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by Eric GrossIt went down to the wire!Former Southeast Town Judge James Borkowski wasleading two-term Sheriff Don-ald Smith in Tuesday’s Re- publican Primary by 87 votes with two districts to report.Those election precincts in Kent and Patterson made thedifference and sheriff theeked out a win by a margin of 169 votes. The tally announced at Board of Elections headquarters—Smith-2343,Borkowski-2174 and DeStefano-347.Deputy Elections Commis-sioner Nancy Quis said 221Republican absentee ballots will be counted next week.Borkowski who spent an hour at the Board of Elections waiting for the results wasvisibly disappointed when the final tally was announced saying only: “It’s too closeto call. I am not concedinganything tonight.”In Mahopac at the Italian-American Social Club, Smith, his wife Jane and son, Chris-topher arrived around 11 p.m.to thunderous applause and cheers of some 200 well- wishers who gathered for thevictory party.Smith asked members of his staff to join him at the podium before delivering a 30 minute speech that wasinterrupted by a congratula-tory call from his daughter.The sheriff apologized for the late hour: “All I can sayis ‘thank you!’ Thank you for allowing me to serve assheriff for the past 8 years. I want to thank Patterson and Southeast; Kent, Carmel, Put- nam Valley and Philipstown as well as Cold Spring, Brewster and Nelsonville.”The sheriff thanked all thecandidates for running this year: “Those of you who have won and others who have the heartbreak of losing. All Iask is that you keep the faithand continue to work for the people of Putnam County.”Smith told the audience that he had faith in the residentsof Putnam County because “I never dreamed that a nastycampaign would work. At-tacking one’s reputation is not my style nor is it to employa hired gun.”Smith said he failed to takethe advice of many support-ers who urged him to “slug it out. I did take the advice of brothers Tom and Al Lotrec-chiano, the salt of the earth in Putnam County, who told me‘don’t do it; be yourself and you will win.’ They didn’t tell me how close it would be,” as the audience erupted into laughter and applause.The sheriff also recalled the words of his late mother,Marge Smith: “Mom told me never wrestle with a pig be-cause you get dirty and the pig loves it!”Allegations that the sheriff made derogatory robo-calls in the final days of the campaign by Annie Chesnut As Pascal Graff sits sippingcold

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, surrounded by empty, white-draped cafétables, red walls, and deco- rative details here and therethat evoke a Parisian bistro,all that’s really missing isa black beret, a Gauloisecigarette smoldering in an ashtray, and some Edith Piaf music in the background. Just then, a robust blonde-haired woman in a pastel NorthFace jacket pokes her head through the open door and asks, “Do you serve break-fast?” The spell is broken, but not for long.We are sitting at LeBouchon (“the cork”), at the corner of Main and Fair Streets in Cold Spring, and it’s the beginning of another busy Saturday in town. Pas-cal seems eager to share his story with the

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.Pascal was born and raised in France, the countrysideof Alsace, to be exact. The region is as far east as you can go in France without crossing over into Germany,and Switzerland sits just below it. He was raised on a farm surrounded by chickens, pigs, rabbits, vineyards, and orchards, and along with his brothers, was drawn tolearning the preparation and presentation of French foods.“You know how it is in thecountryside,” he reminisced,“it’s all about food.”When Pascal was about twelve, he told his father he wanted a moped, and his father replied that if he

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A Philipstown resident expresses concerns about the proposed closing of the Cold Spring Senior Nutrition Center, whichoperates out of the American Legion Hall on Cedar Street. In the background are, from left to right, Philipstown coun-cilman Richard Shea, Nelsonville Trustee Ande Merante, and Putnam County Legislator Vincent Tamagna.

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Pascal Graff in the dining room of his restaurant, Le Bouchon Brasserie, in Cold Spring.

by Michael MellThe main event at the Sep-tember 15 Board meeting wasa formal presentation of the report submitted by the Spe-cial Plan Board last week. The meeting was well attended and included members of the Spe-cial Plan Board and its workinggroups. Although the written report covered Dockside and the Marathon site, Vice Chair Anne Impellizzeri’s presenta-tion focused exclusively on the Marathon Property and the Possible Uses section of the report. In her preambleImpellizzeri emphasized that “that we are presenting possibilities, not recommendations.”Our findings are based upon based upon public meetings,and written survey results. Thisinformation is then integrated within the Vision and Goalsstatement.Parking was indicated as a desirable use by 45% of survey respondents. Recent events at Community Day gave lie tothis as a necessary use. The property was unusable that day, but the 2,000+ visitorsfound parking and the expected traffic congestion and other at-tendant problems did not arise.Citing a previously issued report prepared for Philipstown,Impellizzeri referred to the use of the site for parking asa “mirage.” The written report describes “remote parking” as beneficial only at places likeDisneyland where “there is a compelling reason to forgo theconvenience of a car.” Con-trary to conventional wisdom,a parking lot on the Marathon property may not be likely to relieve the “parking situation”especially viewed in light that parking during Community Dayturned out to be a non-issue.Seventeen of survey respon-dents indicated an interest in the possibilities for active rec- reation including a swimming pool, skate park, skating rink and track and ball fields and 14% wanted the area preserved as open space, with no devel-opment at all.Moderately priced housing was identified as “important”or “very important” more than any other housing issue. Senior housing has been identified by many as a desirable use, but recent census data showsthat Cold Spring already hastwice the per capita population of seniors in Putnam County.To maintain its character,Impellizzeri suggested that a “walkable community” would harmonize well with the rest of the village. Mixed use development, combining commercialalong with residential devel-opment would also contributeto allowing “people to work where they live.” Commercialspace or light industry hasan advantage for possible useas the site is currently zoned that way and has historically been so. Professional offices,office space, medical facilities,shops and restaurants could beestablished. These uses could provide local jobs, increase weekday customers for local business and contribute to thetax base.Residents, public officialsand the owner of the site have mentioned a community cen-ter. Impellizzeri suggested, however, that further analysis would be needed to determine who would be served (ie teens,senior or both) and whether the site is central enough.Impellizzeri also discussed related attendant issues suchas conservation easement (to preserve existing wooded areasand views,) the nature of thestreetscape (keeping within the context of the village) and traffic routing and control.

New Library for PV Schools?

by Michael MellBuried in the Announce- ments of General Interest section of the agenda for theSeptember 10, 2009, Putnam Valley school board meet-ing was an item described as

Discussion of Middle School/ High School Building Con-nector

. Seemingly innocu-ous, this was in reality a full-scale presentation to the board proposing creation of a new middle school/high schoollibrary to be constructed in the space between the twoexisting buildings.The single-story space would act as a connector between thetwo buildings, combine bothschools’ libraries into one,and allow consolidation of district administrative offices(currently located in space that was originally designated for PVHS classrooms) into thespace now occupied by the high school library. Budgeted at $3.1 million dollars, the proposed addition would befunded from $3.7 million dol-lars currently in the district’s unreserved fund.Assistant Superintendent for Finance Paul Lee walked the board through a PowerPoint presentation that included con-ceptual drawings of the new building (prepared by Kaeyer,Garment, and Davidson Archi-tects of Mt. Kisco,) how the proposed new construction and renovation of existing buildings tie in with District Goals (presented earlier in the meeting), and how the project would be funded. In addition to the new building, the project includes renovations to exist- by Michael MellDiscussion of PeekskillHollow Road (PHR) was not on the Putnam Valley Town Board’s September 9, 2009,agenda, but it reared its con-tentious head anyway, at theend of the meeting as the board considered an agenda for next week’s meeting.Stirring the pot first wasdiscussion of a draft letter from the Town to the Countyexpressing its desire to havePHR designated a historic/ scenic byway in a manner similar to North Salem’s ap- proach. County legislator Sam Oliverio has now asked the board for such a letter on several occasions, pleadingthat he and the Putnam CountyLegislature can do nothing without it. Although the board is in agreement that the road should be protected and its unique character preserved,the exact wording of this let-ter has proved a stumbling block.Discussion began with a comment from Councilwom-an Wendy Whetsel that thedraft letter was exactly what she thought it should be and that the board would be ableto move on it. Supervisor BobTendy replied saying, “That’sfunny, because I feel exactlythe opposite.” At issue for Mr.Tendy is the precise wordingof the letter. “Words have meanings,” Tendy continued,“and definitions of certain terms are unclear.” Council- women Whetsel and Kereseyexpressed their frustration that such a seemingly simpleletter, representing the con-sensus of the board, cannot besent. Their sentiment is that the precise wording is not asimportant as its spirit. Legis-lators Oliverio and Tamagna have requested the letter, so“Why can’t we just writea letter?” asked Whetsel.Again, the Supervisor voiced by Michael MellDario Gestina, president of Genergy, made his second appearance before the Sep-tember 9, 2009, workshop meeting of the Putnam ValleyTown Board to discuss de-velopment of solar power in Putnam Valley. Genergy is an energy management company with offices in Kent Lakes and Long Island City. A resident of Putnam Valley, Mr. Gestina told the board he wanted an-other opportunity to respond to community feedback.During his initial presen-tation on July 22, 2009, Mr.Gestina focused on one sitethe firm currently owns. Sincethen, he informed the board that Genergy has identified forty possible sites in Put- nam Valley, of a total of 120 possible sites in the county.Gestina is now looking toinvolve the owners of identi-fied sites as well as solicitingcontinued municipal support.Time constraints were not a part of the July presentation, but have since become an issue with regard to fund-ing. Mr. Gestina informed the board that the federalgovernment has $30 million in loan guarantees available for alternative energy projects.Part of the stimulus pack-age, the funding is intended to improve national security by reducing dependence on foreign oil and creating jobs.“This funding” he reminded the board, “is made availableon a first come/first served basis . . . and will not remain available indefinitely.”Gestina described a samplescenario for creation of 200 megawatts of power using200 net acres. A single sitecould be used, or multiplesites, depending upon techni-cal and environmental con-siderations. Power generated from the panels is DC (direct current), which must be

(See Le Bouchon on Page 8)(See Library on Page 9)(See Hollow on Page 9)(See Genergy on Page 13(See Seniors on Page 14)

On the (Peekskill Hollow) Road Again

‘Solar Farms’ in Putnam Valley

Seniors Lament County Executive’s Budget Cuts

It’s a Long Way to Putnam Valley

by Michael Turton The community room at the new North Highlands Fire De- partment fire hall on FishkillRoad had a lively christeninglast night. A packed house of about 100 residents, mainly business and property own-ers along Route 9, peppered the Philipstown Town Board with questions regarding thetown’s draft zoning codeLast night’s workshop wascalled after business ownersattended a recent Town Board meeting to air their concernsover the impact of the proposed new zoning.In anticipation of a poten-tially boisterous crowd, deputy supervisor Richard Shea asked residents who wanted to speak to sign in. Eighteen residents did so civilly and addressed a range of issues.At times some tried to shout out questions, but supervisor Bill Mazzuca consistently responded with “Sign in!” In the end everyone who signed in was heard.Residents’ concerns cen-tered almost entirely on theeffect of the proposed zon-ing on their property rights,including how the zoning would affect the value of their property and whether the new proposals would make it difficult to grow and developtheir businesses. The propos-als include multiple overlaysthat impose various special protections on land in Phil-ipstown: open space, scenic ridgeline protection, scenic protection, watershed, and the actual zoning districts.Much of the land in Philip-

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Bill Mazzuca speaks to the crowd of 100.

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by Annie Chesnut and Eric GrossAt 11am on Tuesday nearly50 senior citizens gathered at Cold Spring’s American Legion Hall to protest CountyExecutive Robert Bondi’s proposal to shutter the Cold Spring Senior Nutrition Cen-ter. By closing the center, run by the Putnam County Officefor the Aging, the countycould save approximately$164,000, according to Bondi who released a $137 million proposal for the 2010 county budget last week. The countyexecutive said Philipstown seniors will be able to travelto the Putnam Valley Senior Center, tucked away in Leon-ard Wagner Town Park at least 11 miles from the Cold Springsite. The county legislaturestill has to offer its approvalof the budget.More than 400 seniorsattended the Office for theAging and Retired Senior Volunteer Program’s 40thannual picnic at Putnam Vet-erans Memorial Park in Kent the day after the budget was released. Though the event was supposed to be a relaxingsocial gathering, it becamean occasion to talk about theclosing of the Cold Springsenior center.At the picnic Pat Odell of Garrison charged that Put- nam County was headed in the wrong direction: “We aregoing backwards instead of forward. People on the west-ern side of our county areoften forgotten about. Put- nam Valley has a new senior center, as does Mahopac. Our senior center is just too small.

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7:30 PM - Cold Spring BoardWeekly Workshop7:30 PM - Village of Cold Spring PlanningBoard to discuss the development of aPlanning Board application that wouldassist community members in navigatingthe planning process.7:30 PM - Philipstown BoardWeekly Wkshop

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Cold Spring’s Historic Review Board meeting last Wednesday began with a brief public hearing on whether the West Point Foundry Preserve should be on the National Register of HistoricPlaces. Scenic Hudson, which owns the 87-acre property that includes the Preserve, the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, theFoundry School Museum, and the William Kemble property, has initiated the process. Also at that meeting the proposed “bollard” lighting for the Cold Spring waterfront, which seemed to have been all but approved, disappeared from the agenda.Stay tuned for updates.We hear from the Cold Spring Boat Club that a new Commodore was elected at Tuesday night’s general meeting. Steve Merando will be succeeded by Roger Chirico, Jr. Since Roger, Sr., is a previous Commodore, this is the first father-son Commodore relationship of the Boat Club in its 55-year history. Mark Pap-inella was elected Vice Commodore, and Ed Trimble, Trustee.John Pavlik was re-elected Treasurer, as was Josh Habben for Secretary. Gordon Robertson and Ray Ruckel continue in their terms as trustees. The membership also heard some disturbing news about the Boat Club property. The Department of Envi- ronmental Conservation claims to have found coal tar beneaththe ground near its clubhouse. Remediation, which could run upwards of 3 million dollars, was discussed. Traffic, air quality,and noise levels would change at the riverfront. Wouldn’t it be nice if they decided it was unnecessary and better to leave wellenough alone? Birthdays this week include Steven Casement,Sara Rizzi, Patricia Campbell, Kelly Guinan, Erika Vathke,Jim Greenough, Meghan Flaherty, Tavistock Bade, AubreyStowell, Timothy Hynes, Stephanie Carrick, Andrew Saran,David Powell, Anthony Savastano III, Ybia Jones, ElizabethValenti, and Cathy Greenough.stown would be zoned “ruralconservation.”Some residents joked they had won the jackpot, by beingaffected by multiple overlays.Joel Russell, the planningconsultant who has worked withthe Town on the Philipstown 2020 process, the 2006 Compre- hensive Plan, and most recentlythe proposed new zoning code,outlined the draft document submitted to the Town Board on August 9th. Russell said oneof the goals was to ensure that Route 9 in Philipstown not end up as “one long strip development.” He also outlined what hesees as the benefits to the newzoning including a streamlined permitting process, and a better balance between preservation and development.Other zones include rural residential and a small area on Route 9 near the Dutchessline for “highway commercial.”Phil Scott, who owns a thirteen acre property on the Hudson River, said “We have no current plansto develop…but the thought of losing all our development rights has made us extremelyanxious.” Scott was assured byTown Supervisor Bill Mazzuca that the effect of the proposed zoning on Scott’s property would be re-examined. Scott’sconcern that “steep slope” pro-tections would make most of his property unusable were not directly addressed during the meeting.Tony Bardes said that the proposed zoning would adverselyaffect his business. “If I want to change businesses or if mydaughter wants to change it (in the future), we can’t.Joel Russsell countered that the new zoning, “does not saythat you can only have the business you have there now. It can be expanded or changed throughthe special permit process.”Immediately, the audienceerupted into sustained laughter,to which Russell and the board responded with silence.Joe Giachinta owns the gasstation and store at the corner of Route 9 and Route 403. “I’ve been coming to meetings for 25 years. I’ve never heard anyone stand up and say ‘We need new zoning’...We want controlled growth but this istaking everybody’s property rights away” he said.Throughout the meeting,Mazzuca, Shea, and Russellstressed that the process has been ongoing for some time,that it still has a long way togo and that concerns aired at last night’s meeting would beseriously considered. Mazzuca also spoke in favor of holdinganother informal workshop prior to beginning the much more formal public hearing process. were emphatically disputed by Smith.The sheriff admitted he madeone robo-call in Putnam Val-ley at the request of Putnam Valley GOP leaders urgingRepublicans to get out and vote.However, when questioned about alleged calls that per-sonally attacked his opponent,the sheriff said: “In the dirtiest primary campaign in Putnam history, I have run a clean,direct campaign addressingthe crime rate, the bringingtogether of law enforcement,establishing an Emergency Re-sponse Team and what my ad- ministration has accomplished to make Putnam County a better and safer place to live, work and raise a family.”The sheriff reiterated that he had run “one of the cleanest campaigns in our history in the midst of one of the nastiest campaigns.”A Borkowski supporter at the Board of Elections blamed the former judge’s loss to thefact that DeStefano’s name was on the ballot.On the eve of the election,State Supreme Court JusticeAlan Scheinkman rejected a motion by Borkowski to re- move the name of DeStefanofrom the ballot who withdrewfrom the race a week ago.DeStefano pulled out of the race for what he described asa “major family emergency.”Attempts to reach the former candidate were unsuccessful however, Putnam ElectionsCommissioners Robert Bennett and Anthony Scannapieco said DeStefano was under investi-gation for alleged campaign improprieties. Neither man said he could elaborate.Borkowski wanted Repub-licans to be able to choose between himself and the sheriff and charged the third name would confuse voters.The judge rejected the mo-tion citing a New York Stateelection law that indicates“any time a vacancy occurs within seven days before a primary, that vacancy shall not be filled and the candidate’s name shall remain on the ballot with any and all votes received counted.”Commissioners Bennett and Scannapieco objected tothe motion since they charged it would take days to makechanges to voting machines resulting in a $17,000 cost toPutnam taxpayers.After the judge ruled,Borkowski told the Courier he brought forth the proceeding because “Mr. DeStefano is nolonger a candidate. I wanted thevoters to know that a two-man race existed for sheriff—noth-ing more and nothing less.”Sheriff Smith admitted beingsurprised by his opponent’s ac-tions: “Candidates do strangethings in an attempt to win an election but my philosophy has always been: ‘Go to the people. Let the people decide.If there are two, three, four or five people in the race— that’s doesn’t matter. I want the people of Putnam Countyto be the judge and jury’”.Attempts to reach Kevin McConville, the Democraticchallenger in the race were unsuccessful as messages left at the candidate’s home were not returned.

Putnam Valley Results

Six candidates vied for twoseats on the Putnam ValleyTown Board—RepublicansJacqueline Annabi and PattyVillanova were victoriousalong with Democrats Chris-topher Lieberman and WendyWhetsel. Annabi received 245 votes; Villanova-226 and Esther McHenry came in third with 222 votes. Lieberman received 231 votes; Whet-sel-230 votes and the third Democrat in the race, SamuelDavis, tallied 104 votes.

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Edward Paul Greiff, a free-lance reporter for the

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who covered events primarilyin Putnam Valley, died on September 8, 2009. He was77 years old.Ed’s friend, Andrew J. Pow-ers, of Mahopac, offered these reflections on Ed’s life:I first met Ed circa 1997at the Olympic Diner in Ma- hopac. Always the optimist, he saw only the good in people (he always said that hecould not afford the luxuryof a negative thought) At the time Ed was a Director with the City of New York Department of Environmen-tal Protection Management Information Systems and resided in an apartment in Mahopac. Although Ed wasskilled in culinary art, as a widower he preferred not todine alone and spent muchof his free time in the diner, where he would pass the hourschatting with friends. Ed wasalways eager to give his timeto help people and to share hisexperiences and knowledge.His breadth of experienceas both an entrepreneur and project systems analyst for such organizations as Bunker Ramos, the Wallace family(founders of

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),and Maryknoll Fathers pro-vided a logical series of steps required to provide a solution to a vast range of businessand life situations.Ed was grateful to havelived a full life. He would share how as a boy his fam-ily had a summer home near Shark River, NJ, where heloved to swim, spend timeon the beach and sail. But life was far from easy for Ed.After he married the girl of hisdreams, Catherine LaRussell, whom he met while workingas a fitness instructor at theGreenwich YMCA, they were blessed with a daughter, Ja- nis, whom he loved dearly.However his wife was plagued by illness including terminalcancer, leaving him a widower in 1991. During that timeEd was driving home from NYC when he experienced his first heart attack and ulti- mately underwent open-heart surgery. Most of his money went to pay medical debts,leaving very little for him-self, and he lived in a smallapartment in Mahopac, whichtragically burned down one night, leaving him homeless, with all of his personal effectsdestroyed. Fortunately, oneof his many friends found him a place in Putnam Val-ley where he dedicated the remaining years of his lifeto serving the community asa freelance reporter for the

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As a photojournalist he would take hundreds of pho-tos at events that he covered and then spend untold hoursediting the photos and makingcollages for his stories. His photos always brought out the best in Putnam Valley,especially its youth, and allof his stories were intended to present the positive sideof life.Surviving Ed are his daugh-ter Janis and son-in-law GerryCarrick, grandchildren Jes-sica, Stephanie, and DanielEdward, residing in HopewellJunction, as well as his brother Paul and family Lorraine,Gregory, Pam, and Andrea, who reside in Wayland, MA.A memorial was held on Sunday, September 13, at McHoul Funeral Home on Route 82 in Hopewell Junc-tion.

Edward Paul Greiff

Walter Richard Waage, 75,died peacefully at home on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. He was a resident of Garrison from 1974 to 1998, and a resident of Cold Spring thelast 11 years.Born on Sept. 23, 1933, he was the son of Norwegian im- migrants, the late Conrad and Margaret Waage. He served in the U.S. Army and wasemployed in quality controlfor Xerox Corp. and UniversalVoltronics.He is survived by wifeSolveig (Sunny), son Richard Waage and his wife Lori of Bloomingburg, NY; daughter Karin and son-in-law HenryTomasuolo of Northborough,MA; and seven grandchildren.Funeral services were held on Sept. 15 at PoughkeepsieRural Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Putnam Valley Adult Day Services, 117 Town Park Lane, Putnam Valley, NY10579.

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The First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown celebrated the 5th anniversary of Rev. Leslie Mott's pastorate therein a recent service. Shown in photo are Parish Associatesthe Rev. Susan Lunning and Rev. Dr. Kirk Bingaman with Rev. Leslie Mott.

An Anniversary Celebratedat First Presbyterian

by Eric Gross Jews throughout the world celebrate the High Holy Daysthis weekend with Rosh Ha-shanah—the Jewish NewYear—on Sept. 19 and 20.The holidays culminate thefollowing Monday, Sept.28,with Yom Kippur, the Dayof Atonement.Last Sunday a Jewish NewYear Fair took place in Put- nam County at the CarmelVeterans Hall.The fair was sponsored byChabad of Putnam and con-sisted of a hands-on Shofar factory, a beekeeping dem-onstration, holiday arts and crafts, and challah making,as well as a High HolidayJudaica gift shop.Rabbi Avi Korer, who intro-duced Putnam to the Chabad movement, told the

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attendees not only learned about the shofar but had an opportunity to create their own from an authentic ram’s horn. The rabbi explained the shofar is traditionallysounded at the conclusion of morning services: “A ram’s horn that makes a trumpet-likesound, the shofar is intended as a wake-up call to preparefor the holidays.”Attendees also learned about curing, measuring, saw-ing, drilling, and polishingthe shofar.Charlie Ghook of the Green Chimneys Farm and WildlifeCenter was in attendance todiscuss honeybees and howthe nectar is extracted from hives. Children also had an opportunity to make their own challah— bread that is eaten around the holidays. RabbiKorer said challah symbol-izes the “eternal cycle of life. Challah is traditionallydipped in honey symbolizingthe hopes for a sweet NewYear. The same is done withapples which are made even sweeter with the addition of honey.”High Holy Days servicesare scheduled at synagoguesthroughout the county this weekend as well as at Putnam Chabad, which will conduct its blessings at the Putnam Veterans Hall in Carmel.

Jews Throughout the World Celebrate High Holy Days

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

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

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AA in parish hall, 8pm

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

- 11am,Pilgrim Hall.

Daily Mass

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- Holy Hour, 8pm.

Centering Prayer

- 8pm.Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm. Recovery Inc. everyWednesday, 7:30pm.

Renewal Farmers’ Market:

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

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

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

Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.7:30am, 9, & 11:45am.,Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-seph’s - Garrison, Sun.,10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, Holy DayVigil: 530pm Confessions: Sat., 4:30-5pm

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- Oktober-fest, in celebration of theFeast of the Holy Angel.5-10pm. German food, beer,Italian ices, more. Children’sgames, dunk tank, live enter-tainment and gaming wheels.265-3718Bingo - Thursdays, doorsopen 6pm, first game begins7:15pm. $1,500 in TotalCash Prizes. Concessionsavailable.Weekly Events: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Mon.7pm; Miraculous Medal:Wed., after Mass. Rosary,Sat. after Mass.

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDSEpiscopal1101 Route 9D, GarrisonAcross from schoolRev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.424-3571 - e-mail:stphilips@highlands.com

8am - Holy Communion 10:30am - Main ServiceChoir–Thu, 7:30pm Junior Choir–Sun at 9:15am Sunday School–Sun 10:30am Acolytes – Sunday 9am Adult Class – Sunday at noon Life Support Group – Wednes-days at 7:30pm St. Philip’s Nursery SchoolM-F–9am to Noon

GRACE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH37 Peekskill HollowRoad, Putnam ValleyPastor Tony Mecca845-526-3788Sunday Service & SundaySchool

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Prayer Service w/ Com-munion

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

Tue. Sept. 22

- Fall luncheon & auction, 11:30-1:30pm.

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERANCHURCH65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,Putnam Valleywww.stlukesputnamvalley.org845-528-8858,

mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org

Sunday Worship

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

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- Prayer Service, 8pm

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

www.presbychurchcoldspring.org

email: FPCP@verizon.net

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

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

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

Sat. Oct. 10

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

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

Sunday Services, 10:30am

Wednesdays

: Prayer- Fel-lowship time, 7pm

BEACON HEBREWALLIANCEConservative Synagogue331 Verplanck Ave.,BeaconRabbi Josh WohlCantor Ellen Gersh845-831-2012

www.beaconhebrewalliance.org

Fri. night Shabbat services7:30pm Sat. morning Shabbat ser-vices, 9:30am Check website for religiousschool, services, events info

Holy Holiday Hours

Fri. Sept. 18

- Erev RoshHashanah, 7:30pm

Sat. Sept. 19

- Rosh Hasha- nah, 9:30am and 6pm

Sun. Sept. 20

- 9:30am,Immediately followed byTashllich.

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

: Fridays8pm; Saturdays 9:15am.

PHILIPSTOWNREFORM SYNAGOGUEP.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 10516

THE HIGH HOLY DAYSServices led by Can-torShoshana Lash, Or-ganist Douglas KeilitzAll Services at St.Mary’s Parish House

Fri. Sept. 18

: Rosh HashanahEvening Services, 8pm

Sat. Sept. 19

: Rosh HashanahMorning Services, 10am

Sun. Sept. 27

: Kol NidreEvening Services, 8pm

Mon. Sept. 28

: Yom Kippur, morning services, 10am, dis-cussion, 1:30pm, afternoon services, 3:30pm, community break fast immediately fol-lowing Afternoon ServicesSat. Oct. 3: Shabbat/Sukkot services at Surprise LakeCamp,9:30am, Sukkah Build-ing by the Lake, 10:30am,servicesFor more information call265-8011 and leave a mes-sage or e-mail philipstownre-formsynagogue @gmail.com

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUPQuaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

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

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

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

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

1st Sunday of the month worship: 2pm

FIRST HEBREWCONGREGATION OFPEEKSKILL1821 Main Street,Peekskill914-739-0500www.firsthebrew.orgsfma@optonline.netRabbi Lee Paskind

Services: Sat. 9:30am; Fri.8pm; Monthly Fri. familyservice, 6:30pm Mahjong - free classes everyThursday, 7pm, thru Nov 12

Sun. Sept. 27

- Family Hikethrough countryside, suits young children, at Muscoot Farm, 10am; rsvp 914-293-7308

Sun. Oct. 18

- Family hike, suits young children,Teatown Lake, 12:30pm, rsvp914-302-7767.

CAPUCHIN YOUTH &FAMILY MINISTRIES781 Route 9D, Garrison424-3609www.cyfm.orgThu/Sun Oct. 8-11

- Day byDay Agape Girls’ Weekend Retreat

Sat/Sun Oct 24/25

- Fresh- man/Sophomore Retreat

Thur/Sun Oct 12-15

- Day by Day Agape Boys’ Retreat

Fri/Sat Nov 6/7

- 7th and 8th grade overnight retreat

GREEK ORTHODOXCHAPEL OF SAINTBASIL’S ACADEMYRoute 9D, Garrison424-3500Fr. Constantine L.Sitaras, General DirectorYORKTOWN JEWISHCENTER 2966 Crompond RoadYorktown Heights914-245-2324www.yorktownjewishcenter.orgFridays

6:15pm (Standard time)

Fridays

8pm (Daylight sav-ings time)

Saturdays

9:15-11:15am

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUPQuaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

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

MOTHER LURANAADULT SOCIAL DAYCARE CENTER Route 9, Garrison, 1/8mi. N. of 403 Junction424-3184

Mark your calendars nowfor Wednesday, September 30, at 9am, when the Putnam Community Service Network holds its Twenty-fourth An- nual Awards Breakfast at Clearpool Education Center in Carmel.The Putnam CommunityService Network, an affili-ation of public and private not-for-profit human service providers, will be recogniz-ing community volunteers, professionals, and organi-zations that have made a difference in the lives of others through their accom- plishments in human servicesand/or community servicesin Putnam County.The award categories in-clude public service-individual, distinguished service-individual and organization,volunteer service, profes-sional career recognition,excellence in communica-tions, outstanding service,community service network-ing, and a youth award.For further information or for invitations, pleasecontact Marjorie Keith, Cor- nell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County at 845-278-6738.

Putnam Service Network Holds Awards Breakfast

“May it be Thywill, O Lord,Our God, togrant us a yearthat is good andsweet.”

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