This Month’s Featured Articles…

By Betsy Maury | info@mainstreetmag.com I remember first seeing the logos of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation when I attended an after-school musical at my son’s school in 2011. As a new resident in the area, I wasn’t quite sure what connection the foundation had to the school or the musical it was putting on, but I gathered it was some kind of funding organization involved with children’s educational programs. Supporting the community, and touching many demographics Several months after that I again saw the Berkshire Taconic [...]

Before you begin reading, let me precede the article with an explanation because we realize that the contents may upset some readers. Of course we here at Main Street like nothing more than to tell a positive story and our intent is never to upset anyone. With that being said, reality is reality – and one has to be in touch with reality in order to be able to move forward and to make progress. From there you can look at what areas need help [...]

By Mary B. O’Neill, PhD | info@mainstreetmag.com Aging takes a toll on our bodies, and it’s not always fun either. Nancy Vaughan knows that and she’s making it her personal mission to address both. Through her strength training and water aerobics classes targeted primarily for women 60 and older, Nancy is telling age and gravity to take a hike – or pick up a kettlebell. […]

By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com Theirs is a story so magical, it almost cries out for its own musical score. It must be original music, of course, not derivative, but a piece as unique as Anthony and “Charlie” Champalimaud are is individuals and as elegantly lyrical as they are as a couple and proprietors of the Amenia, NY, hospitality gem – Troutbeck. So replete with historic references, famous visitors, and monumental events that it could deserve a volume all its own, Troutbeck today is the realization [...]

By Ian Strever | info@mainstreetmag.com At some point six years ago, I found myself in a routine. Even more than a routine, my early morning breakfast had become a kind of ritual bordering on obsession. Coffee from freshly-ground, single-source African beans, filtered with a Chemex, served in the same American-made, handmade mug, and an English muffin, one half peanut butter and the other half (always the top half) Nutella. […]