In her hand, a silver dagger
Susan Fauman

In her hand, a silver dagger

On Saturday, March 15, artist Christy Gast of Amenia performed her piece “Silver Dagger/Mussel Bed,” a rapid-fire, cabaret-style ode to the sex lives of freshwater mussels to coincide with the closing reception of the group exhibition, “Fauna, Flora and Fur” at Geary Gallery in Millerton.

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Voters approve Region One 2025-26 budget

Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village.

Photo by Riley Klein

FALLS VILLAGE — The Region One 2025-26 budget passed a referendum vote Tuesday, May 6 by a vote of 403-72.

All six Region One towns voted in favor of the budget proposal.

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Legal Notices - May 8, 2025

BAUER FUND AND FOUNDATION COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Through grants to colleges, The Bauer Foundation provides indirect scholarship assistance for undergraduate college education to students residing in The Connecticut Regional School District One based on merit and need.

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A Plus Detailing Hiring: Open position for a Full Detailer & Cleaner. Depending on experience $21 to $30 per hour. Contact Ryan at 959-228-1010.

Driver: For The Lakeville Journal and Millerton News newspaper routes, part time Wednesdays, Thursdays and some Fridays. Call James Clark. 860-435-9873, x 401 or email publisher@
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The Hydrilla Menace: Twin Lakes group buoyed by DEEP’s assault on invasive hydrilla in 2025

A detail of a whorl of hydrilla pulled from the shallow waters at O’Hara’s Landing Marina in fall of 2024.

Photo by Debra A. Aleksinas

SALISBURY — The Twin Lakes Association is taking an earlier and more aggressive approach to fighting the spread of invasive hydrilla in East Twin Lake by dosing the whole northeast bay, from May through October, with low-level herbicide treatments instead of spot treatments.

The goal, said Russ Conklin, the TLA’s vice president of lake management, is to sustain herbicide concentration over the 2025 growing season.

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