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Two men travel the same road, decades apart — one to begin a life, the other to grieve its end. In “Where the Mountain M...
07/11/2025

Two men travel the same road, decades apart — one to begin a life, the other to grieve its end. In “Where the Mountain Meets the Sea,” opening Friday, July 11, at the Ancram Center for the Arts, a Haitian father and his American-born son search for connection across distance, silence, and time.

“Where the Mountain Meets the Sea,” opening July 11 at the Ancram Center for the Arts, tells a father-son story that spans generations, geography and grief — with live music as its heartbeat.

The Ancram Planning Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, July 9, to review a visual assessment of a proposed 150-f...
07/11/2025

The Ancram Planning Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, July 9, to review a visual assessment of a proposed 150-foot cell tower along Route 22, with some residents expressing concerns about the project’s potential impact on the scenic corridor and others supporting it as necessary for public safety.

At a Planning Board hearing that included a visual assessment of the proposal, some objected on aesthetic grounds while others said it was vital for public safety.

The delay proved short-lived. By Monday, crews reopened the stream channel, drained the water, repaired the broken hose,...
07/11/2025

The delay proved short-lived. By Monday, crews reopened the stream channel, drained the water, repaired the broken hose, and resumed excavation. A new concrete box culvert will be installed once workers dig a sufficient opening in the underlying shale.

The history of the path that became Route 199 goes back hundreds and probably thousands of years.

Roughly 100 residents crowded into the Columbia County Board of Supervisors meeting in Hudson on Wednesday, July 10, voi...
07/11/2025

Roughly 100 residents crowded into the Columbia County Board of Supervisors meeting in Hudson on Wednesday, July 10, voicing frustration after the board rejected a petition that would have put a fundamental question before voters: Should Columbia County have an elected county executive?

Residents packed a board meeting in Hudson to protest the disqualification of thousands of signatures supporting a referendum on creating an elected county executive, a move critics say subverts public will.

The Pine Plains Free Library is inviting residents of all ages to join its annual Summer Reading Program, which began on...
07/04/2025

The Pine Plains Free Library is inviting residents of all ages to join its annual Summer Reading Program, which began on July 2 and runs through Aug. 31.

Children, teens and adults are invited to participate in the annual program, which runs through August.

The Pine Plains Central School District Board of Education approved $50,000 in facility repairs on Tuesday, July 1, whil...
07/04/2025

The Pine Plains Central School District Board of Education approved $50,000 in facility repairs on Tuesday, July 1, while also addressing concerns over the implementation of a state-mandated cellphone ban and renewing the superintendent’s contract.

The board also renewed Superintendent Brian Timm’s contract and discussed the challenges posed by a state-mandated ban on cellphones during the school day.

Like the heroine in her newly-released children’s book, “Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap B...
07/04/2025

Like the heroine in her newly-released children’s book, “Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap Box Derby,” Stanfordville resident Elizabeth Tracy doesn’t take no for an answer.

Elizabeth Tracy decided to write a nonfiction story about the only girl who entered the inaugural Soap Box Derby.

A new swimming access point at Stissing Lake is nearing completion after a diving team hired by the Pine Plains Conserva...
07/04/2025

A new swimming access point at Stissing Lake is nearing completion after a diving team hired by the Pine Plains Conservation Advisory Council removed invasive weeds and installed a specialized mat on Sunday, June 29, to create a cleaner entry point for swimmers beyond the lifeguarded portion of the beach — weed-free out to the open water.

Divers removed weeds and installed a mat on the lake floor to prevent them from growing back.

According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 11 fireworks-related deaths in 2024, and o...
07/04/2025

According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 11 fireworks-related deaths in 2024, and over 14,700 injuries — increases of 38% and 52%, respectively, over 2023. Nearly 400 victims lose their sight in one or both eyes each year, and 400 more suffer amputations of a hand or a finger.

Only nonaerial, nonexplosive sparklers are legal in New York state — and even so, extreme caution should be used when setting them off.

The 10,372-square-foot building will house 43 students and include four faculty apartments. It will replace the existing...
07/03/2025

The 10,372-square-foot building will house 43 students and include four faculty apartments. It will replace the existing Shilkret House dormitory and consolidate facilities into one building with updated landscaping and architectural elements.

New 10,372-square-foot building will house 43 students and four faculty apartments; hearings set for two land consolidation proposals supporting farming.

The Ancram Town Board met on June 19 to advance several ongoing initiatives, including the pavilion under construction a...
07/03/2025

The Ancram Town Board met on June 19 to advance several ongoing initiatives, including the pavilion under construction at Blass Field, and to approve a series of personnel and procedural resolutions.

Board members approve personnel resolutions, discuss tax revenue from short-term rentals, and set a special session to weigh a solar farm exemption.

In late June 1920, a train pulled into Pine Plains carrying 200 children from the New York metropolitan area. Their dest...
06/28/2025

In late June 1920, a train pulled into Pine Plains carrying 200 children from the New York metropolitan area. Their destination: Stissing Lake Camp, where they would spend eight weeks far from the clamor of city life, immersed in fresh air, pine trees, and open skies. The camp operated for more than half a century, welcoming thousands of children — but one camper’s story is exceptional.

Before "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles", Jerry Herman spent summers composing musicals — and finding his voice on the shores of Stissing Lake.

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