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Staff Shortages Create Unease for Public Schools

The month of January has meant something different for society over the past two years. Traditionally, the New Year celebration includes genial notions of health, happiness and career ambitions for many. Recently, geniality has been replaced by a greater sense of desperate hope. Thus far, 2022 has been no different as widespread anxieties continue to […]

By |2022-02-23T10:03:24-05:00February 23rd, 2022|WOTS|

Revisiting Slavery in Columbia County

It’s February, Black History Month, and we’ve revisited and updated our 2021 post about slavery in the Hudson Valley. New sources helped us to better understand not just how widespread and tenacious the institution of slavery was in the Hudson Valley, but also to appreciate the magnitude of the struggle for freedom fought by those […]

By |2022-02-21T11:39:18-05:00February 21st, 2022|History, Main Street|

Pleasant Valley Man Rescued from Apartment Fire

Early Wednseday morning the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist the Pleasant Valley Fire Department at the scene of a reported structure fire with an occupant trapped at the Country Commons Apartments located at 216 West Road in the Town of Pleasant Valley. The first arriving sheriff’s deputies reported smoke showing from the apartment […]

By |2022-02-17T14:17:25-05:00February 17th, 2022|WOTS|

Millbrook Community Partnership Receives $554,000 County Grant to Help Convert Bennett Campus into Community Park

Park Expected to Open in Late 2022

The Millbrook Community Partnership (MCP) is pleased to announce that it has has received a $554,000 grant from Dutchess County’s Partnership for Manageable Growth (PMG) towards converting the deteriorated Bennett College campus into a community park.

Demolition of the old campus, located at the southern gateway to the Village of […]

By |2022-02-15T12:15:38-05:00February 15th, 2022|WOTS|

Molinaro Calls on Governor for Investigation ahead of Mask Mandate Annoucement

On Wednesday Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to announce the expiration of New York’s mask mandate for businesses across the state. On Tuesday, the Governor said she had become comfortable with the latest data that showed “bed capacity at hospitals had improved and the statewide positivity rate was at about 4 percent, down from a […]

By |2022-02-09T11:30:58-05:00February 9th, 2022|WOTS|

Author, Television Host, to Discuss New Book

Lisa Steele, author of the Fresh Eggs Daily blog and television host, will discuss her new book, The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook, in conversation with Bruce Weinstein on Zoom on Thursday, March 3 at 7 pm

The Hotchkiss Library, in collaboration with the Essex Public Library and the Darien Public Library, will host the “Queen of […]

By |2022-02-03T14:26:23-05:00February 3rd, 2022|Main Street|

Lessons in Achieving Longevity

As we age, we yearn to remain healthy and retain our quality of life. Many believe that age is just a number, and that people are only as old as they feel.

Age doesn’t hinder some from pursuing an education, exploring an interest, or even engaging in an extreme sport. In celebration of his 90th birthday, the […]

By |2022-01-28T21:24:24-05:00January 28th, 2022|Wellness|

A Full Life

For those of us who have grown up tucked within the congenial fabric of rural life, that which breeds the kind of familiarity whose beauty is only rivaled by the backdrop of our beloved local landscape, there are those figures who feel as though they can simply […]

By |2022-02-03T18:00:59-05:00January 28th, 2022|Featured Article|

A Writer Writes and Gives Back

“Thank you, Mrs. Smith.”

Sally Cook is quick to give credit to the second grade teacher at Crystal Springs Elementary School in Roanoke, VA, who offered the decisive bit of inspiration that set her on the career trajectory of being a widely published and eagerly applauded author.

“It was Mrs. Smith who not only encouraged me to […]

By |2022-02-01T13:29:37-05:00January 28th, 2022|Featured Artist|
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