The Millerton News will periodically publish a listing of residential real estate sales in eastern Dutchess County and adjacent towns.
Recorded real estate sales in the Town of North East in July and August were marked by the sale of two single-family residences over $1 million; the recorded purchase by the Town of North East of the former Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses building on Route 22; the sale by the Town of North East of a .64-acre building lot to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing; and the sale of a 10-unit mobile home park for $760,000.
July
5603 Route 22, former religious building on 3 acres, sold for $430,000
27-61 Scenic View, 10-unit mobile home complex on 8.22 acres, sold for $760,000
1554 Boston Corners Road, 3-bedroom/3-bathroom single-family home on 2.64 acres, sold for $1.8 million
August
Rudd Pond Road near the intersection with Gay Road, .64-acre building lot, sold for $25,000
29 Gay Road, 2-bedroom/2-bath single-family home on 1.15 acres, sold for $300,000
17 Forest Lane, 4-bedroom/3.5-bath single-family home built in 2009, sold for $899,000
37 Mountain Farm Road, 3-bedroom/3.5-bath single-family home on 17.5 acres, sold for $1.610 million
Town of Town of North East recorded land, commercial and residential sales in July and August provided by Dutchess County Office of Real Property.
Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Salesperson with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in CT and NY.
The shingled Washington bungalow built around 1910 at 53 Jameson Hill Road in the hamlet of Clinton Corners sold for $525,000.
MILLBROOK — September brought a rare dose of affordability to the Town of Washington’s real estate market. All six single-family homes that changed hands during the month sold for under $600,000, with no seven-figure sales recorded.
This stands in sharp contrast to the 30 properties listed for sale at the end of October, where 21 were priced above $1 million. Only four homes and seven parcels of land were listed below the $1 million mark.
53 Jameson Hill Road — 3 bedroom/1.5 bath home built in 1910 sold to Courtney Hundelt for $525,000.
26 Horseshoe Road — 3 bedroom/1 bath split-level home sold to Alfred J. Dehors for $400,000.
32 Halcyon Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on .23 acres sold to Mariela Pelaez Cordova for $390,000.
3206 Sharon Turnpike — 2 bedroom/1 bath ranch on 1.7 acres sold to Cristina Alves for $418,000.
43 Rodrigo Knolls — 3 bedroom/2 bath split-level sold to Marcus Gonzalez for $575,000.
126-128 Christian Hill Road — 2 bedroom/1 bath home on 2 acres sold to John Gearhart for $290,000.
*Town of Washington recorded real estate transfers from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Office monthly reports. Details on each property from Dutchess Parcel Access. Current listings from realtor.com. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.
Local landscape artist and charcoal kiln historian Cliff Waldow was the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Amenia Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 26. Newly elected President Judy Westfall joined him beside his painting of an open door at his Amenia Union home.
AMENIA — The Amenia Historical Society held its annual meeting on Sunday, Oct. 26, electing Judy Westfall to serve as president for a two-year term.
Westfall provided welcoming remarks and led the business portion of the meeting when the additional election results were read. Walter Dietrich will serve a two-year term as vice-president, and Maureen Moore was elected to serve as Secretary. Trustees elected to three-year terms were Julian Strauss, Ericka Howard and Larry Havens. Two-year terms as trustee will be held by Deb Phillips and Vicki Doyle, and a one-year term by Victoria Herow.
The program that followed featured local landscape artist Cliff Waldow whose paintings of local barns, charcoal furnaces and landscapes capture some of the town’s historic features as well as historic kilns dotted throughout the eastern seaboard. Waldow’s talk was titled “Scenes Behind the Paintings.”
Stories of the search for remote charcoal kilns that fired wood to make charcoal, essential to the iron industry over two centuries, engaged Waldow’s audience. Once the industry changed, the kilns were abandoned where they stood. As the years passed, Waldow found that clues about the locations would be found in the fragile memories of the elderly.
Waldow sought to locate forgotten stone kilns, frequently returning to a wooded mountainside numerous times to locate a kiln. Some of these kilns became the subjects for his paintings, his interest in painting having begun in 1951 when he was newly married and had moved to Florida.
Lime Rock has a significant history in iron production, with factories running around the clock with two 12-hour shifts to meet demand.
Included in the display were Waldow’s rural scenes from the Amenia area, including the old Chase Farm in Sharon, no longer standing, and his own Amenia Union home depicted as a slightly ajar rustic door leading to his basement.
Without formal art instruction, Waldow nevertheless managed to capture landscapes with clear authenticity.
“Painting was a challenge,” Waldow said.
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.
He joins the newsroom after serving as the managing editor at Schneps Media, a New York City-based company that publishes amNY, Queens Courier, Brooklyn Paper, Bronx Times and other local news outlets.
He joined Schneps in December 2022, after selling the Queens Post — a collection of hyperlocal news sites that he founded including Sunnyside Post, Astoria Post, and Jackson Heights Post. The sites became a model for neighborhood journalism in the borough of Queens.
“I’m thrilled to join The Lakeville Journal and Millerton News,” Murray said. “I’ve always believed that strong local journalism builds strong communities, and I look forward to continuing that tradition here in Northwest Connecticut and Dutchess County.”
“Christian is a proven builder of local news organizations and a champion for community reporting,” said James Clark, CEO and Publisher. “His leadership and experience will strengthen our newsroom and help advance our mission to provide essential journalism for Northwest Connecticut and New York’s Harlem Valley.”
Early in his career, he was a political reporter with Newsday and a business reporter with Reuters. Murray, who is originally from New Zealand, holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. After living in New York City for 25 years, he moved to Northwest Connecticut in 2022.
Murray can be reached at christianm@lakevillejournal.com.
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.
In Game 1 he entered in relief during the sixth inning. He recorded one out.
Sheehan pitched two and two-thirds scoreless innings in Game 3, which the Dodgers ultimately won in the 18th inning.
In Game 7 he threw a scoreless seventh inning with two strikeouts, helping to keep the game tied before the Dodgers’ extra-inning win.
After becoming a World Series champ, Sheehan received congratulations from his alma mater via Salisbury School’s Instagram account @sarumknight. “Way to go, Emmet!”
Sheehan was born in New York and grew up in Darien, Connecticut. He attended Fordham Prep School in the Bronx prior to transferring to Salisbury School where he helped the Knights win the Western New England Prep Baseball League 2018 championship.
He played for Boston College for three seasons before being drafted by the Dodgers in 2021. Sheehan made his Major League Baseball debut in 2023.
Sheehan underwent elbow surgery in 2024 and was reactivated by the Dodgers earlier this year.
While at Salisbury School, Emmet Sheehan helped the Knights win the WNEPBL championship in 2018. Now in 2025, he is a World Series champion.Joe Meehan
