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WEBUTUCK — The North East Webutuck Central School District (WCSD) Board of Education (BOE) inched closer to seeing plans for its long-awaited school-based health clinic realized at its April 4 meeting.
AMENIA — Rather than be consumed by the fear brought on by recent headlines, The Freya Project offered the community an evening to reflect on happier moments at its Readings for Joy event held at Troutbeck in Amenia on Friday, May 6.
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Recognizing the academic achievements of the newest members of the Webutuck National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), the North East (Webutuck) Central School District held an induction ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, at 6 p.m. in the Eugene Brooks Intermediate School cafeteria to recognize their accomplishments.
AMENIA — Hoping to enlighten their fellow residents about the current state of affordable housing in Dutchess County and how to help expand access in the future, the Tri-Town Coalition (TTC) housing group held its third Regional Convening on Housing Affordability on Saturday, April 9.
Taking inspiration from the words and observations of Black writers and activists, Hotchkiss School students created works of art that were displayed in Troutbeck’s gallery as part of the Troutbeck Symposium. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
AMENIA — Honored to be stewards of the region’s hidden histories, area students presented their historical research into the early narratives of the Civil Rights Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and their connections to Troutbeck and the local region as part of the Troutbeck
WASSAIC — Those who live near the Kent Hollow Mine on South Amenia Road in Wassaic presumed that after the gravel mine applied to restart operations a number of years ago and were shot down by the town, the issue had been put to bed.
WASSAIC — Celebrating Earth Day among friends and neighbors, local residents volunteered to help keep their community clean at Amenia’s Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 23.
This year’s Clean Up Day ran from 10 a.m. to noon and volunteers were given the choice to meet at either Fountain Square in Amenia or Borden Park in Wassaic.
Wassaic resident Mark Doyle, a member of the Dutchess County Republican Committee, joined the Amenia Democratic Committee and others as he consolidated roadside bags and discarded a shopping cart into a utility trailer before heading to the Harlem Valley Transfer Station on Amenia’s Clean Up Day 2020. Photo submitted
AMENIA — Volunteers from the Amenia Democratic Committee (ADC) and others interested in keeping their town beautiful rolled up their sleeves and donned their garden gloves back in 2020 in honor of Earth Day, and plan to do so again this year.
From left, after the rush of this year’s Easter Egg Hunt, Jeffrey Ellis, Bella Milano and Eli Milano took a moment to visit with the Easter Bunny at Beekman Park. Photo submitted
AMENIA — The Amenia Recreation Commission helped local children and their families start their Easter weekend with a little excitement by inviting them to the town’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Beekman Park on Saturday, April 16.
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Amenia residents braved April showers at the Amenia Fire Company’s Chicken BBQ-To-Go on Saturday, April 9. Those who showed up at just the right time were treated to a double rainbow while waiting for their meals.
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