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Cleaning headstones

Cleaning headstones

Michael Pomeisl uses a plastic putty scraper to remove lichen and moss from the surface of a headstone at the Old Amenia Burying Ground on Mygatt Road last Saturday, Oct. 24. Pomeisl joined a group of volunteers from town that work with cleaning chemicals and brushes to scrub the headstones at historic cemeteries in Amenia.

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Michael Pomeisl uses a plastic putty scraper to remove lichen and moss from the surface of a headstone at the Old Amenia Burying Ground on Mygatt Road last Saturday, Oct. 24. Pomeisl joined a group of volunteers from town that work with cleaning chemicals and brushes to scrub the headstones at historic cemeteries in Amenia.

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STANFORDVILLE — Three months after announcing that Sisters Hill Farm was for sale, the Sisters of Charity of New York said leadership is in talks with a prospective buyer who intends to keep the property a working farm and continue its community-supported agriculture program.

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