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State comptroller’s audit assesses North East’s IT system

NORTH EAST ­­— The office of the state comptroller aims to “help local government officials manage government resources efficiently and effectively, and, by so doing, provide accountability for tax dollars spent to support government operations.”

So states a report from the New York comptroller’s office Division of Local Government and School Accountability. That office also “oversees the fiscal affairs of local governments statewide, as well as compliance with relevant statutes and observance of good business practices.”

It does so, in large measure, through regular audits...

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Millerton

An Election Day guide

Thu, 03/14/2013 - 9:49am
By
Whitney Joseph

Tuesday, March 19, is Election Day in Millerton — a day when registered voters living within the village can cast their ballots for the next mayor and two new trustees.
Running for mayor this year are current Trustees Marty Markonic (also deputy mayor) and Debbie Middlebrook. Both candidates have stated that they decided to enter the race only after current Mayor John Scutieri announced he would not seek a fourth term. (For more on the outgoing mayor, read the story here.)

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Millerton mayor prepares to step down

Thu, 03/14/2013 - 9:47am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

For once during his 14 years on the Village Board, the last six as mayor, John Scutieri has finally done something to really upset his constituents — he decided he would not seek re-election. Even those who have stepped up to run for the mayoral seat in his absence are somewhat sore about his decision, running with mixed feelings for the post they said they would prefer he kept.

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Hudsonia urges towns to consider biodiversity when planning

Thu, 03/14/2013 - 9:45am
By
Whitney Joseph

Hudsonia Ltd. is an institute for “research, education and technical assistance in the environmental sciences,” according to its literature. Furthermore, it “studies plants and animals in the Northeast, their habitats and their conservation, while conduacting pure and applied research, providing non-advocacy technical assistance and conducting educational programs on the science and practice of environmental conservation.”
On Wednesday, March 6, Hudsonia was in North East, teaching the Planning Board about biodiversity conservation in the face of the town’s ongoing development.

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Main Street magazine to feature Millerton and more

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 10:26am
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Whitney Joseph

By Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com
There’s a new monthly magazine set to hit the stands next Thursday, March 14, named Main Street, and its focus will be on Millerton and its surrounding communities.
The semi-glossy, 9-by-12-inch, 30-plus-page magazine is the brainchild of Thorunn Kristjansdottir, who is the principal, editor, publisher and designer, having founded the publication in January. Filled with photographs, in-depth stories and fun features, Main Street will be clever and attractive, but best of all it will be free.

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Village Board candidate profile: Brian Jordan seeks trustee seat

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 10:22am
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

The village of Millerton will have an election on Tuesday, March 19, for two trustee positions.
Five candidates are running for those seats: Christine Bates, Rob Cooper, Brian Jordan, Pamela Michaud and Peter Richmond.
Bates and Richmond were nominated at the Democratic caucus and Cooper was nominated at the Republican caucus, both were held on Jan. 8.
Jordan and Michaud have collected signatures to run for the independent Millerton Hometown Party.

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Negative declaration concludes environmental review

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 10:19am
Millerton supermarket clears major hurdle:
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

NORTH EAST ­­— At the end of the three-and-a-half hour Planning Board meeting on Wednesday night, Feb. 27, the capacity crowd broke into applause, but not just because the environmental review for the proposed 36,000-square-foot supermarket (believed to be a Hannaford) had concluded.

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Stissing Mountain victorious

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:10pm

The Stissing Mountain varsity boys basketball team won the Mid-Hudson Athletic League (MHAL) Championship game on Thursday, Feb. 21.
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Five candidates running for two trustee positions

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 12:19pm
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

 

MILLERTON – On Tuesday, March 19, voters in this village will have five options for two Village Board trustee seats.

There will be two vacancies due to the end of two-year terms for Marty Markonic, who will run for mayor in the same election, and John “Jack” Thomas. Thomas was appointed to finish out Jay Reynold’s unexpired term after Reynolds moved from the area in December 2012.

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Ladies Auxiliary turns up the heat with Chili Cook-Off and Daytona 500 Party

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:53am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

MILLERTON — The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 178 knows how to spice things up, as proven by its ninth annual Chili Cook-Off and Daytona 500 Party, held on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Legion Post home on Route 44 in Millerton. From the onset of the party (which began at noon) the enticing smells of homemade chili and convivial sounds of good conversation drifted through the halls of the crowded Legion Hall, welcoming all who entered.

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Didi Barrett makes diner tour stop in Millerton

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:48am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

Millerton ­­— Lunch hour at Irving Farm Coffee House was especially busy on Friday, Feb. 22, with state Assemblywoman Didi Barrett (D-Mid-Hudson), sitting at a corner table, visiting as part of her second annual Diner Stop Tour.
“It’s great. It’s one of my most favorite things that we’ve done,” Barrett said of the still-new tradition. “We have the opportunity to talk to constituents in places where they’re comfortable directly — to talk face-to-face about issues — many that are personal.”

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