Community Books, Bites, and a Kids' Carnival: The Hotchkiss Library's Summer Book Signing Weekend The 28th Annual Sharon Summer Book Signing runs July 31-August 1 with Melissa Clark, Jenny Jackson, Simon Winchester, and Jonathan Mahler among the headliners. By Jamie Larson •
Community So What Exactly is Polluting Our Local Air? A new community monitoring network is revealing how wildfire haze, traffic, industry, and wood smoke shape the Hudson Valley’s invisible environment. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Rock Around the Clock: Copake's Summer Block Party Takes Over Main Street Food trucks, a car show, live music, and craft vendors gather around the town's iconic memorial clock. By Jamie Larson •
A rendering of the housing units proposed for Mill Street. Community New Hudson Mayor Extended Contentious Development Deadline Without Telling City Council or Public On Monday the Common Council introduced a resolution asserting its authority over city real estate contracts—a direct rebuke of Mayor Joseph Ferris, who quietly extended a controversial development agreement without council approval. By Jamie Larson •
Community Free Tours of a "Ghost Habitat" at the Martin Van Buren Historic Site Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program leads guided walks through an experimental Kinderhook pine barrens restoration plot. By Jamie Larson •
Community Mexican Consulate on Wheels Rolls back into Poughkeepsie The Consulate General of Mexico brings its mobile consular services to the Mid-Hudson Library System auditorium. By Jamie Larson •
Community 10 Local Independent Bookstores With Stories Worth Knowing From Lakeville to Kinderhook, here are 10 of our favorite Indies, packed with books and personality too. By Jamie Larson •
Community Sherman Artists Association Raises Funds for a Permanent Home A summer evening at White Silo Farm and Winery kicks off the campaign for a Sherman Art Center. By Jamie Larson •
Community Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Removed from Sail4th 250 Parade Over Advocacy Banners The Pete Seeger-founded environmental vessel was escorted from the New York Harbor celebration after displaying messages supporting clean water, Indigenous rights, racial justice, and climate solutions. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Watch Fireworks from a Moving Train in Adams Berkshire Scenic Railway's Fourth of July excursion runs between Adams and North Adams for a private view of the display. By Jamie Larson •
Community 6 of Our Favorite Not-So-Secret Gardens of Summer These scenic wonderlands are serene, but in a pretty ebullient way. By Jamie Larson •
Community Susan B. Anthony's Most Defiant Speech, Re-enacted in Adams Friday The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum brings "The Declaration of the Rights of Women" back to life on the Adams Town Common By Jamie Larson •
