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Carolyn G. McCarthy
Millerton News
Feb 25, 2026
LAKEVILLE — Carolyn G. McCarthy, 88, a long time resident of Indian Mountain Road, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 7, 2026.
She was born on Sept. 8, 1937, in Hollis, New York. She was the youngest daughter of the late William James and Ruth Anderson Gedge of Indian Mountain Road.
Carolyn’s first job out of high school was at the Time and Life building in Manhattan, New York. In 1956, she went on to work for Capital Airlines until they disbanded.
She began banking in White Plains, New York, where she met her husband Edward James McCarthy. They started their family and relocated to Pleasant Valley, New York. She then returned to banking in Poughkeepsie, New York and later pursued real estate.
Carolyn was very creative and enjoyed home making, gardening, sewing, knitting, cooking and baking. Her Christmas cookies were always remarkable. She had a pioneer spirit and embraced the toil of yard chores. She was very independent and at 87 she still shoveled the driveway in the winter, mowed the grass, trimmed the bushes, raked the leaves and dragged the brush. She took pride in the manicure of the grounds where she resided.
Carolyn was a wonderful mother who had an enormous heart. She loved all animals, wild or tame. She will be dearly missed by her family and the people that knew her.
She is predeceased by her husband Edward McCarthy Sr. and her brother Dr. Stafford Gedge of Minnesota.
She is survived by her son, Edward (Anne) McCarthy of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and grandsons James and Theodore, son Sean McCarthy of Oak Hill, New York, sister Nancy Dougherty of South Carolina, nieces Lynn Warner, Debra Phillips, Susan Nelson, Christine Richards and nephews William, James and Robert Gedge.
A private service will be held at a later date.
The Kenny Funeral Home has care of arrangements.
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John Forbes Hanlon
Millerton News
Feb 25, 2026
NORTH CANAAN — John “Jack” Forbes Hanlon, 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 22, 2026, at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, Connecticut. He was born July 29, 1935, at Geer Hospital in Canaan to parents Joseph Daniel Hanlon and Ruth Cleaveland.
Jack grew up in Falls Village and joined the Army from 1957-1958. He was married for over 50 years to his sweetheart, Linda “Niver” Hanlon in 1959.Jack worked on the Hanlon Family Farm on Route 63 in Falls Village.After that, he worked for the Town of Canaan Maintenance Department and O’Connor Bros. as a truck driver for 30 years where he took pride in maintaining his truck with weekly detailing to keep it pristine. After retirement, Jack kept busy by mowing lawns and rototilling gardens.
He lived on Granger Lane for over 50 years where he waved to all the neighbors who passed. He lived at Wangum Village after Linda’s passing for 13 years before moving into Noble Horizon.Jack was a regular at Collin’s Diner, where if he missed a day, they went looking for him.
Jack was predeceased by his siblings; Elizabeth Beebe, Margaret Flynn, Joseph Hanlon and Florence Hayes.He is survived by his children; Vincent and Michele Hanlon of Lime Rock, Theresa and MatthewFreund of East Canaan, Michael and Tina Hanlon of Falls Village, Lisa and Wilson Korth of Vergennes, Vermont, and Jacolyn and Barry Brown of East Canaan.Jack is also survived by his grandchildren; Caitlin Hanlon, Lauren Hanlon and her husband Kenny Weaver, Amanda Freund, Emily Freund, Isaac Freund and his wife Ashley, Rachel Freund and her husband Cole Van Seters, Alexandra Brown, Ryan Brown, Michael Hanlon, Jr., Alexander Korth, Kyle Korth and his wife Emily, his great grandchildren Rhyder Prause and Delila Freund and many nieces and nephews. Jack had a special connection for his niece, Mary Kate Hayes of Falls Village.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Cor ps, PO Box 178, Canaan, CT06018 and share a story about our father that would bring a smile to a friend.
The family wishes to thank Noble Horizon for their compassionate care and patience with our father.
Arrangements are under the care of the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home, 118 Main Street, Canaan, CT. 06018.
Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m. Memorial service will immediately follow.
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Moe Bordwin
Millerton News
Feb 25, 2026
LAKEVILLE — It is with great sadness that we announce that Moe Bordwin, age 89, died peacefully with family by his side on Oct. 30, 2025.
Born in the Bronx in 1936, Moe delighted his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and all who would listen, with his stories of running around the Bronx neighborhood with his many friends, taking 3 subways to work in his uncles’ grocery store from the age of 8, as a teenager, waiting tables at hotels in Spring Valley, New York (where he met his wife, then a counselor at that hotel’s day camp), and army stories to last a lifetime.
In 1957, Moe married Rochelle Semp, his soulmate, from Jersey City and they built a life together in Glen Cove, New York with a large group of friends. They raised their children there, helped found Theater II, and were lovingly involved in their synagogue Congregation Tifereth Israel, where he was a pillar of their community. Moe was also a supporter of Surprise Lake Camp, where he spent many summers as a child, and later became a trustee of the Camp.
Moe had a distinguished professional career as an attorney where he transformed the real estate bankruptcy field in the 1970s. In 1982 he established Keen Realty Consultants which later became Keen-Summit Capital Partners from which he retired in 2010. Moe borrowed the name “Keen” from his in-laws, who were retiring and closing their Jersey City clothing store Keen Kotton.
Moe lived his life with love, humility and generosity. He always wanted to help others, and he shared his business acumen with all who needed it (and even some who didn’t ask for it). He quietly helped people through difficult times with advice and care.Anyone who needed help knew they could turn to Moe for support.
Moe leaves behind his wife of 68 years, Rochelle; his son Harold (Julie); his daughter Janet (Eric Gallant); his son Matthew (Danielle); and his grandchildren; Jesse Bordwin (Gwendolyn Towers) and Simon Bordwin (Robbie Blue), Charlie Kannel (Arden Kreeger), Ethan Kannel (Rebecca) and Jared Kannel, Izzy Bordwin (Peyton Don), Callie Bordwin and Mia Bordwin, and his great-grandchildren; Madelyn Paige Kannel and Sophia Rose Kannel. His legacy of love, innovation, generosity, honor, compassion, and integrity will forever inspire us.
Donations in memory of Moe can be made to:
The Moe Bordwin Memorial Fund at Congregation Tifereth Israel, 40 Hill Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542; https://members.ctionline.org/form/Moe%20Bordwin%20Memorial%20Fund
(Just as Moe was always one of the first to lend a hand to others, this Fund has been created to carry forward his spirit of generosity and compassion).
Surprise Lake Camp, 302 Lake Surprise Road, Cold Spring, NY 10516; https://surpriselake.org/ways-to-give/tribute-gift/
(As a kid from the Bronx, Moe was sponsored to go to Surprise Lake Camp and get out into the country.In addition to being a camper there, he was a long-time member of the Board of Trustees and has helped numerous children experience summer camp there).
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Hubert Doyle Cleaveland, Jr.
Millerton News
Feb 25, 2026
SHARON — Hubert Doyle Cleaveland, Jr, 84, of Darden, Tennessee, passed away Feb. 16, at his home after a brief illness.
He was born Dec. 1, 1941 in Sharon, Connecticut to the late Hubert Doyle Cleaveland, Sr. and Georgia Willson Cleaveland. He was a retired diesel mechanic, attended Rock Hill Baptist Church, enjoyed antique cars and was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving from 1962 to 1967. Mr. Cleaveland was a member of the American Legion Post 243 in Scotts Hill and was very active in providing military honors at veteran’s funerals in this area for several years.
He was preceded in death by his wife MarcellaCleaveland, in Jan. of this year and by 2 brothers, Richard and James Cleaveland.
Hubert is survived by three sisters; Carol Dean, of Millerton, New York, Beverly Cleaveland, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, Mary Massy, of Warren, Connecticut; two brothers, John Cleaveland, of Palm Harbor, Florida, andJoseph Cleaveland of Lakeville, Connecticut.
Mr. Cleaveland’s wishes were to be cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later time.
Reed’s Chapel, Decaturville is assisting the family with arrangements. Phone 731-852-3643, or online at reedschapelfh.com
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What is gunboat diplomacy without boats?
Bill Schmick
Feb 25, 2026
In December 2025, the president unveiled plans to revamp the U.S. Navy. He announced the construction of two new battleships, each costing between $10-$15 billion. It’s a start, but still only a drop in the bucket for reviving American shipbuilding.
Why is that important? First off, in commercial terms, almost 80% of global trade by weight is transported by ships. If you also consider the capabilities of our armed forces, you understand that nearly 90% of their supplies, equipment, fuel, ammo, and food are delivered by ships. In addition, if we encounter a national emergency, the Navy will depend on commercial shipyards to build warships and support ships, as well as to transport equipment and troops.
We learned this during World War II. At its height, the U.S. accounted for nearly 90% of global shipbuilding output. Today, that output has declined to a mere 0.2% of gross tonnage. What happened? Competition. After the war, the rest of the world needed to be rebuilt, much of it with American money, and the shipyards were among the areas that had been decimated.
Japan, for example, could offer lower labor costs, no union issues, brand-new shipyards, and prices that undercut American construction by as much as 60%. The fact that foreign steel production skyrocketed as well and was sold at a fraction of the U.S. price didn’t help either.
You know this, how? You might ask. As a kid in Philly in the early 50s, lots of neighborhood dads worked at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard after the war. They made a good living then, since U.S. shipbuilding was still in its heyday. But the decline was rapid.
In the 1970s, the U.S. government attempted to reverse that slide with the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Shipbuilders spent more than a billion dollars modernizing their yards and making capital improvements with government backing. America also asked the Japanese, now the world’s top shipbuilder, to introduce new techniques and practices to reinvigorate our moribund industry.
It worked. For a brief period, the U.S. became the second-largest commercial shipbuilder in the world, behind Japan. Many of these new ships were Liquefied Natural Gas carriers and oil tankers. However, the 1973 oil crisis put an end to that. The petroleum industry was on its knees, and demand for new ships dried up.
Despite that setback, our shipbuilding productivity improved in the years that followed. Meanwhile, foreign shipbuilders—especially the Chinese—improved even faster. In 2008, China surpassed Japan in shipbuilding output; by 2010, it overtook Korea to become the world’s largest shipbuilder.
By 2022, the U.S. had built just five ocean-going, commercial ships compared to China’s 1,794 and South Korea’s 734. Today, the U.S. Navy estimates that China’s shipbuilding capacity is 232 times that of the U.S. Even worse, it costs twice as much to build a ship in the U.S. as it does elsewhere.
Nine Asian and European carriers, organized into three cartels, now control 90% of the U.S. containerized shipping trade. To add insult to injury, one Chinese company produces 80% of all the ship-to-shore cranes in America. I could go on, but this is about shipbuilding, not about the Chinese, who also produce 95% of the shipping containers. The 2025 order book for new vessels indicated that China accounted for 75% of orders, followed by South Korea at 19%. Under these circumstances, how is Donald Trump going to make American shipbuilding great again?
Largely by following the tactics used by the U.S. in the Seventies. A new office of shipbuilding has been established and is again offering special tax incentives to develop the industry. Last year, the U.S. signed deals with three affiliates of Hanwha Group, the world’s third-largest shipbuilder. The $500 billion deal is earmarked for maritime investment. In 2024, Hanwha bought the Philly Shipyard for $100 million. This is the sad remnant of my boyhood Naval Yard. That yard closed in the 1990s, laying off thousands of South Philly workers.
Hanwha is sinking $5 billion into the shipyard to upgrade the site. It is also training what they hope will be a new generation of shipbuilders, while investing in robotic labor. Management estimates that, if they hit their target of 20 boats per year, the workforce could top 10,000. That’s a big “if.”
The administration and industry plan to focus on manufacturing LNG tankers, icebreakers, and naval vessels. An Italian company, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), based in Wisconsin, is already manufacturing naval vessels, LNG-fueled cruise ships, and other commercial vessels. The U.S. is working with the Italians to expand that enterprise. In addition, last year Finland and the U.S. agreed to spend $6.1 billion to produce 11 new icebreakers for the U.S., with the first due to be completed by 2028.
Trump’s gunboat diplomacy, whether in Iran, Venezuela, or who knows where, appears to be a strategic tool of his presidency. As such, it is vital that the U.S. commands the high seas. In an age of drone warfare, ships are vulnerable in both combat and commercial settings. It’s early days, but at least the administration recognizes the need to modernize this industry. The hope is that just maybe my grandson might see the day when Philadelphia could once again be noted for something other than cheese steaks.
Bill Schmick is a founding partner of Onota Partners, Inc., in the Berkshires.Bill’s forecasts and opinions are purely his own and do not necessarily represent the views of Onota Partners, Inc. (OPI).
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‘Weird New Deal’, Grand Union, Harlem Line
Millerton News
Feb 25, 2026
The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library.
Feb. 28, 1935
Ross-Haas Bill Attacked By Senator
Assailed as “Example of Weird New Deal Policies”
ALBANY-State Senator Frederic H. Bontecou of the Twenty-eighth Senatorial District Tuesday night made a biting attack upon the Ross-Haas bill, also known as the New York State Rural Rehabilitation bill, declaring that the “bill is a perfect example of weird Federal New Deal policies incorporated into New York State Law.”
Describing the bill as “the most far-reaching and loosest piece of legislation introduced this session.” Mr. Bontecou ridiculed the theory contained in the bill of “taking citizens from the cities of the State and planting them on Up-State farms to compete with farmers in an effort to make a living.”
Asking if the real purpose behind the bill was to “colonize Up-State rural communities with Manhattan Democrats who, after failing on the farm, would become burdens upon the communities.” Mr. Bontecou branded the proposal as “another $50,000,000 experiment destined to meet with failure.”
Eight-Hour Day Favored By Allen
Assemblyman Howard N. Allen of Pawling, representing the First Assembly District of Dutchess County, last week expressed his support of an eight-hour day for employees of State institutions. Interviewed at Albany by a special representative of THE NEWS, Assemblyman Allen stated that he was thoroughly familiar with working conditions at State hospitals and that he is in favor of an eight-hour day for employees.
Isabel Harvey Chosen Alumni Vice-President
Miss Isabel Harvey was unanimously elected vice-president of the Millerton High School Alumni Association at its regular meeting Monday night, succeeding Maurice Downey who resigned recently. Methods of creating more interest on the part of members in Alumni activities were discussed, and it was suggested that a room be rented and furnished for social meetings of the organization. A drive for the payment of dues has been launched.
February 26, 1976
Grand Union Set To Build At Ames Plaza
The construction of a Grand Union supermarket and 4 or 5 retail stores is tentatively scheduled to begin in the spring at the site of the Ames department store north of Amenia.
James Munroe, real estate manager for the Grand Union Company, said this week construction on a 20,000 square-foot store will begin when warm weather sets in. “I’d say May or June they’ll start building,” said Munroe. The present Amenia Grand Union on East Main Street is 10,000 square feet.
Bond Sale Bust Leaves Harlem Line In Lurch
New York State’s inability to market its railroad bonds has left a number of projects in the lurch, including the State Department of Transportation’s (DOT) promise to return passenger service to Millerton.
Penn Central cut off passenger trains to Millerton without warning in March 1972. The commuter trains from New York City presently run only to Dover Plains.
Needs Annual Appropriation
Louis Rossi, chairman of the State’s Rail Task Force, said Tuesday, “The commitment is still there (for Millerton trains), but as years go by since the bond issue, with inflation; projects will cost a lot more.
He asserted that the only way the State will be able to maintain an efficient railroad system is “to create a permanent mechanism to keep the railroads going, an annual railroad appropriation, to give continuity.
Lettie Carson, president of the Harlem Valley Transportation Association (HVTA), charged this week that State legislators are not listening to their constituents about their need for the railroad: “They appropriate $364 million for new highway construction but can’t afford to save rail lines.” State Sen. Jay P. Rolison Jr. and Assemblyman Benjamin Roosa were not available for comment.
Carson said that she believed the Millerton depot could support 2 trains a day each way, beginning with 2 morning trains: “If we get decent service, I do think it would be supported with expanded service on weekends and holidays.” She also advocated unit trains to Chatham and Pittsfield: “The size (of the train) should be modified to the time of the week.” Carson asserted that passenger service was “unreliable in the past. It was not unusual to arrive in New York City 1½ hours late. That does not stimulate patronage of trains.”
February 22, 2001
On Taking Over Grand Union, Bob Trotta Leaves Door Open
MILLERTON — Once again the upper Harlem Valley is rife with speculation that change is in the air for the Grand Union supermarkets.
Early this week, rumors circulated that local businessman and attorney Robert Trotta would take over both the Grand Union stores in Millerton and Amenia.
“I can neither confirm nor deny that,” Mr. Trotta said Tuesday:
The Grand Union Co., based in Wayne, N.J., last year declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and subsequently sold most of its stores and assets through an auction to C&S Wholesale Grocers in Brattleboro, Vt.
According to Mr. Trotta, C&S has yet to officially close on the deal, and in the meantime “there are two - possibly three - different companies looking at Millerton.”
Mr. Trotta declined to reveal the names of those companies. Nor would he rule out a re-entry into the supermarket business. C&S representatives said earlier this year they had no plans to close the Millerton or Amenia stores.
“C&S is keeping us informed,” said Mr. Trotta, who owns the buildings in the Millerton Plaza, including the Grand Union.
“If we are convinced there will be a good operator, then we will not jump into it and participate in the bidding process,” said Mr. Trotta.
He said he would “like to see a good, aggressive, knowledgeable operator in the building. “ He would also like to know that any potential buyer could keep the store adequately staffed.
“If we thought the town was going to get hurt, then we would likely step in,” added Mr. Trotta.
Mr. Trotta said he owns all the equipment currently in the building, so he could act quickly if the store closed.
The Millerton store has seen its share of occupants over the years. Known as “Trotta’s” since relocating to the Millerton Plaza from the village center in 1970, the store was owned and operated by Joseph Trotta Sr., who died in 1986.
In 1993, Mr. Trotta’s sons Joseph Jr. and Robert sold the store to a leasing company that brought in Great American. When the leasing company went bankrupt three years later, the store was sold to Grand Union, which has operated at the Route 44 location since 1996.
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