by Annie Chesnut Peter Inserillo has owned and operated the Cold SpringBakery and Café for close toeight years, but the family-owned-and-operated business was decades in the making.Peter graduated from theCulinary Institute of America and then spent time workingin high-end country clubsand restaurants both in NewYork and Colorado. When he met his wife, Christine,a waitress at one of the es-tablishments in which he wascooking, they married and began raising a family that now includes three boys, theoldest of whom waits tables at the café. Christine runs “thefront of the house” and Peter works in the back. All of the recipes are his, and he care-fully supervises the prepara-tion to make sure everythingis up to his standards.The café feels like a coun-try kitchen, with cheerfulflowerboxes outside, the windows, white walls hung with local photographs and other artwork, folding wood-en chairs, and polished plank by Michael Turton Good grades aren’t limited just to the students in a schoolsystem. Moody’s Investors’Service has upgraded the Hal-dane Central School District’s bond rating from A-3 to A-2,a report card that is morethan merely favorable, as it will save taxpayers money whenever the District uses bonds to raise funds.Superintendent Mark Vil-lanti beamed as he made theannouncement at the August 11, 2009, Haldane SchoolBoard meeting. A statement from Moody’s said in part,“The A-2 rating reflects theDistrict’s strong management … positive financial perfor- mance that has significantlyimproved the district’s finan-cial flexibility.”“Moody’s believes that theDistrict’s three-year trend of sound financial management practices will continue,” the report said. “The District’sconservative budgeting has produced operating surplusesin the last three years.”Villanti said that the upgradeis unusual given the current tough economic climate. In addition to conservative bud-geting, “Our fiscal fitness has improved considerably because of our emphasis on long-term planning and thecreation of reserve funds tooffset known future costs,” he said.In a second bit of good finan-cial news, Business Manager Anne Dinio reported that a tax rate increase originallyestimated at 2.48 percent and approved by public referen-dum as part of the 2009-10 budget has been reduced to1.87 percent. Villanti again pointed to conservative bud-geting practices as the reason why the preliminary estimate has decreased three years in a row.On the heels of those an- nouncements, trustees continued their long-term financial planning by addressing theinevitable increase in the cost of funding the New York Stateand Local Employees Retire- ment Fund. Establishment of a $660,000 reserve fund wasapproved, using monies from the unappropriated unreserved fund balance for the 2009-09school year. by Michael MellWith the summer now in full swing, one might think that heating buildings would be the last thing on anyone’s mind. This was not the case, however, at the Putnam Val-ley Town Board’s August 12, 2009, workshop, whichled off with a hearing about the regulation and operation of wood boilers. Residentsand board members seemed comfortable that the “third time would be the charm,”in settling this oft-discussed issue, but it was not to be.The idea of regulating theseoutdoor boilers, used by some residents for winter heating,and others for commercial purposes, gained traction in many communities last fall.Concern continues to be expressed about the proposed law’s allowable period of use conflicting with unsea-sonable cold weather. Year- round commercial users fear an adverse impact upon rev-enues. The board maintainsthat applications for variance, provided in the proposed law, will adequately address thoseconcerns.Discussion of the mecha- nism of the law concluded that the zoning board would be the more appropriate town agencyto receive and rule on requestsfor variances. Town AttorneyBill Zutt informed the board that this seemingly simplechange would neverthelesstrigger an additional public hearing. The board scheduled the fourth public hearing in advance of the September 9 meeting, with a vote scheduled for September 16.The board then turned itsattention to a proposal tocreate a wastewater disposaldistrict for Lake Oscawana.A $30,000 grant has been sought to finance the district, with the goal of ensuringthat septic systems in thedistrict will be suitable and appropriately maintained.Bill Zutt described two pos-sible approaches. The first is a regulatory approach that would require residents in thedistrict to submit proof, everytwo to three years that their septic systems are in com- pliance. The second would use taxes from the disposaldistrict to fund maintenanceof the systems by the town.Supervisor Bob Tendyvoiced his preference for the former, “regulatory,”approach because it would

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by Margaret O’Sullivan You may have caught a glimpse from the train or from your car of a structurein the Hudson River. “What’sthat?” you exclaim, whether by yourself or with a companion,and sometimes you are goingtoo fast, or there is too muchfoliage, for you to realize it isa castle, or actually the ruinsof a former one. When you approach it from the north thelettering on the building readsBannerman’s Island Arsenal, but in fact, it was the home and business of Francis Banner- man VI. It is Mr. Bannerman’sversion of a Scottish castleand it was his hope that hissubstantial collection of mili-tary items, from pith helmetsto cannonballs—which he alsosold for a living—would lead to the study of war so that the world would no longer haveto practice it. Never having visited Ban- nerman’s Castle before, I was prompted to go and enjoy a Victorian Tea catered by TheCup and Saucer Tearoom in Beacon, and held in the gardenssurrounding the residence. The residence, located not far from the arsenal, is quite small,and is where the Bannermanslived when they visited theisland. When the Bannermansarrived, the summer socialseason officially began in and around Beacon and Fishkill.Both structures are on Pol-lepel Island, which can beseen from various vantage points, whether from the river or from land.August 9 was a meaning-ful date for the tea since it was the 40th anniversary of the day Bannerman’s castle burned in 1969. It is said that the flames reached 300feet in the air and the fire- boats could not approach it due to the heat generated bythe recycled creosote timbers used by Bannerman to build the castle. He was truly a frugal Scot, using recycled materials throughout for the building of the structure. The

‘The Stream that Sweetly Laves the Banksby Castle Bannerman’

by Michael Turton Activity of any kind on theold Marathon Battery factory has a way of turning heads in Cold Spring. In recent weeks,crews have been working on the Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) Superfund Cleanup Site nestled between Kemble Avenue and Boule-vard and Constitution streets.According to an EPA official,the works are part of “normalinvestigative practices” and the site is now considered “remediated and ready for development.”The current work will becompleted by the end of August. Three groundwater monitoring wells have been installed along Constitution Street; in addition, six coresare being drilled on the old factory grounds with small wells installed in three of them.Once heavily polluted withcadmium, nickel, and other toxins, the site was taken off of the EPA’s NationalPriority Listing in 1996 after contaminated sediments were removed through dredging op-erations carried out between 1992 and 1994, at a cost of approximately $100 million.The factory closed in 1979.Pamela Tames, a Profes-sional Engineer with the Re- mediation Branch of the EPA,indicated in an email to the

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that the works are part of “normal investigative practices,” and went on tostate that, “The purpose of thedrilling is to install additionalgroundwater monitoring wells… to fully characterize thecontaminant plume and gather additional information about the aquifer.”One of the Constitution Street wells was drilled in BobFerris’s front yard. The wells will monitor groundwater in the aquifer below, contaminated decades earlier by thefactory’s effluent. Ferris’s wife and daughter recently had blood work done to test for trichloroethylene and perchloroephylene, volatileorganic chemicals that have been detected beneath their home. The blood tests, whichMr. Ferris declined, proved negative. A venting system— similar to a radon reduction system—is being installed in the Ferris’s basement to remove any vapors that could

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by Michael MellIn a lengthy meeting on Tuesday, August 11, the vil-lage board addressed water discoloration, the recent spateof burglaries, and the structureof the special board created tocraft a comprehensive plan.During the building inspec-tor’s presentation, one resi-dent questioned the mayor’s use of his home garage as a bagpipe-making shop, thoughthe inspector has ruled that the mayor has acted in accord with all codes.Village accountant Ellen Mageean presented the un-audited account of the past quarter. New procedures totrack revenues and expendi-tures more accurately continueto be effective and to allow a real time evaluation of villagefinances. The board passed a budget amendment reso-lution, shifting funds from selected accounts showinga surplus to those requiringsupplemental funds, a fairlycommon occurrence over thecourse of the year for many municipalities. Per discussion at the previous workshop,the board passed a resolution authorizing payment of bills prior to the monthly meeting, which streamlines the processfor the board and accountant.The report by Building In-spector James Hartford iden-tified the building permitsissued, inspections made, and citations issued. An old issue, however, took up the major portion of Mr. Hartford’s time with the board. Tom Valentine,a village resident, expressed his disagreement with the de-termination made in regardsto Mayor Gallagher’s use of his garage to build bagpipes.The larger issue is permissibleactivities in which village residents may engage, in their house, garage or other adja-cent structure on the property.Mr. Hartford has previously made a determination that the mayor is not in conflict withvillage or state code. WhileMr. Valentine maintains that

Bagpipes, Burglaries, andBudgets in Cold Spring

by Michael MellCold Spring’s village board approved an unanimous reso-lution August 11 criticizingthe County Board of Elec-tion’s consolidation of local polling places. The villagetrustees said changes in poll-ing locations are confusingand serve as a disincentiveto vote. The village board’saction follows a Town of Phil-ipstown resolution that the new North Highlands FireHouse be used as a polling place for districts 7 & 8. Per the election board’s decision, North Highlands citizens will have to vote at Cold Spring’sMethodist Church, 3.3 milesfrom the newly constructed and expansive fire house.Hans Moeller, a North High-lands Fire House booster,spoke to the board about hisongoing efforts to oppose theelection board’s decision. He has garnered over 150 sig- natures and asked that his petition be included when thevillage submits its resolution.Describing his attempts tocommunicate with the election board last June, Mr. Moeller said, “they basically said ‘no’,it’s a done deal.” Moeller isawaiting a written reply. “Wedon’t intend to sit still and have them ram this down our throats,” Moeller said.Trustee Ralph Falloon point-ed out that the election board has always been insistent on maintaining the NelsonvilleFire House as a polling place.Resident Mike Armstrongasked whether this the election board’s failure to consult withlocal political entities was a legal issue. “It’s typical, of a long-standing arrogance bythe election board,” he said.

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Notice is hereby given, that the Town Board of Phil-ipstown will conduct a Public Hearing on September 3,2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, 238 Main Street,Cold Spring. The purpose is to hear comments for/ against the proposed increase and improvement of thefacilities of the Garrison’s Landing Water District.See notice on page 16 for more details.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009CXLIII No. 33Philipstown & Putnam Valley

by Catherine Garnsey

“And if you should surviveto a hundred and five, Look at all you’ll deriveout of being aliveThen here is the best part You have a head start If you are among the very young at heart.”

from “Young at Heart,” 1953Lyrics by Carolyn LeighMusic by Johnny Richards

The Cold Spring Senior Picnic, held at Mayor’s Park,Cold Spring, on Saturday,August 15, 2009, hosted closeto 80 area senior citizens whocame to enjoy an afternoon of food, fun, and entertainment as the guests of the VillageBoard of Cold Spring.Mayor Seth Gallagher wason hand flipping burgers and cooking hot dogs on the grilleand was happy to talk about this annual event. “Our seniors have contributed so much to our village and town in past years and many of them are still active servingour community. This is our way of saying ‘thank you’to them … and the seniors really seem to be enjoyingthemselves.”Bruce Campbell, VillageTrustee, who has lived in thevillage for 56 years, worked hard to get the food and drinksfor the day donated by thetown’s restaurants, delis, and bars. “This is one event that always touches my heart …and as I went around for dona-tions to our area merchants,everyone had their hands out, ready and eager to help us,” heexplained. “This is a chancefor us all to show apprecia-tion to those folks who wereso good to us when we kids.I really enjoy seeing them and serving them once a year like this, and I know that theseniors always look forward to this picnic.”Jean DePaolis, one of theguests, said that she had a great time at the Senior Pic- nic. “Oh, it was lovely!”she reported, “The food was delicious … hamburg-ers with tomatoes, onions,and cheese, hot dogs, ziti, potato salad, tossed salad, and elbow macaroni salad. And so many desserts! … brown-ies and cupcakes and 3 great big cheesecakes from TheCheesecake Factory. Also,this is the first year that we had live entertainment. Someof the members of The Depot Theatre cast of “Annie” cameto sing for us. (photo above)Those kids were wonderful!Mrs. DePaolis continued, “Af-ter that, many of us just sat around chatting while some of the other seniors played cardsor backgammon, listening toour favorite music from theCD player.All in all, it was a beautifulday, a little hot, but it reallydidn’t matter.”

Cold Spring Hosts Annual Senior Picnic

Left to right: Kaelin Martin, Marina Martin, Bridget Batignani, Lucy Austin, and Frankie Batignani.

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The Hudson River Val-ley National Heritage Area,Hudson River Valley Gre-enway, and New York StateDepartment of EnvironmentalConservation Hudson River Estuary Program is encourag-ing residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond to get ready for the Tenth AnnualHudson River Valley Ramble,scheduled for September 5-7,12-13, 19-20, & 26-27, 2009.During this Quadricenten- nial Year, the Ramble willfeature a larger than ever roster of events stretchingfrom Saratoga and Washing-ton Counties and the CapitalRegion to New York City. Par-ticipants will enjoy guided walking, hiking, kayaking,and biking experiences, estu-ary explorations, and historicsite tours that highlight thesignificant historical, cul-tural and natural resourcesfound throughout the Hudson River Valley.This year, the 2009 Hudson Fulton Champlain Quadri-centennial Commission has partnered with the NationalHeritage Area and the Histor-ic House Trust of New York City to inaugurate the state’sfirst ever New York HeritageWeekend which will be held during the second weekend of the Ramble, September 12-13. During this special weekend, the museums, his-torical societies, heritageareas, historic places, parks,and recreation areas of theHudson and Champlain val-leys will welcome visitorsfree of charge or at signifi-cantly reduced rates for ex- ploration and participation in special events. HeritageWeekend event listings can be found at

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All Ramble events are led by naturalists, ecologists, historians, geologists and trained volunteers from 200 participating groups. Eventsare offered for all abilities, most are free, and many arefamily oriented.The Hudson River ValleyRamble is sponsored by theHudson River Valley NationalHeritage Area (HRVNHA).Visit

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Hudson Ramble Celebrates Cultural Landscape

The heat is probably the main topic these days. Too bad we can’t bottle some of it so it can be released in the middle of January. Keep yourselves, children and pets well protected and hydrated during these hot days.

• Speaking of pets, Dr. Peter Bach of the Animal Hos

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that there has been a sudden rise in Kennel Cough Infection in Westchester. Dr. Bach will be offering additional hours in the evenings and on Thursdays to accommodate the extra needs of dogs under his care until the end of September.There is a vaccination against KCI and they have suf-ficient numbers of the vaccine in stock for the patientsat the Animal Hospital of Cold Spring.

• Lots of people are on vacation the last two weeks

of August but there are still some things to do around town. The Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series: Slip- pery Chicken/Buddy Traina Band: Rockabilly/Rock &Blues will be at the Cold Spring Bandstand at 5:30 on Sunday, August 23.

• The book and media sale is still going on at the Des

- mond Fish Library in Garrison, Boscobel has a lectureon framing on Monday August 24, and some restaurantsaround town have summer specials and music.

• One of our Lake Peekskill readers reported an un

- usual skunk sighting last weekend. Leaving the housefor a beach trip at around 5 in the morning, he noticed that the trash in front of the house had been raided, and the culprit was still there on the brick walkway. It was a baby skunk, spinning around in circles and acting dazed.Rabies? No, Yoplait.

The poor critter had a plastic yogurtcontainer stuck on its head and was in a frenzy trying toget it off. Our reader donned some garden gloves, and,hoping not to get sprayed, waited until it went behinda small stepladder, where he reached in and pulled theyogurt cup off the animal’s face. No spray was evident,and all seemed well, until the determined little skunk decided to head back to the torn trash bags for more! Afew noisy screen door slams, and it was finally on itsway back to the woods.

• Happy Birthday greetings to Sara Savastano, Joseph

Savastano, Tara Duggan, Charles Junjulas Jr., CarolSaltzman, Julia Famularo, Rhett Prentice, Maria Cofini,Paul White, mary Jane Smith, Mimi Solis, Geoffry Lil- burne, Luke Meisel, Christina Strebel, Stewart Sawyer,Haywood Fincham Sr., Michael Lyons, Arvindbhai Shah,Grace O’Malley, Simon Spence, Marcella S. Sakala, BobSampogna. Best wishes to all!

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In last week’s issue we reported that AnneImpellizzeri was present at a meeting of the Cold SpringVillage Board on July 28. She was not present.

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7:00 PM - PVCSD BOE Meeting - PVHSCafeteria7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA7:30 PM -Philipstown Planning Board -Public Hearing - VFW HallNo Meetings ScheduledPV TOWN HALL CLOSED6:00 PM - PV Planning Board7:30 PM - Philipstown ZBA7:30 PM -Cold Spring Board WeeklyWorkshop7:30 PM-Philipstown Board WeeklyWorkshop

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PCN&R On August 12 and August 16 the North Highlands FireDepartment’s Firefighters used their new building for training for the first tine. The building was built with a self escape window, which thefirefighters use to simulateescaping a situation such as being trapped in a room with no other way out than the window.The class this past week wasa Train the trainer class given by First Due Training from Staten Island. The class wasattended bun ne firefighters:Chief Joseph Hyatt, Assis-tant Chief Pat Scherer, 2nd Assistant Chief Matt Riner,Captain Chris Hyatt, Lieuten-ant Barbara Vivienzo, 2nd Lieutenant Karolina Alves,and Firefighters James Ma-tero, Mike Lisikatos, and John Van Tassel. All of these members are now trained asTraining Instructors for theEmergency Escape and Self Rescue System. North Highlands recently purchased 22 R.I.T. Emer-gency Escape and Self Res-cue Systems which are beinggiven out to their interior firefighters upon completion of a training class. The Emer-gency Self Escape RescueSystem consists of a ClassII harness with 50 feet of webbing and a descendingdevice. This allows the fire-fighter to escape dangeroussituations when trapped in rooms above the first floor.These systems were recently mandated by NFPA.The Fire Department wantsto remind everyone we arealways seeking new membersand anyone wishing to join is urged to call the firehouseat 265-9595 or stop by anySunday morning.

NHFD Runs First Training Course

Glynwood, the non-profit organization whose mission is to help save farming in the northeast, will hold itsfirst Barn-Dance Gala in its new barn at Glynwood Farm. Cocktails and a dinner showcasing products from local Hudson Valley farms will be followed by dancingand a live auction. Proceedsfrom the Gala will help sup- port Glynwood’s programsto help save farming.The event will take placeon Saturday, September 12,2009, with cocktails and dinner beginning at 7pm, at the Barn at Glynwood Farm.Glynwood is located on Route 301 in Cold Spring.Individual tickets are$250. Table sponsorshipsare available. To purchasetickets, please call Anita Barber at Glynwood, 265-3338.

Barn DanceGala BenefitsGlynwood

After a week of intensive private lessons, ensemble playing, and composition lessons, young string play-ers from the Hudson Val-ley presented their final dayconcert on Friday, August 7,2009, at the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration.The Hudson Valley Sum- mer Strings Festival, led byViolinist/Teaching Artist Gwen Laster in conjunction with Violinist/Teaching Artist Pam Read, was a first for thevillage of Cold Spring. Thetheme of the concert was New, Traditional, and Non Traditional Music. The nine young artists performed origi- nal compositions, traditionaland Suzuki compositions, and non-traditional music usingimprovisation.Clarinetist/composer David Rothenberg who joined thestrings on bass clarinet to perform Rothenberg’s “WhaleMusic,” with the sounds of whales recorded live in Ha- waii. All music was accom- panied by Laster on violin and piano, Read on violin,and Banks on electric bassand was recorded live bysound engineer Joe Johnson.For info on lessons and next year’s Festival, call 265 2878or visit

gwenlaster.com.

Children’s String Festival Is a Success

Pictured at the concert are: Back Row, (l-r) Damon Banks, Pam Read, Gwen Laster, SophiaWallach, David Rothenberg and Lianna Culp; Middle Row: Ava Adler, Hanna Scali, Anna Brief; Front Row, Roy Smith, Eden Bruening, Aria Shahbodaghi, Luke Marinelli.

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ST. MARY’SEPISCOPAL CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen, Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, SeniorWarden, 265-3624www.stmaryscoldspring.dioceseny.orgSun. Masses:

8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sundayschool in Parish Hall dur-ing 10:30 mass

Thurs. Fri. & Sun.:

AA in parish hall, 8pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENTRoute 9, Garrison424-3671graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.orgSunday Eucharist

- 11am,Pilgrim Hall.

Daily Mass

- Mon. - Sat.11:30am.

Mondays

- Holy Hour, 8pm.

Centering Prayer

- 8pm.Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm. Recovery Inc. every

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Sat. Aug. 27

- Career Coach-ing Workshop 7pm, res. req’d

Renewal Farmers’ Market:

Every Friday, 10-3, duringgrowing season.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPELA mission Chapel of OurLady of Loretto ChurchUpper Station Rd.,Garrison, 265-3718

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

CHUANG YENMONASTERY2020 Rte 301, Carmel845-228-4283/4288www.baus.orgbauscym@aol.comSunday programs:9-10am

- Chanting and Medi-tation

10-11am

- Dharma Talk

11am-12pm

- Noon Book Discussion GroupVegetarian lunch, Saturdays& Sundays, 12-1pm

OUR LADY OFLORETTO CATHOLICCHURCHFair Street, Cold Spring(845) 265-3718www.ourladyoflorettocs.comFr. Brian McSweeney,Pastor

Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.7:30am, 9, & 11:45am.,Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-seph’s - Garrison, Sun.,10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, Holy DayVigil: 530pm Confessions: Sat., 4:30-5pm Bingo - Thursdays, doorsopen 6pm, first game begins7:15pm. $1,500 in TotalCash Prizes. Concessionsavailable.

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS1101 Route 9D, Garrisonstphilips.highlands.comRev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.424-3571 - e-mail:stphilips@highlands.com

Summer schedule:8am - Holy Communion 10am - Main Service; child-care available for 10am ser-vice

GRACE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH337 Peekskill HollowRoad, Putnam ValleyPastor Tony Mecca845-526-3788Sunday Service & SundaySchool

: 10 am.

Prayer Service w/ Com-munion

: Tues 7 pm. “Tues-days w/ Tony” - Discussion group, 9am.

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERANCHURCH65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,Putnam Valleywww.stlukesputnamvalley.org528-8858,

mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org

Sunday Worship

- Service:9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am,Family Communion Serviceincluding Sunday School:10:30am

Thu.

- Prayer Service, 8pm

TEMPLE BETH-EL118 GRAND AVE.,POUGHKEEPSIE845-454-0570www.templebethelpok.nyShalom Tots

- First Sat. of each month - 11:15am

Sun. Aug. 23

- Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El picnic, 11am,Bowdoin Park, Pavilion #1.$10/family donation rq. sis-terhoodtbe@gmail.com

Fri. Aug. 28

- Intergenera-tional service, 6-630pm; in-teractive Torah story, Shab- bat melodies, more.

FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OFPHILIPSTOWNAcademy & CherryStreetsCold Spring - 265-3220Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor

www.presbychurchcoldspring.org

email: FPCP@verizon.net

Worship Service: 10am Chancel Choir Rehearsal:Wednesdays 7pm Office Hours: Tue, Wed &Thu, 8-12Food Pantry: Saturdays9-10am

UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLDSPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)(265-3365)South Highland UMC,19 Snake Hill Rd.GarrisonCold Spring UMC,216 Main StreetPastor Margaret (Peggy)Laemmel

South Highland in Garrison worship service at 9:30am.Cold Spring worship serviceat 11am.

Sat. Sept. 12

- Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noon

COLD SPRINGBAPTIST CHURCH(American BaptistChurches, USA)Paul Laurelli(Interim Pastor)245 Main St., ColdSpring265-2022

Sunday Services, 10:30am

Wednesdays

: Prayer- Fel-lowship time, 7pm

TEMPLE ISRAEL140 Lake DriveLake PeekskillRabbi Jeff Cymet845-528-2305Shabbat Services

: Fridays8pm; Saturdays 9:15am.

PHILIPSTOWNREFORM SYNAGOGUEP.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 1051Unless otherwiseindicated, all servicestake place at St. Mary’sParish House, ColdSpring.

services/10:30am, leader tba

Fri. Sept. 18

, Rosh Hashanahevening services, 8pm

Sat. Sept. 19

, Rosh Hasha- nah morning services, 10am

Sun. Sept. 27

- Kol Nidreevening service, 8pm

Mon. Sept. 27

- Yom Kip- pur services, 10am and 3pm;discussion 1pm, break fast community mail, 6pm, allat St. Mary’s Parish House

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUPQuaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd &4th Sundays of each month,10am, at 848 Old AlbanyPost Road (Whyatt StoneCottage), Garrison. Call for directions. Children of allages welcome.

REFORM TEMPLE OFPUTNAM VALLEY362 Church RoadPutnam ValleyRabbi Allen Darnov(845) 528-4774www.rtpv.orgShabbat Services:

Fridays,8pm; Young people’s ser-vice- third Friday of the month, 7pm. Hebrew School,ages 3+

HISTORIC TOMPKINSCORNERS UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH729 Peekskill HollowRoad, Putnam Valley845-528-5076www.tompkinschurchny.org

1st Sunday of the month worship: 2pm

CAPUCHIN YOUTH &FAMILY MINISTRIES781 Route 9D, Garrison424-3609www.cyfm.orgFri/Sun Aug. 28/30 -

G.I.F.T.(Growing in Faith Together),Catholic retreat for teenag-ers. Call or visit online. Reg.deadline Aug. 25

Fri/Sun Sept. 4/6

- Refreshand renew, retreat for CYFMalumni. Call or visit online.Midshipman Andrew M.Kelvas, who resides in Putnam Valley, graduated on June 22from the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy, Kings Point, with the 197 members of theclass of 2009.The son of Patti and An-drew Kelvas, he received a 3rd Assistant Engineering merchant marine license and a U.S. Armed Forces commission at the ceremony. Headditionally was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree.Midshipman Kelvas was nominated to the academy by former Congresswoman Sue Kelly. U.S. Secretary of Transpor-tation Ray LaHood delivered the keynote address at theAcademy’s 73rd commence- ment.Rear Admiral Allen B. Wor-ley, the superintendent, pre-sented the Class of 2009 withtheir academic credentials.The academy is operated bythe Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.Midshipman Kelvas is now working for military sealift command (MSC).

Andrew Kelvas GraduatesFrom Maritime Academy

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