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THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL CO., LLCTe Lakeville Journal, Te Millerton News, Te Winsted Journal and www.tricornernews.com

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AMENNEW YORK

June 2014

ALL ABOUTAMENIAHistory, Culture, Town Resources,Farmers Market and more


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Harlem Valley Chamber of Commerce

Serving businesses in the communities of Amenia,Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, Pine Plains,

Stanfordville & Wassaic

Visit us at www.harlemvalleychamber.org for more

information on:

Harlem Valley DirectoryMonthly Meeting Schedule - dates, times andspeakers Chamber Insurance Programs Calendar of Events for the Local Communities

Congratulations to the Town of Amenia


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The Millerton News16 Century Blvd., P.O. Box ADMillerton, NY 12546Email: [email protected]: 518-789-4401

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All written material in Discover Amenia, New York iscopyrighted and may not be reproduced without theexpressed permission of the publisher and the writers.

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CONTENTS

Only In Amenia......................................................................................................3A New Music Venue....................................................................................11Teaters, Ten and Now ........................................................................14A Road Map of Amenia...........................................................................17Peace Poles..............................................................................................................18Amenia Farmers Market........................................................................24

own Resources................................................................................................

29Advertiser Index...............................................................................................31

Discover AMENIA

NEW YORK June 2014 Today, Amenia has just one stoplight and one

shopping center. It has old dair y farms and amostly abandoned state facility serving people withdevelopmental disabilities.

Looking back over the past 300 years sincethe rst settlers began to arrive from nearbyConnecticut and New England, we see a typicalpicture of enthusiastic farmers and businessmen

who came to the wooded hills to clear the land andbuild homes, churches and communities. Manyeveryday events have occurred within its 43-square-mile area in one of the three major valleys

Only in Amenia By Ann Linden

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANN LINDENHorses stood in the parking lot of the DeLaVergneHotel now Four Brothers Pizza Inn in 1893.

The buildings on the other side of FountainSquare remain much the same today. The fountainin the square was originally a water drinkingplace for the horses. This is the center of the oldhamlet called Paynes Corners. Once the Dutchess

Turnpike (Route 44) was built in 1805 theincreased trafc caused a building boom.

For years, residents have jokinglyexplained the events, doingsand personalities in their townwith a single phrase: Only in Amenia!

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of the town.But there are and were a number

of events, places and buildingsthat are unique and people whoare extraordinary. There are some

that are so outstanding, in fact,that being described as only in

Amenia is not a joke, but a greatcompliment.

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The rst of Amenias one-of-a-kind features is the view fromDeLaVergne Hill on Route 44,looking south to the Wassaichamlet. From that point, visitorssee the Silo Ridge golf course, nowbeing completely updated. Much ofthe hamlet of Amenia is visible, as

well as a horse farm and several olddairy farms. The small lake on thegolf course is an old iron ore bed,now ooded. And in the distance,

Only in Amenia Continued from Page 3

PROVIDED BY ANN LINDEN

A clip from a brochure promoting Lake Amenia.


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where the hills part, is the separatehamlet known as Wassaic.

The view from DeLaVergneHill, without question, is the mostbeautiful view in Dutchess County,and it is only in Amenia.

At the bottom of DeLaVergneHill is the center of the hamlet of

Amenia. Surprisingly, it is not atypical New England-style town,but a Victorian village dating fromthe second half of the 19th century.Many of the buildings were builtafter the Harlem Railroad camethrough that valley.

There are several estates in Amenia, including WetherseldFarm, that welcome visitors. Once

the home of Chauncy Stillman, apartner of Rockefeller, the groundsboast great views, extensivegardens and a coach-house

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANN LINDEN

Mahoney & Crossen was the general store and post ofce in Wassaic.It was called The Big Store by local residents, and today has beenremodeled into the post ofce.Continued on page 8


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museum. There are also are several wineries in the area. Troutbeck is located east of Amenia in the hamlet

of Leedsville. Named for Leeds, England, a large wool mill once existed there. Troutbeck has ahistory of over two centuries of guests and residentsthat have included the greatest writers and thinkersof the 19th and 20th centuries: Emerson, Thoreau,

Twain, Burroughs, Lewis Mumford and ThurgoodMarshall, among many others.

The rst meetings for the establishment of theNAACP were held at Joel Spingarns Troutbeck inthe early 20th centur y.

Cooks Hill, a small rise in the center of Ameniahamlet, was the location of The Amenia Seminary,the outstanding secondary private school where

students were drawn from all of the United States inthe 19th century. The three white-frame buildingshoused classes for both men and women. With thegrowth of public secondary schools, the seminaryclosed and was replaced by the current brickbuilding. At rst it was used by all grades from one

Only in Amenia Continued from Page 5


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through 12. Later, it was used as ahigh school, then an elementaryschool. Today, it is the Amenia

Town Hall. Also part of that tradition and

respect for education are the twoprivate schools, Maplebrook andKildonan, that provide outstandingeducation for students with learningdifferences.

In addition, the Indian Rock one-room 1858 Schoolhouse is located

just north of town and is one of theareas few living museums.

Lake Amenia made the town a very special vacation site in the1920s and 1930s. There was a largelake that was walking distance

from the Amenia Center. Iceskating was popular in the winter,bringing folks from as far away asPoughkeepsie. In the summer, big PHOTO BY DAVE REAGON

The view over Squabble Hole, a 19th-century ore pit, now the Silo Ridgegolf course.Continued on page 10


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band performances were weekendevents there.

A large number of boardinghouses and hotels developedaround the lake. Fishing andboating were available, andthe resulting healthy businessenvironment was the envy of all thesurrounding towns.

Along with the racetrack and asmall airport in Dover to the south,extraordinary local baseball wasplayed on Cooks Hill every Sunday.

The smallest drive-in movie inthe world was located at the footof DeLaVergne hill ... yes, only in

Amenia.Some of the boarding houses were located outside the towncenter in other Amenia hamlets,

such as Amenia Union. This Oblong Valley location south of Leedsville isa settlement built right on the New

York-Connecticut state line. It iseasy to explain why the hamlet hadtwo of everything: two one-roomschools, two cemeteries and twochurches. There were two storesand houses with two addresses(one in each state). There werealso two blacksmiths sincehorse and carriage was the maintransport at that time. AmeniaUnion was noted for producingthe famous Buckley farm plow.

Of the some eight majorhamlets (the settlements that hadtheir own post of ces), Wassaic

is the largest and, historically,the most prosperous. Locatedon the Harlem Valley Railroad,it has been a shipping center for

Only in Amenia Continued from Page 9 agricultural products for years.

It has its own re company,and many surviving Victoriancommercial buildings and homesthat set the stage for a truerenaissance.

In the 19th century, it was thelocation of Gridley Iron Worksand later, the rst Borden MilkCondensery, both now closed.

In the 20th century, the MaxonMills grain elevator was built inthe center of the hamlet. Today, itis the ar ts center for The WassaicProject. The old Borden Factoryhas been carefully restored andis used by Pawling Corporation

Architectural Products. The one

church in the hamlet, GridleyChapel, is on the National Registerof Historic Places and is still usedseasonally.


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Helping Others is what we are all about!The Amenia Lions Club is dedicated to helping those in need in our community:

$4000 in Annual Scholarships to Webutuck Central School StudentsEye Exams, Eyeglasses, and Hearing Aids to those in needFood Baskets for the needy at Holiday timeSupport for Guiding Eyes for the Blind (Guide Dog Services)Support for the Lions Eye Institute afliated with Albany Medical Center Financial Aid for the Amenia Ball Park and Youth Sports ProgramsDiabetes Walk-a-thon to benet the Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationFree Fishing Derby for kids in AmeniaFestive banners welcoming all to Amenia

Annual Fund Raising Events include the 300 Club Dinner Dance in December, Golf Tournament in June,Car Show with Maplebrook School in September, and Memory Tree at the Holidays.

Amenia Lions Club

First came the Wassaic Project,then the Amenia Drive-in movietheater. And whats next? A music

venue? Well, why not? The concept was born at a town

meeting back in 2010. Town Hall

had recently moved into the oldelementary school building, andboards occasionally met in its

How About a Music Venue?By Gabriel Napoleon

Throughout its history, Ameniahas been classied in certainways. Amenia is a farm town.

Amenia is a scenic town. Amenia is a baseball town. Butrecently, Amenia has donned anew identity: a cultural town.

PHOTO BY GABRIEL NAPOLEON

Amenia Music Hall concer ts will return to Town Hall in the future.Continued on page 12


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auditorium. During one meeting,resident and part-time musicianPeter Cascone, sitting in theaudience, had a different vision.

Hey, this is a nice stage, thisshould be a venue, he said,recalling the thought.

Eventually, the soon-to-beproducer wrote his proposal andcame up with a name: the AmeniaMusic Hall. By 2012, Peter CasconeProductions and Amenia settled ona license agreement.

Technically, the concert hallhas already seen its start, thoughperhaps a premature one. After

three concerts, those behind themusic, including Cascone, a few Town Board members and evenSilo Ridge, have put the project onhiatus for some major renovations,

namely restoring aged bathrooms,repairing a leaky roof, installinga heating and cooling systemand, most relevantly, improvingacoustics.

Testing the waters did meet with productivity though, in theproducers perspective. He said therst concert, in March 2013, was a

hit. The second one, that June, wasless so, but still, it gave the musichall team a frame of reference forsuccess. Accordingly, the thirdconcert, this March, drew back

to the bluegrass, troubadour andamenco focus of the rst and wasvery popular.

However, one problemoverwhelmed, a problem severe

when considering the context: theunsuitable acoustics.

Spirits not as high as theyonce were, a little fortune fell

into play when Silo Ridge FieldClub happened to clear out theirclubhouse, donating sundry goodsto various entities.

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to the Amenia Music Hall, a beneciary thatpiqued Pedro Torres interest. Torres is theCEO of Stoneleaf Partners, the builders behindSilo Ridge.

I like music, so I went there and I thoughtthe hall had a lot of possibilities, he said. I gotexcited, called some friends and said, I think weshould turn this into something.

And so Silo Ridge has devoted to help theproject the bathrooms, roof, acoustics andmore throughout the year. Further down,

Torres hopes to help set up a foundation for thehall to facilitate funds from prospective donors.

I think it would be great for the community,he said.

Cascone said the fourth concert will come assoon as possible, though probably not before2015. Its moving forward. I think everybodys

interested in keeping the ball rolling.Indeed, if the community is as receptive as itsbeen to other budding arts and entertainmentculture, the prospects look good for the AmeniaMusic Hall.


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Amenia TheatreBefore it was destroyed in a re,

the Amenia Theatre on East MainStreet brought lms to town fordecades.

The theater celebrated its grandopening on May 23, 1940, after aperiod of renovation. It showed thelm Lillian Russell on openingnight, followed over the next fewdays by Buck Benny Rides Againand Typhoon.

The building burned down on June 15, 1974. According to theHarlem Valley Times, three Ameniateenagers were arrested and faced

Amenia residents, both pastand present, have enjoyedwatching movies in town.

PHOTO COURTESY THE AMENIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Amenia Theatre was located next to the Amenia Free Library.


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The Amenia Theatre burned down on June 15, 1974.

charges related to arson. The building itself had a rich

history. According to AmeniaHistorical Society records, it wasbuilt in 1833 and served as thePresbyterian Church until 1867.It was then sold to James Taylor

and became known as TaylorHall. Social activities were hostedupstairs, such as dances, plays andbasketball games.

The rst oor was rented bySimon Fry for the sale of tinwareand stoves, and was used as anofce for the Amenia Foundry.His son, Benjamin Fry, succeededhis father in the business andpurchased the building from Taylor.

The building was later known asthe Amenia Opera House beforebeing renovated into the Amenia

Theatre.

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Amenia Drive-In

The silver screen returnedto the town last year when theStefanopoulos family opened the Amenia Drive-In behind FourBrothers Pizza Inn, which they alsoown.

The family held a soft opening on July 19, 2013, with a showing of theIndiana Jones classic, Raiders ofthe Lost Ark.

The drive-in opened for its rstfull summer season in May andis currently showing rst-runfeature lms seven nights a week.Recent titles include Godzilla,Malecent and Blended.

The owners are also selectingolder movies to show on Throwback Thursdays, rangingfrom recent lms The HungerGames: Catching Fire (2013) to

the classics Jaws (1975) andThe Godfather (1972).

Of course, moviegoers can enjoyfood from the summer concessionstand or the restaurant.

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A conversation with TownHistorian Arlene Iuliano addressedsome of Amenias more unusualroad names. Iuliano said one thatsalways interested her is Yellow CityRoad, which is in the Leedsvillehamlet of Amenia.

According to her, there were

sulfur springs in the area, lendingto its yellow color and referenceto the region as the yellow city.

A map by Amenia resident MyronBenton, done between 1856 and1858, referenced the road. TheBentons were one of the most

historical families in the area,Iuliano said.

The whole area was called Yellow City, she said, and it lednot quite all the way to the sulfursprings, and that seems to be wherethe name Yellow City Road wasderived from. Leedsville was the

center of a very, very developedarea of the time. In fact, theythought it would be the center ofthe town of Amenia at one time.

Leedsville Road connects fromRoute 343 heading toward Sharon,Conn., all the way to Prospect Road

on Depot Hill. Iuliano said YellowCity Road was different from otherstreet names in that it wasnt namedafter a family or a direction.

Most of the names of the roadeither took a family name thatlived there or the name of MainStreet or the section of town, likeNorth or South street. But thisone seems to have been derivedfrom that particular happening,she said, adding the sulfur springs

were on the edge of the Oblong Valley mountain range borderingConnecticut and can likely be foundon a map.

Another name Iuliano is fondof is Powder House Road, but thatroads origin, she said, remains amystery.

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and private lending both direction and personality to a placeknown to be as unique as it is beautiful.



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I dont know where thatname is derived from, she said,adding roads today continue to beintroduced. There are town roadsand private roads named for 911.

The 911 roads have signs which are white with green letters; the townroads have white letters with greensigns.

These days Powder House is atown road, though Iuliano said thatmight not have always been thecase.

Another name of interest isSinpatch Road, which heads offRoute 22 and winds its way to Bog

Hollow Road in Wassaic. That road,said Iuliano, has a great historybehind it. Fascinating, she said,though simple.

Roadways Continued from Page 17


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It was named for what it was,the historian said. They thoughtthere were sinners down there.

Basically, the residents in thatsection of the Wassaic hamlethad a reputation for misbehaving,and local lore has it that theirneighborhood was named for theirantics. Another legend is that a localminister was the one who named itSinpatch, based on the reputationof an especially naughty family wholived in a patch of sin, accordingto Iuliano.

I think its a reection of thehistory of the times, because thats

what people did. They namedthings for how they felt, so thereare a variety of names that aredifferent, though that variety is

less than using family names ordirections, especially over here inthe more rural side of the county,she said. People expressed theirfeelings, even in the names of theirroads. Its not unusual for them tocome up with something like this.

An example of a private roadnamed after a family is Folan Road,

which connected what was once thePalmer farmland on Cascade Roadto Perrys Corners Road. That was inthe mid-1900s, according to Iuliano.

To me the road belonged to theproperty owner and was namedafter the Folans, the only people

who lived there, she said.Iuliano added that a lot of

Amenias roads were named beforeRoute 22 was built, creating a mazeof roads throughout the town.

But its interesting that some

names did not change over many,many years, and that we still havethem today, she said. Theytended, especially if they werefarms, to have the last name of thefamily. Nowadays youll see theyuse rst names, like Anns Road or

Joyces Road, but that doesnt meananything as far as history goes.

Roads continue to be named in Amenia, as they are constructed. As Iuliano said, a majority of themtend to be private roads these days,leading to private homes or farms.

When thats the case they can beas creative, or not, as the propertyowner desires.

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Now in its fth season, the Amenia Farmers Market hosts a variety of local artisans and farmers,each of them sharing with thecommunity their homegrown foodsand homemade crafts.

The market opened in thesummer of 2010 with just half adozen vendors. Having a market wasthe idea of Rudy Eschbach, owner-operator of Cedar Hill Farm in

Amenia. Apparently, gathering localfarmers and artisans was necessarybecause there were very few outletsfor small town farmers to share theirgoods.

There wasnt a place for local

farmers to get together and sharetheir products, Eschbach said, so

we came together and started ourown.

Now, you can nd more than 15 vendors at the farmers market, heldall year long.

The market is dedicated to thesale of wholesome, fresh food,Eschbach said.

He has been participating in the

market since its beginning, andhe said not only does the marketmeet its goal, it also brings peopletogether, promotes a sense ofcommunity and gives farmers anopportunity to meet the people

buying their products.Talking with the customers is

one of my favorite parts, Eschbachsaid. The customers always ask,

Is this organic? Like EschbachsBlack Angus beef and pork, mostproducts sold are organic, grassfed, free of antibiotics and growthhormones.

Pattie Camillone is the owner-operator of WholeyOats Granola.

As the name suggests, she sellsgranola and granola bars made withnatural ingredients, such as wholegrain oats, axseed meal, maplesyrup and honey. Shes one of theoriginal vendors who participated inthe market following its conception.For Camillone, the farmers marketserved as a springboard to get

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I really wanted to sell locally,Camillone said. Participating in themarket helped me to get my productout there and have people try it at aninexpensive rate.

Camillone has been successful in

her endeavors. Wholey Oats can nowbe found in places like LaBonnesMarkets, Adams Fairacre Farms,

Willow Brook Farms and McEnroesOrganic Farm. Camillone said sheowes much of her success to thefarmers market.

Ive made so many goodconnections as a result ofparticipating.

Making connections and formingrelationships is a consistent theme

among participants and patronsalike.

Eating locally made food is thereason why Mary Collins returns to

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The Amenia Farmers Market is held throughout the year at Town Hall.


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the market again and again.I enjoy knowing where the food I eat is

coming from. Coming to the market gives me theopportunity to meet the farmers and provide them

with a review of their products, she said.Sophie Meili, market manager and co- owner of

Meili Farm, hopes that tourists and residents alike will patronize the market.

You can get a feel for the area by coming to themarket, she said. It is representative of the peopleof this area.

Growth is good, but Meilis only hope is that themarket will remain a vibrant part of the community.

The Amenia Farmers Market is held all yearlong. In the winter months the market is broughtinside the Amenia Town Hall, and is held every rst

and third Saturday from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. The summerseason began on May 16; the market is held outdoorsduring the warmer months in the Amenia TownHall parking lot. Its open every Friday during thesummer into the fall, from 3 to 7 p.m.


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Amenia Town Resources

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KEY TOWN SERVICESAssessors Office(Mon., Tues. 9-3).................... .................... ................ 845-373-8118 ext.103Assessors Clerk............. 845-373-8118 ext.104

Bookkeeper ........................ 845-373-8118 ext.107Building Inspector ........ 845-373-8118 ext.118Building Inspector Secretary ......................................................... 845-373-8118 ext.102Deputy Supervisor Vicki Doyle .............................................................................. 845-789-1015Deputy Town Clerk .....845-373-8118 ext.100Dog Control Officer ..........................845-514-3040Highway Superintendent(Mon.-Fri. 7:30-3:30) .............................................................................. 845-373-9922Supervisors Office(Mon.-Thurs. 9-5) ......................................................... 845-373-8118 ext.105Supervisors Assistant.845-373-8118 ext.105

Town Constable (non-emergency) .............................................................................. 845-373-8434Town Clerk and Tax Collector (Mon.-Fri. 9-3) ....................................... 845-373-8118 ext.100 & 101Town Justices & Court Times Judge James Devine(Even numbered Tues. at 5 p.m.) .............................................................................. 845-373-8434 Judge Norman Moore(Odd numbered Tues. at 7 p.m.).......845-373-7017Town Transfer Station (Mon. & Fri. 9a.m.-2p.m., Sat 7a.m.-1p.m.) .......................845-877-9354Water District ........................................... 845-789-1307

OTHER KEY SERVICESAmenia Free Library .........................845-373-8273Amenia Historical Society/Schoolhouse .............................................................................. 845-373-8338Department of Motor Vehicles Millbrook (Mon., Wed., Fri. 9-4:45)..................................845-677-4080 Pawling(Tues., Thurs. 9-4:45) .845-855-4400Hudson River Community Health ............................................................................. 845-838-7038Sharon HospitalSharon, Conn. ..860-364-4000

PUBLIC SAFETY

AND EMERGENCY SERVICESAmenia Fire Companynon-emergency ............................................. 845-373-8467Dutchess County Sheriffs Office, Route 22emergencies ............................................................................... 911non-emergency ............................................. 845-373-4300Fire and Ambulancecounty-wide for emergencies ........................................... 911

State Policeemergencies ............................................................................... 911non-emergency (Dover Barracks) ....845-877-3031Wassaic Fire Companynon-emergency ............................................. 845-373-8807

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGESColumbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson ............................................................ 518-828-4181Marist College ......................................... 845-575-3000Dutchess Community College .845-431-8000Webutuck Elementary School(preK-3) .............................................................................. 518-373-4122Eugene Brooks Intermediate .....845-373-4114Webutuck Sr. High School .........845-373-4106Webutuck School District AdministrativeOffices ............................. 845-373-4100 fax845-373-4102Webutuck Special Education ....845-373-4123

PRIVATE SCHOOLSKildonan School ...................................845-373-8111Maplebrook School............................ 845-373-9511Millbrook School .................................845-677-8261

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONSCongregation Beth David ................................ 845-373-8264 or 203-748-4589Immaculate Conception Church

.............................................................................. 845-373-8193South Amenia Presbyterian Church .............................................................................. 845-373-9959

St. Thomas Episcopal Church .845-373-9161United Presbyterian Church.....845-373-9556

TRANSPORTATION

Metro-North commuter railroadruns several trains a day fromNew York City north to the Wassaicterminus of the Harlem line on Route 22 For information........................................ 212-532-4900Stewart National Airport Newburgh .............................................................................. 845-838-8200DeLango Taxi Amenia....................... 845-373-9610Tonys Taxi & Limousine Dover 845-677-556Taxi Man ...................................................... 845-789-1242

ELECTED OFFICIALSCounty Legislator Michael Kelsey ............................................. 914-475-0060Representative in U.S. CongressChris Gibson (19th District) ..............202-225-5614State Assemblywoman Didi Barrett (106th District) ............845-454-1703State SenatorTerry Gipson (41st District).............. 845-463-0840 Albany .............................................................. 518-455-2303Town Supervisor Victoria Perotti ...................... 845-373-8118 ext. 10United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand .................................... 845-875-4585Charles Schumer ........................................ 914-734-1532Governor Andrew M. Cuomo....................518-474-839




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Amenia Farmers Market ............................ 8 Amenia Fire Company ................................ 19 Amenia Lions Club ........................................ 11 Amenia Free Library .................................... 26 Andreas Pasta ...................................................... 22 Apple Antiques ..................................................... 28

Back In The Kitchen ......................................... 8Bank Of Millbrook .......................................... 27Blueberry Hill Galleries ............................... 5Cascade Spirit Shoppe ................................ 23Coon Brothers Farm, LLC. ................... 31Crop Production Services ...................... 24Delango Automotive ..................................... 26Darlene S. Riemer, Architect .............. 23Dutchess Country Realty ........................ 28Fountain Press ..................................................... 12Freshtown Marketplace ............................ 10

George T. Whalen Real Estate .......... 30Grey House Publishing ............................. 18Hard Roll Express ............................................ 22Harlem ValleyChamber of Commerce ................................. 2

Havens Real Estate ......................................... 13Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast ....... 14Horse Leap ................................................................ 30Hudson River Health Care .................... 20Indian Rock Schoolhouse ........................... 8

Jacks Auto Service Inc. ............................ 17

Katharine C. Dunlop Real Estate ....... 7Kelly & Company Hair Salon ................. 6LaCurto Electric, Inc. .................................. 14Linda Barilli:

The Seamstress In Amenia ................... 22Maplebrook School ........................................ 25Marty Conklins Garage, Inc. ............. 10New 2 YouConsignment Boutique .................................. 9Oblong Valley Real Estate .......................... 9Out Back Storage .............................................. 28

Pawling Corporation ..................................... 21Ritchies Deli ........................................................... 13Santo Pizzeria& Italian Ristorante ......................................... 22Silo Ridge Field Club .................................... 15

The Curiosity Shop ......................................... 12 The Kildonan School ........................................ 6 The Lantern ............................................................. 32 The Wassaic Project .......................................... 4 Wassaic General Store ................................ 30 Wetherseld Garden ..................................... 24

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