PINE PLAINS — Hoffman Road resident Kyle Sundberg got a surprise message on Tuesday, May 18, when a friend sent a photo of a young bull moose sauntering around the marshy grounds of his backyard in the morning hours. When Sundberg peered out the window to take a look for himself, he was out of luck. But he staked out the scene throughout the day, and by that evening the young moose had returned.
Out came Sundberg’s camera; he snapped a number of shots of the magnificent moose — not an everyday sight in the Harlem Valley.
The moose, which is a protected animal in New York State, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), “is the largest member of the deer family (Cervidae), and the largest land mammal in New York State. Bulls weigh from 600 to 1,200 pounds and stand up to 6 feet tall at the shoulder.” Their primary predator is the black bear.
Sundberg’s sister, Laura Holmes, lives in neighboring Stanfordville but works in the Pine Plains Post Office. She said she’s never seen a moose in all her years growing up and living in the Hudson Valley — many of those years spent residing in Pine Plains. She stopped by her brother’s house that evening.
“No, I never thought we’d be spotting a moose,” she said. “It’s great to see. Other people saw it in town, too… My brother saw it in person. He was very excited. He was so excited you can’t believe it.”
Holmes has been handling most of the publicity, sharing Sundberg’s photos on social media and with friends and neighbors. In two day’s time photos of the young moose have been viewed more than 3,500 times online, she said.
“I had no idea this would happen; I thought I’d share a couple pictures with a couple of people; now it’s out of hand.”
Out of hand, possibly. But exciting? Definitely.
“It’s really, really cool to see a moose,” said Homes. “Everyone is so excited to see it. It’s really rare around here.”
For more information on moose in the Empire State, go to the DEC’s website at www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6964. There is also a link to report moose sightings at that address, to assist in the creation of a moose management plan for New York.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Planning Board of the Town of North East on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the North East Town Hall, 19 N. Maple Ave., Millerton, NY at 7:35 PM or as soon thereafter as possible on the application of TALLOW/Austin Cornell for Site Plan Approval for Local Farm to Table Fast Casual Restaurant on Tax Parcel #7271-00-610232 located at 130 Route 44, Millerton, NY in the BD-3 Zoning District of the Town of North East.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Planning Board of the Town of North East on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the North East Town Hall, 19 N. Maple Ave., Millerton, NY at 7:45 PM or as soon thereafter as possible on the application of Town Gourmet Market for Site Plan Approval for Renovation of Shopping Center on Tax Parcel #7271-00-585220 located at 122 Route 44, Millerton, NY in the BD-3 Zoning District of the Town of North East.
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The Wastewater Committee elected officers and discussed priorities for the coming year at its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6.
Unanimously re-elected to serve as chairman was Charlie Miller and John Stewart was re-elected to the position of Secretary.
Noting overlap between the Water District and the Wastewater District, Miller said that the Wastewater Committee should remain aware of what the impending Water District Capital Project is.
Noting that repairs to the Water District have been deferred for 20 years, Miller described work needed on the town wells, the pump house, water tank, and replacement of some water mains, including undersized mains affecting system pressure.
Given the impending water project, expected to cost up to $3.9 million, Miller saw a need to pause the wastewater project for up to a year, while continuing focus on two years of required groundwater testing and negotiating a site for the modern treatment facility. Both aspects are important to any grant application process.
Another goal to be pursued during the coming year is to find a person or mechanism from a board or committee to put together a fund that could support wastewater project costs.
The Millbrook girls varsity basketball squad put up a solid fight against Rondout in the first three quarters of the Wednesday, Feb. 19, game at Millbrook High School. The score was close until the last quarter when Rondout put up 18 points to win 37-23.
MILLBROOK — The Millbrook varsity girls basketball squad hosted Rondout High School Wednesday, Feb. 19, for the final home game of the regular basketball season.
The at-once competitive match ended in a Rondout blowout of 37-23 after the Rondout girls went on an impressive scoring run in the final quarter.
Millbrook held their own against the visiting squad for the first half, putting up 12 points against Roundout’s 14. Abby McEnroe, no. 1, and Makenna Freeswick, no. 5, led scoring for the Millbrook Blazers with 6 points each. McEnroe’s 6 points came from two three-pointers, one in the first quarter and the second in the third quarter.
Millbrook's Abby McEnroe, no. 1, put up six points to be one of the Blazers' top scorers for the night.Photo by Nathan Miller
At the end of the third quarter, the Blazers led Rondout 20-19, setting the stage for an epic battle in the final quarter.
Rondout met the challenge readily, nearly doubling their score in just eight minutes and denying much of Millbrook’s attempts at the net.
North East Town Hall on Maple Avenue in Millerton.
MILLERTON — On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Town of North East held a special meeting with Town Board members and Zoning Board of Appeals chair Edith Greenwood to discuss some definition adjustments on the drafted zoning amendments.
The board members went through a handful of the defined terms to be changed, added or fully eliminated. A few examples of changes that were made varied from swapping out the expression “maid” to “housekeeping” and deleting “sanitarium” and “sanatorium.”
“Senior housing is a general term, so that might be what we want to use,” said board member Chris Mayville. “Elder housing or assisted living, memory care facilities, those are all licensed, as opposed to senior housing.”
The goal of the drafted vocabulary for the new zoning amendments is to ensure the town will have clear and precise definitions to prevent future confusion. “I think this is progress,” town supervisor Chris Kennan said. “We are moving forward through different pieces of this.”
The more than 150 page draft the Zoning Review Committee proposed to the board is available to view on the Town of North East’s website under the committee’s tab.
The board briefly mentioned various ways future sidewalk issues may be addressed. “The Zoning Review Committee has given us language which requires that a new development on the Boulevard for a substantial renovation or expansion exceeding $250,000,” Kennan said. “Either of those would require putting in a sidewalk on that parcel.”
According to the board, it is not the most preferable method of sidewalk development as it relies on selling every parcel to avoid gaps. “There are other ways of getting sidewalks going. One of them is through getting the state involved, which would look like to state funding – or the town doing it’s the town taking on some part of that,” Kennan said. “That would be the quickest way to get it. A uniform sidewalk would look the same all the way out.”
Kennan mentioned the possibility of partnering with a business improvement district to finance and construct sidewalks.
Greenwood also raised the recommendation of having sidewalks on both sides of the street to promote safety for pedestrians in town. The town board may revisit this idea as sidewalk development plans continue to take shape.
