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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.
POUGHKEEPSIE — More than three weeks after a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest was held in Pleasant Valley, which was attended by 700 people, including a number of Millbrook residents and leaders, conflict continues.
Millbrook interior designer Ashley Lempka took a photo of an old maple tree that split in half and fell on top of her garage at her home in the village of Millbrook on Tuesday, Aug. 4, during Tropical Storm Isaias. Photo by Ashley Lempka
HARLEM VALLEY — Just as millions of Americans living along the Eastern Seaboard — and those of us living right here in the Tri-state region — have dealt with the hardships of existing during a global pandemic, all were forced to deal with Tropical Storm Isaias, which arrived Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4.
HARLEM VALLEY — “School districts have until Friday, Aug. 21, to submit plans for in-person learning to the Department of Health (DOH).” stated Governor Andrew Cuomo in a daily coronavirus email update on Monday, Aug. 10. “Currently, a number of school districts have yet to submit a plan.
From left, New York protesters Monica Hunken, Creek Iversen, George Elliot and Ben Schwartz (not pictured) stood in solidarity against the Cricket Valley Energy Center’s operations from atop the power plant’s smokestack last November. Photo submitted
DOVER PLAINS — Almost nine months after they were arrested for criminal trespassing on the Cricket Valley Energy Center (CVEC) property, New York residents Creek Iversen, Ben Schwartz, Monica Hunken and George Elliot had their day in court on Monday, Aug.
Enormous tree branches and leaders crashed down and entire trees tipped over at their roots, taking down power lines and blocking roads, and leaving the region without power for nearly a week for most users and closing major roads for just as long. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
The aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias, which hit the Tri-state region on Tuesday, Aug. 4, was devastating for many area residents, especially those many who lost power.
There was less activity along the Housatonic River from the Great Falls in Falls Village/Salsibury south to Cornwall over weekend.
Many roads were closed in the aftermath of last Tuesday’s storm, which may have contributed to the smaller numbers.
HARLEM VALLEY — Seven weeks of youthful creativity in Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia and Greene Counties will be come to fruition on Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. on a 4-H Zoom “Final Showcase Webinar.”
There were no reported human casualties from the tornado that came down in the Northwest Corner on Sunday evening, Aug. 2. But a beef cow in the Lime Rock Station section of Falls Village was killed after it was crushed by a falling tree.
By Wednesday night, the National Weather Service was calling it “Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaias” and declaring that it had moved into Canada and the U.S. government would no longer be reporting on its progress.
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