. 24 Fairview Hospital Gala, “You Gotta Have Heart,” was a nod to the Great Barrington hospital’s top-notch cardiology unit as well as a tribute to its president – and the evening’s honorary chair – Eugene “Gene” Dellea.

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Community

The Rural We: Tom Schiller

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Food

Review: Blue Plate Revisited, And Happily

By Jamie Larson It’s worth catching dinner at the Blue Plate in Chatham New York, on the early side, while there’s still some light in the sky. You'll be surrounded by big beautiful windows, as evening light filters through the trees onto the butcher-paper tabletops.

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Food

Recipe: Late Summer Farm Risotto

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on

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