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Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural Rensselaer County, Soul Fire Farm is a sprouting seed of agricultural possibilities, a community farm committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system.
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Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello is announcing plans for a new city hall.
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A PFAS-contaminated landfill in the small town of New Lebanon, New York will close thanks to $2 million in the recently-signed state budget.
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Members of a state cannabis commission were in Holyoke, Massachusetts this week, taking part in an event geared toward fostering social equity in the industry.
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Vermont’s new Education Secretary was grilled by state Senators this week, a month after she was tapped for the role by Governor Phil Scott.
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The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts has released a report on new visions for its downtown corridor.
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Plattsburgh Common Council discusses body cameras, needle bins and geo-fencing during latest meetingThe Plattsburgh Common Council reviewed a number of topics including body cameras for the police department and geo-fencing at its latest meeting.
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The search for a new superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, continues to hit obstacles, even with interviews on the horizon.
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Though it grows mostly in the southeastern United States, the sweetgum strikes me as an All-American tree. It is, as it were, nature’s version of good old American ingenuity: a supremely versatile resource in the nation’s arboretum that has, over the generations, yielded easily to inventive people who transformed its botanical riches.
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The "State of the Air" has considerably improved in the cities of Albany and Schenectady, according to new data.