MICHAEL HILL

Mountain village embraces its legacy as cure center for TB
An Adirondack Mountain village that was put on the map as a cure center for tuberculosis is honoring its novel legacy. Saranac Lake, New York, was once a mini-metropolis of medical care, but the boom ended with the rise of antibiotics.
 
Young priest confronts mysteries of past in Harris’ thriller
“The Second Sleep,” Alfred A. Knopf, by Robert Harris

Christopher Fairfax is a newly ordained priest assigned by his bishop in 1468 to ride out to the isolated English village of Addicott St.
 
NY lawsuit: Albany Med program exploits Filipino nurses
A nurses’ union is accusing Albany Medical Center of effectively forcing Filipino nurses to continue working there under the threat of severe financial penalties.
 
Kin of limousine crash victims call for stricter regulations
Relatives of some of the 20 people killed in an upstate New York limousine crash are calling for stricter safety regulations as the anniversary approaches. They joined Sen. Chuck Schumer and congressional representatives on Thursday.
 
NTSB seeks new seat belt requirements for limos after crash
Federal inspectors are recommending stricter regulations for safety belts and passenger seats in new vehicles stretched into limousines.
 
West Point to graduate record number of black female cadets
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The class of cadets preparing to jubilantly toss their caps in the air at the U.S.
 
EPA won’t make GE restart Hudson dredging for now
The Environmental Protection Agency has declined for now to make General Electric restart dredging in the Hudson River.
 
Episcopal Church allows same-sex marriage in NY diocese
The Episcopal Church has cleared the way for same-sex marriages in a New York diocese where the bishop had barred them. The Rev. William Love in November said the church had been “hijacked by the ‘Gay Rights Agenda.’”
 
Salt stress: Road salt prices higher as winter looms
Budget-busting road salt prices are leaving municipal officials in the Snow Belt hoping for a mild winter.
 
Joint funeral set for sisters killed in New York limo crash
A community stricken with grief after a limousine crash that killed 20 people is saying goodbye to four sisters and four family members who were on an ill-fated birthday celebration trip.
 
Where’s Capt. Molly? Search on for Revolutionary hero grave
Revolutionary War hero Margaret “Captain Molly” Corbin was long thought to be buried beneath a monument to her at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
 
After the lights dim, Rockefeller Christmas trees still give
Old Rockefeller Center Christmas trees never really die, they just get built into the wall frames and floor supports of affordable homes.
 
Terrorist label frustrates Muslim community in the woods
People in the enclave of Islamberg in upstate New York are frustrated by repeated accusations that their community is a breeding ground for terror.
 
Teens shootings in Syracuse leave grim legacy in small city
Syracuse is a modestly sized city with a big problem of teens being killed or injured by guns. The shuttering of manufacturing plants has contributed to intense poverty in neighborhoods that sit in the shadow of the city’s namesake university.
 
Forever green: Cemeteries make more room for natural burials
More cemeteries are tweaking practices to accommodate people who want to tread lightly, even in death.
 
Light blight: Art project breathes life into empty buildings
A public art project in upstate New York has fitted more than 150 abandoned buildings with lights that pulse at the pace of slow breathing.
 
Bear with him: Man grabs attention for hugging big bears
An upstate New York man has grabbed attention for his hands-on approach to interacting with bears. One Facebook video of Jim Kowalczik playing with a 1,500-pound Kodiak named Jimbo at the Orphaned Wildlife Center has received more than 16 million views.
 
Fan-made ‘Star Trek’ sets become tourist attraction in NY
Sets mimicking those of the 1960s TV series “Star Trek” have become a tourist attraction in upstate New York. They were lovingly built by fans in recent years for an internet film series produced in the town of Ticonderoga.
 
Battle for upstate NY House seat expected to be intense
Democrat Zephyr Teachout and Republican John Faso expect an expensive and hard-fought battle for a congressional seat opening in New York with the retirement of Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson.
 
Warrior Games: West Point grad, amputee returns to compete
The military’s Warrior Games run through Tuesday at the U.S. Military Academy. West Point graduate William Reynolds is one of the athletes competing in the annual adaptive sports competition.
 
West Point names barracks for black graduate who was shunned
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Benjamin O. Davis Jr. entered West Point in 1932 as its only black cadet and spent the next four years shunned. He roomed alone, and no one befriended him.
 
Mario Cuomo, a giant in NY, liberal politics, dies
Cuomo died at his home in Manhattan on Thursday of natural causes due to heart failure, just hours after his son Andrew began his second term as New York’s chief executive. He was 82.
 
Mario Cuomo, giant in NY, liberal politics, dies
ALBANY, New York (AP) — Mario Cuomo, the three-term New York governor who could never bring himself to run for president but inspired a generation of politicians with a loud and liberal voice and a story of humble beginnings as the son of Italian immigrants, has died.
 
Suspect in Philippines deaths: Extradition coming
Timothy Kaufman has been incarcerated since his arrest in April 2013 near his grandfather’s upstate New York home. He is one of three men charged by authorities in the Philippines with the 2011 killing of a retired Northern Ireland police officer and his girlfriend.
 
Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies in NY
“Be wary of great leaders,” he told The Associated Press two days after the march. “Hope that there are many, many small leaders.”
 
Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91
Toshi Seeger, folk singer Pete Seeger’s wife of 70 years and a close partner in his social and environmental activism, has died.
 
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