Lindsey Brown has worn many hats in the art world, evolving from plein air painter to gallerist to private dealer and pop-up curator over the last three decades. Since 2016, she has run Art Sales & Research, an art consultancy specializing in postwar, contemporary, and outsider artists. Now, her Clinton Corners operation has found a new raison d’être: to help feed members of the local community. Since 2016, Lindsey Brown has run Art Sales & Research, an art consultancy specializing in outsider artists and estates. (Photo courtesy of Art Sales & Research) “While I see art as having a particularly...

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In Rhinebeck’s historic Palatine Farmstead, an old frame house on Route 9 that dates to 1724, there are two nearly indistinguishable fireplaces, both with wood mantles painted white. One dates to the 1850s. The other is a 1999 restoration, created after the original was destroyed in a fire. A casual visitor would be hard-pressed to tell the difference. A group of dedicated community members has worked for decades to restore and preserve Rhinebeck’s Palatine Farmstead and Quitman House. (Photos by Eloise Goldsmith) The restoration is part of an ongoing, decades-long project to revitalize the Farmstead, work that was on display...

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Less than 72 hours after Bard President Leon Botstein announced his retirement from the institution he has led for more than 50 years, students, faculty, and community members shared an array of emotions about the decision Monday – from happiness to concern for the future given Botstein’s outsized role in the school’s governance and fundraising efforts. Bard students, faculty, and community members are still coming to terms with what Bard President Leon Botstein’s departure means for the future of the institution. (Photo by Athan Yanos) Botstein’s announcement followed a report by the Washington, D.C. law firm WilmerHale, which Bard’s Board...

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M. Gessen, the Russian-American journalist, author, and visiting writer at Bard College, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for a body of work in The New York Times examining the rise of authoritarianism and the erosion of democratic norms. M. Gessen, a visiting scholar at Bard, has won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. (Photo by Lena Di) The Pulitzer committee cited what it described as an “illuminating collection of reported essays on rising authoritarian regimes that draw on history and personal experience to probe timely themes of oppression, belonging, and exile.” At Bard, where Gessen has served since...

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Volunteers collected tons of trash along the Hudson River shoreline Saturday as part of Riverkeeper’s annual Sweep, including at sites in Rhinecliff and Staatsburg, where dozens of local residents turned out for the effort. Lauren Coghill of Rhinebeck, left, and Gabriella Spartos of Kingston joined hundreds of volunteers Saturday in cleaning up the banks of the Hudson River, from Staten Island to Saratoga. (Photo by Emma Cornfeldt) Volunteers collected tons of trash along the Hudson River shoreline Saturday as part of Riverkeeper’s annual Sweep. (Video by Emma Cornfeldt) In Rhinecliff, 21 volunteers spent three hours scouring the shoreline, while in...

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Two men were taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Village of Rhinebeck within the span of one week, according to the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement (CCSM), a Hudson Valley-based immigrant advocacy organization. Two men were taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Village of Rhinebeck within the span of one week. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security) The first arrest occurred on Saturday, April 25, when a man was pulled over by ICE agents while driving. The second took place on Friday morning, when a man was apprehended while...

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After 51 years as President of Bard College, Leon Botstein today announced he will step down at the end of June. Bard Faculty members gathered Tuesday morning to discuss issuing a public statement in response to reports of President Leon Botstein’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) The news comes after a report by the Washington, D.C. law firm WilmerHale, analyzing Botstein’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was delivered to the Bard Board of Trustees this week. The report, a three-page summary of which was released to the Bard community Friday, sharply criticized Botstein. Botstein,...

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In a close vote, the Clinton Planning Board agreed Thursday to begin drafting a resolution to require the proposed Six Senses development to conduct a more extensive environmental review, rather than allowing the project to move forward as is. The Clinton Planning Board agreed Thursday to begin drafting a resolution to require that the proposed Six Senses development conduct a more extensive environmental review. (Photo by Claire Greenburger) The 4-3 vote caps over a year of public hearing and Board discussion over whether the controversial development should receive a “positive declaration” under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, a designation...

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Several Rhinebeck community members, including four 7th-graders at Bulkeley Middle School, hope to tackle food insecurity locally by launching a community fridge near Rhinebeck’s Starr Library later this year. A group of 7th graders at Bulkeley Middle School is leading a push to launch a community fridge in Rhinebeck. (Photo by Tony Adamis) On Monday evening, three of the students – Lucas Button, June Howe, and Dominic Miller — gave a presentation about their plans to the Town Board, which is receptive to the project. The students contacted Town Supervisor Elizabeth Spinzia in April about hosting the fridge on Town...

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