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The crops may be in, but work continues on local farms

January 4, 2023

“We don’t have much of a break,” said Liz Bemis, the fifth generation of her family to run Hutchins Farm. All the things that could not get done during the growing season must be tackled such as building a greenhouse and machinery repair. “It’s not a desk job. It’s exhausting and hard,” she said. With 40 to 45 acres in production, the three owners and two year-round employees are always busy.

Middle school article gets Fincom focus

January 4, 2023

Upcoming special Town Meeting asks voters to approve $110M for construction of a new middle school. “This increase of $7.2M will be funded, as was the original amount, through borrowing that is outside the levy limit,” the Fincom report says.

The Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

December 21, 2022

It may seem like a sleepy place, but it is alive with the “Friends of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery”. The Friends is a very collaborative relationship with the town’s Cemetery Committee and the Department of Public Works. Friends is a non-profit organization that was established in 2002 and who are enjoying a celebratory 20th anniversary this year.