NECC continues to provide after-school services By WHITNEY JOSEPH - Editor September, 02, 2010
MILLERTON — The North East Community Center (NECC) will offer crucial after-school care to students in the Webutuck Central School District for the 2010-11 academic year, just as it has since 2003. The aim of the program is to offer
A sign of confusion? By CHRISTINE BATES - Staff Reporter September, 02, 2010
DUTCHESS COUNTY — Election signs started appearing alongside roads and on front lawns in the northeast corner of Dutchess County early this summer.
The Gibson and Ball signs are bold red and blue and show no party affiliation. Due to
Community remembers Millerton librarian By CORY ALLYN - Staff Reporter September, 02, 2010
MILLERTON — The surrounding community gathered last Saturday, Aug. 28, to acknowledge the passing of Sharon resident Margaret Quick, the longtime director at the NorthEast-Millerton Library.
Quick, known to many as “Midge,” succumbed to breast cancer on Aug. 23 after
Board votes to rehire Sauer at Webutuck By CORY ALLYN - Staff Reporter September, 02, 2010
WEBUTUCK — Following an unusually lengthy public discussion, the Webutuck Central School District Board of Education voted 6-1 in favor of rehiring Ken Sauer at a special meeting held Aug. 24.
Opening public comments for the meeting lasted nearly two
Historic Dutchess County Fair draws steady crowd from the Harlem Valley By CORY ALLYN and CHRISTINE BATES - Staff Reporters August, 26, 2010
RHINEBECK — Shannon Fletcher is turning 17. Henry Beneke is turning 70. What do both of them have in common?
Both have been showing Holsteins at the Dutchess County Fair since the age of 9.
The county fair, which originated
Amenia waives zoning, site plan for new town hall By CORY ALLYN - Staff Reporter August, 26, 2010
Accepts agreement with
Webutuck on reserved rooms
AMENIA — The Town Board approved two major resolutions at its Aug. 19 meeting that bring Amenia ever closer to officially owning the former Amenia Elementary School building. The town plans to use
Soil testing required at garage site By WHITNEY JOSEPH - Editor August, 26, 2010
NORTH EAST — The soil at the town garage at South Center Street remains in need of attention. The Town Board discussed the matter at its special meeting on Monday, Aug. 16, when it received notice that the its engineering
Pine Plains reviews subdivision regulations By WHITNEY JOSEPH - Editor August, 26, 2010
PINE PLAINS — There were few comments made at the Aug. 19 public hearing held on the town’s proposed subdivision regulations.
Two of those comments came from attorney Jennifer Van Tuyl, who represents the Durst Organization, the applicant behind the
