Robins, additions, school funding

The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library.

Feb. 14, 1935

Harold Denison Sees First Robin

Harold Denison of Boston Corners, noted etcher and illustrator, has the distinction of being the first to report seeing a robin in this section. Mr. Denison saw a robin, generally accepted as an official herald of spring, at his Boston Corners home Saturday morning.

$10,500,000 Asked of PWA for Parkway

The Taconic State Park Commission has requested $10,500,000 of the Federal PWA for continuation of the Eastern State Parkway, it was revealed last week at the Park Commission’s office in Poughkeepsie. It was disclosed further that Governor Lehman has incorporated in his annual budget message a special bill providing for the expenditure of $325,000 to be paid out of bond issue moneys to continue construction of the Parkway. With the possibility that funds will be forthcoming from both Federal and State sources, the opinion was expressed that perhaps sufficient money would be available to complete the project this year.

Paul T. Winslow, executive secretary of the Commission, in disclosing that the request had been submitted to FWA officials said that first of all the appropriation would provide sufficient funds to continue the road through Dutchess and Columbia Counties to the Albany-Pittsfield road. Other projects included in the request are an administration building and bath houses for the park area, a police station for the parkway, dredging in the Norrie State Park at Staatsburg in the construction of a basin for small river craft and a swimming pool at Norrie Park.

Because President Roosevelt was especially interested in the Parkway while Governor of New York and also because the project has already been started and requires only additional funds for its completion, Taconic Park Commission officials were optimistic that they would receive an allocation of the proposed huge public works appropriation.

Work begun Monday Morning on Shufelt Addition

Excavation for the new addition to the Shufelt Building was started Monday morning by Edward Hoffman who has been awarded the contract for the concrete work. Contracts for the balance of the construction work have not been let as yet. The addition is to be a one-story, wooden structure and will fill the corner of the Shufelt property at Main and John Streets.

Ice Being Harvested At Taconic

TACONIC, Feb. 13 - Men employed by E. G. Woodward and Walter Angus are harvesting ice from the Channel. Thomas O’Hara, Sr., is also harvesting ice from the big lake. The ice is from twelve to fourteen inches thick.

Mrs. Carl Smith of Bailey’s Island, Me., is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Curtis at Grassland Farm.

Miss Mildred Pitcher, focal school teacher, is now boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wick.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hemmerly of Lakeville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rebillard on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Hara and son have returned to their home here after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons in Salisbury.

Mrs. Carrie Stubbs of Portland. Me., who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Curtis, has returned home.

Mr. and Mrs. William Kelsey of Amenia. N. Y., were recent guests of relatives in town.

A daughter, Madeline Louise, was born on Thursday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Thomen.

February 12, 1976

Webutuck Could Lose 15% State Aid Next Year

Webutuck Central School could stand to lose over 15 per cent of its State aid next year if the New York legislature approves budget cuts presently proposed by Governor Hugh Carey.

Webutuck District Principal Mike Rindsberg said at Monday’s School Board meeting that “at the moment the prospects are very dim” for State Aid for the 1976-1977 school year. “Unless some adjustment is made, we could lose well over $200,000,” said that Webutuck administrator.

Bus Behavior

School Board Member Mary Fortin asked school administrators if parents are aware of the proper behavior for children on school buses. She said that she knew cases of chronic misbehavior.

February 8, 2001

Copake Falls Woman Will March 60 Miles for Cancer

MILLERTON- On May 18, Deborah Barrett, an employee at The Lakeville Journal Co., will commence on a three-day, 60-mile walk from Leominster, Mass. to Boston in order to raise money and show support for breast cancer research.

After a close friend passed away from an illness last March, Ms. Barrett, a Copake Falls resident, felt compelled to find a way to express not only her grief, but also her desire to help decrease the occurrence of such untimely deaths. While surfing the Web, Ms. Barrett found information about the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walks, and knew it was the right thing for her to do.