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6-Time DWI Offender Who Caused Route 9 Hyde Park Crash That Killed Man, 28, Gets Max Sentence
A repeat DWI offender who was driving with several drugs in his system when he caused a head-on crash that killed a 28-year-old man in Dutchess County has received the maximum prison sentence on both charges. Hyde Park resident Richard C. Rider, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Dutche…
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After 15 years, Black Rabbit owner says goodbye
LAKEVILLE — After 15 years running the Black Rabbit Bar & Grille, Kendra Chapman decided it was time to stop working 70-hour weeks and spend more time with her family. The restaurant at 2 Ethan Allen St. closed Sunday, Nov. 8, following a busy final week filled with farewells from longtime customers. She announced the Nov. 8 closing date on Oct. 31.
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A tree grows in Beekman and arrives on Wall Street
BEEKMAN – Long before anyone ever heard of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Wall Street had a spectacular tree of its own. For 103 years, the New York Stock Exchange has donned a Christmas tree at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets, in front of the historic stock exchange building.
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Legal Notices - November 10, 2026
Town of Cornwall Notice of Annual Town Meeting Electors and citizens qualified to vote at Town Meetings of the Town of Cornwall are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Town Meeting will be held on November 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at Cornwall Consolidated School for the following purposes: 1. To receive reports of the officers, boards and commissions having reports to make. 2. To adopt the Five-Year Capital Plan for the Town of Cornwall as recommended by the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectmen. 3. Upon the recommendation of the Cornwall Assessor, the Board of Selectman, and the Board of Finance, to adopt an ordinance pursuant to section 240 of Connecticut Public Act 25-168 granting a limited real estate property tax exemption to residents of the Town who have served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force or Space Force of the United States and have been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have a service connected total disability based on individual unemployability. (Copy of proposed ordinance on file at the Town Clerk's Office).
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Grieving father advocates for septic system safety after toddler’s death
MILLERTON — A father’s grief has driven him to fight for stricter septic safety requirements after the death of his 2-year-old son who fell into an unsecured septic tank. Jonathan Rea, whose son Olly died on July 25 after falling into a septic tank, has taken to advocacy in the months following the accident — fighting to reform rules regulating septic tank covers. The effort is in its early stages, with Board of Health staff responding to Olly’s death with new guidance in September that specifies all new septic lids must have the ability to lock, while county officials work out whether they have the authority to guarantee the covers are actually locked.
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A dinosaur is coming to Cornwall
On Saturday, Nov. 14, Cornwall Town Hall will be the coolest place in the county. Lou Barlow, of the rock bands Dinosaur Jr., the Folk Implosion and Sebadoh, will be joined by Attawalpa’s Luis Felber and hauntingly raw singer-songwriter Amelia Jackie as they transform the official administrative building into a rockin’ music venue.
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Meet the pets of our community
Trixie is a 5 year old German short haired pointer. She lives in Millerton, New York. She’s extremely vocal she has no problem expressing what’s on her mind. She loves going for rides in the truck no matter what we are doing from tractor supply runs to plowing snow in the winter. Loved by Andrew Lacasse.
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Millerton trustees consider usage-based water billing
MILLERTON — Village trustees are considering a change to water billing and the first rate increases since 2019. Mayor Jenn Najdek presented preliminary findings from a water rate study produced by engineering firm Tighe & Bond at the Board of Trustees’ workshop meeting on Monday, Nov. 9. The study outlines a potential usage-based fee system, at a rate of $4.50 per 1,000 gallons of water used per quarter plus a flat rate based on the size of a user’s water meter.
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‘Mud-pie’ roads, library moves, orchard closes
The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library. Herzog Passes on $498,370 “Mud-Pie” Projects in Townships. A $498,370 “mud-pie” road program for Dutchess County was approved last week by Lester W. Herzog, upstate WPA administrator. Part...