Community "W.E.B. Du Bois – An American Hero," Staring His Grandson Honors Local Icon's Birthday The W. E. B. Du Bois Freedom Center celebrates Du Bois's birthday weekend with a theatrical portrait of the scholar, activist, and Berkshire native By Jamie Larson •
Community Bard President Botstein Responds to Epstein Ties in Campus Email, But Big Questions Remain In a letter to the college community Bard President Leon Botstein says the notorious pedophile was not his friend, just a prospective donor. By Jamie Larson •
Community The Poughkeepsie Journal Photo Morgue and the Fight to Save Local History The vast photographic archive of the Poughkeepsie Journal, documenting decades of life in Poughkeepsie survives in a basement—owned by Gannett, cared for by the public library, and newly activated by artists and scholars asking what it would mean to preserve it properly. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community CORRECTION: Leon Botstein Resignation Story a Hoax RI was sent a false document from what appeared to be a member of Bard leadership. By Jamie Larson •
Community The Last Sisters of Linwood to Sell Rhinebeck Riverfront Spiritual Center Town of Rhinebeck aiding in search for buyer that suits the town’s comprehensive plan, looking to put multimillion-dollar estate back on tax roll. By Jamie Larson •
Community "I Love a Rainy Night: The Rhythm of Forest Amphibians" This Cary Institute talk explores the seasonal migrations and hidden lives of woodland amphibians. By Jamie Larson •
Community The Big Chill Brings Midwinter Energy to Hancock Shaker Village this Weekend As temperatures rise into the balmy mid 30s, Hancock Shaker Village presents their annual winter festival. By Jamie Larson •
A protester at a rally against the proposed ICE detention center location in Chester New York. Photo by Tony Ramirez, CCSM Multimedia Organizer. Community Local Immigrant Aid Organizations Prepare for Escalating ICE Enforcement New Chester New York detention center plans alarm regional advocates. By Jamie Larson •
Community New Documentary Highlights Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley A new DEC-produced documentary “The Nature of Nature” celebrates the Hudson Valley’s extraordinary range of life—and the people working to understand and protect it—ahead of a screening at Bard College on February 8. By Brian K. Mahoney •
A winter procession winds through the orchard at Rose Hill Farm as Wassail revelers raise a joyful racket, reviving an old English tradition meant to bless the apple trees for the season ahead. Community Wassail Celebration at Rose Hill Farm Revives an Ancient Orchard Tradition Rose Hill Farm’s midwinter Wassail Celebration revives an ancient orchard-blessing ritual on February 1 in Red Hook. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community NAACP Berkshires Freedom Fund Awards Ceremony This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Tanisha M. Sullivan, president of the NAACP New England Area Conference and a nationally recognized civil rights attorney and equity advocate. By Jamie Larson •
Community "Black Bears with Ginny Apple" Apple traces the natural history of black bears in Connecticut, from habitat and diet to behavior, reproduction, and current research efforts. By Jamie Larson •
