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MBA reviews proposal for drawdown project in April

MILLERTON — The Millerton Business Alliance (MBA) met on Thursday, Feb. 7. Member Jeanne Vanecko suggested a “drawdown challenge” to raise awareness about what Millerton is doing daily to fight global warming and environmental degradation.

In line with the village and the town of North East becoming Climate Smart Communities, Vanecko, president of Townscape, proposed the idea of a 21-day drawdown project in the community to give residents an idea of how their small gestures might contribute to larger environmental goals. Most importantly, it would encourage people...

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Baking and building

Wed, 12/19/2018 - 10:32am

The North East Community Center in Millerton held its annual gingerbread house workshop on Friday, Dec. 14. Local children and their families decorated gingerbread houses while the movie “White Christmas” played in the background. Hot chocolate was also provided. By the end of the afternoon, a total of 41 gingerbread houses had been decorated. Lauren Was Eckstrom helped her daughter, Holiday, decorate her gingerbread house just in time for Christmas.

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Millerton’s Senior Friendship Center moves to Annex

Wed, 12/19/2018 - 10:30am
By
Carol Kneeland

MILLERTON— Senior citizens who have been finding good food and cheerful companionship at the lunch program at the Senior Friendship Center in the Village Hall will have a new home as of Wednesday, Jan. 2, where they are hoping even more residents will join them.  

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Peony Vodka wins for flavor

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 10:35am
By
Kaitlin Lyle
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MILLERTON — Only a few weels ago, Three Meadows Spirits and its signature Peony Vodka were chosen by “The Fifty Best” as a gold medal winner in this year’s “Best Flavored Vodka” awards. “The Fifty Best” is self-described as an “unbiased guide to fine living for those with epicurean tastes.”
Three Meadows Spirits owner Leslie Farhangi submitted her product for the contest last summer. Intrigued by its focus on craft spirits, Farhangi thought it a worthwhile competition.

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Adopt-a-Family still needs help

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 10:34am
By
Carol Kneeland

MILLERTON— The Adopt-a-Family elves are working hard to be sure area children’s dreams come true on Christmas morning, but despite a generous response from the community, a number of the most requested items are in short supply.
Program organizer Stacey Moore said that so far 70 families with 200 children have been registered with “the phone ringing everyday” with additional requests. She noted that last year, they served 110 families and 300 children.

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Community-inspired reading

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 10:33am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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MILLERTON— By launching its new Community Helper Story Hour program, the NorthEast-Millerton Library hopes to forge a greater connection between the local community and the families that live in the area.

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A lunch well earned

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 10:33am

Webutuck High School Principal Katy McEnroe commended five students on Friday, Nov. 30, for achieving a spot on the Principal’s Honor Roll for the first marking period. The students stopped by McEnroe’s office for a celebratory pizza lunch. On Monday evening, Dec. 3, they were presented with certificates at the Webutuck Board of Education meeting. From left, Karen Zempoalteca, Hannah Lounsbury, McEnroe, Maria Baldelli, Disha Patel and Carrissa Whitehead.

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Volunteer and fundraising efforts going strong to provide holiday meals

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 10:25am
Sunday in the Country Food Drive
By
Carol Kneeland

MILLERTON— Months of effort by members of the Sunday in the Country Food Drive are paying off as the group is providing more than 1,100 turkeys to families whose holiday tables would otherwise be lacking.  
According to Bill Anstett who, along with his wife, Colleen McGhee, is now running the 26-year-old program, the group is continuing to work to fulfill the holiday requests of 11 food pantries throughout New York and Connecticut. 

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Meeting follow up: Comprehensive Plan clarifications

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:06am

MILLERTON — In the Nov. 29 edition of The Millerton News, an article was published about a Comprehensive Plan Update Committee (CPUC) meeting that was held on Monday, Nov. 19. As the committee advances to the plan’s completion, there were a few points in the article that needed to be clarified.

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Village Board hears concerns about water system safety

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:05am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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MILLERTON— The Village Board of Trustees turned its focus to a brief, but thoughtful presentation about the safety of the local water system at its meeting on Monday, Nov. 19.
The meeting was held at Village Hall with 10 community members and all of the trustees in attendance.
The village plans on installing an entirely new control panel  for the water system and distribution.

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Building bridges at the NorthEast-Millerton Library

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:04am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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MILLERTON— After dedicating her career to enriching young minds at Webutuck Elementary School, retired educator Lynn Buckley has decided to channel her knowledge to volunteering at the NorthEast-Millerton Library.
Beginning last June, Buckley approached the library to see if it’d be possible to volunteer. She began reading to the local children on Mondays and Fridays, and the NorthEast-Millerton Library was ecstatic to have her continue her volunteer work when the summer ended.

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