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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.
From left, Dover High School faculty members Susan Forbes and Tessa Odell readied themselves for the Dover High School senior parade while the Dover Dragon made himself comfortable on the back of their SUV. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
DOVER PLAINS — In a joint effort to give this year’s graduating seniors one last hurrah before graduation, the Dover High School faculty banded together to organize a parade to the homes of the members of the Class of 2020 on Friday afternoon, May 22.
From left, Mark Boissey, of the U.S. Naval Reserves; Jonathan Ialongo, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan; and Dani Masterson, a National Bugler from Wappingers Falls; stood in front of the Millbrook firehouse on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Photo by Judith O’Hara Balfe
DUTCHESS COUNTY — Dutchess County commemorated Memorial Day with a vehicle convoy that drove from Poughkeepsie to Wappingers to Fishkill to Beekman to Pawling to Dover to Amenia to Millerton to Pine Plains to Milan to Red Hook, back to Poughkeepsie through Rhinebeck and Hyde Park, all to honor this nation’s fallen heroes.
HARLEM VALLEY — New York’s Capital Region, including Columbia County, was given Governor Andrew Cuomo’s go-ahead to reopen on Wednesday, May 20, at a time when much of downstate was still dealing with the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic.
A few months ago, we noted that many young people who had grown up in the Northwest Corner were returning here after living, working and studying in other places.
Concerns about public gatherings because of COVID-19 canceled the parades and carnivals, the ice cream parties and the picnics normally held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
But the essential task of remembering those who died in service to their country was carried on in a variety of ways in all the area towns.
Photo by Lazlo Gyorsok
The traditional parades and picnics in honor of military personnel who lost their lives in active duty were canceled this year because of the coronavirus quarantine, but those lives lost were still remembered. Honor guards from the VFWs in North Canaan and Sharon offered gun salutes. Melody Matsudaira played taps on Monday, May 25, in Cornwall.
Photographed with her Australian Shepherd, Lily, Paige Arent, 14, of Stanfordville decided to help families in need by setting up a GoFundMe page so she could purchase gift cards to send to families struggling to support themselves during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo submitted
STANFORDVILLE — After watching her mother field endless calls from people struggling to support their families during the coronavirus pandemic, Paige Arent, a freshman at Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School, stepped forward to create her own fundraiser for local communities, to purchase gift cards for families in need during the COVID-19
Liam Moriarity, a student at Dutchess Day School, set to work on a writing workshop with his teacher from the comfort of his home. Photo courtesy of Dutchess Day School
HARLEM VALLEY — When school districts across New York state closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak this past March, it was understood by everyone — from administrators and teachers to the families with children enrolled in those districts — that the closure was the only solution to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff.
HARLEM VALLEY — Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Harlem Valley students have been turning to the world wide web more frequently, whether it’s to connect with teachers about school assignments, retrieve the latest reports on COVID-19 or simply to stay in touch with friends and loved ones during this new normal.
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