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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Volume 89 Number 3 • 14 Pages in 1 Section MILLERTON MILLBROOK COMPASS Dine Out For Students Learn Architecture Of SOM; America’s History At Diplomacy SPECIAL BANNER Sweethearts At Sharon The Golden With Model UN Wellness A3-4 Wok A8 Program A7 Playhouse; And More A11-13 ©2020 The Lakeville Journal Company, LLC Periodical Rate Postage Paid at Millerton, New York 12546 $1.25 Fatal car accident claims life of Pine Plains special ed teacher By KAITLIN LYLE into the southbound lane, colliding High School Principal Tara Grieb re- [email protected] head-on with a tractor-trailer, ac- ported that Sweatt had only started her cording to the New York State Police work as a special education teacher at PINE PLAINS — The Pine Plains (NYSP). Sweatt was killed as a result of Stissing Mountain this past Septem- Central School District was struck by the collision. ber . Trained with 11 years of experi- an unexpected tragedy last week after Troopers from the NYSP respond- ence gained from her work as a special learning that Victoria Sweatt, a special ed to the accident on State Route 30 education teacher at Astor Services education teacher at Stissing Moun- (just south of Woods Hollow Road in for Children & Families in Rhinebeck, tain Junior High School, had been Mayfield) at approximately 10:40 a.m. Sweatt taught a special education class killed in a fatal car accident on Friday, The accident was later attributed to at Stissing Mountain Junior High Feb. 7. the day’s poor weather conditions. Fri- School. A resident of Hudson, Sweatt, 43, day was cold in Mayfield, with a high “She had a passion for teaching and had been traveling north on State of about 32 degrees and a low of 14 de- a great deal of compassion for her stu- Route 30 in Mayfield, N.Y., on Friday grees, according to Accuweather. morning when her vehicle crossed Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior See CAR ACCIDENT, A10 Hearing for Dover man accused of trying to kill neighbor, cops, adjourned
PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE By WHITNEY JOSEPH dicial tactics.” Instead, it was resched- the NYSP. No one was hurt. Student scientist [email protected] uled to March 9, at 4 p.m. Mercay reportedly “retreated to Webutuck students presented their experiments at the sixth annual Mercay was arrested by the New his house and refused to exit.” That STEAM Fair, on Saturday, Feb. 8. With a balloon pig in hand, kindergar- DOVER PLAINS — A preliminary York State Police (NYSP) and charged led to an exhaustive 11-hour stand ten student Charlotte Schultz took the classic tale of “The Three Little hearing planned for Friday, Feb. 7, for with attempted murder in the 1st de- off with troopers, most of whom ar- Pigs” and turned it into a science experiment with her project, Does the the Dover man accused of shooting gree, a class A-1 felony, and attempted rived from the nearby Dover Troop K “Three Little Pigs” Accurately Depict the Strength of Building Material? into his neighbor’s house, and plac- murder 2nd degree, a class B felony, substation. NYSP Public Information For full story and more photos, turn to Page A5. ing the lives of police in danger, was following an 11-hour standoff with Officer Aaron J. Hicks said having lo- adjourned. police at his Wingdale home. The cal substations in rural areas like Do- Seventy-year-old Stewart M. Mer- troopers arrived at Cedar Lane at ver is critical. cay remains at Dutchess County Jail approximately 1:45 a.m. on Satur- “We could not effectively police — where he was sent without bail day, Feb. 1, following a 911 call that a from the barracks in Millbrook… A look at our infrastructure — according to Dover Town Justice man had “fired two shotgun rounds going over would take time,” he said. Wren Abrams, who said the 10 a.m. through the living room window of Harlem Valley businesses hearing “didn’t take place” due to “ju- his neighbor’s house,” according to See DOVER MAN ARRESTED, A10 envision future with improved infrastructure Amenia residents protest By KAITLIN LYLE President Trump’s acquittal [email protected] “Hopefully this time we won’t be afraid to take that By KAITLIN LYLE Part two step, because it’s really [email protected] HARLEM VALLEY — Last week’s essential for the long-term AMENIA — Disappointed by the issue of The Millerton News featured stability and growth of the United States Senate’s decision to ac- a front page article that focused on quit President Donald J. Trump on measures Harlem Valley officials community.” charges of obstruction of justice and have taken to address infrastructure Dick Hermans, abuse of power, a group of local resi- needs in their communities. Now the Millerton business owner dents held a demonstration at Foun- paper is turning to those in the busi- tain Square in Amenia on Wednesday ness community, to hear what they evening, Feb. 5. have to say about the region’s infra- growth, so that its businesses may Protesters came to the demonstra- structure needs. also be able to grow. For example, if tion with signs expressing their opin- Millerton Millerton were to introduce a general ions of the impeachment trial results. Based on his experience as a Mil- merchandise store or a grocery store, “Sham Mockery Travesty,” “Trump lerton merchant for the last 45 years, that could lead to a rise in the local Guilty,” “Fake Trial” and “Trump is Not Dick Hermans, owner of Oblong population. Above the Law — Justice is Equal For Books & Music, has had the chance to To that end, if the village were to All of Us,” were among some of the observe how the village has been able install a wastewater treatment sys- signs shown to passersby at the routes to operate without implementing tem, perhaps the village’s existing 22/44/343 intersection. During the PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE major changes. However, like most buildings could have more room to hour-long protest, additional people Raising their frustrations about President Donald Trump’s acquittal, small towns and villages in the local expand. Main Street, home to the joined in to object to the acquittal, nearly a dozen local residents gathered at Fountain Square in Amenia region, Hermans said he believes that to demonstrate against the impeachment trial outcome on Wednesday, Millerton needs a certain amount of See INFRASTRUCTURE, A10 See ACQUITTAL PROTEST, A10 Feb. 5.
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Member FDIC ©Salisbury Bank and Trust Company A2 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 2020 Worship Services Susan Gordon Week of February 16, 2020 OBITUARIES (Calhoun) Heminway The Congregational All Saints of America Church of Salisbury, U.C.C. Orthodox Christian Church Mary Elliott Adams CORNWALL — Susan Gor- She worked with the Cossitt 30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT don (Calhoun) Heminway, 83, and town libraries to select and Serving the Lord with Gladness Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m. NORTH CANAAN — Mary El- mate and husband of 46 years Fred died at home Feb. 6, 2020, of distribute books in locations We bid you warm welcome to come Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. worship with us Sundays at 10 am. Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta liott Adams, 95, peacefully passed M. Adams; by her sisters Elizabeth complications from Parkinson’s around town convenient to se- All are welcome! 860-824-1340 from this life to be with her Lord Elliott Winslow (and husband disease. She was born in Corn- niors. Moving music,and Christian fellowship www.allsaintsofamerica.us in a historic 19th C. Meeting House. and the glory of heaven on Feb. 7, George) and Thelma Elliott Zaluski wall on June 30, 1936, Sue was a voracious Sunday School & Nursery Care Falls Village 2020. (and husband Joe); and brothers W. the daughter of Mary reader and student of The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson Congregational Church (860) 435-2442 16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village Mary was born in Perquimans Freeland Elliott (and wife Edna), (Polly) and Frank Cal- English and proper www.salisburycongregational.org 10:00 a.m. Family Worship County in North Carolina on Murray M. Elliott (and wife Edith) houn. She was a gradu- grammar and compo- 11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour March 23, 1924, and was the daugh- and Johnnie C. Elliott. ate of the Northfield sition. Following a brief A Friendly Church with St. John's Episcopal Church a warm welcome to all!! ter of the late William Clyde and Surviving are her sons Wil- School and attended teaching career during 12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 860-824-0194 Ocia Copeland Elliott of Hertford. liam F. Adams and his wife, Jane, Sweet Briar and Con- Cal’s naval service, she Rev. Marilyn Anderson Rev. Paul Christopherson Christ Church Episcopal After meeting and marrying of Cummington, Mass., and Da- necticut Colleges be- swapped the classroom SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said in Sharon 9 South Main, Sharon CT her husband, Fred, in 1944, and vid E. Adams of North Canaan; her fore graduating from for informal schooling 10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II) Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE while he was in the Pacific during grandchildren, Jennifer E. Adams Boston University. for her children, their Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker At Noon – with Eucharis World War II, Mary briefly resided of Cummington, Cdr. Gregory R. Sue was married friends and others. The All welcome to join us www.stjohnssalisbury.org 860-364-5260 with Fred’s parents in Ashley Falls, Adams, USN, and his wife, Erika, of to Cal Heminway for individual using “lay” 860-435-9290 www.christchurchsharon.org Mass. After the war she and Fred Naples, Italy, Heather R. Adams and almost 61 years. In 1960, they when it should have been “lie” ultimately settled in North Canaan her significant other, Nate, of Pitts- settled in Granby, Conn., where or “I” when it should have been North Canaan Greenwoods in 1946. burgh, Pa., and Amy M. Adams and she raised their family. Sarah, “me” could expect to be gently Congregational Church, UCC Community Church Joyfully opening our hearts 355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA A homemaker raising two boys, her significant other, Kris, of Falls Debby, Seth and Bill and their corrected! and doors to all God's people Sunday Service 10:30 AM she also partnered with Fred man- Village. She was extremely proud spouses and the grandchildren She is survived by her hus- Pastor Savage Frieze Kidz Konnection 172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT K-6th grade (during Sun. Service) aging and operating Adams Radio of her four great-grandchildren. were her primary love and life- band, Cal Heminway; her chil- Worship services Sundays at 10 am Nursery Care All Services and TV until 1987. Later in life Calling hours will be at the long concern. Sue often “held the dren, Sarah Warner Heminway AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE Pastor Trip Weiler 413-229-8560 and wanting to keep herself busy Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home in fort” for children and numerous and her husband, Earl Semmel- 30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN: FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and www.greenwoodschurch.com Mary helped manage the Canaan North Canaan from noon to 2 p.m. farm animals, compensating for rock, and their children, Cody, CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11 St. Thomas Laundromat until she was in her on Friday, Feb. 14. A Celebration of an often-absent international Sothea and Seth from Pomfret, www.facebook.com/ northcanaancongregational Episcopal Church mid-80s. Mary’s life will begin promptly at traveling spouse. Conn., Deborah Cochran Hemin- 40 Leedsville Road A soft-spoken, unassuming 2 p.m. Burial will be in Mountain Concerned with educational way and her husband, Tom Sher- Amenia Union, NY North East Baptist Church SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 soul, she was a lifelong and devot- View Cemetery following the ser- and environmental issues, Sue er, and their children Andrew and Historic Meeting House, followed by refreshments ed member of the Canaan United vice at the funeral home. soon became involved with many William from Old Lyme, Conn., Main & Maple Millerton, NY All ages welcome! God's word is always relevant! Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan Methodist Church, serving in vari- In lieu of flowers, memorial related Granby volunteer activi- Seth Calhoun Heminway and A Warm Welcome Awaits You www.stthomasamenia.com ous capacities including singing in donations in Mary’s name may be ties. In 1970, together with the his wife, Julie, and their children SUNDAY SERVICES 845-373-9161 Family Bible School - 9:30 AM the choir. made to Geer Village Foundation, late Gerry Palmer, Sue organized Colter and Selwyn from Falls Morning Worship - 11:00 Trinity Episcopal Church She was also a member of the 77 South Canaan Road, North Ca- and ran Granby’s volunteer recy- Church, Va., William Callender Evening Service - 6:00 PM 484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock Esther Chapter, Order of the naan, CT 06018; or North Canaan cling program for a number of Heminway and his wife, Lissy, WEEKDAY MEETINGS Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m. Eastern Star. At her Church Street Ambulance, P.O. Box 178, 15 Main years. This included trips in town and their children Polly, Owen at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave. “Offering companionship along the way” home of 63 years she entertained St., North Canaan, CT 06018. trucks laden with crushed glass and Eliot from Shoreham, Vt.; her Sat. Bible Studies Rev. Heidi Truax for Men & Women 3:00 PM (860) 435-2627 and welcomed family and friends. The family wishes to express delivered to remote Connecticut brothers, Theodore and John E. FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON [email protected] Mary was an avid Yankees fan all their deepest appreciation for her locations! Calhoun; and her sister, Faith First Sunday of each month www.trinitylimerock.org after AM services her life, which complemented her dedicated in-home companions She was a member of the Jade Calhoun. Pastor Henry A. Prause Unitarian Fellowship long and storied friendship with and caregivers and especially the Granby Visiting Nurse Associa- Thanks to the rehab staff at 518-789-4840 of NW CT Baseball Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Geer Nursing Home staff and tion board for a number of years, McLean and McLean Hospice for Cobble Living Room The Sharon United Noble Horizons Hunter. SVNA Hospice for the wonder- the Granby Scholarship Associa- their compassion and concern. The next meeting will be In addition to her parents, she ful and devoted care given to our tion, made deliveries for Meals Contributions in lieu of flow- Methodist Church Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. 112 Upper Main Steet, was preceded in death by her soul mother and grandmother. on Wheels, and was a collector ers may be made to The Friends North End of Sharon Green All are Welcome and coordinator for the Granby of the Cossitt Library, P.O. Box Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits For information call 860-435-2319 10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care Jill (Peck) Vona Community Fund. 127, North Granby, CT 06060; No Sunday School in Summer The Lakeville United Herself a student participant The Granby Land Trust, P.O. The Rev. Margaret Laemmel Methodist Church 860-364-5634 319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039 COPAKE — Jill (Peck) Vona, pher for St. Catherine’s Home for to Finland, Sue was active in the Box 23, Granby, CT 06035; or [email protected] 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 73, of Latham, N.Y., and formerly Children in Albany, N.Y. local American Field Service the Farmington Valley Visiting Sunday School 9:15 a.m. “Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors” of Copake, passed away on Jan. 26, Jill’s passion with photography chapter. She became a “mom” Nurse Association, 8 Old Mill Canaan United The Rev. Margaret Laemmel 2020, surrounded by captured years of devot- for the fifth time when hosting a Lane, Simsbury, CT 06070. Methodist Church 860-435-9496 her family. She was the ed love for rescued kit- Swedish student for an academic A celebration of her life is 2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT [email protected] 11 a.m. Worship Service widow of Paul J. Vona. tens, the smiles and the year. planned for 2 p.m. on Saturday, “Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors” ST. MARTIN OF TOURS Jill was born on Jan. tears of the young and A Granby Land Trust incor- April 18, at the First Congrega- Rev. Lee Gangaware PARISH 860-824-5534 Immaculate Conception, 17, 1947, daughter of the old, abandoned trains, porator, she was involved in early tional Church of Granby. canaanct-umc.com 4 North Street, Norfolk late Charles Buel and structures with stories of acquisitions. Most recently, she To leave an online condolence, [email protected] St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville Jean (Tremper) Peck. the past, and the beauty delighted in a family land contri- go to www.carmonfuneralhome. MASS SCHEDULE Jill is survived by her of her garden that flowed bution in North Granby. com. Promised Land Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church sister, Joni Peck Ford of with endless color. Baptist Church Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary 29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT Sunday 11 am, Lakeville; her nephew, A graveside service Eve V. Thew Where you will find: A Warm Welcome! Immaculate Conception Church Taylor Peck Ford of will be held in the spring Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow! DAILY MASS SCHEDULE Sunday School - 10am Wednesday 6pm Falls Village; and many at the Saratoga National NORFOLK — Eve V. Thew, was a member of the Isabella Sunday Worship - 11am St. Joseph Chapel or Church loving cousins and dear friends. Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y. A cel- 92, of Norfolk died Feb. 3, 2020, Group and over the years held Wednesday Bible Study Thursday 8am and Prayer Meeting — 7PM Immaculate Conception Church Jill, a graduate of Roeliff Jansen ebration of Jill’s life will be held at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital many positions in the Congrega- (860) 824-5685 Friday 8am High School and Endicott College, in Copake at a later date. in Torrington. She was tional Church including VISITORS WELCOME! Church of St. Mary went on to become the owner of Memorial donations may be the much loved wife of hospitality, fundraising, www.promisedlandbaptist.org ALL ARE WELCOME! For information, Vona Ventures, promoting creativ- made in Jill’s name to St. Cathe- John G. Thew. worship and growth and please call 860-824-7078 ity in the arts: writing, photogra- rine’s Center For Children, Attn: Eve was born March deacon. The Chapel of All Saints, Cornwall UCC in CORNWALL phy and painting. Foundation, 40 North Ave., Al- 14, 1927, in New York She is survived by An intimate Episcopal service every Congregational Jill authored “Cook & Chat- bany, NY 12203; or the Mohawk City. She was the daugh- her husband, John; her Sunday Worship Sunday, 10 am 9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon Cornwall Village Meeting House ter: A Trip Down Memory Lane” Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oak- ter of Edward T. Van de daughter, Ann; her son, Chapel at Trinity Conference Center 8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall West Cornwall, CT and “Addicted to Cold Water,” for land Ave., Menands, NY 12204. Water and Eve Jacoby. Robert; and two nieces Outstanding Church School (10 am) which she won the 2012 Bronze Arrangements are with Peck Eve graduated from and a nephew. WELCOMING ALL Mission Opportunities Reader’s Digest award. She was the and Peck Funeral Home in Co- William Smith Col- A memorial service Warm Fellowship following Worship SAINT KATERI 860-672-6840 cartoonist for “My Duma” (The pake. To send an online condo- lege in Geneva, N.Y., was held at the Church FB - UCC in Cornwall TEKAKWITHA PARISH Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister Columbia Insider — Ghent, N.Y.). lence, go to www.peckandpeck. majoring in languages. of Christ Congregation- 860-927-3003 Welcoming all - including the The Churches of Jill was also a volunteer photogra- net. She was a school teacher when, al, Norfolk on Feb. 8. Memorial LGBTQ Community in 1951, she married artist/crafts- donations may be made to the Sacred Heart, Kent St. Bernard, Sharon Sharon Congregational St. Bridget, Cornwall Bridge Jay Paul McDonough man John. Norfolk Volunteer Ambulance, Insert Listing House Ads - 2/13/20 MASS SCHEDULE Church In 1969 she and John moved P.O. Box 399, Norfolk, CT 06058. 9 AM – Sacred Heart 25 Main Street, Sharon, CT WEST CORNWALL — Jay He served in the United States from Westport, Conn., to Nor- The Kenny Funeral Home has Monday, Tuesday, Sunday Worship Service Paul McDonough, 83, passed Navy as a jet pilot and then flew folk, where she co-partnered in charge of arrangements. Wednesday & First Friday and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Lakeville Journal 1x2 Millerton News 1x2 SATURDAY VIGIL Bible Study (incl. a light supper) away at his home in West Corn- for TWA. his business of designing and 4 PM - St. Bridget every Thurs. 6-7:30 p.m. wall on Feb. 2, 2020. Two daughters, Anne of Vine- producing weather vanes. SUNDAY MASSES 8 AM - St. Bernard 860-364-5002 He was born May 8, 1936, yard Haven, Mass., and Martha In recent years she shifted 10 AM - Sacred Heart [email protected] in Louisville, Ky., to Catherine of North Canaan, survive, as do to designing and producing her Millerton United (Fitzgibbon) and Frank Mc- three grandchildren, Marjorie, own endeavors: household fabric The Smithfield Methodist Church Donough. Jon and Lauren. goods and then cloth dolls. Eve Presbyterian Church 6 Dutchess Avenue, P.O. Box 812 He grew up in Madison, A funeral service will be held 656 Smithfield Valley Rd. Millerton, NY 12546 Route 83, Amenia, NY Conn., where he graduated at a later date. Services on the 1st & 3rd Sunday of Check themSend out obituaries inside. Check them out inside. Services every Sunday 10 a.m. each month at 9:30 A.M. from Hand High School. 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he Salisbury Rotary Club this year is funding and Tdistributing Deterra Drug Deactivation pouches to two area pharmacies and to the Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association. The pouches are a tool now being used in the fight against opioid addiction. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Locally owned and operated most people who became addicted WellnessL since 1983 by Carl Marshall. to opioids in the 21st century started C M . Hours: Monday-Thursday 9-5, with prescription medications. H :Friday M -T 9-6 & Saturday - ,9-12 This is “a shift from historical F - S - Featuring: Lafont, Silhouette, trends,” according to the report, F :Ray-ban, L , & Robert S , Marc which said that, “Of people entering R - , R M treatment for heroin addiction who began abusing opioids in the 1960s, 860 364 0878 more than 80 percent started with heroin.” H H R 26 Hospital Hill Road The Salisbury Rotary Club has S ,Sharon, C Connecticut Photo Submitted @ .[email protected] joined Rotary Clubs and Lions Clubs Randy Chapell, left, and Ken Edholm of the Salisbury Rotary Club . . www.sharonopticalct.com in New England in purchasing the have distributed Deterra drug pouches to area pharmacies. Deterra Drug Deactivation pouches, which are given out at pharmacies and visiting nurse services to anyone also protect the environment from found in landfills. The result is the Special O er who gets an opioid prescription. the medications. Flushing unused release of water and carbon dioxide, on Classes! Ken Edholm, who is in charge medications down the toilet or with little organic biomass left Buy 3, Get of the program for the Salisbury pouring liquids into the sink can behind. This greatly reduces the One FREE!* Rotary, said that 225 kits are being contaminate the drinking water amount of material left in landfills.” *For New Clients Only given to the pharmacies in Sharon system. The pouches have carbon in and Kent and to the Salisbury Also, according to information them, which also keeps acids found Visiting Nurse Association. on the company’s website, “The in many landfills from activating the Anyone with unused medications Deterra pouch is made from drugs, according to the company’s can put them in the pouch and add environmentally sound materials. website. water, which then deactivates the This allows for the degradation “Anyone who wants one of the opioids. of the plastic pouch and zipper Deterra bags can ask at the The Deterra bags don’t just help through the use of organic additives Kent Fitness Matters deactivate prescription drugs; they that are consumed by microbes Continued on page A4 Your Personal Training & Wellness Studio in Kent, CT One-on-one Training & Small Groups Training
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Jin Shin Jyutsu harmonizes one’s energy, relieves stress, Point, boys take fourth place and augments medical care. This ancient Japanese form of By KAITLIN LYLE With Sullivan West in the lead acupressure uses gentle placement of hand on specifi c trigger [email protected] with a score of 149 points, Mill- points to jumper cable around stagnant energy, a cause of brook finished in second place with tension and disharmony. Learn more about the healing art of WEST POINT — The Mill- a score of 110 points. SSVVNNAA HHoommee AAsssistance...... SVNA brook varsity girls indoor track “This is the best finish the girls Salisbury Visiting Jin Shin Jyutsu at the website, www.jsjsalisbury.com. BecauseBecause youyou can’tcan’t alwaysalways be therethere Nurse Association team fared well at the Division have had in several years,” Mill- Restart your inner engine. Be happy. 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The and the state qualifying meet.” meet drew athletes from a number Despite the fact that two of its of school districts, including Pine top athletes were injured, Ma- Plains, Tri-Valley, Sullivan West and honey said the Millbrook varsity Eldred. boys indoor track team did well in Sharon Among the first-place finishes the championship and finished in R for the Blazers, Dalia Rios placed fourth place, with one first-place General Dentistry first for the 55-meter hurdles; she finish, one second-place finish and Pha macy also placed second in the 300-me- three third-place finishes. “Our Primary Concern - Health Care” Elizabeth A. Dekker, D.D.S ter dash and the triple jump. Madi- David Sager was the first-place son Chomycz won first place for winner of the high jump while No- Prescriptions • Nutritional Supplements the 55-meter dash. 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Overall, the Millbrook boys 860-364-5272 For the second-place finishes, team came in fourth place with a Darnell earned second place for the score of 59 points while Pine Plains SHARON SHOPPING CENTER high jump while Lucal, Krueger, came in third with 99 points, Tri- (8 GAY ST.) Nell Stevens and Samantha Muller Valley came in second with 117 earned second place in the 4x400 points and Sullivan West won first meter relay. place with 131 points. THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 2020 A5 AMENIA Student experiments take flight at sixth annual STEAM Fair By KAITLIN LYLE members Lynn Buckley, John [email protected] Merwin and Paul Wladarczyk. Between the tried-and-true WEBUTUCK — Embracing hypotheses to the exploration all five elements of the STEAM of the unknown, the students let acronym: science, technology, their ideas take shape as they de- engineering, arts and math, We- signed and tested experiments butuck students in grades pre-k they could put on display at the PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE through 12 put their creativity STEAM Fair. From left, Webutuck teachers Tammy Nethercott, Christine and deductive thinking to the “I like working on the proj- Gillette, Jennifer Jaffe and Michelle Smith were congratulated test with a menagerie of inno- ects,” said Hailey Brennan, a by Quest Committee Chair Lynn Buckley (in back) as the re- vative experiments at the sixth fifth-grader at EBIS, as she cipients of the Webutuck Quest Fund for the 2019-20 school annual STEAM Fair, on Satur- demonstrated the knowledge year, along with Webutuck teacher Monica Baker and Quest day, Feb. 8. she gained through her Rabbit Committee members Tim Bontecou and Murray Zimiles. Sponsored by the Webutuck Genetics experiment. Teachers’ Association (WTA), Having participated in the the STEAM Fair was held in STEAM Fair since she was in the Eugene Brooks Intermedi- first grade, Hailey said, “Any- Teachers awarded ate School (EBIS) cafeteria from body should really be able to do 9 to 11:30 a.m. In addition to cash it, and there’s a lot of different prizes, the PTA lent its support projects you can do.” by donating poster boards for “What makes it so special is QUEST funding the students to present their that it’s true collaboration be- By KAITLIN LYLE butuck High School (WHS), was ideas. Outside the cafeteria en- tween families,” said WTA mem- [email protected] awarded a grant for “Creating a trance, Webutuck High School ber and Webutuck Elementary Mindfulness, Unplugged Room,” (WHS) seniors sold breakfast School teacher Monica Baker. WEBUTUCK — Six teachers which he’ll use to address student pastries and beverages to hun- “We love how families get in- in the North East (Webutuck) anxiety in the classroom. gry spectators to fundraise for volved and support their chil- Central School District were Christine Gillette, a science their class. dren’s scientific creations, and congratulated as the recipients teacher at EBIS, received a grant Strolling around the EBIS it’s so nice to see everyone here PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE of vital funding through the We- for the annual eighth-grade trip cafeteria, Webutuck families on a Saturday morning.” Slipping her hands into a pair of safety gloves, Elaina Howard butuck Quest Fund at the Webu- to Boston this year. This will be were in awe as they admired By 11:15 a.m., the judges were was prepared to place dry ice into a container to simulate a tuck Board of Education (BOE) the district’s fourth year of or- student innovation and inge- ready to announce the winners. tornado for her STEAM Fair experiment. meeting on Monday, Jan. 13. ganizing the eighth-grade trip. nuity. Meanwhile, stepping into WHS freshman Alexia Cedilla Speaking as Webutuck Quest Beth Murphy, the school dis- the judge’s role, Webutuck fac- won first place for her DIY DNA Yeno Jr. in third place with The received an honorable mention Fund chairperson, Lynn Buckley, trict’s librarian, received a grant ulty members assessed the EBIS experiment, followed by ninth- Pros & Cons of Nuclear Fusion. for her Glass Notes experiment a former teacher in the district, to purchase more hands-on tech- and WHS experiments and made graders Morgan Sprague and EBIS sixth-graders Zaina as did seventh-grader Kimberly announced the awards. She also nology materials as part of her notes, though the fair’s true Jordyn Thorne in second place Aboueid and Miley Rowley won Lalvay with her Homopolar Mo- introduced Quest Committee “Makerspace Enrichment with judging for this year’s winners with Forensic Science — Build- first place for their experiment tor experiment. members in the audience that Legos” program. was conducted by retired Webu- ing Your Own Tool to Identify How Much Salt to Make an Egg All of the STEAM Fair win- evening, including Tim Bonte- Monica Baker, an educa- tuck educators and community DNA and ninth-grader Garrett Float? followed by eighth-grad- ners and honorable mentions are cou and Murray Zimiles. tor at Webutuck Elementary ers Yousef Aboueid and Jeffrey now eligible to enter this year’s “This is our sixth year of be- School (WES), received a grant Ellis in second place with Bowl- 61st Annual Dutchess County ing able to provide grants to for her “Latino Parent Engage- ing Lanes and Hailey Brennan Regional Science Fair, which will Quest recipients,” Buckley said, ment Program.” Always on the in third place for her Rabbit be held on Saturday, March 28, adding that the Quest Fund has lookout for ways to advocate Color Genetics experiment. at Falcon Hall at Dutchess Com- now made the $50,000 mark in for the district’s Latino families Eighth-grader Emma Manning munity College in Poughkeepsie. grants awarded for educational and get them involved with their activities. children’s lives and education, Recognized as one of many Baker said the grant will be used The educational enrichment funds to purchase bilingual educational from the Berkshire Taconic materials and provide resources Millerton news Community Foundation, Buck- for parents so that they can come www.facebook.com/themillertonnews ley said the focus of the Webu- to school and meet with her to tuck Quest Fund is to “go above learn how to get involved in their and beyond what the school children’s education. district budget can provide.” By WES teacher Heather Farr was awarding grants on a yearly ba- awarded a grant for “Culturally TriCornerNews.com sis, Webutuck teachers are able Responsive Teaching,” a program The Best Regional News Site to launch new programs and ini- that will involve purchasing When you need to know what’s happening in your area, we’re there. tiatives for students. classroom sets of globes for stu- Tammy Nethercott, a special dents to use as they learn about education teacher at Eugene states, countries, continents, cul- Brooks Intermediate School tures, hemispheres and the like. DR. DAVID STAMM* (EBIS), received a Quest grant Jennifer Jaffe, a third-grade for her program, “Bringing Judy teacher at WES, received a grant & DR. FIONA CONNOLLY* Moody to Life.” As a way of inte- for “First Grade Animal Research PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DUTCHESS COUNTY ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM PODIATRIC MEDICINE & SURGERY grating literature, art and social Projects.” Jaffe said she hopes to As part of her training for handling horses during emergency studies, Nethercott explained add more animal books to the situations, DCART member Karen Skidgell learned how to that in addition to reading two science curriculum and then cre- properly approach and halter one of the horses at Lucky Or- RELIEF FROM FOOT AND ANKLE PAIN “Judy Moody” books, students ate a live link to what the stu- phans Horse Rescue. will receive a globe, which they’ll dents are reading with a trip to use to conduct a character study Trevor Zoo in Millbrook. and to increase their awareness Michelle Smith, a kindergar- DCART helps prepare 28 Front St. 845-677-3363 of the world. The students will ten teacher at WES, was awarded Millbrook, NY M-F 8:30a.m.-5:00 p.m. later attend a daytime perfor- a grant for “Connecting Coding *Board certified in foot surgery mance of “Judy Moody & Stink” with Literacy.” Using coding, for equine emergencies at the Warner Theatre in Tor- Smith said the students will learn DOVER PLAINS — As part rington, Conn., this spring. how to create characters and de- of their training to help animals Sean Lubbers, an algebra and velop stories for the characters during disaster situations, mem- special education teacher at We- they create. bers of the Dutchess County An- The Lakeville Journal Company imal Response Team (DCART) were trained for handling horses The Lakeville Journal • The Millerton News • TriCornerNews.com AREA IN BRIEF during an emergency with help from Lucky Orphans Horse Res- Membership model: We seek your support Blood drive at Town Firehouse breakfast cue on Thursday, Jan. 30. 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Seymour Smith students divide POLICE REPORTS
The following information was The following information was and conquer at annual Math Bowl provided by the Columbia County provided by the New York State Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are Police. All suspects are considered By KAITLIN LYLE considered innocent until proven innocent until proven guilty in a [email protected] guilty in a court of law. court of law. Pedestrian killed on Dog found dead PINE PLAINS — With a buzz- Taconic Parkway The New York State Police er placed before them and prizes Columbia County Sheriff’s are investigating the death of a waiting to be won, students at deputies were dispatched by German Shepherd canine found Seymour Smith Intermediate Columbia County 911 on Mon- on Sunday, Feb. 2, on Silvernails Learning Center were ready to day, Jan. 27, about 12:57 a.m. for Road in the town of Gallatin. be quizzed on their mastery of a pedestrian who was struck by The approximately 2-year- mathematics at the annual Math a motor vehicle on the Taconic old Shepherd was found near Bowl on Tuesday, Feb. 4. State Parkway, approximately the shoulder of Silvernails Road As one of many math- and sci- one mile south of State Route by a local resident, and reported ence-focused activities organized 203, in the town of Austerlitz. to the Dog Warden Officer who in the Pine Plains Central School Deputies and investigators contacted the State Police after District at this time of year, the found that a 2005 Jeep Grand noticing a bullet wound on the Stissing Mountain High School Cherokee, operated by 30-year- animal. Math Honor Society has organized old Ernest Sigler of Ancram, Investigation has determined the Math Bowl for Seymour Smith was traveling southbound and the canine’s owners live approx- students for the last five years as a struck a female individual, who imately 6 miles south of the lo- way to make math fun. was walking north in the south- cation on Stissing Road, and the “I think it connects the students bound lane of travel. The female, dog was known to run from the with other students that enjoy 25-year-old Fiona Tobin of Al- residence. math,” Jennifer Griffin, advisor bany, died at the scene. If anyone has information re- for the Math Honor Society, said, PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE After further investigation, garding this incident they are “and it’s answering questions out Organized by the Stissing Mountain High School Math Honor Society, fifth-grade students at deputies discovered that there asked to contact Investigator of a classroom session, so it’s like Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center put their mathematical skills to the test at this was a 2016 Nissan Altima 2 miles Melilli of the New York State a game show.” year’s Math Bowl. from the scene that went off the Police at 845-677-7379. Please Each year, the Math Honor So- Taconic State Parkway, down refer to case# 9410146. ciety administers a math place- level walked down the hallway challenges designed to test what ery correct answer, the students on an embankment and struck a The New York State Humane ment test to students in grades toward Classroom 105 where the the students have been learning the teams received a point while tree. It is believed that Tobin Association, headquartered in second through fifth. The top Math Bowl was being held. Be- at Seymour Smith. the students in the audience re- was operating this vehicle prior Kingston, is offering a $1,000 students in each grade level are cause this would be the last time Praising the Math Honor So- ceived a sticker; prizes were given to her death. reward for information leading then invited to compete in the they’d participate in the event, the ciety members for organizing the to both the winning teams and the This accident is still under to the arrest and conviction of Math Bowl. Griffin said Seymour fifth-graders were especially keen event every year and for coming students in the audience. investigation. Coroner Berna- the person or persons respon- Smith teachers can also recom- to compete. to it “dressed like professionals,” Math Honor Society members dette Powis responded and is sible for fatally shooting and mend students for the Math Bowl. Whether they were participat- Seymour Smith Principal Julie requested that students show their assisting with the investigation. disposing of the dog. Around five to six students from ing in the Math Bowl or sitting Roberts said, “They’ve done so work on their white boards and An autopsy was scheduled for each grade level are selected to in the audience, every Seymour much for you guys because they explain how they arrived at their Jan. 28 at Ellis Hospital. compete on teams. Smith student received a white care about you and they want to answers in order for them to be Assisting at the scene were Come Tuesday morning, Feb. board and a marker to jot down show you it’s fun.” accepted. If none of the teams Chatham Rescue Squad, Spen- Correcting Errors 4, second-graders kicked off the their work and try to solve the After outlining a few simple could solve the problem within certown Fire Company and the competition at 9:45 a.m., followed Math Bowl problems. rules, the Math Honor Society the allotted time, the question New York State Police. The We are happy to correct by fourth-graders at 11 a.m., third- The Math Honor Society cre- members set the game in motion. was open for the students in Sheriff’s Office Accident/In- errors in news stories when graders at noon and fifth-graders ated a PowerPoint presentation for For each question, students were the audience to answer. For the cident Investigative Unit also they are called promptly to at 2 p.m. At the sound of the school each grade level with math ques- challenged to solve the problem more difficult questions, the Math responded to the scene. our attention. We are also bell, the students in each grade tions, word problems and other and buzz in their answers. For ev- Honor Society worked through Investigating for the Sher- happy to correct factual the problems, shifting from stu- iff’s Office were Capt. John and/or typographical errors in advertisements dents to mentors able to illustrate DeRocha, Lt. Wayne Lopez, Se- when such errors affect their mathematical abilities. With nior Investigator Kevin Skype, BOE tackles budget, HPV vaccine meaning. Notice of such their brows furrowed in concen- First Sgt. Louis Bray, Sgt. Peter error must be given to us tration, students were encouraged Grzeskow, Deputies Ted Blank, after the first run of the by their teachers to apply what Brian McSween, Philipp Gomm, advertisement. and pupil personnel services they learned in class to come up Timothy Gladwin, Patrick Mayo By KAITLIN LYLE also informed Mazzarelli that the ment, and events she’s organized in with solutions. and Patrick McMahon. [email protected] BOE has discussed the vaccina- the past year. The first few pages of tion mandate at length at previous her report featured statistics with PINE PLAINS — From re- meetings. a focus on the staffing distribution viewing the proposed budgets for Summarizing his concerns, of special education teachers ver- curriculum, instruction and athlet- Mazzarelli asked that the board sus academic intervention services ics to listening to a presentation fight the new vaccination mandates teachers, the number of students on the district’s Pupil Personnel for HPV and the flu and educate receiving Pupil Personnel Services, Brain Teasers Services, the Pine Plains Central others about the mandates. the number of students taking Eng- CLUES ACROSS School District Board of Education “HPV stands for human papillo- lish as a new language and so on. 1. Small deer (BOE) held a productive meeting mavirus. It’s the most common sex- During the next half hour, 4. Khoikhoi peoples 9. South African statesman on Wednesday, Feb. 5. ually transmitted infection. HPV is Babcock extracted the highlights 14. Keyboard key Moving into the budget work- usually harmless and goes away by of her report for the BOE to con- 15. Remove shop for its curriculum, instruction itself, but some types can lead to sider, from programs instituted to 16. A conspicuous constellation and athletic programs, Superinten- cancer or genital warts,” according finances. In addition to the students 17. Data executive dent of Schools Martin Handler to www.plannedparenthood.org. enrolled in the district, Babcock’s 18. Retired NASCAR driver 20. Tightens acknowledged the school building The HPV vaccine is known to report took into account students 22. A picture of the Virgin Mary administrators and personnel in be extremely effective, preventing attending out-of-district programs, 23. “The Mission” actor Jeremy the audience. Assistant Superin- a reported 92% of cases. such as the Dutchess Board of Co- 24. Confi dently tendent for Business and Finance A resident of Poughkeepsie, operative Educational Services 28. More (Spanish) 29. Sports highlight show (abbr.) Michael Goldbeck explained that Giovanni Mazzarelli said the vacci- (BOCES) and those receiving pri- 30. Hand out cards each administrator would have a nation mandate could be perceived vate special education services. 31. Distinctive Asian antelope chance to present their budget for as a form of “segregation,” given the Babcock said the school district 33. Arabic greeting the coming school year. number of students who have been had 14 students who will be gradu- 37. Of I 38. Hip hop trio Stepping forward, each admin- removed from school for not getting ating from or leaving the district 39. Meat roll istrator shared their expectations vaccinated as well as the number of after completing their course work 41. One’s mother (Brit.) for the 2020-21 academic year, and state lawsuits in place charging the in 2018-19 and 12 students who re- 42. __-GYN the programs and equipment they law is unconstitutional. ceived their diplomas, whether it 43. Belgian city hope to fund. Athletic Director Rob BOE President Chip Couse ac- was a Regents diploma or a local 44. Plucks 46. Leak slowly Scott reported that since only one knowledged the next day that there diploma. Babcock also reported 49. Denotes a particular region 27. Primordial matters 59. Large, fl ightless bird student signed up for the program, were students removed from the that the district had 22 students 50. General’s assistant (abbr.) 31. Facing towards the fl ow of a 60. Oil industry term (abbr.) the district won’t offer tennis this Pine Plains district for refusing to learning English as a new language 51. Divides glacier 61. Something one can draw spring. Looking ahead, he shared get vaccinated, roughly 17, he said. that same year and 36 students 55. Kid 32. “A Delicate Balance” writer 62. Offi cers in charge 58. Inland Empire Expanded 34. Emits coherent radiation 63. Greek island plans to purchase new uniforms for But he also reminded the commu- learning English as a new language Learning Symposium 35. Commercial athletic teams, including the varsity nity that the vaccination mandate this year (2019-20). She said the 59. Engaged in confl ict 36. Groups of foot bones football team and the girls and boys only went into effect this past sum- service goes beyond educational 60. Former CBS sportscaster 40. Out of print varsity soccer teams. mer, and some of those students purposes. 64. Characterized by unity 41. Partner to cheese Feb. 6 Solution Cold Spring Early Learning didn’t have time to get inoculated “It’s a lot about culture and un- 65. Working-class 45. German river 66. Corners 47. Concluding speech Center Principal Gian Starr said before classes began. A number of derstanding what it means to be at 67. __ de plume 48. Spanish dish he’d like to keep a flat budget, them, maybe eight or nine, he said, school,” Babcock said. 68. Infl uential French artist 52. Prominent California cape though he added that there are chose to get the immunizations 69. “Very” in musical terms Point __ some parts of the curriculum that since last summer. 70. Financial account 53. Any high mountain he’d like to refurbish. “It was only for the traditional 54. Ethiopian lake PINE PLAINS CLUES DOWN 56. Mr. Seymour Smith Intermediate communicable diseases at first,” 1. Long, fl at abdominal muscles 57. Excessive fl uid accumulation Learning Center Principal Julie Couse said. “They have since lay- IN BRIEF 2. Small Eurasian willow in tissues Roberts shared her goals for con- ered on the HPV vaccine, which is Jukebox Junkies 3. Justifi ed in terms of tinuing the Eureka Math program not a communicable disease.” profi tability 4. Required Sudoku and the English Language Arts pro- At the meeting, Poughkeepsie Valentine’s dance 5. River that starts in Turkey gram, Reading Wonders. resident Carl Mazzarelli continued The Stissing Center 6. Disfi gure Stissing Mountain Junior/Se- to express concern. invites the public to come 7. A way of communicating nior High School Principal Tara “We’re really here to open peo- to the Center to dance and (abbr.) 8. Leaks slowly Grieb said there will be a spend- ple’s eyes,” he said. “I think people sing to the sound of the 9. Shady place under trees ing reduction of $5,500 from the have been brainwashed to think Jukebox Junkies, on Friday, 10. Made a speech Feb. 6 Solution junior/senior high school’s tech- they are safe.” Feb. 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. 11. Long, angry speech nology education department and There are state lawsuits against The cost is $10 per per- 12. Mortar trough instead a greater focus on its home the vaccination mandate, Couse 13. Autonomic nervous system son. It is suggested that tick- 19. Southern India island economics program. confirmed, but not against the Pine ets be purchased in advance 21. Grab quickly Vaccine concerns Plains Central School District itself. by going to www.thestiss- 24. Ancient Mesopotamian city Once the meeting was opened Pupil Personnel, etc. ingcenter.org or calling 25. With three uneven sides for public comment, Anthony Maz- Under his report, Handler an- 518-771-3339. Tickets will 26. Football visionary Hunt zarelli, a resident of Spackenkill, nounced that Cold Spring had a also be available at the door. raised his concerns about the New new sign erected that morning, The Stissing Center is York state legislation for school im- which he believed “set the build- located at 2950 Church St. Senior living • Rehabilitation • Nursing • Memory Care munization requirements. Because ing apart.” Net proceeds from tick- public comment is limited to a few Director of Pupil Personnel Ser- et sales will go directly to A nonprofit organization minutes, Handler recommended vices Janine Babcock presented her the Stissing Theatre Guild’s 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, CT 06068 Mazzarelli focus his remarks on report on Pupil Personnel Services performance of “Peter Pan.” (860) 435-9851 • www.noblehorizons.org what he wants the BOE to do. He and the special education depart- THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 2020 A7 MILLBROOK Millbrook Central School District Board of Ed discusses mission and goals By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE millbrookcsd.org for more in- total to 1,100 students. [email protected] formation. If interested, pick up A facilities report stated an application, in person, from that both ongoing and com- MILLBROOK — The Tues- District Clerk Cheryl Sprague pleted projects at Alden Place day, Jan. 28, regular meeting of at her Millbrook Middle School Elementary School include the the Millbrook Central School office. installation of a new fire alarm District Board of Education The president’s and vice panel and addressable heads as (BOE) was called to order at 6 president’s reports discussed the well as new cabinets and sinks; p.m. The first order of business mission and goals of the district the front lobby was secured; was to call for an executive ses- and can be found online. They asbestos abatement was done; sion pertaining to the employ- include “promising to deliver the a glass wall was removed and a ment of a particular person. At best prepared, socially respon- temporary wall was installed. 7 p.m., the regular meeting be- sible and open minded graduates Permanent installation will oc- gan with a consent agenda vote, possible.” cur during the district’s 2020 which was passed. Minutes were The subject of HPV and flu spring break. approved from the last meeting. immunizations was raised; the Also mentioned during the PHOTO SUBMITTED An agreement was approved community has been asking the facilities report, the score board allowing for the Dutchess Coun- board for its opinions on requir- was repaired at the high school; Dutchess Day students head to Model UN ty Department of Behavioral and ing vaccines. “HPV stands for the stage at Elm Drive Elemen- Sixteen Dutchess Day School (DDS) seventh- and eighth-graders spent the weekend Community Health to use school human papilloma virus. It’s the tary School was painted; seven of Feb. 1 and 2 at the Boston University Academy Model United Nations, which drew facilities if a public emergency most common sexually trans- leaks were repaired on the mid- more than 300 participants. For the eighth year, DDS students took part in a variety of calls for mass immunizations. mitted infection. HPV is usu- dle school roof; and the steam committees simulating a meeting of the UN. In preparation for their roles, students had An overnight field trip was ally harmless and goes away by tables in the high school kitchen to research and study the issues and write position papers discussing their views and approved for the Model UN itself, but some types can lead were repaired. solutions. Dutchess Day delegates won four accolades: an honorable mention for work Club to New York City for the to cancer or genital warts,” ac- The BOE met on Tuesday, representing Germany on the Economic and Social Council; a Best Delegate Award for weekend of Feb. 29 to March 2. cording to www.plannedparent- Feb. 11, and will again on Tues- presentations on the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee; and another Best A Supplemental Memoran- hood.org. day, Feb. 25, in the middle school Delegate Award and a Best Position Paper Award for work on two sides of a Fictional dum of Agreement was ap- The board noted that while library. The pre-kindergarten Joint Crisis Committee on human rights and judicial reform in the age of piracy. proved for Millbrook Teachers’ there are many different program will be discussed at the Association. The board will give thoughts on the topic, the Mill- Feb. 25 meeting. five special ed teachers $100 to brook district will always com- cover the costs of their finger- ply with state and federal man- printing. dates. The BOE said it will not The board approved meet- campaign either for or against ing dates for the Committee for any proposition to require the Village holds third January meeting, Special Education and the Com- vaccines, though parents who mittee for Pre-School Special spoke at the meeting asked the Education, and possibly funds, BOE to oppose the mandate, if it if they become necessary. is put up for a vote. A copy of the marathon and census on the agenda Interim Superintendent letter sent out by the district can By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE treasurer of village of Rhine- Go to www.census.gov for more upcoming village elections in Laura Mitchell is continuing her be found on the website. [email protected] beck, who has been working information. November. He announced that Listen and Learn Tour, and will An enrollment report was with Village Clerk Sarah Witt John Morris from the Eastern the mayor’s seat and two trustee attend a meet and greet at the given, with figures from Dec. MILLBROOK — The Village and Deputy Village Clerk Ni- Dutchess Road Runners Club positions will be up for grabs. Millbrook Library on Saturday, 31, 2019: Elm Drive Elementary Board’s first meeting of 2020, cole Zita on transitioning from spoke about a marathon planned The terms of Trustees Joe Roch- Feb. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. She School has 173 students; Alden its reorganization meeting, was one computer system and server for Sunday, June 7, to be routed fort and Mike Herzog are end- discussed district wide safety at Place Elementary School has held on Tuesday, Jan. 7, but some to a new one. McLaughlin has through both the town and the ing. They have not said yet if the BOE meeting. 196 students; Millbrook Middle of the housekeeping items were been asked to stay on for three to village. He’s expecting roughly they plan to run for re-election. The search for a permanent School has 214; while Millbrook carried over to the next two four hours per week to help the 100 runners will participate. Brown has also not confirmed if superintendent is still in prog- High School has 292 students meetings, on Jan. 14 and Jan. 28. transition, and to help system Volunteers are needed for the he will seek another term. ress. — for a total of 875 students. One issue decided upon was maintenance run smoothly. event; runners can sign up on Herzog announced that Pa- Two positions will be open Special education placements, that the board will meet on the The Harts Village Road re- line, at www.edrrc.org. tricia Pomeroy of the Mid-Hud- during the BOE elections in including at Cardinal Hayes, second Tuesday of the month, taining wall has been under dis- The mayor said that police son Regional Council planned to May, with terms beginning in the adds 225 to the district’s enroll- at which time it will be decided cussion for the past few months, services, if provided, cannot be give a presentation at the Tues- current school year. Go to www. ment numbers, bringing the final whether a second meeting will for fear that it’s eroding. There’s donated. It has not yet been de- day, Feb. 11, meeting. Millbrook be held on the fourth Tuesday of a possibility that the erosion is termined if the Millbrook Police could become a pilot project for the month. In January, the first just cosmetic. Concrete testing Department will help organize a program concerning water meeting dealt with department will be done and depending on the event. A permit for public sources. The village has been POLICE REPORT reports, and the second meeting the assessment, a construction assembly will be needed for the working on water issues for dealt with the regular agenda. project may be undertaken. The marathon to occur. the past five years and still is. The following information was taken into custody. Two victims That will remain the same. project cost is estimated to be The marathon, Morris said, The board said it will listen to provided by the Dutchess County suffered minor injuries during the Mayor Rodney Brown invit- $2,500 to $3,000. will start and end on the field Pomeroy’s presentation before Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are con- incident and were treated at the ed Matt Taney, a retired New John Penney of the U.S. Cen- of Millbrook High School; the making any commitment. sidered innocent until proven guilty scene. At this time this incident York State Police trooper, to sus Bureau gave a presentation allotted time for racers to fin- Arbor Day is Friday, April in a court of law. is not believed to be random and introduce himself. Taney may on the importance of each and ish the marathon is six hours. 24. Trustees Herzog and Kevin Felony robbery arrests there doesn’t appear to be any join the Millbrook Police De- every person being counted in Proceeds will go toward the McGrane will attend the Tree The Dutchess County Sheriff’s threat to public safety. partment in the next month or this year’s census. He said that Millbrook High School Athletic City Recognition Luncheon in Office reports the arrest of Chris- At this time both men are ac- two to work on a per diem basis typically funding through feder- Department. The Road Runners Albany on Thursday, March 19, topher R. Arsenault (age 32 of cused of entering a residence and with Officer Jared Witt to fill out al, state and/or county grants is Club is a nonprofit organiza- to receive congratulations and Kingston) and Salem E. Welborn forcibly stealing property from theDo schedule. you have a family member based on population, and often tion. materials for Millbrook being (age 31 of Kingston) in connec- the victims (purse), and both Brownor friend then in calledthe military for a re- municipalities score low when The annual Fireman’s Din- named a Tree City for the 27th tion with an alleged robbery that have been charged with robbery port whofrom would Karen be interestedMcLaughlin, grants are awarded because an ner is set for Saturday, March year. Currently McGrane, Her- occurred during the late evening in the second degree (felony). Af- in the news from home? accurate count isn’t available. He 28. For more information, go to zog and Village Pubic Works hours of Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the ter being processed, both were said the U.S. Census Bureau is www.millbrookfirerescue.org. Supervisor Bob Collocola are town of Washington. arraigned and remanded to the Remember looking for workers in the area. Brown also mentioned the on the Shade Tree Committee. At approximately 9:30 p.m. Dutchess County Jail — Welborn The Lakeville Journal on Feb. 4, Sheriff’s deputies re- with no bail and Arsenault in lieu Company offers free online sponded along with the New York of $50,000 cash or $100,000 subscriptions to our website, State Police to 4957 Route 82 in bond. tricornernews.com, for active the town of Washington for a re- The Sheriff’s Office was assist- duty military personnel from port of a possible burglary and ed by the New York State Police, the Tri-state region. For robbery at that location. Upon town of Red Hook Police, City more information or to set arrival the suspects had fled in of Kingston Police, town of Ul- up a subscription, contact a vehicle, which was stopped a ster Police and the Ulster County Sandra Lang at circulation@ short time later just over the Sheriff’s Office. lakevillejournal.com or Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge into The investigation is continu- Fifteen years goes Ulster County. After further in- ing and more information may be 860-435-9873, ext. 303. terviews and investigation by the released as it becomes available. by in a flash Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau, With thanks Arsenault and Welborn were to those who serve. We’re pleased to let you know The that the Bank of Millbrook is illerton ews now offering a 15-year, fixed-rate MILLBROOK Mwww.facebook.com/themillertonnews n mortgage. It’s a terrific option to IN BRIEF get your house paid off faster at a secured rate and to save money at Black History the same time. 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Instagram: @johnharneyjr EQUAL HOUSING LENDER Email news to editor@ (845) 677-5321 bankofmillbrook.com millertonnews.com ADVERTISEMENT millbrook amenia pine plains stanfordville MEMBER FDIC A8 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 2020 MILLERTON Village Board considers wastewater solutions By KAITLIN LYLE For the sewer service area de- was a potential for inflated costs, [email protected] lineation, Moore said she looked she recommended that the board into various site constraints (such consider a phased approach to the MILLERTON — In what was as soil type, parcel size and high project. The village could also a productive meeting on Tuesday, groundwater) and identified a choose between a subsurface Jan. 21, the Village Board assessed variety of existing prohibitive wastewater system or a surface which steps should be taken next site constraints throughout the disposal wastewater system. in order for it to install a waste- village. After conducting a waste- Among the benefits of a sub- water treatment system in Mil- water survey of Millerton’s exist- surface wastewater treatment lerton. ing wastewater problems, existing system, Moore said this type of In addition to the board, the groundwater problems and other system is less costly as far as op- meeting drew more than 20 com- concerns, she said the survey in- eration and maintenance are con- munity members to the space at dicated that neither the identified cerned and that it uses an aquifer 50 Main Street, temporary loca- wastewater problems nor the high recharge, which would mean no PHOTO SUBMITTED tion for Village Hall while the groundwater are concentrated discharges into Webatuck Creek. hall undergoes renovations. To in one area of the village. Moore While this type of system is “eas- start her presentation, Tighe & recommended that the village ily phase-able” and less intrusive, Books, and more books Bond Senior Project Manager develop a plan for servicing the Moore said it entails a higher NorthEast-Millerton Library Youth Services Coordinator Kristin McClune, left, and author Erin Moore delivered what she entire village that includes one capital cost for construction and Ann M. Martin were all smiles on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Lisa Libraries in Kingston, with 331 hoped would be the final update potential out-of-village area. requires an additional parcel for books destined for the North East area. The “for keeps” books will be distributed at special on the village’s wastewater proj- For the task of developing wastewater disposal. library reading events and at the Astor Day Care Center in Millerton. The books were provided ect. She presented the board with wastewater flows, Moore ex- Along with having a lower cap- through a $3,840 grant from Lisa Libraries which, according to McClune, has distributed more options and estimates, and asked plained that equivalent dwell- ital cost for construction and no than 500,000 books nationally since it was founded in 1990 by Martin and friends to honor for feedback. ing units were previously used need for additional land, Moore and memorialize children’s book editor Lisa Novak. For more information on the many free Starting with an update on the to determine wastewater flows. said a surface disposal system children’s programs at the library at 75 Main St., go to www.nemillertonlibrary.org or call water project, Moore said the vil- She reported that the water usage wouldn’t have any volumetric 518-789-3340. lage received a grant for water in the village is roughly 120,300 limitations for its outfall capac- improvements, which will include gallons per day. Moving forward ity. Additionally, it does tend to repainting the water storage tank, with developing wastewater be more expensive to operate and reducing the wet barrel hydrants flows, Moore projected sections maintain and would require the and installing water meters in of Millerton and their average construction of a 4,000 square Dine Out for History at the the village. With the total proj- water usage: for example, she said foot building to house it. ect cost calculated at $1,126,000, Main Street has an average water As far as construction is con- Moore said the village received usage of 22,000 gallons per day cerned, the estimated total proj- Golden Wok, once a wild tavern a $675,600 Water Infrastructure while Route 22 South uses about ect cost for a subsurface system By CAROL KNEELAND Improvement Act grant for the 15,000 gallons per day. is estimated at $23,016,000 while Special to The Millerton News project from the New York State As far as where to establish a surface disposal system could Department of Health. the wastewater treatment sys- cost $20,188,000. Operation and MILLERTON — Patrons sup- She reported that there’s still tem, Moore recommended the maintenance life cycle costs for porting the North East Historic Environmental Facilities Corpo- village-owned parcel of land on a subsurface system would total Society Dine Out for History ration (EFC) paperwork to accept Mill Street as none of the other around $18,918,000 while the night at the Golden Wok in the and close on the grant before the parcels reviewed for the project costs for a surface disposal system Railroad Plaza on Monday, Feb. village can initiate the design of were appropriate. Among the would cost about $19,627,000. 17, from 5 to 9:30 p.m., can expect the water improvements. By mid- benefits of the Mill Street parcel Once the board selects which a quiet evening with good food February, the village should be are that the land is adjacent to system would best fit the village’s and serene surroundings. able to move forward with the Webatuck Creek, isolated from wastewater needs, Moore intends But over the years, peace and improvements. residents and suitable for subsur- to complete a final report on the quiet at that spot might have oc- Moving on to the wastewater face disposal. One of the down- project and present final recom- casionally been hard to come by. treatment system project, Moore sides is that access is restricted by mendations to the board. She Since the 1850’s, the plaza it- highlighted the project’s four a 100-year flood plain; there’s also added the village should strive self was the site of roaring steam PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE main tasks, which include creat- a steep grade. to start the project by early sum- engines with numerous bustling The Golden Wok was once the site of the Red Barn Tavern, a ing a sewer service area delinea- For the fourth and final task, mer in order to meet funding businesses surrounding it. Then Millerton hotspot that saw as many brawls as it did celebra- tion developing wastewater flows, Moore projected a breakdown of timelines. the local hospitality industry, en- tions, according to both local historians and past customers. developing a wastewater system the expected construction costs For more on how businesses in the gendered by visitors coming and layout and evaluating engineer- and the operation and mainte- Harlem Valley are struggling with going, was shattered on July 4, years and reportedly frequented red in honor of the tavern. There, ing work. nance life cycle costs. Since there infrastructure issues, see Page A1. 1871, when revelers served up a by the great Babe Ruth. she created Country Gardeners “misfired skyrocket” that leveled Meanwhile, back at the plaza, Florist, an oasis that belies the the combination hotel and tavern the railroad storage shed now building’s storied past of hustling Stream movies with Kanopy at library across the way causing, no doubt, known as the Golden Wok led railway customers and overly en- quite a ruckus. a relatively quiet existence as it thusiastic imbibers. By CAROL KNEELAND materials. An estimated 60% of for the remainder of the 30 days. Not one to be deterred, the completed its service and be- While not certain, she suggests Special to The Millerton News material from The Great Courses, Leo-Jameson said the pro- owner, Jimmy “Ginger” Con- came June Parson’s furniture their conflicts might have in- Paramount Pictures and PBS is gram has added to the library’s loon, rebuilt his establishment store, bringing some excitement volved hometown lads and Con- MILLERTON — Library cards exclusive to Kanopy. collection, which includes books, — this time creating Brick Block as it displayed the town’s first necticut interlopers who crossed for patrons of the NorthEast-Mil- The program, accessed magazines, newspapers, CDs and Hotel, a landmark that survived color television sets before be- the border to take advantage of lerton Library just became even through a free app, works with DVDs, both at the library and on- until 1983. Described in a 1978 coming a laundromat. New York’s lower drinking age more valuable as Kanopy, a movie android, iOS, Kindle Fire tablets, line. issue of The News as a “rollick- But during that time, by all ac- but who did not always see eye to streaming service, was added to Fire stick, Roku and others using “A lot of libraries in our area ing rotund little Irish man, who counts of residents who remem- eye with locals on certain issues. the extensive offerings available. the patron’s library card. have started using it,” she said. smoked long black cigars and was ber it well, including Millerton But now, with all at peace, According to Head Librarian Access is limited to four uses “We waited to see if there was considered ‘Mayor’ of the lower News columnist Larry Conklin, Golden Wok diners — whether Rhiannon Leo-Jameson, Kan- per month, but in some instanc- interest in our community and end of Main Street,” Conloon, the plaza had more than its share from near or far — will be able opy is the largest collection of es, one “use” provides multiple there was.” “tended bar himself, pouring of excitement thanks to some of to quietly savor their special dine streaming videos for libraries. It showings. Great Courses permits The program is available drinks [proudly] and bellowing, the regulars who frequented its out meal and feel a quiet satis- includes movies, both Academy the full month to complete the through the library’s website, at ‘Hudson cream ale, boys, drink it Red Barn Tavern. faction knowing that 10% of the Award winners and those from material being viewed, and once www.nemillertonlibrary.org. while the [cream] is on,’” a shout Conklin, who indicated he night’s profit will go to the histor- The Criterion Collection’s remas- the children’s video section is For questions, stop in at the that would certainly have echoed would “stop in for one beer and ical society as it works to preserve tered classic films; documenta- opened, all the rest of the pro- library at 75 Main St. or call 518- through the open windows and then get out quick,” is but one and share the lore of Millerton ries; foreign films; and children’s grams in that area are unlocked 789-3340. around the entire neighborhood. of many others who, to a man, and its environs. After Conloon passed away, described it as “rowdy.” quiet may have reigned as the With a 20-inch television in building, including its ballroom the corner and a clientele who LEGAL NOTICES on the third floor, evolved, hous- worked hard and played hard, ing among other things, Levi fights were often the norm of Hatch’s then Paff’s Pharmacy, the day with various objects, Legal Notice NOTICE OF Fred Smith’s shoe store, Germond including the occasional body, Please take notice that the PUBLIC HEARING Drum’s jewelry store, a tailor flying through a big window Pine Plains Planning Board PLEASE TAKE NOTICE shop and eventually “a highly re- that apparently needed to be Sanitation Service will hold a Special Meeting on that a public hearing will be spectable” hotel and tavern run by replaced — perhaps as often as February 19, 2020 at 9:00 am. held by the Town of Pine Plains the Maloney family for some 50 once a month. Quality Service For Refuse Removal Said meeting will be held at the Zoning Board of Appeals on the The tavern eventually went Recycling For The Future Pine Plains Town Hall, 3284 Rt. 25th day of February, 2020 at the way of the many that Conk- 199 Pine Plains, NY in regard to 7:30 pm at the Town Hall, 3284 MILLERTON lin said once graced Millerton, Amenia, New York the Durst Pre- application. All Route 199, Pine Plains, New and the building was rescued in 1-800-522-7235 | 845-877-9354 are welcome to attend. York, for the purpose of hearing IN BRIEF 1991 by Jo Scasso, who painted it By Order of the Pine Plains all persons for or against the area Toys & Clothes Planning Board variance application submitted Judy S. Harpp by Sophia Osofsky for property Giveaway Feb. 22 Town Clerk located at 136 North Main The Webutuck Teacher A Good Mechanic Is Not Hard to Find! 02-13-20 Street, Town of Pine Plains, Association’s Social Jus- Dutchess County, Tax Map ID tice Committee will hold Legal Notice #134200-6872-10-376562. its fourth Annual Toys and Ask for a proven pro Village of Millerton All interested parties will Clothes Giveaway on Sat- 2020 Election be given the opportunity to urday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. Please take Notice that be heard with regard to the to 1 p.m. at the NorthEast- An ASE Certified the Board of Trustees of the proposed action requesting Millerton Annex, located Village of Millerton designates an accessory structure to be at 28 Century Blvd. Technician the following offices as vacant placed in a restricted yard area. Free dinner Feb. 21 position(s) at the end of the The application is available for current official year to be filled at review at the Pine Plains Town Everyone is invited to the Village Elections to be held Hall during regular business share a free community on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 for hours. dinner at the Millerton the following terms. By order of: Presbyterian Church on TRUSTEE — TWO (2) Scott Chase Friday, Feb. 21, from 6 to 7 YEAR TERM Chairman of the Zoning p.m. at 58 Main St. TRUSTEE — TWO (2) Board of Appeals In addition to the meal, YEAR TERM 02-13-20 there will be an opportu- By order of the Village Board nity to shop for free house- Kelly Kilmer hold items and clothing for Village Clerk the family. 02-13-20 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 2020 A9 OPINION
Godspeed EDITORIAL PAGE A9 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Horse Hostel gives thanks EDITORIAL Godspeed Horse Hostel in Amenia would like to thank the local community and beyond for A new look for local their donations of hay and grain; and their assistance in caring for the 38 animals who were recently news coverage in the rescued from a property in Co- lumbia County, under the direc- tion of the New York State Police. Tri-state region The animals removed included he support shown for this small news publishing 20 horses, one donkey, two cows, entity, The Lakeville Journal Company, from our two goats, six sheep and seven readers since November of 2019 has, as we’ve said cats. They are being cared for by Tbefore but cannot say enough, enormously heartened and and under the auspices of God- speed Horse Hostel, which is both encouraged us in keeping at our goal of being here for our a 501(c)3 and a Humane Society. communities. The surveys we received in October and Any further donations would be November 2019 showed us what our most engaged read- greatly appreciated. ers value most in what we produce every week, and we’ve Charges are pending further taken their recommendations seriously. We are funneling investigation by the New York our energies to coverage of local and regional government State Police and the Columbia issues, education, transportation, utilities including internet County District Attorney’s Office. availability, as well as giving attention to area briefs, Com- For further information please contact me at 845-242-2069. pass and calendar items that inform our readers of what is Maria Genovesi happening in the region. Director, Godspeed The data that came from the surveys confirmed what Horse Hostel Inc. we hoped it would, which is that our readers understood Amenia and supported our mission as we have published it every week for decades in both The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News: Consequences Our goal is to report the news of our communities LETTERS TO THE EDITOR have been ignored accurately and fairly, fostering democracy and an atmo- Who could have predicted sphere of open communication. the outcomes that have occurred With the membership model taking us into 2020 with since the transmission line in the greater stability, the company is now considering what its Two points of interest on ‘60s (going south from Pleasant transition into this new decade should look like. Because Valley to Dover)? it is clear it cannot have the same structure it has had in 1. Fracking was unknown. the past. The opportunity to receive support directly from Millerton’s essentials 2. The gas pipeline became buried beside the towers. our readers to keep our newspapers publishing every Two points of interest: impromptu cook out or a 1/2 gal- to warm up, get a bite to eat or 3. The extra tall transmission week has meant that we now can take a moment to plan My first point is about the lon of ice cream, milk, fresh meat gather for a pancake breakfast. towers with their “Christmas ahead and consider our options. Thank you all so very two letters to the editor from the or whatever the need is, is out of I do not consider the Legion lights” were installed. much for that. friends of Anne Veteran. They felt the question. Hall “a business.” It’s more of a Let us use the right of way for But what are our options? We can maintain the mem- slighted that The Millerton News So as far as Anne Veteran being community service having them solar or wind. The activities had bership model, or as the co-publishers at the Idyllwild has degraded her name in the ar- spoken poorly of in this instance here, and so is having their sign “public hearings,” which were (California) Town Crier call it, a non-nonprofit model, ticle about the Hannaford grocery and praised for all her other “ac- announcing local events in the meaningless. Government and which retains independence but does not give donors store that was proposed for Route complishments” in the town, it town and for fundraisers at the bureaucrats just greedily plowed 44 in the town of North East. is not on The Millerton News to Legion Hall. ahead and long-range ideas and the chance to receive tax deductions or any other perks Ms. Veteran spoke her mind decipher and pick apart. You are If there were people complain- outcomes were ignored. other than having their community newspapers in busi- in those matters and they became known for your deeds — whether ing about the sign or anything Local hearings for projects ness. Co-Publisher Jack Clark at the Idyllwild newspaper a matter of record at her own in this life or the next. else in the eye of the public, they at the town level can influence described for The Lakeville Journal Company how he has doing. She had assistance from My second point is about the should put it in writing, sign it outcomes. But projects that are made this model work for more than two years, and there outside the town tax base with sign at the Millerton Ameri- and stand behind it. If you don’t not local are just pushed through is some reason to believe that it could work for us as well. the threat of lawsuits to tie things can Legion Hall Post 178. This want to do the paperwork and and far future consequences are Then, there is the nonprofit model. Some supporters up. Ms. Veteran’s past endeavors sign is at a building that houses sign it, do you really have a com- ignored or unknown. No won- in town, whether for the better- members who are a large part of plaint? I am part of the public; I’m der people move away and never have expressed an interest in having a tax deduction for ment or for a loss to the town and our community. These men and stating what I want to say; and I’m stay in the same place and never their contribution, which cannot happen without our hav- its people, has put our residents women have put their lives on signing it at the bottom. learn what happened in the years ing federal nonprofit status. There are some other benefits in our current situation where the line — currently and in the The sign at the American Le- before. to this model, such as the possibility of having access to we have no grocery store at all, past. The Legion has opened its gion needs to be lit and used for Cricket Valley happened be- both area and nationwide grants through foundations. Of forcing residents to ride a bus, de- doors repeatedly and not asked its intended purpose: to notify and cause of 58 years of “progress,” course, going for such grants would mean having addi- pend on others or drive to a store for anything. At times of need, inform the public of needed infor- corporate greed and blind ap- tional professional support to apply for them, and there that’s at least 20 minutes away, when there’s no power, a blizzard, mation relevant to each one of us. provals. would be some extra costs associated with applying for one way. A quick trip to the local etc., the Legion, along with the Ron Murphy Jane Geisler store for burgers and rolls for an firehouse, has opened its doors Millerton Verbank the nonprofit 501(c)3 status. Would it be worth it? There may also be a third option, which would be some combination of the nonprofit and for profit status. This is new to us, so such a structure would mean further Wars you may not know you are in research to come to a logical and reasonable solution to a new media business model. here are many words used methods of warfare; country alter the life of every single per- to define a forceful oppo- A VIEW FROM by country, district by district. son living in those countries. Whatever path we take, our goal is to make the very These defenders of education are Until and unless people come most of the generosity of our readers in supporting the sition one party on an- Tother; conflict, battle, skirmish, THE EDGE ill-prepared to strategize or fund to understand that war is raging membership model. Your community newspaper would struggle, hostility, combat, fight, Peter Riva a winning defense. everywhere, they will prefer to not be here but for that generosity. Now, we want to honor and never least, bloodshed. Let’s And lastly for this article, ignore the dedication and sac- there is a political and constitu- rifice they need to commit to, our readers by taking this local news organization forward stipulate something right from There are wars being waged tional war being fought in many to prevail against real battlefield and providing the best coverage we can for our communi- the start: war is exhausting, war by the drug cartels in almost countries with one side clearly soldiers — and they will surely ties. You have brought us this far, and our gratitude for gets in the way of a happy life, every country in the world. laser focused on altering the lose that which they hold most that is profound. war drains patience and war of- These drug-purveyors don’t have constitutional norms and laws dear: life, prosperity and free- ten destroys relationships. In a scruples, they don’t care about Please let us know your thoughts on how The Lakeville while the other side flounders dom. 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CAR ACCIDENT DOVER MAN ARRESTED Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 “Would it be perfect to have a criminal history of any indi- pened,” he said. “I can’t speak to Troop K (Dutchess, Columbia, occurred in Dutchess County; dents,” Pine Plains Superinten- substation in every town? It vidual, he “doesn’t believe we’ve his intentions… we like the DA’s Westchester and Putnam Coun- none took place in Westchester dent of Schools Martin Handler would be, but the state doesn’t ever had a similar incident Office to comment on that, and ties) has dealt with similar in- or Putnam Counties. The main wrote on the district website, have the money for that. But it’s where [Mercay] has done any- in court they will develop a mo- cidents in the past, a number goal in cases like last week’s, www.ppcsd.org. “During her necessary to have local substa- thing towards someone else.” tive, but those actions certainly in which Troop K acted as the he noted, is to “take an abun- short time with us, she made a tions so we can offer the best Authorities say that in addi- created the risk of explosion investigation’s lead agency. In dance of care because we want lasting impression on her stu- services to the communities we tion to shooting into his neigh- that could have resulted in the 2017, there was one case of a sub- to protect local citizens in the dents and her colleagues alike.” serve as possible.” bor’s home, during the standoff severe injury or death of our ject barricading himself from surrounding neighborhood; In response to the news of Also at the scene were mem- Mercay vented the propane troopers.” police; in 2018, there were two we want to protect the suspect, Sweatt’s passing, Handler said bers of the New York State gas of his stove, and then had a Hicks added that “it’s been a such cases; in 2019 there were whether from themselves; and the Pine Plains district will be of- Police Special Operations Re- candle lit nearby, which could little while since we’ve had any- another two cases; and this most we want to protect our troop- fering counseling to students and sponse Team, Crisis Negotiation easily have led to an explosion. thing like this happen in Dover.” recent incident was the first for ers. We don’t want anyone to get staff alike as needed throughout Unit, Dutchess County Sheriff’s That placed the troopers outside But, he acknowledged, NYSP 2020. Most of those, said Hicks, hurt.” the week. Office, Dutchess County De- in a potentially deadly situation. “We’re taking care of her stu- partment of Emergency Re- According to Hicks, “when a gas dents here and our school fam- sponse and Northern Dutchess mixture becomes 15% regular air Continued from Page A1 ily is taking care of each other,” Paramedics. and 15% propane gas, then it’s INFRASTRUCTURE Grieb said, “and anything we can According to Hicks, who is combustible. do to help her family, we’ll do.” prohibited from releasing the “Fortunately, that never hap- business district, is packed with major infrastructure improve- town.” shops side by side, all of which ments should be completed, Additionally, Stefanopoulos rely on their private septic Smith-Hedges believes the Pine said having enough parking — Continued from Page A1 tanks. Plains business district, in the municipal and private — is im- ACQUITTAL PROTEST “I think the wastewater thing main hamlet, should be priori- portant. is really important to the com- tized, seeing as it’s the “center “It’s creating the right envi- some moving back and forth be- the fact that the Republicans ho- Amenia resident Felipe Castro munity,” Hermans said, “if for of our town and the literal and ronment where people can park tween Fountain Square and the mogeneously support a complete and his son, Gabriel, stood by no other reason than as a matter figurative face of Pine Plains to and hang out, and maybe ven- sidewalk in front of Four Broth- sham should be shocking, and Castro’s truck, which bore the of public health.” visitors. dors can do markets,” he said. ers Pizza Inn across the street to they know it’s a sham.” American flag and a Trump flag. Hermans said while the vil- “If we can generate more “Just having the space where we communicate with one another. Also pleased with the num- Yet rather than stand in defiance lage is getting by adequately, visitors and improve our local can enjoy those events is great, As an active member of his ber of participants Wednesday, to those protesting, Castro stood it could be doing better. But economy, we can all stand to which ties into parking so peo- community, Wassaic resident Leo Blackman said, “I’m really glad by the sidewalk hoping to find change is slow. Yet, he said he benefit,” she remarked. ple can come and see what Ame- Blackman said he got in touch about it and I feel we had to do peace and harmony between the believes that the local govern- In terms of paying for these nia has to offer.” with local activist Nancy McKen- something because this whole harsh divide, and to share his per- ment “is still being run by good improvements, Smith-Hedges When asked the link be- zie to organize the event so peo- thing has been so outrageous. I spective while being receptive to volunteer people,” even though said she’d love to see the com- tween good infrastructure and ple could voice their opposition find it completely shocking and those with differing opinions. “things don’t change very fast in munity come together to focus a strong business community, to Trump’s acquittal. Mc Kenzie upsetting. I guess I just don’t un- Regardless of their opinion Millerton.” on a specific infrastructure- Stefanopoulos said, “they’re di- then took charge, and had the derstand what Trump support is of the impeachment results, the Hermans recalled a time — related improvement for the rectly related.” demonstration coincide with about — I don’t understand what protesters and Castro struck up a years ago — when installing center of town, whether it leads Millbrook Reject The Coverup Mobiliza- they think he’s done for them.” friendly conversation during the a local wastewater treatment to creating a small park or es- In the village of Millbrook, tion, a nationwide mobilization Even with the few obsceni- demonstration and asked one an- system would have cost around tablishing a sculpture in town. Jessy Delgado, the manager of in which hundreds of Americans ties, rude gestures and roaring other about their thoughts on the $2 million — the big price tag Through collaboration, the Stewart’s Shops, admired how joined together on Wednesday, engines heard at Fountain Square president. turned many people off and town could also fundraise as a closely the businesses in the Feb. 5, to demand accountability, last week, demonstrators said “Just because I’m raising the a project was never pursued. community in order to accom- center of the shopping district democracy and reform. the majority of passing motorists Trump flag doesn’t mean I’m Since then, he said that the tech- plish these goals and, as Smith- are connected, whether custom- Since she initially antici- and pedestrians were positive, “Trump, Trump, Trump”,” Castro nology involved has improved, Hedges phrased it, “improve ers are looking for the bank to pated a group of four protesters, with drivers honking their horns, told Blackman. “I’m a local per- and installation could be com- the town’s physical appearance withdraw money, an antique McKenzie said she was surprised waving and even thanking them. son — I’m not here to say, ‘F’ you pleted more efficiently — and while hopefully building com- store to browse or a restaurant to see nearly a dozen attendees at Trump supporters also passed guys.” cheaper, though he didn’t have munity camaraderie.” to get a bite to eat. the demonstration. Given what by. They made their views known Identifying as an immigrant any numbers. Unsure about what the future Based on her experience in she described as a conservative by honking their horns and call- and as an American citizen, Cas- “Hopefully this time we will hold, Smith-Hedges said working in Millbrook, Delgado, climate surrounding the town of ing out “Go Trump!” and “Four tro said, “It saddens me complete- won’t be afraid to take that without the town taking action, a resident of Wappingers Falls, Amenia, she said she was pleased more years!” ly that we fight so much.” step, because it’s really essential improvements to local infra- said the village infrastructure with the turnout. The demonstration didn’t just Looking at the protesters for the long-term stability and structure will be hard to come is sound — but added it should “I’m thinking if we lose truth, attract people upset with the im- gathered at Fountain Square, he growth of the community,” Her- by — and growth in the business be an unending project for lo- if we lose our belief in truth or peachment trial results. Parked added, “We are fighting way too mans said. district could be harder. cal leaders intent on keeping the fact, we lose democracy and our across the street in front of the much and it seems we should be When asked who should pay Amenia community in the 21st century. humanity,” McKenzie said, “and law office of Bethany A. Ralph, talking about this.” for infrastructure improve- Like Hermans, Four Brothers “I think there’s always some- ments in a community, Her- Pizza Inn restaurant co-owner thing to improve in the village, mans said that if the infrastruc- John Stefanopoulos said having whether it’s the sidewalks or ture services the public, paying a central sewer system is key to making a little spot for bicycles,” SPORTS for it becomes a government a community’s economic de- she said. responsibility. To that end, he velopment. If there were such Look for more on the impact said more money should flow infrastructure in the town of planned infrastructure improve- through local governments to Amenia, he said, it would be ments are expected to make on A good time had by all at make projects possible. more of a draw for other busi- Harlem Valley communities, es- Pine Plains nesses — of all varieties — to pecially on local schools, in next Just to the west, Pine Plains come to town. week’s Millerton News. 94th annual ski jumps Platter manager Cris Smith- “It would make it appeal- For more on what is being done By PATRICK L. SULLIVAN and Louisiana. Seth Gardner. Hedges echoed Hermans’ ing for new businesses to come to bring a wastewater treatment [email protected] The jumpers fiddled with their Saturday’s competition is the thoughts. She said that while to town, and in that regard it system to the village of Millerton, skis and flexed their muscles Salisbury Winter Sports Associa- the town of Pine Plains is doing would help our community to turn to Page A8. SALISBURY, Conn. — The prior to the start of a round of tion’s own competition. Jumpers fine as it is, small improvements grow,” Stefanopoulos said. “It’s 2020 Jumpfest weekend at Satre practice jumps before the Eastern compete for a SWSA trophy; they could lead to large benefits for the ‘If you build it, they will Hill got off to a delayed start on National jumps. must win three times to take the not only local businesses but for come’ mentality.” Email news and photos to Friday, Feb. 7. This is the 94th Small children gravitated to trophy home. the overall town experience. The seasoned businessman [email protected] year of the ski jumps. piles of snow and improvised Points are awarded for dis- “If we could boost foot traffic suggested starting a sewer dis- It rained on and off all morn- some games. tance jumped and style and form. and create points of interest in trict in the business district, ing and early afternoon. Then the Seasoned veteran ski jump The top scoring jumpers on town, that would encourage vis- near the intersection of routes weather shifted to snow showers fans like Mark and Laura Gru- Sunday at the Eastern National itors or just passersby to spend 343, 44 and 22. He understands and a fair amount of wind. The sauski set up their provisions — Invitational (an Olympic quali- some time in town and make for it takes planning, and lots of Correcting Errors outlook was grim. in this case, using a wheelbarrow fying event) were Adeline Swan- a more pleasant experience,” she money, but said it’s important We are happy to correct And then, suddenly, the storm covered with a piece of plywood son with 224 points in K7 Open, said. to work with government to errors in news stories when system blew itself out, and there and a table cloth, with a beach Female; Tate Frantz with 229.6 As far as where the town’s “come up with a solution for our they are called promptly to were clear skies and almost no umbrella attached. This mobile points in U16 Boys; Evan Nichols our attention. We are also happy to correct factual and/ wind at all. station supported cocktails and with 238.4 points in U20 Boys; or typographical errors in It took a while to get the ski snacks. and Cooper Dodds of Ford Sayre advertisements when such jump hill and in run ready, how- “It’s a lot easier than carrying with 220.5 in K7 Open, Male. .com errors affect meaning. Notice ever. Announcer Dale Jones de- it all in from the parking lot,” said Final results were not available TriCornerNews of such error must be given scribed the snow as having the Mark Grusauski. at press time for the Friday night The Best Regional News Site to us after the first run of the advertisement. consistency of mashed potatoes. Don Breslauer, a SWSA direc- target jumping under the lights. When you need to know what’s happening in your area, we’re there. So the scheduled 7 p.m. start of tor, took a break and surveyed the For a photo, turn to Page A4. Friday night’s target jumping was festive scene. He said he’d been pushed back to about 8:40 p.m. a director for 25 or 30 years, he The jumping continued on past wasn’t exactly sure. 10 p.m., delaying the start of the Asked how he got involved, Human Dog Sled Race. Six teams he said, “I wanted to stay out of competed in three categories. Town Hall, but do something for Managing problems from The Vikings won in the Men’s the town.” Category and also collected the He was concerned about the People’s Choice Award. The other lack of younger volunteers who the hand to the shoulder. two top teams were Pack to the will eventually take over for the Future, which won in the wom- old guard. en’s division; and Urban Riders, “We’re having trouble getting Let us care for your hand and upper extremity conditions who won in the mixed division. younger people interested,” he Honors for Dale Jones said. with the most advanced techniques. Saturday morning was clear The final scores and crisp, and business at the hot This year, there was a jumper drinks stand was brisk as young- competing from Salisbury’s own sters took to the 20 and 30 meter club, Seth Gardner, who scored jumps. a total of 211.9 points on Satur- After an awards ceremony day (winning the K7 Open, Male for the young jumpers, the Salis- competition) and 151.1 points on bury Winter Sports Association Sunday, putting him in fourth (SWSA) honored Jones with an place among the U20 boys. official SWSA director’s jacket The Salisbury Winter Sports for his 30 years of service. Association coach is Ariel (Pic- The Salisbury Invitational ton) Kobayashi, who was a top jumps started Saturday at 1 p.m. competitor here when she was At noon there was a long line for competing as a jumper. tickets. The top scoring jumpers on Michael Nancollas, MD Sunday was overcast, with Saturday were Adeline Swan- Offering specialized hand to shoulder care. snow flurries that occasionally son of the St. Paul Ski Club in Double board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, became snow showers. The park- Minnesota, with 196.7 points in and Hand/Wrist/Elbow Surgery. ing area was filling up nicely by K7 Open, Female; Tate Frantz 10:30 a.m., with cars from Con- of NYSEF in Lake Placid, N.Y., necticut, Massachusetts and New with 244.6 points in U16 Boys; York dominating. But there were Evan Nichols of the Ford Sayre 29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington, Mass. Berkshire Hand to Shoulder Center visitors from New Hampshire, Ski Club in New Hampshire, with berkshirehealthsystems.org berkshirehand.com 413-344-1770 Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland 230.5 points in the U20 Boys; and THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 2020 A11
COMPASSYour Guide to Tri-State Events Feb. 13 - Feb. 19, 2020 BOOKS: DIVYA SYMMERS It’s Everywhere: The Iconic Architecture of SOM, Explained hen his first book most important design part- on Skidmore, ners, a prolific yet enigmatic Owings & Merrill 20th-century architect who (SOM)W came out in 2007, was born in 1909 in Buffalo, the architectural historian N.Y., the only son of Russian Nicholas Adams, a resident Jewish immigrants. of Amenia Union, N.Y., After MIT and a tour of challenged his students at European landmarks, Gor- Vassar College by stating: don Bunshaft spent all but “Some of you will not have a sliver of his 40-year career PHOTO BY KRIS ROGERS heard of SOM but I guaran- at SOM’s New York office Mara Jill Herman, Amanda Lea Lavergne and tee all of you have been in a and soon became known Molly Craven will perform as the vintage- SOM building or know one.” for the gleaming glass and inspired group America’s Sweethearts at Sharon He always won the chal- steel “curtain” high-rises Playhouse on Saturday, Feb. 29. lenge, he says, because SOM that defined corporate buildings are not only “all modernism in the early around us” they’re actually 1950s and ’60s, a time when THEATER: ALEXANDER WILBURN everywhere. According to American companies were an official count made more eager to project an image Boogie Woogie than a decade ago, SOM — of post-war prosperity. The founded in Chicago in 1936 only SOM partner to be and a pioneer of the modern awarded the prestigious With the Swellest skyscraper — is responsible Pritzker Architecture Prize, for well over 12,000 build- Bunshaft (who died in 1990) ings around the world, from was responsible for many Girls in Town the Sears Tower in Chicago Amenia Union resident and architectural historian of New York City’s most manda Lea in the same upbeat and the San Francisco Inter- Nicholas Adams will discuss his new book about iconic mid-century modern Lavergne, the sounds of the swing national Airport to schools, the architect Gordon Bunshaft, responsible for buildings. locally beloved era that the Andrews banks, parking garages and some of the world’s most famous buildings, Among them is Lever talentA who brought Sisters helped pop- recycling plants. at the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon on Feb. 16. House, whose 24 glass-and- her star power to the ularize in the years As Adams puts it, “SOM steel stories famously rise at Sharon Playhouse’s before World War provides the wallpaper for an angle above Park Avenue “Any thing Goes” II, America’s Sweet- our world.” acclaimed architectural versity Press, 2019). Lavishly and 53rd Street, and 140 and “Crazy For You,” hearts travel through Mary Conover Mellon studies, he has now pub- illustrated with full-page Broadway, whose strict lines returns to the North- the decades with Professor Emeritus in the lished “Gordon Bunshaft black-and-white photo- are tamed by Isamu Nogu- west Corner as part of toe-tapping selec- art department of Vassar and SOM: Building Corpo- graphs, it’s the absorbing chi’s tilting red cube outside America’s Sweethearts. tions of classic pop, and author of numerous rate Modernism” (Yale Uni- account of one of SOM’s the street-level entrance. A This New York City- jazz and Broadway friend of both Noguchi and based close harmony hits. sculptor Henry Moore, Bun- ensemble will come to Cocktail hour is at shaft was masterful in his Sharon Playhouse on 5:30 p.m., the perfor- ability to place their work Saturday, Feb. 29, for mance begins at 6:30 within and without “his” a one-night concert of p.m. Tickets are $30 buildings, including the lively vintage enter- for the cash bar and original expansive plaza and tainment. Specializing $50 for the open bar.
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BOOKS: PATRICK L. SULLIVAN New Th riller From Furst Is Not the Best, but Still Darn Good nder Occupation” Ricard, who fi nds himself in is the latest spy a very Hitchcockian situation A so-so eff ort from Furst is novel from Alan when a dying man, pursued approximately 87 kajillion times ‘UFurst, who is often compared by the Gestapo, hands him a — favorably — to Eric Am- piece of paper with a design better than the best stuff from bler and Graham Greene. of some kind of weapon. the average thriller writer. It’s the 15th book in the Ricard, who has been hun- Night Soldiers series. Set kered down in Paris trying mostly in Paris, the stories to write and making the best “Under Occupation” is a missed the similarity, there detail the activities of fairly of the German occupation, little shorter and less atmo- is a specifi c reference to ordinary citizens — with a makes discreet inquiries as spheric than the previous Charles Latimer, the hero master spy here and there — to the best way to get the books. Th e plot seems a little of Ambler’s “A Coffi n for in the run-up to World War information to the British. stitched together. Dimitrios.” II, or during the war. Of course, the British Th ere’s more action, less It’s not the best of the Th is installment’s hero want more. And so a secret brooding. series. But a so-so eff ort from is crime fi ction writer Paul agent is born. And in case anyone Furst is approximately 87 ka- jillion times better than the best stuff from the average thriller writer.
Patrick L. Sullivan is the senior reporter at Th e Lake- ville Journal and a devotee of crime fi ction and cinema (good and bad).
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fountain at Lincoln Center the innovative Emhart and resolved,” he asserts. and the low, land-hugging, Building, also in Bloom- “It’s also memorable: Go see Connecticut General Life fi eld, is gone and, sadly, last it, you won’t forget it.” Insurance Company (now month the Union Carbide With his new book — Cigna) headquarters in Building at 270 Park Ave. and his upcoming presen- Bloomfi eld, Conn. was torn down to make way tation at the Hotchkiss Li- “By today’s standards, his for a new midtown Manhat- brary of Sharon on Sunday, early buildings, even in glass tan tower. Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. — Adams and steel, are quite small But most of it remains, at uses his historian’s eye and and intimate,” Adams says. least for now, including the research skills to refocus “As time passed, however, controversial and much-be- public appreciation for his buildings became larger loved Beinecke Library the legacy of a man whose and more sculptural.” at Yale University, which maxim was always “to let Some of Bunshaft’s best Adams considers Bunshaft’s the buildings speak for work has been lost through most personal building. themselves.” In doing so, he renovation or demolition: “It’s his most compact also manages to speak for Gordon Bunshaft. To register for this free CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH MUSIC PRESENTS event or for more details, call the library at 860-364-5041 A Mid-Winter Fireside Concert or go to www.Hotchkissli- brary.org. GRAND PIANO TRIOS— SCHUBERT AND BRAHMS Saturday, February 22, 6 pm A COMIC At Saint James Place Great Barrington, MA KILLER- THRILLER Max Levinson, piano Peter Zazofsky, violin COMES TO Yehuda Hanani, cello COPAKE “Deathtrap,” a deliciously twisted tale of love, death, decep- tion and Th e Th eater will be performed In the Close Encounters With Music tradition, each in February by the performance is followed by an AFTERGLOW reception, award-winning Two with hors d’oeuvres and wine provided by local restaurants Of Us Productions at
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BOOKS: PATRICK L. SULLIVAN Items are printed as space permits. All entries can be found in our full calendar TRI-CORNER CALENDAR at www.TriCornerNews.com. New Th riller From Furst Is Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, William Shakespeare’s “The ART MUSIC Salisbury, CT Tempest,” Feb. 14 and 15, at Joe Meehan, “The Evolution 7:30 p.m., Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m. The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine Close Encounters With Music, of Photography,” Feb. 20 at Not the Best, but Still Darn Good St., Cornwall, CT, www.CornwallLi- Saint James Place, Great Bar- brary.org rington, MA, www.cewm.org 11 a.m. Warner Theatre, 68 Main St., Tor- rington, CT, www.warnertheatre.org At The Watercolor landscape work- “Grand Piano Trios: Schubert Now Showing nder Occupation” Ricard, who fi nds himself in “The Vagina Monologues,” shop with Collette Hurst, Feb. and Brahms,” Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. THEATER 2/14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 is the latest spy a very Hitchcockian situation A so-so eff ort from Furst is 15, 22 and 29, 1 to 3 p.m. New “The French Connection: Feb. 15. “Frozen Jr.,” Feb. 22 to 23. novel from Alan when a dying man, pursued approximately 87 kajillion times photography by Catherine Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Fauré,” The Hotchkiss School, 11 Inter- Movies “1917” R 7PM ‘UFurst, who is often compared by the Gestapo, hands him a Noren, through Feb. 29. March 21 at 6 p.m. laken Road, Lakeville, CT “DOWNHILL” R 7PM — favorably — to Eric Am- piece of paper with a design better than the best stuff from Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 The Hotchkiss School, 11 Inter- CLOSED MONDAYS bler and Graham Greene. of some kind of weapon. the average thriller writer. Glendale Road, Route 183, Stock- laken Road, Lakeville, CT 354 Main St. Winsted, CT 06098 bridge, MA, www.nrm.org STUDENTS PERFORM IN 1-860-379-5108 • www.gilsoncafecinema.com It’s the 15th book in the Ricard, who has been hun- Hotchkiss Philharmonic Con- Doors open at 6 p.m. • 21 Years & Older Night Soldiers series. Set kered down in Paris trying “Finding Home: Four Artists’ cert, guest conductor Daniel SCHOOL THEATRE FESTIVAL Journeys,” through May 25. Guedes, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. mostly in Paris, the stories to write and making the best “Under Occupation” is a missed the similarity, there The School Theatre of Horrors,” Sharon Center detail the activities of fairly of the German occupation, little shorter and less atmo- is a specifi c reference to ShowTown at Interlaken Inn, Festival returns to the School’s “James and the ordinary citizens — with a makes discreet inquiries as spheric than the previous Charles Latimer, the hero DANCE 74 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT, www.showtown.org Sharon Playhouse in Sha- Giant Peach,” Stissing The- master spy here and there — to the best way to get the books. Th e plot seems a little of Ambler’s “A Coffi n for Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George FRI 02/14 > THUR 02/20 518.789.0022 themoviehouse.net “Jazz at the Interlaken” album ron, Conn., for its second ater Guild’s “Peter Pan,” in the run-up to World War information to the British. stitched together. Dimitrios.” Carter Road, Becket, MA, www. jacobspillow.org release concert by New year on Saturday, Feb. 22, SOAR performing songs Sunday, Feb. 16 -1PM II, or during the war. Of course, the British Th ere’s more action, less It’s not the best of the Performance installation on Chordtet, Feb.22 at 7:30 p.m. at 6:30 p.m. in the Bok from an original revue DOWNHILL Th is installment’s hero want more. And so a secret brooding. series. But a so-so eff ort from CUNNINGHAM in 3D the life of W.E.B. Du Bois by Gallery. titled, “Hooray for Disney,” +Q&A with the Director & is crime fi ction writer Paul agent is born. And in case anyone Furst is approximately 87 ka- Zaccho Dance Theatre, Feb. TALKS The festival showcases and an original work per- PARASITE Norton Owen of Jacob’s Pillow jillion times better than the 22. The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine musical productions of lo- formed by students from best stuff from the average Spring Ballet Casting, The St., Cornwall, CT, www.cornwallli- cal schools and organiza- Indian Mountain School. JOJO RABBIT Thursday, Feb. 20 - 2PM thriller writer. Studio Lakeville, 9 Sharon Rd, brary.org tions, with selections from The event is free and NT LIVE! Lakeville CT Peter Vermilyea, “The Vote: 1917 CYRANO DE BERGERAC Auditions, Feb. 17, 4:30 to Housatonic Valley Re- open to the public. For Patrick L. Sullivan is the America’s Most Fragile Right,” with JAMES McAVOY 6:30 p.m. The Spring Ballet Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. gional High School’s “The more information, go to LIVE from London senior reporter at Th e Lake- will perform at The Falls Vil- Sound of Music,” Pawling www.sharonplayhouse. KNIVES OUT ville Journal and a devotee lage Children’s Theater with High School’s “Little Shop org. 48 MAIN STREET, MILLERTON, NY of crime fi ction and cinema live accompaniment and (good and bad). designer costumes on April 18. Weekly rehearsals will be scheduled. … Architecture of SOM MOVIES -WINTER- Continued from previous page Boondocks Film Society at J.L. Hendrick & Co., 41 Main St., Millerton, NY, www.boondocks- fountain at Lincoln Center the innovative Emhart and resolved,” he asserts. filmsociety.org and the low, land-hugging, Building, also in Bloom- “It’s also memorable: Go see Xavier Dolan’s “Heartbeats,” Connecticut General Life fi eld, is gone and, sadly, last it, you won’t forget it.” Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Pre-film hap- Insurance Company (now month the Union Carbide With his new book — py hour 7 to 8:15 p.m with live th music by Taraka Larson. Cigna) headquarters in Building at 270 Park Ave. and his upcoming presen- Feb 14 866-811-4111 Bloomfi eld, Conn. was torn down to make way tation at the Hotchkiss Li- Mahaiwe Performing Arts February 22 & 23 rd “By today’s standards, his for a new midtown Manhat- brary of Sharon on Sunday, Center, 14 Castle St., Great Bar- Thru Feb 23 518-329-6293 rington, MA, www.mahaiwe.org early buildings, even in glass tan tower. Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. — Adams “Grumpy Old Men,” March Come have fun at the Norfolk, Conn. winter festival. and steel, are quite small But most of it remains, at uses his historian’s eye and 12, 7 p.m. “Blues Brothers,” Enjoy great food, live music, art, crafts, and intimate,” Adams says. least for now, including the research skills to refocus March 26, 7 p.m. “Pulp open houses & tours, kids’ activities and more... “As time passed, however, controversial and much-be- public appreciation for Fiction,” April 2, 7 p.m. “Toy his buildings became larger loved Beinecke Library the legacy of a man whose Story,” April 23, 4 p.m. “The Find details at weekendinnorfolk.org and more sculptural.” at Yale University, which maxim was always “to let Godfather,” April 30, 7 p.m. Some of Bunshaft’s best Adams considers Bunshaft’s the buildings speak for work has been lost through most personal building. themselves.” In doing so, he renovation or demolition: “It’s his most compact also manages to speak for Gordon Bunshaft. 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