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91 years ago: April 20, 1933
New Minister has had Wide Experience: The Rev. K.M. Reynolds, who replaces the Rev. Raymond Ward as pastor of the M.E. Church at Millerton, comes to his new charge with a record of thirty years’ service in the ministry. Ordained by Bishop Wilso at Metropolitan Temple, he has preached at churches at Cook’s Falls, Jeffersonville, Greenville, Bloomingling, and for five years at the Gardnertown M.E. Church in Newburgh. His last pastorate before coming to Millerton was at Bangall.
Mr. Reynolds, a former railroad man, has two sons, Thomas I Reynolds, of Toledo, O., [sic] and Cocil J Reynolds, of New Symrna [sic], Fla.
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50 years ago, April 18, 1974:
Goals Determined Only By Citizens: After the good response to the questionnaire distributed in the Town of North East on the Comprehensive Plan, it is of great importance that citizens attend the public meeting in Millerton next Wednesday, April 23. The Dutchess County Department of Planning and the North East Planning Board have completed one third of the 18-month study of all aspects of community life. It is now time for the residents to decide on the plans goals and objectives.
Tree Talk: Arbor Day was first observed in 1872 with the planting of more than a million trees[...] Today, says Robert A. Bartlett, president of The F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co., Arbor Day should be a day of significance, a revival of this custom. As living space diminishes with a growing population, there is more need than ever for more trees. Trees help to purify our polluted air, and the more trees there are, the more carbon dioxide can be absorbed, and the more oxygen returned to reduce pollution.
25 years ago: April 15, 1999
Harlem Valley Rail Trail To Sponsor Earth Day Walks: The Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association will host two walks along the rail trail on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, at 6 p.m.
One walk will begin at the Coleman Station parking lot five miles north of Amenia. The second walk will begin at the parking lot on Undermountain Road, eight miles north of Millerton.
Plants, animals, railroads, and the history of the rail trail will be some of the topics discussed. Each walk will last about an hour.
Webutuck Students To Plant Trees On Earth Day: Webutuck Junior-Senior High School students will plant about 20 white pines along the Harlem Valley Rail Trail on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22.
The students are members of the technology and ecology clubs at the high school. John Roccanova, a teacher at Webutuck, leads the clubs and will oversee the planting.
Brush Fire Threatens Homes in NE, 16 Departments Respond: A major wildfire on Gun Club Hill last week prompted a quick response from 16 fire departments and many area firefighters.
Although there were no injuries and no major structural damage to homes in the area, high winds and rough terrain at an elevation of up to 850 feet kept firemen at bay all day.
The fire whistle sounded at about 3:15 p.m., prompted by a large tree falling on a 69,000-volt high-tension power line. Smoke reached the outskirts of the village, and could be seen for miles around.
Dave McGhee, the fire warden in Millerton, said 200 fire personnel were on the scene, along with 30 pieces of equipment[…]
Pulver Trucking Co. of Pine Plains, a milk company, brought in one of its tankers to hold water […] Dutchess Oil was also at the scene to refuel equipment […] Several members of women’s auxiliaries in surrounding departments made and distributed enough food to feed an army. Village merchant Irving Saperstein paid for all the food, which cost hundreds of dollars[…]
In all, 18 acres of woods burned, leaving an oval scar on the mountain face.
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Letter to the Editor - 4-18-24
Apr 17, 2024
LED lights in Millerton
Millerton is well know for its rural character of welcoming shops and interesting eateries. LED signs are contrary to that ambience that welcomes citizens of our community as well as the many tourists that come to enjoy the benefits of our town. LED lights create an atmosphere of a strip mall and are distracting when driving into town. They are not necessary to attract business or to notify of events. The library, NECC and many of the Main street business, hotels and restaurants use simple letter and graphic signs which are very adequate. I urge the Village Board to vote, again, to ban LED lights use in Millerton.
Barbara Graham
Millerton
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Jennifer Almquist
NORFOLK, Conn. — For the next five years, travel on Route 44 will be reduced to one lane in Norfolk, also known as Greenwoods Road West, for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace existing retaining walls and stabilize the slope along the north side of the road for the safety of the highway.
Last week, DOT Project 97-95, as the extensive undertaking is called, was green lit to begin. Over time the stone retaining walls along the roadway have bulged from the pressure exerted by the angle of the slope and years of heavy rains. In 2010 a mudslide occurred in the affected section of highway which extends from just west of Memorial Green to east of Old Colony Road. In 2019 DOT installed temporary concrete bin blocks, or Mafia barriers (so-called because cement production of them used to be controlled by the mob), along the base of the existing walls due to their movement.
Amy Hare, head engineer for Project 97-95, emphasized the level of preliminary work necessary. Already one family has had to relocate, and their hillside home was just razed. Currently, the town’s water company, Aquarion, is analyzing and relocation of underground water pipes from that section of highway.
While many adjacent areas will be affected by the construction, DOT is exercising caution to avoid disrupting the cemetery on Old Colony Road. Established in 1757, Norfolk’s historic Center Cemetery is located on the ridge above the unstable slope. Care has been taken to ensure that the integrity of the sacred space will not be violated.
Traffic flow on Route 44 is already feeling the impact of the work. One lane will always be kept open wide enough for trucks to pass. An alternate 45-minute detour truck route was devised to move traffic south on 272 (near the Norfolk Library), to Route 4 to Goshen, to Route 63, then looping back up Route 7 to Canaan. Large interstate truckers can either use the suggested detour or go north to use the Mass Pike. Temporary illumination will be in place for night traffic.
The improved highway will have 12-foot-wide lanes.
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