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Real Estate

Park-Like Setting

This Sharon residence sits on 42 acres with an incredible formal tapestry garden surrounded by ponds and stone terraces. The grand house has spacious rooms including a custom kitchen, formal dining room, library and large living room which opens to a sunroom that overlooks the grounds. The four-bedroom, three-

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Real Estate

Natural Delights

Ancram is home to a chalet set on 42 acres filled with flower beds, lush lawns and mountain views. Sited on the perfect private setting, the light-filled home flows from kitchen, to dining room, large living area and to the large screened porch from which you can see the

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Real Estate

Old World Grandeur

This ancestral home is surrounded by a raised bed garden and stone walls making for a beautiful setting. The home has an old world feel, defined by the exceptional stone facade but has many modern amenities and state-of-the-art fixtures and appliances. Located in Hillsdale, the four bedroom,

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Community

The Rural We: Nicole LoBue

After living in San Francisco for 17 years, Nicole LoBue moved to Hudson two years ago. Prior to that she worked independently as a chef, educator, dietary and herbal consultant. She was able to tap into all her previous job skills with Kite's Nest, a community program that

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Style

The Wandering Eye: A Social Media Surf Report

These blogs evolve – quickly – from one simple idea, in this case local online resources that are useful and/or amusing, into a crazed rant, this time on social media. Then I rein in, edit like a fiend, and the piece is still too long and way too "elastic"

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Community

Lost And Found: Forgotten Amusement Parks Of The Hudson Valley

Carousel at Kinderhook Lake's Electric Park By Amy Krzanik Don your finest bonnet and gather up the children, because it's 1920 and we're boarding the train for Electric Park in Kinderhook. Or perhaps you'd prefer we take the steamship up the Hudson

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Style

Garden: Gift Certificate With A Cherry (Tree) On Top

The following is a regular column that addreses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey, who is as delighted as every gardener that spring appears

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Food

Recipe: Sardines in Endive

Twice a month, Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller status,

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Food

RI's Hamburger Helper

When we came up with the idea of doing a hamburger roundup similar to the one we did on egg sandwiches,we wondered not if we could gather enough really great hamburgers in our region, but if enough people would be willing to do the reviewing. Turns out it wasn’

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Parties

Spring Fling At Sandisfield Arts Center

Lisa Green reports from Sandisfield. From a Baptist meeting house to an Orthodox synagogue to the Sandisfield Arts Center, a building tucked away in Sandisfield has served the needs of its community since 1839. On Saturday, April 12, Sandisfieldians celebrated the rehabilitated building’s 175th birthday with the Spring Fling

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Real Estate

Tied-With-A-Bow Roof

This New Marlborough cape is filled with fine craftsmanship details starting from the top with the bow roof. Solid fir wood doors, divided light windows, wide pine floors, wood-burning fireplace and natural wood frame are just a few of the eye-catching features. French doors open to a screened-

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Real Estate

Sunny Side Of The Cape

Even in the dead of winter, this cape is bathed in natural sunlight. Located in Spencertown, the house is filled with custom work, from the cabinetry to the hardware. There is a mudroom, kitchen with gourmet appliances, dining room and living room with fireplace. The master suite is on the

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