Albany, NY – On this week's Capitol Connection, Alan Chartock talks to state Senator Stephen Saland, chair of the Senate's Education Committee. Fresh off the Legislature's second on-time budget in a row, Sen. Saland talks about the need to balance capital and administrative spending, explains the state budget's hold harmless rules and gives his opinion on the effectiveness of charter schools in New York and around the country.

By Carrie Saldo

Stockbridge, MA – The remarkable story of one illustrators connoisseurship is the subject of a new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Donald Trachte secretly created copies of eight paintings and stashed the originals in his Arlington, Vermont studio. With more, WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo;

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2955--04/07/06: Have heart and be plucky

By Carrie Saldo

North Adams, MA – An extended day program proposed by the North Adams, Massachusetts Public Schools would be among the first in the state and nation if approved. Details from WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo;

By Carrie Saldo

Great Barrington, MA – There are fewer than 2,300 independent bookstores nation-wide and while the industry isn't thriving, as it was two decades ago, booksellers in the Northeast region say they are holding their own. With more, WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo;

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – Plans to build a multi-million dollar museum - the first of it's kind, is underway in Delaware County, New York.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

Albany, NY – New Hampshire's Charles Bass joins Alan Chartock to talk about Bass' political family, his new rooster, and the ins and outs of presiding over Congress.

By Deborah Runcie

Fort Edward, NY – The National Resources Defense Council has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to order the US Environmental Protection Agency to release over a thousand documents detailing General Electric's controversial plans for the cleanup of the Upper Hudson.
WAMC's Deborah Runcie has more

By Carrie Saldo

Becket, MA – Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, has opened a creative residency program to a New Orleans dancer/choreographer. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo, has this report;

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – A world dance and music benefit sponsored by a 13 year old girl from Dutchess County,
New York to help a Sudanese young woman and her baby to come to the U.S., will be held tomorrow.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.