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The Millerton News - June 3, 2021

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Millerton News, Lakeville Journal appoint new executive editor

Millerton News, Lakeville Journal appoint new executive editor

FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. — The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News, published by LJMN Media, Inc., welcomed Christian Murray as executive editor in October.

Murray, a veteran journalist who founded and led the Queens Post in New York City, brings deep experience in community news and newsroom management, as well as in business and finance reporting.

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Salisbury School alumnus becomes World Series champion with Dodgers

Salisbury School alumnus becomes World Series champion with Dodgers

Pitcher Emmet Sheehan earned a World Series championship ring Nov. 1 when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7.

Sheehan, who graduated from Salisbury School in 2018, pitched four innings over three different games in the series.

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William Searby Leicht

William Searby Leicht
William Searby Leicht
William Searby Leicht

GREAT BARRINGTON — William (“Bill”) Searby Leicht passed away on Oct. 1, 2025, at the age of 89, surrounded by his loving family.

Bill’s life encompassed science, art, and Quaker activism. Born in Winona, Minnesota to Margaret and Robert Leicht, he attended the University of Chicago at the age of 16. After serving in the Army, he earned an MA in Fine Arts Education through Teachers College at Columbia University. Following an early career in neurochemistry, Bill taught ceramics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Hunter College, and Bronx Community College. He dedicated many years to sculpting, and in 1968 Audubon Artists awarded him a national medal of honor for one of his sculptures.

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