2015: how the New York Times reports the Hudson Valley

Keeping Older Pedestrians Safe

“But I’m extremely nervous at intersections where there are no traffic lights, as is true on many residential streets and throughout the town of Woodstock, N.Y., where I spend most of the summer.”

In Hudson, N.Y., Painting by Numbers

“This being Hudson, they are not the only couple trying to leverage their real estate by presenting renovation as an alternative art performance. (I’m not going to mention Marina Abramovic.)”

Dutchess County to Pay Brooklyn Native $7.5 Million for Wrongful Murder Conviction

“In 2009, a State Supreme Court judge found that the Brooklyn-born Mr. Bozella had been wrongfully convicted of the murder in 1977 of a 92-year-old woman in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.”

A Midwinter Playground in the Hudson Valley

“Despite its proximity to New York, this historic swath of the lower Hudson Valley is still a bargain, especially in the winter low season. A local food movement, atmospheric inns dating back hundreds of years and a formidable expanse of state parks and ski mountains make for a frugal paradise within easy reach of one of the country’s most expensive cities.”

Wood Dressed in Black Tie

“At first Mr. Vogel, an artist and woodworker in Kingston, N.Y., despaired at the destruction of a gorgeous piece of wood. Then he began to wonder what caused it. ‘I figured, why fight that?’ he said. ‘Why not keep going and see what happens.'”

When Rural Meets Resort

“‘We welcome anyone from anywhere,’ Ms. Perotti said. ‘Whether it is going to be people living in a gated community who have more high-end salaries or not, they are all part of the fabric of Amenia.'”

Frozen Yoga? It’s Snowga

“Beth Stewart, a spokeswoman for Windham Mountain Resort in the Catskills, said the company was inspired to offer snowga for the first time this winter after guides on snowshoe outings watched women spontaneously strike yoga poses, ‘a grown-up version of making snow angels,’ she said.”

Aging in Place

“In many communities, volunteer organizations, like Good Neighbors of Park Slope in Brooklyn and Staying in Place in Woodstock, N.Y., help older residents remain in their homes and live easier and more fulfilling lives.”

A Kayak Trip on the Hudson, Ending in Death and an Arrest

“After she separated from her second husband, Ms. Graswald moved in with Mr. Colvin, a D.J. and former radio host in Dutchess County whom she had known for only three weeks.”

‘River Crossings,’ a Contemporary Art Exhibition at 2 Historic Sites of the Hudson River School

“Cindy Sherman at the Thomas Cole site? Chuck Close at Olana? Would this be another ‘intervention’? I decided to explore in a weekend trip that would allow time to take in the villages of Catskill and Hudson as well.”

Ryan Roche’s Guide to the Best of Upstate New York

“‘When I first moved to New York City, I never would have believed that I’d eventually long for the countryside again,’ says the designer Ryan Roche, laughing.”

Thomas Cole’s Art Studio to Be Recreated

“The 19th-century painter Thomas Cole built an art studio with gingerbread woodwork and Hudson River views in Catskill, N.Y., but he enjoyed it for only a year or so before his death in 1848.”

‘Grandpa Woodstock’ Spreads Peace and Love on a Village Green

“The Woodstock town supervisor, Jeremy Wilber, asked about Grandpa Woodstock, said, ‘I suppose he serves a purpose.'”

Buying a Second Home First

“Gary DiMauro’s real estate agency upstate caters to city dwellers in search of a bucolic escape, with offices in Tivoli, Hudson, Catskill and Rhinebeck. ‘The city has boom-and-bust periods in which people feel locked out,’ he said.”

An Affordable Country House Sampler for New Yorkers

“Coxsackie Victorian: $225,000.”

New York Military Academy to Reopen Under New Owners

“The New York Military Academy, a 126-year-old boarding school whose graduates include the Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, was bought on Wednesday for close to $16 million at a bankruptcy auction by a nonprofit group controlled by Chinese investors, who told academy officials that they would keep it open as a high school.”

A Hudson Valley Hotel — With a Brooklyn Twist

“‘We’ve rented houses in and around Hudson for years as an escape from the city but found it was missing a social dynamic,’ says the hotel’s co-creator, Ray Pirkle, whose résumé includes working with some of the biggest names in New York City’s hospitality industry, from Ian Schrager to Serge Becker.”

Cuomo Struggles to Maintain Momentum in Upstate Employment

“But technology has ups and downs, too: At the end of October, GlobalFoundaries, a semiconductor company based in California, announced layoffs at a multibillion-dollar plant in Malta, north of Albany, and in East Fishkill, near Poughkeepsie.”

A New Day in Newburgh

“‘She threw an elbow at me,’ Mr. Burnett recalled. ‘Sure, you go off to France, Spain and Vienna. But what about Newburgh?'”

Two 9/11 Artifacts, a PATH Car and an Antenna Mast, Get New Homes

“Also on Tuesday, PATH train car No. 143 was taken out of the hangar and loaded onto a flatbed trailer for the journey to its new home, the Kingston Trolley Museum, in Kingston, N.Y. It arrived on Wednesday.”

Nina Griscom Pushes Her New Handbag Line With a Can-Do Spirit

“Mr. Bland is an old friend whom she often sees in Millbrook, a village in Dutchess County, N.Y., where they both have homes. Ms. Griscom, a frequent teller of jokes who gave her age as ‘mature, late 50s,’ said she is ‘over’ the Hamptons: ‘Don’t you just want to bomb Long Island?'”