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Wednesday, April 15, 2009CXLIII No. 15Philipstown & Putnam Valley
Special to the PCN&R
Harold “Pop” Lyons, a life-long resident of Cold Spring well known for the generosity he bestowed on this commu- nity, died peacefully at homeduring the Easter weekend.He was 80 years old.As news of his passingspread, many gathered Mon-day to pay their respects at theCold Spring United Methodist Church.“Harold was a tremendousindividual,” former Mayor Anthony Phillips said. “Healways loved this village. I’m going to miss him personally.”A trustee of the Cold Spring United Methodist Church and of the Cold Spring CemeteryAssociation, Mr. Lyons wasfounder of Harold Lyons &Sons, Inc.The Cold Spring Fire House was draped in traditional mourning bunting commemo- rating Mr. Lyons’s status as an  honorary member of the NorthHighlands Fire Company and the former Nelsonville FireCompany.Putnam County Legisla-tor Vinny Tamagna remi- nisced about the many actsof kindness Lyons quietly of-fered to the community. “Over the years, [he] made great contributions and enriched the lives of so many. Besides being a great family person and friend, he helped launch many local businesses. In hisown soft and gentle way, hegave good advice to many of  us over the years. To everycause from youth to civicorganizations, Harold wasalways there first, with a smile and a twinkle in hiseye.”Leonora Burton, propri-etor of Highland Baskets at The Country Goose on Main Street, offered her thoughtson “Pop,” saying “He waseverybody’s uncle. Genuine, kind-hearted, and knowledge-able, he took pride in his work. If you were in trouble, you would give him a call.”Mr. Lyons will be laid to rest on Wednesday, April 15,at the Methodist Church on Main Street.With the funeral of Gar- rison patriarch Jim Guinan taking place the same dayat Our Lady of Loretto, lo-cal traffic patterns may be heavier than usual.Mr. Lyons’s obituary ap- pears on page 3. by Michael MellThe principal agenda item for the April 7, 2009, Cold Spring village workshop meeting was the launchingof preparations for the July4 Community Day (with Sun-day, July 5 as a rain date.)Fondly remembered by manycommunity members, but not  held since the late 1970s, it  was a village summer cel-ebration with a parade, ac-tivities for kids, music, and,of course, food. Restoration of Community Day will rep- resent part of the village’scontribution to the Hudson River Quadricentennial cel-ebration.Although preliminary board planning began dur-ing Mayor Anthony Phil-lips’s tenure, new Mayor Seth Gallagher has taken full ownership of the proj-ect. Circulating among theaudience as people entered, he proffered a sign-in sheet for volunteers, which nearlyeveryone signed. The room  was filled to capacity withextra chairs brought in, and groups in attendance included the Cold Spring Fire Depart- ment, Cold Spring Boat Club,Garrison Art Center, Chamber of Commerce, Putnam CountyHistorical Society, BuildingBridges/Building Boats, theButterfield Library, and manyMain Street merchants. Theatmosphere was less that of a public meeting than that of a gathering to plan a party. No prompting from Mayor Gallagher or the Board was necessary as ideas bubbled  by Eric GrossSince John Marcinak’s murder on New Year’s Eveday, police have conducted three extensive searches of the area around the Garrison Garage in hopes of findingevidence pointing to the un- known killer. Less than ideal weather conditions, includinga New Year’s Eve blizzard,limited the scope of the first two searches. So on April 9,the Putnam County Sheriff’sDepartment took advantageof good weather to conduct another search, in partnership with the Metropolitan Trans- portation Authority, which happened to be conductingtraining for its K-9 division.Police agencies from Orangeand Ulster counties joined the effort.Eighteen police dogs and 28 handlers participated in theday-long search along Route 9in Philipstown. Sheriff Donald Smith told the
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, that  his department “received a tremendous amount of assis-tance from the K-9 unit. Wedon’t want to leave any stone unturned and we are continu-ing to follow every lead,” heemphasized.The 49-year-old Marcinak, married and the father of three, was found shot four monthsago in front of his Garrison Garage and was pronounced dead a short time later at Hud-son Valley Hospital Center.In addition to the MTA, thesheriff thanked the OrangeCounty Sheriff’s Department,and the Middletown, Port Jer-vis, New Windsor, and Lib-erty police departments for their assistance by providinga “real-life exercise.” New York State Crime Stop- pers is offering a $10,000 reward for information lead-ing to the arrest and convic-tion of those responsible for the shooting. An additional$10,000 has been offered bya tow truck operator from Tarrytown.Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’sDepartment in Carmel at 225-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 866-313-TIPS.
 K-9 Units Conduct Third Search for Marcinak Clues
Putnam’s 911 Calls Rangefrom Tragic to RidiculousProposed Haldane BudgetWould Lead to Tax Rate Hike
 by Michael Turton Barring any last-minutechanges, the Haldane CentralSchool District will propose what amounts to a contin-gency-level spending plan as its budget for 2009-2010.Trustees at a special meeting held on April 7, 2009 reviewed the draft budget. As it nowstands, proposed spending will total $20,688,727, a 3.83 percent increase over the cur- rent budget. In terms of thetax levy that translates intoa 2.5 percent increase. After the district formally adoptsthe draft budget it must goto the voters in a May 19 referendum.The matter of contingency-level spending leaves consid-erable room for confusion-- perhaps even more so in the budget being proposed. Voters must approve the district’sspending plan each year. If theinitial budget that is taken tovoters is defeated, the district can offer a revised budget for voters to consider in a second  referendum. If that second  proposed budget is also de-feated, the State of New York then formally imposes what it calls a “contingency budget.”When a contingency budget isimposed by the state, not onlyis the spending increase kept to a predetermined minimum, but the state also dictates how funds can be spent, re- moving the local control that  most school communities.Budgeting under contingencyconditions often includes theelimination of all after-schoolactivities, including athleticsand clubs.The spending plan being proposed for next year is actu-ally slightly less than what theState would impose in a con-tingency budget. The irony isthat if the budget as proposed  were to be defeated twice by voters, the contingency budget imposed by the state would result in a very slight increase in spending--just $556. The major difference would be that trustees’ and administrators’ hands would then be tied regarding how tospend funds throughout the next school year.Last week’s meeting was
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Ray Gallagher on baseball and lacrosse
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Putnam Sportsman on Woodchuck, Skunk, and Trout 
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High School Sports Perspective by Putnam Valley’s Alex Basso
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Payeth, for the Taxman Cometh Today
 by Annie Chesnut By now most of us havecompleted the arduous task of filing our income tax re-turns for the calendar year 2008. Some may have rushed through the weekend to pull paperwork together while alsotrying to enjoy the Easter holi-days. Many of us with children in college learned quickly to begin our tax work in Januaryin order to meet the variouscolleges’ deadlines for fil-ing the FAFSA or PROFILEforms that colleges rely on tocompute a family’s EFC (ex- pected family contribution),a number that should repre-sent the amount that a familyshould expect to contribute totheir child’s college educa-tion—but almost never does.Given the present econom-ic situation, we thought it  might be interesting to see how our local accountingcommunity is doing this taxseason. Regrettably, most of the area CPAs were (un-derstandably) too busy tospeak with us. Jeffrey Shad,CPA, who works from an of-fice on Route 9, reported no noticeable difference in this year’s tax season compared  with previous years. “I’m a  year older, and more tired,and that’s a difference,” he
Giant of Generosity ‘Pop’ Lyons Dead at 80
Legislature Recognizes GoodWorks of Putnam Citizens
 by Eric GrossSpring is a busy time of the year for members of thePutnam Legislature. In addi-tion to discussing reams of  resolutions, lawmakers rec-ognize scores of individualsand organizations by issuinga variety of proclamations.At the April meeting of the full legislature held at the historic Putnam CountyCourthouse in Carmel last  week, four proclamations were presented. The first  honored retiring CorrectionsOfficer John Segnit. The leg-islature also proclaimed Aprilas Autism Awareness Monthand recognized Peers Influ-ence Peers Day. The final proclamation named April asAlcohol Awareness Month.Segnit, a life long resident of Putnam County has retired from his position at the Put- nam Correctional Facilityafter a 25-year career. Hegraduated from Mahopac HighSchool in 1981 and joined theSheriff’s Department three years later.PARC Deputy Director Lou Lindenbaum accepted  by Eric GrossBusiness at Putnam Coun-ty’s 911 Emergency Opera-tions Center is booming.While the overwhelming majority of calls received  by dispatchers are legitimateemergencies, an increasing number of 911 hang-up callsand what Commissioner of Emergency Services Robert McMahon calls “wacky” calls have caused concern in recent days.The center was created five years ago and is located in the modern Putnam Trainingand Operations Center on theDonald Smith GovernmentalCampus off Old Route 6 in Carmel.Dispatchers sit at individualconsoles and answer calls con-cerning fires, police requests,auto mishaps, aid cases, and other emergencies.Last week during a visit to the center, four calls were received in back-to-back fash-ion. A man was suffering a coronary in Lake Carmel; a car fire was reported in Mahopac;a report of a suspicious person in Mahopac was forwarded toCarmel Police; and a report of burning wires resulted in the dispatching of the Putnam Valley Fire Department.“This is a quiet time,” said the commissioner, who added,“Imagine how crazy it gets in  here during a storm or other  major emergency.”
 Roast fried  pork contained  shrimp
 John Marcinak’s children continue to remember their father with a prayerful Easter image on Route 9 in Garrison.
Community Day Comeback Slated for July 4th in Village
 District set to recommend contingency-level spending 
Furnace Street Cools Down
 John Segnit is congratulated by Sheriff Don Smith and  Putnam Legislator Mary Ellen Odell on his retirement 
In March, the
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re- ported that some Cold Spring residents had complained about suspicious behavior surrounding a Furnace St. residence (“Furnace Street Concerns Heat Up in Cold Spring,” March 25, 2009).As the tenant of the residencein question had failed to pay rent, the property’s landlord  had filed an eviction suit in Cold Spring Justice Court, per state law. On Monday, April13, according to Terrence P.Dwyer, the landlord’s lawyer,Justice Thomas J. Costelloissued a warrant of eviction.The sheriff’s department now has 30 days to carry out the warrant and evict the tenant.“We’ve done everythinglegally that we can do,” Dwyer said.
- Joe Lindsley Jr.(See 911 on Page 16)(See Community on Page 6)(See Good Works on Page 16)(See Haldane on Page 16)
 Remembering the Revolution on Patriot’s Day
 by Michael Brendan DoughertyPatriots Day, April 19,commemorates the battlesof Lexington and Concord and the beginning of theAmerican Revolution. In Cold Spring, the occasion will be celebrated at the Putnam County Historical Society’sFoundry School Museum withthe opening of a new exhibit dedicated to one of the town’s most important historical resi-dents, George Pope Morris.A famous essayist, publisher,and poet, Morris proved to be a consequential figure in American culture in the 19thcentury.Morris founded 
 Home Jour-nal 
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Town and Country
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, which he founded, and  he also became a well-known songwriter. Poe would later compliment Morris, saying,“He is just what poets would  be if they sang like birds without criticism ... noth-ing can stop a song of his.”Perhaps Morris’s most well known poem was “Woodman,Spare That Tree!” which used to be common in textbooks:“Woodman, spare that tree! / Touch not a single bough! / In youth it sheltered me, / And I’ll protect it now.”The Historical Society ex- hibit, which is also sponsored  by the Boston Athenaeum,includes paintings, photo-graphs, letters, books, and  more. It opens to the publicat 11am on Sunday, April 19,and will remain in Cold Spring until mid-August, when it will move to Boston. Admission tothe museum is $5 for adultsand $2 for children. PCHS members are admitted for free.
(For more on Patriot’s Day, see page 6)(See Taxes on Page 16)
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THURSDAY 4/16FRIDAY 4/17MONDAY 4/20TUESDAY 4/21WEDNESDAY 4/22
No Meetings Scheduled7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA7:00 PM - PV School Board - BUDGETMeeting7:30 PM - Philipstown PlanningBoard6:30 PM - Putnam Cty Empire ZoneBoard-Carmel7:30 PM - Nelsonville Village MonthlyMeeting7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board WeeklyWorkshop
7:30 PM - Philipstown Board Weekly Workshop
Easter Sunday, having just passed, marks mid-Aprilas a time of hope and looking forward to the warmthof spring. But as we bid the winter good riddance,first we must say farewell to two of our community’s beloved elders, Harold “Pop” Lyons and Jim Guinan.How fortunate we were to have them walk among us,sharing their laughter, wisdom, and kindness. No onecan ever take their places.The chillier April weather beckons hearty shoppersto Main Street in Cold Spring, where merchants are ready to welcome browsers and buyers alike. The music scene in the Village is helping to attract a livelycrowd at local eateries. Check it out.This weekend, drive carefully on Routes 9D, 301,and 403 in Philipstown, as volunteers will be clean-ing up the roadsides for the Adopt-a-Highway project.Also, watch out for foul balls—Little League openingday is Saturday.Birthdays this week include Debbie Russo, PaulCofini, Lindsay Nastasi, Christian Mayo, Donna DeChristopher, Michael O’Connor, Katherine Clarke,Grace Conlye, Kylie Noel Falloon, Fred Strebel, BillyRoach, Anthony Phillips, J.J. Clinton III, Anne MarieLilburne, Dick Mayo, Savannah Lombardi, AkashGandhi, Casey Caterino, and Devin Rose.
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Candidates for the May 19School Board Elections should contact the PCN&R asap re-garding announcement and plat-form deadlines and specifica-tions.The rules have been modi-fied from those formerly used.The last edition for any sub- missions, including Letters tothe Editor, from candidates will be Wed. April 29, two weeksfrom today.The last edition for Lettersto the Editor from the general public related to the SchoolBoard Elections will be Wed.May 6.Deadlines for these editionsare Mondays at noon.
A Teacher SalaryGive Back WouldShow Concern
To the Editor:I recently learned that the New York State judges have not  had a raise in ten years. But our teachers in Garrison are used to a raise every year. The nego-tiations for a new teacher con-tract are going on in Garrison.The old contract ended two years ago. In this school year the teachers are making what they had at the last contract plusa step raise for each of the twoadditional years without thecontract.The school stated that theteachers’ salaries this year areas follows: two teachers earn from $53,559 to $59,460; four from $62,112 to $67,386; sixfrom $70,146 to $76,078; sixfrom $80,568 to $88,481; and ten from $91,119 to $109,179.Benefits add about 30% to eachsalary. And that is for 185 work-ing days a year.At this time, it would be re-sponsible for the teachers to give back some of the salaries, or contribute more to their ben-efits, or take on extracurricu-lar activities without extra pay.That would benefit thechildren’s educational programsand show concern for the com- munity.Maria BrackeMember, Budget AdvisoryCommittee, Garrison School
New ArchitecturalGem on the Hudson
To the Editor:I was disappointed a few yearsago when I heard there were plans to build a small auxiliary building next to the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration. I havealways considered the chapelto be a small architectural gem,as perfect in proportion as thePantheon in Rome.The chapel is one of the most  beautiful, and most significant  buildings on the Hudson. Ithought anything built near it  would distract from it. How pleasing it is to see the new building has turned out to beone of the most beautiful, per-fectly proportioned contempo- rary buildings on the Hudson,or anywhere else, and that it addsto the aesthetic beauty of thechapel.Its overall design, the way it sits organically into the hill, its relationship to the old stone walland to Foundry Dock Park, itsgreen roof, and the exceptionalcraftsmanship make it another small architectural gem in Cold Spring.Congratulations to the chapelarchitecture committee, and tothe architect Peter Smith. Weshould all be proud of this ac-complishment. Now can something be doneto move to another location the ugly electrical equipment be- hind the wire fence, and the two poles, sitting in front of this newarchitectural gem?Joe Chapman Architect (retired), Garrison 
Legislation isCritical Tool forLand Conservation
Dear Editor:Residents of Philipstown and Putnam Valley should knowabout new legislation, cham- pioned by our Congressman John Hall, which will preservea critical tool for land conser-vation in the Highlands and across the nation.The Conservation Easement Incentive Act, H.R. 1831, would  make permanent a temporarytax incentive that has helped organizations like the Hudson Highlands Land Trust work with willing landowners to conserveabout a million acres a year across the nation, and nearly400 acres in Philipstown and Putnam Valley, since 2006. Unless Congress acts, thisimportant conservation tool willexpire at the end of 2009! Wecommend Congressman John Hall for being an original co-sponsor of H.R. 1831, thus lead-ing the effort to make theseincentives permanent. We look forward to his work to securefinal passage of the Act by theend of 2009.Landowners in our commu- nity should know that this tem- porary federal incentive still provides significant tax benefitsfor entering into voluntary con-servation agreements. By do- nating a conservation easement,a landowner gives up futuredevelopment rights, to perma- nently protect important natu- ral or historic resources. But, property owner continue to bethe owner of and use their land, just as they did in the past, as a  residence or for agricultural purposes, and are free to sell it or pass it on to their heirs.Through the efforts of John Hall, we all will have a better chance of benefiting from thecleaner water, wildlife habitat,and local family farms result-ing from property owners do- nating conservation easements, which undoubtedly contributeto the quality of life in theHudson Highlands. Please ex- press your appreciation to him for continuing to be a leader in  preserving this special place we’re fortunate enough to call home.Andy Chmar Executive Director Hudson Highlands Land Trust 
Maybe StanleyKnew Something
To the Editor:Lord Stanley of Preston,England donated a silver cupthat became known as TheStanley Cup in 1892. Although he didn’t stay in Canada longenough to even see a single hockey game, maybe he knewsomething.Even for non-hockey fans theannual Stanley Cup playoffs which are about to get under- way are something special to behold. Here’s why. At the elitelevel, hockey is played by ath-letes who, pound-for-pound, areas strong as football players, have the agility of basketball players, and possess the hand-eye coordination of baseball players.They play their game on ice,skating on razor-sharp bladesat speeds those other sportsdon’t even dream of - and un-der the constant threat of being hit. As for The Stanley Cup it-self, no other trophy in all of sport even comes close.So even if you are not a  hockey fan, tune in and see the best game in the world of sport.Well, actually, curling is prettygood too.Michael Turton Beacon, NY
Union Leaders’Greed is a Burden
To the Editor:As an alumna of a union (In-ternational Newspaper Guild),I know firsthand that union leaders represent one segment of society: themselves. Any belief that they represent their  member workers is fantasy. Union workers in government and teaching had better wise upthat their leaders are hypingthem into demanding higher salaries because that is the onlyexcuse leaders have for exist-ing.In my own case, I went to work for an out-of-state daily newspaper with a good pension fund. Well into my tenure, younger workers, all of whom  wound up working elsewhere, were hyped by the union intodemanding exorbitant salaries.This came at the expense of the pension fund on which older  workers depended, as the man-agement would not let the unions have it both ways.Rather than protecting from  mob rule the minority of older  workers who had paid union dues for years, the InternationalGuild gave permission to sign the contract benefiting the young workers who ultimatelyleft for other jobs. After 26 years, my guild membership, required as a condition of em- ployment, did not “protect” meas promised. I retired without the pension that was in place before the guild hyped for the higher salaries.I am not surprised that unionscontinue to push for higher salaries at the expense of someof their own members, who will be laid off when the govern- ment and the schools can nolonger meet union demands.We’ll see how much brotherlylove there is when those laid-off members wise up that their fellow union members inflicted this, and it happened because union leaders were protectingtheir own “raison etre” that had  nothing to do with welfare of  rank-and-file members.There was an era of sweat shops when unions were sorely needed. They performed an important function. Today, union leaders’ greed has re-sulted in outsourcing jobs tocountries with their own sweat-shops, because union workers became too expensive to hire here at home. This same greed  has laid a heavy burden on tax- payers, causing some to losetheir homes.Wake up, union members. It’stime to relegate your unions tothe trash heap. The job and home you save may be your own.Catherine Portman-LauxGarrison 
 
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Harold Lyons
Harold “Pop” Lyons, age 80,a lifelong Cold Spring resident,died on Saturday, April 11,2009, at his residence. Born March 5, 1929, in Cold Spring, he was the son of the late Nathanial and Carrie (Conley)Lyons.Mr. Lyons was the founder of Harold Lyons & Sons, Inc.in Cold Spring. He was a mem- ber of the Cold Spring United Methodist Church, where he was also a trustee and consult-ant, trustee of the Cold SpringCemetery Association, and  member of the Philipstown Republican Committee. He wasan honorary member of the North Highlands Fire Company,the former Nelsonville FireCompany, Cold Spring Fire Co.#1, Philipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and  Nelsonville Fish and Fur Club.He was predeceased by his wife, the late Eleanor (Allen)Lyons, in 1983. He is survived  by two sons, Nathan H. Lyonsand Ernest W. (Deirdre) Lyons;and two daughters, Beverley(Arthur) Hotaling and Barbara (Ray) Moore, all of Cold Spring.He is also survived by by one brother, David Lyons of Cold Spring. Twelve grandchildren,Arthur and Adam Hotaling,Ellen Kilmer, Melissa Gallwitz,Richard Johnson Jr., Robert Johnson, Cory and AlexisLyons, Jennifer, Victoria, and Courtney Lyons and NicolePhillips; and 26 great grand-children also survive him as well. He was predeceased by 6 brothers, Wendall, Nathan “Widgie”, Frederick “Fittie”,Francis “Dick”, John “Jack” and Clarence “Winkie” Lyons; and two sisters, Harriett Hustis and Gloria “Sissy” Trocheck.Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Wednesday April 15,2009, at the Cold Spring United Methodist Church, 216 Main Street Cold Spring. Interment  will follow in Cold SpringCemetery. Friends called at theCold Spring United Methodist Church on Monday and Tues-day, April 13 & 14.Donations in Mr. Lyons’ name may be made to the Cold Spring United Methodist Church or the Philipstown Vol- unteer Ambulance Corps., 14Cedar Street, Cold Spring, NY10516. Arrangements are un-der the direction of the Clinton Funeral Home, Cold Spring.
Kayleigh Michele Beach
Born on March 15, 2009, at Hudson Valley Hospital, toJennifer Denise Funes and Jo-seph Michael Beach of Peekskill. Maternal grand- mother is Karlina Flores of Putnam Valley. Paternal grand-father is Francis Leo Whippleof Central Square.
Madelyn Grace August
Born on March 11, 2009, at Hudson Valley Hospital, to Kym and Todd August of Garrison.Maternal grandparents are Rob-ert and Margaret Stevens of Suffern. Paternal grandparentsare Lester and Sandy August of Jackson, New Jersey.
The Methodist Church on Main Street in Cold Spring was crowded with vehicles and foot traffic as communitymembers and friends came to pay their respects to Harold Lyons.
Store Event forMake-a-WishFoundation
On May 2, Born Lucky, a children’s clothing store located at 64 Main Street in Cold Spring will celebrate their first anni-versary by giving back to thechildren in the community and donating 20 percent of the pro-ceeds to the Make-A-WishFoundation of the Hudson Val-ley.Lucky customers will be en-tered to win wonderful prizesand there will be balloons and goodies for little ones.Help grant some well-de-served wishes by stopping byanytime between 11am and 6pm.
Loretto Brings Bingo Back to Cold Spring
Starting Thursday, April 23,2009, bingo will be back in Cold Spring at the Parish Hall of Our Lady of Loretto after its 20 year departure from our town. TheParish Hall of Our Lady of Loretto, located at 24 Fair Street, will open its doors at 6pm, with the first game start-ing at 7:15. You must be eigh-teen years of age or older toattend.$1,500 in total cash prizes will be given out each and everyThursday night. The night willstart with a $250 early bird gameand the night will conclude witha $500 jackpot bingo game.The Bingo Committee Chair- persons, Annette Flaherty and John Scherer, would like to personally invite anyone whois interested in playing bingoto come on down to the ParishHall. Food and refreshments will be on sale during the courseof the night, so bring your ap- petite.Bingo would not be alive had it not been for the 40 plus vol- unteers from Our Lady of Loretto parish. It’s just amaz-ing to see so many people cometogether to make this happen.There’s a lot more than just calling out numbers. The con-cession stand, organized byLucia Grandetti and PatriceTilearcio, will be serving hot dogs and hamburgers as wellas other goodies.A big thanks goes out to that group as well as to all the bingovolunteers.Any questions can be directed to John Scherer, at 809-5077or t jscherer15@msn.com and Annette Flaherty at 598-1143or 
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John E. Petacchi
John E. Petacchi, age 83, of Philipstown, died on Wednes-day, April 8, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.Born June 23, 1925 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the lateJohn D. and Mary (Lena)Petacchi.Mr. Petacchi was a retired truck driver with local #256 in Elmsford, NY.He is survived by his wife,Karen A. (Salmonson) Petacchiof the home address; one son,John Petacchi of Staatsburg, NY; four daughters, Erica Kim of Fairfax, VA, Mary Petacchiof Kingston, NY, Karen Phillipsof Cold Spring, and Christa Petacchi of New Windsor, NY.One brother, Donald V. Petacchiof Hobart, NY, and two sisters,Vilma DiBenedatto of Arling-ton, VA, and Marietna Mascoloof Great Falls, VA, and fivegrandchildren also survive him.A Memorial Service will be held at 10am on Saturday, April11 at Clinton Funeral Home,Cnr. of Parrott & Pine Sts (21Parrott St) Cold Spring. Friends may call on Saturday from 9-10am at Clinton Funeral Home.Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made in Mr. Petacchi’s name to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, De-velopment Office, PO Box27106, New York, NY 10087-7106 or online at 
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ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS1101 Route 9D, Garrisonstphilips.highlands.comRev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.424-3571 - e-mail:stphilips@highlands.comSat. Apr. 25 -
Valley ImprovGroup comedy show benefit,7:30pm, $10/adults, $7/chil-dren 
FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OFPHILIPSTOWNAcademy & Cherry StreetsCold Spring - 265-3220Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastorwww.presbychurchcoldspring.orgemail: FPCP@verizon.net
Worship Service: 10:30am 
Sat. Apr. 18
- Jazz Vespers,5:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal:Wednesdays 7pm Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9-11:30, Tues. and Thurs. 9-2
OUR LADY OFLORETTO CATHOLICCHURCHFair Street, Cold Spring(845) 265-3718
 www.ourladyoflorettocs.com 
Fr. 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: 530pm 
Confessions:
Sat., 4:30-5pm 
Bingo -
Thursdays, beginningApr. 23. Doors open 6pm, first game begins 7:15pm. $1,500in Total Cash Prizes. Conces-sions available.
PHILIPSTOWN REFORMSYNAGOGUEP.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 10516Unless otherwise indicated,all services take place at St.Mary’s Parish House, ColdSpring.
Sat. Apr. 25
- Shabbat Services,Holocaust remembrance. 9:30am discussion, 10:30am service, led  by Henry & Adele Stern 
For more information call265-8011 and leave amessage or e-mailphilipstownreformsynagogue@gmail.comCOLD SPRINGBAPTIST CHURCH(American BaptistChurches, USA)Paul Laurelli(Interim Pastor)245 Main St., Cold Spring265-2022Sunday Services,
10:30am 
Wednesdays:
Prayer- Fellow-ship time, 7pm 
FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENTRoute 9, Garrison424-3671graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.orgSun. Apr. 19
- Pianist PierluigiSampietro, 3pm, Pilgrim Hall,$20
Thu/Sun Apr. 23/26
- Day byDay Agape, Girl’s Weekend Retreat at Capuchin Youth &Family Ministries. $135 incl. meals & lodging.
UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLDSPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)(265-3365)South Highland UMC,19 Snake Hill Rd. GarrisonCold Spring UMC,216 Main StreetPastor Timothy Henderson
South Highland in Garrison  worship service at 9:30am. Cold Spring worship service at 11am.Sunday School occurs during worship service time throughJune 2009.
ST. MARY’S EPISCOPALCHURCH IN THEHIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen,Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, SeniorWarden, 265-3624
 www.stmaryscoldspring.dioceseny.org
Fri. Apr. 17
- Sandhurst RoyalAcademy Choir benefit concert for steeple, 7:30pm 
Sun. Masses:
8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sunday schoolin Parish Hall during 10:30 mass
Thurs. Fri. & Sun.:
AA in par-ish hall, 8pm 
BEACON HEBREWALLIANCEConservative Synagogue331 Verplanck Ave., BeaconRabbi Josh WohlCantor Ellen Gersh845-831-2012
 www.beaconhebrewalliance.orgFri. night Shabbat services7:30pm Sat. morning Shabbat services,9:30am Please check the website for information regarding religiousschool, services, and events
PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUPQuaker Meeting(845) 424-3525
Meeting for Worship – 2nd &4th Sundays of each month,10am, at 848 Old Albany Post Road (Whyatt Stone Cottage),Garrison. Call for directions.Children of all ages welcome.
TEMPLE BETH-EL118 GRAND AVE.,POUGHKEEPSIE845-454-0570www.templebethelpok.nyShalom Tots
- First Sat. of each month - 11:15am 
REFORM TEMPLE OFPUTNAM VALLEY362 Church RoadPutnam ValleyRabbi Allen Darnov(845) 528-4774www.rtpv.orgShabbat Services:
Fridays,8pm; Young people’s service-third Friday of the month, 7pm.Hebrew School, ages 3+
Sat. Apr. 25 -
Film & discus-sion:
 Blessed is the Match,
based on life of Hannah Senesh, pre-ceded by Havdalah; ages 12 &older. 8pm, free.
DREW UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH28 Gleneida Avenue, CarmelRev. Karen A. Burger(845) 225-2019
 www.drewumc.org
GREEK ORTHODOXCHAPEL OF SAINTBASIL’S ACADEMYRoute 9D, Garrison424-3500Fr. Constantine L. Sitaras,General Director
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