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New florist blooms on Franklin Avenue

Franklin Avenue is in full bloom this spring with the opening of two stores in the location of the former Vincent’s Pharmacy and Gift Shop. Millbrook Floral Design opened in April next to the Millbrook Pharmacy, which also opened recently.

“I was the floral designer at the Millbrook Florist, located off of Route 343,” said Deirdre Houston, owner of Millbrook Floral Design. “This is my own business. I think it’s a really good time for the village; things are starting to happen with J. McLaughlin opening and the pharmacy coming in.”

Houston has been in the floral industry for...

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New florist blooms on Franklin Avenue

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:20pm
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Arvolyn Hill
arvolynh@millertonnews.com

Franklin Avenue is in full bloom this spring with the opening of two stores in the location of the former Vincent’s Pharmacy and Gift Shop. Millbrook Floral Design opened in April next to the Millbrook Pharmacy, which also opened recently.
“I was the floral designer at the Millbrook Florist, located off of Route 343,” said Deirdre Houston, owner of Millbrook Floral Design. “This is my own business. I think it’s a really good time for the village; things are starting to happen with J. McLaughlin opening and the pharmacy coming in.”

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Summertime events abound

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:12pm
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Arvolyn Hill
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The summer season is right around the corner and with it comes a list of some of the most anticipated events in the village of Millbrook and town of Washington. From the end of May until the end of September there is a laundry list of fun activities for people of all ages to enjoy.

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Court orders for Bennett Acquisitions LLC

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:07pm
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Arvolyn Hill
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Bennett College was back on the agenda for the Village Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14. Village Mayor Laura Hurley said that there is a great deal of interest in the former college and what the village is intending to do with the rapidly deteriorating building.

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Coddington’s body found on shore of Hudson

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:36pm
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Arvolyn Hill
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The body of 26-year-old Daniel Baylin Coddington of Millbrook washed up to shore in Hyde Park, along the Hudson River, on Monday, May 13, five months after he went missing.
On Dec. 20, 2012, Coddington and friends Barrett Raymond, 31, and Michael Mauer, 29, both of Hyde Park, went canoeing at Bard Rock, near the Vanderbilt Mansion on the Hudson River. The outing took place on the eve of Coddington’s wedding to his fiancée,Yulia Tsarenko.

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MMS Drama Club performs a Disney classic

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:07am
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Arvolyn Hill
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The Millbrook Middle School (MMS) Drama Club presented “The Little Mermaid,” from Friday, May 10, to Saturday, May 11.
The young actors have worked on this Disney classic since January, learning lines, stage blocking and transforming the middle school auditorium into an under-the-sea wonderland.
An English teacher at Dutchess County BOCES Career and Technical Institute, Michael White was this year’s director for the production. Although it was White’s first year working with MMS students and the drama club, the production made a big splash.

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School district hopes for budget approval

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:57am
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Arvolyn Hill
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The Millbrook Central School District Board of Education has adopted the 2013-14 school budget in the amount of $27,189,135 with a 3.22 percent budget-to-budget increase, which will raise the overall district tax levy by 3.89 percent from the current year.
A public hearing regarding the budget was held on Monday, May 13, at the Millbrook Middle School, after the school board already voted in favor of the fiscal document. The public will get to vote on the budget on Tuesday, May 21.

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Millbrook School art show

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:43am
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On Saturday, May 3, award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv came to The Millbrook School for an artist reception and exhibition of his work, put together by Millbrook School students. The show was entitled Testimony.

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Millbrook Literary Festival off the calendar

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 9:13am
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Arvolyn Hill
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This year marks Merritt Bookstore’s 30th anniversary. The shop has provided residents and visitors a sanctuary for book lovers of all ages.
For the past five years Merritt Bookstore has also organized the Millbrook Literary Festival, which attracts authors, writers, illustrators and readers into the Millbrook community. The center of the festival is held at the Millbrook Free Library, spreading out to Grace Church and Lyall Memorial Federated Church.

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Cary encourages citizen scientists

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:13am
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Arvolyn Hill
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Three years ago the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies formed a writers/artists-in-residence program to inspire creative works that convey environmental concepts and the work of the scientists to the general public. Participants of the program live on the Cary Institute grounds for several weeks or months and are able to interact with scientists while engaging in research.
Author Akiko Busch was involved in the program in the spring of 2011. Busch was invited back to the Cary Institute on Friday, May 3, to talk about her newly released book, “The Incidental Steward.”

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Millbrook Community Preschool hosts Birthday Bash

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:11am
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Arvolyn Hill
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The Millbrook Community Preschool (MCP) Birthday Bash was held April 27 at the Grace Church parish house. It featured a silent auction with live music, food and drinks.
For people who couldn’t make the event there was online bidding for auction items. Director and head teacher Diane Schnoor said they had 90 bids online.

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