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Power outage leaves 150 villagers in the dark

MILLERTON — An unexpected power outage caught close to 150 Central Hudson customers living in the village off guard last Wednesday morning, Aug. 9.

According to Central Hudson, an object came into contact with the power line, resulting in the loss of power. While a tree branch could have easily fallen onto the line, reported the utility, the exact cause had not been identified by press time.

Starting at 6:24 a.m. on the 9th, Central Hudson customers on Dutchess Avenue, Highland Drive, South Center Street and Simmons Street in Millerton were out of power, until a fuse...

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Webutuck students celebrate end-of-year field day

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:12am
By
Stefanie Giglio
stefanieg@millertonnews.com

WEBUTUCK — The Webutuck kindergartners, armed with sunscreen and bottles of cool water, held their annual field day on Friday, June 10.
Family and friends were invited to watch the youngsters compete in individual and team events.
The most exciting event of the day by far, based on the excited squeals that accompanied its announcement, was the water balloon toss. Each class was given 10 balloons and the last class to have un-popped balloons was deemed the winner.

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Contaminated soil in North East gets tested

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:51am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

NORTH EAST — The investigation into contaminated soil at the town of North East’s highway garage on South Center Street is making headway, according to town Supervisor Dave Sherman.
The town hired Ecosystem Strategies to do soil sampling at the garage, which was conducted on May 9 and 10. The results have not yet been returned to the Town Board.
Sherman described the process.

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Millerton goes solar

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:48am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

MILLERTON — “The solar panels are up.”
So pronounced village Trustee Yosh Schulman last week, one week after the Millerton Pump House and Highway Department flipped the switched and converted their power source from electric to solar, thus putting the village on the road toward big savings.
The panels are rated to produce 50 kilowatts (kw) per peak hour in the region; scientists say that comes out to the equivalent of about four hours of peak production daily, producing about 200 kw per day, according to Schulman.

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Clowning around at the Millerton Lions carnival

Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:43am

The Millerton Lions Club held its annual carnival at Eddie Collins Field from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5. The event is the club’s largest fundraiser of the year, and always draws a good crowd from around the area. This year was no exception. An adventurous boy zipped down the popular giant slide while at the carnival on Saturday, June 4.

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Busy weekend events draw crowd

Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:40am
By
Stefanie Giglio
stefanieg@millertonnews.com

MILLERTON — What started as a triple grand opening for three businesses in Millerton ended up growing into what was unofficially dubbed “Millerton Day.”
The three original grand openings were for Gilded Moon Framing, Little Gates Wine Merchants and Eckert Fine Art gallery. All three businesses have recently relocated to new premises on Main Street.
Those openings happened to coincide with other local events, including the opening of the 14th Colony Artists Spring Art Show, the grand opening of Hair on the Run salon and boutique and the Lions Club Carnival.

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Help with home ownership now around the corner

Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:36am
By
Elizabeth Celaya

MILLERTON — Hudson River Housing has announced the opening of a satellite office of the NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Dutchess County in Millerton. The expansion will allow the agency to better serve the communities of northeastern Dutchess County by providing more convenient access to services. The northeast branch will be located within the North East Community Center (NECC) on 51 South Center St.
In celebration of the expansion, the agency will hold an open house and community gathering on Thursday, June 9, from 1:30 to 4 p.m., with the program beginning promptly at 2 p.m.

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Spring for Sound June 11

Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:33am
By
Sophie Schechter

MILLERTON — Spring for Sound, hosted at the North East Community Center (NECC), will feature local bands performing to raise money for the community center. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11.
The Millerton Knights will perform at 3:30 p.m.
The Millerton Knights is made up of Jonathan Grusauskas’ students, a group of local 6- to 11-year-olds who nurse their developing love for music every Tuesday and Friday behind the walls of The Music Cellar in Millerton.

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The unexpected at North East’s Grievance Day

Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:09am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

NORTH EAST — The anticipation building up to Grievance Day in the town of North East was laced with so much controversy and animosity that its actual arrival and execution was somewhat anticlimactic, according to members of the Board of Assessment Review (BAR).

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A moment of silence

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 11:16am

Those who participated in Memorial Day ceremonies throughout the Harlem Valley gave their appreciation to the region’s veterans, past and present, for their service to this nation.

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NOW! Concerts starting now

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 9:29am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

MILLERTON — The successful NOW! Concerts series will begin its second season June 11 at 2 p.m. at the NorthEast-Millerton Library Annex. The concert will feature modern and contemporary chamber music, played by cellist Sophie Shao, violinist Jennifer Frautschi and violist Beth Guterman Chu.

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