We published a special Comments to the Catch edition last week, covering only the Red Hook Boat Club eminent domain issue. This week's edition covers any further comments on those articles and all other comments posted from April 21 to May 5. Letter to the Editor: Unlike Robert McKeon and the Red Hook Town Board, at least Donald Trump has given us his reasons for wanting Greenland. The same cannot be said about McKeon and his plans for the Red Hook Boat Club. The citizens of the Town, the Club's neighbors in Barrytown, and most of all the members...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/comments-to-the-catch-six-senses-school-budgets-boat-club-april-21-may-5-2025/

Come mid-June, local farm stands will be bursting with tomatoes—red, orange, green, and gold—stacked high in crates and baskets, ready to be sliced, sauced, stewed or chopped. But before there can be a tomato, there is a seed. Our series, Seed to Sale, follows the journey of a single tomato seed from the moment it was planted at Migliorelli Farm to the minute it reaches a buyer’s hands – and maybe, even, to the hour it reaches a soup, salad, or sauce. In Part III of our series, the seedlings leave the warmth of the greenhouse and head for the...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/our-early-girl-tomato-moves-to-the-field-day-37-and-counting-as-farmer-celebrates-role-of-easements-in-land-conservation/

Joyce Pauline Pike, age 84 of Milan, died on April 24, 2025. She was born on August 13, 1940, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joyce graduated from Broad Ripple High School, attended the University of Colorado and Ball State Teachers College, and received a master’s degree in education from the University of Northern Colorado. Joyce taught secondary and middle school in Colorado and Minnesota; worked with adults to pass their GED requirements; and taught English as a Second Language to immigrants and trained adult tutors of ESL. Joyce wrote “Experiencing Mathematics to Work,” a curriculum for mentally handicapped adults, and attended the...

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“What do you need that for?” Rhinebeck Fire Chief Bryant Knapp recalls his wife asking. He had a ready answer as he contemplated a most unconventional purchase last November: a turquoise 1951 Chevy Pickup 3100. “We can go to the ice cream parlor,” he told her, barely popping a grin. Indeed, Knapp has enjoyed showing up at Holy Cow in Red Hook and chatting up a storm with all manner of people in the parking lot. “I love talking to people, and this sure gets people talking,” he said of his oversized toy, which is almost as tall as he...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/from-hose-to-horsepower-rhinebeck-fire-chief-picks-up-a-new-hobby-in-his-1951-chevy-truck/

The fourth episode of The Catch Up has dropped! Publisher Walter Mullin interviews Editor-in-Chief Emily Sachar about the Town of Red Hook's plan to take the Red Hook Boat Club by eminent domain and the lawsuit by the Town of Rhinebeck to try to stop the Six Senses Conference Center project in Clinton. The podcast also includes Walter and Emily’s three fun tips of the week. Listeners can find the podcast here and on all major podcasting platforms. It is produced in partnership with Radio Free Rhinecliff. Apple Spotify You Tube

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/the-catch-up-episode-4-drops-boat-club-eminent-domain-seizure-six-senses-lawsuit/

Town of Rhinebeck Residents Can Join Village Compost Program In a collaborative effort to expand local sustainability initiatives, the Town of Rhinebeck has officially joined the Village of Rhinebeck’s compost program through an intermunicipal agreement (IMA) approved las week at a Town Board meeting. The Village, which has been operating a food scrap composting program with Ellerslie Stables for a few months, currently has excess capacity in its municipal drop-off system. With support from a Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) grant, the program is free of cost to participants and is designed to divert food waste into nutrient-rich compost. Spearheaded...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/the-short-catch-compost-program-opens-to-rhinebeck-town-new-childcare-center-at-ferncliff-scholarships-and-bard-summerscape/

Village of Red Hook Mayor Karen Smythe committed this week to exploring the feasibility of conducting an environmental impact assessment of the area downstream from the wastewater treatment plant to appraise damage to homes, property, and wetlands that may have been caused by the facility. The decision, announced Thursday evening at a community forum on the plant, is a response to concerns from residents over the ecological damage and lingering health risks from years of improper sewage discharge. “My primary focus right now is ensuring that our current plants return to proper operation and full compliance,” Smythe told The Daily...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/red-hook-mayor-commits-to-environmental-impact-study-as-residents-demand-accountability-for-damage-from-wastewater-plant/

Sandra Burgess, a longtime resident of the town and city of Poughkeepsie, died on April 28 in Rhinebeck. She was born on April 6, 1938, in Brattleboro, VT. She graduated from the University of Vermont and had a long career in human resources management at Poughkeepsie Savings Bank and later TD Bank. She served on the board of Georgetown Square Condominiums, where she lived for 25 years and enjoyed walking from her condo to the public path along McCann Golf Course. Sandra spent many happy summers at her cottage in Burlington, VT. Her Catholic faith was important to her, and...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/sandra-b-burgess-bank-hr-manager-dies-at-87/