Millerton News Editorial

Rarely do we report on a story that pulls at the heartstrings and then have the pleasure of following up with a happy ending, but such is the case with the Willow Roots food pantry in Pine Plains. 

This year, 2021, it seems especially important to make mention that March is Women’s History Month. After all, in 2021, the United States marked the very first time in its 244-year history that a woman — a woman of color and of Asian descent — was elected to serve as vice-president, the second-highest ranking office in all the land.

One of the many wonderful things about living in New York’s Harlem Valley is that it’s remained a rural area, rich with the fertile soil that gives birth to bountiful harvests of incredible fruits and vegetables that eventually bless our dining tables, not to mention the many types of grass, hay and other sorts of feed various herds graze on tha

Do you ever wonder how to get involved with issues that are important to you, your family, your neighbors and your community — with how to take that first step? 

As we wrap up February, it’s worth taking a look at the 28 days that made up Black History Month in 2021, for which the theme was “Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity,” which explored “the African diaspora and the spread of Black families across the United States,” according to www.history.com

The county, the town of North East and village of Millerton all focused their attention on police reform last week, when Dutchess County held a virtual public hearing on how to improve the Millerton Police Department (MPD) on Monday, Feb. 8. The town and village, meanwhile, held a joint Zoom meeting on Wednesday, Feb.

The 95-year-old tradition of having ski jumping in Salisbury in February continues this year, despite a worldwide pandemic and the tough economic challenges that all businesses face, including those in the Tri-state region that support the volunteer-run event in so many ways.

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