Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Construction crews from Versatile Home Improvements, Amsterdam, have more building materials dropped off at the St. Jude Retreat House on Church St. in Hagamen, for the addition being built. St. Jude retreat is owned by the Baldwin Research Institute, Inc. on Monday afternoon. BRI has been a non-profit organization, which has been paying taxes for over five years, and continues litigation for the tax free non-profit status.
