Millerton News

July 24, 2020

Unveiled to the public on Saturday, Sept. 12, the border marker sign at 224 Boston Corner Road was established to indicate the stone survey marker that was placed at the original southwest corner of Massachusetts before Boston Corner ceded to New York State in 1855. Photo submitted

A marker worth noting

ANCRAM — Celebrating the identification of an important geographic point in hamlet’s history, the hamlet of Ancram and the Boston Corner Community Organization invited local residents to take part in a ceremony for the unveiling on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Historic Marker on Saturday, Sept...

Visiting from Brooklyn, Sisi, Charles and Mia Nguyen ambled around the Amenia Lions Club’s Community Car Show, stopping to admire the 1960 Triumph owned by Richard Sobielo. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle

Lions Club Car Show steers residents toward a good cause at largest show to date

AMENIA — Given the fantastic flurry of spectators and vehicles in attendance, members of the Amenia Lions Club and car enthusiasts alike agreed that the eighth annual Community Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 20, was the club’s largest show to date. Typically held on the Maplebrook School campus just up...

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Back to school, face to face

Dover students were excited to start school in person this year, especially after many months of isolation following an abrupt stop to school in mid-March of 2020 due to the coronavirus. The Dover Union Free School District is one of the few school districts in the Harlem Valley to allow students...

Located at 51 South Center St. in Millerton, the North East Community Center (NECC) has received funding through Arts Mid-Hudson in the past to host events like the annual Kinship Circle Hispanic Heritage Festival, shown above. Photo submitted

Art grants available till Oct. 28

DUTCHESS COUNTY — Artists, nonprofits, libraries and municipalities interested in creating new works of art and instituting new arts and cultural activities in 2021 have been invited by Arts Mid-Hudson to apply for valuable funding through the 2021 Decentralization Grant Program. A re-grant program...

No matter their age, local residents from all walks of life visited Fountain Square in Amenia on Saturday, Sept. 19, to pay tribute to the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo submitted

Amenia holds vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

AMENIA — In honor of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, Sept. 18, local residents came together at Fountain Square in Amenia on Saturday evening, Sept. 19, to pay tribute to the liberal’s 27 years on this nation’s highest court through a socially distanced...

Visiting from Stockbridge, Mass., Linda Russell and Liz Hazen rode their bikes with their husbands (not pictured) along the new bicycle path leading into the hamlet of Wassaic on Saturday, Sept. 12. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle

The path is paved!: Trail to Train links Wassaic station to hamlet’s center

WASSAIC — More than a decade since the idea of extending the Harlem Valley Rail Trail from the Wassaic Metro-North Train Station into the hamlet of Wassaic was first conceived, the town of Amenia’s long-awaited Trail to the Train project has been completed, marking a milestone for the town and one...

Amenia

Visiting from Brooklyn, Sisi, Charles and Mia Nguyen ambled around the Amenia Lions Club’s Community Car Show, stopping to admire the 1960 Triumph owned by Richard Sobielo. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle

September 23, 2020

Lions Club Car Show steers residents toward a good cause at largest show to date

AMENIA — Given the fantastic flurry of spectators and vehicles in attendance, members of the Amenia Lions Club and car enthusiasts alike agreed that the eighth annual Community...

Lions Club Car Show steers residents toward a good cause at largest show to date

Amenia holds vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The path is paved!: Trail to Train links Wassaic station to hamlet’s center

Millbrook

September 23, 2020

Community responds to library survey

MILLBROOK — Millbrook Library’s new director, Courtney Tsahalis, asked residents and library patrons to answer some questions via a recent survey, to discover what services people...

Community responds to library survey

Michael Woods named new head of Cornell Cooperative Extension

How does your garden grow… during a global pandemic?

Webutuck

September 23, 2020

Jessica Deister fills open seat on Board of Ed

WEBUTUCK — Ready to take an active role in the North East (Webutuck) Central School District, Amenia resident Jessica Deister was recently sworn in as the newest member of...

Jessica Deister fills open seat on Board of Ed

Webutuck picks Music Warriors logo

Webutuck ‘split four ways down the middle’ on re-entry plans

Pine Plains

September 23, 2020

Pine Plains superintendent suggests a hybrid model by mid-October

PINE PLAINS — Within an hour, the Pine Plains Board of Education’s (BOE) discussion covered a range of topics from the district’s reopening to upcoming meetings during the board...

Pine Plains superintendent suggests a hybrid model by mid-October

Kaylee Dina raises $800 for Pine Plains Community Food Locker

Students make Clean Up Day a breeze

Millerton

September 23, 2020

Two incumbents return to office in village elections

MILLERTON — The votes are in: With support from the village’s registered voters during the 2020 Village Election on Tuesday, Sept. 15, incumbent candidates Matthew Hartzog and...

Two incumbents return to office in village elections

Art grants available till Oct. 28

Millerton teens lead reading on racism