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Dutchess County Legislature honors the Bombers

Dutchess County Legislator Debra Blalock made an appearance at the Town Board meeting on Thursday, May 16, to give a legislative update and keep the board informed of what’s happening county wide.

She ran through a number of resolutions made by the Legislature, dealing mostly with sales tax and grants, but before delving into such gritty matters Blalock made an announcement that garnered cheers of glee from the crowd: On May 13 at the county building in Poughkeepsie, the Stissing Mountain High School boys varsity basketball team was honored with a commendation from the Dutchess...

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Dutchess County Legislature honors the Bombers

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:03pm
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

Dutchess County Legislator Debra Blalock made an appearance at the Town Board meeting on Thursday, May 16, to give a legislative update and keep the board informed of what’s happening county wide.

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Sheriff's Report 5-23-13

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:59pm

 
The following information was provided by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
Creating a disturbance
Tuesday, May 7, at 12:15 a.m., Deputy Sheriffs Kelly Briscoe and Thomas Bagnall arrested 46-year-old Albert J. Dalton of Route 7A, Copake, on a charge of disorderly conduct. 

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Pine Plains FFA rocks state competitions at annual convention

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:56pm
By
Ethan Arsenault

This year the Pine Plains FFA and its 23 members attended the New York state convention in Albion, N.Y. Most of the members in attendance were competing in at least one leadership competition.
Overall the Pine Plains FFA did an excellent job, with Clayton Stephens taking third in Job Interview and fourth in Extemporaneous Public Speaking; Ethan Arsenault received fifth in Job Interview; Paige Walsh won third with her Prepared Public Speech on hydrofracking; Samantha Seipp got fifth with her Prepared Public Speech; and Kara Porell won second in Discussion Meet.

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Pine Plains BOE president resigns

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:36pm
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

Pine Plains Central School District Board of Education President Brian Croghan resigned from his position on Monday, May 13.
Croghan was a member of the board for six years, and served as both vice president and president.
Vice President Gary Griffen will assume the duties of president through June 30.
“I was totally surprised by Brian’s resignation,” he said. “I have worked with him for two years and want to personally thank him for his service to the district.”

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North East town clerk will not seek a fifth full term

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:29pm
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

She’s been at it for nine years, but come November, Town Clerk Nancy Davis-Vialpando said she’s not going to seek re-election.
“Times are changing and I think in a small community change is good in government offices to keep up with changing times,” she said. “So it’s time for me to let somebody else fresh and new take the reigns.”

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Pine Plains board sets term lengths

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:28pm
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

decided. Pine Plains Planning Board member terms are officially five years, though there are no limits on how many terms one can serve. Members are appointed by the Town Board. This decision came following a public hearing at the May 16 Town Board meeting, at which Local Law No. 1 of 2013 was adopted.
That local law, known as the Re-establishment and Reorganization and Specification of Powers of the Town of Pine Plains Planning Board Law, was passed with unanimous approval following a lively debate about the issue.

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BOE reconsiders stance on summer school leadership

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:38am
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

During the Wednesday, May 8, Pine Plains Board of Education (BOE) meeting, the board overturned a previous decision to deny appointing two administrators to the dual positions of summer school principals.
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center Principal Richard Azoff and Cold Spring Early Learning Center Principal James Glynn were recommended for the positions during a meeting on April 23. Several board members spoke out against the appointment, citing that the two were 12-month employees who should not receive additional stipends.

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Pine Plains gears up for budget vote

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:36am
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

The Pine Plains Central School District will host the 2013-14 budget vote on Tuesday, May 21.
The Board of Education (BOE) is presenting a $28,481,750 budget, which is a 1.48 percent tax levy increase.
The board is also putting forth a proposition for the purchase of three mini-vans, two 20-passenger school buses and two 65-passenger school buses. The maximum estimated cost of the bus proposition is $381,000.
Additionally, voters will have the chance to vote for two candidates to fill two seats on the Board of Education.

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Pine Plains BOE reverses tenure decision

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:16am
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

At its meeting on Wednesday, May 8, the Board of Education (BOE) was met with several district educators who came to speak out against the denial of tenure to April Stark and Kristen Fischetti.
The two were denied tenure at a meeting on April 23 after much discussion among board members on the pair’s careers.
First to speak on the controversial decision was Danielle Sundberg, parent of a third-grader at Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center.

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Seed Swap comes to Pine Plains Library

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:01am
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

The Pine Plains Free Library will sponsor the Pine Plains Seed Library’s first Seed Swap on Saturday, May 11, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The seed library is a new feature at the Pine Plains Free Library.
Dyan Wapnick, chairwoman of the Library Program Committee, came up with the idea for the seed library in Pine Plains.
“Board of Trustees President Jim Mara wanted the committee to form to think of new programming to get people and the community motivated to use the library for more reasons other than books,” she said.

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