The
PUTNAM C OUNTY NEWS
CXLIII
No. 35
The Cannons Roar, the Muskets Fire,
Gunsmoke Hangs in the Air
Re-enactors recreate battle scenes on Constitution Island, an American landmark, last
Sunday. See page 14 for story and photos.
Dining Out in
Kamel Jamal of Angelina’s in Cold Spring displays his
latest creation—the Farmer’s Market Pizza, available only
on Saturdays when the Cold Spring Farmer’s Market is in
business.
Angelina’s: Healthy,
Happy, and Homemade
Part of a series on
local eateries
by Annie Chesnut
From the outside, Ange-
lina’s restaurant, nestled
in the Foodtown shopping
plaza in Cold Spring, looks
pretty much like any other
pizzeria. There is a narrow,
informal dining room and a
service area at the back. The
smells of pizza and other
tasty Italian dishes fill the
a i r. H a p p i l y, t h a t ’ s w h e r e
the resemblance ends.
Kamel Jamal of Ange-
lina’s spends much of his
time thinking up new and
interesting approaches, not
only to pizza, but to meals
in general, and the results
can be exciting. Kamel takes
a great deal of pride in his
We are 143 years old but new every Wednesday
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Annie Chesnut
products, and if it means you
have to wait 40 minutes to
get your take-out food pre-
pared for you, that’s just the
way it is: “Everything here
is made to order and made
from scratch” Kamel said,
“and that takes time. We are
not a food factory!”
One acknowledgement that
there may be some waiting
involved once you place your
Angelina’s order is the book
he keeps on the counter for
customers to write in while
they wait. It’s a “waiting for
take-out” journal in which
customers can write their
thoughts and ideas—some-
times positive, sometimes
not—some with illustrations
or clever quotes, some very
direct and heartfelt. Kamel
hopes to publish the book
(See Pizza on Page 9)
and RECORDER
Putnam Lawmakers
Blast New DMV Fees
by Eric Gross
Local lawmakers are saying,
“Governor Paterson: enough
is enough!”
Calling it a “crime to the
motorists of New York State,”
Putnam County Clerk Dennis
Sant led a news conference
last Friday at DMV head-
quarters in Southeast urging
that the governor repeal new
license and registration fees
that took effect September
1—charges earmarked for the
Metropolitan Transportation
Authority, which Legislator
Dan Birmingham said stands
for “More Taxes Again.”
Assemblyman Greg Ball,
speaking at the event, said,
“The only thing Governor
Paterson and the legislative
majority have accomplished
by their actions is to make
sure New York State license
plates become Ohio, North
Carolina, and Florida license
plates, when New Yorkers
will be forced to leave their
homes.”
With State Senator Vincent
Leibell, Assemblyman Greg
Ball, Deputy County Execu-
tive John Tully, Legislators
Dan Birmingham and Tony
Fusco, Sheriff Don Smith,
District Attorney Adam Levy,
Patterson Supervisor Mike
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R i c h ar d de Koster
G r i ff i n , K e n t C o u n c i l m a n
Karl Rohde, and Westchester
Legislature Minority Leader
George Oros in attendance,
Sant charged the governor
had shown a “remarkable
lack of empathy and under-
standing towards his upstate
constituents” through a series
of unnecessary fee hikes that
will impose great hardships
on Putnam County residents
already struggling with higher
taxes and a weak economy.”
Effective Tuesday, driver’s
license and vehicle registra-
tion fees have increased by
25 percent, meaning that an
average driver’s license has
risen from $50 to $64.50,
while a car registration has
risen from $45 to $56. In ad-
dition, effective next April 1,
all registered vehicle owners
will be required to obtain new
license plates and renewed
registrations, forcing motor-
ists to pay the new fees as
well as an additional $10 for
a new license.
Sant called the state’s action
“redundant and unnecessary.
It only serves to benefit the
state’s general fund for pro-
grams that don’t even benefit
the motorists.”
Because of a mandate by
the Democratic majority in
(See DMV on Page 8)
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Editor per month, and none
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The PCN&R will ask ques-
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office and will publish their
answers in an Election Spe-
cial that will run in the week
preceding the November elec-
tion (the October 28 issue).
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Dialogue Interrupted
Robertson packs up and leaves after exchange with Gallagher
by Michael Mell
The tension between Mayor
Seth Gallagher and Trustee
Gordon Robertson heated up
again at the August 25 Cold
Spring Village Board work-
shop. The spark was not a
particular issue, but as is usu-
ally the case, a conflict over
board procedure. After a brief
exchange, Robertson simply
packed up his briefcase and
left the meeting in silence.
The board also discussed
lowering fines for village
parking infractions and the
possibility of moving the Cold
Spring firehouse next to the
Lahey Pavilion on 9D. And
after Andy Chmar, executive
First Day of School
The excited faces of Sophia Scanga, Stefano Hammond, and Marisa Scanga, all first cousins
entering kindergarten together. All of their parents are Haldane graduates.
Submitted by Maria
Theodore Leiter
For pure exuberance and
anticipation, few things in life
match the first day of kinder-
garten. And, what better elixir
to ease the emotional sting of
the farewell to carefree sum-
mer and unfettered childhood,
but ice cream?
L a s t T h u r s d a y, s t u d e n t s
of Haldane’s Class of 2022
were welcomed to their new
school with an ice cream social
co-sponsored by the Haldane
School Foundation, the Hal-
dane PTA, and the Haldane
Kindergarten staff.
With school beginning on
September 2, the Haldane
Kindergartners were brought
in for a dry run to familiarize
them with their new teachers
and classrooms as their parents
looked on. It is a Haldane
tradition that includes their
first yellow bus ride, complete
with whooping-it-up through
Consultant Seeks ‘Sustainable’ Communities
Joel Russell describes vision behind Philipstown’s comprehensive plan
by Joe Lindsley Jr.
During the past two weeks,
the Philipstown Town Hall has
been inundated with requests
for copies of Philipstown’s
comprehensive plan and pro-
posed zoning maps. Village
Clerk Tina Merando, who said
she had never seen anything
like it in her 17 years there,
noted that many of the citizens
requesting information were
also asking “how much Joel
Russell has been paid.”
Russell, a 1972 alumnus of
Harvard, is an urban planner
and land use attorney based
out of Northampton, Massa-
chusetts, who has worked with
Philipstown & Putnam Valley
director of the Hudson High-
lands Land Trust, reported
that $54,400 had been raised
to install new lights at the
waterfront, the board voted
to proceed with that project,
before realizing that the ar-
chitectural review board still
has to offer its approval.
Mayor Gallagher also asked
the board to consider whether
board members, all of whom
are part-timers, should receive
some form of health insurance.
A letter from a resident com-
plaining about “excessive”
truck traffic on Fair Street
initiated the mid-meeting row
between Gallagher and Rob-
ertson. The letter prompted
much discussion amongst the
the tunnel at Breakneck Ridge;
something bus drivers will try
to discourage on subsequent
trips.
“Having had four children
go through Haldane’s kinder-
garten program, I can honestly
attest, nobody does kindergar-
ten better than Haldane!”said
Board of Education member
Joe Curto, who coordinated
the event.
For some parents, this was
a thrilling new milestone in
their children’s lives.
Adam Osterfeld said his
kindergartner, Jesse, “wants
to be a big boy.”
Some held back tears.
“I was weepy,” said Felice
Ramella, mother of 5-year-
old Luke Miesel. “But I am
also excited for my son’s new
adventure.”
“I am so happy that my chil-
dren will have the opportunity
to go to the same school I spent
so many years in,” said Hal-
dane alumna Melissa Scanga,
Philipstown to draft its com-
prehensive plan. Speaking with
the PCN&R last Thursday, Rus-
sell explained the reasoning
behind the comprehensive plan
and noted the plan’s preference
for institutional land use that
preserves Philipstown’s rural
character over housing devel-
opments and commercial areas.
He said he had been surprised
that there had not been more
There is
‘more than a
preference’ for
institutions
board and those in attendance,
and quickly expanded into a
consideration of truck traffic
village-wide.
The specific issue of Fair
St. aside, opinion fell into two
New firehouse,
traffic on Fair
Street, and
waterfront lights
camps: those who believed in
taking a comprehensive ap-
proach to the problem through-
out the village, and those who
did not. After about 15 minutes
the discussion had come full
M e l i s s a S ca n g a
whose daughter Sophia will be
in Mrs. Lapicki’s kindergarten
class this year.
This marked the first year
that ice cream was served on
this day, but judging by the
boisterous response, it could
well become a new Haldane
tradition.
“The incoming class is very
excited and ready to start
school,” said Principal Mag-
gie Davis.
The ice cream was donated
by Purple Monkey Ice Cream
Shop, with locations in Croton
and Ossining. Owner Phil Pro-
feta also donated two members
of his staff to scoop the Gill-
ford’s ice cream. The Haldane
PTA provided the lemonade.
The children also received
Class of 2022 t-shirts cour-
tesy of an anonymous donor,
who has made a commitment
to repeat his gift for the next
five years, taking the young
recipients to the class of 2027. 
public comment during the
drafting of the comprehensive
plan during the past years,
(See Plan on Page 9)
What’s Inside
Opinion
Letters to the Editor:
Land Use, Lights,
and Health Care
pages 6-7
50¢
circle, and the mayor sought to
end public comment and move
on to the next agenda item.
Trustee Robertson indicated
that the person who happened
to be cut off by the mayor
should be allowed to speak.
“I’d like to hear what he has
to say,” Robertson said.
“No, I’d like to move on,”
Gallagher said. After a short
back-and-forth in this vein,
Robertson packed up his
briefcase and left the meeting
without a word. After a short,
stunned silence, the meeting
continued.
Prior to this dust-up, the
board listened to a formal pre-
sentation about the proposed
(See CS Board on Page 8)
Garrison
School
Tax Rate
Surprise
Special to the PCN&R
Tax rates in the Garrison
Union Free School District
for the 2009-2010 school
year will be below last year’s
rates and down from the
0.12% increase that the Dis-
trict forecast in May.
The new tax rates per
$1,000 of assessed property
value in the district’s mu-
nicipalities are as follows:
• In Philipstown, $17.99, a
decrease of 3.3 cents, down
0.18 percent.
• In Putnam Valley, $7.66,
a decrease of 23 cents, down
2.9 percent.
“Garrison’s school tax
rates continue to be below
the level of 2006-2007,”
observed Superintendent
Gloria Colucci.
The reason for the decrease
from the estimate originally
shared with voters in May
was an increase in the as-
sessed value of real property
in the district.
Because New York State's
Basic STAR exemptions have
been reduced, the STAR re-
duction may offset the de-
crease in the tax rate for
some taxpayers. Some tax-
payers receiving the Basic
STAR exemption may see a
very slight increase in their
tax bill.
The total school budget
remains at $8,923,586, as
approved by the voters. The
total tax levy is also un-
changed, at $7,727,978.
Tax bills were mailed on
August 28. The tax col-
lection period begins on
September 1.
Public
Notice
Nelsonville
The Zoning Board of
Appeals meeting
scheduled for Thursday,
Sept. 3, has been
cancelled.
Sports
800 Pedal in
Tour de Putnam
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Page 2 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Mark Your Calendar – Meetings This Week

Thursday 9/3 Friday 9/4 Monday 9/7 Tuesday 9/8 Wednesday 9/9
7 PM
No Meetings Labor Day 8 PM
CS Recreation Commission 7:30 PM Cold Spring Historic Review Board
SUNDAY 9/6
PCN&R offices Philipstown Conservation Action
11am
8 PM are open. Committee 7:30 PM
Philipstown North
Philipstown Town Board Highlands Fire District Philipstown Board Workshop
Workshop

This is the “most wonderful time of the year”—Back to

School! Watch out for the little ones getting on and off the
school buses and crossing the street. Labor Day weekend is
next weekend; please note we are open on Monday, Labor
Corrections and Clarifications Town Board Presentation on Reassessments
Day, for your ads and copy. O n We d n e s d a y, S e p t e m - director of the State Office will be the importance of
• Regarding “Keeping an Eye on Institute. The Open Space Institute was ber 16, at 7:30pm, at the of Real Property Services, reassessments, the role of
The Putnam County Office for the Aging is celebrating 40
Nonprofits” (August 26): Char- erroneously called “Open Spaces.” Please Town Hall, the Philipstown will speak to the Board t h e a s s e s s o r, a n d o p t i o n s
years of senior service, hosting a special picnic celebration
ity Navigator’s web address is see this week’s story on page one about Town Board will host a pre- and public regarding New to simplify the complexity
on Wednesday, September 9, from 10am to 3pm at Putnam
charitynavigator.org. The Charity Navi- Mr. Russell for further information. sentation from the head of York's property tax system of the property tax system.
County Veterans’ Memorial Park off Gypsy Trail Road. The
gator service is provided free of charge; • Last week’s “Meetings This Week” cal- the New York State agency and the best way to ensure For more information,
picnic is open to all Putnam County seniors. The suggested
anyone may access the data available on endar on page two was wrong. This week’s that oversees property tax that taxpayers pay only their please contact Richard Shea
contribution is $3 per person.
the website. is correct. administration. fair share of taxes. Among at 265-5200.
Happy Birthday wishes to Kim Giachinta, Anthony
• Regarding “Angst Spurs Action” (August • The Philipstown Rec calendar listed in Lee Kyriacou, executive the topics to be discussed
Giachinta, Kitrina Ricci, Mary Gretzinger, Erin Ledwith,
26): Joel Russell stated that he does not the August 26 edition was also out of date.
Fortunato Vallone, Mary Lou Molina, Nicole Filipelli,
currently work for Scenic Hudson, Hud- We apologize for the errors.
Melissa Farwell, Alexandra Van Laer, Matthew Monroe,
son Highlands Land Trust, or Open Space
Alexandra Peters, Jeff Trenner, Corinne Wint, Christine
Phillips, Nicole Needleman, Patrick Reinhardt, Theresa
Vallone, Nicholas DiPalo, Tara Pidala, Brian Flangen, and
Brian O’Donnell. Visit us on the web at www.pcnr.com
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ST. MARY’S OUR LADY OF
EPISCOPAL CHURCH LORETTO CATHOLIC
IN THE HIGHLANDS CHURCH
1 Chestnut St. Fair Street, Cold Spring
Cold Spring (845) 265-3718
Fr. Shane Scott
Hamblen, Rector, 265-
www.ourladyoflorettocs.com
Fr. Brian McSweeney,
253Mr. Ron Greene, Pastor
Senior Warden, Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.
265-3624 7 : 3 0 a m , 9 , & 11 : 4 5 a m . ,
www.stmaryscoldspring. Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-
dioceseny.org seph’s - Garrison, Sun.,
Sun. Masses: 8am (spoken); 10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am
10:30am (sung); Sunday & 7:30pm Mass, Holy Day
school in Parish Hall dur- Vigil: 5:30pm
ing 10:30 mass Confessions: Sat., 4:30-5pm
Thurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in Wed/Sun Sept 13/16 - “A
parish hall, 8pm Parish Mission” w/ Fr. An-
gelus Shaughnesy, 7pm, dif-
FRANCISCAN FRIARS ferent topics each night
OF THE ATONEMENT Bingo - Thursdays, doors
Route 9, Garrison open 6pm, first game begins
424-3671 7 : 1 5 p m . $ 1 , 5 0 0 i n To t a l
graymoorcenter@ Cash Prizes. Concessions
atonementfriars.org available.
Sunday Eucharist - 11am, Weekly Events: Adoration of
Pilgrim Hall. the Blessed Sacrament, Mon.
Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat. 7pm; Miraculous Medal:
11:30am.
Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm.
Wed., after Mass. Ro s a r y,
Sat. after Mass.
Centering Prayer - 8pm. R e l i g i o u s E d : F a i t h F o r-
Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd mation: Sun. Grades K-5:
Sunday of every month at 9:45-11:15am; Sun. Grade
2pm. Recovery Inc. every 7-8: 6:30-8pm, Wed. Grades
Wednesday, 7:30pm. K-6: 3:30-5pm, Wed. Grade
Renewal Farmers’ Market: 6: 6:30-8pm.
Every Friday, 10-3, during
growing season. ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH
IN THE HIGHLANDS
1101 Route 9D, Garrison
ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL
stphilips.highlands.com
A mission Chapel of Our
Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.
Lady of Loretto Church
424-3571 - e-mail:
Upper Station Rd.,
stphilips@highlands.com
Garrison, 265-3718
Summer schedule:
Sunday Mass: 10:15am
8am - Holy Communion
10am - Main Service; child-
CAPUCHIN YOUTH &
FAMILY MINISTRIES
care available for 10am ser-
vice
781 Route 9D, Garrison
424-3609 GRACE UNITED
www.cyfm.org METHODIST CHURCH
Fri/Sun Sept. 4/6 - Refresh 337 Peekskill Hollow
and renew, retreat for CYFM Road, Putnam Valley
alumni. Call or visit online. Pastor Tony Mecca
Sun. Sept. 6 - Cap Corps 845-526-3788
Vo l u n t e e r C o m m i s s i o n i n g Sunday Service & Sunday
Mass, join in welcoming the School: 10am.
2009-2010 group of volun- Prayer Service w/ Com-
teers, 2pm, CYFM Gym. munion: Tues 7 pm. “Tues-
days w/ Tony” - Discussion
group, 9am.
PHILIPSTOWN
WORSHIP GROUP ST. LUKE’S
Quaker Meeting
(845) 424-3525
LUTHERAN CHURCH
65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
Meeting for Worship – 2nd & Putnam Valley
4th Sundays of each month, www.
10am, at 848 Old Albany stlukesputnamvalley.org
Post Road (Whyatt Stone 528-8858,
Cottage), Garrison. Call for mail@stlukesputnamvalley.
directions. Children of all org
ages welcome. Sunday Worship - Service:
9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am,
Family Communion Service
including Sunday School:
10:30am
Thu. - Prayer Service, 8pm
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 3
Service of Remembrance Obituary
f o r S e p t e m b e r 11 Vi c t i m s David Allen Mankes
On the evening of Sep- Trade Center. Reverend B.J. David Allen Mankes, 42 Mankes and his wife, Jo-
t e m b e r 11 , 2 0 0 9 , a t 8 p m , Weber, Chaplain of Ladder years old, a life-long local sephine, of Marlboro; two
the Friars at Graymoor and Company #7 of the New York resident, died suddenly at sisters, Shirley and Sharon,
the Garrison Volunteer Fire City Fire Department will be St. Luke’s Hospital in New- both of Fishkill; three neph-
Company will conduct a speaking. burgh on August 27, 2009. He e w s , G a r y, J r. , C o r y, a n d
candlelight service at Gray- Fire Company members was born August 20, 1967, Christopher.
moor's 911 Memorial Garden with uniforms are requested in Cold Spring and was the Calling hours were held
FIRST PHILIPSTOWN to remember those who lost son of Sheldon and Barbara o n M o n d a y, A u g u s t 3 1 a t
to attend in uniform. All are
PRESBYTERIAN REFORM SYNAGOGUE their lives in the terrorist Sullivan Mankes of Fishkill. the Robert H. Auchmoody
welcome.
CHURCH OF P.O. Box 94 attack on New York's World David was employed as a Funeral Homes, Inc., 1028
PHILIPSTOWN Cold Spring, NY 10516 mechanic for Wit’s Auto in Main Street, Fishkill. Grave-
Academy & Cherry THE HIGH HOLY DAYS Fishkill. side services were held on
Streets
Cold Spring - 265-3220
Services led by Can- Buffalo Soldiers Honored at Besides his parents, he is Tu e s d a y, S e p t e m b e r 1 , a t
torShoshana Lash, Or- survived by a brother, Gary Fishkill Rural Cemetery.
Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor ganist Douglas Keilitz West Point Ceremony Berneida Wyant
www.presbychurchcoldspring. All Services at St. West Point will host the Ashley, Chief of Radiology
org Mary’s Parish House 48th annual Buffalo Soldier at Keller Army Community Berneida Wyant, age 82, three brothers, Stewart, War-
email: FPCP@verizon. Sat. Sept. 12: Shabbat/ Memorial Ceremony at Buf- Hospital, West Point. a lifelong resident of Cold ren, and Pierre Travis; two
net S’lichot Services, 9:30am, falo Soldier Field on Sunday, The public is cordially Spring, passed away peace- sisters, Lorraine Newell and
Worship Service: 10am Discussion, 10:30am Sept. 6, at 12:15pm. invited to join the Buffalo f u l l y o n M o n d a y, A u g u s t Florence Henning; thirteen
Chancel Choir Rehearsal: Fri. Sept. 18: Rosh Hasha- The ceremony will honor Soldiers and their families 31st, 2009, at her home. grandchildren and six great
Wednesdays 7pm nah Evening Services, 8pm the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regi- for the ceremony. Guests are Born April 11, 1927, in grandchildren. Nine siblings
Office Hours: Tue, Wed & Sat. Sept. 19: Rosh Hasha- ments of the Buffalo Soldiers. reminded they should enter Cold Spring, she was the and former husband, Godfrey
Thu, 8-12 nah Morning Services, 10am These African-American Sol- the academy at Thayer Gate daughter of the late Noah and Roessel Sr., predeceased her.
Sun. Sept. 27: Kol Nidre diers have a proud tradition for this event and allow ex- Berneida (Warren) Travis. A funeral service will be
UNITED METHODIST Evening Services, 8pm Mrs. Wyant was a home- held at 10am on Wednesday,
of exemplary service to the tra travel time for the 100
CHURCHES OF COLD Mon. Sept. 28: Yom Kippur, maker and parishioner of the September 2, at Clinton Fu-
nation in the Indian Wars, percent vehicle and photo
SPRING & SOUTH morning services, 10am, dis- United Methodist Church of neral Home, Cor. of Parrott
Spanish-American War, both I.D. inspection. Visitors over
HIGHLAND (Garrison) cussion, 1:30pm, afternoon Cold Spring. & Pine Sts (21 Parrott St)
World Wars, and the Korean the age of 16 are required
(265-3365) services, 3:30pm, communi- She was predeceased by Cold Spring, followed by
Conflict. to provide positive proof of
South Highland UMC, ty break fast immediately fol- her husband, Calvin Wyant, interment in Cold Spring
The guest speaker for the identification.
19 Snake Hill Rd. lowing Afternoon Services in 1992. She is survived by Cemetery. Friends called at
event is Col. Ricanthony R.
Garrison Sat. Oct. 3: Shabbat/Suk- two sons, Russel Roessel the funeral home on Tuesday,
Cold Spring UMC, of Cold Spring, and God- September 1. In lieu of flow-
216 Main Street
kot services at Surprise
Lake Camp,9:30am, Suk- Ongoing Programs for Seniors frey Roessel, Jr. of Crown ers, donations may be made
Pastor Margaret
(Peggy) Laemmel
kah Building by the Lake,
10:30am, services
are New at Philipstown Rec Point, NY; four daughters,
Berneida Roessel of Cold
i n M r s . Wy a n t ’ s n a m e t o
Hospice of Westchester and
South Highland in Garrison For more information call Spring, Katherine Roessel of Putnam, 540 White Plains
Philipstown Recreation -Mah Jongg Open Play at
worship service at 9:30am. 265-8011 and leave a mes- East Fishkill, Ellen Roessel Rd, Suite 300, Tarrytown,
invites all area seniors to the Philipstown Community
Cold Spring worship service sage or e-mail philipstown- of Marlboro, NY, and Barbara NY 10591.
come enjoy the fun at a new Center. Wednesdays, begin-
at 11am. reformsynagogue @gmail. Roessel of Titusville, FL;
series of ongoing programs, ning September 16, 10am-
Sat. Sept. 12 - Bake Sale, com all taking place at the Phil- 1pm. New players welcome! Genevieve Anita D’Andrea Ricevuto
Foodtown, 9:30am-noon
ipstown Community Center -Game Room and Wii Open,
Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake Sale, Genevieve Anita D’Andrea ber of Catholic Daughters,
REFORM TEMPLE OF at Glenclyffe in Garrison. Wednesdays and Thursdays
Foodtown, 9:30am-noon Ricevuto, age 91, of Nel- Court Rita. Mrs. Ricevuto
PUTNAM VALLEY The programs are as follows: from noon-2pm, free.
sonville, died on Monday, was also a member of the
362 Church Road -Pizza and a Show, Fridays, -BUNCO, second Friday
COLD SPRING August 31, 2009, at Hudson Putnam County Seniors and
Putnam Valley beginning Sept. 11, 11:30am. of the month. 7:30pm. $5.
BAPTIST CHURCH Valley Hospital Center in Putnam Arts Council.
Rabbi Allen Darnov Registration required. Registration required.
(American Baptist Cortlandt Manor. She was predeceased by
(845) 528-4774 -We Teach Wii, Tuesdays Contact the Rec. Depart-
Churches, USA) Born May 8, 1918 in Bos- husband, Frank J. Ricevuto,
www.rtpv.org beginning Sept. 22, 11am- ment at 424-4618 for more
Jay Camp ton, MA, she was the daughter Sr., in 1993. She is survived
Shabbat Services: Fridays, noon. Free. Registration re- information and to register.
(Interim Pastor) of the late Filippo and Angela by her son, Frank J. Ricevuto
8 p m ; Yo u n g p e o p l e ’ s s e r- quired. 424-4618.
245 Main St., Cold D’Andrea. Jr. of Nelsonville, NY, and
Spring vice- third Friday of the
Mrs. Ricevuto, a graduate one sister, Grace Barber of
265-2022
Sunday Services, 10:30am
month, 7pm. Hebrew School,
ages 3+ Caring Circle Day Camp of the High School of Practi-
cal Arts in Boston, attended
Mattanpan, MA. Several
brothers and sisters prede-
Wednesdays: Prayer- Fel-
lowship time, 7pm HISTORIC TOMPKINS
Helps Grieving Children Massachusetts School of Art ceased her.
for a night course in com- A Mass of Christian Burial
CORNERS UNITED On Saturday, August 8, Hos- teenagers and their families/ mercial art. She worked as will be held at 10am on Fri-
TEMPLE ISRAEL METHODIST CHURCH pice Care in Westchester & guardians learn healthy cop- an artist for Cecil B. Wright- day, September 4, at Our Lady
140 Lake Drive 729 Peekskill Hollow Putnam hosted its 5th Annual ing behaviors to aid in dealing son Advertising Agency in of Loretto Church, 24 Fair
Lake Peekskill Road, Putnam Valley Caring Circle Day Camp. with the thoughts and feel- Boston. After moving to St. Cold Spring, followed
Rabbi Jeff Cymet 845-528-5076 Over 50 children attended ings associated with griev- Nelsonville, she became a by interment in Cold Spring
845-528-2305 www.tompkinschurchny.org this year's farm-themed camp, ing the loss of a loved one. seamstress, working at the Cemetery. Friends may call
Shabbat Services: Fridays 1st Sunday of the month which is held for children ages The Caring Circle helps over former S&A Togs in Cold on Thursday, September 3,
8pm; Saturdays 9:15am. worship: 2pm 3 - 19 who participate in The 150 children each year cope Spring. As parishioner of Our from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Clinton
Caring Circle Bereavement with the loss of a loved one, Lady of Loretto Church in Funeral Home, Cor. of Parrott
BEACON HEBREW Programs. teaching participants grief Cold Spring, she was a mem- & Pine Streets, Cold Spring.
FIRST HEBREW ALLIANCE Activities of the day includ- management skills to help
CONGREGATION OF Conservative Synagogue ed line dancing, horseback cope with the death of a loved
PEEKSKILL 331 Verplanck Ave., riding, a petting farm, color- one in constructive ways. Paramount Center Benefit
Beacon ful face painting, swimming,
1821 Main Street,
Peekskill Rabbi Josh Wohl and a welcomed visit from
The Caring Circle groups
are ongoing and participants Celebrates Robeson’s Legacy
914-739-0500 Cantor Ellen Gersh the ice-cream truck. are invited to attend the sup- The Paul Robeson 60th Rodriguez-Seeger, Kenneth
www.firsthebrew.org 845-831-2012 Special thanks to the spon- port groups for as long as Anniversary Celebration Anderson, Beth Lamont, Jon
sfma@optonline.net www.beaconhebrewalliance.org sors, donors, and volunteers the experience is beneficial. Committee will present “An Batiste Band, Ray Blue, with
Rabbi Lee Paskind Fri. night Shabbat services who included the Cold Springs Meetings are offered in Yor- Evening with Friends: A Cel- other special guest appear-
Services: Sat. 9:30am; Fri. 7:30pm Lions Club. ktown Heights on alternate ebration of the Legacy of Paul ances.
8pm; Monthly Fri. family Sat. morning Shabbat ser- The Caring Circle, a pro- Wednesdays and in Yonkers Robeson,” at the Paramount For information log onto
service, 6:30pm vices, 9:30am gram offered by Hospice Care on alternate Thursdays. Center for the Arts on Sep- ro b e s o n c e l e b r a t i o n. o rg .
Check website for religious in Westchester and Putnam, For more information on tember 4 at 8pm. To purchase tickets for the
school, services, events info. is designed to help children, The Caring Circle, please The benefit concert will Robeson concert, contact the
contact Marianne Walsh at feature performances and ap- Paramount Center for the Arts
(914) 666-4228, ext. 336. pearances by such well known at 877-840-0457 or online
entertainers as: Roy Haynes, paramountcenter.org.
Ty Jones, David Amram, Tao
Monday,
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ONGOING:
Cold Spring Farmers’ Market,
Saturdays through Thanks-
giving, 8:30am-1:30pm,
at The Nest, Chestnut St.
Putnam Valley Farmers’ Mar-
kets: Fridays, 3-7pm, Tomp-
kins Cnrs Methodist Church,
outdoors, 729 Peekskill Hol-
low Rd. June 19-Oct. 9 ALSO
Wednesdays, 3-7pm at Putnam
Valley Grange, Adams Cnrs,
128 Mill St. Indoor/Outdoor,
through Dec. 16.845-528-0066
Historic Walking Tours of Cold
Spring conducted by volun-
teers from Putnam County
Historical Society, Sundays
at 2pm, free, meet at foot of
Main St.; through October.
THIS WEEK:
Sat. Sept. 5 - Collaborative
Concepts Farm Project 2009:
more than 60 artists installing
art on a historic, working farm.
Opening: 2-6pm; open every
day dawn to dusk through Oct.
31. 853 Old Albany Post Rd.,
Garrison. 845-528-1797
Sun. Sept. 6 - CS Chamber of
Commerce Sunset Series, M
Shanghai String Band: Amer-
icana, 5:30pm, Cold Spring
Bandstand, free.
Wed. Sept. 9 - Annual Cold
Spring Farmers’ Market Com-
munity Dinner, 7pm, The Gar-
rison. www.csfarmmarket.org
Wed. Sept. 9 - Putnam Coun-
ty Seniors Picnic, spons. by
Office for the Aging, 10am-
3pm, Veterans Memorial Park.
845-621-0600 for info and res.
COMING UP:
Thu. Sept. 10 - HH Trust Take-
a-Hike! Musical Tot Trek II
w/ Stacy Labriola. Ltd. space,
reg. req’d. 10am, 1 hr., easy/
family-friendly. www.hhlt.org,
424-3358
Fri. Sept. 11 - Jazz vocalist
Michelle LeBlanc and quartet,
“I Remember You,” 8pm, Arts
on the Lake, 640 Route 52,
Kent Lakes
Fri. Sept. 11 - Candlelight
Service of Remembrance for
9/11, Graymoor Memorial Gar-
den, 8pm
Fri. Sept. 11 - Putnam County
Early Intervention Council Meet-
ing, 112 Old Route 6, Carmel.
228-2847, x 46036
PCNR.
com
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Sat. Sept. 12 - Summer Sun-
set & Fireworks Cruise on the
Hudson, in celebration of the
400th Anniversary Hudson sail,
cruise on the River Rose. Din-
ner buffet, open bar, music,
dancing, silent & live auctions,
Peekskill Celebration Fireworks
Display. 8-11p.m., $100 per
person, benefit for PARC. 845-
278- PARC, ext. 287 or www.
PutnamARC.org.
Sat. Sept. 12 - Bake sale spon-
sored by South Highland UM
Church, 9:30am-noon, in front
of Foodtown
Sat. Sept. 12 - Army vs. Duke
Football, Philipstown Pop War-
ner fundraiser, 12 noon, $29p/p,
arrive early for tailgating, Phil-
ipstown Hawks take the field
post-game. footballhawks@
gmail.com.
Sat. Sept. 12 - Boot-Stompin’
Black-Tie Barn-Dance Gala to
benefit Glynwood. 7pm cock-
tails & dinner at The Barn at
Glynwood Farm. $250 p/p.
Anita, 265-3338.
Sat. Sept. 12 - Hudson Highlands
Girl Scouts’ Community Tag
Sage, 9am-2pm, at the Little
League field at North Highland
Fire House. Toys, clothes, books,
games, more. Refreshments for
sale. Raindate Sun. Sept. 13.
Deirdre Knapp 265-9485
Sat. Sept. 12 - Handmade
Cavalcade outdoor craft fair,
11am-7pm, free. 20+ booths of
handcrafted items. Cnr of Main
St and North Cedar, Beacon
Sat. Sept. 12: Lauren Hale Dance
Drop-In Dances. Modern dance
improvs performed every quarter
hour, 7-9pm. Free. Shambhala
Yoga Ctr, 4 Sth Chestnut St.,
Beacon
Sun. Sept. 13 - Sunset Series:
Readings at Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration. Novelist Valerie
Martin. 4pm, wine & cheese
reception follows. Free, park
at Metro-North station.
Sun. Sept. 13 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Night Sky Out-
ing w/ astronomer Frank Suits.
Bring blanket & binoculars.
8pm, Garrison Golf Club parking
lot. 2 hrs, easy/family friendly.
www.hhlt.org, 424-3358
Sun. Sept. 13 - 15th Annual
Hoot on the Hudson, 12-6pm,
Little Stony Pt.
Sun/Wed Sept 13-16 - ‘A Par-
ish Mission’ discussions w/ Fr.
Angelus Shaughnessy, 7-8pm,
Our Lady of Loretto. Different
topic each night; all welcome.
265-3718.
Fri/Sat Sept. 18/19 - Philip-
stown Garden Club flower show,
open to public for viewing from
2-4 on Fri and 10:30-5 on Sat,
Desmond-Fish Library, Gar-
rison.
Sat. Sept. 19: Tots Park Jam-
boree: 4-6pm at McConville
Park. Bring a picnic blanket and
enjoy some live music while you
help raise funds for the park.
Suggested donation: $20/family.
Sat. Sept. 19 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! What Henry saw &
more w/ historian Ray Phillips.
Part of the Hudson River Valley
Ramble. 10am, Ft. Montgomery
Visitors’ Center, 2 hrs., Moder-
ate. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358
Sat. Sept. 19 - Family History Sat. Sept. 26 - 32nd annual Cold
Wed. Sept. 30 - Senior Roast Beef The Putnam County News &
Fair, 10am-3pm, free classes, Spring Harvest Festival. Starts
Dinner and Bingo, Philipstown Recorder is happy to announce
lectures, info booth re building at 10am; details tba.
Community Center, Noon - 3pm. your event. A complete list-
your family tree. Church of Jesus Free. Philipstown residents only. ing of Coming Events are on
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 801 Fri/Sat Sept. 26/27 - Open Stu- Res. required by Sept. 28. 424- our website at www.pcnr.com.
Kitchawan Rd., Ossining. www. dios, Beacon, www.beaconarts. 4618. To send your listing: PCN&R,
familyhistory.dreamhosters. org for more details PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY
com, 914-736-1791 10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail,
Fri. Oct. 2 - HH Land Trust’s editor@pcnr.com.
Sun. Sept. 27 - Fall foliage cruise 20th Anniversary Celebration
Sat. Sept. 19 - Jazz Vespers
aboard The Commander w/ Jim Dinner, The Garrison. For tickets
w/ renowned jazz musicians,
Witt, raise funds for Hope for call 424-3358.
5:30pm, free, First Presbyterian
Youth Foundation. 12:30-3:30pm,
Church, 10 Academy St. Cold
Spring, 265-3220.
dep.s from Peekskill. $35p/p, $10/
children under 12. 845-265-2010
or witt@bestweb.net
Sun. Sept. 20 - Concert: Jason
Cutmore, piano, playing Al-
beniz, de Severac and Schubert.
4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration, 45 Market St., CS,
park at Metro-North station.
Sun. Sept. 20 - Walkabout at
Tilly Foster Farm. Guided his-
torical tours, 1pm. Reservations
rec, space ltd. 845-279-4474,
www.tillyfosterfarm.org.
Sun/Thu Sept. 20/24 - Philip-
stown Seniors trip to Wildwood,
NJ, 5 days/4 nights, visit At-
lantic City, winery tour, Cape
May boardwalk & boat cruises.
$379 incl. 3 dinners/4bfasts.
Eileen, 265-5098.
Sat. Sept. 19: Tots Park Jambo-
ree: 4-6pm at McConville Park
Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy
some live music while you help
raise funds for the park. Sug-
gested donation: $20/family.
Sat. Sept. 26 - Constitution
Island Family Day, 10am-3pm.
Exhibits, demos, birds of prey,
horse & wagon rides, boat rides,
Rev. War Trail walks. Shuttle
runs from south end of Metro-
North CS parking lot. 845-446-
8676, www.constitutionisland.
org

JULIA L. BUTTERFIELD
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Rtes. 301 & 9D
845-265-3040
www.butterfieldlibrary.org
Mon & Wed: 10am-8pm
T, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun. 12-3pm
Sat. Sept. 5 - Silent Film
Series: Fritz Lang’s The Spi-
ders: The Golden Lake, 7pm
Fri. Sept. 11 - CPR for moms,
10am, $35
Sat. Sept. 19 - CPR for teens,
10am, $35
Mon Sept. 21 - CPR for ev-
eryone, 6pm, $35
PUTNAM VALLEY
LIBRARY
30 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
845-528-3242
www.putnamvalleylibrary.org
Hours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6;
Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5;
Sat - 10-5
Book Club begins again in
Sept. on 3rd Tues of each
month. Sept. book is Moby
Dick; Oct. book is Ahab’s
Wife.
PUTNAM ARTS
COUNCIL
Tilly Foster Farm
100 Route 312
Brewster
845-278-0230
www.putnamartscouncil.com
Art Classes for All Ages
begin Sept. 22 – ongoing
thru Fall
Sept. 13 – Oct. 2 Art & Na-
ture Photography Exhibit,
opening reception Sept. 13,
1-4pm
On-going Independent Film
Series
VAN BRUNT GALLERY
137 Main St.. Beacon
(845) 838-2995
www.vanbruntgallery.com
Thu/Mon 11am-6pm
Exhibit: Peter Bynum, Sept.
5-28, reception Sept. 12
KENT PUBLIC
LIBRARY
17 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes
(845) 225-8585
www.kentlibrary.org
Mon, Wed 10-8
Tue, Thu, Fri 10-5
Sat, 10-3
Closed most major holidays
DESMOND-FISH
LIBRARY
Route 9D & 403, Garrison
845-424-3020
http://dfl.highlands.com
Closed Sat/Sun/Mon Sept
6/7/8 for Labor Day
Hours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pm
Tue & Thu 2-9pm;
Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-5
Fri/Sat Sept. 18/19 - Phil-
ipstown Garden Club Flower
S h o w, o p e n t o p u b l i c f o r
viewing 2-5 on Fri, 10:30-
5 on Sat.
PUTNAM COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
& FOUNDRY SCHOOL
MUSEUM
63 Chestnut St., Cold
Spring
845-265-4010
www.pchs-fsm.org
M u s e u m h o u r s : We d - S u n ,
11am-5pm
Office hours: Tues/Fri 10-5
Sat. Sept. 26 - Benefit Gala,
6pm, Bird & Bottle Inn
US MILITARY
ACADEMY BAND
West Point
(845) 938-2617
www.westpoint.edu/band
Sat. Sept. 5 - Hellcats, Jazz
Knights & Concert Band,
Trophy Pt., 6pm
MANITOGA/THE
RUSSEL WRIGHT
DESIGN CENTER
Route 9D, Garrison
(845) 424-3812
russelwrightcenter.org
Tours on selected weekdays;
every weekend at 11am and
1:30pm, res. a must. Grounds
open for hiking all year.
Sat. Sept. 12 - Manitoga
Modern, part of the inau-
g u r a l N e w Yo r k H e r i t a g e
TILLY FOSTER FARM
MUSEUM
100 Route 312, Brewster
(845) 279-4474
www.tillyfosterfarm.org
Sat/Sun Sept. 12/13 - An-
tique Farm Equipment ex-
hibit, 11am - 4pm
Sat/Sun Sept. 18/19 - Brew-
ster Flower Garden Show,
PAC Building 8
Sun. Sept. 20 - Walkabout
historic tour, 1pm
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
GARRISON ART PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT
CENTER THEATRE
Garrison’s Landing Depot Square, Garrison’s
845-424-3960 Landing
garrisonartcenter.org philipstowndepottheatre.org
info@garrisonartcenter.org 845-424-3900
Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun Sun. Sept. 27: Depot Dances,
12-5pm
dance sampler by emerging
Through Sept 6: Exhibits:
and established New York
Judy Sigunick, ceramic
choreographers, 8pm
sculppture, and Ed Smith,
mono-prints. STONECROP GARDENS
Through Sept 8 - GAC- 81 Stonecrop Lane
Cold Spring
sponsored CURRENTwith-
845-265-2000
out at Boscobel Sculpture
www.stonecrop.org
on Display at GAC and on
Mon–Fri, plus 1st &
Boscobel’s Grounds
3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm;
also open Fri. until
PARAMOUNT CENTER dusk through Oct 2; $5/
1008 Brown Street,
members - no charge
Peekskill
Sat. Sept. 19 - Tea in the
914-739-2333
tickets@paramountcenter.org Garden - self guided tours,
FILM: Treeless Mountain,
Fri. Aug. 28 at 8pm incl q
exhibits, refreshments,
10am-5pm, $5, members free
& a with director; Aug. 30
at 3pm; Sept. 3 at 8pm
Sun. Sept. 20 - Garden Con-
servancy Open Day, 10am-
5pm, $5; free for members
Wed. Sept. 16 - Los Lobos,
8pm & GC ticket holders
Sat. Oct. 17 - TC Boyle reads Tue. Sept. 22 - Guided Gar-
den Tour - Dahlias, 6-7pm,
from selection of his works;
also party and screening of $10/members - no charge
R o a d t o We l l v i l l e , b e g i n s THE HOWLAND
7:30pm CENTER
Fri. Nov. 13 - Dionne War- 477 Main Street,Beacon
wick, 8pm (845) 831-4988
Sat. Nov. 21 - Johnny Maestro Thursdays, 7-9pm - Medi-
& The Brooklyn Bridge, 8pm tation Classes, drop in, no
pre-reg req’d, $8 class
CHAPEL OF OUR LADY Sat. Sept. 12 - Goldee
RESTORATION Greene, 8pm
45 Market St.,
Sun. Sept. 13 - Shanghai
Cold Spring Quartet,
845-265-5537
Fri. Sept. 25 - Graham
www.chapelofourlady.com
Parker, 8pm
Sun. Sept. 13 - Sunset Read-
Sat. Oct. 10 - Gandalf Mur-
ing Series: Valerie Martin,
phy & Slambovian Circus of
novelist, 4pm, free
Dreams, 8pm
Sun. Sept. 20 - Concert:
Jason Cutmore, piano, play- HUDSON VALLEY
SHAKESPEARE
ing Albeniz, de Severac and
FESTIVAL
Schubert. 4pm, free.
155 Main Street
Sun. Oct 4 - Sunset Reading Cold Spring
Series: Edwin Torres, poet
Peformances at Boscobel
(845) 265-7858
BOSCOBEL Box Ofc: (845) 265-9575
Route 9D, Garrison www.hvshakespeare.org
845-265-3638
The Complete Works of Wil-
www.boscobel.org
liam Shakespeare (Abridged)
Opendaily except Tues.,
Much Ado About Nothing
9:30am-5pm,last tour
Pericles
4pm
$16/adults, $12/seniors, CONSTITUTION
$7/children, 6-14, under ISLAND
6/free West Point, NY
Grounds only $12 845-446-8676
(through 9/7) www.constitutionisland.org
Sat. Sept. 12 - Big Band Public tours through Sept.,
Concert and Sunset Picnic, We d & Th u a t 1 a n d 2 p m ,
6-8pm leaving from South Dock at
Sat. Sept. 17 - Sunset Jazz West Pt. Res. req’d.
Soiree, 5:30pm Sat. Sept. 26 - Family Day,
Sun. Sept. 13 - Dutchess 10am-3pm, exhibits, demos,
County Day. Free admission boat rides, trail walks, house
for all county residents tours; depart from CS Metro-
North parking lot.
New Ensemble Graces the M. Shanghai String Band
Rose Garden at Boscobel Ends the Sunset Season
Trio. Labriola has toured
On Thursday, September 17,
Boscobel House & Gardens
offers a semi-formal, sum-
mer send-off in its circular
rose garden, overlooking the
Hudson River and Highlands.
It’s the ideal setting for an
evening of live jazz, fine
wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a
spectacular sunset view.
Guests will enjoy a musical
ensemble new to Boscobel
this month: The Art Labriola
A Wide Array of Styles on
Display at Depot Dance
The mission of Depot Danc-
es is to offer Hudson Valley
audiences a wide array of
diverse, high-quality dance,
as well as to provide exposure
f o r g i f t e d , e m e rg i n g , a n d
established choreographers.
The inaugural performance of
the series occurs on Sunday,
September 27, and features
work by eight outstanding
choreographers from the New
York and Pennsylvania areas.
P ar ticip atin g ar tis ts an d
companies for the upcoming
concert include: Aimee Ri-
als Dance Project, Consuelo
Marie/C Third’s Contem-
porary Dance, John-Mark
Owen, Jostle, Kirstin A.
Kapustik, Nellie Rainwa-
ter & Rhea Daniels, RAS-
TRO, and Robin Gilbert and
Carlos Fittante of BALAM
Dance Theatre. These cho-
reographers and companies
work in styles ranging from
classical ballet, to modern
dance, to a fusion of Bali-
nese and Baroque, and their
pieces explore such themes
as quotidian life, intimacy,
gender, and self-sacrifice.
This initial concert of the
series is sure to be an excit-
ing and stimulating evening
of excellent and thought-
provoking dance.
The performance will take
place at 8pm, and tickets,
which are $15 for adults and
$12 for children and seniors,
are available at the Philip-
stown Depot Theatre box
office at 424-3900 (Philip-
stownDepotTheatre.org)
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Europe and Asia as a pianist
and musical director, and as
a musician with The Elliot
Murphy Band. As a composer,
he has won a Grammy, an
Emmy, and a Clio award. He
has worked with many noted
documentary film directors,
and today he continues to per-
form, compose, and produce
music in his studio located in
the Hudson Valley. His trio
at Boscobel will consist of a
keyboard, guitar, and bass.
The Sunset Jazz Soiree is
from 5:30-7:30pm. Guests
must be 21 years of age and
older. Casual attire is ap -
propriate. Admission is $35
and includes live jazz, wine,
and light hors d’oeuvres. Ad-
vance reservations are en-
couraged! Please visit Bosco-
bel, call 265-3638 x115 or
p u r ch as e t ick e ts o n li n e at
Boscobel.org.
Robin Gilbert and Carlos
Fittante of BALAM Dance
T h e a t re p e r f o r m E d e n ’ s
Mandala, photography by
David Bazemore
The Cold Spring Area
Chamber of Commerce is
pleased to welcome the M.
Shanghai String Band to
the final show of the 2009
Summer Sunset Music Series
on Sunday, September 6, at
5:30pm at the Cold Spring
Bandstand.
Hailing from Brooklyn, the
band formed six years ago in
the basement of a Chinese
restaurant. Since then, they
have been described as one
of the best live bands of any
genre and they have recently
released their third album of
old time-inspired roots music
on Red Parlor Records. Critic
Greg Haymes of the Albany
Shanghai Quartet Returns
to Chamber Circle Series
For its opening concert
of the 2009-2010 Chamber
Music Season on September
13, the Howland Chamber
Music Circle has secured the
performance of the Shanghai
Quartet in an eagerly awaited
return engagement.
The Shanghai Quartet is
renowned for its passionate
musicality, impressive tech-
nique, and multi-cultural in-
novations. Its elegant style of
melding the delicacy of East-
ern music with the emotional
breadth of Western repertoire
allows it to traverse musi-
cal genres, from traditional
Chinese folk music and mas-
terpieces of Western music,
to cutting edge contemporary
works.
Formed at the Shanghai
Conservatory in 1983, the
Shanghai Quartet has worked
with the world’s most distin-
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Times Union said their second
album containing “thoroughly
contemporary songs and time-
less music [is] simply the most
joyous musical celebration
of the year!”
This will be the last show
of the summer. Be sure to
grab a blanket and picnic
and head down to the riv-
erfront. Refreshments will
be available from the Cold
Spring Fire Company’s Ladies
Auxiliary. For more infor-
mation about The Summer
Sunset Music Series or The
Cold Spring Area Chamber
of Commerce, please visit
coldspringchamber.com or
call 265-3200.
guished artists and regularly
tours the major music centers
of Europe, North America, and
Asia. The Quartet has made
regular appearances at Carn-
egie Hall and at many of the
most distinguished festivals.
The concert will take place
on Sunday, September 13, at
4pm at the Howland Cultural
Center, 477 Main Street, Bea-
con, and will be followed by a
reception to meet the artists.
Tickets are by subscription
to a 4- to 8-concert series at
$110 to $185. Single tickets
are $30. Student tickets are
$10. All can be reserved by
calling 297-9243 or at how-
landmusic.org.
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Letters
Zoning Changes
Shouldn’t Be Surprise
To the Editor:
The proposed new zoning
law is finally receiving the
attention in the news that it
deserves. This after three years
of process that has included
over forty meetings, monthly
announcements at televised
Town Board meetings and
updates on the Town web site.
For many people this recent
coverage in the PCN&R comes
as a surprise only in the fact
that it was so sensational.
PCN&R reporters have sat in
on many meetings and heard
the members of the Town Board
say how important the process
of crafting the new zoning
would be. Month after month
the public was informed on
progress being made on the
proposed zoning.
The changes in the new
proposed zoning are signifi-
cant and will assure the future
health of our town. This is
common knowledge among the
people who chose to attend the
series of four workshop meet-
ings. Those workshops were
well attended and generated
thoughtful comment. Subse-
quently the zoning document
was modified to reflect those
comments. This is how the
democratic process works and
best serves the community.
Public participation is critical
to democracy. The process will
continue with the proposed
new zoning. This Town Board
has a long history of being
accessible and open to the
ideas and suggestions of the
public it serves. The fact is
that on any Wednesday evening
a resident of Philipstown can
schedule a workshop with the
Town Board to discuss mat-
ters of importance. I know
of no other local, state, or
federal government body that
extends this opportunity to its
constituency.
The proposed new zoning
is a complex document. This
fact makes it that much more
critical that the citizens of
Philipstown come the meetings
and join the process. No sig-
nificant piece of legislation has
ever gone through the public
hearing process in Philipstown
without modification based on
public comment. This is why
we have public hearings; to
gather public comment and in
many cases incorporate those
comments into the proposed
law.
To those who, for their own
personal gain, would seek to
spread misinformation I say
you are doing a great disservice
to our town. Philipstown is a
unique and great community
that is worth preserving. That
is the intention of the proposed
new zoning.
Balance, fairness, and in-
clusiveness are the principles
that guide this Town Board. If
you have concerns I urge you to
get involved in a constructive
and positive way that promotes
the health and well-being of
all residents of Philipstown;
the town we love so well.
This process is ongoing and I
can say with confidence that
the entire Town Board looks
forward to working with the
people of Philipstown.
Richard Shea
Councilman
T own of P hilipstown
Stand Up and Fight
To the Editor:
In response to your article
“Angst spurs action:”
The end of your article said
the flyer obtained quoted
“changes are going to be
adopted shortly by the town
board without your knowl-
edge.”
I believe it should have
said these changes are going
to be adopted shortly by the
Town Board with little or no
warning unless you read the
newspaper every week and
look for the small paragraph
that advises you of a board
meeting or workshop.
I guarantee you that if I
had been better informed by
the powers that be, that my
family’s, friends’, and fellow
business associates’ proper-
ties were being rezoned and
devalued out of existence,
I would have been at those
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
to the
meetings, along with many
others that will be affected and
or ruined if this is adopted.
I know the response already,
it goes something like this:
“well I’m sorry, but you re-
ally n eed to k eep u p w ith
things that happen at Town
Hall that might affect you or
your property” or some other
choice words like that. I guess
that helps the people making
decisions that will severely
impact our lives sleep better
at night.
Most of us aren’t blessed
with large sums of money and
land handed down through
generations. Some, if not all
of us, are working 6 and 7
days a week to make ends
meet in this difficult econ-
omy. When we do have free
time we’re spending it with
our families.
Just because you were
elected to a public office
shouldn’t give you the right
to dictate what’s best for
other people, their property,
and their lives.
I really thought if I invested
in property in my hometown
I could work here close to
home and have the “potential”
for my property to benefit
my family and my children’s
future.
How many from the town
boards can say they truly
understand the position many
of us will be put in, when
they themselves will not be
affected by this.
How many of these other
people or groups influencing
this radical change in zoning
can say they have invested
their life savings and then
some, here in Philipstown for
their family’s future? I can.
The rule of reason would say
that NY State Highway Route
9 is a commercial highway.
It has been for a long time
and I would imagine for
many years to come. Yet it
remained largely undeveloped
through one of the largest
building booms in history.
Steep slopes, wetlands, and
non-business property are all
that’s really left. Existing
businesses and small pieces
of undeveloped property are
already restricted in their ex-
isting zoning. New building
is already extremely difficult
and expensive, just ask one
of the few that have built in
past several years. Ask them
the cost just to get to a pos-
sible approval.
Lastly, as disturbing as all
this is, many people that I’ve
spoken to about this, all of
whom had no idea this was
happening, gave me similar
responses: “What would you
expect from this town” or
“I’m not surprised they’d pull
something like this” and “I
should have sold years ago
and got out of here.”
I’m really confused and
vexed by all of this. Is this
the image our town really
wants to present? Is this how
the majority of us feel in our
hearts?
This is our town, stand up
and be heard, challenge our
local leadership to do what
is right!
Lee G. Erickson
G arrison
A Transparent
Process
To the Editor:
When I finished your ar-
ticle about interest in Philip-
stown’s comprehensive plan,
I couldn’t help but laugh. The
focus of the article was about
an unexpected groundswell of
requests for copies of the com-
prehensive plan and zoning
maps—all under the headline
“Angst Spurs Action—Wor-
ried property owners besiege
town hall over zoning.” And
then at the very end of the
article it mentions that fly-
ers opposing the plan were
instructing people to request
the documents were being
distributed along Route 9.
Now, I’m not a newspaper-
man, but shouldn’t the flyers
and whoever is distributing
them be the lead? And maybe—
just maybe—the distribution
of flyers has something to do
with why people are request-
ing the documents. (There’s
even an ad in your newspaper
repeating the same charges as
Editor
the flyer.) And how can the
PCN&R characterize those
requesting documents as hav-
ing “angst” or being “worried”
when you didn’t have a single
comment from anyone request-
ing the documents.
Just like the health care
debate, a group (or maybe
just one person—who knows)
is placing ads and distribut-
ing flyers in an attempt to
scare people. And then the
Editorial Note:
We have decided to post-
pone this week’s edito-
rial because we have
received many letters to
the editor. Since we’ve
added the editorial, we
have seen an increase
in letters to the editor,
which we enjoy because
it adds to public dia -
logue on local issues,
which has been one of
our goals.
media reports on rising con-
cern with the plan as if there
were no explanation. The fact
is the comprehensive plan has
been a completely transparent
process, years in the making
that’s included many open
forums. It hasn’t been hatched
in a back room by unknown
people. A lot of work and
input from this community
went into that plan, and now a
special-interest group appears
set on torpedoing it.
So, please, let’s not fall into
this familiar scenario. Report
on the facts and investigate
who is really behind the op-
position to our community’s
much-needed plan.
Darryl Morrison
N orth H ighlands
Fear or Fact?
To the Editor:
In last week’s paper there
was a front page column titled
“Angst Spurs Action.” The
column ends quoting a flyer
that was distributed along Rt.
9: “changes are going to be
adopted shortly by the town
board without your knowl-
edge.”
This kind of reporting re-
minds me of what I have seen
in some town hall meetings
regarding health care reform.
Buzzwords such as death pan-
els, public options, and social-
ism cater to people’s fears
without the facts. Fear without
the facts is ignorance!
If this was a balanced col-
umn why weren’t town board
members interviewed? If they
were interviewed, why weren’t
their comments made public?
Was town consultant for the
comprehensive plan, Joel Rus-
sell interviewed? If so why
weren’t his comments made
public? And why was there so
much focus on what the town
has paid him since 2001?
Why wasn’t it reported that
that comprehensive plan, with
Joel Russell’s help, has taken
nine years to evolve, that zon-
ing changes were part of that
evolution, that a cross-section
of Philipstown residents had
input into the comprehensive
plan, and that it is a collec-
tive, collaborative vision for
Philipstown’s future?
Part of the adoption process
calls for public hearings and
comments—so why the angst;
why the fear without the facts?
Philip Vartanian
N orth H ighlands
No New
Waterfront Lights
To the Editor:
$55,000 is too much mon-
ey to spend for lighting on
our main dock, when the
old lighting was just put up
less than 15 years ago. This
is happening at a time when
Obama is raising our taxes,
Paterson is raising our taxes,
Bondi is raising our taxes,
Mazzuca/Shea are raising our
taxes, Gallagher is raising our
taxes, and even the MTA is
placing a severe burden on
the businesses by imposing
the MTA taxes retroactive
on our employees.
I have studied the fixtures
which Mr. Chmar has pro-
US Mail:
posed to be placed down at
the dock. 1) the bollard is too
low to the ground and will be
flooded and ruined the first
time the water comes over
the dock; 2) The lights will
be kicked over by vandals;
3) the amount of light is
indirect and not enough for
safety at the dock (let alone
reading a brochure); 4) the
jackhammering of the dock
and installation will be enor-
mous and must not be paid
for by the village; 5) the style
of the light is post modern
and certainly does not fit in
the turn-of-the-century style
of Cold Spring (especially
at the dock); 6) how in the
heck are we going to pay for
these lights?—certainly not
with my tax dollars.
The original light at the
dock was copied after a de-
sign originally used at the
Depot over 150 years ago. If
the only complaint is light
pollution, then change the
head on the light fixture for
a lot less money then $1800
per light.
I ask—has anyone looked
into altering the existing and
already wired lights? Have
we thought of placing a globe
over the existing light? Is this
being done for “politically
correct,” “green reasons”
only, with no consideration
for aesthetics? What is the
true motivation?
Tom Rolston
C old S pring
Cold Spring
Healthcare
To the Editor:
Item #7 on the agenda for last
Tuesday’s Board Workshop
read: “Discussion of Mayor
Gallagher’s request for health
insurance coverage.”
I attended the workshop with
several questions, such as:
Are you setting a precedent?
Are all part-time employees
being offered health benefits?
One of my main concerns,
and I believe that of many in
our small community is sim-
ply—what will it cost us? Mr.
Gallagher stated that there is
money in the budget, should
they decide to “go that way.”
I am left to wonder, has
this been thought through?
Will there be a cash stipend
offered for those members of
the Board who don’t want/
need benefits?
What about the part-time
police officers—especially
now that they are in contract
negotiations?
Isn’t one of the advantages
of part-time employment that
benefits are not offered, thus,
a savings for the taxpayer?
No answers were provided at
the time. Referrals to NYCOM
(NY Conference of Mayors)
were to be checked before fur-
ther consideration was given
to the idea.
Bottom line—everyone
should get up to speed on
this and all topics facing our
Village and our pocketbooks. A
great way to receive e-mailed
agendas of the various boards
is to go to coldspringny.gov/
subscriber so you can be in-
formed.
You should also ask Trustees
Campbell, Falloon, Miller,
and Robertson exactly where
they stand on this potentially
expensive proposition.
Karen Phillips
C old S pring
Protecting Peekskill
Hollow Road
To the Editor:
Many who attended the
Physical Services Committee
PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516
email: editor@pcnr.com
hearing (May 2009) may think
that the Peekskill Hollow Road
issue has been resolved and
the project is no more. Sadly,
nothing could be further from
the truth.
After attending the Physical
Services Committee meeting
on August 25th, a meeting
that none of the Putnam Val-
ley Town Board attended, it
remains clear that County Ex-
ecutive Bondi and Putnam Val-
ley Town Supervisor Tendy
continue to disregard the will
of their constituents (and the
resolution of the County Leg-
islature) and are pushing for
the so-called “improvements”
of Peekskill Hollow Road.
Mr. Tendy goes so far as
to call anyone who opposes
the project “obstructionists”
and “malcontents.” I opposed
the project as an advocate
for public safety and respon-
sible government. Most of
the others who opposed the
project at this public hearing
were also in favor of safety
improvements but not the
wholesale changes to the road
that were presented. Had Mr.
Tendy stayed to listen to the
voices of his constituents he
may have learned this.
Those pushing this plan
contend that the road is dan-
gerous and Mr. Bondi cites
the “many severe and deadly
accidents” along the road as
a compelling reason for this
work. However, in the project
report (PIN 8757.48) the ac-
cident rate on Peekskill Hol-
low Road is exactly the same
as the statewide average and
during the period reviewed for
the report there were no fatal
accidents. Simply counting the
accidents is not sufficient to
label a road dangerous; the
contributing factors should
have been analyzed to deter-
mine if the road can be blamed
for these accidents.
If we review this data I sus-
pect that speeding and other
unsafe driving will be the
greatest contributor to them.
The project engineer report-
ed that virtually all traffic
on Peekskill Hollow Road
exceeds the 40 MPH speed
limit. Traffic enforcement can
address this and reduce the
accident rate.
Environmental concerns
have been dismissed as frivo-
lous or misguided and one
elected official contends that
safety trumps the environment.
Protecting the water is the
ultimate public safety con-
cern; without water we can’t
drink, cook, or fight fires.
Eight feet of additional pave-
ment for shoulders adjacent
to the Hollow Brook and area
wetlands is hazardous to the
environment. Where will the
storm runoff go? Where will
the salt and other pollutants
go? Without answers to these
and other questions how can
we be sure that the environ-
ment is protected?
Other issues have been
brought to the attention of the
Physical Services Committee
and hopefully we will resolve
them before more funds are
expended or damaging work
is started. Safety and drainage
improvements are needed and
are the right thing to do but
that doesn’t require decimating
the rural character of Peekskill
Hollow Road.
I applaud Legislator Ta-
magna and the other members
of the Physical Services Com-
mittee for their attention to
this matter and hope that the
Putnam Valley Town Board
follows their example by lis-
tening to their constituents
and being responsive to them.
Christopher M. Lieberman
Candidate for Town Board
P utnam V alley
Save Our Children
To the Editor:
Readers, if you love your
children, you will fight the
Health Care Reform bill with
all your might. Why? A review
of the House Health bill reveals
the following tragic facts;
Picture a world where your
children’s health care will be
rationed (pg. 29), picture a
world where a “Health Com-
missioner” will decide your
child’s health benefits (pg. 42
- you have no choice. None),
a government committee will
decide your child’s treatments
and benefits (pg .30), the gov-
ernment will set your child’s
doctors’ wages—thus increas-
ing mediocre treatment for
your child (pg. 127), govern-
ment will restrict enrollment
of Special Needs individuals
-including children (pg. 354).
What about us old geezers?
Picture a world where the gov-
ernment mandates programs
ordering end of life treat-
ment (pg. 427), government
to decide levels of treatment
at end of life (pg. 430), gov-
ernment regulates purchase
of power driven wheelchairs
(pg. 268), government to ra-
tion health care for terminal
illness-cancer patients: wel-
come to the wonderful world
of rationing (pg. 272).
Most alarming of all are the
actions taken by the Emanuel
brothers, Rahm and Ezekiel.
Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff,
is using all his efforts to push
this all-controlling-pervasive
health care reform bill through
until it is law. Worse, Ezekiel
Emanuel, Health Advisor to
Obama, has made numerous
statements to the press men-
tioning health care ration-
ing for infants as well as the
elderly! (read articles in the
Lancet and JAMA). How ironic
for the Emanuel brothers, in
that the Emanuels’ father, a
member of the militant Zion-
ist group Irgun, which helped
settle Israel and offer refuge
for Nazi victims, are now being
accused of Nazi-like behavior
themselves!
If you love your children,
you will call Congressman
John Hall, and demand he
vote “NO” to government run
health care.
Jim Knox
C old S pring
Health Care Is A
Basic Right
To the Editor:
I attended two meetings on
health care reform held in
Fishkill a few weeks ago and
I am compelled to correct the
erroneous impression of our
local debate in last week’s
“Dueling Over Health Care.”
The American Cancer Soci-
ety sponsored the first meet-
ing, which was not included
in your report. Our Congress-
man, John Hall, spoke to the
attendees about the health care
proposals before Congress.
John Hall shared his perspec-
tive both as our representative
and as a human being. There
was very little raucous behav-
ior because our Congressman
took questions, listened to all,
and treated each person with
respect. He even stayed after
the meeting talking to those
opposed to reform, allowing
plenty of time to state their
views.
I was also present at the
Fishkill campaign event that
Greg Ball, a potential candi-
date for Congress, held. An
entirely different event. The
audience, consisting mostly
of senior citizens like me, re-
ceived much misinformation.
Anyone supporting health care
reform was shouted down.
Through this all, Greg Ball
was the consummate actor.
Greg decried government-
administered insurance pro-
grams like Medicare, while at
the same time filling seniors
with fear that their Medicare
was being taken away or di-
minished.
In Greg’s sadly distorted
view of our national values, it
is somehow unpatriotic to end
discrimination against Ameri-
cans solely because they are
sick. Greg’s idea of patriotism
is to advocate a country where
half of all personal bankrupt-
cies are caused by illness, and
where Americans know that if
they lose their jobs, they will
eventually lose their health
insurance as well.
Greg Ball is using this issue
solely for his own political
gain. Who he speaks for is
unclear, for it certainly can-
not be for this audience of
middle-income seniors.
My feelings of sadness after
this meeting overwhelmed me.
Medicare has allowed se-
niors to have excellent health
care, freeing their children
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Candidate
Platforms
J ohn
V an T assel
Candidate,
Philipstown Town Board
I am honored and excited
to be the Democratic and
Independence party nominee
for Philipstown Town Board.
Born and raised in Philip-
stown, I am the son of Teresa
(Percacciolo) and George W.
Van Tassel of Cold Spring.
I live at 134 East Mountain
Road South with my wife,
Kristin and our sons, Kevin
and Ryan. After graduating
from Haldane High School in
1983, I worked as a carpenter
and joined the Westchester
Carpenters Union. I received
certification as a paramedic
upon completion of the Nyack
Hospital Paramedic Program.
In 1997, I formed my own
business, JVT Construction
Inc.
My community service to
Philipstown began in 1982
when I joined the North
Highlands Fire Department
( NHFD) a s a v o l u n t e er. I
have held every firematic
office ultimately rising to
and including the office of
Chief. In 2005, I was pub-
licly elected by the voters
of the district to a 5-year
term on the Board of Fire
Commissioners. From 1991
to 1996, I was a volunteer
EMT in Philipstown Volun-
teer Ambulance Corps and
served as Captain in 1994.
While Chief of the North
Highlands Fire Department, I
“lead by example” and earned
respect of both the firefight-
ers and the community. As
Vice-Chairman of the Board
of Commissioners, I have
gained experience with mu-
nicipal budgeting and mu-
nicipal law. I believe in open
government and careful stew-
ardship on expenses. During
my tenure on the Board of
Fire Commissioners, we have
had little to no increase in
our operating budget. As
Vice-Chairman of the build-
ing committee I have fought
to keep spending reasonable
and prudent and to provide
the North Highlands volun-
teers and the community a
durable and efficient building
that will meet the needs of
both groups for many years.
After many public hearings
and two referendums, the
P atty
V illanova
Candidate,
Putnam Valley Town Board
The September 15th Primary
will be one of the most impor-
tant elections in the history
of Putnam Valley. At stake is
the ability of the taxpayers to
regain control over a town
government that is rapidly
outpacing our ability to pay
for it. There is not one mem-
ber of the current town board
who understands their duty to
represent the PEOPLE, not
the special, interest groups.
Given the current economy
and the plans and projects that
are slowly but surely being
rammed down our throats, I
don’t think there’s ever been
a more crucial time to rein
in out-of-control spending,
yearly tax increases and fur-
building proposal for the
ther expansion of our town
reconstruction was approved
government.
by the public vote o f t h e
district’s taxpayers. The only
I’ve been an advocate for
fiscally responsible govern-
substantial tax increase has
ment in Putnam Valley for
been for the reconstruction
over 20 years. I fought against
of the fire station.
the proposed Sludge Plant,
As a life-long resident I
construction of a new town
have a deep appreciation for
hall, out-of-control school
the beauty of Philipstown. I
spending, and a police de-
also recognize the vast wealth
partment we couldn’t afford.
of knowledge and experi-
I also helped establish the
ence, skills and talents, and
Lake Oscawana improvement
interests and dedication of
district that was formed to pre-
our Philipstown residents. As
serve the lake and protect the
a member of the Philipstown
property values of residents.
Town Board, I will work to
We need at least one person
protect our community and
on the Board who will be
maintain its quality and char-
vigilant on spending and who
acter. I recognize the need
will keep the public informed.
for and support of a careful
Case in point: the proposed
balance between conserva-
multi-million dollar firehouse
tion and development. We
and eventual town hall expan-
need to support and nurture
sion. The politicians refuse to
our commercial sector, the
put this up for a vote because
source of community goods,
they don’t want to get on
services, and jobs. Our lo-
the wrong side of the First
cal businesses require little
Responders in an election
and demand little in the way
year. I’m all for volunteers,
of public services but are
but there’s nothing voluntary
critical to our economic well
about being forced to pay
being.
excessively high taxes.
A s a P h i l i p s t o w n To w n
In the coming years, we will
Councilman, I will continue
face many fiscal challenges in
to lead by my example, rely-
town government. How they
ing on careful analysis and
are handled will determine for
thoughtful consideration of
many whether we can afford
all the facts and options be-
fore making a decision. I
to continue living here, As far
as I’m concerned, nothing is
will use my business, EMS
sacred when it comes to taxes,
and firematic experience to
and every item will be on the
address the needs of Philip-
table when we formulate the
stown. I look forward to the
budget. Some things that will
opportunity to work on behalf
need to be addressed by the
of my community and tack-
next administration are the
ling the challenges ahead. I
following:
have the confidence to pursue
*The new firehouse. This
what is of greatest benefit to
multi-million dollar project
Philipstown and its people.
must be put up for a referen-
Trade-offs, negotiations,
dum as soon as possible. The
alternatives make things
Fire Department has spent
possible and doable. This
over $111,000 on Mitchell
will be my approach in town
Associates Architects and
government. I am seeking
signed a contract with them
election as Councilman on the
for another $435,000. De-
Philipstown Board. Please
tailed plans and specs for the
vote for me on November 3rd.
building have been done and
some approvals have already
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
been given. There’s enough
information to put this up for
a vote so that We can decide
whether or not we want to
pay for another facility. We
saw what happened after the
ambulance corps built their
HQ and their contract with
the town went from $60,000
a year to $234,000. The fire
district tax is now $814,000.
Do the math.
*The Mess at Oregon Cor-
ners. It’s about time that some-
thing is done about this poten-
tial Superfund site, which has
blighted our community for
decades. The property owner
has not paid taxes for over
14 years, yet he continues in
business, and had hundreds of
thousands worth of improve-
ments done to his property
that were paid for by the law
abiding citizens of Putnam.
Repairing the wall didn’t do
anything to remedy the ongo-
ing violations—drive by the
garage and see for yourself.
By the way, our town board
saw nothing wrong with pay-
ing this property/business
owner thousands of dollars for
repair work on town-owned
vehicles, even though they
knew or should have known
that he owed over a quarter
million in taxes!
*Comprehensive Plan and
Town Code. We had some of
the best and brightest volun-
teers on the Comprehensive
Plan Committee. We paid a
fortune to the engineers and
consultants, yet we still don’t
have our new Town Code in
place. Instead, the volunteers
were dismissed and their work
product turned over to a hand-
picked group where it’s sat
ever since. The Board has been
revising the Code piecemeal,
making amendments that don’t
reflect the land use policies
of the Plan. Who benefits
from this other than special
interests who like things just
the way they are?
As I said before, I feel
that we are at the turning
point when it comes to doing
something about restoring
our town governance to its
rightful place and giving the
power back to the People. I
understand the problems we
face and am not afraid to work
towards their resolution—it’s
a matter of having the courage
and the will to do so.
“Law and liberty
cannot rationally
become the objects
of our love, unless
they first become
the objects of our
knowledge.”
—James Wilson,
circa 1790
Perspectives
Zoning Laws, in Layman’s Terms
I have acquired the present
zoning law from town hall
and compared the pertinent
parts with the proposed new
zoning law, with emphasis on
the new zoning designations
and zoning maps. The new
plan significantly changes the
current zoning in our town and
directly impacts the current
uses of property in the town.
RANDALL J.
CHIERA
My focus here is on the Rte
9 corridor, beginning at the
Westchester line and ending at
the border of Dutchess County.
The zoning maps should be
reviewed for reference regard-
ing the other main roads of
our town. Although business
and commercial use are per-
mitted in certain sections, the
proposed code restricts most
types of proposed businesses.
By restricting business use,
this does not mean that resi-
dential establishments can-
not have businesses, as these
are permitted in some of the
zoned areas deemed residen-
tial. However, the types of
business are severely restric-
tive, unless the business is of
a self-contained home office
type or agricultural. Should
the land owner wish to have
a dedicated business requir-
ing a building or structure for
that business, he or she would
have significant hurdles to
cross and hope that a special
use permit might be obtained.
The area of Rte 9 from the
Westchester boarder to Rte 301
has significant restrictions,
with most portions deemed
rural residential, suburban
residential or rural conserva-
tion. North of Rte 301 on Rte
9, there are a few small des-
ignated areas deemed mixed
use or commercial.
LETTERS (Cont’d from pg. 6)
from the medical responsibil-
ity for their parents’ growing
health care needs. Parents
don’t lose their savings or
their homes to their medical
expenses if ill. Adult children
don’t have to choose between
taking care of grandma and
sending their children to col-
lege.
The Democratic Party is
the Party of Medicare and
will protect it. Instead, Greg
asks these people to trust the
Republican Party—the Party
of Destroy Medicare.
On a personal note, my dad
had a heart attack in England
in the late ‘50s. He was hos-
pitalized and cared for three
weeks by the National Health
Service. There was no charge,
although he voluntarily gave a
donation to the hospital. And
it wasn’t a federal bureaucrat
that hindered my mother’s
health; it was malpractice on
the part of a private physician
that left cancer cells in a le-
sion on her nose. She survived
but had to make wrenching
choices about her care.
This is a moment for this
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
A portion of Rte 9 is pro-
posed to be designated “Ham-
let Mixed Use.” Under this
category Agriculture and Bed
and Breakfasts are permitted
as of right. Special permits
would be needed for Light
Industry, Lodging Facility,
Offices, Public Utility Fa-
cility, Outdoor and Indoor
Recreational Business, Out-
door Residential Care Facility,
Restaurants, Retail Business,
Service Business, Veterinary
Hospital, Cemeteries, Institu-
tional use, and Membership
clubs.
A large portion of Rte 9 is
to be classified “Rural Con-
servation” under the proposed
zoning law. This basically
prohibits any commercial use
unless a special permit is
acquired. The Rte 9 corridor
appears to have approximately
50% in this designation.
The balance of Rte 9 is
proposed as “rural residential”
and “suburban residential”
with a portion north of Rte
301 as “Office/Commercial/
Industry Mixed Use,” which
would be the most permis-
sive category for the Rte 9
corridor, but comprises only
a very small area of Rte 9.
The following would be
strictly prohibited under all
circumstances: Heavy indus-
try, junkyards, manufacture
of concrete or asphalt, facili-
ties for disposal of hazardous
or radioactive material, and,
except as provided in §175-
50, solid waste management
facilities as defined in Article
XII, including but not limited
to the use of solid waste or
material that has previously
been part of the solid waste
stream (whether or not it has
a “beneficial use designation”
from DEC) as fill.
In addition, and more sig-
nificantly, many of our small,
medium, and large businesses
would not be permitted to
country to say: we should be
a society that recognizes the
basic right to health care.
Sheilah Rechtschaffer
G arrison
Jackie Annabi For
Town Council
To the Editor:
I am writing to strongly urge
voters in the town of Putnam
Valley to vote for Jackie An-
nabi as their candidate for the
seat on the town board in the
primary on September 15,
2009. I have known Jackie
to always be a hardworking,
devoted wife and mother and
an experienced administrative
assistant.
Jackie has been someone I
have admired for her knowl-
edge in town matters, as well
as a person who can always
be counted on for accurate
unbiased information. In ad-
dition to all these wonderful
attributes she has found the
time to volunteer at various
organizations through out Put-
nam County. She has worked
with Republicans and Demo-
crats alike demonstrating that
her interests tie in a better
Putnam County. Her calm,
rational approach to dealing
with matters of contention
throughout Putnam County
has always been an inspira-
tion to me.
I have personally known
Jackie for many years. We
were class mothers together
and her energy was bound-
less. As a result she became
someone I have looked to
and trusted for information
on many agendas pertinent
in Putnam County.
When asked a question
Jackie is knowledgeable
and honest in her answers.
She dispenses information
(not opinions) on issues or
candidates. She never tells
you who to vote for, rather
she imparts information as to
debates or other venues where
I could see for myself where
candidates stand on issues that
are pertinent to the citizens
of Putnam County.
Jackie will use all of her
exist under the proposed
zoning law in their present
locations, unless they adhere
to certain rules and require-
ments under the proposed
law. These existing businesses
would be deemed pre-existing,
non-conforming uses of the
property. Some may call this
the “grandfather” provision
of the law which has been
used to calm the fears and
concerns of these business
owners. However, concern
is well founded. Basically,
under the proposed law if
We must balance
the rights of
private property
owners and
business owners
with the ideal
of maintaining
our rural roots
the business was legal when
it began operation, it may
be continued pursuant to the
nonconforming use provisions
of Article VI of the proposed
law. In order to continue le-
gally operating the business,
the owner must keep the use
the same, not relocate the
business to another portion
of the owner’s property, not
expand the business or change
it, and cannot stop using the
land for the nonconforming
use for more than 2 years.
If these requirements are
met, the owner will be al-
lowed to continue with the
non-conforming use. These
requirements are unduly re-
strictive and burdensome to
these business owners.
The town board hired an at-
torney to assist in the drafting
of the proposed plan at great
cost. The concern is that the
attorney retained for this work
experience and knowledge
to advocate for the needs of
tax payers by supporting pro-
grams to make Putnam Valley
a better place to live.
Elect Jackie Annabi to the
Putnam Valley Town Board.
Alice White
M ahopac
Etiquette Tips for
Dog Owners
To the Editor:
Those of us who own dogs
love our furry family mem-
bers. What’s not to love?— the
joyful welcomes, companion-
ship, unconditional love, and
loyalty they give us every day.
These things make the chores
of daily walking, feeding,
watering, washing, and car-
ing for our pets worthwhile
sacrifices of our time and
energy. As much as we love
our canine friends, we must
remember our responsibility
as pet owners to abide by laws
and ordinances that protect
everyone’s safety and qual-
ity of life. With that in mind,
here are a few reminders about
responsible dog ownership
that the Village requires dog
owners to abide by.
First and foremost, your dog
is required to be leashed and
under your control whenever
outside of your home or fenced
yard. Many people believe
their dogs to be friendly to
all people, children, and other
dogs. On many occasions this
is true, but dog behavior can
be unpredictable, especially
around other dogs and chil-
dren. You never know how
another dog will behave when
confronted by yours or by an
excited child. The last thing
anyone wants is to be in the
middle of a dogfight. Injury
to your person, your dog and
other people presents huge
risks of liability if your dog
is not leashed and under your
control. There are NO areas in
Cold Spring where your dog
is allowed to run unleashed-
including, and especially the
Foundry Preserve and marsh,
or the Dockside property.
Secondly, dog owners are
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is associated with many envi-
ronmental protection groups,
who would prefer that things
stay as rural as possible. I
do not know if this in any
way affected the way the law
was drafted, nor am I saying
that the attorney did anything
improper. However, the town
board may have failed to take
this into their consideration
when making this retention
which may have contributed to
the very restrictive proposed
law that is before us.
Although most of us agree
that we would like the town
to maintain its rural roots and
feel, and hope to see sustain-
able businesses open in our
town and county, we must
always balance the rights of
private property owners and
business owners with these
ideals and find that balance
which addresses all the issues
and concerns. A good compro-
mise is when both sides are a
little happy and at the same
time a little unhappy with the
result. That indicates that
there was a full discussion
of all points of view and a
consensus reached which is
fair to all. Unfortunately, the
proposed zoning law falls far
short of this, and must be re-
vised so that private property
owners and business owners’
rights would be more fully
considered and their concerns
addressed.
Randall Chiera is a resident
of Philipstown. He is an at-
torney in private practice with
offices in Westchester and
Putnam Counties, specializing
in litigation and commercial
transactional work. He is the
current Chairman of the Phil-
ipstown Republican Commit-
tee, and the former Chairman
of the Putnam Valley Master
Plan Review Committee.
required to clean up their
dogs’ waste and dispose of it
properly. Leaving dog waste
on curbs, yards, streets and
even in forested areas not only
creates a nasty inconvenience
for people who might acci-
dentally step in it, but dog
waste left in sensitive envi-
ronmental areas contributes
to ecological imbalance in
such environments by trans-
mitting parasites and disease
to other dogs, wild animals,
and people as well. Decom-
posing dog waste filters into
streams, ponds and rivers and
contributes to the build up
of nutrients that encourage
invasive aquatic vegetation
and algae. In addition, our
sanitation workers report
encountering dog waste in
virtually every trash can they
empty. While this is evidence
of dog owners’ diligence,
please make sure that disposed
waste is properly wrapped in
a plastic bag. Please do not
make our village workers’
jobs unnecessarily distasteful.
Third, remember that dog
urine is acidic to such a de-
gree that it harms vegeta-
tion. Notice those brown spots
in the grass of dog owner’s
yards? Dog pee. Do not allow
your dog to urinate on your
neighbors’ hedges, grass, or
garden plantings. Be a good
neighbor and curb your dog
in areas that will not be ad-
versely affected.
In preparation for Cold
Spring’s July 4th Quadri-
centennial Celebration at the
Dockside Property, signifi-
cant clean up of dog waste
was necessary. All residents
who enjoy Dockside can look
forward to increased enforce-
ment of canine leash and curb
laws.
Please be respectful and
responsible dog owners by
remembering these tips so
that everyone may enjoy the
beauty of our Village.
Lynn Miller
Trustee
V illage of C old S pring
Page 8 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Accounting, Busing, and Coughing
Putnam Valley school board reviews its ABCs
by Michael Mell
P u t n a m Va l l e y C e n t r a l
School District superinten-
dent Dr. Marc Space said that
schools will not necessarily
close if a case of swine flu is
suspected or detected. Speak-
ing at the August 20, 2009,
school board meeting, Dr.
Space also addressed out-of-
district transportation. The
board expressed its disagree-
ment with the state school
boards association over the
use of the New York City
consumer price index (CPI)
as a reference indicator in
certain business transactions.
Regarding the H1N1 virus,
Dr. Space said new guidelines
advocate more of a wait-and-
see approach. Guidelines also
u rge instr u c t i o n i n p r oper
hand washing, coughing,
and sneezing protocols. As
mothers have taught for ages,
wash your hands and cover
your mouth when you sneeze.
District schools have added a
21 st century invention to aid
the process. Hand sanitizers
have been installed in all
the school buildings and are
being used by the students.
The school board also dis-
cussed the use of the CPI.
The NYS School Boards As-
sociation (NYSSBA) does not
believe the CPI should be used
at all as a measure of costs.
Although the school district
agrees in principle, it has
sought a compromise, given
that the CPI figures into many
contracts and agreements,
and is mandated by the state.
Rather than use a statewide
CPI, however, the district
s e e k s t o u s e a N e w Yo r k
City municipal CPI, which
“All who have meditated on the art of governing
mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.”
correlates more closely with
costs in Putnam Valley. A
letter to this effect was sent
to the NYSSBA Resolutions
Committee and board presi-
dent Tina Mackay read their
response, which in essence
was “no.” “The resolutions
committee,” Mackay told her
colleagues, “doesn’t feel it
[the CPI] is appropriate in
any format.” The board mem-
bers did not appear surprised
at the response, although it
did not change their opinion
of the matter. After a brief
discussion on the best way to
proceed, the board decided
to write a rebuttal letter and
pursue the matter further.
Transportation of students
who, due to choice or educa-
tional placement, attend other
schools, is mandated by the
state. As Dr. Space noted,
this can require personnel to
spend as much as half a day
on the bus, when they could
be attending to other tasks
on campus. The district’s
responsibility for students
attending private schools is
limited to a 15-mile radius,
but those receiving educa-
tional placements must be
bused regardless of distance.
Trustee Guy Cohen explained
to the audience that, “if a
student has to go to Hawaii,
then we have to take them
there.” Dr. Space was quick
to point out, however, that
there are no current student
placements in Hawaii. BOCES
is participating in a study of
out-of-district transportation,
which, it is hoped, will lead
to increases efficiencies and
cost savings.
Rotary Club President
Rita Sharples, along with
—Aristotle
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
past president Bob Walker
and member Carl Sandberg,
presented the school with
phonetic alphabet cards for
each of this year’s incom-
ing kindergarten students.
Ms. Sharples said that “the
town is very important to us,
and the school is the home
of our future citizens.” Ac-
cepting the cards, elementary
principal Jamie Edelman told
the board that these are “not
just ordinary alphabet cards.”
The cards contain pictures of
all the letters, along with an
illustration to assist in learn-
ing the sound of that letter.
Integrated throughout the el-
ementary school program, the
cards are “a critical literacy
tool” for children learning
how to read, she added.
New business included pas-
sage of more than 30 reso-
lutions relating to various
aspects of the 2009-10 school
year. They ranged from es-
tablishing eligibility require-
ments for free- and reduced-
price meals to renewal of
the transportation contract
with the Hudson Valley Bus
Company (which is based
upon no increase from CPI
of last May.) The board ap-
proved the appointment of
several new teachers for the
elementary school, includ-
ing Jocelyn Klaus (music),
Joanne Mahoney (special ed.),
Kristan McCarty (special ed.),
Meaghan Kinsley (special
ed.), and Angela White (read-
ing).
Board meetings for Sep-
tember will be on the 10 th
and 17 th at 7pm in the high
school cafeteria.
DMV (Cont’d from front pg.)
The usually mild-mannered State Senator Vincent Leibell
expresses anger at Gov. Paterson and the Democratic majority
in the State Legislature for leading the charge which has
resulted in excessive motor vehicle fees.
the State Legislature, Putnam
residents will also have to
pay a $16 supplemental fee
on all driver licenses bringing
the cost to $80.50. There is
also a $50 supplemental fee
for all vehicle registrations
making the average vehicle
cost $106.50 for plates. These
numbers do not include new
taxes and fees that will be
tacked on.
Assemblyman Ball blasted
Governor Paterson, calling
him “hopeless,” while attack-
ing members of the New York
State Legislature as “hope-
lessly addicted to an unsus-
tainable level of spending.”
Sheriff Smith also encour-
aged the governor to recon-
sider since “this comes at a
particularly bad time in our
state’s history. Unemploy-
ment continues to increase
and people are having it ex-
tremely difficult just to make
ends meet.”
Legislator Birmingham told
the gathering: “What MTA re-
ally stands for is More Taxes
Eric Gross
Again. By allowing this dan-
gerous trend of tax-and-spend
policies to continue, we are
putting the vitality and pros-
perity of our county at risk.
If New York does not alter its
methods soon there will not
be many people left to tax.”
Senator Leibell said the
new motor vehicle taxes will
“bring New York State to its
knees. People are not moving
to New York but are leav-
ing in record numbers. Why?
They are being forced to leave
our state and relocate to the
south and southwest because
of the cost of living in New
York, a major component of
which is our tax structure. It
must be changed. The window
of opportunity is narrowing
quickly. The MTA accord is
devastating to the suburban
and rural areas of New York
State.”
Calls made to the Gover-
nor’s press office seeking
comment from Governor Pat-
erson were not returned.
CS BOARD (Cont’d from front pg.)
new firehouse by James Co-
peland of Hudson Design. The
two-story preliminary design,
located on 9D in front of the
Lahey Pavilion, envisions fire-
house activities on the main
floor and a community space on
the second floor. At the request
of the board, Mr. Copeland
has submitted a proposal for
architectural programming of
the firehouse. The scope of
proposed work includes pro-
gramming (determining what
spaces are required and how
big they should be,) drawing
plans and sections, a furniture
plan to help visualize the func-
tion of the design, a rendering,
and a construction estimate.
Copeland estimates that the
work will take one month to
complete.
Response to Copeland’s pre-
sentation focused less on the
design than on how it would
be funded and whether a new
fire house is needed in Cold
Spring at all. Seth Gallagher
said that the fee for this phase
of work would be paid by us-
ing existing engineering bud-
get monies along with funds
transferred from under-budget
accounts. In response to com-
ments about the overall project
cost, Mayor Gallagher said
“this is a first step that will be
used to determine the cost.”
The mayor said the final size
would also be determined by
the programming study.
The board has decided to
negotiate with Hudson Design
for this phase of the work
based upon the firm’s ongoing
pro bono work for the fire de-
partment. Whether additional
architectural work would be
awarded directly or sent out to
bid was not addressed. James
Copeland informed the board
that, should his firm be award-
ed a contract to complete the
design and construction, the
current programming study
would be credited toward their
fee (and not billed anew.)
Trustee Ralph Falloon, presi-
dent of the Cold Spring Fire
Company, addressed whether,
given a trend toward consoli-
dation of public services, any
firehouse is needed at all. The
most basic reason is that munic-
ipal law requires a firehouse.
The current building on Main
Street was converted to use
as a firehouse, resulting in a
compromised building from the
start, he said. It is unable to
accommodate new, larger fire
fighting apparatus or meet new
mandated regulations. Falloon
said the present building is “not
user friendly” and that fund-
ing for ongoing maintenance
and repair will continue to
escalate. Regarding the con-
cept of a merger with another
firehouse, Falloon said flatly,
“that’s not going to happen.”
Each fire company has their
own board and procedures,
making a merger unlikely.
The board also visited the
idea of revising parking and
vehicle fines. The consensus
of the board is that some fines
may be out of proportion to
the offense. An example is
$35 for parking over the line.
Looking over the list of cur-
rent fines, Trustee Lynn Miller
remarked that “all the fines
are too high at present.” The
approach proposed by Mayor
Gallagher is to reduce the initial
fine, but mandate an increasing
surcharge for late payment.
Trustee Falloon voiced con-
cern about lost revenue if the
fines are reduced. Trustee Rob-
ertson enquired about the cost
of processing tickets relative
to the fine amount under the
proposed scheme. “A base-
line needs to be established
to evaluate the effectiveness”
of any plan,” Robertson said.
“We don’t have enough infor-
mation at this time to make an
informed decision.” Mayor
Gallagher agreed and said he
will arrange a workshop meet-
ing with the village justice in
the near future.
Andy Chmar of the Hud-
son Highlands Land Trust
updated the board on the sta-
tus of fundraising for new
lighting at the waterfront. Of
the $54,900 budgeted for the
fixtures, $54,500 has been
raised. Chmar said that he has
approached local contractors
about donating services for in-
stallation and electrical power
and is optimistic about their
participation. “The question
now is whether you wish to
proceed” with installation of
the new lighting, Chmar said
to the board.
The answer was a unanimous
“yes.” Chmar then suggested
that a committee be formed
to guide the execution of the
project. Mayor Gallagher
volunteered for the commit-
tee. Trustee Robertson sug-
gested that the first task of
the committee should be to
seek approval from the village
Architectural Review Board.
This prompted a “V8” moment,
as all acknowledged this as a
necessary step that has, up to
now, been omitted.
In other matters, the board
voted to reduce the Special
Plan Board’s membership
from eleven members to nine.
The change was requested to
streamline the Special Plan
Board and make quorums more
easily attainable. The board
also approved adding a line
item to the village budget to
cover electrical costs at Dock-
side; $400 will be allocated for
the current budget year; funded
from unallocated insurance.
Trustee Miller has drafted a
white paper about the protocols
and responsibilities of dog
owners; specifically regarding
disposal of dog waste. Resi-
dents can read her thoughts
in the Letters to the Editor
of this issue.
Mayor Gallagher asked the
board to consider whether
health insurance coverage
should be provided to board
members. Allowed for by NY-
COM, a state guide to local
municipal government, such
insurance would provide pro-
rated coverage for those elect-
ing to have such supplementary
coverage. Gallagher did not
offer any details about cost
to the village or mechanism
for executing such a plan. At
that point the board’s resident
insurance expert Gordon Rob-
ertson was gone, so absent his
input and any public comment,
the proposal did not elicit
much discussion.

County Officials Discuss
Cold Spring Trash Removal
by Eric Gross
Cold Spring officials have
asked Putnam County for its
financial assistance to help
pay for trash removal result-
ing from thousands of visi-
tors who frequent the tourist
attraction on most weekends
throughout the spring, sum-
mer, and fall.
Mayor Seth Gallagher re-
ported on August 24 that
his village was “seeing more
weekend visitors than in re-
cent years.” He cited the June
7 visit of the tall ships when
“3,000 visitors packed the
waterfront park to view the
flotilla sailing and motoring
up the Hudson.”
Mayor Gallagher also re-
called the 4th of July when
“Cold Spring welcomed 8,000
guests for a full day of en-
tertainment throughout the
commercial center of our
village.”
The mayor believes that
Putnam County reaps the ben-
efits of “such commercial
activity in increased sales tax
receipts. Quadricentennial
e v e n t s , C h a m b e r o f C o m-
merce sponsored Sunday con-
certs, as well as an expanded
c o mmitme n t t o k e e p Cold
Spring litter-free and promote
recycling on Main Street and
at the waterfront, combine to
make additional funding for
garbage removal a critical
component to maintaining
a robust weekend-oriented
economy.”
The mayor asked the coun-
ty legislature for $7,500 to
assist with trash pick-ups
throughout the remainder of
the fiscal year.
At the August 24 meeting of
the Legislature’s Audit Com-
mittee, Legislator Vincent
Tamagna urged his colleagues
to endorse the request: “This
will show the 2,000 residents
of  Cold Spring that Putnam
is serious about tourism as
well as the great efforts of
the residents and businesses
lo cated in C o ld S p r in g as
more and more tourists are
attracted to our village.”
Tamagna called it “unfair”
for Putnam to tax the residents
of Cold Spring for garbage
removal when “all of the
money in reality is sales tax
dollars being generated for
the entire county.”
Legislator Sam Oliverio
of Putnam Valley, the lone
Democrat on the nine-member
governing body, agreed with
Tamagna. Oliverio called Cold
Spring “one of this county’s
largest contributors to sales
tax coffers. We are not talk-
ing about millions of dollars,
but $7,500 to keep village
streets clean and presentable.
I support this measure since
it is a win-win for everyone.”
Others on the legislature
are not in favor. Legislator
Dan Birmingham of Brews-
ter explained that the “signs
of the times” prevent the
county from assisting Cold
Spring: “We’d love to help
Cold Spring clean up its trash
but Putnam taxpayers are
currently strapped and don’t
have money to spare for non-
mandated services. Garbage
and trash collection has nor-
mally been in the realm of
local government.”
Legislator Mary Conklin,
who chairs the committee,
was also opposed, telling her
colleagues and an audience of
a dozen people attending the
three-hour-long meeting, “I
don’t feel it is right for my
constituents in Patterson and
Putnam Lake to pay for trash
removal for a village across
the county.”
Legislator Richard Othmer
of Kent agreed: “If an entre-
preneur is making money, he
or she must pay for garbage
removal. It’s a simple fact
of life.”
The committee failed to en-
dorse the request at its meet-
ing but Legislature Chairman
Tony Hay said he would allow
Legislator Tamagna to bring
the request to the floor of the
full legislature at its meeting
next week when a formal vote
on the request will be taken.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 9
PIZZA (Cont’d from front pg.) PLAN (Cont’d from front pg.)
once it is filled up, prob-
ably within the next couple
the past years, but that it is
now important to listen to the
The comprehensive plan,
which Russell helped to draft,
of years. concerns of those such as Route seeks to preserve the “coun-
On the day the PCN&R 9 business owners who have tryside aspect” of Philipstown,
visited, the Cold Spring lately been seeking the zoning while keeping the “center of
Farmer’s Market was in full documents from Town Hall. commerce in Cold Spring,”
swing across the street, and According to unattributed Russell said. The north end
Kamel had just returned from flyers posted on Route 9, of Route 9 would “continue to
shopping there. He was as- local property owners were be commercial,” though there
sembling a beautiful new concerned that “changes are is a preference for mixed use
creation (see photo on page going to be adopted shortly by property rather than strip de-
1) that didn’t even have a the town board without your velopment. The vision detailed
name yet (he later decided to knowledge.” in the comprehensive plan joelrusell.com
call it the Farmer’s Market But Russell emphasized that is not reliant on commercial Joel Russell
Pizza)—a white pizza topped the process has been open properties as a major source
with asiago cheese, olive oil, to the public. “There was no of revenue for the town. Ac- Hudson, Hudson Highlands
fresh cherry tomatoes and concentrated effort to draw a cording to Russell, individual Land Trust, or Open Space
basil, various peppers—both crowd, but there was no ef- private landowners who pay Institute, though he has worked
hot and sweet— and other fort to keep people away,” he a lot of property taxes pro- with them in the past. Many
freshly picked veggies. With said. And the zoning revision vide a more significant source of his clients are in the north-
pride and anticipation, he of- process is not over: “There of revenue that commercial east, but he has done work
fered us a sample slice of this are plenty of opportunities to properties. throughout the country.
inaugural pie and the effect make changes to it,” he said. Of course, fewer business- Russell, who received his
was delightful—crunchy veg- In fact, the process of draft- es and stores in Philipstown Master of Urban Affairs from
gies, spicy peppers, warm, ing, revising, and implement- means that residents must use Boston University in 1974
cheesy flavor, and a delicate ing the comprehensive plan more energy to reach com- and a law degree from Bos-
crust. This reporter’s teenage just might take longer in mercial areas on the other ton University Law School
companion (not ordinarily a Philipstown than just about side of the county or north in 1978, said he is driven by
fan of fresh veggies or white anywhere else. Russell, whose of the Dutchess County line the concept of sustainabil-
pizza) is still raving about many clients have included in Fishkill. ity, given our “fragile planet
it, and when we shared our municipalities such as Palo Russell, who states on his threatened by climate change.”
rave reviews with Kamel, Alto, Calif.; Nantucket, Mass.; website that he is an advocate Sustainability is “all about
Annie Chesnut
he told us, “It’s those little and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., of New Urbanism, said that doing things that take into
Angelina’s Restaurant and Piz z er ia in the Foodtown
things that people say that said “Philipstown has been “the more people can do their account the needs of future
Shopping Plaza.
are the best part of the busi- the place that I would say that shopping locally, the better.” generations,” he said. Russell
ness for me.” their process has taken longer “Things could be done with criticized the “misperception
A native of nearby York- than in other places.” t h e R o u t e 9 c o r r i d o r t h a t that protecting environment
quires not just gluten-free and can’t smile, Kamel would
town who grew up working in He did not say this was a bad would make it more attrac- and economy are at odds.” He
ingredients, but a gluten-free rather that he take a day off
delicatessens and developing thing, and he praised Philip- tive,” Russell said. “You can said perhaps the best defini-
work and cooking space. and come back refreshed. He
his love for good, fresh food, stown’s “very stable political have commercial and make it tion of sustainability is “if you
Kamel’s primary emphasis, also takes care to prepare his
Kamel clearly loves to cook process,” adding that outgoing look better.” keep doing it, you can keep
other than good, fresh food, staff for the predictably busy
and share his creations with Town Supervisor Bill Maz- But he said that there is “more on doing it.”
times each week. “Before the
others. Angelina’s opened zuca “leads the community in than just a preference” for Russell said that in the Unit-
Friday night rush begins, I
just under two years ago, Angelina’s has make sure that everyone in a way that is thoughtful and institutions in Philipstown’s ed States, we do not always
on September 17, the same constructive.” zoning proposals. Institutions look as far into the future when
day his third child was born.
begun offering the restaurant eats a chocolate
Some local property owners housed on large, open, and planning our communities as
chip cookie,” he said with a
Although he still commutes whole wheat have expressed concerns that undeveloped properties serve other nations do.
grin. “It cheers them up!”
the 15 miles to and from Yor- the proposed zoning changes, as major local employers. Ad- In the end, he stressed bal-
Kamel and his wife hope
ktown every day, he hopes to pizza that their business will some- while grandfathering in cur- ditionally, unlike housing de- ance. “You have to take all
move closer to Cold Spring, rent property uses, will make velopments, these institutions these things into consider-
day take them beyond Italian
perhaps to East Fishkill. His it difficult for businesses to don’t “send kids to school.” As ation: a healthy economic base,
is happiness. “The one word cuisine to an elegant prix-
wife, who is busy raising expand, but according to Rus- a result, they are “allowed to commercial uses that serve
I would use to describe this fixe bistro somewhere in
their three kids, still takes sell, “commercial that has been do certain types of expansion the local population, and the
place is ‘happy,’” he said. the Hudson Valley, with two
time to exercise her skills re-zoned can expand up to 25 without approval” and “they incredible natural resources
Of course, he wants people menu offerings a night. “We
as a pastry chef. percent or could turn into a have a lot more freedom with in Philipstown.”
who eat at his restaurant to need to wait until the kids
As a nod to health-con- different business.” what they do with their land,” Russell is currently serving
be happy, but he wants his are a little older, though,”
scious Cold Springers and Furthermore, the zoning map Russell said. as a fellow of the Glynwood
staff to be happy, too. When he added.
visitors from New York City, “is not carved in stone,” said Russell, who has worked Center in Cold Spring. Ac-
workers are angry or upset, Angelina’s is open seven
Kamel has begun offering Russell, who sees it as a start- for a wide variety of clients- cording to his website, he
he said, the mood can spread, days a week and offers de-
whole wheat pizza and he ing point for a community -including towns, landowners, is “developing an advanced
infecting everybody at the livery service, which repre-
is working on perfecting a discussion. “The purpose of developers, and land banks-- training program in drafting
restaurant, and that’s not sents about five percent of
process for creating a truly having [the map] is so that clarified that he does not cur- land use regulations that ad-
good for business. When an the overall business, most
gluten-free pizza, which re- there’s something to discuss,” rently work for such prominent dress issues of climate change
employee is unhappy or upset, of which is take-out.
he said.” local institutions as Scenic and sustainable development.”
Page 10 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
The Road That Launched a Thousand Dialogues
by Eric Gross
Debate over historic Peek-
skill Hollow Road, which
winds from Putnam Valley
into Kent, is far from over.
The Legislature’s Physi-
cal Services Committee was
inundated with residents of
the two communities on Au-
gust 25 when Peekskill Hol-
low Road infrastructure was
discussed for more than 90
minutes.
Earlier this year, the leg-
islature announced its sup-
port for a series of modified
improvements along the road
from Adams Corners to Or-
egon Corners.
County Executive Robert
Bondi replied to the legis-
lature’s original resolution,
urging that the entire road
undergo renovation to elimi-
nate many of the dangerous
curves while at the same time
widening the county artery.
Legislator Sam Oliverio,
who represents constituents
in Putnam Valley, called on
his colleagues to “guard
against this by creating an
historic road district disal-
lowing any alteration from
its original state. This is the
only way the residents will be
assured of its preservation.”
Legislator Vincent Tamag-
na of Cold Spring, who chairs
the Physical Services Com-
mittee, asked if the county
could reopen the SEQRA
process. Two years ago the
lawmakers approved a reso-
lution when declaring them-
selves the lead agency in
the improvement project,
indicating that no environ-
mental impact existed with
the original plan. Since
that time the public has
expressed alarm with the
county’s plans.
Tamagna asked Deputy
County Attorney Andrew
Negro if the county could
rescind its negative decla-
ration and start the process
from scratch.
Negro explained research
has shown when a munici-
pality decides to “re-review
a SEQRA determination once
a negative declaration has
been issued, time constraints
exist. In addition, since the
county has been awarded
funding for the project from
federal and state lawmakers,
the municipality is foreclosed
from re-opening the review.”
Legislator Richard Othmer
of Kent urged his colleagues
to create an “historic over-
lay law” that would protect
the road forever. Legislature
Chairman Tony Hay of South-
east suggested that the county
turn the road over to the two
towns involved: “This way
they can do what they want
with the road.”
Chris Lieberman, a resi-
The Legislature’s
Physical Services
Committee was
inundated with
residents on
August 25
dent of Putnam Valley and
candidate for Town Board,
called on the legislature to
“stand up for your constitu-
ents. Peekskill Hollow Road
has been wrongly convicted
in the SEQRA process.”
L e g i s l a t o r Ta m a g n a b e -
lieves the character and his-
torical significance of Peek-
skill Hollow Road must be
protected: “We can’t have
these battles among town
and county leaders and their
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
constituents. There must be
a codification outlining what
Peekskill Hollow Road is to-
day and what it means to our
residents. The two supervi-
sors and the county must sit
down and create a uniform
solution. Peekskill Hollow
Road needs protection
and preservation.”
Tamagna stressed that
Phase II and Phase III of
the original project were
“dead issues and were
abandoned. Phase I is
still up in the air. While
Mr. Bondi wants the road
to be realigned in several
locations, engineers will
be invited to our next
meeting in October who
will explain alternates to
the ‘hot areas’—bridge
failures, drainage issues,
and the like. Money is tight
in Putnam County. There is
no reason to force a project
down the throats of people
who don’t want it. Neces-
sary improvements and the
protection of the character
of communities are a must
in order that Peekskill Hol-
low Road is preserved once
and for all.”
Local Police: New Windsor Crime Lab Closing Will Hurt Putnam
by Eric Gross
An announcement by finan-
cially strapped New York State
that its forensic crime lab in
New Windsor outside Stewart
Airport will be closing by Oc-
tober 31 will have a devastating
effect on law enforcement in
Optical Scan Voting Comes to Putnam
by Eric Gross
When Putnam County voters
go to the polls on Election Day
they will be balloting on new
state-of-the-art technology.
Putnam has become one of 18
counties throughout the state
to be using optical scan voting
machines for the first time.
The new system is designed
to maximize what Elections
Commissioner Robert Bennett
called “electoral efficiency,
accessibility, and account-
ability.”
Bennett, Deputy Elections
Commissioner Nancy Quis,
and elections specialist Tif-
fany Sant took the PCN&R on
a tour of the technology last
week. Putnam County will be
using the Sequoia Image Cast
machine, which also contains
a Ballot Marking Device to
assist voters with disabilities
in marking their ballot. The
process involves the mark-
ing of a paper ballot with a
special pen before the secret
ballot is scanned and stored
in a secured box.
On Election Day after the
voter enters his or her polling
Putnam County.
Sheriff Donald Smith called
on area lawmakers to “do what-
ever is necessary in preventing
this from taking place.”
The lab analyzes blood and
urine samples in DWI cases
as well as drugs seized in po-
lice raids and has been used
place they will sign in at an
inspector’s table. Poll col-
lectors will also be on hand
to help residents find their
correct table. The inspector
will ask for name and address
to confirm residency, and the
voter will be asked to sign the
poll book. “So far, nothing
new from past years,” Ben-
nett said.
That’s where the similarity
ends. Voters will be handed a
paper ballot and ushered into
a privacy booth, where ad-
ditional poll workers will be
stationed to answer questions.
Once the ballot is filled in
with a black sharpie marker,
the voter will exit the booth
and walk to the nearby scan-
ner, where the ballot will be
inserted for tabulation.
Sant explained that each
privacy booth has four sec-
tions: “For disabled acces-
sibility, one of these will be
lowered to accommodate a
wheelchair. Voters who have
trouble reading the ballot can
also use a magnifying sheet
available in this section of
the privacy booth.”
Bennett called on prospec-
for years, not only by police
throughout Putnam County, but
also by agencies in Dutchess,
Rockland, Orange, and Ulster
counties.
In a memo to law enforcement
officials, the state said it was
closing the lab as a result of
“changes in an arrangement”
Send feedback to
editor@pcnr.com
tive voters to “review your
selections before submitting
them. If you wish to change
any selections you must go
back to the inspector’s table
to get a new ballot.”
Once the scanning takes
place the vote is recorded.
Ballots will be stored and pre-
served for recount purposes,
if necessary.
Asked about the issue of
privacy, Bennett said, “Issues
of voter integrity and privacy
has been well taken care of.
Voters will have the ability to
shelter their ballot in a privacy
sleeve while walking from the
privacy booth to the optical
scan machine if they desire.
I really don’t believe privacy
will be an issue.”
Putnam County decided to
pilot the program. New York
State is under court order to
implement new voting ma-
chines under federal mandate
this year. The NYS Board of
Elections negotiated with the
court, which agreed to the
pilot program.
Quis said the countywide
pilot program resulted in “cost
savings to the county. Operat-
that state police had in which
they provided security for the
airport in exchange for free
space in airport buildings.
Since the airport has been
taken over by the Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey,
security at Stewart is no longer
provided by state police.
ing [both] the old machines
and new machines would have
resulted in a large taxpayer
expense, since the new Image
Cast and the old Automatic
Voting Machines are totally
different.”
Putnam is the closest county
to New York City that opted
to participate in the pilot
program. Old machines will
be used this Election Day in
Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk,
and Rockland counties, as well
as the Big Apple.
The new machines also have
the capability to tabulate more
votes than the old machines.
Bennett said the Automatic
Voting Machines (those with
a curtain that the voter closes
for privacy) could only count
999 voters per machine, while
the new technology can tabu-
late the votes of 2,500 people
per day.
Two-dozen public explana-
tion sessions are being planned
before both Primary Day and
Election Day, when prospec-
tive voters will have an op-
portunity to learn more about
the new system up close and
personal, by using it.
Sheriff Smith warned that the
“closing of the lab will become
another burden on Putnam tax-
payers. Specimens will have to
be taken to Albany, which will
tie up our people, resulting in
more overtime, more travel, and
the need for additional vehicles
for the Sheriff’s Department.”

Peter Bynum’s Paintings on GAC Now Offering Music Boscobel and Manitoga Take Musical Cheers from Goldee
Glass at Van Brunt Gallery and Writing Along with Art Part in Heritage Weekend Greene at Howland Center
Peter Bynum’s work, which
will be on view at Van Brunt
Gallery in Beacon beginning
September 5, embraces two
v e r y d i ff e r e n t s c h o o l s o f
painting: the Hudson River
S c hool an d t h e N e w York
School of abstract expres-
sionism.
From his studio on the
banks of the Hudson, Gar-
rison’s Bynum looks out at
the same landscapes painted
by the greats of the Hudson
River School of Painting.
These painters saw nature as
a manifestation of God, with
an ethereal light illuminating
divine creation.
For the abstract expression-
ists of the New York School,
on the contrary, painting was
the ultimate expression of an
individual’s interior state.
Wi t h r o o t s i n S u r r e a l i s m
and the dream state of the
unconscious mind, the ab-
stract expressionists exalted
not nature but the emotional
quality of the psyche.
Bynum’s process calls to
mind Jackson Pollack's “ac-
tion painting,” where paint is
poured, dripped, and brushed
on a surface in a trance-like
state—abstract expressions
of a momentary feeling. But
Bynum takes the work be-
yond the limits of personal
expression by putting the wet
paint under pressure, forcing
it to reveal its basic physical
chemistry. Most of the paint-
ings currently on view are
backlit, and involve multiple
layers of glass. When light
comes through the glass, it
makes the paint translucent
and luminous, glowing with
rich colors like stained glass
windows in a church—like
nature illuminated by a di-
vine hand.
Peter Bynum’s exhibition
runs through Monday, Sep-
tember 28. There will be a
reception for the artist on
Saturday, September 12. The
Van Brunt Gallery is located
at 137 Main Street in Beacon.
Gallery hours are Thursdays
through Mondays 11am - 6pm.
For more information e-mail:
carl@vanbruntgallery.com or
call 845-838-2995.
Garrison Art Center’s Fall
Class Term begins the week
of September 13. The Art
Center continues to offer the
excellent art classes that it has
become known for and also
is introducing many exciting
new opportunities, including
classes for teens and adults in
writing, music, woodworking,
and more.
Wr i t e r a n d a c t o r I r e n e
O’Garden will be teaching
a class in writing and also
conducting a Saturday mono-
logue writing workshop. Her
three-week class “A Reason to
Write” allows participants to
work on essay, poetry, mem-
oir, etc., starting from scratch
or working on a stubborn
piece already begun. The class
will culminate with O’Garden
reading a selection from par-
ticipants’ works. O’Garden’s
one-day workshop, “Giving
Voice: A Monologue Writing
Workshop” is scheduled for
September 26. At 4pm in
the Depot Theatre next door
O’Garden, who is particularly
gifted in impromptu reading,
will read selections from the
monologues.
The Art Center is also in-
troducing three music classes
this fall. Tim Shipman’s class
“Six Degrees of Separation
in Music” is a music theory
class that will examine song
form, structure, and chordal
function. Participants will
learn how, by manipulating
certain basic elements in six
moves, one can transform
Bach to Beatles, or Coltrane to
Beastie Boys. The class meets
on Wednesday evenings.
Jim Ledford, a long time
musician who played warm-
up to bands like Three Dog
Night, and who has become
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
a reputable guitar teacher,
will teach a guitar class for
beginners to advanced musi-
cians, teens, and older. Jim
has developed a method of
teaching that allows musi-
cians of all levels to work
successfully together, with
acoustic instruments or elec-
tric. The class will meet on
Mondays.
Soprano Suzanne Clune
will conduct “Singing and
Stage Presence” classes on
Sundays, emphasizing Bel
Canto singing technique and
stage deportment. Partici-
pants will receive solid tech-
nical instruction and good
presentational skills, ending
with a performance for fam-
ily and friends at the eighth
class session. Classical and
musical theatre styles are
welcome.
S c u l p t o r J a m e s M u r r a y,
who is also known for his
furniture and interior trans-
formations that are often seen
in Architectural Digest, will
conduct a Saturday wood-
working class “Explorations
in Wood” that will teach par-
ticipants basic woodworking
tools and techniques.
Also new this fall is a Book
Arts class with Tracy Strong,
a class in Rug Hooking with
Roya Zarrehparvar, a painting
class with Jean Marzollo and
Kathy Faust called “Paint
Away Stress,” Portrait Draw-
ing with Daisy dePuthod,
Contemporary Painting with
Eric Hanson, plus the work-
shop that every artist needs,
Art Business and Marketing
with Liron Sissman.
Details about these and
many other classes can be
found at www.garrisonartcen-
ter.org or by calling 424-3960.
A perfect spot to take in the magnificent view at Boscobel.
During a year filled with
celebratory happenings, the
2009 Hudson-Fulton-Cham-
plain Quadricentennial Com-
mission has partnered with the
Hudson River Valley National
Heritage Area and the Historic
H o u s e Tr u s t o f N e w Yo r k
City to inaugurate the state’s
first ever New York Heritage
Weekend, September 12 and
13. Visitors will be welcomed
free, or at a reduced rate, to
many museums, historical
societies, and heritage areas.
The Ramble event, spon-
sored annually by the Hud-
son River Valley National
Heritage Area, Hudson River
Valley Greenway and the NYS
Department of Environmental
Conservation’s Hudson River
Estuary Program, offers the
opportunity for participants
to enjoy walking, hiking,
kayaking, and biking experi-
ences, estuary explorations,
and historic site tours.
As part of these ongoing
celebrations, two local sites,
Boscobel and Manitoga, are
participating in both Heritage
Weekend and The Ramble. On
K.C. Painting
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• Plaster Repair • Staining
• Power Washing • Taping
• Wallpaper Removal
Fully Insured • References
(845) 265-3291
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T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Sunday, September 13—one
day only—Boscobel is offer-
ing 50 percent off the regular
admission on both grounds
and house tours. Visitors are
welcome to invite family and
friends along for a picnic, tour
the house, hike the woodland
trail (self-guided), take in
the amazing views, and make
it a special day at Boscobel
at a specially reduced rate.
For more information, visit
Boscobel.org.
Manitoga will host Mani-
toga Modern on Saturday,
September 12, from 2 until
5pm. Experience Manitoga,
the historic home, studio and
woodland garden of pioneer
industrial designer Russel
Wright, as he intended. Do-
cents will be on hand to in-
terpret Wright’s vision for
living in harmony with nature.
Light fare will be served under
the pergola at Dragon Rock.
This event will be held rain
or shine; please wear sturdy
walking shoes. For further
information email info@rus-
selwrightcenter.org or call
424-3812.
• Carpentry Work
• Preservatives
• Insulation
Page 11
Aw a r d - w i n n i n g s i n g e r /
songwriter/arranger/pianist
Goldee Greene, of Philip-
stown, cooks up more than a
few of her favorite tunes at
Beacon’s historic Howland
Cultural Center on Saturday,
September 12 at 8pm.
In addition to her origi-
nal compositions, standards
from the songbooks of Bessie
Smith, Eartha Kitt, Marlene
Dietrich, Laura Nyro, and
Joni Mitchell, among others,
are also on the menu.
"Musical Cheers" special Cold Spring Gazebo, and the
guests include musical artists Depot Theatre.
Taico Aguirre, Cat Guthrie, She wrote the music, libret-
C h r i s t i n e S o t m a r y, C h l o e to and lyrics for the hit musi-
Wareham-Gordon, and the cal comedy Sprang Thang,
much-awaited reunion of The which had its world premiere
Luvbugs. with an Off-Broadway run,
produced by AMAS Musical
Ms. Greene has performed
Theater Company.
at Reggae Sunsplash, Lincoln
The Howland Cultural Cen-
Center Opera House, Kennedy
ter is located at 477 Main
Center, The Public Theatre,
Street (at Tioranda). The
Central Park Bandshell, Gra-
admission of $10 includes
cie Mansion, and Caroline's
wine and refreshments. For
Comedy Club. Locally she
more information, call 845-
has appeared at the Paramount
831-4988.
Center, One Station Plaza,
Forage for Mushrooms at
Glynwood Farm
A mushroom foraging pro- lecture reviewing some of
gram will take place at Glyn- the major edible mushrooms
wood on Saturday, September of the area, as well as their
12, from 9am to 4pm. The toxic look-alikes. Following
raindate is September 13. The lunch, participants will for-
cost is $50 and registration age in Glynwood's surround-
is required. ings. For more information
This full-day program is for and to register, glynwood.
teachers, ecologists, and natu- org/programs/workshops or
ralists. No prior experience call Anita Barber, 265-3338.
is necessary. In the morning Glynwood is located on Route
there will be an illustrated 301 in Cold Spring.
Page 12 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
‘Miss Carol’ to Drivers: ‘Slow Down for My Kids!’ Garrison Welcomes New Middle School Students
by Catherine Garnsey
School opens today and
Carol Henning, a Haldane
School crossing guard, is
back at her post on the cor-
ner of Main St. and Locust
Ridge in Cold Spring, mak-
ing sure that “her” children
safely cross the busy, and,
she claims, dangerous in-
tersection.
“Last year, practically on
a daily basis, I was nearly
run over by the traffic here”,
she explained. “The trouble
is that Locust Ridge is sup-
posed to be a one-way street
on school days during school
hours. Some folks don’t re-
spect that and want to use
it as a two-way street when
I am on the job.”
Mrs. Henning continued,
“To complicate matters, this
is the direct access road that
serves the Ambulance Corps
on Cedar St., which is also
a one-way street. I have
been in situations where an
ambulance has committed to
coming out on Locust Ridge
and the traffic on Main St.
suddenly has to stop. I’ve
got buses trying to turn in,
children waiting to cross,
and parents dropping their
kids at Haldane and at the
nursery school on the corner.
Some drivers just don’t want
to be held up.”
Mrs. Henning went on,
“One time, I was crossing
a little girl on Main Street
when an ambulance with
lights flashing came out of
L o cust on t o M a i n . A van,
speeding up the hill from the
Vignola Completes National Guard Warrior Course
Army National Guard Pfc.
Anthony J. Vignola has com-
pleted the Warrior Transition
Course at Fort Sill, Lawton,
OK.
The course teaches basic
skills necessary for integra-
tion into the Army for all
“My kids are a great crowd, a wonderful crowd, even the teenagers! I love them all!”
said Carol Henning, shown at work, halting the traffic at Main Street and Locust Ridge.
village, started to pass the
stopped ambulance while we
were still in the crosswalk.
A high school student on
the sidewalk yelled, ‘Watch
out, Miss Carol!’ I grabbed
the little girl just in time!
The van almost hit us both.
I couldn’t get the license
plate number because he was
going so fast, plus, I had
my back to him while I was
crossing the student.” She
added, “That’s just one of
the more dramatic incidents
that I have had in my three
prior-service service mem-
bers to fully prepare them for
Advanced Individual Train-
ing or to go on to their first
assignment.
Soldiers undergo much of
the same training developed
in basic combat training,
years on the job. I never let
down my guard. Mostly, it’s
people pulling up too close
to the crossing grid...or just
going too fast to stop when
I come out with my stop
sign…or not realizing that
it is New York State law to
yield to the pedestrians in
a crosswalk.”
Asked what could be done
to improve the safety of the
school crossing, Miss Carol
replied, “Maybe my stop sign
should have a light on it...
or maybe I should have a
except it is developed in a
program of instruction that
lasts five weeks instead of
nine. To complete the course,
soldiers must complete the
Army physical fitness test,
with a minimum of 60 points
in each event, M-16 weapon
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
two-way radio so I can com-
municate with the police or
emergency personnel. Right
now, I just have my own cell
phone on me.” “Also,” she
continued, “Drivers should
realize that this is a School
Zone…the signs are clearly
posted 50 yards both ways
before the crossing. The
speed limit here is 25 mph
during school hours. For
heaven’s sake, can’t grown-
ups just slow down and let
my children walk safely to
school?”
qualification, tactical foot
marches, tactical field and
situational training, and the
land navigation course.
Vignola is the son of Frank
A. and Maureen Vignola of
Putnam Valley.
Special to the PCN&R
Excited voices filled the
Garrison Middle School halls
last week as incoming sixth
graders got an early preview
of the new educational ex-
perience that awaits them
September 2, the official first
day of school.
The occasion was the third
annual orientation for new
middle schoolers held on
August 26 from 11:30am to
1pm. The program was de-
signed and led by guidance
counselor Coleen Cavanagh
and Principal Stephanie Im-
pellittiere. Math teacher Se-
vim Akhondzadeh and acting
School Psychologist Michele
DiFini also participated in
this event.
Cavanagh notes: “The mid-
dle school transition is a big
deal for most students. They
are entering a familiar envi-
ronment, but the schedule is
more complicated, and they
know there’s an increase in
responsibility and expecta-
Sixth graders Ava Adler (left) and Elizabeth Walker learn about what to expect from their
tions.”
Students decorated their middle school years from guidance counselor Coleen Cavanagh.
new lockers and filled them
with the requisite pocket p ar ing s ummer n otes o v er important for everyone to and socially.”
folders, spiral notebooks, pizza, they had a chance to remain positive,” she adds. The students left the ori-
protractors, pens, and pen- express any concerns at a “This change may seem over- entation with just under a
cils. They located their home- question-and-answer session. whelming at times, but it is week remaining to finish their
rooms and took a tour of the Cavanagh advises both stu- a good change. Along with sixth-grade summer reading
middle school wing, which is dents and parents not to be the increase in responsibil- assignment—The Cay by The-
separated from the elemen- shy about asking questions ity and expectations comes odore Taylor—and to pick out
tary school classrooms by a of her or teachers or other a newfound freedom and an their backpacks and outfits
breezeway and an outdoor school personnel if they are incredible time of growth— for today’s official start to
wildlife garden. After com- unsure of something. “It’s intellectually, emotionally, the 2009-2010 school year.
Writing Clubs for Kids and Teens at Butterfield Library
National educator, author, side and to coach their peers writing, identify issues, listen essays.
and teacher Susan Ruckde- to help them to reach their intentionally to the work of The free program will be
schel will, once again, bring goals. Students will learn to others and to give feedback held on Mondays from 3 to
her Peer Coaching Workshop set goals for their creative using specific communica- 4pm for teens in grades 6
technique to the Butterfield
Library for two weekly work-
writing, listen intentionally
to the work of others, and
tion tools.
The workshops will be an
through 12 and from 4 to
5pm for children in grades
shops for children in grades 3 give feedback using specific opportunity for students who 3 through 5. The workshops
through 5 and teens in grades communication tools. love to write as well as those will begin on September 14
6 through 12. Susan offered the workshop who are hesitant writers to and run for eight weeks, end-
Susan began her career as a at the Butterfield Library have fun and make friends ing Monday, N ovember 2.
teacher in the public schools throughout the winter and as they gain skills that can Registration is required and
She eventually pioneered the spring of this year and both turn them into great writ- spaces are filling quickly.
concept of a Young Writers sessions were filled to capac- ers. Participants can work on Please visit butterfieldlibrary.
Club in schools. Susan teaches ity. Students will learn to any form of creative writing org or call 845-265-3040 ext.
students to write from the in- set goals for their creative including stories, poetry, or 4 for more information.
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Te x t i n g , J u n i o r D r i v e r s Conference Will Focus on T. C. Boyle Will Read From His Works in Peekskill
Subject of New Legislation Environmental Review
Governor David Paterson
last week signed into law As-
semblywoman Sandy Galef’s
co-sponsored legislation,
which will increase the re-
quired number of supervised
driving hours for teenage
drivers and will limit the
number of teenage passen-
gers in their cars. It will also
ban the use of text messag-
ing and the use of portable
electronic devices (PEDs).
The legislation, A.8568-B,
incorporates concepts from
two bills introduced by As-
semblywoman Galef earlier
in the year.
The law includes two sec-
tions aimed at helping new
drivers focus on their driving
in order to prevent greater
danger to themselves and
others on the road. This in-
cludes reducing the number
from two to one non-family
passengers under the age of
21 allowed in the car driven
by a junior driver who is not
accompanied by a specified
supervising adult.
Additionally, there would
be an increase in the num-
ber of hours of supervised
driving from the current 20
to 50 hours required for a
teen with a learner’s permit
to qualify for a driver’s li-
T h e F i e l d L i b r a r y, t h e and he will be honored during September and October, The A blog for community dis-
cense. It also requires that at
least 15 of these hours are at
night. Lastly, the legislation
prohibits drivers of all ages
from engaging in the often
dangerous behavior of using
portable electronic devices.
This behavior is most com-
monly found in people who
are texting while driving. The
bill also bans drivers from
accessing e-mail, playing
games, transmitting images,
using pagers, and using lap-
tops. To enforce this ban, a
$150 fine will face anyone
convicted of such behavior.
A report released by the
American Automobile As-
sociation (AAA), found that
car accidents are the lead-
ing cause of death among
16-19-year-olds. In New
Yo r k S t a t e , 2 7 9 f a t a l i t i e s
o f 1 5 - 1 7 - y e a r- o l d d r i v e r s
occurred between 1995 and
2004. Almost 280 passengers
of these drivers were killed
during this time period. In
this eight-year span, there
were also 187 occupants
of other vehicles that were
killed along with 86 n o n -
motorists, bringing the total
number of fatalities caused
b y 1 5 - 1 7 - y e a r- o l d d r i v e r s
over 800, an average of 100
per year in New York State.
Pete Grannis, Commission-
er of New York State’s De-
partment of Environmental
Conservation, will provide
the luncheon keynote address
at Pattern for Progress’s third
annual Conference on Local
Government Efficiency on
September 17 at SUNY New
Paltz. Designed to help gov-
ernment officials and those
who work with them on lo-
cal development projects to
make more positive use of the
State Environmental Qual-
ity Review Act (SEQRA),
the event is entitled “The
SEQRA Solution: Striking
the Right Balance.”
The event features two
panel discussions offering
perspectives from both the
state and “grass roots” lev-
els, and a morning keynote
speaker, Armando Carbonell
of the Lincoln Institute of
Land Policy, an internation-
ally-known expert on the
interplay of public and pri-
vate interests in decisions
involving land use.
“This process isn’t just
difficult for developers and
planners; it’s really hard on
local government officials
who have to insure compli-
ance,” said Barbara “Charlie”
Murphy, vice president of
Pattern. “The growing variety
of applications, through lo-
cal understanding as well as
court interpretations, makes
an already complex proce-
dural web of requirements
that much more daunting.
This conference is the first
step toward our goal of help-
ing to streamline the process,
to better serve our region.”
The event will be held from
8am to 2pm in the Student
Union Building at SUNY New
Paltz. Registration for the
event is $30 for government
o ff i c i a l s , $ 4 0 f o r P a t t e r n
members, and $50 for non-
members. For more informa-
tion contact Robin DeGroat
at Pattern for Progress at
845-565-4900 or visit www.
pattern-for-progress.org.
public library for the City of
Peekskill, is taking part in
the 2009 Quadricentennial
festivities by welcoming home
T. Coraghessan Boyle, a noted,
award-winning, contemporary
American author.
Peekskill native and friend
of the library, T.C. Boyle will
read from a selection of his
works onstage at the Para-
mount Center for the Arts on
October 17 at 7:30pm. The
library will host a Q&A, fol-
lowed by a book-signing and
cocktail party in the theater
lobby. The evening will end
with the theatrical showing
of the 1994 film, The Road to
Wellville, made from a Boyle
novel. This will be Boyle’s
first-ever public appearance
in his hometown of Peekskill,
the evening with The Field
Library’s fifteenth annual
civic award, The Chester A.
Smith Award. General admis-
sion tickets for the Paramount
event are $25 per person, and
are available online at www.
paramount.org or by calling
the Paramount box office at
914-739-2333.
Mr. Boyle’s appearance
will culminate in ONE BOOK
ONE RIVER, a community-
wide read of World’s End,
one of his best known and
earliest works, an extraordi-
narily perceptive glimpse into
Peekskill’s and the surround-
ing locale’s unique places
in history, which, in many
ways, has been mirrored in
other Hudson River commu-
nities. During the months of
Field Library will be engaged
in this project with all inter-
ested readers from Peekskill
and other local communities
as well as public libraries and
book clubs located along the
Hudson River and throughout
the area.
Free paperback copies have
been made available through
a grant from the New York
State Hudson-Fulton-Cham-
plain Quadricentennial, and
may be picked up at The Field
Library, 4 Nelson Avenue,
Peekskill, The Field Library
Bookstore, 934 South Street,
Peekskill, and at other local
public libraries, including
the Desmond-Fish Library in
Garrison, Julia L Butterfield
Library in Cold Spring, and
Putnam Valley Free Library.
cussion of the book online is
hosted on The Field Library
website, www.peekskill.org.
T. C . B o y l e r e s e a r c h e d
World’s End using The Field
Library Local History Collec-
tion, and the Colin T. Naylor, Jr.
Archives. This distinguished
special collection is an exten-
sive and rich repository of rare
and valuable maps, original
manuscript documents, and
unique materials extending
back to the colonial era of
Peekskill history. World’s End
celebrates Peekskill’s heritage
by setting its story in three
stages of Peekskill’s past,
and interweaving three time
periods. For further infor-
mation, please contact Sibyl
Canaan, Library Director, at
914-737-7110.

PARC Reconvenes Brain Injury Program

PARC, the leading provider
of services to people with
developmental disabilities,
will reconvene its cognitive
skills-building program for
persons with brain injuries
for individuals in Putnam,
Dutchess, Westchester, and
surrounding counties.
R.E.A.C.H. (Rehabilitate
Enhance Advocacy Communi-
cate Health) will address the
needs of persons affected by
brain injuries and will take
place at PARC Center, 1938
Route 6, Carmel. The support
group will address the fol-
lowing areas: interpersonal
r elationsh ip s , co mmu nica -
tion, problem solving, and
social isolation
Funding for the R.E.A.C.H.
program was made possible
by a grant from Key Bank.
In the twenty-one seconds it
takes to read this paragraph,
one American will have sus-
tained a brain injury. An esti-
mated 3.5 million Americans
—a little more than 2 percent
of the U.S. population—cur-
rently live with disabilities
resulting from brain injury.
Vehicle crashes are the lead-
ing cause of traumatic brain
injury in the United States
today.
If you are interested in join-
ing the support group or would
like more information, contact
Josephine Todaro, PARC’s
brain injury coordinator at
845-278-PARC, ext. 300. An
interview is required prior to
the start date of September
21, 2009.
PARC is at the forefront
in providing advocacy and
programming for children and
adults with developmental
disabilities, including trau-
matic brain injury, within the
geographic region of Putnam PCNR.COM
County along with northern
We s t c h e s t e r a n d s o u t h e r n
Dutchess counties.
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Living History on Constitution Island
Reminding people of what freedom costs
Reenactors from 14 mili-
tary units across New England
came together last weekend at
Constitution Island.
They presented a salute
S to ry & P h o to s B y
Richard de Koster
to America’s military from
our earliest days to the 20th
century. This new approach
to reenactments, a salute to
soldiers of all periods, was
well received by the over 600
visitors who attended the re-
enactment over two days.
Aside from three batteries
of cannons and a brilliant ar-
ray of horsemen, reenactors
represented soldiers from the
Revolutionary War, the War
of 1812, the Civil War, the
Spanish-American War, and
World War II.
Visitors on both days en-
joyed cannon demonstrations,
formation, inspection, and drill
routines by the reenactors,
boat demonstrations, and 18th-
century music performed on
the steps of the Warner House.
Boat service was available
Constitution Island is owned by the United States
Military Academy at West Point. For information on
visiting Constitution Island and the West Point campus,
visit usma.edu/visiting.asp and constitutionisland.org.
LEGAL NOTICE
Putnam Valley Central
School District
Collector's Notice of
School Taxes
P u t n a m Va l l e y C e n t r a l
School District, Towns of
Putnam Valley and Carmel,
County of Putnam, New
York. Having received for
the Collection of Taxes in
the above named school
district, the collection of
same would be at the Putnam
Va l l e y C e n t r a l S c h o o l
D i s t r i c t , B u s i n e s s O ff i c e
a t P u t n a m Va l l e y H i g h
School, Peekskill Hollow
Road, Putnam Valley, New
Yo r k , d u r i n g t h e m o n t h s
of September and October
on Monday through Friday
between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. and that the
following penalties shall
b e i n e ff e c t : To t a l t a x e s
9/1/09 to 9/30/09 no penalty;
10/1/09 to 10/30/09, interest
computed at variable interest
rate from September 1; and
after 10/31/09, the list of
unpaid taxes will be turned
over to The Commissioner
of Finance, County Office
B u i l d i n g , C a r m e l , N . Y.
10512 for relevy with
additional interest added.
Optional payment by
installments: total tax must
exceed $50.00; one-half
o f total tax p lus on e- half
of the 4% service charge,
payable to the tax collector
9/1/09-9/15/09; second-half
of tax plus one-half of the
4% service charge, payable
to The Commissioner of
Finance after 11/1/09 but
before 3/15/10.
PUTNAM VALLEY
CENTRAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Jill Figarella
Tax Collector
(845) 528-8094
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of
SPI Litigation Direct, LLC.
Authority filed with NY
Dept. of State on 7/27/09.
Office location: Putnam
County. Principal business
address: 2960 Professional
Dr., Springfield, IL 62703.
LLC formed in DE on
11/6/01. NY Sec. of State
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served and shall
mail process to: c/o CT
C o r p o r a t i o n S y s t e m , 111
8 t h Av e . , N Y, N Y 1 0 0 11 ,
registered agent upon whom
process may be served.
DE address of LLC: 1209
O r a n g e S t . , Wi l m i n g t o n ,
D E 1 9 8 0 1 . A r t s . o f O rg .
filed with DE Sec. of State,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: all lawful
purposes.
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Putnam Valley
265 Oscawana Lake Road
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
NOTICE
WT 8b/2009
August 27, 2009
Notice is hereby given
t h a t t h e To w n o f P u t n a m
Va l l e y h a s r e c e i v e d a
wetlands application from
the following applicant:
WT 18/09 beer and/or wine at retail
Anthony Morando
Pudding Street Alcoholic Beverage Control
TM: 41.14-1-87 &88
WT 19/09 S p r i n g N e w Yo r k 1 0 5 1 6 ,
Jeronimo Rodriquez The Town of Putnam Valley
220 Church Road Te x a s B B Q Tu m b l e We e d
TM#73.18-1-48
between West Point and Con-
stitution Island as were cruises
on the Hudson River that were
free to the visitors.
Food was offered for pur-
chase from the Chalet on the
Hudson, operated by Steve
Schultz.
Guests also enjoyed hiking,
tours of the revolutionary war
ruins, and picnicking on the
island.
The Constitution Island
Association, Inc. sponsors a
series of weekend events dur-
ing the summer. This year’s
final event, part of the Hud-
son River Ramble, is “Family
Day,” on September 26 from
10am until 4pm. Admission is
$10 for adults, $5 for seniors
and children. Children under
six are free. West Point fami-
lies enjoy a discount with ID.
All contributions support the
Warner house and the Warner
collections.
The Constitution Island As-
sociation, Inc. was founded in
1916 to commemorate the men
and women who have lived
and served on the island and
the ecological treasure that is
Constitution Island.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given
that a public hearing will
be held by the Zoning Board
of Appeals of the Village of
Nelsonville at the Village
office, 260 Main Street, on:
Thursday, September 3,
2009, at 8pm to hear the
appeal of Frank Ricevuto, Jr.
from the denial of a request
for a building permit, to
construct two carports on his
property, known as tax map
#38.17-2-42, located at 262
Main Street, Nelsonville,
New York in an VB District.
Denial is based on failure
to comply with Section 188-
29D, Schedule B of the
Nelsonville Code, setbacks.
All interested persons will
be heard at the above time
and place.
William Rice
Chairman
Nelsonville Zoning
Board of Appeals
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY
C O M PA N Y. N A M E :
M O N A C O R E A LT Y
M A N A G E M E N T, L L C .
A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n
were filed with the Secretary
o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k
(SSNY) on 07/27/09. Office
location: 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, c/o George Monaco,
276 Buckshollow Road,
Mahopac, New York 10541.
Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE
Philipstown Planning
Board
Public Hearing -
September 17, 2009
The Philipstown Planning
B o a r d f o r t h e To w n o f
P h i l i p s t o w n , N e w Yo r k
will hold a public hearing
o n T h u r s d a y, S e p t e m b e r
17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at
the VFW Hall on Kemble
Av e n u e i n C o l d S p r i n g ,
New York to consider the
following application:
Lloyd and Lisa Zeiderman
- Application dated August
5, 2009 for approval of a
two-lot subdivision. Total
acreage of project area is
5.018 acres. The property
is located at 170 Avery Road
in the Town of Philipstown
in an R-80 zoning district.
(Tax map #60.-2-13)
At said hearing all
persons will have the right
to be heard. Copies of the
application, plat
map, site plan, and related
material may be seen in the
Office of the Planning Board
at the Town Hall.
Dated at Philipstown,
New York, this 25th day
of August 2009.
Anthony Merante,
Chairman
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
a license, number 2154386
for summer restaurant wine
and beer has been applied for
by the undersigned* to sell
in a restaurant under the
law at 2741 Route 9, Cold
Putnam County. RoundUp
Saloon, Corp.
L i n d a P Va u g h a n ,
President
LEGAL NOTICE
HEART 2 HEART CHILD
CARE CENTER LLC, a
domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC) filed with
the Sec of State of NY on
6/5/09. NY Office location:
Putnam County. SSNY is
designated as agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail a copy of any
process against the LLC
served upon him/her to
The LLC, 32 Kentview Dr.,
Carmel, NY 10512 General
purposes
LEGAL NOTICE
Village of Cold Spring
Zoning Board of Appeals
Village Offices, 85 Main
Street
Cold Spring, NY
NOTICE
The Board will hold a
public hearing on Thursday,
September 17, 2009 at 7:00
PM for the purpose of hearing
public comment on the
application of Constantine
Serroukas, 21 Maryland
Av e . , P o u g h k e e p s i e , N Y
to construct a one story
addition to the FoodTown
shopping center building at
49 Chestnut Street (in the
B-2 Designated Shopping
Center zoning district) to
house the relocated Cold
Spring Post Office. The
proposal will require the
following Area variances
f r o m t h e Vi l l a g e C o d e :
side, rear yard variances
from Section 134-10 (D),
lot coverage variance from
134-10 (E), corner lot sight
distance variance from 134-
17 (B). This application is
paired with a Use variance
application to construct a
27 space parking lot at the
corner of Marion Ave. and
Benedict Road (in the R-1
zone) to serve as required
parking for the Shopping
Center.
LEGAL NOTICE
Village of Cold Spring
Zoning Board of Appeals
Village Offices, 85 Main
Street
September 10, 2008 at
7:00 PM
Work Session Agenda
1.) The Board will review
proposed decisions for
the application of Brian
K e a r n e y, 5 1 Av e r i l l D r. ,
Mahopac, NY regarding
area variances for a lot in
a proposed subdivision on
Kemble.
2.) The Board will review
for clarity and completeness
the application of John and
Sandra Falloon, 9 Pine St.,
for an area variance at 9
Pine St. for a proposed front
porch.
3.) The Board will review
for clarity and completeness
the application of Ari and
Molly Straus, #2 Northern
Gate Lane, for an
interpretation of the Code
as it relates to designating
front, side and rear yards
with regard a proposed
extension of an existing two
car garage with associated
uncovered porch above.
LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATIONS FOR BIDS
FOR SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL
DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER
15, 2009, 2:15 PM
(“The Town”) is soliciting
for transport and disposal
of municipal solid waste
collected from residents
and deposited at the Town
Transfer Station. The Town
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
requires both transportation
and disposal services and
respondents will bid on the
transportation, the disposal,
or on combined transport
and disposal. Disposal
must be at a resource
recovery facility or at a
landfill which satisfies the
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (“RCRA”),the
successful bidder shall
i n d e m n i f y t h e To w n a n d
hold it harmless against
any present and future
liability under (i) Federal,
State, or Local laws, rules
or regulations and (ii)
judicial or administrative
interpretation thereof,
including any judicial
or administrative orders
including, but not limited
to, liability under CERCLA
(Superfund). All bids must
be firm prices on a per-ton
basis. Failure to provide
all information or providing
false or misleading
information will be grounds
for disqualification of the
bid or the termination, at the
Town’s sole discretion, of
any contractual relationship
subsequently formed
pursuant to this invitation
for bids.
This invitati on for bids
is for services for the
calendar year 2010. The
Town intends to establish
a one-year contact with a
disposal facility and will
use the responses to this
RFQ to help identify that
f a c i l i t y. T h u s , t h e To w n
Board will pay particular
attention to responses that
offer the potential to extend
the services at well-defined
prices. The Town Board is
convinced that new waste to
energy facilities can provide
viable long-term contracts.
The Town Board is aware
that landfills eventually
fill up and that the liability
of their environmental
problems can fall on all the
generators that contributed.
Thus, the Board will review
with caution those bidders
that utilize a landfill for
disposal.
Sealed proposals for the
transport and/or disposal
of waste will be received
by the Town Clerk of the
To w n o f P u t n a m Va l l e y
until 2:15 pm, September
15, 2009 at the Town Hall,
265 Oscawana Lake Road,
Putnam Valley, NY 10579.
Contract documents may
be examined at the office
o f t h e To w n C l e r k a n d
bidders may obtain drawings
and specifications for the
Transfer Station.
The basis for bid
evaluation and contact award
is described in subsequent
sections of this RFQ.
Rejected bidders will be
notified within 30 days and
bid bonds will be returned.
The Town deserves the right
to reject all proposals and
advertise for new proposals.
Eileen Royael,
Town Clerk
Dated 8/31/09
LEGAL NOTICE
COUNTY OF PUTNAM
NOTICE FOR BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that sealed bids will
be received by the Director
of Purchasing of Putnam
County for the following
commodities and/or service:
RFB-40-09 PUTNAM
N AT I O N A L WA S T E
WAT E R T R E AT M E N T
PLANT UPGRADE
Detailed specifications
may be secured at the Lake Road, Putnam Valley, feet off the property line, but COLD SPRING
o ff i c e o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f NY 10579. Bidders may complete the corner of the MARY SAARI,
Purchasing, County of obtain information on house already existing and VILLAGE CLERK
P u t n a m O ff i c e F a c i l i t i e s , population and number of is, in fact, further from the Dated: August 31, 2009
110 Old Route 6, Building households for the purpose property line than a deck that
No. 3, Carmel, New York of this bid. Bids must be existed when the property LEGAL NOTICE
10512 between the hours of accompanied by a certified was purchased. (Located 7 NOTICE IS HEREBY
8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., check payable to the Lewis Lane, Garrison) in an GIVEN that the Budget
Monday through Friday. You “Town of Putnam Valley” R-40 District. TM #60.18- and Finance Committee
may also visit our web site at in the minimum amount of 1-8 of the Legislature of the
www.putnamcountVny.com. $1000.00. A packet with LY N N a n d J A M E S County of Putnam will
Sealed bids must be filed in all bid specifications and D U F F Y: Appeal #852 hold a Public Hearing on
the above office on or before contract documents may be for a Variance. Applicants t h e Te n t a t i v e B u d g e t f o r
1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, obtained from the office of propose an extension to the the year 2010 as presented
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. the Town Clerk, north side of structure of 10’ by the County Executive on
Please note there is a The Town shall have the feet. The existing sun room Tuesday, September 8, 2009
pre-bid meeting for this right to accept any or all of to be removed and replaced at 8:00 P.M. at the Historic
bid which will commence the items on each proposal plus the additional 10’ feet. Courthouse, Gleneida
a t 11 : 0 0 A M o n Tu e s d a y, form and to advertise for (Located 18 Mill Road, Cold Avenue, Carmel, New York.
September 15, 2009 at new proposals, if in its Spring) in an R-40 District. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN
Putnam National Golf opinion the best interest of TM #17-1-53 that any interested persons
Course. t h e To w n w i l l t h e r e b y b e ROBERT RITACCO and may review a copy of the
dated: Carmel, New York promoted. Please note that WENDY BLAIR: Appeal # Te n t a t i v e B u d g e t f o r t h e
August 24, 2009 it is necessary for bidders to 855 for a Variance. Applicant year 2010 at the Office of the
Sgd/Alessandro Mazzotta, bid on several alternatives, requests a variance for Clerk of the Putnam County
Purchasing Director ie: “Option A” will use the a garage that was built Legislature, Room 313, 40
Putnam County To w n ’ s t r a n s f e r s t a t i o n . in September 1992 and a Gleneida Avenue, Carmel,
If the transfer station is Certificate of Occupancy New York, any time during
LEGAL NOTICE utilized, the tipping fee will w a s i s s u e d i n e r r o r. S i d e regular business hours after
NOTICE IS HEREBY be based upon a scale receipt yard setback required is September 8, 2009.
GIVEN, that sealed bids provided by the Town (or 20’ feet – applicant has BY ORDER OF THE
will be received by the it’s operator) indicating the 19.6’ feet; needs 6” inches. PUTNAM COUNTY
Director of Purchasing weight thereof. This fee will Front yard setback required LEGISLATURE
of Putnam County for the b e b a s e d u p o n t h e To w n s is 40’ feet – applicant has M. Chris Marrone
following commodities and/ actual cost of operating the 34.5’ feet, needs 5.5’ feet. Clerk of the Legislature
or services: transfer station (including (Located 16 Atonement
1. Peat System Installation disposal fees), and may Av e n u e , G a r r i s o n ) i n a n LEGAL NOTICE
RFB130593 Project # vary as those costs change. R-40 District. TM #82.8- Philipstown Planning
09292009 Under “Option B” the 1-39 Board Site Visit -
Detailed specifications transfer station will not be At said Hearings all September 13, 2009
can be picked up by Licensed used, in which case you need persons will have the right The Planning Board will
Experienced* Septic to locate your own tipping to be heard. Application meet on Sunday, September
Installers at the offices of f acility. We als o r equ es t materials may be seen in the 13, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. to
the Septic Repair Program, that you bid on a one, two office of the Zoning Board inspect the following site:
100 Rte. 312, Brewster, New or three year contract. The of Appeals at the Town Hall. - Lloyd and Lisa
York between the hours of Town reserves the right to Date: August 31, 2009 Z e i d e r m a n - 1 7 0 Av e r y
8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., select any option. Vincent Cestone, Road, Garrison
M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y. Eileen Royael, Chairman
There will be a SITE VISIT Town Clerk Zoning Board of Appeals LEGAL NOTICE
o n We d n e s d a y, S e n t . 2 3 . Dated 8/31/09 LEGAL NOTICE Village of Cold Spring
2009 at 9:00 a.m. at The Zoning Board of Appeals
Septic Repair Program. 100 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION Village Offices, 85 Main
Route 312. Building No. 4, Notice of Qualification OF LIMITED LIABILITY Street
Brewster, New York. of SAHN EAGLE LLC. COMPANY. NAME: KNH Cold Spring, NY
If you are interested, Authority filed with CONSTRUCTION LLC. NOTICE
please contact Michele at Secretary of State of NY A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n The Board will hold a
(845) 278 8313. Sealed (SSNY) on 8/13/09. Office were filed with the Secretary public hearing on Thursday,
bids crust be filed with the location: Putnam County. of State of New York September 17, 2009 at 7:00
Director of Purchasing, LLC formed in Delaware SSNY) on 07/16/09. The PM for the purpose of hearing
latest date of dissolution is
C o u n t y o f P u t n a m O ff i c e (DE) on 5/26/09. SSNY public comment on the
designated as agent of LLC 12/31/2060. Office application of Constantine
Facilities, 110 Old Route location: Putnam County.
6, Carmel, New York on or upon whom process against it Serroukas, 21 Maryland
may be served. SSNY shall SSNY has been designated Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY to
before 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, as agent of the LLC upon
Sept. 29, 2009. mail process to: The LLC, construct a 27 space parking
3 1 P r i v a t e Wa y, G a r r i s o n whom process against it may lot at the corner of Marion
*Experience requires be served. SSNY shall mail
5 Projects Inspected/ NY 10524. Address to be Av e . a n d B e n e d i c t R o a d
maintained in DE: 160 a copy of process to (in the R-1 Single Family
Approved by the Putnam the LLC, 105 Palmer Trail,
County Department of G r e e n t r e e D r. , S t e . 1 0 1 , Residential zoning district).
Dover DE 19904. Arts. of Carmel, New York 10512. The proposal will require a
Health. RFB130593 requires Purpose: For any lawful
manufacturer's certification Org. filed with DE Secy. of Use variance from Section
State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, purpose. 134-7A of the Village Code.
or attendance of the Bord
NaMona in service seminar, Dover DE 19901. Purpose: LEGAL NOTICE This application is paired
Any lawful activities. with an Area variance
in addition to the above Request for Proposals
mentioned 5 Projects application to construct a
LEGAL NOTICE Sealed requests for one story addition to the
Inspected/Approved by the proposals will be received
PCDOH. PUBLIC HEARING FoodTown shopping center
NOTICE b y t h e Vi l l a g e o f C o l d at 49 Chestnut Street (in
dated: Carmel, New York Spring up until 2:00 PM on
Aug. 25, 2009 NOTICE IS HEREBY the B-2 zone) to house the
GIVEN that a Public Hearing the 11th day of September, relocated Cold Spring Post
Sgd/Alessandro Mazzotta, 2009 for hydrant flushing
Purchasing Director will be held by the Zoning Office.
Board of Appeals of the of the Village water system.
Putnam County Proposals will be publicly LEGAL NOTICE
Purchasing Department To w n o f P h i l i p s t o w n o n
September 14, 2009, at 7:30 opened and read at 2:00P.M. T h e Vi l l a g e o f C o l d
LEGAL NOTICE p.m. at Philipstown Town on the 11th day of September, Spring Historic District
2009 at the offices of the Review Board will hold their
INVITATIONS FOR BIDS Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold
Spring, New York, to hear Vi l l a g e o f C o l d S p r i n g , regular monthly meeting
FOR THE COLLECTION Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Wednesday, September 9,
AND DISPOSAL OF the following Appeals:
JULES BASS: Appeal Cold Spring, New York. A 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at the
RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE task description for the Village Hall, 85 Main St.
AND RECYCLABLES # 8 5 3 f o r a Va r i a n c e .
Applicant wishes to build hydrant flushing is available Cold Spring NY
FROM VA R I O U S from the Village Clerk at Agenda:
DISTRICTS WITHIN a carport over an existing
p a r k i n g s p o t o ff e x i s t i n g Village Hall. Addenda, if Public Hearing:
THE TOWN OF PUTNAM any, will be issued only to S c e n i c H u d s o n , We s t
VALLEY driveway. The driveway is
non-conforming in regard those persons whose names Point Foundry Preserve
DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER and addresses are on record (nomination to the Historic
15, 2009, 2:00 PM to side yard and front yard
setbacks. (Located 221 as having obtained the task Register)
T h e To w n o f P u t n a m description. Applicants are Old Business:
Valley is soliciting bids for Indian Brook Rd., Garrison)
in an R-80 District. TM also required to possess Peter Inserillo, 129 Main
the collection and disposal or be covered by a Grade St. (fence)
of residential garbage, solid #49.-1-69
THEODORE and ELLEN D – Distribution System Wi l l i a m M c C o m i s h , 3 1
waste and recyclables from Operator’s license by the Rock St. (siding)
various Districts within the TIMMER: Appeal #854 for a
Variance. Applicant requests New York State Department Yona & Mitchell Feinstein,
To w n . S e a l e d p r o p o s a l s of Health. 3 Cherry St. (Deck)
must be received by the a 15’ foot variance from the
setback rule requiring new The Village reserves the New Business:
Town Clerk of the Town of right to reject all bids. Vi l l a g e o f C o l d S p r i n g
Putnam Valley by 2:00 pm, construction to be 20’ feet
off the property line. The BY ORDER OF VILLAGE Dock/river front (lighting)
September 15, 2009 at the BOARD VILLAGE OF 1 Atlas LLC., 144 Main
Town Hall, 265 Oscawana deck corner will come to 5’
St. (porch)

Tour de Putnam Attracts More Than 800 Cyclists
A line of cyclists proceeds along Route 301 near the Kent-
Putnam Valley line.
by Eric Gross
Cyclists participated solo,
in pairs, and even in tandem.
More than 800 colorfully
clad bikers took to the roads
of Putnam County early Sun-
day in what resembled the
feel of “jolly old London,”
highlighted by cool tempera-
tures, fog, and a light mist.
The Putnam Veterans Me-
morial Park in Kent was the
starting point for the annual
Tour de Putnam, which Tour-
ism Director Valerie Hickman
stressed was “not a race. The
event has become so popular
due to this fact. Cyclists
can come and bike at their
own pace while viewing the
magnificent scenery of our
wonderful county—even on
Rojas Memorial Golf Tournament Benefits Putnam Hospital Center
The Eleventh Annual Dr. Gil
Rojas Memorial Golf Tourna-
ment to benefit the Putnam
Hospital Center Foundation
will be held on Monday, Oc-
tober 5, at the Mahopac Golf
Club in Mahopac.
The tournament is being
held in memory of Dr. Gilberto
Rojas, a member of the hos-
pital’s original medical staff
who was an active general
surgeon for 28 years. Much
respected and loved within
the hospital and throughout
the community, his legacy of
medical care and charitable
works and that of his family
have been honored with the
e s t ablishm e n t o f a n o nde -
nominational chapel adjacent
a fog-shrouded morning.”
The cycling festival was
designed by cyclists for cy-
clists and consisted of 15-,
30-, 50-, 75-, and 100-mile
routes.
Susan and Chris Jones of
Garrison returned to partici-
pate. Chris Jones said the
event was really special:
“Susan and I enjoy ourselves
tremendously because we
are staying in shape while
at the same time supporting
our community.”
Registration fees collected
from each cyclist went to-
wards the operation of the
Putnam Visitors Bureau.
Paul Mayes and Charlotte
Malalsky of Mahopac com-
pleted the 30-mile tour on a
bicycle built for two. “That’s
to the hospital’s main lobby.
Proceeds from this year’s
golf tournament will support
the hospital’s master facilities
plan that includes the new
five-story patient tower hous-
ing PHC’s new cancer center
including radiation therapy,
hospital/ community use con-
ference center, physicians’
offices, and private patient
rooms; renovation of 20,000
square feet of existing space
to centralize services and
enhance clinical programs;
and the creation of additional
parking spaces.
The Rojas family is the
lead sponsor of the golf tour-
nament, which is set to be-
gin with registration from
Paul Mayes and Charlotte Malasky, both of Mahopac, pedal
up an incline on their bicycle built for two.
what I call teamwork,” said
Mayes. Malalsky added,
“Pedaling a bicycle built
for two is more difficult than
it seems.”
Hickman also thanked the
volunteers for their effort:
“Remember this is Putnam
County—where the country
begins and where some of
the world’s greatest volun-
teers are found. Our annual
Tour de Putnam could not
succeed without the effort
of those who go above and
beyond the call of duty on
their own time.”
P h o to s B y
Eric Gross
10 to 11:30am, followed by
a shotgun start at 12:30pm.
Lunch will be provided and
cold drinks will be available
on the course throughout the
tournament. During the day,
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Susan and Chris Jones
o f G a r r i s o n p re p a re t o
participate in the Tour de
Putnam.
there will be a hole-in-one
contest and competitions for
longest drive and closet to the
pin. Following golf, there will
be a dinner reception/awards
ceremony, with raffles and
PV Planning Philipstown Recreation Department News
Fall Baseball Phone: 424-4618 Fax: 424-4686. THEATRE
The Putnam Valley Base-
ball Association is thinking
about what else but base-
ball, and they are pleased
to announce that they will
once again be running a fall
baseball league for kids ages
8 to 12 (age determined as
of 4/30/09—same as spring
age groups).
The schedule for fall base-
ball will work around the
PV football practices and
games as well as CCD—prac-
tices will be on Tuesdays
or Thursdays depending on
the team (only one practice
a week) and games will be
on Saturday afternoons. For
those of you that have not
played fall baseball before,
the emphasis is on fun and
development!
Please contact Parks and
Rec with any questions
at845-526-3292. Sign up
deadline is September 4 so
please sign up soon. Forms
and fees should be dropped
o ff a t t h e P a r k s a n d R e c
office.
Send sports stories
and news items to
editor@pcnr.com.
Put “Sports” in the
subject line.
PCNR.
COM
door prizes.
For golf and sponsorship
information, please call the
Putnam Hospital Center Foun-
dation at 845-279-5711, Ext.
2963.
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Website: philipstownrecreation.com
F.I.S.H. Phone: 424-4669. For your convenience
registration forms are available at the Philipstown
Town Clerk’s office.
F.I.S.H.- Volunteers are needed to bring seniors to
doctors appointments. If you can spare a morning
or afternoon please call 424-4618.
PRESCHOOL AGE
LITTLE KICKERS- September 12 (6 weeks)
3 & 4 years A-K-10:15am L-Z-10:15am. 5 thru
K-11:30am. Philipstown Community Center.
Shirts and socks are ready for pick up.
Registration taken after August 28 is subject
to a $15 late fee.
BALLET- New session added September 18.
(8 weeks) Fridays 3:30. Ages 3-K.
PARENT/CHILD CLAY- Sept 15 or 16. 9:45-
11:15am. Ages 2 ½ and up. (8 weeks).
Philipstown Community Center.
MUDBUNNIES- Sept 15 or 16. 1:15-2:30pm.
Ages 3-5. (8 weeks).
Philipstown Community Center.
SIGN WITH ME- Oct 2 ( 6 weeks).
Beginner 9am Advanced 10am.
Philipstown Community Center.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
FALL CO-ED SOCCER- Sept 12 (8 weeks)
Grades 1-8. Location-Philipstown Park.
No registration taken after Sept 8.
The following programs all at the
Community Center:
SPORTS SAMPLER- Sept 14 ( 6 weeks)
4-5:30pm. K-6.
INTRO TO AFRO-CARIBBEAN MUSIC-
Sept 14 (8 weeks) 5-6pm. 3rd-5th 6-7pm 6th-8th.
UNIQUE VOCAL GROUP- Sept 14 (8 weeks)
4-5pm. 3rd-5th.
INTRO TO THEATRE ARTS- Sept 8 (8 weeks)
4-5pm. K-6
GOAL! SOCCER CLINIC- Sept 2 (8 weeks)
4-5:30pm. K-6.
GERMAN- Sept 16 (8 weeks) K-2 4:45-5:45pm
3rd – 6th 5:45-6:45pm.
HARVEST FUN- Sept 3 (8 weeks) 4-5:30pm.
K-6.
CULINARY WORLD TOUR- Sept 4 (8 weeks)
4-5:30pm. K-6.
FENCING- Sept 17 (8 weeks) 2nd-5th 4-5pm
6th-up 5-6pm.
BASKETBALL CLINIC-Sept 15 (8 weeks)
7:00-9:00pm. 6th-12th.
SKILLS AND DRILLS- BASKETBALL
Sept 14 ongoing 6:15-7:15pm. 6th-8th.
CLAY JR- Sept 15 (8 weeks) 4-6pm K-3.
CLAY JR- Sept 16 (8 weeks) 4-6pm 4th-6th.
TEEN CLAY- Sept 16 (8 weeks) 6:30-8:30pm.
7th-12th.
CLAY EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS- Sept 14 Ages 4-6
3:30-4:30pm. Ages 7-10- 4:30-5:30pm.
FOOT IN MOUTH PLAYERS- Ongoing Tuesday
nights Ages- 12-19. Time- 6:30-8:30pm.
LIVE SOUND 101- WHERE DO I PLUG IN?-
Sept 17 (8 weeks) 7-8pm. 7th-12th.
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YOUTH PRODUCTION WORKSHOP- THE
SEVEN SAMURAI- Oct 6 Grades 5-8. Depot
Theatre and VFW Hall. Call for class schedule.
SONG WORKSHOP WITH PERFORMANCE-
Sept 16 (8 weeks) 5-7pm. Depot Theatre and
VFW Hall. 6th-Adult.
ADULT PROGRAMS
BOOT CAMP – Women Only, with Hudson
Valley Fitness (11 classes) Sept 9 Monday,
Wednesday, Friday. Time- 6:30-7:30am.
BOOT CAMP- Women Only Sept 8 (8 classes)
T/Th 6-7pm.
BOOT CAMP- Men Only Sept 9 (7 classes)
M/W 6-7pm.
WEEKEND WARRIOR- Women Only, Sept 12
Saturdays( 4 classes) 8-9am.
All Boot camp Classes are outdoors and meet at
the Community Center water tower.
PILATES- Sept 9 (8 weeks) 9:30am. Sept 10
(8 weeks) 10am Sept 11 (8 weeks) 10am. Sept 14
( 5 weeks) 10am. Community Center.
DANCE & STRETCH- Sept 9 (8 weeks)
10:30-11:30am. Community Center.
YOGA- Ongoing New Session Oct 26 Mondays
Time- 7:30 -8:45pm. Location- Town Annex
Kemble Ave. C.S.
YOGA – Sept 9 (8 weeks) 7:30-8:45pm.
Continental Village Clubhouse.
TAI CHI CHIH- Beginner – Sept 15 (8 weeks)
7:30-8:30pm. Advanced Sept12 (8 weeks)
9-10am. Town Annex, VFW Hall.
ADULT PICK UP SOCCER- Wednesday nights
6pm Philipstown Park.
WEIGHT WATCHERS- Wednesday nights at the
Philipstown Community Center. Weigh in 6:30pm
Meeting at 7pm.
ADULT CO-ED VOLLEYBALL- Thursday
nights Time- 7:30-9:30pm. Location- Philipstown
Community Center.
MEN’S BASKETBALL- Monday nights.
Time- 7:30-9:30pm. Location- Philipstown
Community Center.
LIVE SOUND 101: What the crew would love
you to know before you get on stage. Sept 17
(8 weeks) 8-9pm. Community Center.
DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES- Sept 9. VFW
Hall Cold Spring.
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE- 5:30-6:30pm.
BEGINNER- 6:45-7:45pm
ADVANCED- 8-9pm.
JOIN THE BUNCO CRAZE-Sept 11. (the 2nd
Friday of each month) Need 12 players. Call to
register. 7:30pm-10pm.
ADULT CLAY- Sept 15 (8 weeks) 6:30-9:30pm.
Or Sept 17 (8 weeks) 12-3pm.
Community Center.
GET TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA-
Sept 16 & 23 6-9pm. Community Center.
PHOTO EXPLORATION:STILL LIFE- Sept 30
& Oct 7 6-9pm. Community Center.
A PENNY SAVED SERIES- Sundays 1-2pm.
Start Sept 27th. See brochure for schedule.
SENIOR CITIZENS - Please call to register.
ROAST BEEF DINNER & BINGO-
Sept 30 12-3pm.
PIZZA AND A SHOW Fridays
See brochure for schedule.
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by Sandra and Wendy. con-
dos, apartments, offices. Laun-
dry, Own car, Refs. 914-510-
3141
HOUSECLEANING AVAIL
Reliable, experienced, afford-
able. Call Mary 914-954-1382
FINE ART PRINTMAKERS
Hi res scans of originals
up to 6 X 8ft. Color and B&W
Archival inks, papers, and
canvas. Any length X 64"W.
State of the art digital
since 1997. 845-809-5174
www.thehighlandstudio.com
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Kitchens, bathrooms, play-
rooms & tile work. Licensed &
insured. Call 845-849-2299 for
free estimates by Nick
Mastrantuono.
MUSIC LESSONS
saxophone/flute/clarinet
Jazz Improv - all instruments
with Rob Scheps. CS Village
fun, patient, creative. Call 503-
381-5983, cell.
CHEFALOCONSTRUCTION.COM
28 years of remodeling, reno-
vation, new construction and
restoration in the Philipstown
area. Call Jim at 914-456-
4131 or 845-896-7472 for free
estimates or consultation.
PC#2360-A
CLEANING SERVICE
Experienced, dependable, and
detail oriented. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Refs avail 845-337-
1403
TUTOR
All ages. Seventeen years
teaching all subjects, including
Spanish, Writing, Math, SAT
plus College Essay prep.
Weekly Art + Spanish Classes
Frank Ortega 845-265-4236
STORE OPENING: COM-
PUTER store now open in
Philipstown Square (old Perks
Plaza) providing all types of
PC support & repairs. SPE-
CIAL: disinfect, speed-up, up-
date & clean-up $100. 845-809-
5411 moodypcs@gmail.com
3166 Route 9, Cold Spring (1.5
miles North of Rte 301)
IN HOME PERSONAL
Training Exercise in the com-
fort of your home! Equipment
provided, packages available.
Reasonable rates. 845-549-
3077
MISC
BIJOU GALLERIES LTD
Check out our display of
china, glassware, jewelry,
and books! 50 Main Street
Cold Spring Daily 11-5
Bijougalleries.com
TENNIS TENNIS TENNIS!!
NTRP 5.0 singles player with
clay court in Cold Spring. some
week days & all weekends, late
June to early Sept. Bill at 917-
680-1465 or 845-265-2175
SHEAFORSUPERVISOR.COM
WANTED
HUD VALLEY AUCTIONEERS
Antique and Estate buyers
commission sales, auctions
held monthly, 432 Main St.
Beacon 845-838-3049, Neil
Vaughn. For info visit www.
hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com
FOR SALE
THIS END UP FURNITURE
3 seat couch 2 seat couch, chair,
ottoman, cushions completely
replaced. For pictures 845-739-
4087
MOBILE HOME 14x55 FEET
Dover Plains NY 2 br 1 ba.
Screened porch, car port, shed.
1/2 mi Metro North. For pic-
tures 914-523-8436
ibook G4, FOR SALE.
Perfect conditon. $450. 845-
661-3557
PCNR
.com
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE NEEDS
Limited Editions Realty 21
Main Street, Cold Spring. Call
845-265-3111 or go to
limitededitionsrealty.com
COLD SPRING VILLAGE
Home: 3BR, 1+1/2 BTH, FPL,
Hd Wd Flrs, Garden, Off St.
pkng, + detached 2 story ga-
rage w/500 Sq Ft. office/artist
studio. Great location, walk to
train and shopping. $385,000.
by appt only 845-265-2944
COLD SPRING VILLAGE
Forge Gate townhouse, 2br,
1.5ba. 3 balconies. Faces West
Point Foundry Preserve. Walk
to train. For sale by owner,
$258,000. Call Laura 516-435-
3048
HOUSE FOR SALE BY
OWNER. Cold Spring
$549,000. 2800 sq ft home.
Four bedrooms, two bath, Den,
Offices (with private entrance)
fireplace, one level home. Cen-
tral AC. One-half acre with in-
ground pool, Patios, Decks out-
door brick fireplace, sur-
rounded by NYS parklands,
walking distance to Cold Spring
Village & train station. Huge
two car garage with 12 ft ceil-
ings-perfect for studio or shop.
OPEN HOUSE Aug 30 and
Sept 6, 1-4pm. Call 914-489-
2584
EVENTS
HORSEMEN TRAIL FARM
Potluck & free workshop!
Learn to de-stress w/EFT tap-
ping starts 7pm Sept 2.
at 845-265-2665
Info
TAG SALE
PATTERSON FLEA MARKET
Rte 22, Patterson, NY. Every
Sunday, 8-4. Dealer space
available $35. New and Old
items. 845-265-4414 or
www.PattersonFleaMarket.com
CHILDCARE
PHILIPSTOWN STAY AT
home mom available to babysit
your child in my home! Rea-
sonable rates, Call 845-424-
5344
RENTALS
COLD SPRING MAIN ST
store for rent 1000 sq ft. Great
location 1 block RR $1600/mo.
Incl heat 845-528-1975
COMMERCIAL SPACE
avail at 3021 Rte 9, Cold Spring.
Warehouse 1,600 sq. ft. with
office 300 sq ft. $2,000 a month.
Great for any type of contrac-
tor. Utilities not incld. Pls call
845-265-3434
OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13'
convenient location, close to
all, Garrison. $525.00 incl all
utilities except phone. call 914-
720-4835 ask for Ann
COLD SPRING 2BDRM APT
1 bath, EIK, lvng rm, lrg yard,
4 blks to train. W/D , pkng &
water incld. $1350/mo. Newly
painted. One mo sec, 845-661-
6632
GARRISON 3BDRM 2BATH
house renovated 1860 farm
house, beamed ceilings,
skylites, sub zero. Unique in-
holding in Fahnestock State
Park amid 3500 acres of forest,
lakes, water falls, meadows.
Garrison school, lawn care,
lake & beach permits incld.
$2400/mo 845-265-2519
COLD SPRING/BEACON 9D
Mins, DIA, I84, RR, 70 NYC,
Hudson Views, Boats, 3bdrm,
den, 2 bth, $1600 914-584-
7137 or 914-960-0069
GARRISON PROFESSIONAL
Commercial office rental at The
Stone House. Excellent loca-
tion. Rte 9 at Putnam/
Westchester border. $475/mo.
Includes heat, electric, park-
ing. Refs, Sec. Indian Brook
Properties 845-788-4191
ONE BEDROOM SPACIOUS
apt. Parking/Heat washer/dryer.
Walk to train. Hardwood flrs.
$1400/mo 914-475-9241
2 BDRM APT COLD SPRING
walk to everything, walk in
closets, hrdwd flrs, off st. pkng,
heat. Laundry on premises.
$1300/mo. 845-265-3030
COLD SPRING VILLAGE
1 br Apt - 4 minute walk to
train. All utilities and off street
parking included. No pets, no
smoking. $975/mo 845-380-
1108
COLD SPRING VILLAGE
3 bdrm apt inclds H/HW Pkng,
walk to train/shops. $1625/mo
1 mo Sec. Pets OK 845-702-
3626
COLD SPRING VILLAGE
studio apt. inclds heat, pkng,
walk to train/shops. $725/mo 1
mo sec. 845-702-3626
COLD SPRING SPACIOUS
1 bdrm apt, hardwood floors,
walk-in closet, yard, hot water,
heat included. Close to train
and river. Available NOW.
$1400.845-265-3343
GARRISON 1 BDRM APT
Heat/hot water cen air, fur-
nished or unfurnished, pkng.
Call 845-424-6149 $850/mo
COZY COTTAGE IN WOODS
Old Albany Post Rd, Garrison.
Avail 11/1. perfect writer's re-
treat. Fully furnished. All utili-
ties included. $1650 + dep 845-
612-9481
COLD SPRING 3BDRM
2Bth house on 1 acre. All utils
incld, newly finished full bsmt,
large mahogany deck. 914-409-
6236 $2500/mo
COLD SPRING 1BR 1BA
cottage for rent in heart of vil-
lage. Private setting W/D, off-
street pkng $1200/mo + utils.
Refs, sec, call Alberto 917-709-
0358
BEAUTIFUL POST & BEAM
home. 2bdrm 1.5 bths, 5 acre
backyard w/pond. Private set-
ting. Mins from Poughkeepsie
train station and all major
roads. $1500/mo + utils. 914-
456-4974
HELP WANTED
SMALL NOT-FOR-PROFIT
seeks part time Administrative
Assistant with graphic design
experience. A multi-tasker with
excellent organizational skills,
good telephone manner & in-
teraction with public. PC com-
puter skills required: 3 years
experience in InDesign and
Photoshop. Proficiency in
Microsoft Office (Word, Ex-
cel, Access). send resume to
info@garrisonartcenter.org
PETS
LOST OR FOUND PET? Call
Dog Control Officer, 265-4732.
Call Sheriff's Dept., 225-4300
only in an emergency.
PUTNAM VALLEY Dog con-
trol office operates small im-
pound. Please contact them if
your dog is missing and might
have travelled into Putnam Val-
ley. They maintain list of lost
dogs and sightings. Adoptions
are also available. 526-3293
DOGGIE DAY CARE &
RESTFULL SLEEPOVERS. I
welcome your furry friend as a
true guest in my home. They
have total access to my home
and my one acre fenced yard in
the woods. Bow Wow Haus
johnfunck@optonline.net
845-424-6017 John Funck 43
Cutler Lane, Garrison
MURPHI AND TIMMI
these two beautiful cats were
brought in by their owners who
could no longer care for them.
The owners were very dis-
tressed at having to leave them
at a shelter. Murphi & Timmi
are very depressed being here.
They need a new home desper-
ately. They are affectionate and
sweet, neutered and up to date
on their vaccinations and vet
checked. the adoption fee for
these boys is $100. come visit
them and all the wonderful cats
and kittens waiting for homes!
They are available at Putnam
Humane Society, Old Rte 6,
Carmel, 845-225-7777. Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm. Sat-Sun
10am-4pm
SIT WANTED
OFFICE SPACE WANTED
Local grant writer seeks PT
office for computer work, etc.
Will trade services, such as
manual labor, companionship,
writing, editing, etc for space.
Exc refs, friendly. 845-661-
1552 Pete.