The Millerton News

12/30/2025

Fall brought two additions to the growing southern Berkshires café and bar scene with the opening of the lounge-like natural wine purveyor Half Rats in late August, followed by beloved North Canaan specialty roastery ilse coffee installing its second location on Railroad Street in mid-November.

Fall brought two additions to the growing southern Berkshires café and bar scene with the opening of the lounge-like natural wine purveyor Half Rats in late August, followed by beloved North Canaan specialty roastery ilse coffee installing its second location on Railroad Street in mid-November. Hea...

12/30/2025

Taking a step back to view the full year in Amenia reveals steady progress on projects aimed at improving daily life while laying groundwork for the town’s future.

12/29/2025

When cellist, composer and filmmaker Christopher Hoffman moved into the former home of Rex Brasher in Amenia in August 2023, he didn’t arrive with a plan to make an album about the painter and ornithologist who once lived there. But once he began to learn about the home’s former inhabitant — about his attention to land, to birds, to work done slowly and with devotion — he started to compose. “Rex,” Hoffman’s solo cello album (releases Jan. 16, 2026) is not a portrait of Brasher so much as an echo of a person, a place and a way of seeing the world.

When cellist, composer and filmmaker Christopher Hoffman moved into the former home of Rex Brasher in Amenia in August 2023, he didn’t arrive with a plan to make an album about the painter and ornithologist who once lived there. But once he began to learn about the home’s former inhabitant — a...

12/29/2025

MILLBROOK -- Throughout the year, a supportive Millbrook community turned out for civic participation and celebratory events, reinforcing strong local bonds while finding moments of shared pride and reflection.

12/28/2025

The Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo announced this month that it has received a $5 million donation — the largest in the organization’s history and made anonymously — that will primarily fund a state-of-the-art animal hospital, a key feature of the zoo’s current master plan for expansion. The zoo, which is located at the Millbrook School, currently houses 180 exotic animals from all over the world.

MILLBROOK — The Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo announced this month that it has received a $5 million donation — the largest in the organization’s history and made anonymously — that will primarily fund a state-of-the-art animal hospital, a key feature of the zoo’s current master plan for expansion. T...

12/28/2025

PINE PLAINS — In 2025, Pine Plains advanced plans for a new Town Hall and welcomed new business development, even as the community grappled with the loss of its only grocery store.

12/27/2025

Farming has been in Erich McEnroe’s family for generations, dating back to a time when his great-grandfather could buy and sell land at the local tavern. Though Erich never met him, he and his four brothers grew up on stories of his grit, like how he got his start hauling iron ore with horses and carts and later bought farmland for his three sons.

MILLERTON — Farming has been in Erich McEnroe’s family for generations, dating back to a time when his great-grandfather could buy and sell land at the local tavern. Though Erich never met him, he and his four brothers grew up on stories of his grit, like how he got his start hauling iron ore wi...

12/26/2025

The zoning code changes that will be the focus of a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 8, represent a major overhaul of the code since it was adopted in the 1970s, placing a strong focus on promoting housing options in the town’s commercial district.

MILLERTON — The zoning code changes that will be the focus of a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 8, represent a major overhaul of the code since it was adopted in the 1970s, placing a strong focus on promoting housing options in the town’s commercial district. The hearing is scheduled for Jan.8 ...

12/24/2025

Every January, the design world waits with the same anticipation fashion lovers reserve for runway week. Pantone announces its Color of the Year, something it has been doing for more than two decades. Suddenly, our social feeds fill with mood boards, swatches and breathless predictions about what we’ll all be painting our living rooms.

Every January, the design world waits with the same anticipation fashion lovers reserve for runway week. Pantone announces its Color of the Year, something it has been doing for more than two decades. Suddenly, our social feeds fill with mood boards, swatches and breathless predictions about what we...

12/22/2025

The former home of Demitasse in downtown Millerton is slated to become a cannabis dispensary. Wassaic-based licensed micro-grower Douglas Broughton signed a lease for the space on Dec. 1 and hopes to open the store to customers by March.

MILLERTON — Wassaic-based cannabis grower Douglas Broughton plans to open a dispensary this spring in the former Demitasse storefront on Main Street.

12/20/2025

After serving for 12 years on the North East Town Board, Ralph Fedele says he has only one regret. “I wish I could be called a ‘local,’” he joked with a warm, booming laugh. Fedele moved to Millerton from New York City 37 years ago, in 1988, and has since worn many hats — volunteer, historian, advocate, elected official — yet he still doesn’t believe he’s earned that title.

MILLERTON — After serving for 12 years on the North East Town Board, Ralph Fedele says he has only one regret.“I wish I could be called a ‘local,’” he joked with a warm, booming laugh. Fedele moved to Millerton from New York City 37 years ago, in 1988, and has since worn many hats — volu...

12/19/2025

MILLERTON — Millerton resident Alex That presented plans for the former Presbyterian church on Main Street to the Millerton Planning Board at a rescheduled meeting Tuesday, Dec. 16.