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The Rural We: Josephine Proul

After six years as Executive Chef at Local 111 in Philmont, Josephine Proul assumed ownership of the restaurant in late March. A month into running her own restaurant, Proul is working seven days a week, but whether she's stocking the sparkling water or managing the books, she does

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The Rural We: Gary Schiro

Gary Schiro is a tried-and-true east coaster. Originally from Niagara Falls, he's also lived in NYC, Dutchess County and currently makes his home in Connecticut. A theater major in college, he is the executive director at Hudson Opera House, New York State's oldest surviving theater. He

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The Rural We: Alex Reczkowski

Alex Reczkowski's career as a librarian has been in the cards since the age of five when he would play pretend library. His childhood interest lead to his present day job as supervisor of technical services at The Berkshire Athenaeum where his department acquires, catalogs, and processes all

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The Rural We: Allen Cockerline

Allen Cockerline has been a farmer since 1978 and owner of Whippoorwill Farm in Lakeville since 2003 (with his wife, Robin, at left). While he enjoys his time in the fields with his cows, his favorite aspect of life at Whippoorwill is getting to know all the interesting people in

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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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The Rural We: Ty Allan Jackson

Ty Allan Jackson, founder of Big Head Books, is the author of the company's books Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire and When I Close My Eyes. He's an avid supporter of childhood education and promoting literacy amongst youth, a far cry from his previous job in corporate

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The Rural We: Brian Alberg

Brian Alberg is a leader in the Rural Intelligence region's local food movement. The Valatie native has served as the Executive Chef at the Red Lion Inn for the past decade, a job in which he interacts daily with people and business owners who love and support the

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The Rural We: Sarah Anderson Lock

Sarah Anderson Lock and her husband, Greg Lock — both artists — moved to the region from Brooklyn almost 11 years ago, living first in Gallatin and now in Lakeville. As The Hotchkiss School's art administrator, she promotes the school's music, dance and arts programs. We were looking

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The Rural We: Andrew Arrick

Photo: Jane Beiles All it took was a visit to the Hudson Valley for Andrew Arrick (pictured near left with partner, Michael Hofemann) to be bit by the country bug. Before he knew it, he was working on a garden at his farmhouse in Tivoli. He acclimated to the rural

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The Rural We: Jenny Hansell

If you've ever spent any time at Irving Farm in Millerton, chances are you've seen Jenny Hansell camped out there. As the executive director of the North East Community Center, she is always working on projects such as the farmer's market, annual Spring for

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The Rural We: Kate Merrigan

To know Kate Merrigan is to know how deeply she loves her hometown of North Adams. She has built her professional life there, where she has been working since 2005 at the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, focusing on youth development work with teens. Since 2006, she has been a volunteer

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The Rural We: Rory Chase

Rory Chase was born and raised in Pine Plains, and it's where he's chosen to run his business, The Amazing Real Live Food Company, located at the multigenerational Chaseholm Farm Creamery. In addition to making artisanal cheeses (you really have to try the Camembert), the Chase

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