Latest by Michael Hill
Published on February 12, 2022 - Page 5
CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. — Ellie the potbellied pig snuggles up to Wyverne Flatt when he watches TV and rolls over to let him pet her belly. The 110-pound...
Published on July 15, 2021 - Page 8
ALBANY, N.Y. — Residents of Albany’s South End can grab fresh milk from sidewalk refrigerators, buy low-cost bananas from the Veggie Mobile or fry up...
Published on June 22, 2020 - Page 4
What happens to a college town when the students disappear? Ithaca, a small upstate New York city nearby gorges and vineyards, is finding out. Most...
Published on December 24, 2019 - Page 16
ALBANY, N.Y. — Drug overdose patients rushed to some emergency rooms in New York’s Hudson Valley are asked a series of questions: Do you have stable...
Published on August 15, 2019 - Page 16
BETHEL, N.Y. — Woodstock will be celebrated on its 50th anniversary, but it won’t be your hippie uncle’s trample-the-fences concert. While plans for...
Published on December 25, 2017 - Page 10
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Old Rockefeller Center Christmas trees never really die, they just get built into the wall frames and floor supports of affordable...
Published on November 23, 2017 - Page 48
BURDETT, N.Y. — The sloping vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region known for producing golden-hued rieslings and chardonnays also are offering a...
Published on July 16, 2017 - Page 29
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Last goodbyes are said in these woods with wildflowers placed on a shrouded body, or with the beloved wrapped in a favorite...
Published on September 18, 2016 - Page 29
Niagara Falls has become the latest natural wonder to add a zip line, offering honeymooners and everyone else the chance to take an adrenaline-...
Published on January 17, 2016 - Page 25
To give is to gain a heap of grief if you’re a mega-rich donor these days. In recent months, a hedge fund billionaire was denounced for his $400...