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Blizzard buries region; Centennial variety show; students go to Washington; a Wassaic station

The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library.

February 22, 1934

‘Additional Funds Asked for CWA; Resolution Submitted to Supervisors Would Provide $10,000 for Roads’;
A resolution submitted to the Dutchess County Board of Supervisors last week provides for allocation of about $10,000 to purchase materials, machinery and supplies for fourteen county road projects now under construction. It was referred to the highway committee of which Supervisor Frank L. Minor of the Town of North East was recently made chairman.

‘Heaviest Snowfall Since 1921 Buries This Region Under 14 Inch Blanket; Traffic Paralyzed; Northeastern Section of Country Snowbound; Drifts Mount Nine Feet High’;
The heaviest snowfall since 1912 buried this region, including Dutchess and Columbia Counties and western Connecticut, under a 14-inch blanket Monday night and Tuesday. The whole northeastern section of the country was reported to be snowbound, railroad traffic being paralyzed in portions of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Locally, a high wind piled up drifts as high as nine feet, making highways, particularly in the Harlem Valley, almost impassable. Fifteen inches of snow was reported in Beacon and Newburgh, and similar reports were forthcoming from other places throughout the Hudson Valley.

‘About Millerton’; Howard Scutt, who has just opened a barber shop at the corner of Main and Center Streets, formerly operated a barber shop on Center Street for ten years and later operated a shop in Amenia for four years.

February 27, 1975

‘Citizens Sought For Centennial Variety Show’; The Millerton Centennial Committee invites all local residents to appear in a Variety Show during the Village Centennial next summer.
The committee told citizens this week: “If you like music, play anything from harmonica to Jew’s harp, sing, dance, or have a relative named Laurel, Hardy or Hope, the time has come to step forth and become famous.

‘The News Wins Prizes In State Press Contest’; The News won three prizes this past weekend at the annual New York Press Association Convention in Albany. The awards were second prize for general excellence, honorable mention for best front page and honorable mention for best news photo of 1974.

‘Students Visit Washington; Learn About Government’; Eighty seventh and eighth graders from Webutuck Junior-Senior High School participated in a “Learning Experience” in Washington, D.C, last week. Two tour buses left the school at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday and returned at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, allowing the students to pack in four tightly scheduled days learning about the operation of our government

February 24, 2000

‘Sapersteins Continue Tradition Of Giving’; MILLERTON — The gift of education is a precious one. Just ask Lou Saperstein and his two sisters.
Son of the late Millerton merchant, Mr. Saperstein and his siblings Susan Rabin and Judith Keller recently donated $1,000 to the Webutuck Central School District’s general fund.

‘Decision Time Nearing For School Board’; WEBUTUCK — When the Webutuck School Board meets with its architect Monday night, Feb. 28, it will be decision time on how and whether to proceed on a new capital project.
“We’re hoping to move this process forward,” said Superintendent Justine Winters.
Winters added. “The board has taken a leadership role on this.”

‘Metro-North’s Wassaic Stop Only Months Away’; AMENIA — There are still sporadic concerns about safety and esthetics[sic], but Metro-North’s Wassaic project is well on its way to becoming a reality.

The views expressed here are not necessarily those of The Millerton News and The News does not support or oppose candidates for public office.

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