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Jill Enfield

Statue of Liberty (2015)

December 2020

This month we learn about peer coaching's role in recovery and the disappearance of affordable housing in Kingston. We explore fiber arts, the town of Catskill, and how one couple harnesses the power of renewables at their home in Woodstock.

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On the Cover: Jill Enfield Photographs Lady Liberty | December 2020

By Sparrow

Dec 1, 2020

Hudson Valley Events Round-Ups

Art, Shopping, and More in This Week's Hudson Valley Events

By Peter Aaron
Dec 7, 2020
Hudson Valley Events Round-Ups

Movies, Music, and More Heat Up Hudson Valley Holiday Events

By Peter Aaron
Dec 14, 2020
Hudson Valley Events Round-Ups

Ho! Ho! Ho! Here's This Week's Sackful of Hudson Valley Events

By Peter Aaron
Dec 21, 2020
Hudson Valley Events Round-Ups

Welcome the New Year with This Week's Hudson Valley Events

By Peter Aaron
Dec 28, 2020
Podcasts

Nevertheless, She Persists

Q&A with “Sheroes” Host Carmel Holt

By Peter Aaron
Dec 1, 2020
Books & Authors

6 Books for Your December 2020 Reading List

By Carolyn Quimby and Lee Anne Albritton
Dec 1, 2020
Film

Going (Back) to the Movies: Local Cinemas Grapple with Reopening Amid a Second Wave

By Dan Fisher
Dec 1, 2020
Music

Album Review: Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension

By Jason Broome
Dec 1, 2020
Music

Album Review: 1313 Mockingbird Lane - Unfinished Business: The Toilet Tapes

By Peter Aaron
Dec 1, 2020
Music

Album Review: Stephen Clair - The Small Hours

By Michael Eck
Dec 1, 2020
Music

Album Review: Sky Furrows - Sky Furrows

By Seth Rogovoy
Dec 1, 2020
Music

2020 Music Survey: Local Industry Folks Share Their Listening Lists

Hudson Valley Musicians, DJs, and Venue Owners on their 2020 Soundtracks

By Peter Aaron
Dec 2, 2020
Poetry

Poetry | December 2020

By Multiple
Dec 1, 2020
Visual Art

By a Thread: Women Fiber Artists in the Hudson Valley

By Marie Doyon
Dec 1, 2020
Visual Art

Gallery Watch: 5 Exhibits to See in December 2020

By Chronogram Staff
Dec 1, 2020
Visual Art

On the Cover: Jill Enfield Photographs Lady Liberty | December 2020

By Sparrow
Dec 1, 2020

Sweets & Treats

Interstellar Indulgence: Cosmic Donuts in Kinderhook

By Kim Marshall
Dec 1, 2020
Craft Beverage Industry

Many Hoppy Returns: Q&A with Tommy Keegan

By Brian K. Mahoney
Dec 1, 2020
Craft Beverage Industry

10 Wine Shops in the Hudson Valley Highlighting Natural Wine

Skin Contact Wines and Pet Nats Plenty at these Local Wine & Spirits Stores

By Marie Doyon
Dec 4, 2020

Branded Content Real Estate

Greene County Gem

After 80 Years, this 253-Acre Family Compound Next to Hunter Mountain is on the Market

Presented with Philippe Uhrik of Win Morrison Realty
Nov 28, 2020
House Profiles

Improvising with Nature: A Couple Harnesses the Power of Renewables in Woodstock

By Mary Angeles Armstrong
Dec 1, 2020

COVID-19 Stories

2020: What We Lost (and Gained)

By Phillip Pantuso, Susan Piperato, Sparrow, Ian Halim, Haviland S Nichols, Karen Angel, Peter Aaron, Ann Hutton, Carl Van Brunt, Karen Maserjian Shan, Hannah Van Sickle, Sari Botton, Jane Kinney-Denning and Brian K. Mahoney
Dec 30, 2020
Editor's Note

Editor's Note: America, When Will You Be Angelic?* | December 2020

By Brian K. Mahoney
Dec 1, 2020
Esteemed Reader

Esteemed Reader: Stone and Flesh | December 2020

By Jason Stern
Dec 1, 2020
Branded Content Shopping

Your 2020 Hudson Valley Holiday Gift Guide

Nov 1, 2020
Outdoors

Parting Shot: Porcupine in Hemlock | December 2020

By Matthew McDonough
Dec 1, 2020

Community Pages

A Village in Flux: Catskill

By Andrew Amelinckx
Dec 1, 2020
Community Pages

Urban Removal: Kingston’s Housing Crisis

By Connor Goodwin
Dec 1, 2020
Poughkeepsie

Sci Fi Sidewalks: Uncharted Power Brings Smart Pavers to Poughkeepsie

A Nearly $2 Million Pilot Program Turns the Queen City into Hudson Valley's First Smart City

By Anne Pyburn Craig
Dec 1, 2020

Environment

Future Forward: Sustainable Agriculture

Environmental leaders and activists tell us what they envision in their areas of expertise for the next decade—and how we get there.

By Johanna Goodman
Dec 29, 2020
Environment

Future Forward: Land & Water

Environmental leaders and activists tell us what they envision in their areas of expertise for the next decade—and how we get there.

By Johanna Goodman
Dec 30, 2020
Environment

Future Forward: Clean Energy

Environmental leaders and activists tell us what they envision in their areas of expertise for the next decade—and how we get there.

By Johanna Goodman
Dec 31, 2020
Environment

Future Forward: Housing & Transportation

Environmental leaders and activists tell us what they envision in their areas of expertise for the next decade—and how we get there.

By Johanna Goodman
Dec 28, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: Congress Nears Relief Deal With Stimulus Checks, No State Aid

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday, December 16.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 16, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: Congress Reaches Deal; Vaccinations Expand in New York

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Saturday, December 19 through Monday, December 21.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 21, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: New York Could Start Vaccinations This Weekend

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Tuesday, December 8 and Wednesday, December 9.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 9, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: New York Begins Vaccinations

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Saturday, December 12 through Monday, December 14.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 14, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: New York Expects 170,000 Doses of Vaccine on December 15

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 2, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: ‘Living Room Spread’ Now Accounts for Most Traceable Cases

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Thursday, December 10 and Friday, December 11.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 11, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: Cuomo’s Plan for Fans in Stands Panned

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 23.

By Lissa Harris and Phillip Pantuso
Dec 23, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: State Shifts Data Focus as Hospitalizations Top 4,000

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 4, 2020
Health

Is Water Pollution Exacerbating COVID-19 in Newburgh?

An industrial accident from 30 years ago could be worsening a coronavirus hot spot today.

By Arvind Dilawar
Dec 23, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: Rising Hospitalizations Threaten Indoor Dining

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Saturday, December 5 through Monday, December 7.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 7, 2020
Health

Coronavirus Roundup: Nursing Home Vaccinations Begin Monday; Moderna Vax Authorized

All the news and announcements from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills for Thursday, December 17 and Friday, December 18.

By Lissa Harris, Phillip Pantuso and Roger Hannigan Gilson
Dec 18, 2020
Social Justice

Rethinking Crime and Punishment: Restorative Justice in the Hudson Valley

A program in Ulster County seeks repair, rather than retribution, for criminalized behavior. Can it be a model for a fairer criminal justice system?

By Dalvin Aboagye
Dec 15, 2020
Opinion

Rapid Tests Offer Promise to Adult Care Facilities—If Made Accessible and Affordable

By Lisa Newcomb
Dec 4, 2020
Opinion

Seeing Poughkeepsie Differently Thanks to Census Work

By Jeff Kosmacher
Dec 16, 2020
Opinion

The Undeserved Myth of Andrew Cuomo, Pandemic Hero

The governor’s factual, steady communication was a welcome alternative to Trump. But the praise he received has obscured structural problems and missteps.

By Will Solomon
Dec 11, 2020

Chronogram Conversations

Chronogram Conversation Recap: A Holistic Approach to Women’s Health

Presented with Columbia Memorial Health
Dec 1, 2020

Coronavirus

COVID Watch

A monthly update from the The River on COVID-19 in the region.

By Lissa Harris
Dec 1, 2020
Branded Content Coronavirus

There Must Be Something in the Water

How Wastewater Surveillance at Clarkson University is Providing An Early Warning System for COVID-19 Outbreaks

Presented with Clarkson University
Dec 1, 2020
Mental Health

The Power of Peer-Assisted Recovery

Two Local Programs Are Treating Addiction with Human Connection

By Wendy Kagan
Dec 1, 2020

Aries

Aries Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Monthly Forecast

December 2020 Astrology Forecast

Two Big Eclipses, One Winter Solstice, A Great Conjunction, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Taurus

Taurus Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Gemini

Gemini Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Cancer

Cancer Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Leo

Leo Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Virgo

Virgo Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Libra

Libra Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Scorpio

Scorpio Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Sagittarius

Sagittarius Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Capricorn

Capricorn Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Aquarius

Aquarius Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020
Pisces

Pisces Horoscope | December 2020

By Lorelai Kude
Dec 1, 2020