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May 2021

The pandemic from the perspective of a teen navigating online learning, fighting gentrification in Beacon, and much more.

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Hudson Valley Events Round-Ups

Mixed Media: 5 Cultural Tidbits You Need to Know | May 2021

By Peter Aaron
May 1, 2021
Books & Authors

6 Books To Dive Into in May 2021

By Jane Kinney-Denning and Diana Testa
May 1, 2021
Festivals

Open Fields: The Inaugural Kaatsbaan Spring Festival

By Peter Aaron
May 1, 2021
Festivals

Enjoy This Week's 8 Hudson Valley Events

By Peter Aaron
May 17, 2021
Festivals

Dig This Week's Hudson Valley Arts Events

By Peter Aaron
May 24, 2021
Festivals

This Week's 8 Great Hudson Valley Events

By Peter Aaron
May 31, 2021
Music

Album Review: Fred Lonberg-Holm | Lisbon Solo

By James Keepnews
May 1, 2021
Music

Album Review: Mike Hotter | Room To Land

By Jason Broome
May 1, 2021
Music

Album Review: Various Artists | Save the Mountain

By Haviland S Nichols
May 1, 2021
Music

Sound Check: Gwen Laster's Listening Picks | May 2021

By Gwen Laster
May 1, 2021
Music

In Memoriam: Remembering Malcolm Cecil (1937-2021)

By Sparrow
May 1, 2021
Music

8 Top Hudson Valley Events for This Week

By Peter Aaron
May 10, 2021
Poetry

Poetry | May 2021

By Multiple
May 1, 2021
Visual Art

On The Cover: Annika Tucksmith's Magical and Nostalgic Paintings | May 2021

By Mike Cobb
May 1, 2021
Visual Art

Lighting the Fuse: Shakespeare’s Fulcrum Launches in Hudson

Tery Fugate-Wilcox Opens His New Gallery

By Sparrow
May 1, 2021
Visual Art

4 Exhibits To See This Month

By Chronogram Staff
May 1, 2021
Visual Art

Parting Shot: Margery Schab's 20 Years of Photographs | May 2021

By Diana Testa
May 1, 2021

Craft Beverage Industry

Destination Drinking

Craft Beverage Producers Turn to Hospitality

By Jennifer Brizzi
May 1, 2021
Craft Beverage Industry

A Long Talk with Craft Beer Pioneer Tommy Keegan (1970-2021)

By Brian K. Mahoney
May 7, 2021

Branded Content Design & Decor

Makers' Market | May 2021

May 1, 2021
House Profiles

Home Is Where The Art Is

Anat Shiftan and Jamie Bennett Renovate a 1960s Cape to Suit their Art Practices

By Mary Angeles Armstrong
May 1, 2021

Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: Racing Stripes | May 2021

By Brian K. Mahoney
May 1, 2021
Esteemed Reader

Esteemed Reader: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword | May 2021

By Jason Stern
May 1, 2021

Beacon

Beacon: Post-Boom Town

By Brian PJ Cronin
May 1, 2021

Environment

Kingston Hamlet Offers Test Case for Conservation Amid Gentrification

Preservation of the Wilbur uplands, recently acquired by the Kingston Land Trust, illuminates the tensions between development and land conservation in the Hudson Valley.

By Will Solomon
May 25, 2021
Environment

A Guide to the New York State Climate Policy Landscape

New York has committed to reducing emissions and fighting climate change. But meeting those lofty goals will take more investment and more legislation.

By Cordelia Schiller
May 10, 2021
Health

New York State’s Mask Mandate Is Lifting. What Now?

Vaccination has sent COVID-19 infection rates sharply downward, but we’re a long way from herd immunity, and now we’re on the honor system. Here’s our guide to navigating the new normal.

By Lissa Harris
May 18, 2021
Health

Will This Be the Year New York Passes Universal Health Care?

The New York Health Act would establish a single-payer healthcare system covering every New Yorker. Its proponents say the pandemic has made it more urgent than ever.

By Dalvin Aboagye
May 13, 2021
Politics

In Rural New York, Counties Turn a Blind Eye to Policing Problems

Police reforms mandated by Governor Cuomo fell short of addressing systemic issues in Delaware and Sullivan counties, advocates say—in part because local officials don’t see an issue with policing in their communities.

By Tiana Headley
May 27, 2021
Politics

Grounded In Local Issues, Delgado Punches Above His Weight

As one of the few House Democrats from a rural district, Antonio Delgado has a balancing act to perform. The River checks in with NY-19’s Congressional rep on the value of keeping it local.

By Timothy Knight
May 21, 2021
Social Justice

Vaccine Rates Among the Incarcerated Remain Low Amid Mistrust and Misinformation

Many people behind bars are turning down or deferring vaccination, despite months of advocacy to get vaccines into jails and prisons.

By Tiana Headley
May 4, 2021
Opinion

Poughkeepsie’s Wheaton Park Should Be Returned to the People

A proposed housing development would only serve upscale commuters, and destroy the historic park’s soul. There is a better alternative.

By Ken Stier
May 7, 2021

Chronogram Conversations

Chronogram Conversations Recap: Taking the Lead

A Conversation with Women Entrepreneurs on Running a Business and Mothering During the Pandemic

By Chronogram Staff
May 1, 2021

Legislation

Changes on High

What to Know about New York’s Recreational Marijuana Law

By Phillip Pantuso
May 1, 2021

Coronavirus

Finding Hope For Long COVID

New Centers Of Care Are Taking A Surround Sound Approach To Long Hauler Syndrome

By Wendy Kagan
May 1, 2021

Schools

Swept Downstream: On A Year Of Education During The Pandemic

By Sophie Frank
May 1, 2021

Aries

Aries Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Monthly Forecast

May 2021 Astrology Forecast

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Taurus

Taurus Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Gemini

Gemini Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Cancer

Cancer Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Leo

Leo Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Virgo

Virgo Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Libra

Libra Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Scorpio

Scorpio Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Sagittarius

Sagittarius Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Capricorn

Capricorn Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Aquarius

Aquarius Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021
Pisces

Pisces Horoscope | May 2021

By Lorelai Kude
May 1, 2021