Millbrook News

What constitutes fish food is a matter of debate. A high-profile study a few years ago suggested that fish get almost 50 percent of their carbon from trees and leaves, evidence for a very close link between the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

It's been two years since a judge decreed the assets of art dealer and accused Ponzi-schemer Larry Salander be liquidated to pay off his creditors, but his house in Millbrook - a historic mansion with its own pond, baseball diamond, tennis court, pool, and guesthouse, occupied by Salander, his wife, and two children - has still not been sold.

A Rhinebeck man allegedly stole thousands of dollars from a youth club he managed the finances for, state police announced Friday.

Some Dutchess County legislators have publicly made a commitment to find a way to fund sheriff's road patrols without asking municipalities to pay for the service next year.

Michael E. Lewitt, a Boca Raton, Florida, money manager, wrote to the trustee handling the sale that he could complete it in 45 days.

The Millbrook, New York, home that indicted art dealer Lawrence B. Salander has occupied since his Madison Avenue gallery collapsed will be auctioned on Monday.

MILLBROOK - Following a six-month public exhibition and vote process, Millbrook Vineyards & Winery will announce the winning artwork in its inaugural Art in The Loft Wine Label Contest on Saturday.

RHINEBECK - A traffic accident has taken place on Route 9 near Stop and Shop supermarket north of the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.

With winter right around the corner, many municipalities are oiling up their snowplows in preparation for the first storm.

At the October Boy Scout Troop 95 Court of Honor, six Scouts and three adult Scouters were recognized for taking part in a 50-mile backpacking trip at Cranberry Lake in upstate New York.

MILLBROOK - The Millbrook School's drama society will present Michael Cristofer's 1997 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama 'The Shadow Box' at 8:15 p.m. Nov.

Editor's note: The Poughkeepsie Journal will run a series of candidate profiles before the Nov.

PLEASANT VALLEY - To prevent future flooding of town hall, work will begin soon on clearing fallen trees and stumps from Wappinger Creek.

MILLBROOK: Millbrook Rotary's guest speaker Wednesday will be Dr. Manoj Abraham, who is certified in facial plastic, reconstructive and laser surgery.

Every day scores of trucks from Royal Carting Service of Hopewell Junction unload trash at the Dutchess County burn plant in the Town of Poughkeepsie, paying a fee to dump that is 8 percent below the going rate.

Plenty of people are peeping at leaves, poking around pumpkin patches and sipping steaming cider, so here's a different idea for a fall trip in the Hudson Valley: wine and spirits tasting.

Editor's note: The Poughkeepsie Journal will be running a series of candidate profiles prior to the Nov.

Time changes have been made to the Dutchess County Children's Immunization Clinic schedule.

MILLBROOK: Millbrook Rotary's guest speaker Wednesday will be Frank Evert, founder of Water Without Borders, a U.S.-based nonprofit committed to providing safe drinking water throughout the world.

Thursday is a sad day. The CW is toiling away at their next attempts in the hour-long drama genre, Jonah Hill continues to get work, and the cultural achievement that is the Fox Reality Channel will be gone by March.