ARIES (March 20–April 19)
Mars has been in Aries for the last six months, an unusually prolonged exposure to your planetary ruler s bold, assertive energy, which hopefully you have put to good use initiating inspiration around your personal identity and worldview. Mars enters Taurus on January 6, inspiring focus on your material world, values, and valuables through early March. The personal growth you ve developed will now be like money in the bank as you begin to rebuild your relationship to your personal resources. Mars square Saturn on January 13 asks if you are properly appreciated by your community. Your worth needs to be acknowledged and rewarded.
click to enlarge Dr. Hank Bacon
As the region’s only comprehensive primary and specialty care health system, Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) serves a vital role in keeping our communities in good health. An affiliate of the Albany Med Health System, CMH’s team of expert providers is conveniently located in care centers across Columbia, Greene and Dutchess counties.
One of those providers is Dr. Hank Bacon, who joined the primary care team at CMH in July of 2020. He practices at the Columbia Memorial Family Care office in Hudson, where he sees patients from early childhood through adulthood. Get to know Dr. Bacon in our Q&A below.
click to enlarge Matthew Pastre is part of an elite few period woodworkers in the world, who share tips and techniques through niche groups and guilds and specialty publications, keeping alive traditions on the brink of extinction. “We’re kind of nerds,” says the Legrangeville craftsman with a laugh. “We’re a different breed, let’s put it that way.” For Pastre, who has been woodworking for 40 years, it was the Federal style with its lithe lines and delicate use of veneer that caught his eye while flipping through the pages of Jeffrey Greene’s American Furniture of the 18th Century: History, Technique, Structure. Before the rise of the Federal period, and with it of veneer work, pieces were constructed of a single species of wood. Furniture was monochrome, large, heavy, imposing. “Then Federal came along, mixing all this color and types of wood,” Pastre says. “The lines we
click to enlarge All images courtesy of Clarkson University For families and schools in the Hudson Valley, the last year has been tumultuous to say the least. With the introduction of full-time remote learning and limited in-person classes, creating meaningful educational experiences for students has never been more challenging. Despite it all, the team at Clarkson’s Beacon Institute remains committed to providing educational programming for students and school systems that help ignite interest in science in kids of all ages. “New York and the US face a shortage of millions of STEM workers,” says Asher Pacht, Director of Environmental Programs at the Beacon Institute. “Our goal is to inspire young people to enjoy, pursue, and s