March 2019

Mar 1-31, 2019 / Vol. 22 / No. 23
The March issue covers food and drink, home and garden, health and wellness, and many more. The featured stories are ‘Oatmeal’ from the archives, ‘Metaphysical Containers’, the art of Carole Kunstadt, and ‘too tough to die’, an artist’s autobiography.

Cover Story

Voice from behind Bars

(Spanish language translation available) Here is our follow-up on Monday’s story, “Undocumented in the Hudson Valley,” after reporter Michael Frank finally got to talk with Luis Martinez, that story’s main subject. Despite rumors circulated on Facebook that he was no longer on a list to be deported, his attorney, Cheryl David, said it wasn’t true.…

The Vaccine Furor

Are low vaccination rates endangering Hudson Valley communities? Several recent measles outbreaks suggest the answer is yes—and the issue is becoming increasingly fraught, as alarmed public health officials and legislators clash with a vocal contingent of anti-vaccine parents over the best way to protect children’s health. This year, the World Health Organization named ‘vaccine hesitancy’ as…

Spring, Interrupted

With the planetary climate steadily warming because of carbon emissions, it’s no surprise that spring is coming earlier to the Northeast. For decades, the timing of the early signs of spring has been shifting ever so slightly earlier: the first migrating birds, the first blooms on apple trees. Spring now regularly arrives a week or…

Are PILOTs A Race To The Bottom?

Cutting tax deals with businesses to lure them to a place is a common practice, from remote rural counties to bustling metropolises. But does it work? Originally born out of negotiations between cities and large nonprofits like universities and hospitals, PILOT (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) agreements have become increasingly common in the for-profit world.…


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