Getting into the act

Getting into the act
Photo by Kailtin Lyle

Even with his busy schedule of chasing squirrels, stealing tennis balls and playing with the farm dog next door, constant canine companion JT Lyle kept himself protected against COVID-19 through 2020 with help from some personal protective equipment (PPE), a good reminder to all Tri-state region residents that wearing PPE is essential to stopping the spread of the coronavirus during the pandemic. Now that winter has arrived, JT is trying to figure out how he’ll be able to frolic in the snow with a face mask on. Once he has that all worked out, his owner, Millerton News reporter Kaitlin Lyle, will be sure to capture it on camera and share the results.

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Millbrook real estate market sticks to the lower end in September

Millbrook real estate market sticks to the lower end in September

The shingled Washington bungalow built around 1910 at 53 Jameson Hill Road in the hamlet of Clinton Corners sold for $525,000.

Photo by Christine Bates

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.

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Historical Society elects new President at annual meeting

Historical Society elects new President at annual meeting

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.

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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.

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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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