Former Lia’s Mountain View Restaurant May Get New Life as Music, Food, and Dancing Venue
Angela Somma, who turned Clermont’s Tin Barn into a lively event space, is under contract to buy the Pine Plains property for $725,000.
Arts
Obituaries
Floyd Irving Isham Jr., 86
Floyd Irving Isham Jr., a longtime area resident, died on May 26. He was 86. Isham was born…
Ronald “Hacky” Scheer, 72
Ronald “Hacky” Scheer died on May 18 at home, with friends and family at his side. He was…
Louise Ann Odak, 96
Louise Ann Odak of Milan died on April 9. She was 96. Odak was born on Sept. 8,…
Robert E. Stapf Sr., 77
Robert E. Stapf Sr., known as “Bobbo,” died on April 9. He was 77. Stapf was born Jan.…
Tracy Picard, 55
Tracy Picard of Clinton Corners died on March 28 at Vassar Hospital. She was 55. Born on June…
Community
In Ancram, Birders Follow the Call of the Bobolink
At Sky High Farm, a Columbia County bird club led a chilly morning walk focused on grassland birds, field conservation, and the patient art of listening.
Milan Rededicates Rowe Cemetery to Honor Revolutionary War Soldiers
The ceremony connected the nation’s 250th anniversary to five local soldiers and a historic burial ground whose oldest headstone predates the United States.
There’s Something About Delores: Stanfordville Irish Wolfhound Wins National Best in Show
Jane Cottrell’s 120-pound companion, Delores, returned home to Stanfordville after winning the top honor at the Irish Wolfhound Club of America’s national specialty show in Missouri.
