Winnakee Land Trust Buys 279 Acres, Establishes Mount Ross Wildlife Sanctuary
The $1.4 million purchase protects forest, farmland, and about a mile of the Roeliff Jansen Kill across Gallatin, Pine Plains, and Milan, but strict deed restrictions will keep the sanctuary largely closed to the public.
Arts
Obituaries
Betty Lou Walsh, 83
Betty Lou Walsh of Gallatin died on July 10. She was 83. Walsh was born on May 9,…
Karl T. Chorney III, 84
Karl T. Chorney III, a lifelong area resident, died on July 14, in Poughkeepsie. He was 84. Chorney…
Nicholas H. Hedges, 30
Nicholas H. Hedges of Elizaville died on June 21. He was 30. Hedges died when he lost control…
George King Wittlinger, 91
Former Ancram Town Justice, president of Ancram fire department
Evelyn L. LaManna, 80
Evelyn L. LaManna of Livingston, and formerly of Pine Plains, died on June 10. She was 80. LaManna…
Community
Volunteers Spent Four Years Saving Patchin’s Mill. Now They Are Looking to Its Future.
With the historic Pine Plains structure stabilized, Friends of Stissing Landmarks is working toward opening the site to the public and eventually bringing its machinery back to life.
For Irene Clayton, Freedom Is a Family Story
As America marks 250 years, the 103-year-old Pine Plains resident looks back on war, service, and the father whose escape shaped her deepest belief about the country.
Born From Ashes, ‘Margaret’ Sings Into Her Second Century
At First United Presbyterian Church in Pine Plains, a pipe organ named Margaret marked a century of music inside the stone sanctuary built after a devastating fire.
