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Meredith Michetti Photo submitted
PINE PLAINS — With a promising future beyond the Pine Plains Central School District (PPCSD) beckoning to her and her fellow graduates, Meredith Michetti is leading the Class of 2021 at Stissing Mountain High School as valedictorian on Graduation Day, Friday, June 25.
Aaminah Syed Photo submitted
PINE PLAINS — Even as she looks forward to pursuing her passions beyond the Pine Plains Central School District (PPCSD), Aaminah Syed has been looking back on her years in school with appreciation as she prepares to say goodbye to Stissing Mountain High School on Friday, June 25.
PINE PLAINS — Ever since the former longtime Deuel’s Home Center closed in 2016, Pine Plains residents have been waiting for a store to open close to home to fulfill all their hardware and home improvement needs. With the opening of Roosters Route 82 Home & Hardware Center this past March, their wish has been granted.
Starting at 6:30 p.m., Pine Plains parents joined together in front of Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School on Wednesday, June 16, to rally for their children’s masking rights. They then brought their concerns to the Pine Plains Board of Education meeting held later that evening. Photo submitted
PINE PLAINS — With COVID restrictions lifting, businesses reopening and communities gradually returning to pre-pandemic life, Dutchess County families have recently been asking their schools when their children can go mask-less.
Between the lunch catered by Moose on the Loose and the music provided by Strings Attached, Pine Plains seniors relished their time with friends and neighbors at the town of Pine Plains’ first Senior Luncheon in more than a year and a half on Wednesday, June 9. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
PINE PLAINS — Local seniors found a way to keep cool against the heat wave while enjoying a bite to eat among friends at the town of Pine Plains’ first Senior Luncheon since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, on Wednesday, June 9.
Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Career & Technical Institute Principal Mitchell Shron presented high school junior Evan Matthews, a student of both Dutchess BOCES and the Pine Plains Central School District, with the BOCES Student of Distinction award at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, May 19. Photo submitted
PINE PLAINS — The Pine Plains Board of Education (BOE) celebrated the achievements of the Pine Plains Central School District’s (PPCSD) students and staff on Wednesday, May 19, by congratulating the latest recipient of the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Student of Distinction Award and awarding tenure to a numb
PINE PLAINS — Whether they stood in full support or staunch opposition to a restaurant backed by local businessman and community advocate Jack Banning, owner of The Platter café; President of The Stissing Center Board of Directors; co-owner of Black Sheep Hill Farm (with his wife, Irene); and President of KTB Properties LLC; more than 40 people
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After the hardships and heroism that arose in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic this past year, the Pine Plains community paid homage to all of the town’s medical volunteers with a lovely reception and celebration on Saturday, June 12.
Guitarist Anna Witiuk performed “Body Waltz” at The Stissing Center in May as part of its Video of the Week series. The center’s first in-person performance since the COVID-19 pandemic forced a statewide shut-down last March is planned for Sunday, June 27, at 4 p.m. with Bulgarian violinist Bella Hristova. Photo submitted
PINE PLAINS — Traveling from her home in nearby Stanfordville to record a couple of songs for The Stissing Center (TSC), artist Anna Witiuk’s performance of “Body Waltz” captivated local audiences as they tuned in to see what talents had been curated for TSC’s Video of the Week series in May.
Along with modeling an officer’s fatigue blouse with decorative scrollwork and a belt to hold the issued revolver, history teacher and military historian Neil Murray demonstrated how to load and unload a revolver used by a soldier in the year 1872. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
PINE PLAINS — Donning the wardrobes of soldiers past, local military historian and Pine Plains educator Neil Murray guided residents through the history of the nation’s conflicts in a presentation on the material culture of New York Militia and Regimental soldiers hosted by the Little Nine Partners Historical Society (LNPHS) of Pine Plains on Fr
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