Veden unveils 34th installment in Falls Village video series

Falls Village fire fighters in June.
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Falls Village fire fighters in June.
Eric Veden has released the 34th edition of his ongoing video chronicle of Falls Village.
The video starts out with Susan Osborn, whose family has been in town for six generations, hailing from locations as diverse as Switzerland and Goshen.
Her memories take the viewer back in time, with dairy farms, charcoal making and old-fashioned, double-sided toasters.
Osborn says she went to Oliver Wolcott Technical High School to train as a hairdresser and embarked on that career, only to discover she was allergic to the chemicals.
Next up is Tim Metzger, who discusses his career as a set dresser in the movie business.
Speaking from his workshop, Metzger discusses the different, highly specialized jobs involved in film production and describes the process as “a logistical conundrum.”
“You may be prepping for three months of shooting.”
His credits include “Law & Order,” “Crocodile Dundee II,” and “The Joker.”
Vance Cannon and Melanie Cullerton perform at the Hunt Library.Provided
David and Joan Parks ran successful chauffeuring and gardening businesses in (mostly) Fairfield County and included customers such as Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Rodney Dangerfield and Martha Stewart.
It was a busy 30 or so years.
“If Paul Newman calls on Christmas Eve and says ‘I’ve got a friend coming in tomorrow,’ I’m there,” says David Parks.
Rebecca Bloomfield was interviewed at the Center on Main where she is the Creative Administrator. She is also a photographer, works for a cooking school, and teaches yoga at Be Well Community Yoga in North Canaan.
She recalls her first yoga class at age 13. She and a friend went along to a class with Rebecca’s mother.
“We just kind of giggled our way through it,” she remembers. But in her 20s she rediscovered yoga and grew to love it for the community and spiritual aspects, as well as the physical benefits.
The video wraps up with video snapshots of two recent events: The Falls Village Volunteer Fire Department’s 100th anniversary celebration on June 22 at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, and a late August musical talent show appearance at the David M. Hunt Library by Vance Cannon and friends.
Habitat for Humanity assisted in the construction and sale of this house at 14 Rudd Pond Road for $392,000.
MILLERTON — Official Dutchess County property transfers for the four months ending in May are fascinating from the sale of the former Presbyterian Church on Main Street for $420,000 to the $300,000 sale of 8.3 acres of the historic Perotti farm for $300,000 where major barn restoration is now underway.
Actively listed properties at the end of July include 14 parcels of land ranging in price from $60,000 for a five-acre lot to six parcels over a million dollars. 15 single family homes are on the market including an $11,750,000 estate on Moadock Road and four village homes for under $500,000.
Residential
14 Rudd Pond Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on .64 acres sale recorded in March for $392,000 to Anthony M. Macagnone.
81 Rudd Pond Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on .45 acres recorded in April for $360,300 to Sara Whitney Laser.
926 Smithfield Road — Historic house and barns on 8.31 acres sale recorded in May for $300,000 to Colonial House & Barn LLC.
5408 Route 22 — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 5.38 acres sale recorded in May for $465,000 to Erich McEnroe.
The former Presbyterian Church on Main Street in the Village of Millerton was purchased in May for $420,000 and then pained grey.Christine Bates
Commercial
1 Smith Court, Village of Millerton — Office building sale recorded in March for $825,000 to OneJohnStreet LLC.
58 Main Street, Village of Millerton — Sale of former church recorded in May for $420,000 to 58 Main Street LLC.
5546 Route 22 — Sale of former restaurant on 2 acres recorded in May for $70,000 to Haithem Oueslati Trustee.
Land
State Line Road (#789358) — Sale recorded of 20.82 acres of vacant residential land in March for $150,000 to Elliott Squared LLC.
148 Morse Hill — Sale recorded of 30.03 acres of vacant productive farm land in 5 parcels in March for $800,000 to Thorne Water LLC.
*Town of North East and Village of Millerton property transfers from March through May not previously reported as sales in The Millerton News are sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Office monthly reports for March through May. Details on property from Dutchess Parcel Access. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.
MILLERTON — Heavy rain brought down trees on Park Avenue, South Center Street and Century Boulevard, causing blackouts across the village on Friday, July 25.
The Millerton Moviehouse cancelled film showings for the afternoon following the outages, as stated in a release sent out to Moviehouse supporters over email Friday afternoon.
Village Clerk Lisa Cope said the downed trees landed on power lines, causing localized blackouts for many village residents and businesses between 3 and 6 p.m. Friday evening.
Central Hudson crews cleared the trees and restored power to the village that evening.