Millerton class of ’34; DSL internet arrives

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

June 28,1934

‘Thirteen Students Graduate in Millerton Class of 1934’; Members of the 1934 graduating class of Millerton High School received their diplomas at commencement exercises held Monday night in the school auditorium. The thirteen graduates, attired in caps and gowns, filed into the packed hall at the opening of the program, taking their places on the stage which, banked in a profusion of beautiful floral decorations tastefully arranged, formed a striking setting for the exercises.

Members of the graduating class were: June Barth, Edith Blanchard, Kenneth Brown, Raymond Cole, Roselyn Glynn, Bertha Hanley, Dorothy Hansen, Marjorie Hosier, Berkeley Miller, William Pulver, Berkley Symington, Lucia Willson and Marian Wheeler.

George W. Brown is making improvements to his home on Elm Avenue. A front porch has been added to the house.

June 26, 1975

‘Millerton Group Plans Centennial Celebration’; A group of Millerton residents have pulled out all stops to celebrate the centennial of the incorporation of Millerton. Under the banner “we’ve waited long enough to celebrate,” the Centennial Committee of Dick Valentine, Chet Lyle, Pete Cahill, John Hermans, and others have put together “a multi-colored program probably never attempted anywhere around the area.”

‘Village Mug On The Market’; The Centennial Mug has finally arrived and is being offered for sale by the merchants listed below. The Mug, selling for $5 per copy, is ceramic and illustrates the “Town Clock,” long a village landmark, and is suitably inscribed.

‘2 Girls Win Fellowships To France’; Two Tri-State area girls — JoAnn Campbell of Millerton and Lillian Friend of Lakeville — have won 3-week fellowships in France sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Greater Paris.

June 22, 2000

‘High speed Internet access is here’; MILLERTON --‑ Although Amenia and Pine Plains may have to wait awhile, high-speed Internet access has come to Millerton and what a difference a few thousand kilobytes makes.

With the arrival of digital subscriber line (DSL) service to the Millerton exchange this past March, Taconic Telephone has ushered in an era of lightning-fast Internet connections that will make Web surfers wonder how they ever tolerated their old dial-up modems, according to Taconic representatives.

System requirements include at least a Pentium class processor, Windows 95 or better.

‘Hundreds Turn Out for Little League Awards’; MILLERTON — An awards ceremony and end-of-the-year party for Millerton and Amenia Minor Leagues attracted about 320 people last Saturday at Eddie Collins Field. The afternoon began with a downpour, but the weather held out for the rest of the event.

June 29, 2000

‘Millerton Leg of Rail Trail Now Open’; MILLERTON — Attention all runners, walkers, cyclists and rollerbladers. The Millerton leg of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail is now officially open.

‘Postal Service Honors Two Baseball Greats’; The United States Postal Service will honor 20 baseball legends with a sheet of 33-cent commemorative stamps to be issued July 6 in Atlanta, Ga. Among athletes featured on the stamps are two familiar to this town: Eddie Collins, who was born here, and Babe Ruth, who vacationed here.

‘Bon Voyage’; Almost 20 Webutuck students and chaperones left Monday for a nine-day tour of Germany. Led by Webutuck German teacher Sondra Sirico, the group flew from Kennedy Airport to Frankfurt. From left, Meaghan O’Neil, Jannifer Schuster, Chaperone Michelle Lull, Mike Lull, Doug Deleo, Josh Hapeman, Eve Deleo, Ashleigh Ellis, Jenn McGhee, Jenn Zies-Way, Chaperone Lori McGhee, Ms. Sirico, Alyssa Sprossel, Sara Winchcombe, Chaperone Gunther Pentz, Chaperone Theresa Day, Bonni Pentz and James Webb.

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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