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Harsh reaction to proposed school consolidation plan

GOSHEN —  Town leaders who were at the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) meeting on Thursday, Feb. 14, expressed their concerns about three bills currently being deliberated in the state Legislature.

The first proposed bill SB-454 was introduced in January by Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-11) and, if passed, would create a commission to implement the regional consolidation of school districts.

The commission would develop a plan to realign school districts that have a total student population of fewer than 40,000 students, except for regional...

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The oak and the maple and our dashed hopes

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 8:30am
By
Tim Abbott

I should have known better. Daring to predict the quality of the autumn foliage in New England is an act of hubris that seldom goes unanswered. Alert readers of this column will have noticed that despite my assertion in September that we had the potential for an outstanding display of fall color, we have instead experienced one of the drabbest, most muted and altogether lackluster leaf peeping seasons in recent memory. 

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Community pulls together after fire rips through Millerhurst Farm

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 10:09am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

ANCRAMDALE — As of Tuesday morning, Oct. 16, a GoFundMe page that set out to raise $20,000 had raised $73,307 for the Miller family, which lost 47 of its 48 cows in a fiery blaze that ripped through its dairy farm on Sunday, Oct. 14, at around 7:30 p.m.

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Making it easy for everyone to vote Nov. 6

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 8:38am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

The Salisbury registrars, Karin Gerstel and Maureen Dell, plus Anna McGuire from North Canaan, took a few minutes during a busy time of year on Wednesday, Oct. 10, to go over the options for registering to vote and for voting in the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The first thing to know is that all voting information is available on the Secretary of the State website (www.portal.ct.gov/SOTS).

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Eight fatal crashes since May: Deadly highways

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 8:12am
By
Cynthia Hochswender

Three more fatal automobile accidents have happened in the Northwest Corner in the past two weeks, bringing the total of fatalities this year to eight. 
German Perez, 60, of Ashley Falls, Mass., died last week when his car slid off Route 7 in North Canaan into the Housatonic River. His family alerted the police that he was missing on Tuesday, Sept. 25; Perez’s Toyota Tacoma truck was found in the river the following day. The State Police reported that his body had been found on Wednesday, Oct. 3 (see story, below).

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Town Board discusses solar prices, reviews Green Briar meeting

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 9:45am
By
Judith O’Hara Balfe
judithb@millertonnews.com

WASHINGTON — The Town Board met on Thursday, Sept. 13, at Town Hall. 
Town Supervisor Gary Ciferri stated that donations had been made to the town from Millbrook Tribute Gardens in the amount of $5,000 each to the town’s senior citizens’ program, a camp scholarship and a camp trip. Also, $15,000 was donated for reservoir filtration.

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Columbia County Habitat for Humanity to build in Ancram

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 9:43am
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Kaitlin Lyle
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com

ANCRAMDALE — With two new houses currently under construction in the Pine Plains school district, Columbia County Habitat for Humanity is now keeping watch for first-time homebuyers interested in owning a house with an affordable mortgage in the hamlet of Ancramdale.
Partnering with families, community volunteers and local businesses and organizations, Habitat for Humanity prides itself on transforming lives, since 1993. Already, a total of 19 houses have been built in the county this year.

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Nature walk uncovers mushroom species at Harlem Valley Homestead in Wingdale

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 9:36am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WINGDALE — The Oblong Land Conservancy and Harlem Valley Appalachian Trail Community hosted a nature walk and talk with farm naturalist and mycologist Alanna Burns on Saturday, Sept. 22.
Beginning at 10 a.m., a crowd of nature enthusiasts and interested community members gathered at the Harlem Valley Homestead, located at 147 Old Forge Road in Wingdale. All attendees were dressed for a morning hike, some carrying knapsacks, baskets, guide books and miniature field notebooks to record their findings.

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The renaissance of the Copake Grange

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 9:37am
By
Carol Kneeland

COPAKE— In a time when too many community organizations are withering on the vine for lack of involvement, new life has been breathed into the Copake Grange 935 in the form of a tripling of membership and regular use of the century old building. 
Until last year, membership had fallen to a low of about 20, but even with that, official meetings couldn’t be held because the Grange could rarely reach the necessary quorum of seven members. Therefore, no business could be conducted. 

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Dover Day honors veterans

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 9:35am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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DOVER PLAINS — The town of Dover was in high spirits last Saturday, Sept. 22, as local families gathered for this year’s celebration of Dover Day at Boyce Park, located at 6423 Route 55 in Wingdale, N.Y.
The celebration’s festivities kicked off at 12:30 p.m. with a parade in front of the park, though the excitement started long before noon with cars filling up the parking lot. Traffic was directed to make way for for incoming spectators while families stood along the road in anticipation of the vehicles headed their way.

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BTCF 2018 grant deadlines listed for northwestern Litchfield County

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 9:11am

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has announced the final round of deadlines for competitive grants in 2018. The application process for all grants is online at www.berkshiretaconic.org/SearchGrants.
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