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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.
A large black bear lumbered around the Undermountain/Route 41 area in Salisbury last Wednesday, May 13. Bear sightings have been plentiful in the region this month. Photo by James H. Clark
Bears are definitely done with hibernation and are now busy ambling around residential areas and crossing major roads at all hours of the day.
During the quarantine, most nonprofit organizations have had to cancel their annual (and much loved) fundraising meals, from pancake breakfasts to chili suppers.
This is not only a loss to the community, it is also a loss to the nonprofits, which count on the money those meals provide to do good works in our towns.
Matthew Junge, assistant professor of mathematics at Bard College, has been awarded a national research grant to calculate COVID-19 transmission rates. Photo submitted
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The best methods for pinpointing COVID-19 transmission rates continue to elude public health and infectious disease experts in the U.S. and globally.
Now, it appears that mathematics may help connect the dots, particularly for small, rural areas such as Litchfield and Dutchess counties.
These peach tree blossoms in Lakeville were at
their peak just before last week’s snow and frost. Photo by Kate Hochswender
It’s worrisome when fruit trees have begun to blossom and then a frost and a snow come in and threaten their safety — and their ability to produce fruit in late summer and autumn.
David Gronbach will run against incumbent Republican Craig Miner for a Senate seat in the 30th District. Photo submitted
David Gronbach, a former mayor of New Milford, is the Democratic challenger to state Sen. Craig Miner (R-30) in the November 2020 election.
Incumbent state Sen. Craig Miner (R-30), shown here in a photo from 2018, will seek reelection this November. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
State Sen. Craig Miner (R-30) is running for reelection, although he hasn’t made a formal announcement.
“So I guess you’ll be the first” he said in a phone interview Sunday, May 17.
Miner was elected to the state Senate in 2016, and represented the 68th District in the state House of Representatives for eight terms prior.
GOSHEN — Sue Larsen, president of the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut, told the 21 first selectmen, mayors and town managers of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (COG) that all registered Republicans and Democrats in the state will receive applications for absentee voting in the mail for the Aug.11 primary elections.
Hair salons and barbershops were originally expected to reopen on May 20 as part of Connecticut’s slow-return-to-normal plan.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday, May 18, that their opening will be delayed until June.
DUTCHESS COUNTY — The Dutchess Responds Fund recently awarded grants to 10 county nonprofits that have been working to address their communities’ needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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