Bus Safety Loopholes and Special Education Challenges Dominate Pine Plains School Board Meeting
An Ancram grandparent pleaded with the board to find ways to keep motorists from speeding past stopped school buses on Poole Hill Road.
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Obituaries
Daniele Casazza Braham, 47
Capt. Daniele Casazza Braham, USN, of Temecula, Calif., died on July 19. The cause was cancer. She was…
George Lefcheck, 81
George Lefcheck of Pine Plains died on Aug. 10. He was 81. Lefcheck was born on March 4,…
Linda Hermans, 85
Linda Hermans died on Aug. 9 in Argyle, N.Y. She was born on July 5, 1941, in Sharon,…
Margaret “Marge” Gillis, 97
Margaret (Marge) Gillis died on Aug. 2. She was 97. Gillis was born on Oct. 20, 1928, in…
James J. “JJ” Stagias, 39
James J. “JJ” Stagias of Elizaville died on July 26 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He…
Community
Cyclospora Is Sickening Thousands. Here’s How to Lower Your Risk
The parasite has been linked to recalled iceberg lettuce and can cause weeks of severe diarrhea. Washing produce helps, but cannot guarantee its removal.
For Brenden Schaaf, Environmental Policy Begins at Home
The Stanford resident returned to school to study how science shapes public decisions. Now, as a volunteer town intern, he is learning how those decisions take root in a rural community.
Two Student Journalists Join the Herald Newsroom for the Summer
Cecelia Campbell and Laura Holtman are contributing reporting, photography, and social media work while learning the practice of community journalism.
