Amenia awards contract for water district upgrades
Amenia Town Hall on Route 22.
Photo by Nathan Miller
Latest News
Pine Plains approves 2026 budget
Nov 25, 2025
Town Supervisor Brian Walsh set a public forum to discuss the new Pine Plains Town Hall design for Dec. 10 at the Pine Plains Community Center above the Pine Plains Free Library on Route 82.
Illustration Provided
PINE PLAINS — Members of the Town Board approved the 2026 Town Budget at the regular Thursday meeting on Nov. 20.
The increase to the Pine Plains Free Library revenue was the only change since the public hearing on Nov. 6.
Of the biggest line item increases was the sidewalk budget — which climbed to $30,000 from $4,000 in last year’s budget in anticipation of a sidewalk overhaul through downtown Pine Plains.
Overall, budgeted expenses for the town government increased 4% compared to the 2025 Town Budget.
Board members followed the budget approval with a discussion of the new Town Hall. LaBella engineers presented early conceptual drawings of the Town Hall at an October meeting of the Town Board. Board members expressed satisfaction with the preliminary plans, but board member Jeanine Sisco pressed for extended discussions of the interior plans.
“I think the outside design looks good,” Sisco said. “I think that the interior — there should be some discussion about space utilization.”
Supervisor Brian Walsh set a public forum for community feedback on the plans for Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. The forum will be hosted at the Pine Plains Community Center on Route 82.
Town Attorney Warren Replansky led the meeting with a brief discussion of short-term rental laws. He said he sent members of the town board example local laws from Rhinebeck, New York, and Pleasant Valley, New York.
Highway Superintendent Carl Baden said in his report the town’s Kubota tractor was in disrepair and needed replacement. The Town Board voted to sell the old tractor and Supervisor Brian Walsh asked Baden to assemble specifications for a New Holland tractor to replace it. Baden estimated a purchase price of $200,000 for the tractor.
Keep ReadingShow less
Last chance to send letters to santa
Nov 25, 2025
Photo by Aly Morrissey
Children in Millerton have little more than a week to drop off their wishlists for Santa Claus at the North East Firehouse on Century Boulevard in the Village of Millerton before the annual Santa Run on Dec. 6. The deadline for letters to Santa is Dec. 2.
Natalia Zukerman
Sascha Lewis (right), Troutbeck’s director of culture and commerce, hosted a conversation with journalist and meditation advocate Dan Harris during a Luminary Series event at Troutbeck in Amenia on Sunday, Nov. 23. Harris, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “10% Happier” and host of the podcast of the same name, led a brief guided meditation before jumping into his intimate chat with Lewis and taking audience questions.
loading
