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Rev. Billy joins the rally against Cricket Valley Energy Center

DOVER PLAINS — Equipped with signs and banners declaring their resistance in brightly colored letters, an estimated 70 area protesters rallied together at 2241 Route 22 across the street from the construction site of the Cricket Valley Energy Center (CVEC) to speak out against the power plant’s development last Saturday, July 13. In addition to the familiar faces that have been protesting CVEC since the beginning, were Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir from the New York City based Earth-defending performance community Earthalujah! as well as folksinger Pat LaManna, the...

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Bear Watch

Wed, 03/20/2019 - 8:24am

It might not feel like spring to those of us who don’t hibernate and weren’t born with fur coats. But the Northwest Corner bear population seems to know that winter is over and the ursines have begun to emerge from their cold-weather naps. Look for one at a birdfeeder near you. Photographer Lazlo Gyorsok snapped these photos of a bear at his feeder in Cornwall last week. 
— Cynthia Hochswender

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Board of Education nominating petitions now available

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 9:31am

Pine Plains
Anyone interested in becoming a candidate for the Board of Education (BOE) of the Pine Plains Central School District may pick up a packet of information including nominating petitions from the district clerk at the district office or at a BOE meeting.
The election is for two members of the Board of Education: Both seats are for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2019 and ending on June 30, 2022.

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When winter hits: How utility companies restore power

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 9:24am
By
Carol Kneeland

HUDSON VALLEY — When storms hit, children may celebrate snow days and home owners may just grumble as they spend time digging out, but in the worst-case scenarios, foul weather can mean power outages, with all the accompanying headaches. 
For the workers at Central Hudson Gas and Electric, even the hint of bad weather means one thing: action.
Although weather forecasting is far from an exact science, before there may even be a cloud in the sky, potential emergencies are evaluated and an emergency plan implemented.

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Superintendent Award recipients in Region One School District in 2019

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 8:51am

The Lakeville Journal congratulates this year’s Region One School District Superintendent Award winners. The elementary-age students are in eighth grade; the Housatonic Valley Regional High School students are seniors. The student descriptions, below, are provided by the schools. 

 

Lily Najdek

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Nature springs to life, even with March snow

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 8:30am

In Kent, Lakeville Journal photographer Lans Christensen snapped this baby goat poking its head over the fence at South Kent School’s Center for Innovation on Wednesday, March 6.
In Sharon, John Brett and Jane Strong shared this photo of a North American river otter that they photographed in the pond near their home, on Monday, March 11. “It was munching down on a fish he/she had caught,” Brett reported. “This is the second year in a row this magnificent creature has stopped by for a brief stay.” 

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Area schools honor student achievements

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 8:12am

The Region One schools have announced the names of students who have earned the annual Superintendent   Award. 
Region One and other districts in the state recognize one student at each elementary school and two at the high school, honor them with a certificate of excellence and celebrate their achievement at a dinner. The awards are based on community service and service to others; academic excellence (relative to the student’s ability); and leadership service to the school community. 

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Shimmering prisms and portents

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 8:11am
By
Tim Abbott

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Molinaro states the county is solid, dynamic and strong

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 9:59am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

Dutchess County — The head of the county presented his 2019 State of the County address on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. More than 500 people attended. What follows is a summation of what Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro said, and how he thinks residents throughout the region are faring.

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Berkshire Taconic scholarships deadline is March 15

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 9:55am

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation scholarship applications are due Friday, March 15. Apply online at www.berkshiretaconic.org/Scholarships.
The Andrea Wagner Women in Science Scholarship Fund awards $1,500 scholarships to female students who are currently enrolled at a four-year college and majoring in natural or physical science or engineering.

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(Striped) hats off to reading fun

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 9:25am

A group of students in kindergarten to second grade from Cornwall Consolidated School visited the Lee H. Kellogg School in Falls Village on Friday, March 1, to take part in a Cat in the Hat program.
With everybody settled, LHK teacher Robin Faust (sporting her own distinctive red-and-white striped hat) explained the goals to the 40-odd children:
“I can celebrate ‘Read Across America’ by making a hat and enjoying a book with my new friends.”
And: “I can problem solve by working collaboratively with others.”

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