Thank you!
Your support is sustaining the future of local news in our communities.

Decorating Day this weekend

PINE PLAINS — The town will celebrate its 24th Town Decorating Day at 3 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 28.

The event, as always, is free to the public. However, Pine Plains Business Association member Ibis Guzman stressed that this has been due to the “great generosity of the local community.�

This year’s parade route will be different. While it still starts at Stissing Mountain Middle/High School, the parade will bear left onto Route 199 and then bear right onto Route 82. The parade will then conclude at the Pine Plains Firehouse.

The parade will begin at 5 p.m., and anyone interested in marching should be at the high school and ready to go by 4:30 p.m. It is suggested that information about your group and float be written on an index card so it can be read aloud as the parade passes through the center of town.

The Pine Plains Business Association is looking for donations to help offset the costs of running Decorating Day. Checks should be made payable to PPBA Christmas Fund and may be mailed to the Pine Plains Business Association, PO Box 651, Pine Plains, NY 12567. Guzman can be reached at 518-398-5500.

And as always, hot chocolate and cookies will be available in the tent next to the Stissing House. Santa and his reindeer will likely make an appearance as well.

“Amazingly, the event seems to grow every year, and we are happy to be a part of it,� Guzman said.

Lakeville Journal

Latest News

Let's Hear It - September 17, 2026

Let's Hear It - September 17, 2026

This Week

As summer comes to an end and the days begin to get a little cooler, signs of fall are starting to appear all around us. The leaves are beginning to change, the evenings are getting shorter, and a new season of activities and traditions is just around the corner.

Keep ReadingShow less

$5,000

$5,000

Letters to the Editor - September 17, 2026

Letters to the Editor - September 17, 2026

Put $1M to work for housing affordability

If I had $1 million to improve housing affordability in Litchfield County, I would create a revolving Housing Opportunity Fund. Instead of spending the entire amount on one or two homes, I would use it to help local housing trusts acquire land or properties, provide down-payment assistance for qualified buyers, convert appropriate existing buildings into housing, and help cover some of the upfront costs that can prevent good housing projects from ever getting started.

Keep ReadingShow less
google preferred source

Want more of our stories on Google? Click here to make us a Preferred Source.

Turning Back the Pages - September 17, 2026

Turning Back the Pages - September 17, 2026

125 years ago — September 1901

LIME ROCK — Matthew Patterson recently received a silver medal from the Canadian government as a token of his services during the Fenian raid in ‘71. The medal is suitably inscribed and is considerably heavier than a silver dollar. It depends from a silk tri-color and pin, and altogether makes a very neat souvenir.

Keep ReadingShow less

Voices from our community about the housing we need for a healthy, vibrant future

Voices from our community about the housing we need for a healthy, vibrant future

Jordan Seibert and Riley Bossi

Shelly Dinelle

There’s a reason people say, “It takes a village to raise a child.” To thrive, a child needs a safe, stable place to call home. That’s the bedrock for health, dignity, and the chance to build a bright future. What kind of “village” does it take to create these homes?

Motivated by compassion and a drive to make housing more accessible, it took the Foundation for Norfolk Living years of hard work to create ten affordable homes at Haystack Woods. The “village” turned out to be a patchwork of support that included financial help from the DOH, a construction mortgage through Northwest Community Bank, and a Community Development Block Grant to purchase the property and pay for the road and infrastructure. The result? Two- and three-bedroom homes reserved for first-time homebuyers earning 60-80% of Litchfield County’s median income, and selling for $159,000 to $261,000. The condominium homes are deed-restricted and net-zero thanks to energy-efficient construction, solar panels, and battery storage, meaning the homebuyers will have no energy costs! Curious? Just Google “Haystack Woods” to learn more. It’s a remarkable accomplishment.

Keep ReadingShow less
our housing needs

Selectmen back $113,000 request for new ambulance

Selectmen back $113,000 request for new ambulance

FALLS VILLAGE — The Board of Selectmen approved a request from the Fire Commission for $113,000 toward a new ambulance scheduled for delivery in November.

The selectmen acted during their regular monthly meeting Monday, Sept. 14.

Keep ReadingShow less
falls village bos
google preferred source

Want more of our stories on Google? Click here to make us a Preferred Source.