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Beginning with this issue, we have cut back on the number of issues we are printing during the pandemic. We will now print only enough copies to accommodate our subscriptions and one retail sale outlet in each of our area towns.
ANCRAM — Aligning with its plans to update its zoning law, the Ancram Town Board asked residents to submit their questions and comments regarding the proposed local law to amend its zoning for regulating solar facilities at a public hearing on Thursday, March 18.
Fostering green thumbs among local children, the Roeliff Jansen Community Library shared “Let it Grow!” kits as soon as spring sprung. Each kit was comprised of a pot, potting soil, sunflower seeds and a little accordion book about the growth cycle of plants. Photo submitted
COPAKE — Now that spring is in the air, the Roeliff Jansen Community Library has been sharing “Make and Take” kits with local children to encourage their growth and curiosity.
Children are invited to drop by the library during regular hours of operation to pick up the activity kits.
McEnroe Organic Farm had a full supply of potting soil, compost and other gardening supplies on hand at the start of April, but it’s sure to go quickly as spring has officially arrived along with gardening season. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
SHARON, Conn. — There will still be snow again (possibly on Friday, April 16), but spring is officially here and with it has come the opening of area garden centers — many of whom opened for business on the first day of spring, Saturday, March 20.
NEW YORK STATE — Back in January, the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) union asked the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for a federal waiver so students in third grade all the way through high school wouldn’t have to go through the annual round of standardized testing.
VFW Post Cmdr.-Elect Maddie Fletcher Photo submitted
DOVER PLAINS — For the very first time in its 42-year history, a woman has been elected — with a unanimous vote — to lead the overwhelming male membership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5444 in Dover as its next post commander. The official vote was held on Thursday, April 1, at the Post home on Route 22.
NEW YORK — Responding to recent reports of attacks targeting Asian Americans, New York State officials have voiced their intent to maintain an open dialogue with their communities and continue combatting incidents of discrimination as they arise.
Locals say no problems, law enforcement prepares
Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
Learn about some classic (and unexpected) New England foods in a Zoom talk on Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. with The Lakeville Journal’s Cynthia Hochswender and Meg Muckenhoupt, author of “The Truth About Baked Beans.” This free online event is presented by the House of Books in Kent and the Kent Memorial Library.
We are continuing in this issue to share some of the wonderful old photos that Kathy Phillips of Sharon and Perry Gardner of North Canaan have been digitizing for us from our photo archives. Most of the images are from the 1970s to the mid 1980s, an especially fun time, as many of the people in the images still live here in the area.
GOSHEN — Jocelyn Ayer and Janell Mullen of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) provided a concise overview of affordable housing in an online session on Wednesday, March 31. The NHCOG is an association of the first selectmen of 21 regional towns.
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