Editor's note: In the midst of mounting development pressures and economic change, the Town of Clinton is rewriting its Comprehensive Plan, a process that will help shape the Town's future for years to come. As part of that conversation, The Daily Catch spoke with six residents about what makes Clinton special, how the Town has changed during their lifetimes, and what they hope it will become in the decades ahead. This story is Part 3 of a six-part series. A new installment will be published each day this week.  A Farm Comes TrueRuby Hill Farm is the realization of a...

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Ken Migliorelli, whose family name has been synonymous with farming in Red Hook since the early 1970s, has relisted his 210-acre orchard on Guski Road for sale. Ken Migliorelli has re-listed his 210-acre orchard on Guski Road for sale. (Photo courtesy of Carolynn Dittmann) Migliorelli, who currently operates one of the Hudson Valley's largest fruit and vegetable farms, said selling the property, which accounts for about one-third of his overall farming operation sales, is the first step in a gradual plan to scale back his activities and ease into retirement.  “Mentally, I'm just worn out,” said Miglorelli, 66, who grew...

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A group of 28 current Fisher Center staff members and dozens of former Fisher Center employees on Sunday became the first organized group of Bard College staff to demand that the Board of Trustees end all of Leon Botstein's key leadership roles at the institution. A group of current and former employees at the Fisher Center, the anchor for Leon Botstein’s performance activities at Bard College, has demanded that he be forbidden from working there. (Photo by Samuel Stuart Hollenshead) The group’s demand came in a letter that arrived two days before Botstein’s contract ends as president of the college...

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Olivia Imogen Hugill died on July 4, 2026.  Born as the eldest daughter of J.A.C. Hugill and Fanny Hugill (née Gore-Browne), Olivia grew up in London. She graduated from the University of Bristol and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. She later moved to New York City and joined the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, where she met her husband, David Rigney. Rhinebeck was always a special place for Olivia and David, and she spent her last years living there. Outside of her professional life, she was an avid gardener and crossword enthusiast. Olivia will be remembered for...

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The Phantom Gardener on Route 9 in Rhinebeck plans a significant expansion that includes a new, larger showroom and a new greenhouse. The Phantom Gardener on Route 9 in Rhinebeck has announced plans for an expansion. (Photo by Eloise Goldsmith) One of the co-owners of the organic garden center and landscaping business, Tony Capalbo, appeared before the Rhinebeck Town Planning Board on Tuesday to describe the proposal. The Planning Board scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 17, when members of the public will have the chance to weigh in on the project.  Capalbo said he’s both nervous and excited. “It’s...

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Rhinebeck Bank depositors and shareholders have voted to approve the conversion of the institution into a stock holding structure, clearing an initial hurdle in its transformation. Rhinebeck Bank depositors and shareholders have voted to approve the conversion of the institution into a fully stock-holding company structure. (Photo by Eloise Goldsmith) The current company has a bifurcated ownership structure where it is partially owned by a mutual holding company and partially owned by public stockholders. If the conversion succeeds, it will become a fully stock-held company.  The results of the vote were announced at a special meeting of the bank’s stockholders...

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A new Mexican grocery store, Oaxaca Style, has opened on East Market Street in Rhinebeck, offering customers items they won’t find elsewhere in the Village commercial center. Guillermo Aco, right, and his family friend Olga Garzón, left, have opened a new Mexican grocery store in Rhinebeck Village. (Photo by Eloise Goldsmith) For example, the new shop, which occupies the space vacated by home goods store Fig & Bella, sells chapulines, which are grasshoppers toasted with lime, salt and chiles, as well as Oaxaca-style hard cheese and tamarind. It also offers kitchen staples like milk and eggs. The prices are hard...

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“Can you call this the Hudson River School of Photography?” That’s the question museumgoers keep asking at the Upstate Photography Biennial, an exhibition of 39 photographers living and working across the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Such reactions invoke the Hudson River School, a 19th-century movement of landscape painters like Frederic Church and Thomas Cole, and draw comparison between the regional concentration of painters then and the thriving community of photographers here today. Currently on view at Kingston’s CPW is its inaugural Upstate Photography Biennial, featuring 39 artists working across the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. (Photographs by...

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Former Red Hook Town Attorney and Boat Club member Albert Trezza filed a lawsuit Monday against the Town of Red Hook and Town Supervisor Robert McKeon, alleging that McKeon hired outside law firms for Boat Club zoning litigation without a Town Board resolution. Former Red Hook Town Attorney and Boat Club member Albert Trezza filed a new lawsuit Monday against Town Supervisor Robert McKeon. (Photo by Athan Yanos) The lawsuit comes four days after the Boat Club won its second Article 78 lawsuit against the Town in Dutchess County Supreme Court. This appears to be the sixth lawsuit surrounding the...

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CECNY Land Holdings, the developer behind the proposed Six Senses wellness retreat, filed a lawsuit against the Clinton Planning Board on Friday, asking a state court to overturn the Board's decision that the project undergo a more extensive environmental review. The developer behind the proposed Six Senses wellness retreat filed a lawsuit against the Clinton Planning Board on Friday. (Photo by Claire Greenburger) In May, the Planning Board voted unanimously to issue a positive declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), finding the proposed development may have significant adverse environmental impacts. The designation requires the developer to prepare...

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