November 20, 1975
Two hammer wielding youths went on a violent rampage at the Stissing Mountain Junior-Senior High school. They left the school looking as if a bomb had exploded in it. A 16-year-old from Red Hook and a 15-year-old companion from Pine Plains faced court charges stemming from the devastating spree that caused at least $25,000 in damage and dashed several education programs for many of the 800 students of the school. They broke into the school through the carpenter’s shop and took off on a sledge hammer wielding spree that left the school in a shambles.Â