Bennett Park

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Living Millbrook
October 2025
"The Grand Opening of Bennett Park"
Northern Duchess News
October 2025
"Opening of Bennett Park: from 'nightmare' to a grand public space"
Quest Magazine
October 2025
"Community Philanthropy Abounds in the Hudson Valley"
The Millerton News
October 2025
"Millbrook gathers to celebrate the Grand Opening of Bennett Park"
The Millerton News
September 2025
"Bennett Park Grand Opening set for October. 5"
Northern Dutchess News
September 2025
"Millbrook Community Partnership to unveil Bennett Park Oct. 5"
Tri Corner News
November 2023
"Millbrook Turns Out"
Harlem Valley News
July 2023
"Millbrook Community Partnership Announces Appointment of Cora Cahan..."
News
BENNETT PARK GRAND OPENING SET FOR OCT. 5 - October 1, 2025
Celebrating completion of the first phase in the historic development of Bennett Park, a grand opening will be held on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the park. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn. The first phase has brought the creation of Millbrook’s largest public green space. The project is a major undertaking by [more...]
DEMOLITION OF FORMER BENNETT BUILDINGS, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT THORNE BUILDING BOTH UNDERWAY - September 30, 2021
Two major projects to revitalize Millbrook are finally underway, as asbestos abatement and demolition have begun at the old Bennett College Campus, and asbestos abatement has begun at the Thorne Memorial School Building. These twin developments are the most visible of many milestones the Millbrook Community Partnership (MCP) already has achieved [more...]
PUBLIC MEETING PRESENTATIONS - July 29, 2021
View the Slideshow Presentations by Millbrook Community Partnerships, Inc. and Sloan Architects presented at the July 29, 2021 meeting held at the Millbrook Firehouse [more...]
MILLBROOK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO HOLD JULY 29 MEETING ON PLANS FOR BENNETT PARK, THORNE BUILDING - July 20, 2021
As plans for creating a park on the former Bennett College property and renovating the Thorne Building proceed apace, the Millbrook Community Partnership is inviting the public to a meeting at the Millbrook Village Firehouse on Thursday, July 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event, which will be [more...]
MILLBROOK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE A NEW PARK AT BENNETT COLLEGE SITE - July 1, 2021
Capitalizing on a once-in-a-century opportunity to reimagine two Village of Millbrook icons, The Millbrook Community Partnership, Inc., (MCP), a 501c3 organization, has been established to create a new park on the former Bennett College property while simultaneously renovating and restoring the Thorne Building into a community center [more...]







