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 by Michael Turton “You can’t get much fresher than having your own farm.”With those few words, Execu-tive Chef Eric Gabrynowicz hints at the philosophy and the food at 
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Tavern
’s farm toits tables.Whenever possible, Gabryno- wicz uses produce and productsfrom other local and regionalfarms in creating the restau- rant’s appetizers, entrees, and desserts. The list of farms is im- pressive and includes RenewalFarm, Garrison Farms, Bloom-inghill Farm, Glynwood Farms,Fishkill Farms, and Meiller’sabattoir. When “going local”isn’t possible, producers and farms from a bit further afield  by Michael MellThe Cold Spring VillageBoard workshop on October 20, 2009, addressed a com- paratively short list of agenda items, but—as has been thecase at many other meetings—  parking, a longstanding (and  unresolved) issue for the vil-lage, was the topic that again took center stage.Eric Braverman, of Parkeon,a manufacturer of parking meters, brought a full-sized sample of the Parkeon me-ter and described its virtues.These include solar power;Americans with DisabilitiesAct-compliance; customiz-able user interface; the pos-sibility of multiple rate set-tings; acceptance of credit cards, coins, or bills; and  being made in America. The meters have a typical lifespan of 14 years and may be purchased directly or leased through an agency. The cost of each meter ranges between $6,500 and $14,000, althoughBraverman suggested that me-ters suitable for Cold Spring would fall into the $8,000 to$9,000 range.Parkeon-type meters are not one-per-car meters, but aresituated along streets within a reasonable distance of a  number of parking spaces.Drivers walk to the meter and  purchase time, indicated bya paper ticket that the driver then takes back to the vehicleand places in the front win-dow. In this manner, parkingtime purchased is not tied to a specific metered parking spot,so that everyone who takes a specific parking spot must payfor it. These types of metersare now in use in other active,small storefront-dominated shopping areas such as SouthStreet in Philadelphia and Main Street in Northampton,Massachusetts.In contrast with some other village boards, the current  board appears willing to con-sider the idea of paid parking.Most in attendance were in favor of the idea, which waschampioned by Mike Arm-strong and Tom Rolston, theauthors of a report issued  by the Special Board. Mr.Rolston characterized the is-sue, saying, “We don’t havea parking problem; we have by Eric GrossThe debates are history.Campaign signs will soon  be removed from the Putnam countryside. Election Day isless than a week away.Races will be decided on the county, town, and villagelevels next Tuesday when voters go to the polls.The Board of Elections re- ported that 61,788 Putnam  residents are eligible to vote Nov.3.Registered Republicansstill hold the largest vot-ing block, with 22,515, fol-lowed by Democrats, witha registered enrollment of 18,254. “Blank” voters, or those who prefer not to reg-ister with any party number 15,570 this year. Membersof the Putnam Independence party registered to vote on Tuesday total 3,031, followed  by registered Conservatives with 2,081. Putnam also has164 Working Families party registered voters, 158 votersenrolled in the Green party,and 15 Libertarians.On the county level Sher-iff Donald Smith is seeking reelection and is being chal-lenged by Democrat Kevin McConville. The sheriff hasthe backing of the GOP, Inde- pendence, and Conservative parties.Former Southeast Town Judge James Borkowski with-drew from the race two weeksago, but his name will appear on the Working Families line.Dr. Michael Nesheiwat is running unopposed for Put- nam Coroner.Three legislative races will be decided next week. Legis-lator Vincent Tamagna of Cold Spring is running without opposition, as is Legislator Dan Birmingham of Brewster.Republican Legislator MaryConklin from Patterson is be-ing challenged by Democrat Mark Armon. Conklin hasalso been endorsed by theConservative party, whileArmon is running with Inde- pendence party line backing.In the Town of Carmel, Su- pervisor Kenneth Schmitt isfacing opposition from Demo-crat David McKay Wilson.Schmitt has been endorsed  by the Republican, Indepen-dence, and Conservative par-ties, while his challenger hasthe backing of the WorkingFamilies party.Four people are runningfor two town board seats in the Carmel-Mahopac area.Democrats Suzanne Mc-Donough and Mark Pekowskyface challenges from Repub-licans Greg Ellner and Frank Lombardi. Lombardi has also been endorsed by the Inde- pendence and Conservative parties, while Ellner also has the support of the Con-servative party. McDonoughis also being backed by the by Michael Turton Do you believe in ghosts?Few people can claim that they have never asked, or  been asked, that question.With Halloween just daysaway, talk turns to ghosts, haunted buildings, cemeteries, unexplained apparitions—and fear. Steadfast denials are most common but sometimesthere is nervous laughter. In a surprising number of con-versations, someone takes a deep breath before making a dead-serious claim of havingexperienced a ghost first- hand. Not convinced? Start asking around.Ghosts are serious businessto some people. In fact theyactually
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a business in somecases. Last Saturday, on a dark and rainy afternoon at Bosco- bel, just outside Cold Spring,author and ghost investiga-tor Linda Zimmerman spokeabout her experiences. Somefifty people, mostly adultsalong with a good number of children, packed the room and listened very intently. At very least, the audience wascurious. Some were already
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The Putnam County Department of Health is planning to hold a public SEASONAL flu vaccine clinic on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2009, (they are still waiting receipt of the vaccine) at Haldane, from 2 to 7pm. Theseflu clinics are for seasonal flu vaccinations and will not  protect individuals from the H1N1 (swine) flu virus. H1N1flu vaccination clinics will be held at future dates/times pending vaccine availability.Please call the Putnam County Flu Vaccine Hotline at 278-6130 or check 
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Budget Backlash
Donuts, Cider, and Insights at Candidates Forum
 by Michael Turton Big capital projects often find a way of coming in over  budget. It is almost expected.So local taxpayers will be heartened to know that theHaldane Central School Dis-trict is bucking that trend. At its October 20, 2009, meeting,Superintendent Mark Villanti reported that the $2.28 mil-lion capital project to under-take major roof repairs and other works at the elemen-tary and middle schools is now all but complete. It isalso approximately $400,000 under budget. Villanti gavea number of reasons for thesavings, funding for which had been approved in a pub-lic referendum last Novem- ber. He pointed to the tight economy, which produced a large number of bids “and good prices.” Villanti alsoindicated that the successfulcontractor actually took a losson some components of the work in order to sweeten his bid. He said that there werealso savings on the project’s“soft costs” because Director of Facilities Wayne Robinson acted as clerk-of-the-worksfor the project as part of  his day-to-day job. A report  will be presented at the next  meeting, outlining the prosand cons of options for howthe unspent funds can be used—including debt service,allocation to the general fund,tax relief, and completion of other repairs trimmed for theoriginal proposal.
Haldane Capital Project Well Under Budget
GUFS Continues Planning Process
  by Michael MellThe Garrison Union FreeSchool District board’s sights were clearly set on the futureat their October 21, 2009 meeting. Freed from the dragof the recently concluded teacher contract impasse, the board addressed both short-term and long-term matters,including goals, state aid,transportation, and consoli-dation. As part of its ongo-ing goal-setting process, the board this year is seekingto formally solicit insightsand opinions from a broad  range of constituencies that include: taxpayers, parents, members of the community,school administration and faculty.Four public meetings have been scheduled, and Super-intendent Gloria Colucci reported on the first one, which occurred during thePTA’s regularly scheduled  meeting on Wednesday, Oc-tober 21. Ms. Colucci esti- mated that 25 people werein attendance, including fiveteachers, herself and board  member Diana Swinburne.After a brief introduction,the meeting broke up intosmall groups to discuss and evaluate the goals set forth.Framing the discussion was a form entitled “Goal Setting by Eric GrossMembers of the Legislatureoverrode County ExecutiveRobert Bondi’s veto of the$137 million fiscal spending plan Monday evening by an overwhelming 8-1 vote.For the first time in county history, an executive vetoed the entire budget because Bon-di charged that the legislators had failed to “address theconcerns of taxpayers duringdifficult economic times.”In his veto message, Bondicalled the changes made to his original budget “fiscallyirresponsible, while not beingin the best interests to the people of Putnam County or to the mission of county gov-ernment that delivers effectiveand affordable services to our  residents.”Bondi told the
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:“More than ten percent of county residents are unableto pay their taxes or are in the process of having their  homes foreclosed, yet thislegislature saw fit to pander to special interest groups, re-storing millions of dollars of county budget cuts in return for  promises of political support.I can’t go along with that.”Two weeks ago, by the nar- rowest of margins, the Putnam County Legislature approved the budget and sent it back toBondi for his review. Legisla-tors Vincent Tamagna, Richard Othmer, Mary Ellen Odell,Dini LoBue, and Tony Fuscovoted in favor of the budget  while Legislators Dan Bir- mingham, Mary Conklin, Sam Oliverio, and Chairman TonyHay cast negative votes.Six votes were needed for a veto override, and, prior toMonday’s meeting, questionsarose if that sixth vote would  be forthcoming. However after 45 minutes of discussion and debate, the body overwhelm-ingly supported the override, with only Chairman Hay cast-ing a negative vote.Hay called the 2010 bud-get “totally out of whack.My colleagues have put off the inevitable. Cuts were not  made properly. The countyexecutive’s budget took into
(See Parking on Page 14)(See Haldane on Page 12)(See Budget on Page 16)Special to the
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’s first-ever CandidatesForum Monday night, October 26. The debate, the first ever  hosted by the
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 wasattended by over 200 residents.The first portion of the 90- minute format allowed for a  half hour exchange between the town supervisor candidates,Democrat Richard Shea and Republican rival MatthewMastrantone. Editor-in-Chief Joe Lindsley began the debate promptly at 7pm, after attend-ees were invited to enjoy donutsand cider courtesy of Vera’sPhilipstown Market and the
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.Both Shea and Mastrantoneoffered different approachesto the issues facing Philip-stown in a soft economy. Shea  began by retracing the his-tory of the western side of thecounty, reminiscing about its rich history of farming and small businesses. He talked about the arrival in the 1970sof the Dutchess Mall, which ultimately failed in less than 20 years and changed the faceof Main Street in Cold Spring,taking business out of town.Mr. Mastrantone talked about  having joined the communityabout 16 years ago for a highquality of life that, he said, must be maintained. He said  he wanted to change the local political structure, which lacks
Over 200 people packed the Haldane School cafeteria on Monday night as the Philipstown candidates for supervisor and town council answered questions from a team of local news reporters. The
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  sponsored the event.The gate to the Irving family graveyard at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The site includes the tombstone of Washington Irving, author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and many other famous American stories. See page 9 for “The Secretsof Sleepy Hollow” and page 17 for pictures from Cold Spring’s annual Halloween Parade.
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included a table listingcandidates running for of-fice on November 3 whoare endorsed by the Con-servative party. We did  not include the candidatesfrom Philipstown. Theyare: Richard Shea, Brian Kenney, Terry Polhemus,and John Van Tassel.Election Day is November 3rd, get out there and VOTEand don’t forget the Lions Club Election Day luncheon at the Chalet on the Hudson. For information call 265-3508.Did you hear it was a Putnam County sweep at the Per-forming Arts Center at SUNY Purchase supporting HillsideFood Outreach? The winners of the
 Dancing with the Stars
event were Vinny Tamagna of Nelsonville and Mary Ellen Odell of Carmel. Congratulations to both.The Haunted House is still open at the Recreation Depart- ment on Rte 9D in Garrison Sat 5-6:30pm and the Horror House on Fri and Sat 7-10pm. See Coming Events, page 4.Turn your clocks back on Halloween, Saturday night: yes it is that time again—we all get an extra hour of sleep!Happy Birthday to Purvi Desai, Chandrika Patel, David DeChristopher, Urwashi Mehta, Rose Story, Stephanie L.Clinton, Melissa Phillips, Rossann Desai, Saumil Kapadia,Matthew Koval, John Menesini, Neil Gandhi, Patrick Jun- julas, Jerry Rubino, Sanil Gandhi, Travis Wilmot, and oneof our own, Carol Balducci. Congratulations to all.
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 Last year Putnam Valley sculptor Anthony Padovano volunteered to work with his son’s fourth grade class on clay sculptures of  Abraham Lincoln. Padovano created a full-sized bust that was presented at the Oct. 22 school board meeting. Mr. Padovano said that he enjoyed working with the children and that Lincolnhas always been his favorite subject.
 
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ObituariesBirth
Brendan and Lisa Stevensare proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Abi-gail Rose Stevens. She was born October 2, 2009, at thePutnam Hospital in Carmel.Maternal Grandparents areThomas and Ann Bouchard of Cold Spring. Paternal Grand- parents are Jeffrey and Susan Stevens of Pawling.
Abigail Rose Stevens
The Episcopal Church of St. Mary in the Highlands will open its doors for itsannual “Haunted Church” on Halloween night, Saturday,Oct. 31, giving youngstersand parents a chance to ex- plore spooky wonders while warming up and taking a break from trick-or-treating.The free event, from 5-9pm, will occur at the church, at the corner of Chestnut Street (Route 9D) and Main Street (Route 301) in Cold Spring.Once again, resident ghostsand spectres (St. Mary’s pa- rishioners) will provide cook-ies, warm drinks, and other  refreshments to those ven-turing across the threshold.Crypt-Keeper Thom Har- rington promised even more unusual sights than ever be-fore. “Spiders captured a visitor last Halloween,” heconfided. “Unfortunately,that cocooned personage isstill hanging around. Then there’s the Dweller-Below, a denizen of the dank sewers of Cold Spring. You don’t want to get too near him!”This year marks the 7th timeSt. Mary’s has presented theHaunted Church.Although now a thoroughlyAmerican “secular” holiday,Halloween owes its originsin part to ancient Christian traditions. The name “Hal-loween” harks back to theMiddle Ages as the shortened form of “Hallows Even’” or “All Hallows Eve,” the night  before All Hallows Day. Now usually called All Saints Day, Nov. 1, All Hallows Day is a  major feast, honoring all thesaints “ or hallowed” (holy)ones who have spent their time on earth and gone on to heaven.
Annual Halloween HauntedChurch at St. Mary’s
The Philipstown Reform Synagogue will be hostinga conversation with localCold Spring chiropractor, Dr.Stephen Gross, about his ex- periences in the Israeli Armyand his reflections on the stateof Israel. Dr. Gross served in the Golani Brigade—12thBarak of the Israeli army asan attack gunner—Magist.He spent his service patrol-ling the wadis of southern Lebanon, south of the LitaniRiver, precisely the localeof the Hezbollah stronghold during the summer of 2006.Dr. Gross grew up in Put- nam Valley, the youngest of eight children. His destiny toserve Israel was perhaps set  when his father gave him theHebrew name of Ben Gurion.He rose through the ranksof Young Judea, attended a summer trip to Israel in 1979,and then spent a year in Is- rael in 1980. These trips toIsrael solidified his passion for the state of Israel and hecommitted himself to playa part in the defense of theJewish state.Come join PRS and Dr.Gross on Sunday afternoon, November 1, from 2 to 4pm at St. Mary’s Parish House,for what is bound to be an interesting and thought pro-voking afternoon. Refresh- ments will be served by thePRS Hospitality Committee.The event is free and open to all. For more information about the event or about thePhilipstown Reform Syna-gogue, please call 265-8011or e-mail philipstownreform-synagogue@gmail.com.
A Conversation with Dr.Stephen Gross at Synagogue
Jacqueline “Jackie” GraceLyons, age 71, of Cold Spring,died suddenly on October 7,2009, at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, with her familyat her side.Born October 3, 1938, in Milwaukee, WI, she was thedaughter of the late Robert J. Linda and Grace NicholsLinda Chindano.A 1956 Graduate of HaldaneHigh School, she married Da-vid Lyons on October 13, 1956,in Cold Spring at the United Methodist Church.For those native Cold Spring-ers who frequented Gus’Antique Bar and Grill and Breakneck Lodge, they will recall Jackie working there for  more than twenty years. More recently, she was a Wal-Mart  retiree.An avid reader and pinochle player, she was also an ac-tive member of the Golden Girls Club (along with life-long friends Sandy, Rose, and Barbara).Survivors include her hus- band David, her three children,April Lyons of Beacon, Charles“Buddy” Lyons of Beacon, and Shannon Lyons of Cold Spring;six brothers and sisters, BobLinda of NY, Sal Cissney of MI, Sand Linda of MT, ButchLinda of MI, Connie Lahey of  NY, and Jim Chindano, of NJ;six grandchildren, Sabrina,Tiffany, Jonathan, Jade, Carrie,and Carley; one great grand-daughter, Ava Grace; and nu- merous nieces and nephews.A brother, Richard Chin-dano, pre-deceased her.Jackie enhanced every lifeshe touched with her unique- ness and graciousness. Alwaysloving and caring, she is an irreplaceable soul in her chil-dren’s lives.Arrangements were under the direction of Libby FuneralHome in Beacon. A service was held on October 10, 2009, at the United Methodist Churchin Cold Spring with interment at the Cold Spring Cemetery.Donations may be made in Jackie’s memory to the Unit-ed Methodist Church in Cold Spring and to the E.M.S. of Cold Spring at 14 Cedar Street.
Jacqueline LyonsLincoln Diamont
Lincoln Diamont, 86, passed away on October 20, 2009, in Williamstown,MA. He is survived by his wife, Joan Champion, son Rolf, daughter-in-law Nora Mitchell, and stepson An-thony Bruck.Link was very involved over the years with the Putnam County Historical Societyand lectured often at West Point. His book,
The Chain-ing of the Hudson
detailed the chain that was stretched across the river from West Point to Constitution Island and successfully kept theBritish forces from New York and the British forces from Canada to be able to link upin the Hudson Valley.Writer, ad man, historian,and cartographer, he loved the outdoors as much as heloved libraries. Over his last few years, despite sufferingfrom Parkinson's disease and loss of vision, he audited classes, wrote articles, lis-tened to books on tape, and  kept up with world and na-tional events—holding strongopinions on both. He wasa person of substance and accomplishment whose wit, warmth, kindness, and even  his jokes will be truly missed.A memorial service is planned for the spring.
ST. MARY’SEPISCOPAL CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen, Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, SeniorWarden, 265-3624stmaryscoldspring.dioceseny.orgSun. Masses:
8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sundayschool in Parish Hall dur-ing 10:30 mass
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FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENTRoute 9, Garrison424-3671graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.orgSunday Eucharist
- 11am,Pilgrim Hall.
Daily Mass
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Mondays
- Holy Hour, 8pm.
Centering Prayer
- 8pm.Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm. Recovery Inc. everyWednesday, 7:30pm.Renewal Farmers’ Market every Friday, 10-3 throughChristmas
ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPELA mission Chapel of OurLady of Loretto ChurchUpper Station Rd.,Garrison, 265-3718
Sunday Mass: 10:15am 
CHUANG YENMONASTERY2020 Rte 301, Carmel845-228-4283/4288baus.orgSunday programs:9-10am
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- Noon Book Discussion GroupVegetarian lunch, Saturdays& Sundays, 12-1pm 
GREEK ORTHODOXCHAPEL OF SAINTBASIL’S ACADEMYRoute 9D, Garrison424-3500Fr. Constantine L.Sitaras, General DirectorOUR LADY OFLORETTO CATHOLICCHURCHFair Street, Cold Spring265-3718ourladyoflorettocs.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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ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDSEpiscopal1101 Route 9D, GarrisonAcross from schoolRev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.424-3571stphilips@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
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Fri/Sat Nov 13/14 -
Christ- mas Bazaar - Beautiful hand- made items, Christmas gifts, bake table, home-made candy& jams, White Elephant & much more! Lunch served.Info: 845-526-3788.
ST. LUKE’S LUTHERANCHURCH65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,Putnam Valleystlukesputnamvalley.org845-528-8858,
mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org
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YORKTOWN JEWISHCENTER 2966 Crompond RoadYorktown Heights914-245-2324yorktownjewishcenter.orgFridays
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9:15-11:15am 
FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OFPHILIPSTOWNAcademy & CherryStreets, Cold Spring265-3220Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor
presbychurchcoldspring.org
email: FPCP@verizon.net
Worship Service: 10:30am Office Hours: Mon. and Wed.9-11:30, Tues. and Thurs 9-2Contemplative Prayer Group:Wednesdays 7am Jazz Vespers Service: Every3rd Saturday of each month5:30pm 
Fri. Oct. 30
- CommunityDinner at First Presbyte- rian Church, Academy St.,Cold Spring, 6:30pm. Enjoy beef stew with friends & neighbors. Free, everyone welcome.
UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLDSPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)265-3365South 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.Sundays through Nov 20:Bible Study with Pastor Laemmel “Living the Gos- pel of Mark,” 1-2pm.Each lesson will be self-contained so that people can attend as they are able, you  need not be a member of thechurch to attend.
Through Nov. 15
- CoatsCollected for the Needy -drop off at Church on SnakeHill Rd.
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
beaconhebrewalliance.org
Fri. night Shabbat services7:30pm Sat. morning Shabbat ser-vices, 9:30am Check website for religiousschool, services, events info.
TEMPLE ISRAEL140 Lake DriveLake PeekskillRabbi Jeff Cymet845-528-2305Shabbat Services
: Fridays8pm; Saturdays 9:15am.
PHILIPSTOWNREFORM SYNAGOGUEP.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 10516All Services at St. Mary’sParish HouseFor more informationcall 265-8011 and leave amessage or e-mail
 philipstownreformsyna-gogue @gmail.com 
Sun. Nov. 1
- Special Lecture/ Presentation by Dr. Stephen Gross, 2-4pm, refreshments.St. Mary’s Parish House
PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUPQuaker Meeting424-3525
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) 528-4774rtpv.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 Valley845-528-5076tompkinschurchny.org
1st Sunday of the month worship: 2pm 
Sun. Nov. 15
- Country Con-cert presented by FamilyMusic Series, 2pm. $10, $5/ ages 12-18.
FIRST HEBREWCONGREGATION OFPEEKSKILL1821 Main Street,Peekskill914-739-0500firsthebrew.orgsfma@optonline.netRabbi Lee Paskind
Services: Sat. 9:30am; Fri.8pm; Monthly Fri. familyservice, 6:30pm Mahjong - free classes everyThursday, 7pm, thru Nov 12
Sat. Nov. 7
- Mediterranean  Night Fundraiser, feast, bellydancing, $60p/p before Nov.1, $70p/p after 
Sun. Nov. 8
- Family hike toTurkey Mountain, Yorktown,12:30pm 
CAPUCHIN YOUTH &FAMILY MINISTRIES781 Route 9D, Garrison424-3609cyfm.orgFri/Sat Nov 6/7
- 7th and 8th grade overnight retreat 
Ella Batik 
Ella Mary “Elsie” Batik,age 91, of Cold Spring, died Sunday, October 25, 2009,at Cortlandt Health Care in Cortlandt Manor.Born in Queens, NY on December 18, 1917, she wasthe daughter of Rudolph and Marie (Vecho) Belohoubek.Mrs. Batik, a homemak-er, was a parishioner of St.Mary’s Episcopal Church in the Highlands. She was alsoa member of the Order of the Eastern Star, DutchessChapter #537, in Beacon, NY.Her husband, Zdenek “Stan” Batik, predeceased  her on October 26, 1998, after 58 years of marriage. Sheis survived by three nieces,one nephew, and many great  nieces and nephews.A funeral service will be held at 1pm on Wednesday,October 28, 2009, at the Clin-ton Funeral Home, Corner of Parrott & Pine Streets (21Parrott St) Cold Spring, fol-lowed by entombment in RoseHills Memorial Park, Putnam Valley. Friends may call at thefuneral home on Wednesdayfrom 11am to 1pm.
Tilly Foster Farm has an assortment of pumpkins for sale from now until Halloween. Pick one up for a pie or carvea few jack ‘o lanterns. All proceeds will benefit the Tilly Foster Farm and its programs.
Pick Up a Pumpkin at Tilly Foster
The Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored its annualHalloween parade on Sundayafternoon. Crowds gathered onthe lawn of St. Mary’s Church.See page 20 for more photos.
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