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Ray Gallagher on PV’s Ciara Walsh

Philipstown Pirates are 4-0

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SportsEditorial:

Show Me the Money

Debating the Future of Peekskill Hollow Road

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NewsOpinion CultureA Turf War on the Great Lawn

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Glynwood Farm Opens to the Public

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Previewing the Shakespeare Festival

Hudson River School Paintings at Boscobel

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by Michael MellIn response to a request

f rom Ken Kearney of the Kearney Realty and Devel-opment Group, the mayor and trustees of Cold Spring held a workshop meeting on May 5, 2009, to listen to his request that two parcels of land be re-zoned from light industrial to residential. The la rger parce l a t 6 .9 acres comprises the Marathon Bat-te ry b rownf ie ld s i t e . The other a parcel is 4.8 acres and located to the south and directly adjacent to the West Point Foundry Preserve. Mr. Kearney would like to create a 22-unit town house devel-opment wi th res ident and public parking on the larger site. The plan also includes an open space, the use of which would be determined by the village. Under his pro-posal, the smaller site would become a 13-lot residential development.

The meeting was well-at-tended, with many members of the Special Board for the Comprehensive Plan present, along with other members of the community who had been present the night before for the EPA status report on the Marathon property. Mayor Gallagher began the meeting

saying that “this is the start of a process,” and that the board, in cooperation with the Special Board, would work together to determine if the re-zoning of these properties would be in the best inter-est of the village. He then turned the floor over to Ken Kearney.

Mr. Kearney and Jeff Con-telmo, P.E, of Insite Engineer-ing, Surveying & Landscape Architecture, PC, presented conceptual plans for devel-opment of the proper t ies . He prefaced his remarks by thanking the board and say-ing that he hoped this meet-ing “would start the process . . . to allow a residential

development” of his proper-ties. He had made an earlier request for re-zoning in 2004, which had been denied. Since then, Kearney has engaged Insite to prepare conceptual studies for comparison with similar parcels, l ike the for-mer lumberyard. The plans shown at the meeting were developed at the behest of the zoning board. Based upon these studies, Kearney said that “residential development is more appropriate for this site,” and what he hoped to demonstra te to the board . Throughout his remarks, he repeatedly emphasized his wi l l ingness to work wi th

Townhouses for Marathon Site?

by Eric Gross

R e s i d e n t s o f P e e k s k i l l Hollow Road are passion-ate about their community, and that zeal was evident last week when the Putnam Legislature conducted a spe-cial meeting dealing with a proposed $7 million renova-tion of the winding road that carries traffic from Putnam Valley to Kent.

M o r e t h a n 1 2 5 p e o p l e j ammed in to the h i s to r i c Putnam County Courthouse fo r the mara thon sess ion of the legislature’s Physi-cal Services Committee—a meeting that lasted for more than four hours.

M a n y m i s c o n c e p t i o n s were resolved, since engi-neers from the Barton and Loguidice Corp. in Albany assured residents that only the first phase of the proj-ec t was be ing cons idered

for remediation. Managing engineer Thomas Baird told the emotional audience, “All we are talking about is the section of Peekskill Hollow Road from Oregon Corners to Adams Corners.”

Baird promised those in attendance, “The speed limit will not be raised. No major curve improvements are un-der review. Stone walls will not be taken down. There will be no blasting.”

Members o f F r i ends o f Peekskill Hollow Road re-mained skeptical. Victor Ti-ship called the “rural charac-ter of Peekskill Hollow Road important and essential to Putnam Valley’s identity.”

Tish ip charged tha t the r enova t ion p ro jec t was a “fraud that continues to waste our time and energy. This is a boondoggle tha t fa lse ly calls for a major rebuild that

by Michael Turton

Kellianne Egan must feel a bit like she just won the lot-tery. Egan was among twelve hundred applicants for a soon-to-be-vacant teaching position at the Haldane Elementary School. Evidently she had more than just luck on her side as trustees approved hiring her at the May 5, 2009, meeting of the Haldane Central School District. Ms Egan will begin her teaching duties effective September 1.

The position is one of five openings being fil led as a result of retirements. Egan has worked as a first grade teacher for the Yorktown Cen-tral School District since 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Middlebury Col-lege and a Master of Educa-tion Degree in Teaching from Manhattanville College. She is certified in New York State in the area of Childhood Edu-cation for grades one through six. Her starting salary will be $49,169 at step two on the salary grid.

It was also announced that Plato Corporation will un-dertake major capital repairs to Haldane’s elementary and middle schools. Trustees ap-proved the Brooklyn-based contractor as the low bidder for installation of a new roof, asbestos removal, and masonry repairs. Work is expected to get underway on the Mer-ritt Building before classes finish for the year, and will be completed prior to school resuming in September.

In what is a sure sign that contractors are hungry for work in the current tough eco-nomic climate, fifteen bids were received for the job. Spending of up to $2.2 million had been previously approved by public referendum; Plato’s bid came in at $1,402, 025. Superintendent Mark Villanti indicated that architectural and engineering costs will be added to that total. Asbestos removal in the steam tunnel will also be completed, and will be the subject of a sepa-rate bid. Villanti said that at

Raising a Village Out of Economic Doldrums

Haldane Hit by Tsunami of Applicants for 5 Positions

Paving Possible for Piece of Old Albany Post Road

The Road Most Traveled From PV to Kent

by Michael Mell

In a special board meeting held on May 4, 2009, the Cold Spring Village Board listened to a presentation by Pamela Tames, P.E. and Lora Smith, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.

As part of the ongoing re-mediation of the Marathon Battery Company Superfund site, the EPA monitors the site on a regular basis and makes yearly reports to the village. The EPA first became involved with the Marathon Battery site in 1972 when pollution of nearby areas was discovered while batteries containing cadmium were still being manufactured. The company ceased operations in 1979 and the EPA has been involved in remediation ac-tivities and monitoring of the site since that time.

The third five-year review, completed in June 2008, raised concerns about the extent of the ground water “plume” (i.e., area of contamination) and vapor penetrations into homes on Constitution Av-enue. The bulk of Tames’s

Developer Requests Re-zoning to Accomodate 22 Units EPA Says Battery Site Will Be Clean, Eventually

by Joe Lindsley Jr.

On a mid-May weekday eve-ning in Cold Spring, passersby might think the village has been hit hard by the economic downturn. With several empty storefronts and a number of stores that operate with limited hours, the place seems sleepy and deserted. But with the opening last week of a Main Street lounge and a new bak-ery just across the street from each other, “green shoots” are springing up in the village, as the warm weather arrives in the Hudson Highlands.

Last Thursday evening, a rare weeknight crowd gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the new lounge at Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill. Cath-ryn Fadde, owner of the popu-lar restaurant, said she is hop-ing that the lounge “becomes something that gives a boost to the nightlife.” She noted that during the week there is not much that is open in the village, but in the week since the opening of her lounge, a place for people to gather for drinks and quiet conversation, several people have told her, “Now we have a reason to come to Main Street.”

In expanding her business,

Fadde was seeking to cater to long time residents, recent arrivals, and tourists. In an interview with the PCN&R she emphasized her belief that for the village to be vibrant, businesses cannot solely focus on weekend tourists.

“There are a number of hard-working people who open [their shops] every day, and they are doing well, because they are here for residents and the tourists,” Fadde said.

The Cold Spring Area Cham-ber of Commerce, meanwhile, is busy planning for its an-nual cruise and summer music series. The PCN&R invited the Chamber to share their ideas on how to attract busi-ness and commerce to the village’s Main Street. They declined to be interviewed, however, saying the PCN&R should organize a meeting with Chamber members, the Merchants Association, and “village representatives.”

Fadde, the former president of the Chamber of Commerce, acknowledged that while the chamber cannot just ask stores to expand their opening hours, it is important for local shop-keepers to find ways to attract more customers. al Birnstill / wishBoxphoto.com

Cathryn Fadde, owner of Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill

New Inside! A Special Section Devoted to Your Letters

and Opinions ... see page 6

The Future of Peekskill Hollow

Three points of view . . . see page 7

anniE chEsnutA section of Peekskill Hollow Road. Residents are engaged in heated debate over whether to renovate the road for safer and easier commuting or leave it be and preserve its rural character.

Challenger Ball Ready to Brawl with Hall Next Fall

by Michael Brendan Dougherty

On the patio of Murphy’s restaurant in Yorktown, Re-publican Assemblyman Greg Ball kicked off his campaign to unseat Congressman John Hall. “I’m running to bring a voice for reform and change,” he said to a packed audience.

“This race is not about John Hall ,” Ball said. “He may have been a rock star in the past but he is not a rock star today.” Instead, Ball said his campaign was “about restor-

ing the American promise” for people “who work hard and play by the rules.” Ball assailed president Obama and Speaker Pelosi for presiding over “a government that is us ing bus iness to expand government.”

But Ball sent out signals that he is not simply a partisan Republican. “We have seen an unprecedented expansion of government, and let me be the first to say, both under Bush and president Obama. This campaign is not simply

by Michael Brendan Dougherty

Last week Don Smith an-nounced his intentions to seek re-election as Putnam County Sheriff. The election will be Smith’s first major political test. After defeating the un-popular four-term incumbent Robert Thoubboron in 2001, Smith ran unopposed in 2005. Now he faces two challengers for the GOP nomination and two other candidates running as Democrats.

On the Republican side, Smith faces retired New York police captain Andrew DeSte-fano, and retired Southeast judge, James Borowski, who stepped down from his position for this run. On the Demo-cratic side, Gordon Moccio

Sheriff’s Race is Crowded

by Michael Turton

At the May 7, 2009, meet-ing of the Philipstown Town Board, Old Albany Post Road was again a topic of discus-sion. A meeting is planned for Monday, May 11, about a section of the road near Con-tinental Village, to discuss plans to improve drainage and eliminate severe erosion that has plagued that area. Drive-ways have been washed out, the road made impassable, and heavy sediment loads run off in to s t reams af ter any heavy rainfall. Plans call

for possibly paving a short section of the historic road, a move that the Old Roads Society has opposed.

At s take i s $135,000 in g ran t money tha t wi l l be lost if the interested parties cannot come to an agreement on how to address the situa-tion. “We need to fix this,” Deputy Supervisor Richard Shea said. “The entire town has been subsidizing this,” he added. The town has already spent more than $100,000 on r epa i r s t ha t have no t p roved e ffec t ive over the long te rm. Shea sa id tha t

while he doesn’t generally support paving historic roads such as Old Albany Pos t , he feels i t is warranted in this case.

Jamie Copeland, president of the Garr ison Volunteer Fire Company (GVFC), up-dated the Town Board on the company’s recent activities. Copeland drew laughter from the audience when, after list-ing a number of calls brought about by “burnt food,” he sa id “I guess I be t te r not l i s t a d d r e s s e s a n y m o r e , ” in a reference to the less-than-perfect culinary skills

which had necessitated the calls. On a more serious note, Copeland reported that the GVFC had recently prepared a landing zone for a Med-Evac he l icop te r ca l l ed in to transport a Metro-North worker to the hospital after he had severely injured his hand in an accident.

Garrison resident Joe Re-gele once again addressed the board over what he sees as irregularities in GVFC’s financial reporting. He com-plained that the GVFC was supposed to submit its au-

Shouting match erupts at Philipstown Board meeting over GVFC finances

michaEl BrEndan doughErtyState assemblyman Greg Ball kicks off his congressional campaign against Rep. John Hall.

(See Haldane on Page 12)

Mourning Marcinak Family Seeks Answers

(See Marathon on Page 18)

(See Sheri f f on Page 18)

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anniE chEsnutAs the six month anniversary of John Marcinak’s murder approaches, his children—John, Joey, and Julie—have made another sign and placed it near the spot where their father was found dead on New Year’s Eve. They encourage passing motorists who might have any information to contact Putnam County Sheriff Donald Smith at (845) 225-4300. The Marcinak family will host a memorial race on Saturday, May 16. See ad on page 2 for details.

(See Business on Page 12)

(See Post Road on Page 17)

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009CXLIII No. 19 Philipstown & Putnam Valley

Page 2 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Meetings This Week

7:00 PM - NHF District Monthly Meeting

No Meetings Scheduled

7:30 PM - P’Town Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 PM - Nelsonville Village Monthly Meeting

6:30 PM - PC Empire Zone Board—Brewster

SCHOOL BUDGET VOTES TODAY 7:00 PM - Haldane School Board 7:30 PM - Garrison School Board 7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board Weekly Workshop

7:00 PM - Haldane School Board 7:30 PM - Philipstown Board weekly workshop

THURSDAY 5/14 FRIDAY 5/15 MONDAY 5/18 TUESDAY 5/19 WEDNESDAY 5/20

by Father Shane Scott-Hamblen

“In Flanders f ie lds , the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row...”

An endu r ing Memor i a l Day t radi t ion inspi red by th is popular World War I poem will again be rekindled in the heart of Cold Spring.

After several years of of-fering a Garden of Remem-brance on its Great Lawn, St Mary’s Episcopal Church, at the corner of Chestnut and Main Streets, will again offer the community the opportu-nity to memorialize deceased veterans throughout Memo-rial Day week.

Sponsored by St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, the Gar-den of Remembrance wil l display wooden crosses and Stars of David dedicated to those who risked their lives for our freedom - a custom first begun by Westminster Abbey, London, England.

This year the project will be simplified in two ways. Rather than having “stations” around

the village, the crosses and stars will be installed “blank”. Markers wi l l be provided directly at the site allowing anyone to mark a cross or star at her or his leisure and convenience. Also, the parish vestry voted unanimously to drop the donation altogether. The project will be offered completely free of charge.

The Garden of Remem-brance wil l remain on the Great Lawn at St. Mary’s from Monday, May 18th until the 2nd of June. All are welcome and encouraged to visit and pay tribute.

The Garden of Remem-brance is our way of showing appreciation and our deepest respect, whilst we honor those who risked their lives for our country. They will always be remembered at St Mary’s.May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

Fr. Scott-Hamblen is the pastor of St . Mary-in-the-Highland.

Collaborative Efforts on Vets Memorial Garden Thwarted by Apparent Turf War

T h e A p r i l 2 9 , 2 0 0 9 , PCN&R covered the Cold Spring Village Board meeting of April 21, 2009. The article, “Cold Spring Seeks Stimulus Funds from Washington,” references “a renovation bud-get of $500,000” for the Cold Spring Fire Company. This sum of money represents an estimation made by Mayor

Seth Gallagher and was part of a letter sent to the county in search of stimulus fund-ing. It is not part of the Fire Company’s current budget. Also, the new fire apparatus on order for delivery in De-cember 2009 is a 2500-gal-lon tanker-pumper and not a ladder truck.

ClarifiCation

by the Cold Spring VFW and the American Legion

The Cold Spring Veterans of Foreign Wars and local Amer-ican Legion Organizations would like the community to know that unfortunately, this year they will not be a part of the St. Mary’s “Garden of Remembrance.”

Early April of this year, the VFW and American Legion contacted St. Mary’s Church to let them know that the VFW and American Legion were going to begin taking orders from the community for Crosses and Stars of David beginning April 24, 2009. We were excited to continue our collaboration with St. Mary’s Church.

However, on April 13, 2009, St. Mary’s informed the VFW and American Legion that they were taking over the whole project by themselves and that St. Mary’s was not going to collaborate with the VFW and American Legion this year. The VFW and American Le-gion were dismayed, shocked, and saddened by this decision. This decision was made solely by St. Mary’s Church.

St. Mary’s feels that the VFW and American Legion are under the false impression that the Garden of Remembrance was a “joint venture.” St. Mary’s does not feel it was

a joint venture. With due respect to St. Mary’s, the VFW and The American Legion are a bit confused by this.

One cannot argue that Father Shane has years of experience in England and wanted to con-tinue the custom of the Garden of Remembrance that came from England. His mother and father-in-law brought to St. Mary’s the concept of the Garden of Remembrance in the spring, 2005. For months, St. Mary’s worked on having parishioners build the Crosses and Stars of David. Even Fa-ther Shane and his father-in-law hammered Crosses and Stars of David into the lawn of St. Mary’s. That same spring, Father Shane approached the local VFW and American Le-gion and asked us if our or-ganizations wanted to be part of this project.

We accepted the offer and were thrilled to be given this opportunity to be a part of the Garden of Remembrance. As always, our volunteers stepped up to the plate. Our veteran volunteers and leaders put endless efforts into assisting the creation the “Garden of Remembrance.” We painted all the Crosses and Stars of David, took orders, and placed the names and other vital in-formation on the Crosses and Stars of David.

St. Mary’s asked the local

VFW and the American Legion to be a part of collaboration with the Garden of Remem-brance with all the proceeds donated to local Veteran’s activities and causes. The donations were used for local Veterans activities—sending holiday financial gift cards to active duty service men and women, local educational scholarships, NY Boy’s State Club, and Veterans Memorial Services.

The Garden of Remembrance developed into a glorious, beautiful community project. One can only remember all the scenes of people stroll-ing through the Garden of Remembrance while remem-bering and praying for their deceased Veterans. It was such a serene, beautiful, private, solemn garden that enabled the community to reflect on the bravery and dedication of their loved ones. What a wonderful collaboration we developed together over the years

All of our events and fund-raising events support all of our past and present Veter-ans and especially our active service men and women who are presently serving in Iraq, Afghanistan the United States and other parts of the world. These individuals are also are future Veterans.

We do understand that Father

Shane brought this idea over from England and started the Garden of Remembrance and we want to give him all the credit that is due to him and St. Mary’s Church. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Father Shane, his vestry and all the parishioners for working with us for the last five years.

We have had many com-munity members contact us and are asking why our local VFW and American Legion organizations are not selling Crosses and Stars of David along with St. Mary’s Church. This puts us in an awkward position.

Our volunteers who include both past and present war Veterans are very saddened by this.

Members of the community who wish to continue to show their support for the local VFW and American legion may still do so by purchasing poppies at our local businesses and in front of Foodtown from now until Memorial Day or by sending donations directly to Veterans at Box 45, Cold Spring, NY 10516.

Crosses line the lawn of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands for the annual Garden of Remembrance.

St. Mary’s Set to Host ‘Garden of Remembrance’, Alone

To All Readers:The Letters to the Editor have moved to page six. We look forward to

publishing your feedback in our expanded opinion section!

The PCN&R may be one thing folks around Philipstown and Putnam Valley are talking about this week. In this edition we inaugurate new Editorial and Opinion pages, as well as an expanded Letters to the Editor section. It is our sincere hope that you’ll find these additions insightful and worthwhile and we look forward to any feedback you might care to share.

Outside our office we see many shopkeepers planting flow-ers and generally getting in the swing of spring. Planting and growing signals it’s time to head to the Farmer’s Market. It will be a delight to see the crowds gather on Saturday mornings again across from Foodtown.

A big happy birthday hug and kiss to the proprietor of this beloved paper from his publisher wife. Mr. Roger Ailes will be celebrating his special day with a homemade cake. He’ll surely get some help eating the icing and blowing out the candles from son, Zachary. Other birthdays this week include Jerry Zeichner, Dilan Bhati, Jessica Abbato, Joan Villetto, Nadeem Memon, Patricia Junjulas, Eric Kops, Anthony Raffaele, Don Gerelli, Sal Pidala III, Seleena Desai, Keni Conley, Martha Garcia, Kenny Timble, Shelley Garrison, and Joy Payton. Happy Birthday to all!

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Obituaries

Nicolas Matthew LeMonBaby boy Nicolas Matthew

LeMon was born March 30,2009, at 2:13pm, at HudsonValley Hospital, to William andSilvia LeMon of Cold Spring.

Maternal grandparents are Nickand Julie Scanga, of ColdSpring. Paternal grandparentsare Bill and Linda LeMon, alsoof Cold Spring.

Andre Cool McMahon andCora Jane McMahon

Matthew and LydiaMcMahon and their son Conorwelcomed Andre Cool and CoraJane into their family on Thurs-day April 30 at Mt Sinai Medi-cal Center in New York City.Both babies weighed in at over5 pounds and are home healthyand happy in Garrison.

Andre and Cora’s maternal

grandparents are Richard andCarmen Smith of Garrison, andtheir paternal grandparents areRay and Rosanne McMahon ofWest Redding, CT.

Lydia and Matthew wouldtruly like to thank “all of ourfriends and family who havehelped us bring the long awaited“McTwins” into the world!”

Salvatore J. Pidala IVSalvatore J. Pidala IV was

born on March 30, 2009, toAnnette and Salvatore J. PidalaIII, of Cold Spring. Maternalgrandparents are Ralph andMary Manzoeillo, of Cold

Spring. Paternal grandparentsare Salvatore Pidala II and Vir-ginia Pidala, of Cold Spring.

Baby Salvatore and mom aredoing just great!

William FlahertyWilliam M. Flaherty, age 54,

a lifelong resident of ColdSpring, died on Saturday, May9, 2009, at New York Presby-terian Hospital in NY.

Born January 14, 1955, inCold Spring, he is the son ofWilliam J. and Mary H. (Guzi)Flaherty, of Cold Spring.

Mr. Flaherty, a self-employedcontractor, was a parishioner ofOur Lady of Loretto Church inCold Spring.

In addition to his parents, heis survived by his wife, DeborahM. (Donnelly) Flaherty, of thehome address. They were mar-ried at St. Mary’s Church in theHighlands on February 21,1981. He is also survived byfour children; Meghan K.Flaherty, Erin T. Flaherty,

Morgan C. Flaherty, and Will-iam M. Flaherty, all of the homeaddress; two brothers, TimothyM. Flaherty of Norwalk, Ct, andRobert W. Flaherty of ColdSpring; and two sisters; JoannM. Sherman of Eastchester, NY,and Bridget M. O’Brien ofCohasset, MA.

A Mass of Christian Burialwill be held at 10am on Thurs-day, May 14, 2009 at Our Ladyof Loretto Church, 24 FairStreet, Cold Spring, followedby interment in Cold SpringCemetery. Friends may call atthe Clinton Funeral Home, Cor.Parrott & Pine Sts (21 ParrottSt) Cold Spring, on Wednes-day, May 13 from 2-4 and 7-9pm.

Raymond C. FoxRaymond C. Fox, age 81, of

Cold Spring, died on Friday,May 8, 2009, at his residence.

Born on September 25, 1927,in New York, NY, he was theson of the late Raymond andMary (Donahue) Fox.

Mr. Fox was the retiredowner/operator of Fox Electricin Cold Spring. He was an avidoutdoorsman and participatedin the Naval Reserves in theearly 1950s.

He was predeceased by hiswife, Mary (Gaspari) Fox, in2005. Survivors include twosons, Kenneth C. Fox, of ColdSpring, and Kurt W. Fox, andhis wife Patricia, ofLagrangeville, NY, one sister,

Dorothy Fox of Cold Spring,and four grandchildren; Mat-thew Fox, Jayme Fox, AnneBurger, and Elizabeth Keating.Two great grandchildren, Jackand James, also survive. He waspredeceased by one son, KeithFox, in 1975.

Visitation took place at theClinton Funeral Home, ColdSpring, NY, on May 11, 2009,from 5 to 8pm. Services willtake place as part of the visita-tion at 7:15pm. Private crema-tion will take place in Ferncliffcrematory in Hartsdale, NY.Arrangements are under thedirection of The Clinton FuneralHome in Cold Spring.

Robert A. EngstromRobert A. Engstrom, 68, died

on May 9, 2009. He was bornFebruary 15, 1941, in DeKalb,IL, son of the late David andMarian (nee Larson) Engstrom.On August 25, 1962 in Illinois,he married Janet Thompson;Mrs. Engstrom survives athome.

Robert received his Bachelorsin Music and Theater fromNorthern Illinois University,and then his Masters and a MFAat Western Reserve Universityin Cleveland, OH. Robert taughtat many colleges; among themare Elmira College, HerbertLehman College, and St. JohnsUniversity.

He worked in many aspectsof theatre; he was lighting de-signer and production managerof the Erick Hawkins Dance Co.in Manhattan and also was afounder of the Paramount Cen-ter for the Arts in Peekskill. Bobloved everything about the finearts: music, theater, dance, to

name a few.Along with his wife, of Gar-

rison; Bob is survived by hisson, Erik Engstrom and his wifeJeanna; and his daughter: AnnaLoeb and her husband Nathanof South Salem, NY. He is alsosurvived by his brother, NormanEngstrom of Illinois, and histwo grandsons: Jakob and JamesLoeb; and four nephews.

The family will receivefriends on Wednesday, May 13from 7-9pm and on Thursday,May 14 from 2-4 & 7-9pm atthe E.O. Curry Funeral Home,313 North James Street,Peekskill, where at 8pm onThursday, a funeral service willbe held in Robert’s memory.Interment will be private at theconvenience of the family. Inlieu of flowers, the familywishes that memorial donationsbe made to the Alzheimer’sAssociation, 785 MamaroneckRd, White Plains, NY 10605.

Elizabeth Pinckney

Kathleen M. TompkinsKathleen M. Tompkins, 79,

died April 13, 2009, near LosAngeles following a long ill-ness. Formerly a resident ofCold Spring, Mrs. Tompkinswas born June 19, 1929, inCroton-on-Hudson, the daugh-ter of Matthew J. and MaryMcCarthy Mulligan.

Mrs. Tompkins graduatedfrom Croton-Harmon SeniorHigh School and met her fu-ture husband, Charles R.Tompkins, while commuting bytrain to work in New York City.They married Aug. 4, 1951, inCroton and moved to Peekskillwhere their four children wereborn. The family moved to Hy-Vue Terrace, Cold Spring, inFebruary 1964.

While raising her family, Mrs.Tompkins held several jobs inCold Spring, including posi-tions at the Butterfield Phar-macy and the Julia L. ButterfieldMemorial Library. For a briefperiod in the early 1970s, thefamily owned and operated theVillage Deli on Main Street.

Memorial Service for JamesMacDade This Saturday

A memorial service for JamesMacDade will take place thisSaturday, May 16, 2009, at 2pm,at St. Mary’s-in-the-HighlandsChurch, located at the corner

of Main and Chestnut Streetsin Cold Spring. An obituaryfor Mr. MacDade will appearin next week’s edition of thePCN&R.

Arrangements of TradtionalHymns at Jazz Vespers

Come and participate in aninspiring blend of world-classjazz and contemporary spiritu-ality this Saturday, May 16, at5:30pm at the First Presbyte-rian Church of Philipstown, 10Academy St., Cold Spring. Hearfresh jazz arrangements of tra-ditional hymns, jazz tunes, andoriginal compositions. Thismonth’s guests are Rob Schepson sax, Lew Scott on bass, andvocalist Lisa Sabin. FPCP musicdirector Tom McCoy leads theband on piano. Mike LaRocco

is on drums; Rev. Leslie Mottshares the wisdom of the Word.The service is free and open toall. Don’t miss this Jazz Ves-pers—it’s the last of the sea-son; the next will be in Sep-tember.

All are also welcome to thetraditional Sunday service heldevery Sunday at 10:30am. Formore information contact theFirst Presbyterian Church ofPhilipstown at 265-3220 orwww.presbychurchcoldspring.org.

Mrs. Tompkins retired as ateacher aide from Haldane Cen-tral School.Her husband,Charles, retired in 1985 after38 years with New York Tele-phone. The couple moved toCalabash, N.C., in 1985 and toMount Laurel, N.J., in 1988.They moved to Newbury Park,Calif., in September 2000.

Mrs. Tompkins was prede-ceased by her husband on July15, 2005. The couple are sur-vived by their children: CharlesJr. of Poughkeepsie, and hischildren Jennifer, Kristin, andSean; Kenneth and wife, Debra,of New Hartford, NY and theirchildren Sarah, Abigail, andAaron; William and wife, MaryJane, of Fishkill, and their chil-dren Liam and Julianna; andSallie Weil and husband, Rob-ert, of Calabasas, CA, and theirchildren Eric and Leah. Mrs.Tompkins is also survived by abrother, Neal Mulligan, of In-diana, and several nieces andnephews.

Elizabeth Pinckney, age 90,of Patterson, wife of the latePhilip L. Pinckney, died Tues-day, May 5, 2009 in Beacon.

Mrs. Pinckney was bornAugust 5, 1918 in Nelsonville,to Ernest and Estella (Daniels)

Allen. She graduated fromHaldane High School in ColdSpring.

Mrs. Pinckney was a book-keeper for the family business,Phil-Beth Farm Repair, Inc. inPatterson.

Through the years, Mrs.Pinckney took great comfort inserving the Lord as treasurerof the Patterson Baptist Church,of which she was a member. Shealso served as secretary/trea-surer of the Patterson BaptistChurch Cemetery, which waslocated directly across from thechurch.

Mrs. Pinckney had been aresident of Patterson since 1958,having lived in Cold Springsince she was a child.

Mrs. Pinckney is survived byher son Robert Seger and hiswife Sharon, of Manchester,NH; her son-in-law JamesPalmatier of Mims, FL; fourgrandchildren, Diane Feilen andher husband John of Milton, NY,James Palmatier and his wifeChristine of Beacon, JanetEmerson and her husbandDonald of Derry, NH, andCheryl Seger. Also several greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Pinckneywas pre-deceased by a daugh-ter, Grace Palmatier.

A funeral service was heldon May 9, 2009, at the PattersonBaptist Church, Route 311,Patterson. Interment followedat the Patterson Baptist ChurchCemetery, Patterson, locateddirectly across from the church.

In lieu of flowers, contribu-tions in Mrs. Pinckney’smemory may be made to thePatterson Baptist Church Build-ing Fund, 595 Route 311,Patterson, NY 12563.

Arrangements under the di-rection of the Dwyer FuneralHome, 23 South Street,Patterson.

Births

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS

1101 Route 9D, Garrisonstphilips.highlands.com

Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.424-3571 - e-mail:

[email protected]

FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF

PHILIPSTOWNAcademy & Cherry Streets

Cold Spring - 265-3220Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor

www.presbychurchcoldspring.orgemail: [email protected]. May 16 - Jazz Vespers,

5:30pmWorship Service: 10:30amChancel Choir Rehearsal:Wednesdays 7pmOffice Hours: Monday andWednesday 9-11:30, Tues. andThurs. 9-2Food Pantry: Saturdays 9-10am

OUR LADY OFLORETTO CATHOLIC

CHURCHFair Street, Cold Spring

(845) 265-3718www.ourladyoflorettocs.comFr. Brian McSweeney,

PastorMasses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.

7:30am, 9, & 11:45am., Week-days: 8:15am, St. Joseph’s -Sun., 10:15am. Holy Days:8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, HolyDay Vigil: 530pmConfessions: Sat., 4:30-5pmBingo - Thursdays, doors open6pm, first game begins 7:15pm.$1,500 in Total Cash Prizes.Concessions available.

PHILIPSTOWN REFORMSYNAGOGUE

P.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 10516

Unless otherwise indicated,all services take place at St.Mary’s Parish House, Cold

Spring.For more information call 265-8011 and leave a message or e-m a i [email protected]. May 15 - Shabbat EveningServices, 8pm, led by RabbiMarcus Burstein, St. Mary’sParish HouseSat. June 6 - Shabbat MorningServices, led by CantorShoshana Lash. Discussion/9:30am, Services/10:30am,location tba

COLD SPRINGBAPTIST CHURCH

(American BaptistChurches, USA)

Paul Laurelli(Interim Pastor)

245 Main St., Cold Spring265-2022

Sunday Services, 10:30amWednesdays: Prayer- Fellow-ship time, 7pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENT

Route 9, Garrison424-3671

[email protected]

Sunday Eucharist - 11am,Pilgrim Hall.Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat.11:30am.Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm.Centering Prayer - 8pm.Monthly Prayer Meeting 2ndSunday of every month at 2pm.Recovery Inc. every Wednes-day, 7:30pm.Wednesdays, 9:30-11:15am,Bible Study, led by Fr. PeterTaran, Mass follows at11:30am, through May

UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLD

SPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)

(265-3365)South Highland UMC,

19 Snake Hill Rd. GarrisonCold Spring UMC,

216 Main StreetPastor Timothy Henderson

South Highland in Garrisonworship service at 9:30am. ColdSpring worship service at 11am.Sunday School occurs duringworship service time throughJune 2009.Sat. May 23 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noonSat. June 20 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noonSat. Sept. 12 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noonSat. Oct. 10 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noon

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPALCHURCH IN THE

HIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,

Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen,

Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, Senior

Warden, 265-3624www.stmaryscoldspring.

dioceseny.orgSun. Masses: 8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sunday schoolin Parish Hall during 10:30massThurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in par-ish hall, 8pm

HISTORIC TOMPKINSCORNERS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH729 Peekskill Hollow Road,

Putnam Valley(845) 528-7280

Rev. Gordon Bienvenue(914) 736-6480

www.tompkinschurchny.orgh1st Sunday of the month wor-

ship: 2pm

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUP

Quaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd &4th Sundays of each month,10am, at 848 Old Albany PostRoad (Whyatt Stone Cottage),Garrison. Call for directions.Children of all ages welcome.

TEMPLE BETH-EL118 GRAND AVE.,POUGHKEEPSIE

845-454-0570www.templebethelpok.ny

Shalom Tots - First Sat. of eachmonth - 11:15amSun. May 17 - Walking tourof Bannerman’s Island; reserveby 5/8, $26

REFORM TEMPLE OFPUTNAM VALLEY

362 Church RoadPutnam Valley

Rabbi Allen Darnov(845) 528-4774www.rtpv.org

Shabbat Services: Fridays,8pm; Young people’s service-third Friday of the month, 7pm.Hebrew School, ages 3+

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERANCHURCH

65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,Putnam Valley

www.stlukesputnamvalley.org528-8858,

[email protected] Worship - Service:9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am,Family Communion Serviceincluding Sunday School:10:30amThu. - Prayer Service, 8pm

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPELA mission Chapel of OurLady of Loretto Church

Upper Station Rd.,Garrison, 265-3718

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

GRACE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

337 Peekskill Hollow Road,Putnam Valley

Pastor Tony Mecca845-526-3788

Sunday Service & SundaySchool: 10 am.

Prayer Service w/ Com-munion: Tues 7 pm. “Tuesdaysw/ Tony” - Discussion group,9am.

YORKTOWN JEWISHCENTER

2966 Crompond RoadYorktown Heights

914-245-2324www.yorktownjewishcenter.orgFridays 6:15pm (Standardtime)Fridays 8pm (Daylight savingstime)Saturdays 9:15-11:15am

CHUANG YENMONASTERY

2020 Rte 301, Carmel845-228-4283/4288

[email protected]


This Week:

Wed. May 13 - Seminar on Cam-paign Finance presented by NYState Board of Elections, 9:30am-12:30pm, Putnam County Bureauof Emergency Services “Tops”Building, 112 Old Rt. 6, Carmel.Register atwww.elections.state.ny.us or 845-278-6970.

Wed. May 13 - Leukemia andLymphoma Society’s Team inTraining information meeting,6pm, Courtyard Marriott, 2641South Rd., Poughkeepsie. Raisemoney while training for longdistance running.www.teamintraining.org.

Thu. May 14 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce Board ofDirectors meeting, 6pm, ButterfieldLibrary.

Thu. May 14 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Sat. May 16 - Friends ofFahnestock & Hudson HighlandsState Park Picnic at Canopus Lake/Winter Park area. 12-4pm, free.Pre-reg req’d by Apr. 25. Rain orshine. $10/person, $15/family.www.fofhh.org/picnic

Sat. May 16 - Artists on Loca-tion Spring Art Auction paintingsin the style of the Hudson RiverSchool (and more). Live art auc-tion; 3:30pm viewing, 5pm auc-tion. Garrison Art Center, 424-3960, garrisonartcenter.org.

Sat. May 16 - Putnam CountyHousehold Hazardous Waste Day,9am-1pm, at PC Health Dept., OneGeneva Rd, Brewster, pre-regreq’d. 845-278-6130, x2150.

Sat. May 16 - Kids’ Day at PutnamHospital Center. 12 noon-4pm.Hands-on demonstrations, healthand safety exhibits, kids’ craftsand games, vendors, penny so-cial. Free. 845-279-5711, ext. 2453.

Sat. May 16 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Bird Walk to the Boardwayw/ Marsh Exec. Dir. Eric Lind.Bring binoculars, 8:30am, Con-stitution Marsh parking area. 1.5hrs., moderate w/ some steepinclines. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. May 16 - Master GardenerPlant Sale, Tilly Foster Farm, Route312, Brewster, 8:30am – 12:30pm.Cornell Cooperative Extension,278-6738 or www.cce.cornell.edu/putnam.

Sun. May 17 - Mountain LaurelOutdoor Rec Fest, 9am-3pm,Taconic Outdoor Education Center,75 Mountain Laurel Lane, ColdSpring. Learn about birds,orienteering, kayaks, adventurechallenges. Live wildlife presen-tation. $2/adults, $1/kids.

Sun. May 17 - Concert: LouigiBoccia, tenor & Arthur McManus,piano. 4pm, free. Chapel of OurLady Restoration, 45 Market St.,CS, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. May 17 - Walkabout at TillyFoster Farm. Guided historicaltours, 1pm. Reservations rec, spaceltd. 845-279-4474,www.tillyfosterfarm.org.

Wed. May 20 - Senior Bruncheon,Philipstown Community Center,10am-1pm. Free. Philipstownresidents only. Reservations re-quired. Registration will be takenbeginning April 20. 424-4618.

Coming Up:

Thurs. May 21 - Shade Garden-ing, Mahopac Public Library, 7-8:15pm, free. Perennials, shrubsand trees for the shaded woodedareas of your property. For infocall 628-2009.


Sat. May 23 - Manitoga Land-scape Day Volunteer LandscapeDay: Mary’s Meadow w/ DarrellMorrison. 9am-2pm, lunch served.www.russelwrightcenter.org or424-3812.

Sat. May 23 - PV Sunset Seriesall-day tag sale & music fest. 1pmonwards, Town Park. Benefits PVFood Pantry - bring canned goods- & Dog Shelter. Features HeyBaby, The Core Band & manyothers. Refreshments, farmersmarket, volleyball, art for kids.www.pvpr.com or 845-526-3292.

Sat. May 23 - Bake Sale spon-sored by South Highland UnitedMethodist Church, 9:30am-noon,Foodtown

Sat. May 23 - NY State Safe Boaterscourse, 8am-4pm, sponsored byCS Boat Club & PC Sheriff’s Dept.Register w/ 845-225-4300, ext.489 or lv sign up at Boat Club’sbulletin bd.

Sun. May 24 - Memorial Service,11am, Parrott Gun Memorial, ColdSpring waterfront

Mon. May 25 - Memorial DayParade, meet at foot of Main Street,Cold Spring. 9am..

Mon. May 25 - Memorial Dayprogram at National Purple HeartHall of Honor. Purple Heart re-cipients share memories, reflec-tions, poetry. Refreshments, res.encouraged, ltd. Seating. Concertfollows. 11:30am-1:30pm, 374Temple Hill Rd., New Windsor,8 4 5 - 5 6 1 - 1 7 6 5 .www.thepurpleheart.com

Tue. May 26 - Fundraiser for HappyFamilies Adoption Agency’sannual efforts to bring Russianorphans on a two-week vacationin NY. 6-9pm, Foundry Café, ColdSpring. Live music by WendyMartin trio, special guests, din-ner, etc. $20 suggested entry.www.happyfamilies.org

Tue. May 26 - Holistic MomsNetwork program: using recycledmaterials to make functional artw/ kids. 7-9pm, Desmond-FishLibrary, Garrison.

Thu. May 28 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce MonthlyMixer. Details tba.www.coldspringchamber.com

Thu. May 28 - Putnam Family &Community Services’ Annual Mtg,7pm, 1808 Route Six, Carmel.RSVP by May 21. 845-225-2700,ext. 136 [email protected]

Thu. May 28 - Registration forSeniorNet computer classes, 9am-12noon, Putnam Valley TownCenter, 117 Town Park Lane. 845-424-8318.


Sat. May 30 - "Float Your Boat"free family event to celebrate thequadricentennial. Garrison ArtCenter, noon -5pm. Create float-ing sculptures out of shipwreckedmaterials with woodworkers,builders, and artists. Launch onflotilla line. Bring hammer, screw-driver and picnic lunch. RSVPor walk the [email protected], 424-3960

Sat. May 30 - Scouting Commemo-rates the Quadricentennial w/ ‘NoChild Left Inside’ Hike. 9:30am,Dutchess Stadium, Sponsored byHudson Valley Council, Boy Scoutsof America & Girl Scouts of Heartof Hudson. Outdoor Expo, 12:30-4pm. 845-566-7300,www.scouting.org.

Sat. May 30 - Ask the MasterGardeners at the Farmer’s Mar-ket in Cold Spring. 8:30am to1:30pm. Gardening questionsanswered with detailedreccomendations. PH soil test -$5 per sample. For informationcall Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion 278-6738

Mon. June 1 - 1st Annual TillyFoster Golf Outing, CentennialGolf Course, Brewster. 18 holes,modified shotgun and scrambleformat; catered luncheon, silentauction, and awards ceremony.$175/pp. Helaina, 845-222-0722.

Thu. June 4 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Musical Tot Trek w/ StacyLabriola. Ltd. space, reg. req’d.10am, 1 hr. Level: easy/family-friendly/no strollers. www.hhlt.org,424-3358

Thu. June 4 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Fri. June 5 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce annual fullmoon cruise on the River Rose.Details tba.www.coldspringchamber.com.

Fri. June 5 - Opening night soi-ree, Philipstown Garden Club PlantSale, 6:30-9pm; sale continues overthe weekend.

Sat. June 6 - 4-H Fishing Clinic– Putnam County Veterans Me-morial Park, Carmel. 10am-3pm.Open to 100 youth ages 8 to 14(need not be a member of 4-H).Pre-reg req’d. Cornell Coopera-tive Extension, 278-6738,www.cce.cornell.edu/putnam.

Sat. June 6 - Native Plants forPutnam Gardens. Mahopac Libray,9:45 - 11AM. Free. Call 628-2009for info.

Sat. June 6 - Break the SilenceMarch, hosted by People AgainstDomestic Violence. Accompa-nied by CS Fire Dept. Pipes &Drums. Music by Mother Lode.Begins at 3pm on lawn of St.Mary’s Church, Cold Spring;continues to gazebo to hearsuvivors’ stories.

Sat. June 6 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Discover the West PointFoundry Preserve w/ ScenicHudson’s Park Mgr. (service hike)10am, south end of CS Train Sta-tion platform 2 hrs., moderate.www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. June 6 - Annual SnappingTurtle Walk at Boscobel, 7:30-9am, admission fee. 424-3638,ext. 110, www.boscobel.org

EventsCultural


Tenor and Pianist PerformSongs and Arias at Chapel

A singer’s sound soars in thechapel, and Italian tenor LuigiBoccia will be no exceptionwhen he appears with pianistArthur McManus on Sunday,May 17, at 4pm. Their programof German and Italian songs andarias at The Chapel of Our LadyRestoration is free to the pub-lic.

Mr Boccia recently made hisdebut in Zankel Hall and wasfeatured with Pacific OperaCompany in Weill Hall, bothpart of New York’s CarnegieHall. He has also made his de-but with Opera Tampa asRinuccio in Gianni Schicchi andother roles in the repertoire areThe Merry Widow, Il Barbieredi Siviglia, Lucia diLammermoor, and La Traviata.He has sung in recital and inmaster classes held by such

eminent singers as CarloBergonzi, Martina Arroyo,Elinor Ross, and LiciaAlbanese.

A graduate of the Universityof Pavia, Italy, with a master’sdegree cum laude in musicol-ogy in 2004, he studied withrenowned tenor GianniRaimondi, star of La Scala andcolleague of Maria Callas andRenata Tebaldi, among others,and capped a year at the FreieUniversität, Berlin, with a per-formance of Schubert’s DieSchöne Müllerin. At the urg-ing of Princeton professor HarryPowers, he came to New Yorkto sing with the Chelsea Op-era. He has been part of theYoung Artists Program of LaScala and was featured in aninternational telecast of NewYork’s Columbus Day festivi-ties in 2007.

Arthur McManus collabo-rated with singers in the NewYork metropolitan area for morethan 20 years before relocat-ing to Massachusetts in 2001.He was pianist for masterclasses of Licia Albanese,Martina Arroyo, and RobertMerrill as well as in the studioof baritone Theodor Uppman.He has also been a pianist inBrandeis University’s musicdepartment, and remains activein coaching and accompanyingsingers in a wide range of rep-ertoire.

Home on the Hudson ExhibitOpens at Boscobel Gallery

Julie Hart Beers, Hudson River at Croton Point, 1869. Cour-tesy Hawthorne Fine Art, Collection of Nick Bulzacchelli

Boscobel is pleased to an-nounce the opening of a newexhibition, Home on theHudson: Women and Men Paint-ing Landscapes, 1825-1875.The second major exhibition inthe new state-of-the-art gallery,it will be on display from June7 through September 7, 2009.

Home on the Hudson: Womenand Men Painting Landscapes,1825-1875, has been organizedby guest curator KatherineManthorne, Professor of ArtHistory at Graduate Center, CityUniversity of New York, andstudents from her art historyseminar.

The term “Hudson RiverSchool” is in wide circulation.It references a group of land-scape artists who painted thescenery in and around theHudson Valley in the years fromabout 1825 through 1875, andestablished themselves asAmerica’s first native schoolof art. Their artistic careerscorrespond to an historic mo-ment when New York City wasemerging as the economic capi-tal of the country and its centerfor the arts. The curator hastaken a two-pronged strategyto the exhibit. First, the focusis shifted away from New YorkCity to the homes of the artistsand their patrons up the river.Second, the exhibit expands theaccepted body of work to in-clude women painters such asEliza Pratt Greatorex, Julie HartBeers, and Julia McEntee

The Future of Cuba Topic ofDiscussion at Desmond Fish

The future of Cuba will bethe next Great Decisions topicat the Desmond-Fish Libraryin Garrison. This discussionconsiders Cuba’s post-Castrofuture. This sixth session of theForeign Policy Associationseries meets Tuesday, May 19,3:30-5pm in the library program

room. Felicia Saunders is fa-cilitator for the meeting.

The Great Decision discus-sions are sponsored by theFriends of the Library. Discus-sion materials may be borrowedor purchased at the Desmond-Fish Library.

Wild Bird Rehabilitor SuzieGilbert in Library Talk

On Sunday, May 17, at 2pmlocal author Suzie Gilbert willgive a talk at the Desmond-FishLibrary in Garrison about hernew book, Flyaway: How a WildBird Rehabber Sought Adven-ture and Found Her Wings.Copies of her book will be avail-able for sale and signing.

Through college and a longsuccession of office jobs, SuzieGilbert had a hard time findingher passion. When she landeda job in a Hudson Valley ani-mal hospital, she found herselfdrawn to injured birds andstarted bringing home abusedand unwanted parrots – an in-terest that led her to visit a lo-cal rehabilitation facility for

Behind the Scenes Preview ofShakespeare Season at HVSF

The casting is complete, thetent is ready to unfold, the boxoffice is open and it’s time tocelebrate Hudson ValleyShakespeare Festival’s 23rdseason. Nobody knows how tothrow a better party (or put ona better show) and this year’sInsider’s Behind The ScenesGala is sure to be one of thebest.

On Sunday, June 14, guestsare invited under the HVSF tentat Boscobel to get an exclusivelook at behind-the-scenes teas-ers of Pericles and Much AdoAbout Nothing; enjoy cocktailsand dinner on the great lawnand be the audience for the fi-nal dress rehearsal of TheComplete Works of WilliamShakespeare (Abridged).

The Insiders Behind TheScenes Gala begins with theteasers at 4:30pm followed bydinner and a silent auction at5:30. The evening concludeswith the final dress rehearsalof last season’s runaway hit,starring The Complete Worksof William Shakespeare(Abridged) ChristopherEdwards, Jason O’Connell, andKurt Rhoads.

Be on the inside track and jointhe Hudson Valley ShakespeareFestival family under the tentfor the Insiders Behind TheScenes Gala on Sunday June14 at 4:30pm. Tickets are $125per person and may bepurchasedthrough the website,www.hvshakespeare.org or bycalling 265-7858.

JULIA L. BUTTERFIELDMEMORIAL LIBRARY

Rtes. 301 & 9D(845) 265-3040

www.butterfieldlibrary.orgMon & Wed: 10am-8pm

T, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pmSun. 12-3pmFri. May 15 - EcoKids hike,3:15, meet at trailhead Moun-tain Ave & Cedar St.Sat. May 16 - Author Talk: TheHudson, America’s River, 4pmTue/Wed May 19/20 - Com-puter basics for seniors, 10am,reg. req’dSat. May 30 - Silent Film Se-ries: Animation team of Faith& John Hubley, 3pmSat. June 6 - Silent Film Se-ries:

DESMOND-FISHLIBRARY

Route 9D & 403, Garrison,(845) 424-3020

http://dfl.highlands.comHours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pmTue & Thu 2-9pm;Sat 10am-4pm, Sun. 1-5pmThrough May 17 - Paintingsand Prints by Rose Gennaro;opening reception Sat. May 2,1-3pmSun. May 17 - Wild Bird Re-habilitator Suzie Gilbert talk,2pmTue. May 19 - Great Decisionsdiscussions series, 3:30pm,

MANITOGA/THERUSSEL WRIGHTDESIGN CENTERRoute 9D, Garrison

(845) 424-3812russelwrightcenter.org

Tours begin again on May 1;grounds open for hiking allyear.Sat. May 23 - Volunteer Land-scape Day: Mary’s Meadow w/Darrel Morrison, FASLA,9am-2pm

PUTNAM COUNTYHISTORICAL SOCIETY& FOUNDRY SCHOOL

MUSEUM63 Chestnut St., Cold

Spring (845) 265-4010

www.pchs-fsm.orgMuseum hours: Wed-Sun,

11am-5pmOffice hours: Tues/Fri 10-5Through mid-August - Ex-hibit: “George Pope Morris:Defining American Culture”Wed. May 13 - Saunders HisPUTNAM ARTS

COUNCILTilly Foster Farm

100 Route 312Brewster

(845) 278-0230www.putnamartscouncil.comArt Classes for all ages.Express Yourself, summer artsprogramThrough May 30 - HighSchool Congressional ArtCompetition winners, recep-tion on Monday, May 11, 7-8:30pmMay 16/June 7 - 17th AnnualArt After 75 Show, openingreception May 16

VAN BRUNT GALLERY137 Main St.. Beacon

*Note new address(845) 838-2995

www.vanbruntgallery.comGallery open Thu/Mon

11am-6pmThrough June 1 - Dual ex-hibit: Lyndon Preston & Tho-mas Sarrantonio

PUTNAM VALLEYLIBRARY

30 Oscawana Lake Rd.,(845) 528-3242

www.putnamvalleylibrary.orgHours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6;Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5;Sat - 10-5Book discussion group 3rd Tue.of each month, 7:30pm

CONSTITUTION ISLANDWest Point, NY(845) 446-8676

www.constitutionisland.orgPublic tours from June throughSeptember, Wed & Thu at 1 and2pm, leaving fm South Dockat West Pt. Res. req’d.

US MILITARYACADEMY BAND

West Point(845) 938-2617

www.westpoint.edu/bandSun. May 17 - West Point Bandhonors Armed Forces, w/ JayUngar & Molly Mason, 3pm,free

PUTNAM VALLEY ARTS(845) 528-7420

[email protected]

Meets the third Tuesday ofthe month

PARAMOUNT CENTER1008 Brown Street,

Peekskill(914) 739-2333

[email protected]: Coraline, Thu. May 14,8pmSat. May 16 - The Fab Faux,8pmFilm: Duplicity, Fri & Sat May22, 23, 8pm; Sun May 24, 3pm;Wed/Thu May 27, 28, 3pm

GARRISON ARTCENTER

Garrison’s Landing(845) 424-3960

[email protected] Hours: Tue/Sun 12-

5pmSat. May 16 - Artists on Lo-cation, live art auction, 3:30viewing begins, 5pm auction.May 16-24 - Silent Auction ofArtists on Location worksMay 29 - June 21 - CURRENTWithin, group sculpture ex-hibit; opening reception Fri.May 29, 6-8pmSat. May 30 - Float Your Boat,family quadricentennial event.12 noon - 5pm. Create float-ing sculptures for flotilla.Saturdays May 23 - SpringFever Workshops, 10am-1pmSundays May 17, 24, 31, June7 - Etching, 12:30-3:30pm

COUNTY PLAYERS, INC.2681 West Main Street

Wappingers Falls(845) 298-1491

www.countyplayers.orgFri./Sun. Through May 16 -How to Succeed in BusinessWithout Really Trying - Fridays& Sats. at 8, Sun. May 10 onlyat 2pm, $20/adults, $17/seniorsSun/Mon May 17/18 - Audi-tions for Sept. production ofThe Importance of Being Ear-nest.

THE HOWLANDCENTER

477 Main Street,Beacon(845) 831-4988

Thursdays, 7-9pm - Medita-tion Classes, drop in, no pre-reg req’d, $8 classThrough June 14 - Paintingsby Connecticut Pastel SocietySat. May 16 - Classics for Kids,3pmSat. May 16 - Trombonist JoeFielder, 8pmSun. May 17 - Daedalus StringQuartet, 4pmThu. May 21 - “UncommonGround” HV Concert Series,7:30pm

HUDSON HIGHLANDSNATURE MUSEUM

Wildlife Education Center,Cornwall-on-Hudson,

Fri-Sun, 12-4, (845) 534-7781

Outdoor Discovery Center,Cornwall

10am-4pm, Sat-Sun(845) 534-5506

www.hhnaturemuseum.orgSat. May 16 - A Day in theGarden sale, 9am-2pmSat. May 23 - Wonderful Worldof Worms, 10amSat. May 30 - WildflowerWanderings, 10am

CHAPEL OF OUR LADYRESTORATION

45 Market St., Cold Spring 845-265-5537

www.chapelofourlady.comSun. May 17 - Concert: LouigiBoccia, tenor & ArthurMcManus, piano. 4pm, free.

PHILIPSTOWN DEPOTTHEATRE

Depot Square, Garrison’sLanding

philipstowndepottheatre.org(845) 424-3900

Fri/Sun Through May 24 -The Miracle Worker; Fri & Satat 7:30pm, Sun at 3pmSat. May 30 - SAVE THEDEPOT DAY: noon-1:30:World’s Greatest Magician;3pm: Depot Docs presentsGimme Shelter; 6:30pm Pools,Private Lives & Show Tunesperformance; 8:30pm: Music

HOWLAND LIBRARY313 Main St., Beacon

(845) 831-1134www.beaconlibrary.org

M, W, F: 9:30am - 5:30pmTu & Th 9:30am - 8pm

Sat.10-4pm, Sun.12-4pmThu. May 21 - History ofDennings Point talk, 6:30pmFri. May 29 - Kurdish filmTurtles Can Fly, 7pmOngoing Programs:Mondays – Wii Bowling forSeniors. 1–3pm. Free. No reg-istration required.Tuesdays – “Knit Together”knitting club. 10–11:30am.Free.

PUTNAM VALLEYHISTORICAL SOCIETYMill St. & Peekskill Hollow

Putnam Valley(845) 528-1024

Hrs: T&W 9am-2pm;Sun. 1-3pm.

Schoolhouse Museum exhibit“Ethnic Diversity in PutnamCounty”

STONECROP GARDENS81 Stonecrop Lane

Cold Spring(845) 265-2000

www.stonecrop.orgMon–Fri, plus 1st & 3rd

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Dillon, who are generally ex-cluded from consideration.

The objects and materialsfeatured in the exhibition arespecimens of work these art-ists did in the vicinity of theirresidences. Included are water-colors, prints, and photographsto complement the spectacularand in some cases little seenoil paintings. Hanging side byside, they demonstrate the kin-ship that existed among theartists. Even when they shareda subject, the pictures have dif-ferent looks, as each artist gavetheir own individual stamp ofstyle and approach.

Boscobel gives visitors theopportunity to move from thenatural overlooks on thegrounds into the gallery to seethe type of scenery portrayed.This is an important opportu-nity for viewers to compare andcontrast physical motif withpaintings and prints inspired bythe landscape.

The Exhibition Gallery willbe open during regular Boscobelhours, Wednesday – Monday,9:30am-5pm. From June 16-September 6 the ExhibitionGallery will remain open untila half hour before curtain timeto accommodate attendees atHudson Valley ShakespeareFestival performances, at aspecial fee of $5.

For more information pleasevisit www.boscobel.org or call265-3638.

birds of prey. Awed by the re-gal, lethal creatures that seemedunbowed by their encounterswith mankind, she felt a rushof sympathy and the beginningsof what would soon become anobsession. She volunteered atthe facility for the next 11 years,during which time she and herhusband had two children. Andthen she made a daring choice:she decided to rehabilitate wildbirds at home, and it changedher life forever.

The Desmond-Fish Libraryis located at 472 Route 403 (nearthe intersection with Route 9D)in Garrison. For more informa-tion, visit dfl.highlands.com, orcall 424-3020.

Luigi Boccia


Editorial

Several hundred bil-lions of dollars have been spent by the fed-eral government in just the last few months wi th much more to come. There is almost no way to understand the amount of money that is in this proposed federal budget.

The Obama people are fond of saying that the Bush legacy was a $1 .2 t r i l l ion dol -lar debt, which they say is terrible. That happens to be t rue , and Bush didn’t veto enough government spending bills. How-ever, now the Obama adminis t ra t ion says that the solution is to quadruple the debt by adding an additional $3 .6 t r i l l i on . Mos t expert estimates now conclude the debt with interest will be about $12 trillion, very close to the yearly GDP of the United States.

T h e r e a r e m a n y Democrats as well as Republicans who are beginning to question this kind of reckless spending. But this isn’t only a national discus-sion. It also has to do

with Putnam County.It is very important

for our citizens to un-ders tand the source of government money. In fact , the govern-ment has no money. It is always broke. It has two possibilities--print money or take it from you in taxes. Printing it lowers the value of the money in your wallet because there is more paper in the marketplace. The current administration recent ly ordered an extra trillion dollars to be printed and dis-tributed.

The second and only other source of govern-ment income is taxes t a k e n f r o m p e o p l e who earn money. Ev-ery time you hear of a federal program or grant or spending bill, you should think about how much money you want to take out of your wal le t , p iggy bank, child’s college fund, or retirement fund to pay for it.

Of course , g ran t s are wonderful—some-times even good—but they are not free. Air and love might be free,

but not government spending. Too many people approve of rais-ing taxes and spend-ing money, but many don’t earn it. No matter what, though, the bill collector will knock on everyone’s door even-tually. Americans are willing to pay taxes for necessary spending, but rarely do politi-cians tell us specifical-

ly where the money is going, whether or not the contracts have been bid competitively, and whether every dollar has been watched care-fully.

Our loca l , s t a t e , and national society depends on peop le who produce goods or services, and then pay their taxes. About 40 percent of people in the United States don’ t pay any fed-

eral income tax, and there’s current ly an attempt to ensure that the non-taxpayers out-number those who do pay taxes. That would ensure a one-party na-tional government, be-cause people who do not pay taxes would never vote for a party that requires taxation. If you like the sound of that, just remember that the top ten povery cities in America have one thing in common: They have one-party governments.

What if the taxpayers suddenly decided they had enough money for themselves, were fed up with producing for others, and just quit working? This sce-nario was foretold in a 1950s novel by Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, in which she depicted what might happen in a country where the producers get tired of supporting all of the non-producers . The producers decided to quit working and just shut down. No grants, no medical care, no freebies, no charity, no new businesses, no

jobs. It quickly became clear that hard working people, the producers, and even rich people should be shown some respect . Remember, they pay the highest taxes, create al l the jobs, and support all the charities.

We either see our-selves as a nation of people who want to achieve, produce, suc-ceed, and contribute to society or else we see ourselves as a people who want to rely on the producers to cre-ate “free money” and support us with grants and federal spending. There is an old rule of physics: If you have too many people riding in the wagon, and not enough people pulling the wagon, the wagon stops.

The o the r h idden danger here is that too many people will get comfortable with the idea of the government taking care of them, and the government will do that if they get the chance, because once the government c o n t r o l s h o w t h e y get their money, the

people become serfs, dependents, and give up individual freedom. Of course, some peo-ple need to be taken care of, but they are a small percentage of our great country. And there is a gap between the people who need help and the people who want help.

Throughout history, there have been only two models: a govern-ment that works for the people and reports to the people or a people who work for the gov-ernment and report to the government. When people report to the government, individ-ua l f reedom is los t forever. If the govern-ment controls how the majority of people get their money, then we will all report to the government, and the legacy we will leave our children will be a complete loss of indi-vidual freedom.

Be sure to pick up a copy of the PCN&R next week for Part II of this editorial.

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Keeping Taxes Down

To the Editor:The 2009-10 Vi l lage of

Cold Spring Budget addressed the two competing issues of keeping any tax increase as low as possible, while taking crucial action to pay down a $95,000 deficit inherited from the years before. Failure to address this deficit now would ultimately mean a greater tax increase in years to come.

Of the 5.23% tax increase in this budget, 3% of it was due to the reduction in assessment of the former Butterfield Hos-pital property. The remaining 2.23% resulted in large part from the need to make up for a decrease in mortgage tax and other revenues.

The Mayor and Trustees, Village Departments Heads, Clerk-treasurer, and the Vil-lage Accountant all worked hard to produce a budget that was as tight as possible, but realistic in that it not put the Village further into the red and cause cash flow problems at the end of the year.

The Vil lage is current ly undergoing an audit by the State Comptroller’s office, which is concerned with the differences in past years be-tween the budgeted amount and actual expenditures, and the swing from a $135,000 surplus (at the end of fiscal 2005) to a $95,000 deficit (at the end of fiscal 2008) that resulted from this practice. The State is looking to see how Cold Spring deals with reducing this deficit and im-proves its budgeting overall.

The Village has greatly im-proved i ts budget process, s tar t ing wi th the 2008-09 budget and continuing with 2009-10 budget. This year all the parties involved in the budget process had their in-put included in a preliminary budget, adopted on April 14, that reduced an initial 8.88% tax rate increase to 5.23% by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees.

With two weeks for review and for the Vil lage Board

to recommend changes, the final budget was adopted on April 28. Nobody was happy with the tax increase, but the mayor and trustees adopted a budget that was f iscal ly prudent, will address paying down the Village deficit, and will help reduce tax increases in future years.

Seth Gallagher MayorCold Spring

Civil Debate

To The Editor:This morning I had the plea-

sure of meeting and having a conversation with Roger Ailes, the husband of PCN&R publisher Elizabeth Ailes.

What a breath of fresh air!! For a person consistently stig-matized for his conservative political views, he seemed to me to be a very intelligent and well spoken gentlemen wi th an open mind ( there was certainly room for us to disagree greatly on several issues, though one could tell that he was listening and en-gaged) and a tremendous open heart...a man of great charity and civic mindedness.

We are lucky to have him as part of our community.

Jeff Burstein Cold Spring

Catholic vs. Public

To the Editor:I got quite a kick out of

your contrasting viewpoints on Catholic school programs compet ing aga ins t publ ic schools in the NYS and Sec-tion 1 tournaments. One guy, Mr. Gallagher, gets it, while the other, Mr. Concepcion, does not.

In his piece, Mr. Gallagher clearly states that he “en-courages” Kennedy and other private schools to compete against Section 1 schools dur-ing the regular season, but wants them to play in the Catholic High School tour-naments during the playoffs.

How is that not fair when Stepinac, Iona Prep, and many other Westchester-based pri-vate schools do so?

Mr. Concepcion also states that Putnam Valley and other public schools can get students from outside their borders if the school board approves it. What school board is going to open that can of worms and al-low students from other school districts to come to their school when in fact schools actually hire full-time administrators to keep stuff like this in check?

Mr. Concepcion also points out that it is unfair to make Kennedy travel across West-chester and parts of the Bronx to compete, yet it’s okay for the baseball team to travel to Florida, Georgia, and New England to improve. Which is it, sir? Travel doesn’t seem to really bother them that much, and when it comes time for post season tournaments it’s all about traveling anyway.

Mr. Concepcion says that Mr. Gallagher swallowed a bunch of sour grapes, when in fact he appears to seek a level playing field for all student athletes in Section 1: Not just Putnam Valley. I’ve read Mr. Gallagher’s stuff in the past and clearly recollect him giving Kennedy their just due for beating Putnam Valley in the Section 1 championship game last year.

In fact, this past week he calls Kennedy “a whale of a baseball program” while not-ing they have “eight superb starters returning”. He never once bad-mouths the baseball program or any other Kennedy program.

It sounds to me like Mr. Gallagher is giving a balanced viewpoint that sites an unfair advantage how other Sections across the state deal with the issue, while Mr. Concepcion is clearly defending Kennedy and only Kennedy. But I suppose that’s what happens when the PCN&R gives the Kennedy AD a platform to utter such non-objective nonsense.

Shawn Howardputnam Valley

Loyalty Day Coverage

To the Editor:Last week’s letter to the

edi tor by Lovenworth and Yonco-Haines pointed out that PCN&R had, in a story published the previous week, perpetuated a distortion when it claimed that the Department of Homeland Securi ty had referred to veterans as ter-rorists. What the DHS report actually said was that veter-ans had been targeted in the past, and might once again be targeted, as recruits by right wing terrorist organizations.

The “pub l i she r ’ s no t e” which you appended to the Lovenworth/Yonco-Haines letter made no effort to refute this distinction, but resorted to a flippant (and again inaccu-rate) quip: “If the DHS showed no disrespect for the vets, why did Napolitano go on national television to apologize for her negative characterization of American veterans?”

As the letter writers pointed out, it was not Napolitano at all, but FBI officials under the Bush administration, who were responsible for these as-sertions. You thus overlooked a clear point of fact which had just been called to your at tent ion.What Napoli tano actual ly sa id was “To the extent veterans read it as an accusation ... an apology is owed”, thus doing what many public figures have rightly done in the past, bowing to the sensitivity of certain groups when they perceive that an unwarranted insult has been offered them.

Napol i tano’s words can hardly be read as “an apol-ogy” for her own “negative characterization. Your “pub-lisher’s note” is more of an editorial than a note. Rather than re-examining the facts and offering a retraction, you apparently chose to persist in a fabrication, as many of our overly politicized news organizations often choose to do with the cut and paste buttons on their computers. Accuracy, integrity, and im-

partiality are what we look for in our local as well as in our national newspapers, no matter who owns them, and not distortions based upon po-litical prejudices. And when you are caught in an error--or intentional distortion--we expect to hear an acknowl-edgment and a real apology.

Michael Robinson Dar Williams Cold Spring

Publisher’s Note: Thank you for your letter regarding the DHS report. After carefully examining it, we believe you are correct that our subhead line used the word “terror-ist” when “extremist” would have been more accurate, or “right wing extremist who might become a terrorist.”

After careful research of Associated Press and other sources, we found several things of note. Ms. Napoli-tano said there is no specific informat ion that domest ic r i g h t - w i n g t e r r o r i s t s a r e planning acts of violence. Such acts could come from unnamed “rightwing extrem-ists” concerned about illegal immigrat ion, abort ion, in-creasing federal power and restrictions on firearms—and s ingled out re turn ing war veterans as suscept ible to recruitment. It is interesting to note that her definition of

an extremist includes Catho-lics who believe in pro-life, people who are against illegal immigra t ion because they believe America has a right to be a sovere ign na t ion , people who support the 2nd Amendment, and people who are concerned about growing federal power. The news story goes on to say tha t Jane t Napo l i t ano apo log ized to veterans after a report issued by her department said troops returning from the wars were at risk for being recruited by right-wing terrorists. You are correct in s tat ing that she said “to the extent veterans read it as an accusation …an apology is owed …The last thing I want to do is offend or cast igate a l l veterans.” I t is a classic Washington non-apology apology.

David K. Rehbein said in a letter to Napolitano, “I think it is important for all of us to remember that Americans are not the enemy. The ter-rorists are.” Rehbein is the national commander of the American Legion. AP news reports stated that Napolitano later met personally with Re-hbein to apologize directly.

In the future, please refrain from personal characteriza-tions of our motives unless you have evidence. Is it pos-sible your own personal po-litical prejudices are showing in your letter?

Air and love might be

free, but not government spending.

To the Editor:Are they really thinking

this is a donation or just a cheap way to move your junk down the road? Whoever does this must either have t rouble reading the word “CLOTHING DROP” or just

doesn’t want to take care of their own garbage. (Ed. Note: these bins are located on Peekski l l Road a t the intersection of Pine St.).

Shame on you.Walter GarschagennelSonVille


OpiniOnWhat Should Be Done With Peekskill Hollow Road?

Some residents of Putnam Valley have expressed con-cern about county roadwork scheduled for Peekskill Hol-low Road (PHR) from Adams Corners to Oregon Corners. I would like to address some of these concerns. Factually, this is not a town project, i t is a county project--and I support i t .

I have seen signs and re-ceived mailings from a small group declaring themselves “Friends of Peekskill Hol-low Road (FOPHR).” The s igns read “RURAL YES, URBAN NO.” The persons who created them (most of the organizers of “FOPHR” are members of the local Demo-cratic Committee) have led people to believe that some mass urbanization project is being planned. It is simply not t rue. However, this is an election year, and, unfor-tunately, some are grasping for issues, misleading peo-ple, and creating upsetment where none should exist.

Most of these s igns are northeast of Adams Corners--a l l the way to the reser-voir at 301. Yet no work is proposed on this stretch of PHR. “FOPHR” have misled people into bel ieving that the county plans to widen all of PHR and turn it into a 4-lane, 50-mph road. This is false. Peekskil l Hollow Road is not being widened. The shou lder s a r e be ing widened for better drainage and to make the road safer on some of the bad turns. There is currently very little room at some sections for a car to avoid a collision if i t encounters an oncoming vehicle over the midline on a blind turn.

In add i t ion , poor ly de -signed drainage has made parts of PHR a nightmare in winter af ter a f reezing rain or after a snowmelt fol-lowed by a freeze. I have received many complaints about this. It can be a sheet of ice on one particular curve: t r ave l i ng no r theas t , c a r s are pitched down and slide out in to oncoming t raff ic as the road curves inward. This has happened to me on a few occasions; I travel that road daily. Unless you use the road regularly, you wouldn’t understand how bad the situation is. Parents drive thei r chi ldren to the high school and middle school every weekday ; our h igh school seniors and visiting students traverse this road daily. Putnam Valley doesn’t need to wait for a student’s car or a bus to slide into an

oncoming truck before we know portions of PHR are poorly designed.

Cavalierly, “FOPHR” have shrugged off these concerns, calling it “a cry of safety as an excuse for the project.” This is also false. It’s simply a fact that the road was poorly planned, and at some spots it is dangerous. From what I know of “FOPHR,” none of them visit our high school or middle school for any activi-ties, and based on a picture of some of them in a recent newspaper article, none of them have children who at-tend or visit our school.

“FOPHR” have cited vague “environmental” reasons for opposing the project . Yet, the fact is that the one seri-ous environmental problem we have had on PHR was a direct resul t of speed and a bad curve on an icy por-tion of the road. You may recall an oil truck going too fast around a bad turn on PHR about four years ago. It overturned. Thousands of gallons of oi l spi l led into the Peekskill Hollow Brook. Although this did not hap-pen where the current project i s p lanned, th is i s a very real danger on stretches of PHR currently considered for renovation. This roadwork will help prevent future spills such as this one.

“FOPHR” also proclaim tha t the pro jec t wi l l ru in the “rural” and “his tor ic” charac te r o f the road . In fact, no streams are being d iver ted or cu lver ted ; no forests are being flattened; no parking lots created. Other than de minimus drainage easements , and ad jus t ing dangerous curves, angles and sight lines, nothing about the road is changing. Claims of “straightening” the road are absurd . S t ra igh ten ing the road is an impossibility--and undesirable.

I can’t think of anything “historic” about the stretch of road in question. There are no historic landmarks; no homes or old barns are being knocked down; no sites of historic interest are being taken away. Just because a road is old doesn’t make it “historic.” The only thing “his tor ic” about th is por-tion of the road is that it is historically dangerous. And since when did “rural” mean we have to leave a dangerous road dangerous?

Unfortunately, people have been misled by “FOPHR.” I am a “Friend of the People who Drive on Peekskill Hol-low Road.” PHR is a stretch of blacktop. It is an inanimate object. I am not its “friend.” People are my friends--and their safety is more impor-tant to me than politics and a poorly designed road.

I t is important for us to recognize that what people real ly want is a t ransparent and open government on the issue of Peekski l l Hol low Road . Our r e s iden t s a l so wan t r ep resen ta t ives tha t respond to their concerns. All too often we f ind that polarizing sides of an issue create animosity and distrust when we could effect ively bring consensus through a process that is inclusive and balanced. This is very much t h e i s s u e a t t h e h e a r t o f the Peekskil l Hollow Road controversy.

As Chairman of the Physi-cal Services Committee, I have opened a new dialogue with regard to the planning of this historic scenic road. We need to respond to the publ ic comments and bal-ance the public’s requests with the safety and drainage issues. We need a new ap-proach, one which wil l s t i r less controversy and create more harmony. Let’s take a t r ip down the middle of the road and not get stuck on ei-ther side. Most important, we must regain the public t rust and work with the profes-sionals to design a Peekskill Hollow Road that, through a consensus-based approach, we can al l support .

The residents of Putnam Valley and Kent rated and priori t ized the issues and I will represent their interests in an effor t to g ive guid-ance to the engineers and others who wi l l make the decisions on this 8 mil l ion do l l a r p ro jec t . One th ing that needed to be clarif ied

through this process was to a l lay res idents’ fears that t he cu r r en t p roposa l was only Phase I of a three-part project . I t was made clear that i t was not the intent of Pu tnam County to des ign or fund any modif icat ions to Peekski l l Hol low Road beyond Oregon Corners to Adams Corners. The priority l is t takes into account the scope of the project includ-ing shoulder design, turning lanes, intersect ions, bridge repair, speed limits, protect-ing the environment and the character of the road, and community and funding. I have a draft of a resolut ion that wil l emphatical ly state that this is the one and only project being considered for Peekskil l Hollow Road and that the County has no plans for expanding this project or expending any other funds on this road. To avoid confusion the project should be cal led “The Peekskill Hollow Rural Road Project-from Oregon Corners to Adams Corners.”

The problem with us ing federal and state money is tha t we need to use the i r gu ide l i ne s t o des ign th i s road. That does not work for us at al l . We need to move away from the bureaucrat ic designs of the Federal and State Departments of Trans-portation and restore public confidence that a road can be des igned tha t p ro tec t s the character of the com-munity and addresses safety concerns. We need to think ou t o f the box on des ign and l imit scope in order to preserve the bucolic nature of this historic road. We also need to approach our state and federal representat ives with regard to our concerns.

While some residents want no changes or improvements to be done to Peekskil l Hol-

low Road, other res idents recognize that there are two bridges that require mainte-nance, along with drainage and safety issues that need to be addressed. Vehicular speed needs to be enforced or reduced. I have already contacted the Sheriff’s Of-fice and State Police about the issue. We cannot total ly abandon the project , yet we c a n n o t d e s i g n a n “ u r b a n a r t e r i a l ” w i t h o u t f o r e v e r chang ing the communi ty. A modified project design that is middle-of- the-road is the approach that is best . This redesign wil l be done through the Physica l Ser-vices Commit tee . We wil l be considerate and mindful of our friends and neighbors who al l have great passion fo r p ro tec t ing the i r l i t t l e s l ice of a country road.

The Peekskill Hollow Road (PHR) project began with a request to congress in 1998 for federal funds to “renovate” PHR from Oregon Corners to RT 301. One reason given was: “The main energy, efficiency, environmental , congestion mitigation benefits will be to greatly reduce the time wasted meandering along an old paved cow path. This will save the speeding up and slowing down currently necessary, thereby saving fuel and reducing pol-lution.” Obviously specious claptrap and the request was a fraud that continues to waste time, money, and resources to this very day. Proponents squandered tax dollars even after the public was assured that “the project is dead!” We were lied to, and this incom-prehensible project continued behind our backs and behind closed doors. We are now told that the plans do not include what the plans clearly state; that PHR will be widened and straightened “from Oregon Corners to Adams Corners, as “phase one” and the county is seeking funding for further phases.” We have been de-ceived more than once before, and residents will not accept more verbal assurances to the contrary now!

After falsely claiming that PHR “is in need of a total re-build,” proponents have now fallen back on the “safety” issue, and who can argue with that? Everyone wants safety, especially for children, but research proves that car and truck traffic, and speeds will

increase and PHR will be-come a dangerous road for our families and our kids if these so-cal led “improve-ments” are carried out. Ac-cording to Putnam County and DOT statistics, unless you’re violating the law or ignoring road conditions, PHR is a safe road! Every road has condi-tions that must be respected and when some drivers push the envelope there will unfor-tunately be accidents; don’t blame the road! If there are several safety related issues (and some have been ignored for years by officials), they can be fixed without changing the entire road. The engineer says that since average speeds are about 48 MPH the road needs to be designed to accommo-date those speeds. Residents say that invites even higher speeds and makes no sense!

The lives of the families liv-ing along PHR will be forever changed for the worse under this plan for no justifiable, or obvious, reasons. Residents want to keep PHR Safe, Rural, and Residential from end to end. These are our neighbor-hoods, not a high speed truck or commuter route! Residents want law enacted, like the Town of North Salem Historic Road Preservation Law. Pro-tecting PHR is essential to the identity of Putnam Valley and our county! Residents want a thru-truck ban, except for lo-cal delivery, over 20,000 lbs, to keep families and pets safe from huge speeding trucks evading existing truck routes, and enforcement of speed lim-its. Residents want a slower single speed limit from the PVHS all the way into Oregon Corners. Residents want any justifiable work in the future done only within the existing footprint of PHR and subject

to full and open public review, and oppose any out-of-scale, unnecessary, four-lane bridg-es, or turning lanes at Oregon Corners that will take away business parking and increase speeds. Most residents see Or-egon Corners as a small town with slow traffic, rather than a thoroughfare with higher speeds that will breed more accidents.

As usual when looking for an answer to why something that makes no apparent sense is being pushed by a few behind closed doors, we should follow the money, and political or other influence. This project has no justifiable reasons ex-cept to increase the ability of those who proposed it, those who are backing and pushing it, to spend lots of money and benefit in various ways from the process and project. We believe that there must be a hidden agenda if none of the stated reasons for this project make sense or are backed up by facts or statistics.

In this economic “downturn” there are many things we may need, but this wasteful project is not one of them! If there are bridges or other situations in true need, let’s fix them and do any proven, needed, repairs and maintenance, and move some telephone poles back, but otherwise leave Historic PHR alone. The public’s determi-nation to stop this wasteful, unnecessary project should be heeded by all those who will be running for office in the fall. The voters will have a strong say in November and will remember who supported this and who did not call for a final end to this zombie boondoggle. It is time we put a stake through its heart once and for all!

ROBERTTENDY

VINNYTAMAGNA

VICTORTISHIP

Make the Road Safer, But Preserve Its Rural Character

Leave Well Enough Alone: It’s Historic

Let’s Find Common Ground

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Real estate & seRvicesIn The Hudson Valley

T h e H o w l a n d C h a m b e r Music Circle’s current sea-son will end with the return performance by the Daedalus Quartet, siblings Min-Young Kim and Kyu-Young Kim, vio-lin, Jessica Thompson, viola, and Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; joined by clarinettist Alexander Fiterstein.

Praised by The New Yorker (July 2008) as “a fresh and vital young participant in what is a golden age of American string quartets,” the Daedalus Quartet has established itself as a leader among the new gen-eration of string ensembles. In the eight years of its existence the Quartet has received plau-dits from critics and listeners alike for the security, techni-cal finish, interpretive unity, and sheer gusto of its perfor-mances—and this in cannily selected repertoire ranging from the classicism of Haydn to the rhythmic complexities and intuitive tonal language of El l iot t Carter. Since i ts founding the Daedalus Quartet has performed in many of the world’s leading musical ven-ues in the United States and Canada as well as in Vienna, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Paris,

and in several cities in Japan.For its concert at the How-

land Center, the quartet has chosen to play the String Quar-tet in A Major Op.20 No.6 by Franz Josef Haydn, and the Str ing Quar te t in C Major Op.36 by Benjamin Britten.

The young Israeli clarinet-tist Alexander Fiterstein joins the quartet for a performance of the Quinte t in B minor for Clarinet and Strings Op. 115 by Johannes Brahms. Mr. Fiterstein is one of the world’s except ional young clar inet players. He won First Prize in the Carl Nielsen International Clarinet Competition and the Young Concert Artists Inter-national Auditions.

The concert will take place on Sunday, May 17, at 4pm at the Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon and will be followed by a reception to meet the artists.

For reservation of tickets - highly recommended - at $30 ($10 for students) please call 297-9243. Further information on this and other presenta-tions by the Howland Chamber Music Circle can be found at www.howlandmusic.org

Daeda lus Quar te t C lose s Chamber Mus i c Ser i e s

In November 2008 , t he American Legion Auxiliary, Depar tment o f New York , launched the Warrior’s Family Assistance Program to come to the direct aid of veterans and their families in New York State. Since its inception, there has been over $6,000 awarded.

Veterans and their families can apply for up to $1,500 in aid in the following areas:

-Maintenance Grants - help to alleviate the cost of liv-ing expenses including food, shelter, utilities, personal hy-giene, clothing, homeowner’s insurance premiums, home repair, providing handicapped facilities in the home, repair or replacement of a major appliance;

-Medical Grants - to allevi-ate the cost of current medi-cal expenses and to assist in the payment of outstanding medical bills;

-Opportunity for Employ-ment – provides f inanc ia l assistance in finding trans-portation for going to work or provides assistance with the cost of childcare if the custodia l parent must f ind employment.

All grants are non-repayable. Any veteran that has served honorably within the last four years, or is currently serving in one of the Armed Forces

and is a resident of New York State is eligible to apply.

For an application or more information, please call 1-800-421-6348.

Founded in 1919, the presti-gious American Legion Aux-i l iary (ALA) is recognized as the world’s largest patri-otic women’s service orga-nization. With a membership nearly 900,000 strong, local ALA units have a command-ing presence in over 9,500 communities nationwide. The Auxiliary’s mission of serving veterans, their families, and their communities is carried out through the dedicated com-mitment and diligent efforts of its volunteers. The benefi-ciaries of ALA programs are incalculable in number and include disabled, hospi ta l -ized, and homeless veterans; families of military service members deployed to conflict zones; girls and boys seeking educational scholarship as-sistance; community members across the nation, including low-income persons, in which ALA units conduct commu-nity service projects daily; and ALA’s own volunteers and their husbands, parents, siblings, children, and other relatives who have served our great nation.

Monetary Aid Available for Veterans and Their Families

Get ready to ra i se your auction paddle and enjoy an evening of food, friends, and fundraising to benefit the Com-mon Ground Farm. The evening will take place at the Howland Center, 477 Main Street, Bea-con, from 7pm onwards on Saturday, June 13.

Leave the kids a t home and enjoy wine, tapas, and a live and silent auction of a

wide variety of products and services, from original art and gift baskets to drawing les-sons and party entertainment. Tickets are $25 each or $40 per couple and will be avail-able at the Beacon Farmers Market, Artisan Wine Shop, and www.commongroundfarm.org. For more information, call 845-231-4424.

Food, Friends, Fundraising at Common Ground Farm

What could be better on a pleasant spring afternnon than an after school social?

The Haldane School Foun-dation’s annual Staff Social was held last week at the But-terfield Library and attracted an enthusiastic and rather large number of people.

The event, organized by the Foundation’s board mem-bers, featured gourmet hors d’oeuvres and pastries for the entire staff of the school district and music by ‘Cold Spring the Band.’

The highlight of the af-ternoon was the traditional raffle, featuring an assort-ment of over 20 donated raffle items including a $200 tennis racket , a bot t le of

award-winning Bordeaux, autographed I SPY books, hand made jewelry, a gift package from the Pleasant-ville Film Center and Captain Lawrence Brewery, and a signature CD basket from singer/songwriter Dar Wil-liams.

F o u n d a t i o n P r e s i d e n t -Elec t Dani Locas t ro , the even t cha i rpe r son , com-mented on the event, “This par ty is real ly a labor of love for us. We look forward to this celebration all year, as it gives us a chance to show our appreciation for the Haldane staff members who tirelessly give so much to our children throughout the year.”

Haldane School Foundation Celebrates the Entire Staff

With a legacy of 55 years providing exceptional services and extensive programs which offer new and exciting initia-tives to participants and family members, PARC is pleased to announce a new vocational and l i fe ski l ls program for teenagers enrolled in special education – The Restaurant Arts Program.

Special education students in Putnam County’s school districts are invited to join this program, which will be based at the PARC Center, 1938 Route 6, Carmel, PARC’s vocational training site. Run by PARC’s Educational Ser-vices Department, the program will make full use of PARC Center’s commercial grade kitchen, allowing students to stay near their home districts to take part in an extensive and professional restaurant service curriculum.

The program, which wil l allow for a total of 12 stu-dents per school year, wil l teach cooking and prep cook-ing techniques; kitchen safety and cleanliness; kitchen safety and cleanliness; food service including waiting tables, bus-sing tables and hosting; op-

erat ing a cash register and money management; and food industry entrepreneurship in-cluding delivery and vending machine sales and operations.

The daily curriculum will be enhanced by guest speak-ers who are leaders in the field of foods service; visits to successful area restaurants, cul inary inst i tut ions , local f a rms , and f a rm marke t s . The program will include a four-week internship with job coaching in the community in the food service industry. Students, and their parents, who are interested in enroll-ing in this program should contact their school district specia l educat ion director. Tours of the new program can be arranged.

Recognized as a 501 (c) (3) in 1954, PARC provides programming and advocacy for over 650 children and adults with developmental disabili-t ies within Putnam County and in southern Dutchess and northern Westchester counties. For more information about the Restaurant Arts Program, please call Teddi Barry, Direc-tor of Educational Services, at 845-225-5650, ext. 127.

PARC Set to Open Restaurant Arts ProgramProgram to offer hospitali ty service skills to special education students

Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes, PhD, recently announced that Ovidiu Florea of Putnam Valley was inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta Na-tional Honor Society at Berkeley College.

The Sigma Beta Delta Nation-al Honor Society was founded in 1994 to honor students in business, management or ad-

ministration who are pursuing baccalaureate or graduate de-grees. To qualify students must rank in the upper 20 percent of their class.

Berkeley College maintains an enrollment of over 7,200 students, with more than 700 international students in its Baccalaureate and Associate degree programs.

Ovidiu Florea Inducted into Sigma Beta Delta Society

Over 150 staff and administration members of the Haldane School Foundation gathered at the Butterfield Library after school on Thursday, May 7.

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Real estate & seRvices

In The Hudson Valley

The East Fishkill Library will host a free educational seminar on home inspec-tions on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Learn what to expect when you’re inspected, from Christian Werner of Ameri-can Home Inspect ions of Dutchess County. This semi-nar will teach you what to expect and what to prepare for when your home is inspected for resale or refinancing. As a licensed inspector, Wer-ner specializes in residen-tial energy loss but has a thorough understanding of all aspects of home inspec-tions including safety and

health concerns. You don’t need to be a home buyer or current seller to benefit from this seminar. It is wise to be prepared and have your home up to the standards for today’s market.

Space is limited, and reser-vations are suggested. Please register at www.EastFishkill-Library.org or call 221-9943 to reserve a place at this special event. The library is located at 348 Route 376 in Hopewell Junction. Library hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm, Fr iday 10am-6pm, and Saturday 10am-5pm.

Learn What to Expect from the Home Inspection Process

Two Garrison students at-tending the University of Dela-ware have been named to the 2008 fa l l semester Dean’s List. Named to the Dean’s List are ful l- t ime students with grade point averages of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester, with no temporary

grades. The students are Nicole Lynne Credendino, a junior Cognitive Science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Kimberly Anne Dodge, a sophomore Finance and Man-agement major in the College of Business and Economics.

Garrison Students Named to Dean’s List at U Delaware

Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the recent arrest of a motorist during traffic stops.

On April 21, 2009 at 1:05am, Deputy Sheriff Jason Quick ob-served a motorist commit a traf-fic violation on Oscawana Lake Road in the Town of Putnam Val-ley. The deputy determined that the driver, identified as Shaun A. Cottle, 20, of 365 Lake Dr., Putnam Valley, held a suspended license. The deputy arrested Mr.

Cottle and charged him with Aggravated Unlicensed Opera-tion of a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree, a misdemeanor.The defendant was released on his own recognizance pend-ing a future appearance in the Town of Putnam Valley Justice Court to answer the charge. If found guilty of the misdemeanor charges, the defendant could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

Traffic Violation Arrest in PV

Rabies continues to be a serious public health problem in New York State. Rabies is a deadly virus that attacks the nervous system. Rabies virus is in the saliva and nervous tissue of a sick animal.

Rabies is most often seen in wildlife such as raccoons, bats, skunks, and foxes. Cats, dogs, and ferrets can also get rabies if they are not vacci-nated. You can get rabies if a rabid animal bites you or its saliva or nervous tissue gets into your eyes, nose, mouth or any open wound.

I t i s important to avoid handling your pet immediately after it has had contact with a wild animal since you may inadvertently come in con-tact with the wild animal’s sal iva, which may contain the rabies virus. If you have

to handle your pet after it has had contact with the animal, please protect yourself from exposure by wearing rubber gloves. In either case, please call the Health Department to discuss possible preven-tive action.

Spring is the time of year when people unnecessarily come in contact with baby wild animals such as rac-coons because they believe the mother has abandoned the babies. Baby wild animals may have been exposed to the rabies virus and can pass it on to you if you are bitten or scratched by them. DO NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH BABY WILD ANIMALS! The mother has most likely not abandoned the babies. There are wildlife rehabilitators who can be called to determine if

the baby animals have actually been abandoned and need to be “rescued”.

Teach children to avoid wild animals, especially raccoons, skunks, bats, or any animal that is not their family pet. Residents should fight the urge to pet or handle any wild animal. Teach children to tell an adult about any contact they may have had with a wild or unfamiliar animal. Never touch a bat. If you see a bat indoors call the Health Department – Don’t let the bat get away – it may need to be tested for rabies. To preview a video on the proper technique to safely capture a bat found in your home, please visi t the New York State Depart-ment of Health’s website at: www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/zoonoses/rabies

Report all animal bites and/or contact with wild animals or stray dogs and cats to the Putnam County Health De-partment at 845-278-6130. After hours or on weekends/holidays report the incident by calling the Environmental Health Hotline at 278-6130 and press “3.” A Health De-partment representative will promptly return your call.

The Health Department will test any possibly rabid animal after an incident involving contact with a human or pet.

For more information on rabies, please call the Putnam County Health Department at 278-6130 or visi t www.putnamcountyny.com.

Rabies Continues to be a Serious Health Problem

SHOP LOCAL


The Memorial Day Com-mit tee of Phi l ips town has announced the schedule for the traditional Memorial Day parade to be held on Monday, May 25, 2009. The parade will start promptly at 9am at the Municipal Building, Main Street, Cold Spring. Beside the American Legion members and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, approximately twenty groups have been invited to partici-pate, including the Haldane band, under the leadership of Mrs. Debbie Contini.

All Philipstown veterans, residents, their families, and friends are invited to partici-pate in the parade, either by marching or gathering along the parade route for the special Memorial Services at our local monuments and cemeteries. The Memorial Day parade is a wonderful opportunity for al l members of the Phil ip-stown community to honor the service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country in all the wars this great nation has partici-pated in. It is also a time to remember loved ones who have passed away, especially our veterans. In addition we should take time to pray and reflect upon the sacrifices that our young men and women are making in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world. All residents are encouraged to display their American flags on this solemn day.

Grand Marshall for the pa-rade this year will be Anthony Mazzuca, World War II vet-eran. Assistant Grand Mar-shal will be Anthony Sexton,

Korean War veteran. Both of these veterans have been loyal members of the American Le-gion and VFW. Guest speaker for the Memorial Day service will be U.S Army Captain Jo-seph Luchetta, who served in Iraq. The Cold Spring trolley will be available for senior citizens who would like to ride in the parade. In preparation for Memorial Day, veterans will be placing 1,000 American flags on all veterans’ graves in the Cold Spring Cemetery on May 20, 21, and 22.

On Sunday May 24, 2009, there will be a special memo-rial service at the Parrott Gun Memorial located at the wa-terfront on the village of Cold Spring at 11am. All members of the Philipstown Community are invited to attend.

As usual the Memorial Day parade and the Parrott Gun Me-morial service will be held rain or shine. One additional note: on Memorial Day the names of veterans who have passed away since the last Memorial Day are read at the cemetery ceremony. The cemetery has the names of veterans who have passed away. However there are veterans who have passed away that we are not aware of. Please contact Phil Schatzle at 265-2506 if you would like your veteran’s name added to the list.

The American Legion and VFW are asking for donations for poppies at Food Town and many of the village places of business. We are grateful to members of the community for their support of our beloved veterans.

P h i l i p s t o w n ’ s M e m o r i a l Day Observance Schedule

by The VFW and american Legion memoriaL day commiTTee Putnam District Attorney Adam Levy announced the May 8, 2009, guilty verdict of Assault in the 2nd De-gree, a class D violent felony against 35-year-old Robert Jason Curnen, stemming from a May 3, 2007 incident at Haviland Drive in Putnam Lake. Mr. Curnen who, at the time of the incident, was a resident of Putnam Lake, New York, was convic ted by a jury of 12 who found him guilty of the charge. The defendant bad been charged by a Putnam County Grand Jury regarding an incident in which the victim, a man who was then 53 years old and suffering from emphysema, was brutally punched, kicked, and choked by the defendant. The jury found that the de-fendant used his sneakers as a dangerous instrument to cause physical injury to the victim during the attack.

According to Levy, the trial lasted five days. Assistant District Attorneys Mary Jane MacCrae and Robert Noah tried the case on behalf of the People. The guilty verdict came after 2 and a half hours of jury deliberation in the

afternoon of May 8. ADAs MacCrae and Noah convinced the jury of 12 of the defen-dant’s guilt, despite the fact that the defendant testified in his own behalf and raised a justification defense.

Sergeants David Claytor and Theodore Daley of the New York State Police, as well as Trooper Carlos Carrasco investigated the assault and arrested Mr. Curnen on the evening it occurred. All three members of the state police testified at the trial as well as the victim and a female eyewitness to the incident. The eyewi tness had been dr iv ing by when she saw the defendant kicking what she thought was a dog. She stopped, saw the assault and attempted to stop it.

District Attorney Levy said the evidence was overwhelm-ing and led to only one logical conclusion and that was the defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and was in no way just i f ied in his actions.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 24th, 2009. Mr. Curnen faces a term of imprisonment between 2 to7 years.

DA Announces Guilty Verdict From Jury in Assault Case

A Public Hearing will be held Tuesday May 19, 2009 at 7pm in the Department of Social Services Conference Room, located in Bui lding Two of the Donald B. Smith County Government Campus, 110 Old Route Six in Carmel.

Commissioner Michael J .

Piazza is seeking input from the public and service providers on Mental Health, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse Services and MR/DD Services in Putnam.

If you have any questions, please call Joseph DeMarzo at (845) 225-6316 Ext. 1117.

County Seeks Public Input on Mental Health Issues

The Haldane Elementary School Spring Concert was a great success. The Elemen-tary Chorus opened the show with the traditional tongue twister, “Peter Piper” by Lon Beery, and the t radi t ional song, “This Little Light of Mine” featuring David Ro-tando, Hali Traina, Cassie Traina, Corina Schmidt, Au-rora Strauss, Lucy Austin, So-phia Traina, Melissa Tringali, Leandra Rice, Maisy Curto, Wi l l Hein tzman, Rebecca Gore , Soph ia Ca rnabuc i , Phelan Maguire, and Blaine Fitzgerald. They closed their segment of the show with a rousing “Supercalifragilis-ticexpialidocious”

The beginning band fol-lowed playing the traditional song “When the Saints Go Marching In,” arranged by B a l e n t , “ F e a t u r i n g … T h e B a n d ” b y F e l d s t e i n a n d O’Rei l ly, and “Let ’s Go Band” by Andrew Balent.

A timpani solo “3rd Timpani Etude” by Robert Muczynski and featuring Greg Casement

was next. The Music depart-ment expressed their appre-ciation to the Haldane Board of Educat ion, Mr. Gordon Casement , and Mr. S teve Ster l ing for helping them get this excellent new set of t impani. They also extend a very hear t fe l t thanks to Greg Casement for his true dedicat ion to the Haldane Music Department for these many years. They wish him the best as he continues his studies toward an exciting career in music.

The advanced band closed the program playing the “Star Spangled Banner” by Key/Kinyon, the spiritual “Wade in the Water” by Sweeney, “Hogan’s Heroes March” by Jerry Fielding, “Imperium” by Michael Sweeney, and “Free Spirit” by Williams/Clark.

Congratulations to all of the talented musicians, Choral Director Barbara Vultaggio, Band Director Debbie Con-t in i , Accompanis t Mar tha Mechalakos, and Band As-sistant Greg Casement.

A Rousing Evening of Music at Haldane Elementary

Doctor Sarah (Carufe) Mar-tinez, Cold Spring native and former Haldane student, re-ceived her doctorate in phar-macology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, com-pleting eight years of college. Martinez is the daughter of Joe and Mary Carufe, Haldane graduates and former Cold Spring res idents , who now reside in Naples, Florida.

S a r a h C a r u f e M a r t i n e z Rece ive s Doc tora te

Kent sculptor Michael Kero-pian, who is coordinating the entries to the Arts on the Lake Spring Art Exhibit, announced this week that 60 artists will be exhibiting paintings, pho-tography, sculpture, stained glass, and mixed media at the Lake Carmel Cultural Center, 640 Route 52, Kent Lakes, in the two-week show that starts wi th an opening recept ion Saturday, May 16, from 1-5pm.

Located in the former fire-house that is now the Lake Carmel Cultural Center, this is the fifth community exhibit for the 2-year-old group. The first exhibit in the restored space two years ago attracted 300 visitors the first day and

the Visual Artists Committee expects a similar number this weekend.

There are several first-time exhibitors – college students, primarily, said Keropian, as well those who are returning for a 5th t ime. The Visual Artists Committee sponsors a separate show, usually in Janu-ary, for high school students.

The exhibit continues Sun-day, May 17, 1-5 pm, Wednes-day evening, May 20, 5-7pm, and Memorial weekend, Sat-urday through Monday, May 23-25, 1-5pm. Admission is free. Additional info can be found at www.artsonthelake.org or (845) 228-2685.

60 Artists to Exhibit at Arts On The Lake Spring Show

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) presents the seventh and final performances in a ser ies a t Dia :Beacon. In residency for the last two years, Merce Cunningham has previously choreographed six signature, site-specific events within the vast galleries of Dia.

May’s events will be held within two parallel galleries devoted to Imi Knoebel’s 24 Colors—for Blinky , 1977, a monumental work recent ly restored and on view for the first time in the US. Dancers will perform on three large rec tangular s tages , two of which will occupy the north end of each gallery, and one which will be set at one gal-lery’s south end. As with pre-vious events, viewers will be invited to walk around the galleries to experience Cun-ningham’s performance from

different vantage points. The performances will be accom-panied by an or ig inal l ive score developed specifically for the event, and will be the only times the musicians and dancers come together in this setting.

The performances will take place on Saturday, May 16 at 2 and again at 4:30pm at Dia, located at 3 Beekman Street, Beacon. May 16 is also Family Day at Dia. Families are led on a movement-based tour of various artworks in the mu-seum. Participants will create dance events based on their own observations. Children age 6 and above are encouraged to attend and must be accom-panied by an adult. Free with museum admission; reserva-tions are suggested, 845-440 0100, ext. 33.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company Performs at Dia


The Putnam Arts Council is pleased to announce it has awarded an additional $3,500 to four non-profit organiza-tions to support cultural pro-grams and services that will take place in Putnam County in 2009-2010. These public funds are provided by the Put-nam County Legislature and the program is administered by the Putnam Arts Council. Earlier this year, $4500 was distributed.

Each year, a panel of dis-tinguished Putnam residents recommends funding for the applicants it feels reach the broadest audiences, create opportunities for artists, and encourage both cultural and

economic benef i ts for the county.

The recipients are: -Butterfield Library for a

poetry reading of Dickinson & Whitman by a professional actor and a poet. ($500)

-Nowodworksi Foundation for free art instruction for children at Brewster Library & exhibit of the work ($1000)

-Nimham Mountain Singers for cultural activities at the Annual Pow-wow at Veterans Park ($1100)

-Arts on the Lake for Pro-fessional Theatre Program inc luding the i r December Puppet play and a partner-ship with Liberty NY Free Theatre for performances in

As a part of its mission to bring art out of the Art Cen-ter and into the community, Garrison Art Center (GAC) i s current ly fea tur ing the work of two artists at local business establishments. At The Garrison Market, the Art Center is exhibiting landscape paintings of local vistas by noted plein-air painter, Daisy dePuthod. Market owner Mi-chael Pizzolongia’s goal is to “bring the quality and culture this community asked for and deserves.” This is the first of many artists that will be featured at Garrison Market.

Born in Paris, painter Daisy dePuthod started in fashion illustration and architectural rendering. For the past ten years her focus has been on plein-air landscape painting. For more than 10 years Daisy has part icipated in GAC’s Spring and Fall Art Auctions at Garrison’s Landing.

This Saturday, May 16, Dai-sy’s work will be auctioned along with pieces by more than 80 other artists. The art-ists paint from early morn and return in mid-afternoon with their works, most of which are in the style of the Hudson River School . Viewing of the work begins at 3:30pm and the Live Auction of the “still-wet” paintings begins at 5pm sharp. Artists also participate in a silent auction.

At the Riverview Restau-rant in Cold Spring, GAC presents an exhibition of pas-tel landscapes and still life paintings by Maria Melero. The show will be up through Riverview’s 3rd local food pantry fundraiser on May 17 at 1pm, a worthy cause made possible by contribu-tions from local businesses. Born in Spain, Maria Melero moved to the Dominican Re-public, where she studied at the School of Fine Arts. She furthered her studies in New York a t the Art Students’ League and has taught paint-ing at the Parsons School of Design. She has exhibited in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe and has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at Garrison Art Center for many years. She will include a piece in the Silent Auction.

Both Daisy dePuthod’s and Maria Melero’s works are for sale.

For details on the auction, please visit garrisonartcen-ter.org or ca l l 424-3960 . Frank Geer and Dan Ander-son teaming up as auctioneers promises an entertaining auc-tion where the art is a great value and admission is free along with wine and refresh-ments. Rain or shine, it is always an afternoon of fun on the river, whether bidding or just watching.

Passing Storm King by Daisy dePuthod

The fol lowing Garr ison students were named to the O’Nei l l honor ro l l s th i s quarter:

High Honor Roll Grade 12: Gwyneth Cook,

Molly Freeman, Rosa Kemp, Alessandre Margolies; Grade 11: Caroline Cannon, Marion Copeland, Taylor LaSala, Ca-mille Mackey, Randi Padilla; Grade 10: Olivia Janicelli; Grade 9: David Dalition

Honor RollGrade 12: Susie Klehr-

Keyes, Sal Sanca; Grade 11: Brendan Barber, Andrew Bean, Eugenia Copeland, Brittany Polhemus, Audrey Young; Grade 10 : Derek Dalition

Caroline Cannon, a Gar-rison resident, has the highest average for the 11th grade.

HIGH HONOR ROLLGrade 6: Micah Adams,

Catherine Drotar, Margaret Dupree , Jordan Er ickson, Samantha Leigh Ford, Sara Jacoby, Emi ly O’Rourke , Emmanuelle Palikuca, Jus-t i n R o c k m o r e , C a r o l i n a Sanhueza, Kaan Solakoglu, John Swartzwelder, Serena Wessely

G r a d e 7 : N o a h C a m p -be l l , Georg ia Dain , Mat-thew Drotar, George Fibble, Austin Fusco, David Hamel, Tess Hansler, Sarah Hard, Samantha Heanue, Emma Ja-coby, Jackson Lisotta, Nicole Pidala, Timothy Suits

Grade 8: Avery Anderson, Simon Close, Lianna Culp, Ali Galezo, Lindy Labriola, Hannah Penner, Justin Voelp

HONOR ROLLGrade 6: Isabelle Adler,

Zachary Bischoff , Al i son Clark, Jon Clemente, Peter Close , Ramsey Hei tmann, Tucker Hine, Peter Hoffmann, Penn LeFavour, Poppy Lon-don, Cooper Nugent, Paige O’Toole , Garret t Quigley, Soibhan Quigley, Spencer Rundquist, Megan Scali

Grade 7 : Megan Br ie f , Russell Cox, Kelsey Dali-tion, Robert Dean, Timothy Hughes, Kate Lahey, Trevor Mas t r an tone , Conor Mc-Cullough

Grade 8: Frank Auth, Jack Bynum, Mat thew Chason, Graydon Cook, Connor Fi-lardo, Drew Ford, Maddie Freeman, Jake Hei tmann, Eryn Kelly, Elizabeth Lans-bury, Julie Marcinak, Olivia Mennillo, Kady Neill, Mont-serrat Perez, Chloe Wareham-Gordon

The Haldane Middle School office has noted that due to a computer calculation er-ror, several students were incorrectly noted in the third quarter honor roll listings.

The corrected listings are as follows:

P r inc ipa l ’ s L i s t Grade 7 : I sabel J imenez, Sonya Kuzminski

High Honor Rol l Grade 8: Kiran Kalantri, Grade 7: Katharine Cunningham, John Rotando

Armed with gloves, trash bags, and boundless enthusi-asm, the Cub Scouts of Den 1-Pack 137 spent a recent evening cleaning up Dockside Park in Cold Spring. The boys enjoyed the beautiful setting, as well as the thrill of com-

paring what they had found. After filling three bags, the Scouts took a well-deserved break for cookies and games. This project makes up part of the Cub Scout World Conser-vation Award that the boys will be earning next month.

Cub Scout Den 1-Pack 137 Cleans Up Dockside Park

GAC Outreach D i sp lays Ar tworks a t Loca l S i t e s

Garrison School 2008/09 Third Quarter Honor Roll

Corrections to Haldane MS Honor Roll

Arts Fund Grant Recipients

O’Neill HS 2008/09 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

Putnam County will hold a Clean-Up Day on Satur-day, May 16, 2009. As part of Putnam County Clean-Up Day, the Putnam County De-partment of Health and New York State Depar tment of Environmental Conservation will be co-sponsoring a free Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup Day scheduled from 9am to 1pm (rain or shine) at the Putnam County Depart-ment of Health, One Geneva Road, Brewster. All towns in Putnam County wil l be sponsoring Electronic Waste (e-waste) Day, too.

For Household Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Day, Put-nam County residents will be provided with an opportunity to safely dispose of toxic materials such as; household cleaners, pesticides, herbi-cides, oil based paint (not latex), automotive solvents, thinners, mothballs, rodent poisons, gasoline, kerosene, propane tanks, etc. Disposal items will only be accepted if they are labeled and identifi-able. Items which will not be accepted are electronic waste (o-waste), water-based paints (latex), waste oil, lead-acid batteries, plastic bags or any materials from commercial establishments.

Improper storage or dis-

posal of waste poses a health r isk to residents and their families. The Cleanup Day provides a way to remove toxic products from homes in an environmentally safe matter. For a complete list of accepted items, visit www.p u t n a m c o u n t y n y. c o m . To get to Household Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Day, take Route 84 to Exit 19. Make a left onto Route 312. Make first left onto International Boulevard, Geneva Road is the second right. Pre-regis-tration is required. Call early to reserve your spot: (845) 278-6130, ext. 2150.

Electronic water (e-waste) will be accepted at all local town drop-off locations on the same day. The following is a list of of town drop-off locations:

-Carmel: salt shed on Route 6N from 8:30am-3:30pm

-Kent: recycling center on Route 52 from 9am-1pm

-Patterson: recycling cen-ter on Cornwall Hil l from 8am-3pm

-Phi l ips town: recyc l ing center on Lane Gate Road from 9am-2pm

-Putnam Valley: Highway Garage from 8:45am-11:45am

-Southeast: Highway De-par tment on Palmer Road from 10am-3pm

County Clean-Up Day on Saturday

“You have to put a smile on your face,” she said. “You can’t sell something behind a locked door.” Fadde sug-gested it is important for Main Street shops to maximize their exposure—to turn on their l ights, keep their windows clean, and open their doors. From time to time some stores have temporarily expanded their hours, but Fadde said it is important to sustain such an experiment in order to see real results.

Fadde said that every eve-ning she sees people walk-ing the sidewalks from the Metro-North station. Perhaps Main Street could use busi-nesses that would appeal to this crowd, such as a dry cleaners.

People passing through the village on a weekday might not be inclined to return on a weekend, when they see that most of the shops are closed.

Christine Inserillo, owner of the Cold Spring Café, likewise noted closed businesses on Main Street hurt the ones that are open more often. When “people come into town and see empty things, they will not want to come back,” she said.

The Cold Spring Café re-cently moved its bakery, which had been located on the north side of Main Street, into its restaurant on the south side. In a few weeks, the bakery por-tion of Inserillo’s restaurant will have its own entrance, making it easier for patrons to come in for a cup of coffee, a pastry, or a carryout sandwich.

The former bakeshop did not remain empty for long. In

recent weeks, workers have been preparing the storefront for the opening of the Cup-O-ccino café, which will also sell coffee and pastries.

With Memorial Day week-end approaching, local inns are reporting that they expect to be filled for West Point’s graduation. Rich Jennings, manager of the Hudson House restaurant and inn said that he would welcome more locals at the restaurant and bar, but that the place expects to fare well this summer season.

David Cooke, co-president of the Merchants Association, which represents businesses on Main Street, believes that the economic situation will encourage more people from New York City to visit nearby places such as Cold Spring rather than embark on vaca-tions to more exotic locations. “I think people are doing what we call ‘staycations,’” he said. “I think because Cold Spring is relatively close to the city and because it is easy to get to get Cold Spring, we’ll actually see a benefit.”

Jeannet te Doellgast , co-owner of the Plumbush Inn on Route 9D, said her bed and breakfast even attracts overnight visitors who live only 20 minutes away. She said many people just want a break and a refuge from the workaday routine. According to Dallgeast, even a meal that is relaxing and unhurried at Plumbush can seem like a journey to the past.

Cooke said the websites of the Chamber, the visitor’s

bureau, the Merchants Asso-ciation, and the PCN&R pro-mote tourism and commerce in Cold Spring. He said that events such as the June 7th Quadricentennial River Day festitivities and the June 14 Cold Spring Antiques Show will bring commerce to the village.

A few merchants think that perhaps keeping shops open late one night would help boost business on Main Street. When Fadde’s father decided to open up a since-closed train store some years ago, he inquired as to which night of the week vil lage stores stayed open late—a common practice in many small towns. He was

surprised to learn that there was no such late night of shop-ping in the village.

“I think the new administra-tion is trying to find a way to be supportive of a regeneration on the street,” she said of Seth Gallagher’s team.

Caryn Cannova, owner of Payning by Caryn, a local shop brimming with crafts and gift items, said she is hoping that stores will stay open later and give people an opportunity to shop in the evening. “That could translate into people even going out for dinner,” she reasoned. Looking ahead to next Christmas, Cannova worried about a recent decision by Central Hudson, prohibit-

ing the village from draping wreaths and garland across the powerlines which criss-cross Main Street. Cannova has put a request into Congressman John Hall’s office with the help of Putnam Legislator Vinny Tamagna. The two are hoping for government money that would go toward decorating trees along the sidewalks to highlight the holiday season. She spoke to the new mayor about the lights, and is hop-ing they could be left up year round. “If the trees heralded ‘late night’ shopping during the week it might be good for business,” she opined. “We have to do something or Cold Spring will fall of the map.”


this point all indications are that the project will come in slightly under budget and on time.

For students, one of the joys of that final school bell in June is the knowledge that they won’t hear it ring again until after Labor Day. That joy may be dampened just slightly this year. The calendar for the 2009 -10 school year approved by trustees will see teachers return to duty on Tuesday, September 1, with students arriving the day after. The reason? This year Labor Day falls on its latest possible date – September 7. Students can take some consolation however, knowing that their first week back in class will not only be short – it will be followed by a four-day week-end. There will be no classes on Friday, September 4, or on Labor Day.

It has become one of those sounds you simply expect to hear if you are in Cold Spring in summer, that familiar sound of upbeat Dixieland jazz ema-nating from the gazebo near the Chamber of Commerce information booth. Jim Vicory established the Down Home Dixieland Jam and Jelly Jazz Band twenty five years ago and he’s being honored in a very fitting way for his efforts at entertaining thousands of residents and visitors over the years. The Depot Restaurant has established a $500 schol-arship in Vicory’s name. The annual award will recognize a high school senior “in good class standing who demon-strates a passion for music and who plans to pursue a music-related career.”

At their April 28 meeting trustees voted for candidates to fill three vacancies on the

Board of Cooperative Edu-cational Service (BOCES). Haldane purchases a number of services from the Northern Westchester-Putnam BOCES, whose 2009-10 budget will total $8,249,797. Elected were John McGuinness of Peekskill, Cheryl Schwartz of South Salem, and Cathy Lilburne of Garrison. Lilburne is the former president of the Garrison School Board.

All that’s left now is the voting. School districts across New York State will hold bud-get referenda on Tuesday, May 19, to approve – or reject – spending plans for the up-coming year. Haldane’s vote will take place in Room 105 between the hours of 7am and 9pm. The proposed budget calls for a 2.48% increase in the tax rate. The entire budget can be found on the District website haldaneschool.org.

HALDANE (Cont’d from front pg.)

by Michael Mell

The Garrison School Board met on May 6, 2009, to hear public comment on the pro-posed 2009-10 school bud-get. Superintendent Gloria Colucci began with a short PowerPoint presentation re-capping the budget that will be presented to the voters on May 19.

The addition of state aid, supported by federal stimulus monies, has al lowed for a budget that is only 0.3 per-cent larger than last year’s. If passed, the budget will create a projected tax levy increase of

0.12%, with Garrison residents seeing an increase of two cents per $1,000 of assessed value and Putnam Valley residents seeing a one cent increase per $1,000.

Reviewing the tax rate his-tory over the past three years, the superintendent noted that this year’s tax rate is less than the 2006-07 school year’s rate. The only comment was a “thank-you” to the Board from Gordon Stewart for all the work they had done on the budget. Election Day will be Tuesday, May 19 from 6am to 9pm at the Garrison School.

In other matters, the Board

approved the hiring of Flor-ence Zelenko, a certified ESL instructor, for one day as a consultant to administer and score the NYS English as a Second Language exam. The State requires a certified in-structor to administer this test. Dermot Barber and Zach Freeman were also appointed as lacrosse officials. Discuss-ing the status of the teacher contract talks, Ms. Colucci said that we are “close to a date” for their next negotiat-ing meeting, which she hopes will be on May 18.

GUFS Boards Discusses Budget

A crowd gathers in front of Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill for the opening of the restaurant’s new lounge, with an entrance on Main Street.

Michael Brendan dougherty

BUSINESS (Cont’d from front pg.)

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qualification of

Steel Winds LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3 /26 /09 . Off i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam C o u n t y. L L C f o r m e d i n Delaware (DE) on 9/2/05. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. f i led wi th DE Secy. of State , 401 Federal St . , Ste . 4 , Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

M I C H E L L E G L A S S , LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/29/09. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. S S N Y i s d e s i g n a t e d a s agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o Philip D’Angelo CPA, 2001 Pa lmer Ave . , Ste . 201, Larchmont , NY 10538 Genera l purposes .

LEGAL NOTICEMJET ERRANDS, LLC,a

domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/21/09. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is des ignated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY sha l l mai l a copy of any p rocess aga ins t the LLC s e r v e d u p o n h i m / h e r t o The LLC, 14 Garrity Blvd, Brewster, NY 10509 General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M PA N Y. N A M E : M . BUCCI, LLC. Art ic les of O rg a n i z a t i o n w e r e f i l e d with the Secretary of State o f New York (SSNY) on 12/10/08. Office location: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY sha l l ma i l a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Michael Bucci , 114 Vista On The Lake, Carmel, New York 10512. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of the formation

of Greentek Clean Energy, LLC. Ar t s . o f Org . f i l ed with the Secy. of State on 4/9/2009. Office location: P u t n a m C o u n t y S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 527 Eas t Mounta in Rd. , Cold Spring, NY 10516. Purpose: any law ful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING,BUDGET VOTE, AND ELECTION

GARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N , t h a t a P u b l i c Hear ing on the proposed 2009-2010 Budget for the Garrison Union Free School District shall be held at the Garrison Union Free School Bui ld ing on Route 9D in Garrison, Putnam County, New York, on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time. The budget will be available for review on Apri l 22, 2009, a t the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Garrison Union Free School Bui ld ing . A report of tax exemptions, showing how much of the total assessed value on the f i na l a s s e s smen t r o l l o r rolls used in that budgetary p r o c e s s i s e x e m p t f r o m taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g o f t h e q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f the Gar r i son Union Free Schoo l D i s t r i c t , Pu tnam County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 , be tween the hours o f 6 : 0 0 a . m . a n d 9 : 0 0 p .m. , p reva i l ing t ime, a t the Gar r i son Union Free School building, Garrison, New York, a t which t ime the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine on the following items:

1 . To a d o p t t h e a n n u a l b u d g e t o f t h e G a r r i s o n Union Free School District for the f i sca l year 2009-2010 and to authorize the requisi te port ion therefor to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2 . To e l e c t t h r e e ( 3 ) members to the Board of Education to three (3) year terms commencing on July 1 , 2009, and expir ing on June 30, 2012, to succeed F r a n c e s D i S a r r o , C a r o l McCullough and Mari lyn Palefsky.

3.To transact such other business as may properly come before the meet ing pursuant to the Education Law of the Sta te of New York.

The election and budget vote shall be by machine or absentee ballot. The hours during which the polls shall be kept open shall be from 6 : 0 0 a . m . t o 9 : 0 0 p . m . , prevail ing t ime, or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualified voters who are in the polling place at 9:00 p.m. to cast their ballots.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School Dis t r ic t ’ s budge t for the 2009-2010 school year, exclus ive of publ ic monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District dur ing the four teen days immediately preceding the A n n u a l M e e t i n g e x c e p t S a t u r d a y s , S u n d a y s o r holidays, at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free Schoo l D i s t r i c t be tween


OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M P A N Y . N A M E : R E M I N G T O N C U N E O INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 03/31/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 74 South Street,

P a t t e r s o n , N e w Yo r k 1 2 5 6 3 . P u r p o s e : F o r a n y l a w f u l p u r p o s e .

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

of Consortium Properties/B a l l y h a c k R o a d L L C . Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/09. Office location: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/25/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Bay Rd., Box 1856, Quogue, NY 11959. Address to be maintained in DE: c /o Incorpora t ing Services, Ltd., 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: any lawful activities.


of Family Tree Properties, L L C . A u t h o r i t y f i l e d with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/16/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/27/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Bay Rd., Box 1856, Quogue, NY 11959. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o Incorporating Services, Ltd., 3500, South DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: any lawful activities.


o f H e f f e r o n H e a t i n g & Cool ing , LLC. Author i ty filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/9/08.Jur is . of org: CT filed: 2/15/01 NY o f f . l o c . i n P u t n a m C o . SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process m a y b e s e r v e d . S S N Y shall mail copy of process t o : The LLC’s p r inc ipa l address: 120A Great Plain Rd , Danbury, CT 06811 . Ar ts o f o rg . on f i l e wi th Sec of State Connecticut , 30 Trinity St, Hartford, CT 06106 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENot ice o f fo rmat ion of

Nelsonville Salvage LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/20/09. Off ice loca t ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process agains t the LLC to : 287 Main Street , Nelsonvi l le , N Y 1 0 5 1 6 . P u r p o s e : a n y l a w f u l a c t i v i t y .

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

Proits LLC. Arts. of Org. f i l ed wi th Secy. o f S ta te of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/09. O ff i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p r o c e s s a g a i n s t i t m a y b e s e r v e d . S S N Y s h a l l mail process to: Nat ional Registered Agents, Inc., 857 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, a lso registered agent. Purpose: a n y l a w f u l a c t i v i t i e s .


OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M P A N Y , N A M E : QUESTOVER FARM LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 12/12/08. Office locat ion: Putnam County, SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process aga ins t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Carina Rush, 81 Alview Avenue, Brewster, New York 10509. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.


OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: AROB REALTY HOLDINGS LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/14/09. Office location; Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 2273 Rou te 6 , B rews t e r, New York 10529. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

MMBSW, LLC. Ar ts . o f Org. f i led with NY Dept . of State on 4/22/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. Principal business addr.: 17 Jon Barrett Rd., Patterson, NY 12563. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 2095 Route 22, Pat terson, NY 12563. Purpose: any lawful activity.

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, and a l so a t sa id Dis t r i c t Election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that p e r s o n a l r e g i s t r a t i o n o f vo te r s i s r equ i red e i the r pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Elect ion Law. If a v o t e r h a s h e r e t o f o r e registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is regis tered and el igible to vote under Article 5 of t he E l ec t i on Law, he o r she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified v o t e r s o f t h e D i s t r i c t pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law in the Office of the Super in tendent of Schoo l s o f t he Gar r i son Union Free School District on Monday, May 4 to Friday, M a y 8 , 2 0 0 9 , b e t w e e n t h e h o u r s o f 9 : 0 0 a . m . and 3:30 p.m., except for Wednesday, May 6, 2009, during which registrat ion will be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid e lect ion, at which times any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the School District Meeting for which such register is prepared.

The register prepared by the Board of Registration pursuant to §2014 of the E d u c a t i o n L a w s h a l l b e f i led in the Off ice of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School Dis t r ic t and shal l be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 14, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 16, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., prevailing time and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration of the may be held after the preparation o f s a id Reg i s t e r, t o add any add i t iona l names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid e lect ion, a t which time any person will be enti t led to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of said Board of Regis t ra t ion he /she i s k n o w n o r p r o v e n t o t h e satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at

the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 19, 2009.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT absen t ee ba l l o t s may be a p p l i e d f o r a t t h e m a i n office of the School District. The School District Clerk must receive applicat ions for absentee ballots at least seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on or prior to May 19, 2009, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the vo te r. The School District Clerk must receive absentee bal lots not la ter than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2009. A list of all persons to whom absentee bal lots shall have been issued will be avai lable in the off ice o f the Super in tenden t o f S c h o o l s f r o m 9 : 0 0 a . m . until 11:00 a.m. prevailing t ime on each of the f ive days prior to the day of the e lec t ion , excep t Sunday, May 17, 2009. Any qualified vo te r may cha l l enge the acceptance of the ballot of any person on such list, by making his chal lenge and reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Elect ion before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT p e t i t i o n s n o m i n a t i n g candida tes for the off ice o f member o f t he Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District in Garrison, New York, not later than April 20, 2009, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Distr ict and mus t s t a t e the name and residence of the candidate. A copy of such petition may be obtained a t the Off ice o f the Super in tenden t o f Schoo l s o f t he Ga r r i son Union Free School District d u r i n g r e g u l a r s c h o o l h o u r s . M e m b e r s h i p s o n the Board of Education are no t cons ide red sepa ra t e , specific offices; candidates run a t la rge . Nominat ing petitions shall not describe any spec i f ic membersh ip of the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated but must s ta te the name and residence of each signer.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 and §2008 of the Education L a w, a n y r e f e r e n d a o r propositions to amend the b u d g e t , o r o t h e r w i s e t o be submitted for voting at said vote and election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the Garrison Union Free School on or before Apri l 20, 2009, a t 5:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) of the qualified voters of the Dis t r ic t ; and must state the name and residence of each s igner. However,

the School Board will not entertain or place before the voters any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposi t ion requir ing the expenditure of moneys that fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures.

Jinx RemsonC l e r k o f t h e S c h o o l

District March, 2009

LEGAL NOTICEN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN that a public hearing w i l l b e h e l d b e f o r e t h e County Execu t ive o f the County of Putnam at Room 300 of the County Off ice B u i l d i n g , 4 0 G l e n e i d a Av e n u e , C a r m e l , N e w York 10512 on the 20 day of May, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. concerning:

A LOCAL LAWTo Amend Chapter 132

of the Putnam County Code E n t i t l e d “ C h i l d S a f e t y Z o n e s ” a d o p t e d b y t h e Putnam County Legislature on May 5, 2009, Resolution #141

This Local LawAmends Section 132-8 of

Chapter 132 of the Putnam County Code by providing that the restrictions which a r e o u t l i n e d i n t h e l a w shal l cease when the sex o f f e n d e r i s n o l o n g e r required to register and/or verify pursuant to Section 168 of the New York State C o r r e c t i o n L a w : “ T h e Sex Offender Registration Act”; and by amending the definition of “sex offender”.

Copies of the Local Law are available at the Office o f t h e P u t n a m C o u n t y Legislature, Room 313, 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, New York 10512.

At the aforesaid time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof wi l l be heard concerning same.

This Local Law shall take e ff ec t immedia te ly upon f i l ing in the off ice of the New York Stale Secretary of State pursuant to Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.

Dated: Carmel, New YorkMay 7, 2009Jenn i f e r S . Bumgarne r

Putnam County Attorney



A LOCAL LAWC r e a t i n g t h e P u t n a m

County Emergency Services S a f e t y A d v i s o r y B o a r d a d o p t e d b y t h e P u t n a m County Legislature on May 5, 2009, Resolution #140

This Local LawAmends Chap te r 25 o f

the Putnam County Code by Adding Article V, entitled “Putnam County Emergency Services Safety Advisory Board”.



This Local Law shall take effect immediately.



LEGAL NOTICEPublic NoticeR o y a l C a r t i n g w i l l b e

dropping off new garbage receptacles in the Vil lage of Nelsonvi l le during the w e e k e n d o f M a y 1 6 t h . Please use these receptacles only when putting out your household garbage going forward. For those on private roads, the receptacles will be left where you normally place your garbage. If you have any questions, or do not rece ive a receptac le , please contact the Village Clerk at 265-2500.

LEGAL NOTICEThe resolution, a summary

o f w h i c h i s p u b l i s h e d herewith, has been adopted on the 7 th day o f Apr i l , 2009, and the val id i ty of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be he rea f t e r con te s t ed on ly i f such ob l iga t ions were au thor i zed fo r an ob jec t or purpose for which the COUNTY OF PUTNAM, New York, Is not authorized to expend money or If the p rov i s ions o f l aw which should have been complied w i t h a s o f t h e d a t e o f publication of this Notice w e r e n o t s u b s t a n t i a l l y c o m p l i e d w i t h , a n d a n action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication o f t h i s N o t i c e , o r s u c h obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

M. CHRIS MARRONEC l e r k t o t h e C o u n t y

Legislature

B O N D R E S O L U T I O N O F T H E C O U N T Y. O F P U TN A M , N EW Y O RK , A D O P T E D A P R I L 7 , 2 0 0 9 , A U T H O R I Z I N G T H E P U R C H A S E O F S C H O O L B U S E S F O R S A I D C O U N T Y AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $168,000; AND A U T H O R I Z I N G T H E I S S U A N C E O F N O T E X C E E D I N G $ 1 6 8 , 0 0 0 BONDS OF SAID COUNTY T O P A Y T H E C O S T THEREOF.

C l a s s o f o b j e c t s o r p u r p o s e s : P u r c h a s e o f school buses

P e r i o d o f p r o b a b l e usefulness: Five (5) years Amount of obl igat ions to be Issued: $168,000 Bonds

A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for pub l i c inspec t ion dur ing n o r m a l b u s i n e s s h o u r s a t the off ice of the Clerk to the Legis la ture , a t the County Office Building, 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, New York.

D a t e d : A p r i l 9 , 2 0 0 9 Carmel, New York

Legal Notices

Eric Gross

cathErinE GarnsEy

On Saturday, May 23 at 10am, come to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center, entrance on Muser Drive, a c ro s s f rom 174 Ango la Road , Cornwal l , to l ea rn about The Wonderful World of Worms.

Join Environmental Edu-cator Michele Diamanti to learn about these fascinating creatures , including thei r ana tomy, na tura l h i s to ry, and importance to farming.

Participants will observe live worms under a micro-scope and build a mini worm composter to take home.

This program is recom-mended for adults with or without children, and chil-dren ages 5 and older.

Cost: $5 per person. Mem-bers: $3. For information call 845-534-5506, ext. 204.

Vis i t www.hhnaturemu-seum.org .

Explore the World of Worms


by Eric Gross

Sheryl Keating doesn’t con-sider herself a hero, yet had it not been for the profession-alism and knowledge of the captain of the Putnam Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a 20-year-old man would be dead today.

Keating responded to an emergency call at midnight last week when the Putnam 911 Dispatch Center reported a “man not breathing, with CPR in progress.”

Ironically, the location of the emergency was less than a quarter mile from the home shared by Keating and Putnam Valley FD First Assistant Chief and Putnam Deputy Emergen-cy Coordinator Louie Luongo.

The pair responded imme-diately, and within minutes arr ived at the dest ination, where they found the victim unconscious, unresponsive, and not breathing.

Keating said a family mem-ber was performing CPR. “I

checked the victim’s pulse. He had none so I took over the cardio- pulmonary resus-citation. He was blue. I kept pumping until another EMT arrived, at which time I asked for the victim’s pulse to be checked again. Thank God he began to breathe.” Authori-ties did not identify the man or the cause of his breathing difficulty.

Keating has performed CPR in the past but she never ex-perienced saving a life.

How did she feel?“I’ve been too busy at work

to even think about it. Saving a life is a great feeling. This is what we in the emergency fields train for. If I had five minutes of my own, I’d smile like a Cheshire cat, but work has prevented me from think-ing about the call.”

Keating is employed as Put-nam Valley Town Assessor.

She joked, “When I have my ambulance hat on, people love me, but when I don that assessor’s cap, it’s a differ-

ent story.”Luongo described his fian-

cée’s actions as “truly incred-ible. She took over and brought the man back from the dead. Sheryl is a real hero!” The couple plans to marry later this month.

Keating is also thrilled this week that her ambulance corps has been selected as Ambu-lance Corps of the Year by the Putnam County EMS Council: “This has been a high point of my EMS career.”

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LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTIONPUTNAM VALLEY CENTRAL

SCHOOL DISTRICTTOWNS OF

PUTNAM VALLEY, CARMEL AND

CORTLANDT COUNTIES OF PUTNAM AND

WESTCHESTER NEW YORK

N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N , t h a t a p u b l i c hea r ing o f the qua l i f i ed voters of the Putnam Valley Cen t ra l Schoo l Dis t r i c t , Pu tnam and Wes tches te r Count ies New York, wil l be held in the High School i n s a i d D i s t r i c t a t 1 4 6 Peekskill Hollow Road on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that s a i d v o t e a n d e l e c t i o n wi l l be he ld on May 19, 2009 between the hours of 6:00 a .m. and 9:00 p .m. , prevailing time, in the High Schoo l a t 146 Peeksk i l l Hollow Road, at which time the polls will be opened to vo t e by vo t ing mach ine upon the following items:

1. To v o t e o n t h e annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2009-10 and to authorize the r e q u i s i t e p o r t i o n t h e r e o f t o b e r a i s e d b y t a x a t i o n o n t h e t a x a b l e property of the District.

2. To e l e c t t w o ( 2 ) m e m b e r s o f t h e B o a r d of Educat ion , for a te rm o f th ree (3 ) yea r s each , commencing

Ju ly 1 , 2009 and expiring on June 30, 2012.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2009-10 may be obtained by any resident of the District d u r i n g b u s i n e s s h o u r s beg inn ing May 4 , 2009 , except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the

Adminis t ra t ion Off ice , 1 4 6 P e e k s k i l l H o l l o w Road, Putnam Valley, NY and at each of the following s c h o o l h o u s e s : P u t n a m Valley Elementary School, 171 Oscawana Lake Road and Putnam Valley Middle S c h o o l , 1 4 2 P e e k s k i l l Hollow Road and Putnam Val ley High School , 146 Peekskill Hollow Road.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that p e t i t i o n s n o m i n a t i n g candidates for the Office of Member of the Board of Education must be filed in the Office of the Clerk o f t h e S c h o o l D i s t r i c t , l o c a t e d i n t h e D i s t r i c t Office at the High School a t 146 Peekski l l Hol low Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. no later than April 20, 2009; the 30th day preceding the election. Vacancies on the B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o n a r e no t cons idered separa te , specific offices, candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the cand ida te i s nomina ted ; mus t be d i r ec t ed t o t he Clerk of the District; must be s igned by a t l eas t 28 q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f t h e D i s t r i c t ; m u s t s t a t e t h e name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the

candidate. Petition forms are available at the Office of the Clerk of the District, located in the District Office in the High School at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t appl ica t ions for absentee ballots wil l be obtainable during school business hours f r o m t h e D i s t r i c t C l e r k beginning Apr i l 6 , 2009; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the e lect ion i f the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later that 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on May 19, 2009.

A l i s t o f p e r s o n s t o whom absentee ballots are i s sued w i l l be ava i l ab l e for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after April 27, 2009, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4 :00 p .m. on weekdays p r i o r t o t h e d a y s e t f o r t h e a n n u a l e l e c t i o n a n d on May 19, 2009, the day set for the elect ion. Any qualif ied voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the r easons the re fo r known to the Inspector of Elect ion before the c lose of polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that p e r s o n a l r e g i s t r a t i o n o f vo te r s i s r equ i red e i the r p u r s u a n t t o § 2 0 1 4 o f t h e E d u c a t i o n l a w o r pursuant to Article 5 of the Elect ion Law. I f a voter has here tofore regis tered pursuant to § 2014 of the E d u c a t i o n L a w a n d h a s voted at an annual or special d i s t r i c t m e e t i n g w i t h i n the las t four (4) calendar yea r s , he / she i s e l i g ib l e to vote at this election; if a vo te r i s reg is te red and eligible to vote in general e lec t ions under Art ic le 5 o f the E lec t ion Law, he /she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration wil l meet for the purpose of registering all qualified v o t e r s o f t h e D i s t r i c t p u r s u a n t t o § 2 0 1 4 o f Education Law at the High School , on May 4 , 2009, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and

8 : 0 0 p . m . , a t t h e Elementary School on May 5, 2009, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., at the High School, on May 12, 2009, l between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register to be used a t the aforesaid e lect ion, a t which t ime any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Regis t ra t ion he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Regis te r i s prepared . The Regis ter so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the

District beginning five days prior to the election between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State o f New York , t he Boa rd of Regis t ra t ion wil l meet on May 16, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., prevailing time, a t t he Di s t r i c t Off i ce to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the election to be held in 2009 and again on May 28, 2009 between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School Dis t r ic t to be used at the elections to be held in 2009 a n d a n y s p e c i a l d i s t r i c t meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with § 2035 and § 2008 of the Education L a w, a n y r e f e r e n d a o r propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at t h e D i s t r i c t O ff i c e , 1 4 6 Peekskill Hollow Road, on or before Apri l 20, 2009, no l a t e r t han 4 :00 p .m . , p reva i l ing t ime; mus t be t y p e d o r p r i n t e d i n t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e ; m u s t be d i r ec t ed to the C le rk o f t h e S c h o o l D i s t r i c t ; must be signed by at least 69 qualif ied voters of the D i s t r i c t ; a n d m u s t s t a t e t h e n a m e a n d r e s i d e n c e of each signer. However, the School Board will not en te r t a in any pe t i t ion to place before the power of t he vo t e r s t o de t e rmine , or any proposi t ion which fails to include a specific a p p r o p r i a t i o n w h e r e t h e expenditures of monies is required by the proposition.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, a Real Property Ta x E x e m p t i o n R e p o r t p r e p a r e d i n a c c o r d a n c e with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentat ive/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part.

Linda PregiatoDistrict ClerkBoard of EducationPu tnam Va l l ey Cen t r a l

School DistrictPutnam Valley, New York

10579



A LOCAL LAWTo A m e n d A r t i c l e 1 2

o f t h e P u t n a m C o u n t y Char ter Ent i t led “Bureau o f Emerg en cy S e r v i c e s ” a d o p t e d b y t h e P u t n a m County Legislature on May 5, 2009, Resolution #138.

This Local LawAmends Sec t ion 12 .09 ,

entitled “All other County Off i ces and Boards” , by e l imina t ing the “Coun ty F i r e A d v i s o r y B o a r d ” and creat ing the “County E m e r g e n c y S e r v i c e s Safe ty Advisory Board” , a n d w h i c h a l s o a m e n d s S e c t i o n 1 2 . 2 0 , e n t i t l e d “ B u r e a u o f E m e r g e n c y Services ; Commiss ioner” by removing any reference to the “Fire Advisory Board” and by providing that the Commissioner of the Bureau of Emergency Services shall simply be appointed by the County Executive, subject to a 2/3 confirmation of the County Legislature.



This Local Law shall take effect immediately.



LEGAL NOTICELOCAL LAW #7, 2009-

A L O C A L L A W T O E S TA B L I S H E - V E R I F Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R R E G I S T R A N T S PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1 3 5 O F T H E P U T N A M COUNTY CODE

LOCAL LAW #8, 2009- A L O C A L L A W T O E S TA B L I S H E - V E R I F Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R REGISTRATION HOLDERS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1 4 5 O F T H E P U T N A M COUNTY CODE

LOCAL LAW #9, 2009- A L O C A L L A W T O E S TA B L I S H E - V E R I F Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R T H E L I C E N S E A N D /O R C E R T I F I C AT I O N H O L D E R S P U R S U A N T TO CHAPTER 190 OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY CODE

L O C A L L A W # 1 0 , 2009- A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF PUTNAM C O U N T Y E N T I T L E D “APPROPRIATIONS”

LEGAL NOTICENot ice i s hereby g iven

tha t the nex t mee t ing o f the Putnam Valley Planning B o a r d w i l l b e h e l d o n Monday, May 18, 2009 at Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road, for the purpose of considering the following applications:

Communications: 5:30pm

R e g u l a r M e e t i n g S t a r t Time: 6:00pm

AGENDAREVIEW1. D a v i d , A m y - 1 9 4

West Shore Drive(TM: 62 .10-1-28/F i le :

2009-0036)The applicant is proposing

to cons t ruc t a one - s to ry addition to a single family residence located on ±.918 ac res o f l and in the R-3

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE FOR BIDN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, tha t sea led b ids w i l l b e r e c e i v e d b y t h e D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g of Putnam County for the following commodities and/or services:

1. Enviro-Guard and Geo-M a t S y s t e m I n s t a l l a t i o n – RFB130584 – Project # 06092009

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions can be picked up by Licensed E x p e r i e n c e d * S e p t i c Installers at the offices of the Septic Repair Program, 100 Rte. 312, Brewster, New York between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

T h e r e w i l l b e a S I T E VISIT on Wednesday. June 3, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at The Septic Repair Program, 100 Route 312, Building No. 4, Brewster, New York.

I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , please contact Michele at ( 8 4 5 ) 2 7 8 - 8 3 1 3 . S e a l e d bids must be filed with the D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g , County of Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, New York on or before 1:00 P.M., Tuesday,

June 9, 2009.* E x p e r i e n c e r e q u i r e s

5 P r o j e c t s I n s p e c t e d /Approved by the Putnam C o u n t y D e p a r t m e n t o f Health. RFB130584 requires manufacturer’s certification or attendance of the Enviro-G u a r d a n d G e o - M a t i n -service seminars in addition to the above-mentioned 5 Projects Inspected/Approved by the PCDOH.

dated: Carmel, New YorkMay 11, 2009A l e s s a n d r o M a z z o t t a ,

Purchasing Director Putnam County Purchasing

Department

Zoning District. The subject property is located on Lake Oscawana and i s loca ted in the Town’s Ground and Surface Water Protect ion District. The Planning Board will continue its review of the project plans.

EXTENSION2. Paonessa, Benedetto-

Oscawana Lake Road (TM: 62.-1-39/File:

62 . /0106/1033, 1034 and 1046)

T h e P l a n n i n g B o a r d granted Conditional Final S u b d i v i s i o n A p p r o v a l , C o n d i t i o n a l S i t e Development Plan Approval, a Conditional Major Grading Permit and a Condi t ional Wetland Permit on December 8 , 2 0 0 8 . T h e a p p l i c a n t has no t ye t sa t i s f i ed the conditions of approval and the Resolution expires on June 6, 2009, unless a 90-day extension is granted by the Planning Board.

INFORMAL3. Putnam Valley Fire

Department EXPIRED4. Lee Yung-Birch Hill

Road (TM: 73.-1-23/FILE:

73./1200/719, 73./404/881 and 73./604/900)

I N A C T I V E APPLICATIONS

5. PC Nat ional Bank-Oscawana Lake Road

(TM: 91.27-1-5 & 12/File: 91.27/0806/1089)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES 6. Approve Minutes of

May 4, 2009

Put Valley’s Sheryl Keating Saves a Life

Legal Noticesby Eric Gross

In the nex t few weeks , whenever you observe vet-erans selling buddy poppies, stop, drop a dollar bill in a collection canister, and pur-chase one—you’ll be assisting disabled and needy veterans.

The Putnam Legis la ture welcomed members of the

veterans’ community to its meeting last week and called on all “patriotic citizens to wear a buddy poppy as mute evidence of our gratitude to the men and women of this coun t ry who have r i sked their lives in defense of the freedoms that we enjoy as Americans.”

Legis la tor Sam Oliver io

of Putnam Valley, himself a veteran, told his colleagues and an audience of some 50 people gathered at the historic Putnam County Courthouse, “The purpose of the annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars was eloquently reflected in the desire to ‘Honor the dead by helping the living.’”

Legislators Urge ‘Patriotic Citizens’ to Buy VFW Poppies

Legislator Sam Oliverio is surrounded by members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary while reading a proclamation at last week’s regular meeting of the Putnam Legislature.

by Catherine Garnsey

A flock of cedar waxwings was sighted on Monday in the Nelsonville Town Square on the corner of Main St. and Pearl. These beautiful crested birds are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft g ray on the wings . The i r shiny color ing and plac id appearance makes them look almost ar t i f icial unt i l you hear their high, thin whistles, which mark the beginning

of summer.The belly is pale yellow,

and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a na r row b lack mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy t ips (hence, the name) to the wing feathers are not always easy to see. They won’t be in town long, s ince they a re a nomadic bird that flies in large flocks feeding on berries throughout the United States.

Cedar Waxwings Find Respite in Nelsonville Red Cedars

In Flanders Fields ~1915~

In Flanders Fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses row on row,

That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

-John McCrae(1872-1918)



“Books and Blankets to Babies,” a joint gift-giving program for families in need between Hendrick Hudson Free Library in Montrose and Hudson Valley Hospital Center, is up and running, even though the star of the recent kick-off ceremony, two-day-old Amalia Inga, was so unimpressed she slept through the event!

Ms. Davis said the library turned to the Women’s Birth-ing Pavilion at HVHC to dis-tribute the gifts because the hospital can identify families in need, many of them non-English speaking. The women in the library’s Wednesday knitting group knit the blan-kets. Last week, the library delivered 100 books and 100 blankets — in all shades of the rainbow — to HVHC.

Books and Blankets to Babies at Hudson Valley Hospital

Each family will also re-ceive information about li-brary programs, including literacy classes and Mother Goose story time, which ac-cepts infants as young as three months. Hudson Valley Hospital Center will include information about its Breast-feeding Support Group, a b i -weekly meet ing where new moms come together for advice and support about nursing their babies.

Hudson Val ley Hospi ta l Center is dedicated to serving the health care needs of the community and to providing quality, comprehensive medi-cal care in a compassionate, professional, respectful man-ner, without regard to race, religion, national origin or disease category. The hospi-tal is located on Route 202 (1980 Crompond Road) in Cortlandt Manor, New York. Call 914-737-9000 or visit www.hvhc.org.

You can enjoy a picture-perfect summer this year by inviting a Fresh Air child into your home. Close to 5,000 New York City children visit volunteer host families every summer through the Fund’s Friendly Town program in rural and small town com-munities from Virginia to Maine, and Canada. Host-ing a child does not take much—just a little room in your heart and your home –but the experience creates friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.

“Our family thinks of our Fresh Air child as an ex-

Welcome a Fresh Air Child Into Your Home in Summer

A NYC child enjoying two weeks with his volunteer host family. Photo by Alexander Armster-Wikoff.

tension of the family. My children feel like they have another sister for the sum-mer!” says one host parent.

Residents in and around the Putnam County area can help light up the face of a Fresh Air child this summer by hosting through The Fresh Air Fund. For more informa-tion on hosting a Fresh Air child, please contact Lisa Martens at 845-736-4247 or The Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003. You can also visit the Fund’s website at www.freshair.org.

On Saturday, May 16, 2009, at 3pm, the final concert in the Classics For Kids concert season will take place at the Howland Cul tura l Cente r. Kyu-Young Kim, violin and Pitnarry Shin, cello, two out-standing artists, will perform Kodaly’s Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7, and Ravel’s So-nata for Violin & Cello in their engaging program for children and their families. Following the concer t , Mr. Kim wil l conduct a Master Class for young students of some of the leading violin teachers in the area. The audience is invited to stay to observe this Mas-ter Class, which is partially supported by the Howland Chamber Music Circle and has been organized by Maria Rathbun, violin teacher.

Kyu-Young Kim, an active soloist and chamber musician, is one of the most versatile and accomplished violinists of his generation. Widely rec-ognized for his teaching and musical outreach activities, Kim has served on the facul-ties of Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the Music Institute of Chicago, and the Interlochen Summer Festival, among others, and has given outreach concerts to young audiences throughout the United States.

Mr. Kim has received de-grees from the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School, and the

Bring the Children to Hear the Classics

Cleveland Institute of Music. Mr.Kim’s wife , P i tnarry

Shin, cel l is t , is a dynamic soloist and chamber musician and has been praised in Strad magazine for her beautiful tone and pass ionate in ter-pretations in her New York debut recital at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall. She has toured throughout the United States, Europe, and her native Korea. She received her musical edu-cation at the Curtis Institute of Music, Yale Universi ty, where she received the Aldo Parisot-Yo Yo Ma Prize upon graduation, and the Juilliard School of Music.

The Howland Cultural Cen-ter is located at the east end of Main Street, (477) in Beacon. For further information and/or directions, please call (845) 831-4988.

Local author J im Heron will discuss his book titled “Denning’s Point, A Hudson River History” at the Howland Public Library on Thursday, May 21, from 6:30–7:30pm. Learn the fascinating history, full of highs and lows, of Denning’s Point , a valued watershed location.

Mr. Heron serves as the p ro j ec t h i s to r i an fo r t he Beacon Institute for Rivers

and Estuaries. This special evening is not to be missed and a wonderful way to be a part of the Quadricentennial celebrat ion of the Hudson River. The event is free and no registration is required. The Howland Public Library is located at 313 Main Street, Beacon. For more informa-tion, contact Alison Herrero, Adult Services Librarian at (845) 831-1134, x105.

History of Denning’s Point Subject of Howland Talk

The fol lowing res idents earned undergraduate degrees from the State University of New York at New Paltz:

-Arthur Cecchini of Gar-rison received a Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineer-ing in Electrical Engineering.

-Emily Cecchini of Gar-rison received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

-John Werner of Putnam Valley received a Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineer-ing in Electrical Engineering.

The college conferred bach-

elor’s degrees upon 1,145 students in May 2009.

New Paltz is a highly selec-tive college of about 8,000 undergraduate and gradu-ate students located in the Mid-Hudson Valley between New York City and Albany. Degrees are offered in the l ibera l a r t s and sc iences , which serve as a core for professional programs in the fine and performing arts, edu-cation, healthcare, business and engineering.

Local Residents Earn Degrees

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The next meeting of Put-nam Hospital Center’s free Neuro Support Group will be on Monday, May 18, from 4 to 5pm, in the ground floor café classrooms at the hos-pi ta l , which is located at 670 Stoneleigh Avenue in Carmel.

The group is designed for patients and families of those living with stroke/CVA, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.

Monthly meetings include information, speakers, dis-cussions and fellowship and support.

The group is faci l i tated by physical , occupational and speech therapists from the hospital’s Rehabilitative Services Department.

Registrations are not re-quired for the free group meet-ings. For further information, please call 845-279-5711, Ext. 2482.

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I f you were a Sect ion 1 softball coach and you were sleeping on Putnam Valley High , chances a re you’ve been burned by coach Heather

Miench’s Tigers , who im-proved to 13-1 on the year wi th three more wins las t week. During th is ter r i f ic run of hard-nosed softball , Putnam Valley has outscored its opponents by a remark-able 144-25 clip, and have been the talk of the Class B softball scene.

“I love this stat because it shows nothing but a team ef-fort,” Miench said. “We have to have the hits to score the runs, and we have to have the defense to keep the op-ponents off the bases.”

In an 11-0 win over West-l ake , 2B Cia ra Walsh re -mained hot , going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, giving her six over the last five games. Catcher Natalia S tockinger (2- for-4) went yard, crushed a t r iple and had three ribs to support her sister, Alice Stockinger, who faced 22 batters (one over the minimum) and allowed just one hit .

In the 3-2 win over West-lake, 3B Jackie Gal lagher went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI while teammate Katie Geyer went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Junior Alice Stock-inger had eight strikeouts, al-lowing just four hits and two earned runs. She whiffed 15 Wildcats in the two-game set. In a 16-0 win over Pleasant-ville, Gallagher crushed the longest ground-rule double Coach Miench has seen in years.

“Not since (Yorktown’s) Vicki Lamb had I seen a ball hit so far, but Jackie Galla-

gher smashed a ball so far, that it bounced once before it went into the woods and was ruled out of play, so Jackie unfortunately had to settle for a ground-rule double.”

G a l l a g h e r f i n i s h e d t h e game by going 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. For the record, Vicki Lamb was one of Section One’s pre-mier hitters before heading off to Seton Hall on scholar-ship. Maria Rao went 2-for-4 with a HR and a triple and has four RBI in the last four games. Geyer went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI whi le Chris ta Lamia went 3-for-5 wi th three s ingles and 3 RBI.

If the Tigers keep this up, they’re looking a t a No.1 seed going in to the Class B tournament.

The Tigers softball team is not the only PV team looking at a top seed for the upcom-ing post season. Coach Brian Kuczma’s lacrosse team, de-spite a mind-blowing 15-12 loss to White Plains, look l ike the top dogs heading in to the pos t season . But tha t i s a couple of weeks away and the Tigers (11-1) must caution against another letdown. While White Plains (6-5) is improved this sea-son, nobody saw this com-ing. Billy Ries bagged a hat trick to lead the way while Jimmy van de Veerdonk, Mike Mondelli , and Kyle Calabro each put a pair between the pipes. Jason Estrella had a goal and four assists for the Tigers, who did manage to double up Clarkstown South, 16-8, ear l ier in the week. Against Clarkstown Calabro scored four goals while Dil-lon Chesnut went off with a six-point effort (3G, 3A). Van de Veerdonk (2G, 1A), Dan O’Gorman (2G, 2A) ,

Ries (2G, 1A), and Travis Mitariten each scored twice for the winners.

With Greeley and Mahopac up next for the Tigers, Coach Kuczma is hoping for a strong close to the regular season and a potential league tit le before a much-ant icipated Class C title run.

Trust me when I tell you that the Haldane baseball program is on the rise, and Coach Tom Virgadamo knows it. In a few shor t years , e ighth-grader Ryan Koval, who picked up his first career varsity win in an 8-1 victory over Dover, wil l be get t ing some seri -ous help from some up-and-coming ball players.

Koval pitched 4-2/3rds of score less ba l l in the win , whiffing five, walking four and al lowing just one hi t . Ryan Kenna went 2-1/3 in-nings in relief, setting down th ree on s t r ikes . Kova l ’ s classmate Matt Forlow con-tinued to be a force at the plate going 2-for-4 with a run scored. Junior Joe Dullea went 3-4 with a homerun, double , four RBI and two runs scored. Senior SS Mike Impel l i t t ie re went 3-for-4 wi th a double , t r ip le and three runs scored.

I n T h u r s d a y ’ s 4 - 3 w i n over North Salem, sopho-more pitcher Jackson Zuvic chucked five innings before yielding to relief. His final line was a sweet 8-K, 3 hit effort with just two walks and one unearned run. Im-pellittiere picked up the win in rel ief with two innings of scoreless ball . Junior CF Derek O’Dell hit a two run bomb in the bottom of the sixth to put the Blue Devils up 2-1. Impellittiere (1-for-3, 1 run and an RBI) singled in Forlow (1-for-3, 1 run) for the third run of the inning.

Mat t Tr inga l i walked and had an RBI while senior Will Charkosky doubled.

The game featured some h i g h l i g h t f o o t a g e f r o m O’Del l . Nor th Sa lem ba t -tled back in the top of the seventh, scor ing two runs to make it a 4-3 ball game with one out and runners on first and second. Tiger Mike Langolott i hit a l ine drive to short center field, which looked l ike i t would plate the ty ing run a t the very least. “Fortunately, for us, Derek O’Dell left his feet and made a miraculous catch and proceeded to double off the runner on second base end ing the game,” Coach Virgadamo said.

A t 6 - 5 n o w, t h e B l u e Devi ls p lay Poughkeepsie a t home Monday, Pawling away Tuesday and at North Salem Wednesday. Frankie goesHollywood

Haldane’s Frankie Fusco (6G, 4A) had a hand in 10

goals during the Blue Dev-ils’ 15-6 lacrosse win over Westlake, and Joe Scherer had four goals in a 10-9 win over Edgemont for streak-ing Haldane (4-7), winners of three-straight. Christian Callaghan bagged a hat trick for the winners whi le Ty-ler O’Toole scored twice . “Against North Salem Peter Scherer was great with six goals and three assists and Frankie Fusco was all over the p lace wi th four goa ls and two ass is ts ,” Haldane lax coach Eddie Crowe said. Aga ins t Edgemont , Br ian Levine scored the winning goal with 40 seconds left in the first overtime. Joe Scherer had four goals and three as-sists and Justin Cornelius had 20 saves to help preserve the win. Our current record is 4-7 right now and the team is improving each day.”

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Picture above are the Philipstown Pirates Junior League Team (ages 13-14).Top Row: Rob Dean, Coach Costigan, Tim Costigan, Coach Dean, Zisis “Z’ Koumboulis, Dan Kinnaird, Andrew BalducciBottom Row: Nick D’Antoni, Mark Frisenda, Avery Anderson, Drew Ford, Jimmy KunzNot Pictured: Ryan Koval, Joey Marigliano, and Stephen Zalys

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will result in speeding cars commuting south into West-chester and north to Route 301, saving commuter time and encouraging bus iness opportunities.”

Tiship said Peekskill Hol-low Road was safe, “as long as vehicle and traffic laws were not violated.”

Ti sh ip sa id desp i t e a s -surances that “only Phase I was being considered, we must protect all of Peekskill Hol low Road from end to end—all of our neighbor-hoods—because our integrity demands nothing less.”

Music ian and v ideogra-pher John Cohen received an ovation when singing his original composition tit led “How Does a Chicken Cross a Four-lane Road?” that re-sembled a Pete Seeger tune sung by the popular folk-singer during a protest rally in the 1960s. Cohen’s song criticized the proposed wid-ening and urged its defeat: “How can a chicken cross a four-lane road? A county road gets a highway plan rammed down its throat—straighter and wider and fas ter too! Flatten hills with an urban view! What became of our scenic byway? How can a ch icken c ross a speed ing highway?”

Putnam Val ley Supervi -sor Robert Tendy favors the project. He told the audience, “We are trying to improve the safety of Peekskill Hollow Road, as wel l as keeping the rura l charac ter of the community.”

Tendy explained the reme-diation was not a town project but a county project. “People are being led to believe that a mass urbanization project is being planned. This is not true. People have been misled to believe the county plans to widen the entire road by turning it into a four-lane 50 mph highway. False! Peek-

skill Hollow Road will not be widened. The shoulders will be widened for better drainage, as well as to make the road safer on some of the bad turns.”

Tendy charged that Peek-s k i l l H o l l o w R o a d w a s “poorly planned. The road is historically dangerous.”

Engineer Ba i rd sa id 37 crashes had occurred on the road in 2008, with half of them resulting in personal in jury. No fa ta l i t ies were reported on the road last year.

The project will be over-seen by the New York State DOT with 80 percent of the funds coming f rom Uncle Sam. New York State will pitch in with 15 percent of the cos t , wi th the county picking up the remaining 5 percent.

K a t h l e e n H o e k s t r a a n d her husband Jan formed the Friends of Peekskill Hollow Road. Hoekstra charged that, “Putnam County doesn’t own the road. The county is hired to maintain it . We own the road and the whole plan is to bring in tax dollars.”

Anothe r Pu tnam Val l ey resident, Richard Calabrese, told the audience “No one w a n t s t h e r o a d t o u c h e d . Leave it alone!”

But a woman who did not iden t i fy herse l f ob jec ted , “Chi ld ren should be ab le to walk on the road to get the mail. There has to be a compromise.”

Former Putnam Legislator Doug Koberger, who resides on Peekskil l Hollow Road in Kent, said $800,000 had already been spent in engi-neering fees.

Chr i s Rosen o f Pu tnam Valley said the road was “not blacktop. It is our home.”

David Amram also resides on the country road, “We are not against progress. We are for progress ,” but the world-acclaimed musician

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d i t ed f inanc ia l s t a t emen t to the town by the end of March . The Company d id submit an unaudited financial statement. When, as he has severa l t imes in the pas t , Rege le began to ques t ion the size of the GVFC’s cash reserves, he was cut short by Deputy Supervisor Richard Shea who was chairing the mee t ing . “Enough!” Shea said. “This sort of thing is not productive…. I support the Garr ison Fi re Depar t -ment.” Shea added that in recent months the town “has had some great meet ings” with GVFC in working to-wards improved repor t ing and communications. GVFC President Copeland had had enough as well. “You have done this time and time again” he said, addressing Regele. “You br ing up issues that we can’ t answer r ight off the bat. You embarrass the Town Board. The auditors say we manage our money well. For you to keep doing this is very time consuming. I ask you to stop this… It is exhausting!” an exasper-ated Copeland said. When i t was c lear he would not be allowed to continue his line of questioning, Regele stormed out of the meeting.

Walt Thompson may be one of very few people these days that wishes his job wasn’t needed. As program manager of Keep Putnam Beautiful, Thompson is in charge of f inding ways to e l iminate lit ter along area roadways.

Anyone who has ever driven from Cold Spring to Beacon on Route 9D knows how bad the problem can be. Putting an end to roadside litter “…is a three- legged-stool—edu-cation, awareness, and en-forcement,” Thompson said during his annual appearance before the Philipstown Town Board at their May 7, 2009, meeting.

Thompson showed off blue meta l s igns that he hopes Phi l ips town wil l purchase and place along town roads. The s igns u rge peop le to report l i t ter ing direct ly to the sheriff at 845-225-4300. Thompson praised Putnam County’s Donald Smith as the only sheriff in the state to take such calls directly. And he says it can be effective. While fines are not levied, the often-surprised vehicle owner receives a call from the sheriff’s office notifying them that the offense was reported. Thompson said it is not unusual for the police to get a call back from the vehicle owner saying that the family member respon-s ib le for the l i t te r ing has been iden t i f i ed—and tha t the problem was resolved.

Thompson also had praise for Philipstown residents and volunteers for their clean-up work a long Route 9D and Fishkill Road. “Good things bubble up when people get involved in their communi-ties,” he said. He is an enthu-siastic advocate of volunteer-ism. And it’s not just about

feeling good: volunteering can bring with it financial rewards as well—including college scholarships. Thomp-son’s own daughter received a $4,000 grant thanks to her volunteer effor ts . He also pointed to another woman w h o r e c e i v e d a $ 3 6 , 0 0 0 scholarsh ip to Drew Uni-versity—a byproduct of her community volunteer work. Residents can learn more at www.volunteer-center.org .

According to Thompson, most l i t ter ing is done “by people between the ages of sixteen and thirty.” Efforts are being made to reach out to young people. A challenge has been put out to produce an ant i - l i t ter ing video for You Tube. The first group to accept the challenge? A third-grade class from Brewster.

Gil l ian Thorpe, Director of the Julia L. Butterf ield Library, addressed the Town Board to update council mem-bers on recent and upcoming programs. I t was the f i rs t such report since a protracted d i spu te over fund ing two years ago that pitted the town against the l ibrary in Put-nam County Supreme Court. The town had cha l l enged the manner in which a 2006 referendum was conducted, resulting in the town being required to fund the library in the amount of $276,000. Once approved, funding is provided annually and cannot be reduced. The court upheld the referendum.

In other business the town

board authorized Town Clerk Tina Merando to advertise for bidders for the installation of a new roof at the Commu-nity Recreation Center, part of a series of major capital improvements that wil l be made to the building.

Long t ime Zoning Code Enforcement Off icer Tom Monroe submitted his res-ignat ion effect ive the end of June, 2009.

As o f May 9 the Town Landfill will be open every Saturday from 9am to 3pm. On May 16 hazardous wastes will be accepted from 8am until 2pm.

Putnam County Legislator Vinny Tamagna reported that Putnam County will install a traffic light at the corner of Fishkill Road and Route 9 . The S ta te wi l l p rovide the necessary hardware and equipment while the County will do the engineering and i n s t a l l a t i o n . P h i l i p s t o w n council member Nancy Mont-gomery had recently written to the NYS Department of Transportation to raise con-cern over continued delays in having the light installed.

Tamagna also invited the public to at tend a “Friend Raising Picnic” at Fahnestock State Park on Saturday, May 16 , f rom noon unt i l 4pm. The event is free and will i nc lude mus ic , food , and other activities.

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John Cohen sings his protest song.

Supervisor Robert Tendy (left) discusses plans with Deputy County Executive John Tully.

and composer called on the lawmakers to “keep our road rural. The only people who will benefit from widening the road will be ambulance drivers and tree surgeons.”

Following the debate and comments made by more than half of those attending the meeting, Legislator Sam Oli-verio suggested that plans be scaled down to include the rebui ld ing of two br idges

over Peekskill Hollow Brook as wel l as adding turning lanes at Putnam Valley High School and improving the intersection at Lovers Lane.

Legislator Vincent Tamag-na who chaired the meeting thanked those for a t tend-ing and promised, “we will protect the character of this community.”

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the community and to remain flexible during the process.

The town house development was originally envisaged as containing 38 units, but that number was later reduced to 22. The 4.8-acre parcel is the remainder of the Crestview sub-division that had been broken up into 23 lots that do not meet zoning requirements. Regrouped by Mr. Kearney into 14 zoning-compliant lots, one was given up to allow pres-ervation of the Kemble home and to create a wooded buffer between Foundry Cove and his proposed development. Of the remaining lots, Mr. Kearney is reserving two for his children and one for himself.

After a very persuasive pre-sentation, Mr. Kearney listened and responded to comments from the board, Special Board, and community. Trustee Camp-bell raised concerns about traf-fic flow--an ongoing village concern--and the cost impact the development would have on the school district and vil-lage services. Kearney did not respond directly to possible impact to the school or vil-lage, but said that a traffic study would certainly be part of the development process.

Trustee Falloon asked whether the brownfield site would be an issue. “I have experience with brownfield sites.” Mr. Kearney responded. “Certain areas” he continued, “will be difficult to market . . . and would be left as open space.” Kearney stated that he has investigated the issues involved and also attended the EPA presenta-tion the day before. “Barring unforeseen circumstances” he said, “I am very comfortable moving forward.” Regarding the issue of air-borne VOCs accumulating under house slabs, Kearney told the board that “as a matter of practice, all homes would have radon remediation system infrastructure.”

Bruce Campbell asked what the residences would be valued at. Kearney responded a bit reluctantly that he thought the town houses would be valued at $450-$500,000. He said that that they would be very attrac-tive to “empty nesters.” Hous-es, he said, would be around 2,200 square feet, and would be “nice,” not “high end.”

Kearney plans to construct all the units himself and said they would be “stick-built” with “quality materials.” Given this description, Trustee Robertson

asked, “What would be high-end?” Kearney said he would regard $800,000-$1 million as high-end but that he was “not interested in building ‘Mc-Mansions.’” Tom Rolston said that the village is “very proud of its historic character” and that this should be taken into account. Kearney replied that he “is flexible.” He reiterated that he would build the homes and that he “wants to make it beautiful.”

Members of the Special Board did not seem displeased. “We are delighted,” said Karen Dunn, “to see the evolution of thought on this property.” Kearney said he viewed his proposed develop-ment as “a second chance for the village.” Anne Impellizzeri said that the Special Board would look at the development “in the larger context of the village as a whole.” The Special Board will take up this proposal at its next meeting and afterward would issue formal comments.

In response to Mr. Kearney’s question about specif ically when this would be, Ms. Dunn replied, “We will proceed care-fully but not slowly.” Dunn, who has expressed her concern that village development should not be rushed, asked whether

the zoning board “clock” for an official ruling on Mr. Kear-ney’s request had been stopped. Village Attorney Steve Gaba answered that Kearney had sent a letter to the village and zoning board requesting that the “clock be stopped.” The timetable is on hold, Mr. Gaba continued, “until Ken re-initiates it.”

It was not until the end of the evening that anyone broached the idea of an alternate use for Mr. Kearney’s properties. Peter Henderson encouraged the vil lage to undertake an economic impact study. “A green industrial development” he said, “would have a more favorable economic impact to the village.” “Might a variance be granted to one parcel,” he asked, “and not the other, to allow both residential and com-mercial use?” Mayor Gallagher said that, as far as the board was concerned, “everything is open.” Ken Kearney responded that light industrial and resi-dential developments “don’t usually mix,” but that you could “have them together.”

At the conclusion of the com-ment period, Seth Gallagher asked the Special Board to evaluate the proposal and report back to the board. Attorney Gaba reminded the board that there is a specific procedure that must be followed. Should a variance be granted, he said that Kearney needed to file the ap-propriate documents, including a SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act) statement. “The Village,” Gaba continued, “would need to hire a planner and a traffic consultant,” and that these costs would be borne by the developer. Summarizing the evening’s presentat ion, Mr. Gaba told the board that “they are under no obligation,” bu t tha t “Ken wants some fa i rness and some k ind of commitment” before he com-mits more time and money.

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enue. The bulk of Tames’s presentation addressed current EPA efforts regarding these issues.

In attendance were sixteen residents of Constitution Av-enue who have a keen interest in the current status of the project and proposed actions by the EPA. All have been in contact with Ms. Tames over several years and appeared knowledgeable about the is-sues involved and the impact on their homes. The residents appeared to have been work-ing and will continue to work with Ms. Tames and the EPA to solve the problem.

Mayor Gallagher said that Tames would be telling the board “what’s been happen-ing.” Gallagher stated his in-tention that the village board be “a part of the process” and “as up-to-date as possible” in order to “help the residents as much as possible.”

Tames began with a short recap of the project . The Marathon Battery Company operated a NiCad battery-manufacturing factory from the 1950s until 1979. Initial monitoring by the EPA resulted in the site being added to its National Priorities List. In 1989, Pamela Tames became

the EPA project manager and will continue in this capac-ity until remediation work is deemed complete. 400 ini-t ial samples were taken in and around the factory site to determine the extent of the pollution. It was determined that volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) were the source of the contamination. VOCs can be water borne and air borne. As residents receive drinking water from a reservoir remote from the contaminated area, this is not an issue. Vapors trapped underground, how-ever, are another matter. Air borne VOCs in the open air will be broken down by sun-light and dispersed. Trapped underground, they can concen-trate under foundation slabs and possibly penetrate into homes. The solution to this type of contamination is simi-lar to detection and removal of radon gas. Several residents said they had installed such systems and that they had proved effective.

In 2003 the levels of con-tamination were not declin-ing and the EPA directed the “responsible parties” to pre-pare a plan to reduce levels. Injection wells were drilled and hydrogen-reducing com-

pounds introduced to aid in the breakdown of the toxic chemicals. By 2004-05 it be-came apparent that these wells were not effectively treating the problem. Other treatment options that may be considered are “pump and treat” where the contaminants are pumped out, treated and released; and the pumping of Chemox, a chemical reagent, to cleanse the soil. Before either of these or any other treatment option is begun, the EPA wishes to drill new testing wells to confirm the extent of the plume and to monitor future efforts.

Concern about damage to property by the drilling of new wells was a concern of many. Examples of damage to home foundations from previous drilling were cited, as well as damage to landscap-ing. Visibility of well caps was raised as an obstacle to future sales. Early test wells had a raised 3-foot-square base, although Tames assured residents that new wells would only see a 6-inch-diameter disk flush with the ground. Some questioned the need for additional testing wells, when all are aware of the problem. Why not, asked others, just install exhaust systems into

all homes and be done with i t? Could the wells be lo-cated between homes or in other out-of-sight locations? Tames acknowledged these concerns but reiterated the need of new wells to monitor the plume as this will impact which remediation solutions would be most appropriate. To do that, they must be adjacent to the plumes.

Discussion then moved to what is likely the ultimate concern of affected residents and the village in general: will the site ever be clean? Tames said “yes,” and that the mission of the EPA is to reduce contamination to the standard for drinking water, which is 5 parts per billion. The plume currently contains contaminants in an average ratio of 80 parts per billion. Many residents seem to be exhausted with a process that will take years to complete and over which they have little if any control.

Tames said that the EPA wants the responsible party to take more immediate steps so the problem may be remedi-ated sooner.

EPA (Cont’d from front pg.)What Will Be Done With the Former Marathon Battery Site?

of Kent, a Lewisboro police officer, stepped into the race. He will face Kevin McConville, a lifelong resident of Cold Spring and former chief of the Metropolitain Transportation Authority police.

DeStefano has already begun a campaign on his record as a police officer. To prove the point, DeStefano has posted a resume on his website, listing his extensive experience in the NYPD, first as an officer, then lieutenant, and finally as precinct captain. In Putnam County he wants to implement the same crime-tracking system used in New York City, hoping to boost morale and prevent crime increases. DeStefano

has already held a series of meet-and-greets in homes on the eastern side of the county.

DeStefano has crit icized Smith for low morale among police officers, and for ineffec-tive policing. He has promised to implement an asset forfei-ture unit, which would seize property used by criminals.

Borkowski has been the most zealous in his attack on Smith. Like DeStefano, he charges the Sheriff with inef-fective policing, and for “low morale” among officers. But Borkowski has added a bit of populist anger in his attacks. He has criticized the Sheriff for “double-dipping”--referring to the fact that Smith collects a

military pension, as well as a full-time salary. The former judge has charged Smith with listing his Florida home as his primary residence to avoid New York’s higher taxes--a substantial allegation. But he has implied, incorrectly, that Smith’s Sunshine State resi-dence is located in the exclu-sive Palm Beach neighborhood; it is actually in Sebastian.

Gordon Moccio has also lined up to criticize Smith for an in-crease in crime, saying, “crime is up in almost every category, [and] quality of life issues re-main unchecked.” But he has also launched a veiled assault on other candidates. During his campaign announcement

he assailed those who call for big-city policing methods for Putnam County.

McConville has promised to increase patrols and offer additional policing resources for the county while simulta-neously reducing costs to the taxpayer.

The Sheriff has already be-gun outlining his response to his critics. He has emphasized his record of increasing co-operation between different county agencies, and pointed out that “Putnam County is the second safest county in the state,” even with its large population and proximity to New York City.

SHERIFF (Cont’d from front pg.)

about Republ icans versus Democrats… We’re going to welcome folks from all par-ties,” he said. Ball entered the event carrying a dog-eared copy of Ross Perot’s book, United We Stand , under his arm. He even invoked Perot dur ing h is speech, saying tha t the 1994 Republ ican Revolut ion only happened when, “Gingr ich took the thunder o f the movement Perot started and put i t in the Republican Party.”

In keeping with his influ-ences, Ball said he wanted to re-examine trade agreements

and stand up for working class families in the district and in the country. “Blue collar folks are s t ruggl ing as an all out assault on the middle class continues to threaten the American promise,” Ball said. He decried regulatory policies and high taxes that had “people voting with their feet” and leaving New York for states like North Carolina.

Ball is best known for his get-tough stance on immigra-tion. His 2006 campaign signs read, “Illegal Immigration is Illegal.” Running for a seat on Capi tol Hi l l , Bal l s t i l l

emphasized the need for a secure border. But he stated tha t he was in favor of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants tha t inc luded, “paying taxes, learning the language, and becoming an American citizen.” Ball de-cried the exploitation of il-legal aliens as a “modern day slave economy” and said, “I will fight night and day to restore America’s promise to our immigrants, and open up this country legally to legal immigration.”

Ball made his rousing call for “reform” the center of his

speech, thundering, “This is our moment. This is our time. This is our country and it is worth f ighting for.” If his speech is a preview of the campaign he will run, voters can expect Ball to be populist and conservat ive in s tyle , bu t independent and non-partisan in content. Father Tom Lutz of Sacred Heart Church in Patterson reminded the crowd, “Remember, all the great reform movements that began in this country, began in taverns and pubs.”

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COLD SPRING COMMER-CIAL Main Street building,central location. All brick,well maintained. New roofwith lvl beams, dry basement.1400 sf store + two apts. Backdoor for off street parking anddeliveries. $599,900 845-380-1108

COLD SPRING $289,000Spacious forge Gate condo, 2BR, 1 1/2 BA, totally reno-vated EIK, large MBR w/bal-conyPutnam Valley $99,000Summer retreat in Three Ar-rows combines rustic tran-quility with the sophistica-tion of a wide range of cul-tural, educational & entertain-ment programs and outdooractivities. Close to Metro-North, airports and only 55minutes to NYC.Putnam Valley $550,000Lovely 25 acre property onone of Putnam's most beauti-ful country roads. vintage rus-tic cottage overlooks streamand waterfalls. Another 3.87acres across the road is avail-able for $199,000.Robert A.McCaffrey Realty, Inc. 845-265-4113 orwww.mccaffreyrealty.com

2008 SKYLINE MANU-FACTURE Home 2 BDRM 1Bath. small quiet park. ColdSpring $69,900. 845-797-5007

CARPENTERY/CABINETRY Design tofinish. Restoration, renova-tion, built-ins. Licensed/Insured PC 2025-A Chris:845-265-6063 atwww.architecturalwoodwright.com

WEST SIDE CYCLEfor all your motor cycle needslocated at 120 Old Rte 9,Fishkill. 845-897-2444

T R A N S P O R T A T I O NAW Limousine. Affordablerides in luxurious Towncarsto all airports & NYC. Pro-fessional courteous drivers.1-866-304-LIMO (5466)

METICULOUS HOUSECleaning. Affordable rates,reliable, excellent refs. In-sured. Call 845-590-7146

HOMETOWN HANDYMANpainting, dry wall, all yourmaintenance, repair & im-provement needs. No job toosmall. Courteous dependable,affordable service. Refs avail-able. PC lic #2807-A. CallGeorge 845-265-4710

LOCAL LOCKSMITHServices. Licensed BondedInsured 24 Hr. emergency ser-vice. Security since 1970 -locks, safes, camera systemsand more. Call 845-528-5021.www.allalertalarm.com

NAIRN CONTRACTINGCO., LLC. Remodeling -Building - Renovations - Ref-erences - Insured - PC#441Est 1987 845-265-7810

THERAPEUTICMASSAGETeresa Peppard LMT 914-204-3619

ADULT CAREGIVERAvailable. Exp. Drive to allappts. Dispense meds. Com-panion. Call Ray 845-265-3769

LANDSCAPING - Do youhave small landscaping jobsthat larger companies arehesitant to do? I am well-trained, experienced and cer-tified by NYBG in design. Ispecialize in small jobs anddo the work myself. Whetherits planting, expert pruning,stump grinding, landscape,mini-back-hoe service ormasonry repairs,call Greg at845.446.7465 forconsultatioin & personal ser-vice.

MELLON ELECTRICResidential - Commercial.New homes & additions. Ser-vice upgrades & generators.No job too small. PC#4409845-446-2579 Bob

PC COMPUTER HELPNOW!Windows slow? computercrash? We can help! virus re-moval, performance tuning,upgrades, Wi-Fi, backups,lost pictures, lost music, iPod/iPhone/Blackberry sync. Callus for all your computerneeds, we service individualsand businesses. MS Cert.MAC to. In biz for 20+ years. 1(845) 284-2390

HOUSE CLEANING 10YRSexperience. Good refs avail,homes & offices. Call 845-765-1924 or cell 845-625--8999 Stella

TUTORAll ages. Sixteen yearsteaching all subjects,including:Spanish, Writing, History &College Essay Prep. SATReading & Writing review.Frank Ortega 845-265-4236

KIMMEL BUILDERS ALLphases of construction. Largeand small projects. many sat-isfied customers. view ourwebsite, kimmelbuilders.com845-656-4956 lic PC941

6 WK WRITING CLASS(fiction) by NYU Prof begin-ning in late may, in CS Vil-lage, sundays. Email Luke [email protected] for info/syl-labus. $120 for 6 wks. max 8Min 5

FURNITURE RESTORA-TION serving the area withquality professional work forover 30 years. Custom refin-ishing excellent repairs, chaircaning and rushing. Call Sun-burst 845-297-1671 1597 Rte9 Wappingers Falls.

EXPERT GROUNDSMAINTWeekly/Biweekly, cleanups,organic fertilization pro-grams. Landscape designs/in-stallations, Tree care by CarlRankel, certified arborist.Lic/Insured. www.create-a-scape.us 845-424-2323

SAVE MONEY GROWYour own veggies, GardenTilling call 845-265-2177

REPAIRS BY RETIREEsmall home repairs andhandyman jobs. very experi-enced and very reasonable.845-913-8538

TUTOR, EXAM PREP.Writing/Research Coach:Middle/High School, college;English, Social-studies helpfor finals/summer schoolfrom NYU MA, publishedexpert. 845-265-5295;[email protected]

CEDAR HILL LANDSCAP-ING: Lawn maintenance,Mulch, junk removal, guttercleaning, Clean-up, Painting,power washing, ETc. FreeEstimates-Reasonable rates.Quality service. Licensed andInsured. Visit our web sitewww.cedarhilllandscaping.netcall Nick 845-705-6424

EXPERIENCED TUTORavailable for elementary/middle school students inELA, math, science, soc.studies. MA Childhood Ed.from NYU. NYS teacher cer-tified in Apr '09. Hours flex-ible. 845-809-5033

PETSLOST OR FOUND PET?Call Dog Control Officer,265-4732. Call Sheriff'sDept., 225-4300 only in anemergency.

PUTNAM VALLEY Dogcontrol office operates smallimpound. Please contact themif your dog is missing andmight have travelled intoPutnam Val-ley. They main-tain list of lost dogs andsightings. Adoptions are alsoavailable. 526-3293

PRIMO IS A STRIKINGwhite and tabby cat who isabout 2 years old. He's verysweet and affectionae fellowbut can be a bit of a bully withother cats. He would like tobe the one and only. A greatmouser, he is current withvaccinations, neutered and hisadoption fee is $100. To meetPrimo, visit the Putnam Hu-mane Society, 10-4 Mon-Sun.Old Rte 6, Carmel. 845-225-7777 or www.puthumane.org

DOGGIE DAY CARE &RESTFUL SLEEPOVERS. Iwelcome your furry friend asa true guest in my home. Theyhave total access to my homeand my one acre fenced yardin the woods. Bow Wow Hausjohnfunck@opton l ine .ne t845-424-6017 John Funck 43Cutler Lane, Garrison

LCL ARTISTOSTONES

Jewels of FireOne of a Kind Wood-Fired

Clay Necklaceswww.ostones.com

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RENTALSCOLD SPRING MAIN STstore for rent 1000 sq ft. Greatlocation 1 block RR $1600/mo.Incl heat 845-528-1975

COMMERCIAL SPACEavail at 3021 Rte 9, Cold Spring.Warehouse 1,600 sq. ft. with of-fice 300 sq ft. $2,000 a monthand a store front 1,800 sq. ft.which is great location very vis-ible $2,500 a month. Utilitiesnot incld. Pls call 845-265-3434

OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13'convenient location, close to all,Garrison. $525.00 incl all utili-ties except phone. call 914-720-4835 ask for Ann

ONE BDRM APT HEAT/HWincld. Electric incld W/D incld.Walk to train/basement storage.$1300 monthly. 914-475-9241

TWO BDRM TOWNHOMEin heart of beautiful Cold Spring.charming features, porch & back-yard. Avail shortly. 845-265-4759

COLD SPRINGRIVERFRONTone bdrm/one bth. Gorgeous aptwith large terrace in small exclu-sive historic 3 story bldg. Work-ing fplc, jacuzzi bath, central A/C and fantastic Hudson riverviews. Laundry facilities andpkng incld. Pet friendly. Walk totrain and shops. Security andcredit info rqrd. $1625. June 1occupancy. Call Laurie 914-906-3563 or email [email protected] for anappt.

COLD SPRING 2 BDRM APT1Bth, walk to train/shops. W/D,lrg yard, storage area. Parking &water incld! $1525/mo 1mo sec,845-661-6632.

GARRISON PROFES-SIONALCommercial Office rental at TheStone House. Excellent loca-tion. Rt9 at Putnam/Westchesterborder. $475/mo. Includes heat,electric, parking. Ref, Sec. In-dian Brook Properties 845-788-4191

OFFICE SPACE AVAILGarrison. 1,000 sf newly reno-vated space in commercial of-fice bldg on Rte 9. Day 914-271-2100 Eve 845-737-4032

$1450 TWO BDRM MAIN ST9/10 ths. of a mile to the ColdSpring train station. H/HW incl.W/D Hook-up. Pets OK. Out-door Smokers only! Legal USresident. Cred. Appl. 914-469-3709

STORE/OFFICE $1300 ONEblock from RR station, Main St.Cold Spring 900 sq ft. Kit + bathw/shower 347-217-0903

HORSE BOARDING GREENpastures, private stall, practicering, Fahnstock trails. $300/morough board. 845-424-3150, 845-265-3631

COLD SPRING 3BR, 2BTHModular House w/yard & park-ing. Off Rte 9 in back of busi-ness complex. Utils not incld$1400/mo 845-265-3700 x242

4 BDRM/2BATH GARRISONhome, peaceful setting on pond& stream. Granite counter topsin Kit. Jacuzzi bath, year round/weekends delight. $2300/mo914-271-9529/day 914-862-0438 eve/wknds.

GARRISON $1850/MONTHCharming 3 BR cottage on pri-vate estate. Fireplace in livingroom, 2 baths, galley kitchen,W/D, back deck. Robert A.McCaffrey Realty, Inc. 845-265-4113 www.mccaffreyrealty.com

MISCBIJOU GALLERIES LTDCheck out our display ofchina, glassware, jewelry,and books! 50 Main StreetCold Spring Daily 11-5Bijougalleries.com

EVENTSHALDANE HIGH SCHOOLclass of 1992 Reunion! 1pmto whenever? Cold Spring/starts at The Silver Spoon on6/20/09. RSVP Kevin Jones9 1 4 - 2 6 2 - 1 6 4 [email protected] 1 al-ready 19 classmates con-firmed! First round is on KJ!!NO FEE 4 event!

FREE 1ST THURSDAYSat Horsemen Trail FarmHealth & Wealth Workshopsstart 7:15pm June 4, July 2farm tour info845-265-2 6 6 5 o [email protected]

ROCK AND MINERALweekend. June 6/7 from 10-5. Examine fossils, minerals,17 lb crystal points,fluorescents, amber, freetumbled stone to all children,bring your minerals foridentificatioin, items for salestarting at $3. An educationalexperience for all!! PutnamValley Grange Bldg, 128 MillSt, Putnam Valley. email :[email protected]

NATIVE AMERICANFestival on the Hudson.Bowdoin Park 85 Sheafe RdWappingers Falls. May23,24,25, 11am-6pm, birds ofprey show, horse rides, na-tive drumming, dancing, his-tory and storytelling, craftvendors, foods. All welcome.e m a i l :[email protected]

FATHER'S DAY METgame tickets still available845-265-3086

FREEFREE STONE8 4 5 - 4 2 4 - 4 3 6 3Masonry Quality and land-scape Stone for walls, fire-place, patios and more! Thisstone is Free as material forany suitable stone project con-tracted to Garrison Stoneworks. PC2037, WC 11439

CHILDCARECHILDCARE PROVIDERavailable, will come to yourhome, excellent recent refer-ences. Please call Patti 845-632-3531

SEEKING PART-TIMENANNY for infant. Two morn-ings per week preferred. Expe-rience and excellent referencesrequired. Contact Diana Hird845-809-5208

HELP WANTEDTEENS-WORKPART-TIMEthis summer at the Desmond-Fish Library in Garrisonevaluating DVD's andwebsites. $7.15/per hour.Stop by the library for an ap-plication, or call 845-424-3020

TAG SALESTREET SALE: COLDSPRING just off Rte 9 at E.Mtn Rd S. 3rd St on left.Kristen's Ct/Hy Vue Terrace.Portion of proceeds going toThe Faust Spirit Award and theLiz Bono Memorial Scholar-ship-both awarded to graduat-ing Haldane Seniors. May 16(rain date 17) 9am-5pm

THROUGH MAY SAT/SUNEverything must go: mahoganytable-buffet-China Cabinet set.Wood shelves, kitchen ware,English Garden 26 setting china+ much more. 10am-4pm, 2 RRAve. Cold Spring. 914-275-3161

TABLE SAW, LATHE, FUR-NITURE etc...One day only.Sat May 16 10am-5pm. 10Forsonville lane, Garrison

YARD SALE MAY 16 & 179am-3pm. 22 Parsonage Street,Cold Spring

SITWANTEDEXPERIENCED ADMINIS-TRATOR /editor seekingwork. type 70 wpm. Profi-cient with MS Office: Word,Excel, PowerPoint. Call Su-san@914-315-1024 or [email protected]

COLD SPRING VILLAGECharmer. beautiful 1BR w/lg LR,EIK, Bonus room, 6 blk to train.Inclds H/HW, elec, cableinternet, phone, parking. Non-smoker 914-227-5766 [email protected] Sec/Ref

4 BDRM HOUSE IN VIL-LAGE. Small yard, walk to trainsand shops, quiet street. W/D HWfloors, 2 baths. $2200 per month.9ft ceilings. Avail June 718-288-2744

STUDIO APT IN PRIVATEhouse with sleeping nook, quietstreet, ground floor, walk to trainand s hops. $850 includes utili-ties. Call 845-809-5074

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