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POUGHKEEPSE — The It Gets Better Project has awarded Dutchess BOCES a $10,000 grant to support LGBTQ+ youth by way of the organization’s “50 states, 50 grants” initiative.
Dutchess BOCES’ staff were excited to hear that they had been granted the $10,000 and have already started to think about where the funds will go for the students.
Tom Zetterstrom picking the last of the garlic mustard and narrowleaf bittercress on his North Canaan property. Photo by Shane Stample
Even if you have been assiduously pulling your garlic mustard and narrowleaf bittercress you will see that the ones you missed — and there are always some you have missed — have already released their seed. The narrow seed pods — called siliques — propel seeds like little bombs exploding at the lightest touch.
Northwest Corner residents have become all too familiar over the past two years with spongy moth caterpillars chewing their way through forests and backyards, devouring any bit of green and leaving a mess of frass in their path.
Route 272 in Norfolk was breached by heavy rains that started on Sunday, July 10, prompting an emergency declaration. Photo by Jon Barbagallo
NORFOLK — On Sunday night, July 9, the Town of Norfolk’s Emergency Management department issued a warning about flooding and road closures on and near Route 272.
Having just wrapped its third-successive fiscal year on pace for a budget surplus that tops $1 billion, Connecticut can expect another three years above or near the $1 billion mark — even as federal COVID relief expires.
Heated pools, like this one at a rental property in Sharon listed by Klemm Real Estate at $22,500 a month, are in high demand when it comes to summer vacation rentals. Photo courtesy of Klemm Real Estate
After three years of through-the-roof demand for summer rental properties, fueled by the global pandemic, real estate agents are reporting a sluggish 2023 summer rental season in Northwest Connecticut.
From left, former state Sen. Sue Serino, Dutchess County Sheriff Kirk Imperati, Rich Dingee, Emily Ann Jackowski, Diana Romero, Natalie Tobar Romero, Christian Jackowski, Austin Dingee and Travis Dingee on the porch of Madi’s Way for its ribbon-cutting on Sunday, June 25. Photo by Pam Freeman
CLINTON CORNERS — Over 200 family and community members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Madi’s Way learning center at Ruby Hill Farm on Sunday, June. 25.
With Catskill Mountain views, 279 McGhee Hill Road was originally listed for $1,969,000 and sold for $1,387,500. Photo by Christine Bates
The Millerton News will periodically publish a listing of residential real estate sales in eastern Dutchess County and adjacent towns. Real estate sales in the Town of North East and Village of Millerton from the beginning of March through the end of June 2023 remained modest.
PLEASANT VALLEY — Mental Health America of Dutchess County opened its Veterans One Stop facility on April 21, bringing together in one building several different services and resources for veterans.
Connecticut is set to receive more than $144 million in federal funding to help expand the state’s broadband networks and to ensure, for the first time, that every home and business in the state has access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection.
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