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Millerton Village Hall

is on the move, again
By WHITNEY JOSEPH
editor@millertonnews.com
MILLERTON — The future of
Village Hall is now official — at least
temporarily. On March 17, if all goes
according to plan, the Millerton Village
Hall will relocate to 5933 North Elm
Ave. (Route 22) for the next two years.
It’s been a long five months or so since
the village staff first became homeless,
due to a broken boiler, asbestos and
mold discovered at the aging Village
Hall located at 21 Dutchess Ave. — all of
which put a $189,700 Community De-
velopment Block Grant (CDBG) proj-
ect (jointly awarded to the village of
Millerton and the town of North East)
to bring the building up to Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
on hold — indefinitely.
In the interim, Village Hall — along
with the Millerton Police Department
— was moved to One John St., which
was not ADA compliant but was avail-
able immediately, which was critical in
order to get village staff out of an un-
heated building mid-winter, according
to Mayor Debbie Middlebrook.
“It wasn’t that the ADA issue got
overlooked, but… the women on staff
had been working in the building after
the boiler was gone without adequate
heat,” explained the mayor. “We had to
do something.”
Rent at One John St. was $700 a
month, and while reasonable, the vil-
lage had to relocate so that its hall
would meet ADA standards — and so
that it would have enough room to hold
See VILLAGE HALL, A7

Counterfeit bills circulate in

Mother-daughter duo Heather and Briella Barrett spent a cozy night
in the Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center cafeteria with
the game Trouble.
All a-board games!
PINE PLAINS — Students on the
Seymour Smith Student Council in-
vited their classmates and their fami-
lies to spend a fun night with a board
game or two at Family Board Game
Night on Friday, Feb. 21.
Running from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in
the Seymour Smith Intermediate
Learning Center cafeteria, students
in grades second through fifth and
their families were asked to bring
PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE Harlem Valley and Connecticut
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
MILLERTON — Village mer-
chants have been advised to pay closer
their favorite board game for a night attention to the money they accept
of friendly competition. following recent reports of counter-
Throughout the evening, games feit bills being passed at area busi-
like Monopoly and Sorry! as well as a nesses — even crossing state lines into
few card games like Uno and Explod- Connecticut.
ing Kittens were all the rage. Ranging so far from $20 bills to
The Seymour Smith Student $100 bills, a handful of businesses in
Council also held a bake sale in the the region have reportedly received
cafeteria to raise money for the counterfeit bills this year. What’s
group. made them so tough to catch is that
— Kaitlin Lyle
the bills can’t be detected by the stan-
dard pen test used to identify counter-
feit bank notes. Most businesses have
learned of the deception long after the
bills made their way into cash regis-
ters. Only with an extremely close
examination can one detect any dis-
cernible differences, such as a heavier
texture or Chinese lettering printed
on the bills.
“It just felt a little different,” Ob-
long Books & Music owner Dick Her-
mans said after his business received
a counterfeit $100 bill. “The paper
didn’t feel right, but I put in my de-
posit and didn’t know it was off until
the bank picked up on it. I held it up to
the light; everything looked like a bill.
It seemed to be a new bill — it was not
one that’s been circulated much.”
Having unknowingly received a
couple of counterfeit $20 bills, Ta-
ro’s owner Peter DelCantaro said he
found out about the bills when a cus-
tomer came into the restaurant to get
change for a $100 and later returned
to say the bills were fake.
“A couple times I’ve put money in
See COUNTERFEIT BILLS, A7

Millbrook attorney
challenges Delgado
in the 19th District
By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
judithb@millertonnews.com
MILLBROOK — Millbrook resi-
dent Kyle Van De Water announced
on Wednesday, Feb. 19, that he is run-
ning for Congress in the 19th District,
which includes all of Columbia, Dela-
ware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sul-
livan and Ulster Counties and parts of
Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and
Rensselaer Counties.
Van De Water served as a trustee
on the Millbrook Village Board until
2018. He ran for re-election in 2019,
but lost. While on the board he was
deeply involved in updating the Com-
prehensive Plan; he also served on
Durst developers change plans
Pine Plains property to be developed as
recreational resort, not second homes
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
several committees.
Van De Water, a Republican, is one PINE PLAINS — After spending
of three candidates running against several months soliciting community
first-term Congressman Antonio feedback and fine-tuning design plans,
Delgado (D-NY 19). representatives from The Durst Or-
The other two Republican candi- ganization presented the Town Board
dates who entered the race are Mike and the Planning Board with new plans
Roth of Ellenville and Ola Hawatmeh to redevelop the former Carvel prop-
of Poughkeepsie. A fourth candidate, erty. In short, the project no longer
Anthony German, is a former Na- seeks to develop a luxury second-home
tional Guard general from Oneonta community — instead it wants to build
who filed on Aug. 14, 2019, but has a resort with multiple recreational ac-
since dropped out of the race. tivities.
Van De Water has the support of The Durst Organization first pro-
the Dutchess County Republican posed the Carvel Property Develop-
Committee and has 80% of the coun- ment as a massive housing develop-
ment with country club amenities, in
See KYLE VAN DE WATER, A7 June of 2003. In the years since, the
New York City developer took a break
from the grueling approval process and
then re-energized, redrafting plans and
then, most recently, returning before
the town in February of 2018.
Original plans called for a golf and
recreation-oriented luxury communi-
ty in Pine Plains and neighboring Mi-
lan. There may or may not be golfing
in the new plans.
Durst representatives met first with
the Town Board on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18. Durst Project Manager Lisa
Baker and Durst Chief Development
Officer Alexander Durst presented an
overview of the project’s redesign.
“We are fortunate to have a com-
pany like The Durst Organization in-
terested in the area,” town Supervisor
Darrah Cloud said the following day.
“They are well-versed in building eco-
sustainable developments and they are
very mindful of collaborating with the
town of Pine Plains and being a part of
things here as opposed to being a sepa-
rate thing.”
Cloud added, “It fits so well into
where we are because what they want
to do is to create a place for people who
love nature and love to hike and bike,
be out with their kids and climb the
mountain, and what can be better? At
the minimum, it will bring 250 jobs to
the area.”
After presenting to the Town Board,
the Durst team met with the Plan-
ning Board the following morning, on
Wednesday, Feb. 19, again at Town Hall.
See DURST CARVEL PLANS, A7

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 A2 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 27, 2020
OBITUARIES
Barbara Roth
LAKEVILLE — Barbara Roth,
90, of Lakeville and formerly of
Roslyn, N.Y., died peacefully on
Feb. 24, 2020, surrounded by
her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Barbara survived her best
friend and husband, Frank, with
whom she had celebrated more
than 50 years of marriage.
She was the cherished mother
of Ellyn Mittman, Stuart Roth
and Peter Roth; mother-in-law of
Larry Mittman, Stephanie Roth
and Michelle Roth; beloved and
cherished grandmother of Wes-
ley Mittman LePatner and Evan
LePatner, Jordan Mittman, Max
Roth, Zoe Roth and Victoria He-
fner; and cherished great-grand-
mother of Emerson LePatner and
Jonathan LePatner.
Exceptional real estate bro-
ker at Elyse Harney Real Estate
to the hundreds of families to
whom she lovingly sold homes
in the Northwest Corner, Barbara
treated each customer like they
were her family.
Otto Heinrich Von Ahn
SHARON — Otto Heinrich
Von Ahn, 80, of Millerton Road,
died at his home on Feb. 24,
2020. He was the loving partner
of Kathleen Blackshaw for more
than 40 years.
Calling hours will be from 10
John Albert Kett Jr.
MILLERTON — John Albert
Kett Jr., 79, a nine-year resident of
Millerton and formerly of White
Plains, N.Y., died Feb. 20, 2020, at
his home in Millerton.
Mr. Kett worked as a self-
employed master carpenter; he
worked with the Wire Lathers and
Local Carpenters Union through-
out his lengthy career.
Born April 25, 1940, in Bronx,
N.Y., he was the son of the late
Miriam E. (Iringer) and John Al-
bert Kett Sr.
On Feb. 16, 1991, in Patterson,
N.Y., he married Beverly Kay
(Kinkade) Tully. Beverly survives
in Millerton.
In his spare time, John enjoyed
mowing his lawn, watching sci-
ence fiction movies, streaming on
Netflix and, for many years, relax-
ing on his motorcycle.
He enjoyed spending time with
his family in Cape Cod during the
summer as well. He will be dearly
missed by his loving family and
many friends.
In addition to his beloved
wife, John is survived by three
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Millerton Youth Baseball registration
MILLERTON — Baseball
enthusiasts between the ages
of 3 and 16 have until Satur-
day, Feb. 29, to register for
Millerton Youth Baseball.
The program is for vil-
lage of Millerton and town
of North East residents only.
Family Open Gym in Millbrook this March
MILLBROOK — The
Town of Washington Recre-
ation Department welcomes
families to its Family Open
Gym for grades kindergarten
through fifth and their fami-
lies.
Guertin Gym will be open
on Wednesdays, March 4, 11,
Ski Catamount for
Roe Jan Library
COPAKE — Ski at
Catamount Mountain on
Saturday, Feb. 29, from 4
to 9 p.m., get $10 off of a
lift ticket and benefit the
Roeliff Jansen Community
Library.
For details and to obtain
a coupon for the ski lift, call
the library at 518-325-4101,
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stop by the library at 9091
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Noted for her and her hus-
band’s founding of the Con-
necticut Northwest Corner
Jewish Community Group and
their leadership in developing a
sense of Jewish pride among their
neighbors, she annually repre-
sented the Jewish community
at the Thanksgiving Interfaith
Service.
She was a classified “Super
Reader” at the Scoville Library, a
regular at The Woodland, and a
frequent presence at the Lakev-
ille Lake (where she watched her
grandchildren and great-grand-
children learn to swim).
The family offers gratitude to
Erin Granger, Dawn Brinson and
the Salisbury Visiting Nurse As-
sociation, who allowed her to live
her remaining days with dignity
and joy.
A private internment with a
memorial service will follow in
the spring.
Memorial donations may be
made in her honor to the Scoville
Memorial Library in Salisbury.
a.m. to noon at the Kenny Funeral
Home in Sharon on Saturday,
Feb. 29 .
A full obituary will be posted
in next week’s paper. Memorial
donations may be made to the
Sharon Ambulance.
daughters, Robin Kett of Amenia,
Dawn Weiss of Wappingers Falls,
N.Y., and Christine Cermola of
Northford, Conn.; a stepdaugh-
ter, Patricia Tully and her husband,
Stephen, of Warwick, N.Y., and a
stepson, Liam Tully and his wife,
Lauren, of Ridgefield, Conn.; his
sister, Joan Ogden of Texas; 11
grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
John was predeceased by a son,
John Kett of Dover Plains; and two
sisters, Miriam Bergenson and
Rita Hamill.
A funeral service was held
on Feb. 24 at Faith Bible Chapel
of Shekomeko in Millerton, the
Rev. William Mayhew officiating.
Burial was at Irondale Cemetery
in Millerton.
Memorial donations may be
made to Hudson Valley Hospice,
374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY
12601.
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home in Millerton. To
send an online condolence, go to
www.conklinfuneralhome.com.
For an online registration
link, go to Millerton Youth
Baseball on Facebook.
For more information, call
Amiee at 914-456-9688 or
Kourtnee at 845-849-4673,
or email millertonyouthbase-
ball@gmail.com.
18 and 25, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Families can come and shoot
basketballs around the gym.
Children cannot be left un-
attended at this free program.
A parent/guardian must stay
for the hour.
The gym is located at Vil-
lage Hall, at 35 Merritt Ave.
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GREAT BARRINGTON —
John R. Downie went home to
be with his Lord on Jan. 31, 2020,
at the age of 96.
The staff at Geer
Nursing and Rehabili-
tation Center provided
wonderful care for him
throughout his time
there, especially during
his final days.
John was born Oct.
17, 1923, and grew up
at the family home in
Ridgewood, N.J., until
he left for Army service
in 1943.He served with the 66th
Division in the European The-
ater, returning in 1946 to resume
his studies at Colgate University,
graduating in 1948 with a degree
in history.
John began his insurance
career with companies in New-
ark, N.J., and in Boston and later
joined the Wheeler & Taylor
Agency in Great Barrington. He
served as its president from 1976
until his retirement in 1985.
John lived in Great Barrington
and Sheffield for more than 50
years before moving to the Geer
campus. While in both towns he
was active in church and town af-
fairs and also with Hope Church
in Lenox and Greenwoods Com-
Kimberly Allison (Killawee) Stewart
NORTH CANAAN — Our
sister, mother and friend, Kim-
berly Allison (Killawee)
Stewart, has left us on
Jan. 9, 2020, due to ill-
ness.
Kim was born on
June 19, 1969, at Sharon
Hospital.
She was predeceased
by her parents, Lucille
May and Thomas Joseph
Killawee Sr. of North
Canaan.
In addition to her parents, she
was predeceased by her brother,
Thomas Ryan Killawee Jr.; her
nephew, Timothy John Muhl; and
her grandson, Tony Lee Hardy.
She is survived by two brothers,
Steven Joseph Killawee of North
Canaan and Jeffery Scott Killaw-
ee of North Carolina; two sisters,
Debra Muhl of Stony Creek, N.Y.,
and Michelle Watson of Pine
Plains; her three children, There-
sa Hardy, Robert Stewart Jr. and
Stephany Myers of Lithia Springs,
Ga.; and her three grandchildren,
Rose, Jacob and Grace Hardy of
Lithia Springs.
Kim had worked at McDon-
ald’s and Stop & Shop in North Ca-
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munity Church in Ashley Falls.
As president, he led the South-
ern Berkshire Community Fund,
which eventually merged with the
Berkshire United Way
in 1984. He organized
the first planting of
trees on Main Street in
Great Barrington, was
a co-founder of the
Ashley Falls Historic
District and a school
Committee member,
and was a long-time
participator in the af-
fairs of Bartholomew’s
Cobble and the Trustees of Res-
ervations.
John considered himself a
“low-profile doer,” yet made sig-
nificant contributions and impact
through his roles as Scoutmaster,
board member with the Berkshire
Hills Conference, the Berkshire
Christian College board of re-
gents, co-founder of Sheffield
Chapel, the Great Barrington
and Sheffield planning boards and
was the recipient of the Robert K.
Agar United Way volunteerism
award. He was a 25-year member
of Kiwanis and a 50-year mem-
ber of Wyantenuck Country Club,
where he loved the game of golf
and became club champion in
1958. He also enjoyed gardening
naan to help with paying the family
bills. She became separated from
her children and hus-
band and became very
sick. She was in and out
of hospitals and doctor
visits. She became very
sick with depression and
diabetes and had heart
issues. She loved her
children and grandchil-
dren more than anything
in this world. When she
could, she would go to Georgia
and visit them. She always sent
birthday and Christmas packages
to them in the mail each year.
When Kim wasn’t so sick, she
loved to walk, socialize with people
and family. She had some of her fa-
ther’s good humor in her at times.
She could make you laugh.
She will be missed very much.
She was gone too young from us.
Kim’s wish was to be bur-
ied with her late mother, Lucille
Killawee, in Great Barrington, and
with her late grandmother, Marion
Silvernail Waters.
There will be a service in North
Canaan in late spring 2020. Con-
tact the family for the place and
time.
at his home, affectionately known
as Mole End.
John married Audrey Tichenor
in 1963 and was joined by her
three sons, Bruce, Carl and Ed.
He and Audrey had many enjoy-
able travels, visiting her home
grounds in Northern Ireland and
his relatives in England. John was
predeceased by Audrey in 2016
and is survived by his sons, Bruce
and his wife, Dianna, of Buxton,
Maine, Carl and his wife, Mary
Lou, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Ed
of Lakeland, Fla.; his Tichenor
grandsons, Eric, Noel, Ryan and
Seth; his brother, George (who
was predeceased by his wife, Joan)
of Jamaica Plain, Mass.; his nieces,
Melinda Maryniuk and her hus-
band, George, of Jamaica Plain,
Carolyn Sebring (who was prede-
ceased by her husband, Harry) of
Richmond, Mass., Alison White-
Worship Services
Week of March 8, 2020
The Congregational
Church of Salisbury, U.C.C.
30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Serving the Lord with Gladness
We bid you warm welcome to come
worship with us Sundays at 10 am.
All are welcome!
Moving music,and Christian fellowship
in a historic 19th C. Meeting House.
Sunday School & Nursery Care
The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson
(860) 435-2442
www.salisburycongregational.org
St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Rev. Marilyn Anderson
Rev. Paul Christopherson
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said
10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II)
WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE
At Noon – with Eucharist
www.stjohnssalisbury.org
860-435-9290
North Canaan
Congregational Church, UCC
Joyfully opening our hearts
and doors to all God's people
Pastor Savage Frieze
172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT
Worship services Sundays at 10 am
AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE
30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN:
FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and
CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11
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northcanaancongregational
North East Baptist Church
Historic Meeting House,
Main & Maple Millerton, NY
God's word is always relevant!
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
SUNDAY SERVICES
Family Bible School - 9:30 AM
Morning Worship - 11:00
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
WEEKDAY MEETINGS
Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM
at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave.
Sat. Bible Studies
for Men & Women 3:00 PM
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
First Sunday of each month
after AM services
Pastor Henry A. Prause
518-789-4840
The Sharon United
Methodist Church
112 Upper Main Steet,
North End of Sharon Green
Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits
10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care
No Sunday School in Summer
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-364-5634
sharonumc5634@att.net
Canaan United
Methodist Church
2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT
11 a.m. Worship Service
“Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors”
Rev. Lee Gangaware
860-824-5534
canaanct-umc.com
canaanctumc@gmail.com
Promised Land
Baptist Church
29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT
Where you will find: A Warm Welcome!
Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow!
Sunday School - 10am
Sunday Worship - 11am
Wednesday Bible Study
and Prayer Meeting — 7PM
(860) 824-5685
VISITORS WELCOME!
www.promisedlandbaptist.org
The Chapel of All Saints,
Cornwall
An intimate Episcopal service every
Sunday
9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon
Chapel at Trinity Conference Center
West Cornwall, CT
WELCOMING ALL
SAINT KATERI
TEKAKWITHA PARISH
860-927-3003
The Churches of
Sacred Heart, Kent
St. Bernard, Sharon
St. Bridget, Cornwall Bridge
MASS SCHEDULE
9 AM – Sacred Heart
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday & First Friday
SATURDAY VIGIL
4 PM - St. Bridget
SUNDAY MASSES
8 AM - St. Bernard
10 AM - Sacred Heart
The Smithfield
Presbyterian Church
656 Smithfield Valley Rd.
Route 83, Amenia, NY
Services every Sunday 10 a.m.
21st Century Theology
in an Historic Building
house and her husband,Tom, of
Braintree, Mass., Priscilla Thoma
and her husband, Bob, of Frank-
lin Lakes, N.J.; and a host of
grandnieces and grandnephews
and great-grandchildren.
Scheduled calling hours will
be Friday, March 13, from 4 to
6 p.m. at Finnerty & Stevens Fu-
neral Home in Great Barrington.
A memorial service will be
held on Saturday, March 14, at
Greenwoods Community Church
in Ashley Falls at 11 a.m., with a
reception following.
Instead of flowers, gifts may be
made to the Greenwoods Com-
munity Church Elder’s Fund
through Finnerty & Stevens Fu-
neral Home, 426 Main St., Great
Barrington, MA 01230.
To send remembrances to his
family, go to www.finnertyand-
stevens.com.
All Saints of America
Orthodox Christian Church
313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT
Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m.
Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta
860-824-1340
www.allsaintsofamerica.us
Falls Village
Congregational Church
16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village
10:00 a.m. Family Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
A Friendly Church with
a warm welcome to all!!
860-824-0194
Christ Church Episcopal
in Sharon
9 South Main, Sharon CT
Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker
All welcome to join us
860-364-5260
www.christchurchsharon.org
Greenwoods
Community Church
355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Kidz Konnection
K-6th grade (during Sun. Service)
Nursery Care All Services
Pastor Trip Weiler
413-229-8560
www.greenwoodschurch.com
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
40 Leedsville Road
Amenia Union, NY
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30
followed by refreshments
All ages welcome!
Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
www.stthomasamenia.com
845-373-9161
Trinity Episcopal Church
484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock
Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m.
“Offering companionship along the way”
Rev. Heidi Truax
(860) 435-2627
trinity@trinitylimerock.org
www.trinitylimerock.org
Unitarian Fellowship
of NW CT
Cobble Living Room
Noble Horizons
The next meeting will be
Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m.
CHOICE
All are Welcome
For information call 860-435-2319
The Lakeville United
Methodist Church
319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
“Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors”
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-435-9496
Lakevillemethodist@snet.net
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
PARISH
Immaculate Conception,
4 North Street, Norfolk
St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan
St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church
Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary
Sunday 11 am,
Immaculate Conception Church
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Wednesday 6pm
St. Joseph Chapel or Church
Thursday 8am
Immaculate Conception Church
Friday 8am
Church of St. Mary
ALL ARE WELCOME!
For information,
please call 860-824-7078
UCC in CORNWALL
Congregational
Worship Sunday, 10 am
Cornwall Village Meeting House
8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall
Outstanding Church School (10 am)
Mission Opportunities
Warm Fellowship following Worship
860-672-6840
FB - UCC in Cornwall
Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister
Welcoming all - including the
LGBTQ Community
Sharon Congregational
Church
25 Main Street, Sharon, CT
Sunday Worship Service
and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study (incl. a light supper)
every Thurs. 6-7:30 p.m.
860-364-5002
info@sharoncongregationalchurch.org
Millerton United
Methodist Church
6 Dutchess Avenue, P.O. Box 812
Millerton, NY 12546
Services on the 1st & 3rd Sunday of
each month at 9:30 A.M.
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Housing coalition identifies
Millerton/North East goals
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
MILLERTON — Now that
the Tri-Town Coalition has been
restructured to tackle affordable
housing through town-based
groups, the Millerton/North
East working group met on
Tuesday, Feb. 4, to outline its
goals and establish several proj-
ects geared toward affordable
housing opportunities.
Gathering in the NorthEast-
Millerton Library Annex at 5:30
p.m., 19 people attended. Laying
the groundwork for its future
aspirations, the group decided
its main goal is to “promote
economic development and a
sustainable community by iden-
tifying working group(s) and im-
plementing short, medium and
long term projects to provide
affordable housing to current
and future residents.”
Along with visualizing proj-
ects that would tie into that goal,
Sam Busselle, temporary chair,
reported on a later date that
group members also considered
how to accomplish the tasks they
proposed with more community
outreach.
The group agreed its short
term project should focus on
identifying and evaluating all
available properties to deter-
mine what actions could be
taken to secure implementable
projects. Group members talked
about focusing efforts on iden-
tifying all existing structures or
open land for sale that could be
purchased and renovated by a
nonprofit development compa-
ny, such as Hudson River Hous-
ing, or by private investors.
Other tasks involved with
fulfilling this short term project
included exploring and docu-
menting financing and funding
options as well as designing a
comprehensive approach to
community outreach.
For their mid term project,
the group decided to concentrate
on identifying “the full range of
options from purchasing exist-
ing homes to cataloging available
MILLERTON
land for development… to devel-
oping strategies for community
growth to address specific gaps.”
As an example of these gaps,
the group took into account the
population of seniors, farm-
workers and low and middle
income residents in the local
region. In order to fulfill this
project, the group set its sights
on two key tasks: interfacing
with the newly updated Town
of North East/Village of Mil- PHOTO SUBMITTTED
lerton Comprehensive Plan
and developing a collaboration Webutuck teachers do good
of stakeholders. Members of the Webutuck Teachers’ Association (WTA) welcomed local families into the
For their long term project, NorthEast-Millerton Library Annex for their fourth annual Toy and Clothes Giveaway on
group members decided to work Saturday morning, Feb. 22.
on creating an aspirational plan
to serve as a template for the
next five to 10 years. Developing
a collaboration of stakeholders
was considered a key task for
completing this project.
The next meeting of the
working group is set for Tues-
day, March 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the
Community Room of Salisbury
Bank & Trust, located at 87 Main
St., Millerton.

Historical Society invites diners

to eat and reminisce at Taro’s
By CAROL KNEELAND
Special to The Millerton News
MILLERTON — Whether in
small towns or big cities, proper-
ties have a way of changing hands,
structures and functions over the
years, which means that different
eyes will view them from differ-
ing perspectives. The location
of Taro’s, a longtime fixture on
Main Street and the site of the
North East Historical Society’s
Dine Out for History event on
Tuesday, March 3, from 5 to 9
p.m., is no exception.
Two who certainly have differ-
ent memories of the building at
18 Main St. are Peter DelCantaro,
his children — now both grown
— who would come down the
hill “to visit Daddy or I could go
home... I could be with my fam-
ily a lot and see the kids and run
the restaurant.” He also enjoyed
occasionally leaving the kitchen
behind and going to their near-
by elementary school where he
helped with activities.
Taro’s, whose moniker has
puzzled many over the years,
became his namesake when the
painter he hired to create the res-
taurant’s sign told him that with
so many letters in his name, if he
named it after himself, a larger
name meant a larger sign, which
in turn meant a larger bill, and
purchased the paper.
bakery
Although she eventually left
Millerton for bigger city papers
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Pizzeria and Restaurant there
since 1989, and Historical Soci-
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knew the building as the home of
The News in the 1970’s when she
spent three years there covering
the ins and outs of the area.
Appreciating the small town
possibilities the site provided,
DelCantaro’s first thoughts of
that sealed the deal. DelCantaro
settled on the last four letters,
much as his father, Milo Taro, did
when he worked as an artist, and
Taro’s, as all know it, was born.
Although now a resident of
Torrington, Conn., DelCantaro
continues to be a huge Millerton
fan, loving the popular restaurant,
its patrons and especially his staff,
whom he lauds for all their hard
Colkin, who handled advertising,
receptionist Dorothy Saake, who
also wrote “a local column on up-
dates of people’s lives in Miller-
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AMENIA/MILLBROOK
Celebrating Black History Month
with Black Stories Matter
By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
judithb@millertonnews.com
MILLBROOK — In tones that
ranged from soft to sorrowful,
from wonder to woe, from almost
comic to courageous, the stories
written and read by eight Afri-
can Americans — four men, four
women — left no one untouched
at the Millbrook Library on
Wednesday, Feb. 19. All on video,
the writers spoke of their race, of
finding themselves and of their
identity.
The storytellers were from the
TMI project in Kingston, where
everyday people go for help shap-
ing their stories, bringing forth
pieces that can be painful, yet
healing, to the storyteller and
the listener.
Arranged by Diana Bontecou,
the library’s events director, Eva
Tenuto, last year’s co-founder of
TMI, was also present.
The first presenter was Kwami
Alfred Holmes; he spoke about
his name, how it has alienated
him at times and, as he’s grown
older, how it’s helped him learn
and value his identity.
One woman talked about feel-
ing hard to love because she was
black, abandoned by her mother
and raised by a tough grandmoth-
er. She talked about how she has
come to value that toughness
from her grandmother and how
she has both survived and accom-
plished many things, including
passing her strength on to her
daughters and granddaughters.
Another woman talked about
being pregnant while a student, of
being homeless because she want-
ed to keep her baby against her
family’s wishes, of being shamed
by the church she belonged to.
But she rose from the ashes, be-
came a registered nurse, married
and she and her husband now run
a successful nonprofit.
One particularly harrowing
story came out of Harlem; it
involved kidnapping, violence,
gangs and the projects, and one
young man who survived to tell
his tale. He joined the Peace Corps
after graduating from high school.
He later went into the Army, and
today he is executive director of
the African Burial Grounds and
project director of the Ulster
County Commission of Human
Rights.
A woman named Rita talked
about babies having babies. She
was another victim of being
shamed by her church, of being
ostracized, of always being afraid
that she wasn’t a good mother
who didn’t know enough or do
enough. She related suffering with
her daughter’s battle with cancer
for five years, three of those spent
with her at Albany Medical Cen-
ter. She spoke of how, before her
daughter died, she finally knew
through her daughter’s words that
she was good enough.
Each story, though different,
had elements of sadness, misfor-
tune born of poverty, of over-
coming obstacles, of flourishing
in spite of early hardships and
mistakes. Finally, through writing
their stories these ordinary peo-
ple were able to tell their truths, PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE
to share them with strangers, to From left, Amenia Town Clerk Dawn Marie Klingner
show their battle scars and their and her husband, Amenia’s Chief Police Constable Chris
eventual healing. Klingner, proudly extended their arms alongside Ame-

Amenia Town Board changes Grievance Day date

nia Fire Company Capt. Andy Murphy and Amenia Fire
Company member Christian Larrabee after donating
blood at the annual blood drive on Thursday, Feb. 20.

By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
AMENIA — The Amenia Town
Board decided to change the date
for Grievance Day at its recent
workshop meeting on Thursday,
Feb. 6.
According to the New York
State Department of Taxation and
Finance, Grievance Day serves as
the deadline for residents to sub-
mit forms (also known as Form
RP-524) to their local assessor
to grieve their property assess-
ments. From property owners
and purchasers to “tenants who
are required to pay property tax-
es pursuant to a lease or written
agreement,” the Department of
Taxation and Finance stated that
any individual who pays property
taxes can grieve an assessment.
There are no fees for grieving
an assessment.
Property owners who don’t re-
side in the municipality where they
own property can file a written
request for a list of their property,
the assessed value and the time and
place for hearing grievances. They
can also request a date after Griev-
ance Day for a grievance hearing,
though they are required to submit
Form RP-524 on or before the reg-
ularly scheduled Grievance Day.
Prior to the board meeting,
Amenia town Supervisor Victoria
Perotti explained that the town’s
annual Grievance Day was previ-
ously held on the fourth Thurs-
day of May. However, she said the
board decided to change the date
to the fourth Tuesday of May “for
the convenience of the Grievance
Board.”
A public hearing was held on
the 6th; it closed just seconds af-
ter opening with no speakers. Fol-
lowing the hearing on the change,
the board adopted a local law to
change Grievance Day for assess-
ments to the fourth Tuesday in
May. This year, Grievance Day
will be held on Tuesday, May 26.
To file a grievance on a prop-
erty assessment, local residents can
contact Amenia Assessor Christo-
pher Boryk at 845-373-8118, ext.
104.
Every drop counts
AMENIA — Everyday
residents became lifesav-
ers last week, with a simple
donation of blood. The
Amenia Town Hall held a
New York Blood Center
(NYBC) drive on Thursday,
Feb. 20.
Organized as an annual
event by Town Clerk Dawn
Marie Klingner, the blood
drive ran from 3 to 7 p.m.
Once they had filled out
all the necessary paperwork,
donors were greeted by per-
sonnel from the NYBC, who
made sure they were comfort-
able during the procedure.
By adopting a “pay it for-
ward” approach and working
together with the Amenia Fire
Company, Klingner said she
and the fire company are con-
stantly working to increase
public awareness about the
benefits of donating blood.
“This has been fabulous
that I’ve gotten this many
members to donate,” Kling-
ner said.
The blood center’s goal
for the day was 35 pints and
it collected 35 pints. Last year,
it collected 34 pints, exceeding
its 2019 goal of 29 pints.
— Kaitlin Lyle

Short-term rental
survey clarification
AMENIA — In the Thurs-
day, Feb. 6, edition of The
Millerton News, an article
ran entitled, “Pros and cons of
short-term rentals discussed at
Tri-Town Coalition forum,”
on Page A6. It reported on a
presentation by the Dutchess
County Department of Plan-
ning and Development (DCD-
PD), which outlined the key
characteristics and benefits of
short-term rentals (STRs) as
well as the potential impact of
STRs in the local area.
As part of the presenta-
tion, DCDPD Planner Shelby
Frangk reported that the de-
partment conducted a survey
on STRs in the tri-town region
last June; she shared the re-
sults at the forum. A reported
72% of survey respondents
— mostly municipal officials
and staff — said they don’t
currently regulate STRs in any
way. This newspaper incor-
rectly stated that 72% of re-
spondents didn’t believe STRs
could work in any way in their
communities. We regret the
error.
Since the survey was origi-
nally taken, Frangk reported
that the village of Rhinebeck
has passed a law regulating
STRs.
— Kaitlin Lyle
Realtor® at Large
In the Northwest Corner there are many
small dams that were built to create
impoundments for both industrial and
argricultural purposes. A good example
is the dam on the Blackberry River at the
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both owners and buyers it is good to be
aware of the consequences of the presence
of a dam on a property. The property
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Kindergarten registration in March
The Millbrook Central
School District kindergarten
registration for September 2020
will be conducted in March.
For more information on
the registration or to download
forms, go to millbrookcsd.org.
Parents/guardians may also
come to Elm Street Elementary
School located at 12 Elm St. to
Latin dance at Grace Church Feb. 29
The public is invited to
Grace Church’s preschool’s
annual fundraiser on Satur-
MILLBROOK IN BRIEF
get forms and information.
All children must be 5 years old
on or before Dec. 1, 2020 in order to
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 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 27, 2020 A5

PINE PLAINS/AREA

Stanford investigates 59.8% tax cut,

assesses impact on town taxes
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
STANFORD — After discover-
ing that the town’s budget for 2020
contained an unauthorized 59.8%
tax cut, Stanford town Supervisor
Wendy Burton and the Stanford
Town Board were quick to respond
to the community’s anxieties by
addressing the tax cut at a board
meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13.
There was an overwhelming
turnout at the Town Auditorium
of residents wanting an explana-
tion for the massive tax cut. The
meeting was taped and can now
be viewed online, at www.townof-
stanford.org. Burton explained on
a later date that the purpose of the
meeting was to explain how the tax
cut had happened and to state the
town’s intentions to mediate it “be-
cause no municipality can survive
that kind of tax cut.”
To bring the public up to speed
on the 2020 budget process, the
board delivered a presentation on
the town’s tax and financial status.
Going back to this past January,
the public was informed that the
town’s taxes were levied with an
unauthorized 59.8% tax cut. In
order to fund this unauthorized
tax cut, a total of $547,532 of the
town’s fund balance was allocated
to the 2020 expenses, which the
board said will drastically reduce
the town’s financial safety net by
year end.
The board explained that a ten-
tative supervisor’s budget prepared
by former town Supervisor Joseph
Norton and Stanford Town Coun-
cilmember Mark D’Agostino was
submitted at the end of Septem-
ber in 2019. This budget reflected
a 10.84% tax decrease. As far as the
real property tax for 2020 was con-
cerned, the tentative supervisor’s
budget anticipated a reduction of
$25,353. The Town Board held its
budget workshop meeting on Oct.
31, 2019, during which time Norton
made a motion to accept the tenta-
tive budget and received approval
from the board. However, by early
November, the town’s preliminary
budget reflected an increased al-
location from the fund balance,
with the total revenues for 2020
calculated at $41,533 rather than
$25,353. A public hearing on the
preliminary budget was held on
Nov. 11, 2019, followed by the pre-
liminary budget’s adoption as the
town’s final 2020 budget on Nov.
14.
A tax levy document was sub-
mitted by the board to the Dutchess
County Department of Finance in
early December 2019 with the un-
authorized 59.8% tax cut. Glancing
at the general fund for 2020, a total
of $547,532 was set aside for the
real property tax. By January, the
tax bills were distributed, which
led to the town’s discovery of the
tax cut. The board explained that
by the end of 2020, the town’s fund
balance will be drastically reduced.
If nothing is done to resolve this
issue, the board reported that there
will be insufficient funds to run the
town in the near future.
Since they first learned about
the tax cut, Burton explained
that she and the board have been
evaluating several possibilities for
how this could have happened.
The board emphasized during its
presentation that at no point in
the budgeting process was there
a discussion or vote on amending
the preliminary budget to increase
the 11% tax decrease into an almost
60% tax decrease.
When the motion was made at
the Nov. 14, 2019 meeting to adopt
the preliminary budget as the final
version, the only version that had
been submitted to the board and
public was the one that contained
the 11% tax cut.
While researching its options,
she said that among their resourc-
es, the board worked with the New
York State comptroller, Dutchess
County Executive Marc Molinaro,
Dutchess County Legislator Gregg
Pulver (R-19), the New York State
attorney general, Stanford Town
Assessor Stephen Gotovitch and
others. Burton has also done her
utmost to keep the public informed
about the board’s efforts by posting
letters to the public on the town
website.
Above all, Burton stressed that
the board cannot close the books
on 2019 just yet.
“The books are a disaster,” she
said, “and there are so many things
that were entered in incorrectly
or not entered into our financial
software that it’s going to take us
a while to do our end of the year
report, and we’re feverishly work-
ing to get that done.”
As they move forward in try-
ing to resolve the tax cut, Burton
said the board has the option of
implementing a restorative tax PHOTO BY VERONICA STORK
levy that would return the town Young reader Ellie Devine was eager to take part in the
to the 10.84% tax cut authorized scavenger hunt included in the Pine Plains Free Library’s
at the Nov. 14 meeting. While Take Your Child to the Library Day program on Thurs-
this remedy has received support day, Feb. 20.
from the local community, she
said they can’t proceed with this
option, given that it would be “an
Look to the books
impossible thing to bookkeep” and PINE PLAINS — Local Stork organized a fun scaven-
would require writing a town law families were invited to bring ger hunt where the children
for the Town Board to pass and their children to the Pine Plains had to find the answers to ques-
then sending that law up to the Free Library for an afternoon tions posted around the library
state for approval. of activities as part of the Take for the chance to win prizes.
Regardless of the board’s final Your Child to the Library Day Children were also invited
decision, Burton said they still need program on Thursday, Feb. 20. to try out the library’s new
to send out a second tax levy that Running from 2 to 7 p.m., Nintendo Switch video game
will include what the tax levy will roughly 10 children attended. during their visit.
look like with a 10.84% versus what Library Director Veronica — Kaitlin Lyle
it would look like with the 59.8%
restored.
In terms of her expectations
for the next board meeting on
Thursday, Feb. 27, Burton said, “I
just want to assure them as I said
originally in my very first letter
that we have enough money to get
through 2020 — that will be no
problem.”
Come 2021, Burton reported
that the town will have some
money from leftover funds,
though she emphasized that the

BOE examines budgets, discusses

town can’t recover from a tax cut
of that magnitude simply by raid-
ing any cash accounts that might

energy performance contract still be available as it would lead

By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
PINE PLAINS — The Pine
Plains Central School District
Board of Education (BOE) dove
right into district business on
Wednesday, Feb. 19; it reviewed
next year’s department budgets
for transportation and maintenance
and operations, and discussed the
ed on a later date that the presenta-
tion by McKibbon and Remsburger
led to a conversation among board
members regarding the efficacy of
the district’s energy performance
contract with Siemens. Couse
raised a concern to the BOE that
the electrical savings seen in the first
six months of operation wouldn’t be
enough to meet the 20-year payback
requirement of the school district’s
trict installed a solar array just east
of the Stissing Mountain Junior/
Senior High School parking lot last
spring to save 80% of the total cost
for powering the building.
Keeping all of this in mind,
Couse asked where the balance of
savings would come from. Super-
intendent of Schools Martin Han-
dler indicated that a savings review
would be performed and presented
to a huge tax increase somewhere
down the line.
“I hope that I speak a bit to as-
sure people we are OK and that
we need to act on this and explore
other options,” Burton said. “We
need to at least set this process in
motion because it takes so long but
we need to at least get the wheels
turning.”
PHOTO BY PAT MARA
It all adds up
Janet Fitzgerald, left, president of the FRIENDS of the Pine
Plains Free Library, presented a check for $3,000 to Library
Board of Trustees President Beth McLiverty recently. The
FRIENDS donation will help cover programming at the library
for the upcoming year. This is the third year the FRIENDS
group has donated $3,000.

efficacy of the district’s energy per-
formance contract.
The budget workshop began
with Pine Plains Director of Trans-
portation Lauren Ross’ overview
of the transportation budget for
the 2020-21 school year. Totaling
$1,880,338, the proposed trans-
portation budget indicated a year
to year increase of just under 2%.
Next, Pine Plains Director of School
Facilities Richard McKibbon and
Assistant Director of School Facili-
ties Mike Remsburger presented
their maintenance and operations
budget for next year, which came
to $1,851,963, and indicated a year
to year decrease of $24,000.
BOE President Chip Couse not-
energy performance project.
Totaling $3.8 million, that en-
ergy performance project includes
changing all the interior lights in the
district to LED; changing one boiler
in the junior/senior high school
building and one boiler in the Cold
Spring Early Learning Center build-
ing to propane dual fuel; changing
the energy management system at
the junior/senior high school and
Cold Spring to electronic controls;
installing energy saving devices on
various appliances in the district,
including computers; and build-
ing envelope tightening to ensure
that less heat will escape from the
school buildings. As an important
component of the project, the dis-
Brain Teasers
to the BOE every March for the first
five years of the project. Couse said
Handler also assured the BOE that
Siemens guaranteed the savings and
will be required to write a check for
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A6 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 27, 2020
OPINION
EDITORIAL PAGE A6 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Just exactly who are you?
T
hat goes with the question:
EDITORIAL
do you have the right to
be here? In a thinly veiled
attempt to differentiate between
“real” Americans and all others
Millerton to move
(including those perhaps born
here but without a paper trail),
the Department of Homeland
Village Hall and
Security (DHS) has set a deadline
of October 1 — just before the
elections — for you to be able to
Police Department —
prove you belong here and who
you are, exactly.
Not everyone born here
but at least it was fair
has a birth certificate. Records
get lost, destroyed in fires (the
military records fire in 1973 has
I
t’s a privilege to witness democracy in action — and even if caused problems ever since—
many babies were born on U.S.
you don’t like the end results, you have to respect the
bases worldwide), and some-
process and the people who participated.
times are financially beyond
Case in point? The issue of the Millerton Police Department the means of a large portion of
and Village Hall’s recent relocation from 21 Dutchess Ave., to
the population to afford to buy
One John St., to 50 Main St. After shuffling around for very a certified copy.
valid reasons: 21 Dutchess Ave. is an old building in need of Using the air travel security
repair; it’s got mold, asbestos and a busted boiler. It’s also as a lever to enact new identity
slated for a Community Development Block Grant project to measures — even though all
bring its bathrooms and entrances up to Americans with the TSA person does is look at
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. someone’s driver’s license and
Hence the move to One John St., which was an emergency compare the image to the face
situation, Mayor Debbie Middlebrook explained, predicated and name on the ticket — you
on village staff working in a building (21 Dutchess Ave.) with have by October 1 to get a “Real
no heat in the middle of winter. The fact that One John St. was ID.” For the word “real” here you
not ADA compliant, nor did it provide enough space for the can substitute “federal-proof-
Police Department, forced the Village Board to move Village positive.” Here’s what you need
Hall once again, this time to 50 Main St. to get a “Real ID”:
Locating Village Hall and the Millerton Police Department Two proofs of identity such
in the center of the business district turned out to be an as a utility bill (with address)
unpopular move. Almost immediately after moving in on Jan. and a bank statement (with the
13, Main Street merchants started voicing concerns that having same address);
police patrols stationed right next to popular restaurants and Proof of identity and legal
bars might deter would-be patrons from coming to Millerton. residence in the USA — and
this means birth certificate (a
Other merchants expressed their concerns that if people
certified original) or residence
stopped eating and drinking in Millerton, they might stop
shopping here, too.
The Millerton Business Alliance (MBA) quickly got in-
Is there a Franklin gap in your history book?
volved, pleading with the Village Board to move the police off
Main Street. If readers remember, this paper took umbrage
with the idea merchants and restaurateurs were trying to push
the police out of the village center — we laid it on the line. Here’s a little project for high
“Let’s get to the heart of it,” stated the Feb. 6 editorial school and college students
(and possibly teachers and par-
entitled, “Why the Millerton Police belong on Main Street,” on
Page A7. “We believe this is code for merchants who fear ents and grandparents) to con-
stationing the police at 50 Main will keep customers from
sider over the winter. Do high
school or college history books
wanting to eat and drink in a village well-known for its strict used in classrooms these days
DWI [Driving While Intoxicated] patrols.” cite or mention, even if only
This paper firmly stated that the police are a deterrent to in a footnote, what Benjamin
criminal behavior and an asset to any community. We stood Franklin had to say — his final
behind the Millerton Police Department — ­ and we still do. But say — about the newly drafted
we also recognize that sometimes, compromise is needed. Constitution?
And that’s exactly what the months-long discussions among In “Inventing a Nation,”
the Village Board, the MBA and the public have led to — com- published in 2003, the late
promise. The MBA proposed a few alternative sites for the historian, novelist, playwright
police station; one, at 5933 North Elm Ave. (Route 22), was and essayist Gore Vidal ob-
simultaneously suggested by Police Officer David Rudin. The served that a major biography
mayor checked it out with the police chief, her trustees and of Franklin — Edmond Wright’s
MBA representatives. “Benjamin Franklin: His Life
The space turned out to be pretty perfect — and not just for As He Wrote It,” published
the Police Department but for Village Hall as well. The catch? by Harvard University Press
(There’s always a catch.) The rent is $3,000; rent at 50 Main St. in 1996 — failed to make any
costs $1,300. That’s a substantial difference, but as MBA mention of Franklin’s letter
member Jeanne Vanecko, also an architect and president of
Townscape of Millerton and North East, said, the move may
end up saving money in the long run.
“I can tell you, as an architect, it will cost $600,000 to $1 Free tax prep available
T
million to put [the original Village Hall] back in a condition
where it’s habitable,” she said, stressing that she is not a village he AARP Tax-Aide pro-
representative. “That’s 20 years’ worth of rent. It will cost the
village less to go this route.”
gram, in conjunction with
the IRS and the Hudson
Here’s the takeaway: We feel the mayor and her board did Valley CA$H Coalition, is again
offering a free, volunteer run, tax
an excellent job looking out for their constituents: residents,
merchants, taxpayers. They went through what Trustee preparation service for low to
Matthew Hartzog described as a “torturous” process, weighing moderate income taxpayers, with
cost versus need. They were responsible stewards of the special attention to those ages 60
and older. You do not need to be
community, and they should be recognized for a difficult job
a member of AARP or a retiree
done well.
to use this service. There are 20
The MBA, for its part, might face criticism for trying to Tax-Aide sites around Dutchess
dictate terms to the Village Board about municipal matters. County, in the following com-
Some may feel the group overstepped its bounds. But the munities: Beacon, Dover Plains,
democratic way in which the MBA went about the process — Fishkill, Hopewell Junction, Hyde
presenting its arguments openly, calmly and respectfully
Park, Millbrook, Millerton, Pleas-
— speaks volumes. Merchants saw a problem, they presented a ant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Staats-
number of ideas, and, after much sensible discussion, a burg, Stanfordville and Wap-
solution was found. pingers Falls. All sites offer a free
Now, you might not like that solution. You might want electronic filing service for both
Millerton’s Village Hall and Police Department to remain on federal and New York State re-
Main Street until a permanent location is determined, as we turns. The sites are staffed by Tax-
do. But even critics must admit the process was open and fair Aide volunteers six days a week,
— and that’s got to count for something. including evenings and weekends.
Assistance will be available for the
hearing-impaired and for those
who need a translator.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The CA$H Coalition reports
8,437 returns were prepared last
year for low and middle income
Votes that count
residents of Dutchess, Orange
and Putnam Counties, includ-
ing seniors. This year, childless
working couples earning less than
As a concerned citizen, I request that all voters have the right to $21,370 and childless individu-
have their vote count. als making less than $15,570 are
entitled to the Earned Income
Jon Postyn Tax Credit (EITC). For filers
Stanfordville with children, the income that
determines eligibility rises con-
siderably. Specifics are available
at www.irs.gov.
The letters deadline is 10 a.m. each Monday The IRS reports the EITC lift-
ed 9.7 million people out of pov-
erty in 2017, the most recent year
original paperwork (not a copy
of the original);
An original social security
card or a W-2 form showing the
same name and address as the
proof of identity papers.
If your name has changed
since birth — for example if you
got married and took someone’s
name as yours — then you need
to have an original marriage cer-
tificate or a copy of the original
court order granting the name
change.
Someone has to take your
photo at the Department of
Motor Vehicles (DMV) or, if you
file online, there are additional
criteria for acceptable images.
Cost? In New York State, to
get copies of the above? Maybe
$20-$50 plus hours of work, time
away from work, etc. Oh, and
waiting at the DMV is always
amusing (not). In New Mexico?
$50-$100. In California? $50-
$100. Cost of an original U.S.
Citizenship Certificate? $600.
These criteria are almost the
same as you would need for a
passport. In short, this govern-
ment wants everyone to have a
proof of identity document. Yes,
initially this is only for airport
screening, oh and maybe rail
travel too… and if you’re buy-
ing a car shortly, or perhaps to
prove you are eligible to vote…
so why is the DHS pushing this
“REAL ID” deadline? Because
swing states that have voter ID
requirements can turn away non
Real ID voters in November —
and those without usually are
GUEST
COLUMNIST
Jon Swan
addressed to the Constitutional
Convention, held in the summer
of 1787 in Philadelphia.
Franklin, whom Vidal calls “the
only worldly — not to mention per-
haps the wisest — of the founders,”
was 81 years old in 1787 and too
fragile to travel. Accordingly, his
letter to the Convention was read
aloud by a friend and transcribed
by James Madison.
“I agree to this Constitution
with all its faults,” Franklin wrote,
in the second paragraph of the
716-word letter, “if they are such:
because I think a General Govern-
GOLDEN
LIVING
Todd Tancredi
for which statistics are available.
Over half of those assisted by the
EITC were children, according
to the IRS.
Some appointments are still
available, continuing through
April 15. Phone lines to accept
appointments are already open.
Dial 211 (or 1-800-899-1479) for
site locations, hours or an ap-
pointment. Phone lines will be
open seven days a week from 9
a.m. to 7 p.m. The best times to
call are after 5 p.m., or on week-
ends. A call specialist will review
eligibility, make an appointment,
provide directions to the appro-
priate AARP Foundation Tax-
Aide site and provide a complete
list of required documents needed
for the appointment.
More information about the
program, as well as 24-hour,
year-round tax assistance, can
be found at their website: www.
aarp.org/taxaide. For more in-
formation about joining the
Hudson Valley CA$H Coalition
as a volunteer, visit www.hv-
cash.org; contact Linda Eddy at
845-475-7500; or email leddy@
dutchesscap.org.
Todd Tancredi is director of the
Dutchess County Office for the Ag-
ing (OFA). Contact the OFA at 845-
486-2555 or ofa@dutchessny.gov. Its
website address is www.dutchessny.
gov/aging.
sin*. Semi-Strict? Arkansas,
A VIEW FROM
Alabama, Florida*, Hawaii,
Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan*,
THE EDGE Rhode Island, South Dakota and
Peter Riva Texas. (*=political swing state).
When your government can
control your permission to be in
or vote in your own country —
the least wealthy, the minori- whether by demanding Real ID
ties and, never least, those who or passports — then your gov-
cannot take the time away from ernment controls every aspect of
work to deal with a new ID at your life and freedom. It is that
the DMV. simple a connection.
States with strict voter ID
laws? Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Peter Riva, a former resident of
Mississippi, North Carolina*, Amenia Union, now lives in New
Tennessee, Virginia*, Wiscon- Mexico.
ment necessary for us, and there is even Franklin could have seen
no Form of Government but what
may be a Blessing to the People if
today’s never-ending corporate
funded elections…”
well-administred; and I believe Talk about being prescient!
farther that this is likely to be well
administred for a Course of Years
Franklin’s 1787 letter to the
Constitutional Convention, so
and can only end in Despotism long kept out of sight by writers
as other Forms have done before of our country’s early history,
it, when the People shall become can now be found on Wikipedia
so corrupted as to need Despotic — if one knows the key words
Government, being incapable of that will open the listing. They
any other.” are: “I agree to this Constitution
Given the somber tone of with all its faults…”
Franklin’s judgment and predic-
tion, Vidal writes, it is no wonder Jon Swan is a poet, transla-
that “so many academic histories of tor and freelance writer, whose
our republic…choose to disregard articles on environmental is-
the wise, eerily prescient voice of sues have appeared in several
the authentic Franklin in favor of magazines, including Tikkun.
the jolly fat ventriloquist of com- New and collected poems can be
mon lore, with his simple maxims found online at www.jonswan-
for simple folk.” poems.com. He and his wife live
Further, Vidal writes: “[N]ot in Yarmouth, Maine.
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the bank and they’ve said it’s no
good,” he said. “If you looked at it
closely, you don’t need the pen. It
says ‘toy money’ on it, but other
than that, it looks like a real $20.”
As far as checking for coun-
terfeit bills, Cumberland Farms
manager Joseph Kreta said they
typically use the pen test on larg-
er bills, though they’ve recently
started using it to test $20 bills
after receiving a counterfeit $20
with Chinese lettering in early
February. When asked how often
Cumberland Farms encounters
counterfeit cash, Kreta said, “It
kind of depends on how alert we
are. We’re more alert now.”
“The pen is about all we can
do,” Hermans said. “I just told
people to be careful when taking
big bills because it’s a net loss.”
Though the New York State
Police (NYSP) has handled a cou-
ple of cases of counterfeit bills in
the Millerton area, NYSP Public
Information Officer A.J. Hicks
reported that most of the coun-
terfeit cases that have surfaced
in the last year came out of the
Westchester, Albany and Cort-
land areas.
“We’ve had a lot of counterfeit
bills, especially $100, coming out
of New York City,” Hicks said.
“Though there has been an in-
crease in counterfeit activity, we
have not seen much in Millerton.
The bill utilized is obtainable on
eBay.”
With large commercial areas
like Poughkeepsie and Cort-
land, Hicks said counterfeiting
KYLE VAN DE WATER Continued from Page A1
ty GOP weighted vote.
An attorney with Corbally,
Gartland and Rappleyea in
Poughkeepsie, Van De Water,
was born in Rhinebeck, raised
in Poughkeepsie and graduated
from Spackenkill High School.
He earned his degree from the
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, and finished his edu-
cation at Albany Law School.
DURST CARVEL PLANS Continued from Page A1
Nearly 20 residents attended, in
addition to the entire Planning
Board.
Accompanied by the project’s
consulting team — attorney Jen-
nifer Van Tuyl from Cuddy &
Feder and Project Manager Cath-
erine Monian and Planner Stu-
art Mesinger from The Chazen
Companies — Baker spoke of
the meeting the night before. She
said the Town Board’s comments
were helpful, and led to a deci-
sion to enhance the recreational
nature of the project by incorpo-
rating additional lands with di-
rect access to Stissing Mountain,
the Lake Road area and the Stiss-
ing Pond recreation area.
The developer wants to cre-
ate greater connectivity between
the property and the town center.
Among the elements eliminated
from the previous proposal, she
said they’re withdrawing their
New Neighborhood Develop-
ment (NND) application. In the
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When asked if there have been
any cases reported in the nearby
towns of Amenia or Pine Plains,
he said it was possible, though he
couldn’t name any cases.
Yet the issue of counterfeit
bills isn’t limited to New York
municipalities. Just a few weeks
ago, Melissa Pinardi, the owner
of Stunning Styles Hair in North
Canaan, Conn., warned local
businesses that a young woman
had come into her business to
purchase a product and paid
with a counterfeit $100 bill
“Since I was busy, I did not
notice it was counterfeit,” Pinar-
di said. “It was a really good fake.”
Though she didn’t have a
name, Pinardi described the
woman as being in her mid-20’s
or early 30’s with dyed “fire red
hair” that was worn in a bun at
the time she came into Stunning
Styles Hair.
In terms of what businesses
can do to keep alert, Hicks said,
“They need to be cognizant of
the fact that this is becoming
more prevalent and they need to
be careful that the money they’re
taking in is legit.”
Having received notice about
the counterfeit bills from the
New York State Police and the
Dutchess County Sheriff’s Of-
fice, Millerton Police Officer in
Charge Mike Veeder advised,
“Test the money before you re-
ceive it and just make sure to pay
attention to the money and keep
an eye out on what you’re doing.”
A veteran, Van De Water
joined the service in 2006, serv-
ing as a U.S. attorney. He was
deployed to Afghanistan, and in
2014 he received an honorable
discharge. He is also a major in
the Army Reserves JAG Corps.
Van De Water is married to
his wife, Melissa; in 2009 they
became the parents of triplets,
and a son was born in 2014.
original NND pre-application
from January 2010, NND stan-
dards revolve around the “protec-
tion of environmental features,
preservation of open space and
compatibility with the rural im-
age and character of the roadways
and neighborhoods surrounding
the site,” said Baker.
The changes mean the revised
project will now be developed
under the same rules that ap-
ply to other development in the
residential district. She said The
Durst Organization is now pro-
posing to develop the land as a
conservation subdivision, which
she noted is the town’s “required
form of development for virtually
all development except for the
smallest subdivisions.” According
to the Pine Plains Zoning Law, the
purpose of a conservation subdi-
vision is to “enable and encourage
flexibility of design and develop-
ment of land in such a manner as
to preserve the natural and scenic
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public meetings and provide for
police business.
That’s when it moved to 50
Main St., right in the middle of
the business district. While Vil-
lage Hall setting up shop on Main
Street didn’t seem to ruffle any
feathers initially, housing the Po-
lice Department there certainly
did.
Members of the Millerton
Business Alliance (MBA), includ-
ing 52 Main restaurant and bar
owner Eleanor Nurzia, com-
plained to the Village Board at its
monthly meetings, claiming the
police presence on Main Street
would hinder business. They also
expressed concerns about police
vehicles navigating the narrow
alleyway parking lot behind the
building; about losing critical
parking spaces along Main Street
to people taking care of municipal
matters rather than shopping and
dining; and about another store-
front being occupied by some-
thing other than a commercial
business. Mainly, though, it was
fear about visitors to the village
being unable to relax amid a con-
stant police presence that moti-
vated the MBA.
“The concern was that it was
going to be problematic,” said
Middlebrook, who asked to “ex-
press my appreciation to the
landlord(s) of 50 Main for their
graciousness and all they did to
accommodate the village when
the village was in need.”
And it was problematic to the
merchants, who even submitted a
small petition to the board.
“There’s always an element of
social stigma [when police are]
next to places where people are
eating, drinking, enjoying them-
selves,” Nurzia told The Millerton
News. “There’s a little angst there.
This alleviates the issue for myself
and the other evening businesses.
I feel like it’s a win for the com-
munity as a whole.”
Nurzia was key in finding the
new space on Route 22. She sug-
gested it to the mayor and her
trustees at about the same time
Millerton Police Officer David
qualities of open lands.”
“What we want to do is have a
fresh start with you and be clear
about how we’re going to com-
municate with you,” Van Tuyl
said.
When asked by the board
whether Durst would submit a
special-use permit at the same
time as its conservation subdivi-
sion, Van Tuyl confirmed they
would be submitting both docu-
ments at the same time, though
she reminded the board that the
pre-sketch review only applies to
the lay of the land. As far as fund-
ing is concerned, she said the
town’s zoning law does provide
for escrow payments to fund land
reviews. Responding to Plan-
ning Board Chairman Michael
Stabile’s question about the land
included in the project, Van Tuyl
said the overall plan to be submit-
ted to the board would include all
of the land in the original NND
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Rudin did. Middlebrook said both
Nurzia and Rudin approached her
almost simultaneously. A group of
them went to check out the unfin-
ished space.
“Both spaces were very nice,”
said the mayor, comparing Route
22 to 50 Main. “It is not as if one
space is nicer as far as aesthetics.
I was more concerned with in-
creasing our budget. I was more
concerned with spending money
we don’t necessarily have in sur-
plus, because we have so many big
projects going on right now. This
had nothing to do with anything
other than finances.”
Rent at the Route 22 space will
be $3,000 a month, versus rent at
50 Main, which is $1,300 a month.
As expected, the numbers did
cause a great deal of discussion at
the Tuesday, Feb. 18, Village Board
meeting at which the vote to re-
locate to Route 22 was taken. The
board voted unanimously in favor
of the move, with the exception of
the mayor, who abstained.
“It wasn’t necessary for me to
vote,” she said, “the mayor only re-
ally has to vote when there’s a tie.”
Trustee Matthew Hartzog vot-
ed in favor of the move, but with
reservations. He said he liked hav-
ing both Village Hall and the Po-
lice Department on Main Street.
“What I liked about 50 Main
is that it brought villagers back
to Main Street, rather than feel-
ing like there’s nothing on Main
Street for the average villager,” he
said this week. “And I liked having
our temporary location there…
Unfortunately, the MBA didn’t
want us there.”
Additionally, like Middle-
brook, Hartzog said he was con-
cerned about spending an extra
$1,700 a month in rent.
“Am I comfortable with the in-
crease in rent? No,” he said. “But
the thing is, we were already on
the hook. We were already out
of the [Dutchess Avenue] build-
ing. We were halfway there, and I
think it turns out to be $36 over-
all for all village residents a year.
But again, it really is torturous,
because you don’t want to spend
plan as well as the off-site land. In
terms of total land acreage, Baker
confirmed the project includes
2,314 acres in Pine Plains and 445
acres in Milan.
Planning Board alternate
member Peter Salerno asked
about what kind of recreation
will be offered at the resort.
Based on what she’s learned from
residents and visitors, Baker said
hiking seems to be “unparalleled”
in Pine Plains, and hopes to focus
on hiking as a key recreational
opportunity. Additionally, given
the area’s history of and apprecia-
tion for equestrian activities, the
team is also considering having
horse trails at the resort.
“We’re open to what the Plan-
ning Board feels makes sense,
too,” Baker said.
Both of last week’s meetings
were recorded and can be viewed
online at www.pine­plainsviews.
com.
Wendy
Schiller
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of Political Science
at Brown University
anybody else’s money.”
All things considered, the
trustee said it’s “a good solution”
for the time being. Which is exact-
ly what MBA member, 50 Main
St. property manager, Townscape
of Millerton and North East
President and architect Jeanne
Vanecko has been saying all along.
“I can tell you as an architect,
it will cost $600,000 to $1 mil-
lion to put [Village Hall] back in
a condition where it’s habitable,”
she said about the Dutchess Av-
enue building, stressing she is not
a village representative. “That’s 20
years’ worth of rent. It will cost
the village less to go this route.”
MBA Co-chair Thorunn
Kristjanndottir agrees the move
is a wise one. She said considering
all factors the new space on Route
22 “makes the most sense, long
term and short term, for everyone
involved.”
Vanecko also wanted to stress
that the process of first raising the
issue with the Village Board —
all the way through to proposing
the Route 22 space — was “really
managed without any rancor.
“That’s very, very important
to emphasize,” she said, “nobody
pressured anybody else. It was
really done with very thought-
ful conversations and consider-
ation… I think Debbie deserves,
and the board and the staff de-
serve, a lot of credit for listening
and taking people’s discomfort
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CONCERNING THE
EXAMINATION OF
ASSESSMENT INVENTORY
AND VALUATION DATA
(Pursuant to Section 501 of
the Real Property Tax Law)
NOTICEISHEREBYGIVEN
that Assessment Inventory and
Valuation Data is Available for
Examination & Review.
This Data is the information
that will be used to establish the
assessment of each parcel which
will appear on the Tentative
Assessment Roll of
TOWN OF AMENIA which
will be filed on or before MAY
1, 2020.
The information may be
reviewed by appointment in
the Assessor’s Office at 4988
ROUTE 22.
ON MONDAY BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 9 AND 3
ON TUESDAY BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 9 AND 3
To Set Up and Appointment
to Review the Assessment
Information Please call the
ASSESSOR AT 845-373-8118
extension 104.
DATED FEBRUARY 27,
2020.
Chris Boryk, Assessor IAO
TOWN OF AMENIA
02-27-20
03-05-20
Public Notice
Pursuant to Section 501 of
the Real Property Tax Law.
Assessment Inventory and
Valuation Data for the Town
of Pine Plains is now available
for examination and review.
This data is the information
that will be used to establish the
assessment of each parcel which
will appear in the tentative
assessment roll on May 1, 2020.
To set up an appointment to
review this information, please
call 518-398-7193 ext 7.
Richard Diaz
James Mara
Lynda Wisdo
Assessor(s)
02-27-20
03-05-20
PUBLIC NOTICE
Transportation providers
and other interested parties
are hereby notified that the
Northeast Community Council,
Inc., also known as the North
East Community Center, 51
South Center Street, P.O. Box
35, Millerton NY 12546, is
applying for a federal grant of up
to $500,000, under Section 5310
of Chapter 53 of Title 49, United
States Code, for transportation
services within the Towns of
Amenia, North East, Dover,
Pine Plains, Stanford, and
Washington to meet the needs
of elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities.
The purpose of this notice
is to invite private, for-profit
bus, taxi, ambulette operators
and other interested parties to
A7
into account.”
The soon-to-be-finished Vil-
lage Hall has ample space, accord-
ing to those who have seen it. It
is ADA compliant, has plenty of
parking and is accessible via vil-
lage sidewalks. It may be most
well known as the former home
of Four Seasons Pool Service,
across the street from North Elm
Home.
The village expected to sign a
two-year lease this week; no word
on how long it will take to repair
the Dutchess Avenue building, or
if it’s even worth saving the old
Village Hall. Vanecko, in her role
as an architect, said her “profes-
sional opinion is that the village
should sell the building — and
that’s really from a cost-effective-
ness point of view. They’d come
out ahead by selling the building.”
The mayor said the board is
considering all options, but re-
ally hopes the public will weigh in
on the decision. While engineers
are evaluating the structure to see
how to make it sound and how
much that will cost, Middlebrook
is appealing to residents to email
her their thoughts, to dmiddle-
brook.villagemillerton@gmail.
com.
Look for more on the histori-
cal significance of the Village Hall
building at 21 Dutchess Ave. in next
week’s edition. To share your own
memories, email editor@millerton-
news.com.
participate in the development
of the proposed grant project
and in the provision of enhanced
transportation services to elderly
individuals and individuals with
disabilities.
Please contact Christine
Sergent, NECC Executive
Director, at (518) 789-4259,
within 15 calendar days of
this public notice to request a
copy of the project proposed.
C omments on prop os ed
projects must be submitted to
Christine Sergent within 15
calendar days after receipt of the
proposed project information.
Christine Sergent
NECC Executive Director
02-27-20
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
NOTICE
The Town of Amenia,
New York, hereby invites the
submission of sealed proposals
for: Bid # RFP-TOA-03-20.
ENGINEERING SERVICES
FOR TOWN OF AMENIA
BANK STABILIZATION AT
DEEP HOLLOW ROAD
Proposals will be received
until 2:00 p.m. on the 20th
day of March 2020 at the
Town of Amenia, Town
Clerk & Tax Collector, 4988
Route 22, Amenia, NY 12501.
Specifications and proposal
forms may be obtained by
visiting the Empire State
Purchasing Group’s Regional
Bid Notification System at
www.empirestatebidsystem.
com or, the Town Clerk ‘s
Office, located at 4988 Route
22, Amenia, NY 12501. Kindly
note, Town offices hours are
9am-3pm Monday-Thursday,
and closed on Fridays. Copies
of bidding documents obtained
from any other source are not
considered official copies. For
additional information, call
(845) 373-8118.
Dawn Marie Klinger, RMC
02-27-20
TOWN OF NORTHEAST
ASSESSOR’S OFFICE
Pursuant to Section 501 of the
Real Property Tax Law, notice
is hereby given that assessment
inventory and valuation data
will be available on March 1 for
examination and review. This
data will be used to establish the
assessment of each parcel for the
tentative assessment roll of the
Town of North East which will
be filed on May 1, 2020.
The information may be
reviewed in the Assessor’s
office at 19 North Maple Ave.,
Millerton, NY on Wednesdays
and Thursdays from 9:00 am to
3:00 pm. For an appointment,
please call 518-789-3300
ext.605.
Katherine Johnson, Assessor
Town of North East
02-27-20
03-05-20
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Your Guide to Tri-State Events Feb. 27 - March 4, 2020
THEATER: CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER

The Thrill of the Unknown

At TheatreWorks
I
don’t mean to get all when you’re surrounded by PHOTO SUBMITTED
schadenfreude on you people who love to inject Northwest Corner native Rufus de Rham is the
but there is something drama into daily life. new head of the Warner Theatre in Torrington.
about attending a live “Show People” will be
theater performance that directed by Richard Frey
can be ever-so-slightly more and the four antagonists (or THEATER:
thrilling than watching a does one say protagonists?) CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER
filmed and theoretically in the play will be per-
perfect production.
Any live production offers
formed by Mike Armstrong,
Cat Heidel, Deanna Lee
Tarisi and TJ Swetz.
Kent Native
De Rham Now
opportunities for errors, the
kind that if you’re the right Austin said that the read-
sort of person can leave ings are rehearsed a half
you feeling a little bit more
alive. Ah, you think, there is
dozen or so times before
they are staged. Admission At Helm of Warner
A
a place in the world for the PHOTO COURTESY THEATREWORKS is free. There are cocktails
first, at 7:30 p.m.; the read- half dozen years sive and world-class
unplanned and unexpected. TheatreWorks in New Milford begins its spring season
ing begins at 8 p.m. ago, the land- experience working
How exciting. of Page2Stage staged readings on March 5. Past
The second reading this mark Warner with arts organizations
It’s of course a good thing productions have included “The Laramie Project: Ten
season will be “Our Town” Theatre in Torrington that include Lincoln
that these types of surprises Years Later,” above, which was staged in 2019.
on May 14. Director Beth was going through Center in New York
don’t happen often at shows
Young wants to present the tough financial times. City.
for which you’ve paid premi-
play in a way that ties it into The woman who is His area of spe-
um prices for tickets. Jim Broadbent and the ex- the Second Stage Theater
modern life. largely credited with cialization is cinema
But a staged reading of traordinary Jane Horrocks). in 2006, and it was written
“In this world that is making the organi- and moving image
a play? Free tickets? Now You’ve probably heard of by Paul Weitz, a director/
becoming increasingly more zational changes and archiving and preser-
we’re talking. “Our Town” and you might writer/producer who has
and more divided, Thornton leading the fundraising vation but he can do
TheatreWorks in New have seen “Little Voice,” brought you giant movies
Wilder’s play has become that saved the theater everything from event
Milford is about to begin but really the point of the such as “American Pie;”
even more relevant,” Austin (built by Warner Broth- planning to grant writ-
its spring season of staged Theatreworks Page2Stage “About a Boy” with Hugh
said. “It shows us that, al- ers in 1931) is Lynn ing to programming.
readings, called Page2Stage, readings is to introduce Grant, from the novel by
though we may feel different Gelormino, who had For the past two
with “Show People” on audiences to lesser-known Nick Hornby; and “In Good
from one another, we are worked at the theater years he has been head
Thursday, March 5, and work. Company” with the hand-
very much the same.” in pretty much every of the Northwest Con-
progressing to Thornton The program’s direc- somely aging Dennis Quaid
After that are “Lewiston” job in the building over necticut Arts Council,
Wilder’s “Our Town” on tor, Matt Austin, said the and the handsomely boyish
by 2014 MacArthur Fellow- two decades. For the replacing Amy Wynn,
Thursday, May 14. There are goal is to “provide a sort of Topher Grace (and a teen-
ship recipient Samuel D. past six years she was the founding executive
three other lesser-known experimental space where aged Scarlett Johansson).
Hunter, directed by Sonnie the theater’s executive director of the council,
titles in the season, ending plays that may not fit into Nonetheless, it’s not exactly
Osborne on July 23; and director. who is now working
with “The Rise and Fall of the regular season or are one of those play titles that
“Wild Thyme,” which evokes Gelormino, 65, with Ellen Griesedieck
Little Voice” by Jim Cart- much lesser known could be makes your ears perk up.
the ghosts rattling around announced her retire- on the American Mural
wright (which was made featured.” Weitz grew up in a the-
the American Shakespeare ment earlier this year. Project in Winsted.
into the film “Little Voice” “Show People” is not ater family in New York and
Theater in Stratford, Conn., An extensive search was De Rham, who is
with Michael Caine, Brenda exactly unknown; it was “Show People” is a comedy/
which was destroyed by a made for her replace- 35, grew up in Kent
Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, staged in New York City at caper about what life is like
fire in January 2019. The ment and the new and has since lived in
play is written by Gina Rus- executive director was New York City (where
announced on Feb. 17. he earned his B.A.
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www.tricornernews.com/membership. www.TriCornerNews.com The David M. Hunt cham, Garth Kobal, Pieter was for many years a
Library in Falls Village, Lefferts, Jack Limpert, Dan- language arts teacher
Call or email us with questions at 860-435-9873 Your Independent, Locally Owned,
and by email at publisher@lakevillejournal.com
Conn., has a group exhibi- ielle Mailer, Terri Moore, at Houstonic Valley Re-
Community Newspapers & Regional
and cynthiah@lakevillejournal.com. News Website tion called Winter’s Garden, Ken Musselman, Robert gional High School and
featuring 18 area artists’ Andrew Parker, Kathy Wis- who also taught at New
impressions of the season in mar and Judith Wyer. Milford High School.
painting and photography. Most of the works are The younger de
The exhibit will remain priced at under $500; a Rham credits his father
on display through Friday, portion of each sale benefits and mother (Meghan
March 6. The artists include the library. Robb) with instilling in
John Atchley, Robert Cro- Library hours and more him a love of theater,
nin, Sergei Fedorjaczenko, information are online at drama and the arts. He
Lazlo Gyorsok, Sallie Ket- www.huntlibrary.org. remembers hearing
from his grandparents
that they would see
first-run feature films
at the Warner when
they were young.
“The Warner is a
vital and vibrant cor-
nerstone for our entire
region,” de Rham said.
“Thanks to the dedi-
cation and hard work
of the community,
new generations have
access to world-class
performances and
education right here in
downtown Torrington.
“Right now,” he said,
“my focus is to contin-

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ART: CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER
Seeing Red in Mabbettsville Show
T
he Market at Mab-
bettsville has opened
in the location that
was for many years the
Mabbettsville Market and
then a retail outlet for the
successful catering company
the Farmer’s Wife.
Cheryl Giles is the eat-
ery’s new owner and is pro-
viding beautifully presented
cooked and prepared foods,
including fresh bread from
Brit Breads in Red Hook, N.Y.
In a gallery upstairs from Works by Sara Nesbitt are among several
the market/restaurant is a works now on display at the new Market
new show of artwork by lo-
cal artists including painter
Sara Nesbitt and photogra-
at Mabbettsville in Millbrook, N.Y.
which is from 10 a.m. to 4
pher/jewelry design icon
Barry Cord, both of Mill-
brook, N.Y.
p.m. The gallery is open by
appointment only on Tues-
day and Wednesday.
Their work can be seen as Also in the show are Leo- diverse subject matter; the
part of the new Red Show at ra Armstrong, Chris Buck,
the Market Gallery, which Claire Rosen and Michael
opened on Valentine’s Day
and is expected to remain
on display through the
middle of March. The work
can be seen during market
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ING: Recreation Assistants;
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org. Completed applications
may be mailed to the Pine
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or dropped off at the Town Hall.
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on paper, and oils — with
use of the color red visually
draws them together.
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IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS:
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31, 2020.
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THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, February 27, 2020 A9
… Rufus de Rham Continued from previous page
ue the great foundation lish the council, define its She added that, “Rufus
laid by Lynn and the staff role within the cultural has re-invigorated and
over the last seven years. landscape and serve as repositioned our organiza-
“Down the road,” he a fierce advocate for our tion for continued growth
added, “I would love to see constituents locally and in and the board is very
some more film and may- Hartford. grateful for his efforts.”
be even a film festival.” “We are excited for De Rham will not be re-
Kathy Peck from the Rufus, his new role leading placed at the arts council.
Northwest Connecticut the Warner, and appreci- “I love the Northwest
Arts Council said in a ate both the work he has Corner,” de Rham said,
statement that, “Rufus has done for our organization “and I truly believe that the
worked tirelessly on behalf and his efforts going for- creative sector is crucial to
of our region’s cultural ward to ensure a smooth our region’s revitalization
community to re-estab- transition.” and stability.”
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