The
PUTNAM C OUNTY NEWS
CXLIII
No. 40
Fellowship of Mariners:
ing of the Marine units of the Hudson Highlands area law enforcement agencies. The Cold Spring Boat Club supplied
the facilities and refreshments. Participating agencies included NY State Environmental Conservation Police, NYS Park
Police, Westchester County Police, Orange, Rockland, & Putnam County Sheriff’s Departments, and Sea-Tow.
Sheriff’s Deputy Faces 15 Years in Prison
by Eric Gross
On Monday District Attorney
Adam Levy called the 28-count
indictment of veteran Sheriff’s
Deputy Barbara Dunn, a “sad
day” for law enforcement.
Dunn, 41, a 13-year career
member of the Putnam Sheriff’s
Department, was indicted on
charges of grand larceny, per-
jury, and official misconduct.
She appeared before Westches-
ter County Judge Jeffrey Cohen
in Putnam County Court, since
Putnam’s two county court jus-
tices—James Reitz and James
Rooney—both recused them-
selves. Dunn pleaded innocent
to all charges before being
released without bail pending
a court hearing January 11.
Dunn faces a maximum period
of incarceration of up to 15
years in a state penitentiary
if found guilty.
Shortly after the arraign-
ment, Levy sat down with
this reporter and outlined the
accusations: “Charges first
Dining Out
Jeff Consaga (center) with the staff of the Foundry Café.
Fresh, Creative Cuisine at
Consaga’s Foundry Café
Part of a series on
local eateries
by Michael Turton
Owner and chef Jeff Con-
saga is pretty clear about why
customers rave about the food
at his Zagat-rated Foundry
Café at 55 Main Street in
We are 143 years old but new every Wednesday
www.pcnr.com
On Sunday morning the Putnam County Sheriff Marine Unit hosted a gather-
arose from Deputy Dunn’s
false claim that she received
injuries on June 3, 2008, by
falling down a flight of stairs
at the Sheriff’s Department.
Evidence revealed that she had
been injured earlier when she
was thrown from a horse she
was riding.”
Dunn was also charged with
the theft of more than $56,000
for falsely claiming what the
D.A. described as an “on-
the-job injury” and collect-
ing worker’s compensation
instead of returning to work.
Levy said the claim of a “job-
related injury allowed her to
collect a full salary, tax-free,
without using accrued sick or
personal time.” Perjury charges
were also leveled against the
deputy as a result of testimony
presented in Kent Town Court
before Judge Peter Collins. The
judge concluded that Dunn
had lied under oath relating
to evidence she gathered in an
animal abuse and neglect case.
Levy said Dunn was the “lead
in P h i l ip s t ow n
Cold Spring. “Everything is
made right here. It’s fresh. It’s
top quality. I don’t use cheap
ingredients,” he said recently
after a busy, packed-house
autumn Sunday of serving
up food to locals and visi-
tors alike.
Consaga has been churning
out breakfast and lunch at
and RECORDER
investigating officer in the case
and she perjured herself as a
result of in-court testimony
regarding evidentiary matters
related to purebred Maltese
dogs belonging to breeder
Linda Nelson.”
Levy admitted the case was
difficult: “I knew from the
beginning that Barbara Dunn
enjoyed a good reputation in
the Sheriff’s Department and
she cared about what she did.
When the investigation got
underway, my staff and I had
a heavy heart, hoping that the
allegations were not true. As
the indictment suggests, the
allegations were, in fact, true
and as a result Ms. Dunn has
been indicted.”
Attempts to reach Dunn were
unsuccessful—she has an un-
listed telephone number, and
her cell phone is not accept-
ing calls. Her attorney, Bill
Aronwald of White Plains,
painted a different picture. In
a telephone interview Monday
night, Aronwald charged, “no
M i c h a e l T u rto n
the popular local eatery and
gathering place since he took
it over in 1996 after having
worked there as a chef when
the café was known as Karen’s
Kitchen.
The Foundry is intimate
and comfortable. It is at times
(See Foundry on Page 12)
JOHN MATRICIAN
basis exists for these charges.
People who had knowledge
and information were never
questioned or brought before
the grand jury. Barbara Dunn
is not guilty and we will prove
that in a court of law.”
Aronwald said two separate
series of transactions had been
joined together in a single
indictment: “The alleged perju-
ries stem from the Kent Court
case in 2007. The grand larceny
charge has nothing to do with
the Linda Nelson case.”
Aronwald said charges that
Dunn had lied about fall-
ing down a flight of stairs
at the Sheriff’s Office were
preposterous: “The injuries
sustained, including a punc-
tured lung, broken ribs, a back
injury requiring soon-to-be-
performed surgery, and nu-
merous contusions, couldn’t
have happened by her falling
off a horse. Given the extent
and nature of those injuries it
would have been impossible
(See Deputy on Page 12)
Bond Rating
Improves for
PV Schools
by Michael Mell
The October 1, 2009, meet-
ing of the Putnam Valley
school board began at 6pm
with the board immediately
adjourning into executive ses-
sion to discuss collective ne-
gotiation strategies relating to
the Taylor Law. The meeting
reconvened at 7pm to address
a short agenda that included
NYSSBA resolutions, the MS/
HS building connector (see
related article on page 13),
board protocols, and partici-
pation in a local government
efficiency grant program.
Not on the agenda, but wel-
come news nonetheless, was
an announcement by Assistant
Superintendent Paul Lee that
the district’s bond rating has
improved. Moody’s Invest-
ment Service has upgraded
the PV school district bond
rating from A3 to A2. Done
as part of a periodic reevalua-
tion, the A2 rating indicates a
judgment by Moody’s that the
district is “financially sound
and stable.” The bottom line
result will be easier access
to credit markets and lower
interest rates for borrowing.
The rating system employed
by Moody’s assigns AAA as
(See PV Schools on Page 13)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Putnam
Property
Taxes
are Sky
High
by Eric Gross
So you want to live in Put-
nam County? Be prepared to
dig deeply when it comes to
property tax!
For the second consecutive
year, Putnam has ranked in the
top 10 highest taxed counties in
the nation. The only good news
is that Putnam has dropped
down the list a bit from the
8th highest taxed in 2007 to
the 10th highest in 2008.
Results of the 2008 Ameri-
can Community Survey were
released last week, indicat-
ing Putnam’s median tax was
$7,324 last year, which com-
pares to median property taxes
of $3,622 across New York
State, and $1,897 nationwide.
Putnam is not alone when
it comes to sky-high property
taxes since, according to the
national survey, Westchester
remains as the highest taxing
county in the U.S., while Rock-
land is ranked fifth, behind
Nassau County on Long Island
and Hunterdon and Bergen
counties in New Jersey.
“Taxes, taxes, and more
taxes,” is how Mary Brenner
of Mahopac summed up the
news. Brenner, who has seen
her total tax bill more than
double during the past 20 years
told the PCN&R: “I don’t like
paying increasing taxes each
year but what am I going to do?
Putnam County is my home.
I’m not going to move to some
far-off place in order to save
a few dollars on a tax bill.
Taxes are like death. They are
facts of life.”
Barry Stern of Brewster
agreed: “I want my kids to have
a good education. Education
costs money. I don’t believe
we need village, town, and
county levels of government
in a small county like Putnam
but what can we do—fight
city hall?”
Not everyone was as philo-
sophical.
Irma Martin of Putnam Lake
said taxes were “killing” her:
“I am on a fixed income. I
want to stay in a community
that my children grew up in
but it’s getting very difficult.
The cost of everything contin-
ues to escalate, but my Social
Security barely increases.”
Kenneth Sinclair of Kent
agreed: “Our government is
dysfunctional. We don’t need
town and county layers of bu-
reaucratic nonsense. There’s
where money can be saved!”
A former Carmel resident
who recently relocated to
Scarsdale, which has some
of the highest school taxes in
the nation, called it relative:
“I want my kids to experience
the finest education they can.
If I lived in New York City,
private school tuition would
exceed $120,000 for my three
youngsters. My school tax
bill in Scarsdale of $105,000
is a bargain when you think
of the community that I now
reside in.”
Teddy Harrison of Carmel
said he complains about prop-
erty taxes all the time but “you
pay for what you get. I want
my family to live in a nice,
safe, semi-rural community. I
have it here. Putnam County
is truly a beautiful place that
is easily accessible to shop-
ping, theater, sports events,
and the Big Apple. What more
can I want? How about lower
property taxes—in my next
life perhaps!”
Philipstown & Putnam Valley
Red Light, Green Light
Who will pay for Route 9 traffic signal?
by Michael Turton
A p p a r e n t l y, n e w t r a ff i c
lights do not come easily,
even when there is unanimous
agreement that public safety
demands one. All parties,
f r o m N e w Yo r k S t a t e D e -
partment of Transportation
(DOT) to the Putnam County
Highway Department to the
To w n o f P h i l i p s t o w n , a n d
even the Haldane Central
School District, have agreed
for some time that a traf-
fic signal is needed at the
intersection of Route 9 and
Fishkill Road—especially in
the wake of the realignment
of that intersection, in an area
known to be prone to serious
traffic accidents.
Down by the Riverside
Gonna study what to do long and hard
The Dockside property, with Storm King in the background. Some want to keep it an open,
grassy park. Others miss the popular restaurant that used to draw visitors and commerce
to the waterfront. Its future use is under discussion.
by Michael Turton
The Village of Cold Spring
boasts a resource that has to
be the envy of most other com-
munities—its Hudson River
waterfront. Like many small
communities, Cold Spring is
looking to conserve its natural
resources while struggling to
find ways to develop a more
vibrant local economy. The
future of one property on Cold
Spring’s waterfront, the old
Dockside restaurant area just
north of the Hudson House,
may hold the key to Cold
Spring’s future—protecting
a vital resource while po -
tentially boosting the area’s
economy.
At its September 29 work-
shop, the Village Board heard
a presentation from the Spe-
cial Board that is developing
a Local Waterfront Revitaliza-
tion Plan (LWRP) along with
a new Comprehensive Plan for
Cold Spring. The presentation
focused on ideas for how the
old Dockside property might
Public Notice
Village of Cold Spring
The hydrant flush
originally scheduled for
Sunday, October 4th, has
been postponed.
A revised schedule
will follow.
But agreeing that a traffic
light is warranted, and pay-
ing for it, are two different
matters. At last week’s Phil-
ipstown Town Board meet-
ing, Town Supervisor Bill
Mazzuca described as “mind
boggling” Putnam County
Executive Robert Bondi’s
request that Philipstown pay
part of the cost of the new
light.
The saga of the new traffic
light has been going on for
many months. The DOT had
agreed to install the new light,
a project with a $150,000
price tag, including $50,000
for engineering. But on the
DOT’s schedule, installation
would not have taken place
until 2012 or 2013, a time-
be used. Technically speak-
ing, the property is 24 acres
in area, however only about
six acres is dry land. Currently
the property is an informal,
passive park offering river
views, an open, grassy area,
and several large shade trees.
The property was purchased
by the Open Space Institute
in 1999 and ownership was
subsequently transferred to
New York State.
The Village of Cold Spring
is now negotiating with the
state to take over the develop-
ment and management of the
property. The state must ap-
prove the village’s proposed
uses of the property and last
week’s meeting was a key step
towards the development of
such a plan. Village trustees
had asked the Special Board
to consider how the Dockside
property might be used.
In making the presentation,
Vice Chair Anne Impellizzeri
stressed that the Special Board
was not making recommenda-
tions but rather presenting
What’s Inside
Culture
Washington Irving’s
“The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow”
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table that was not acceptable
to local officials. Enter Put-
nam County, which negotiated
with DOT and agreed to pay
the $50,000 in engineering
costs and install the light,
with the state picking up the
remaining costs. The county
estimated that the light would
be in place by Thanksgiving.
Two weeks ago, town board
members were surprised
when, at a weekly workshop,
Putnam County Executive
Robert Bondi suggested that
Philipstown ought to pay half
of the $50,000 cost of engi-
neering. Since then, New York
Senator Vinnie Leibell was
able to help secure $25,000
(See Route 9 on Page 12)
M i c h a e l T u rto n
possibilities to be considered
in conjunction with plans for
the more extensive LWRP
area, which takes in the en-
tire waterfront and much of
the village. Ideas presented
came in large part from a
survey of village residents
and from public meetings
held in conjunction with the
Comprehensive Plan process.
The face of the Cold Spring
waterfront could change dra-
matically depending upon
which ideas are implemented.
Many residents still lament
the loss of Dockside as a wa-
terfront restaurant, and food
services were identified as a
possible use for the reinvented
site. Suggestions include a
restaurant with limited indoor
seating and an emphasis on
take-out foods. Alternatively,
a seasonal food concession
could be considered. The need
for more opportunities to eat
on Cold Spring’s waterfront
was in the top ten responses
to the Special Board’s 2007
(See Dockside on Page 12)
Sports
More Tough
Games for Haldane,
Putnam Valley
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Mark Your Calendar – Meetings This Week

Thursday 10/8 Friday 10/9 Monday 10/12 Tuesday 10/13 Wednesday 10/14
7:15 PM - Cold Spg Board 6 PM - PV Town Board Septic Tank
Public Hearing on Parking Pumpout Law, Phosphate Ban Law
No Meetings Scheduled 7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board Workshops
6 PM - PV Town Board Budget Work Weekly Workshop
Session COLUMBUS DAY: 7:30 PM - Cold Spg Planning Board 7:30 PM - Philipstown Board
Federal Holiday Hearing on app. of Go-Go Pops at 103 Weekly Workshop
7 PM - Cold Spring Local Waterfront SUNDAY 10/11 Main St. AND Workshop on Restoration
Revitalization Plan Special Board 11 AM - Philipstown N. Highland Fire of 144 Main St. 8 PM - Cold Spring Historic District
District Workshop 7:30 PM - Philipstown Conservation Review Board
Advisory Committee (CAC)

This week we introduce a new feature to the PCN&R. Wash-

ington Irving’s classic, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” will
be serialized in the paper for 14 weeks, including the PCN&R’s
Mixing Scottish and Hudson Highlands
original illustrations. We hope that you and your family will
read this tale, which offers brilliant descriptions of the beauty
Philipstown Garden Club hosts Highland Fling
of the Hudson River and the lands surrounding it. by Margaret O’Sullivan the majesty of the Hudson Photos, Left to Right:
As we approach the Columbus Day weekend, remember that Highlands. The Photography M a rg a re t O ’ S u l l i v a n ’ s
although the post office, banks, and schools will be closed Gardening this year was Division depicted the theme award-winning Bodhi tree.
Monday, the PCN&R will be open; our deadline will remain tough for everyone, whether in color and monochrome for
Monday at noon. you were trying to grow to- all to enjoy. Beverly Leardi’s prize dahlia.
Felicissimo Giorno di Colombo, of Mahopac’s Italian Ameri- matoes, pumpkins, or flowers. Myra and Anne Endler were
can Club, describes why we celebrate Columbus Day: “While There was just too much rain the co-chairs of the show and Marie Greener won Best in
we recognize that Columbus was an Italian explorer with an for the plants and the garden- their skill in dealing with Show in the flower arranging
indomitable spirit, who was looking for a shorter route to the ers to cope with. every eventuality made the division.
trading ports of the East, we are thankful today that, by the Never mind that, the Phil- show a true success.
Grace of God, he came upon this great continent which hosts ipstown Garden Club, mem- The Best in Show in the and Beverly Leardi won the
our nation. Since then, many more such brave, just, and ad- ber of the Garden Club of Photography Division was GCA Rosie Jones Award for
venturous men and women have shown us the way to a better America, had a flower show N a d i a Va l l a o f T h e L i t t l e her beautiful dahlia.
life and guided us towards a nation of freedom and liberty scheduled for mid Septem- Garden Club of Rye. Margaret O’Sullivan won
without equal in the world. It is to the memory of Columbus ber. Club members planted, In Flower Arrangement, Sue the GCA Clarissa Willemsen
and all those who followed his good will that we dedicate these planned, and prodded their Detjens from the Millbrook Award for her Bodhi tree in
festivities now and in the future.” plants during the entire sum- Garden Club won the GCA the trained potted plants class,
Birthdays this week are Joan Fincham, Tom Lilly, Eric Roes- mer so that they could enter Dorothy Vietor Munger Award Highland Mary.
sel, Tommy LaBelle, Kyra Cimino, Francis Colbert, Kayla their finest specimens in the in the Brigadoon Class. And finally there were the
Allen, Tim Flanagan, Liv Schmidt, Ann Marie Nicholls, Zack various divisions and classes Marie Greener won Best in children. Their arrangements
Trenner, Jon Thatcher, James Fazzari, Angela Katanic, Kiefer of the flower show. Show in the flower arranging were adorable and they all
Thorpe, Barry Goldberg, Lorraine Wade, Tami Warner, Rebecca The theme was Highland division and in addition, the received 1st awards in the
Haviland, Faheem Memon, Rita Medina, Pratul Gandhi, Neeta Fling, mixing the mystery of GCA Sandra Baylor Novice Laddies and Lassies class.
Doshi, John Lijoi, Roy Markey, and Mario Cofini. the Scottish Highlands with Award for her unusual modern Who knows what seeds for
line design using triangular their future were sown by
stone and garden flowers. entering a flower arrangement
In Horticulture, JoAnn in the Philipstown Garden
Brown won Best in Show in Club flower show.
the Auld Lang Syne Class

Changes at Cold
Spring Chamber
Maureen Meltzer-McGrath
has resigned from her position
as Executive Director of the
Cold Spring Area Chamber
of Commerce. She held the
position for several years.
Nat Prentice, President of
the Chamber praised Mau-
reen, saying she made a sig-
nificant contribution to the
growth of the organization. Durkin, and Christina Mc-
In an e-mail to members, he
said the Board will be sharing
responsibility for the assump-
tion of Executive Director’s
duties.
Currently serving on the
Chamber Board of Directors
are William C. Bujarski, Vice
President; Katie DeMarco,
Treasurer; Kendall Ingenito,
Secretary. Board members are
Debbie Darman, Cecilia Dinio
Coy. Robert Lomino recently
stepped down.

ST. MARY’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN THE HIGHLANDS
1 Chestnut Street,
Cold Spring
Fr. Shane Scott-
Hamblen, Rector, 265-
2539
Mr. Ron Greene, Senior
Warden, 265-3624
www.stmaryscoldspring.
dioceseny.org
Sun. Masses: 8am (spoken);
10:30am (sung); Sunday
school in Parish Hall dur-
ing 10:30 mass
Thurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in
parish hall, 8pm
FRANCISCAN FRIARS
OF THE ATONEMENT
Route 9, Garrison
424-3671
graymoorcenter@
atonementfriars.org
Sunday Eucharist - 11am,
Pilgrim Hall.
Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat.
11:30am.
Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm.
Centering Prayer - 8pm.
Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd
Sunday of every month at
2 p m. Rec o v e r y I n c . e very
Wednesday, 7:30pm.
ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL
A mission Chapel of Our
Lady of Loretto Church
Upper Station Rd.,
Garrison, 265-3718
r Sunday Mass: 10:15am
CAPUCHIN YOUTH &
FAMILY MINISTRIES
781 Route 9D, Garrison
424-3609
www.cyfm.org
Thu/Sun Oct. 8-11 - Day by
Day Agape Girls’ Weekend
Retreat
PHILIPSTOWN
WORSHIP GROUP
Quaker Meeting
424-3525
Meeting for Worship – 2nd &
4th Sundays of each month,
10am, at 848 Old Albany
Post Road (Whyatt Stone
Cottage), Garrison. Call for
directions. Children of all
ages welcome.
ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
Putnam Valley
www.
stlukesputnamvalley.org
845-528-8858,
mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org
Sunday Worship - Service:
9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am,
Family Communion Service
including Sunday School:
10:30am
Thu. - Prayer Service, 8pm
Bonus Ball Comes to Our
Lady of Loretto Bingo
Our Lady of Loretto Par-
ish has been holding weekly
bingo since mid-April and
things are about to get very
interesting with the addi-
tion of Bonus Ball. Bonus
Ball games will be added to
t h e alread y e x c i t i n g p rize
OUR LADY OF
LORETTO CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Fair Street, Cold Spring
265-3718
www.ourladyoflorettocs.com
Fr. Brian McSweeney,
Pastor
Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.
7 : 3 0 a m , 9 , & 11 : 4 5 a m . ,
Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-
seph’s - Garrison, Sun.,
10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am
& 7:30pm Mass, Holy Day
Vigil: 530pm
Confessions: Sat., 4:30-5pm
Sun. Oct. 25 - 2nd annual
Senior Luncheon, Begins
w i t h 11 : 4 5 a m H o l y M a s s ,
anointing of the sick; fol-
lowed by food, entertain-
ment, fellowship & prayer.
Caregivers welcome too.
Free. RSVP 265-3718.
Bingo - Thursdays, doors
open 6pm, first game begins
7 : 1 5 p m . $ 1 , 5 0 0 i n To t a l
Cash Prizes. Concessions
available.
Weekly Events: Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament, Mon.
7pm; Miraculous Medal:
Wed., after Mass. R o s a r y,
Sat. after Mass.
ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH
IN THE HIGHLANDS
Episcopal
1101 Route 9D, Garrison
Across from school
Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.
424-3571
stphilips@highlands.com
8am - Holy Communion
10:30am - Main Service
Choir–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 7:30 PM
St. Philip’s Nursery School
M-F–9am to Noon
GRACE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
37 Peekskill Hollow
Road, Putnam Valley
Pastor Tony Mecca
845-526-3788
Sunday Service & Sunday
School: 10 am.
Prayer Service w/ Com-
munion: Tues 7pm. “Tues-
days w/ Tony” - Discussion
group, 9am.
GREEK ORTHODOX
CHAPEL OF SAINT
BASIL’S ACADEMY
Route 9D, Garrison
424-3500
Fr. Constantine L.
Sitaras, General Director
package offered on a weekly
basis. Stop by on Thursday
evening to find out more and
enjoy an evening of fun and
the chance to win Bonus Ball
Bingo. Doors open at 6pm
and the first game begins at
7:15pm—come play!
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF
PHILIPSTOWN
Academy & Cherry
Streets, Cold Spring
265-3220
Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor
www.presbychurchcoldspring.org
email: FPCP@verizon.
net
Worship Service: 10:30am
Office Hours: Mon. and Wed.
9-11:30, Tues. and Thurs 9-2
Contemplative Prayer Group:
Wednesdays 7am
Jazz Vespers Service: Every
3rd Saturday of each month
5:30pm
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCHES OF COLD
SPRING & SOUTH
HIGHLAND (Garrison)
265-3365
South Highland UMC,
19 Snake Hill Rd.
Garrison
Cold Spring UMC,
216 Main Street
Pastor Margaret (Peggy)
Laemmel
South Highland in Garrison
worship service at 9:30am.
Cold Spring worship service
at 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 the
church to attend.
Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake Sale,
Foodtown, 9:30am-noon
Centennial Liturgy and
Luncheon at St. Christopher’s
Over the last century, St.
Christopher’s Inn has helped
tens of thousands of men
change their lives. Dedicated
to the rehabilitation of men
in crisis, St. Christopher’s
Inn, a ministry of the Fran-
ciscan Friars of the Atone-
ment, offers a continuum of
quality health care services
that facilitate physical, emo-
tional, and spiritual healing
by providing chemical de-
pendency treatment, primary
health care, and temporary
housing.
St. Christopher’s Inn will
be celebrating 100 years of
hope and compassion with
a special centennial liturgy,
pcnr.com
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Giovanni Michael Abate
Born at Hudson Valley Hos-
pital on August 24, 2009 to
J’Jean Girolamo Abate and
John Abate of Putnam Valley.
Maternal grandparents are
Erik Dunstan
Born on August 25, 2009,
PHILIPSTOWN
at Hudson Valley Hospital to
REFORM SYNAGOGUE
Heather and Jesse Dunstan of
P.O. Box 94
Fishkill. Maternal grandfa-
Cold Spring, NY 10516
All Services at St. Mary’s
Parish House
Mia Rieleigh Mazzullo
For more information Born at Hudson Valley Hos-
call 265-8011 and leave pital on August 26, 2009, to
a message or e-mail Taniya Kochar and Joseph
Mazzullo of Putnam Valley.
REFORM TEMPLE OF Roger Aiden Morley
PUTNAM VALLEY
362 Church Road Born on August 10, 2009
Putnam Valley at Hudson Valley Hospital,
Rabbi Allen Darnov to Katlyn Yen and Gregory
(845) 528-4774 Morley, of Putnam Valley.
www.rtpv.org Maternal grandmother is
Shabbat Services: Fridays,
Gianna Marie Nagel
8 p m ; Yo u n g p e o p l e ’ s s e r-
vice- third Friday of the Born on August 5, 2009,
month, 7pm. Hebrew School, at Hudson Valley Hospital,
ages 3+ to Nicole and Michael Na-
g e l , o f Wa p p i n g e r s F a l l s .
HISTORIC TOMPKINS
CORNERS UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
729 Peekskill Hollow Cecile M. (Boeykens) Vercruse Belsky
Road, Putnam Valley
A mother bestows life, love
845-528-5076
and nurturing. Her child re-
www.tompkinschurchny.org
ceives unwavering shelter,
1st Sunday of the month
comfort, and protection. The
worship: 2pm
death of a mother is the first
sorrow wept without her.
COLD SPRING
Cecile completed her quiet
BAPTIST CHURCH earthly journey suddenly but
(American Baptist peacefully, September 22,
Churches, USA) 2009, during a brief illness.
Jay Camp Her sons, Leon H. and Rob-
(Interim Pastor) ert C. Vercruse, were at her
245 Main St., Cold bedside.
Spring She left a treasured trail
265-2022
of memories beginning Janu-
Sunday Services, 10:30am
ary 24, 1916, in Chicago,
Wednesdays: Prayer- Fel-
Illinois. She was the first-
lowship time, 7pm
born to her loving parents,
Henry Boeykens and Isma
(Callens) Boeykens. She was
predeceased by her three be-
loved siblings; Leon, Marie,
and Noel. She is survived by
her loving sisters; Margaret,
followed by a luncheon and Elaine, and Rosemarie. She
tours of The Inn and “The was the devoted wife and
Holy Mountain” on Saturday widow to Robert C. Vercruse,
October 17, 2009. The public Sr. and Edward E. Belsky. She
is welcome to attend. was "best-friend" of Hobo
F r. B i l l D r o b a c h , Vi c e the cat and Jody the dog,
President of St. Christo- who were waiting alongside
pher’s Inn, will be concel- the angels.
ebrating the mass with Fr. Wi t h i n h e r e i g h t y - f o u r
Bernie Palka, President and years in Chicago and Ge-
neva, Illinois, Cecile was a
CEO of St. Christopher’s
home-maker, career-woman,
Inn, along with other Fran-
and an active volunteer for
ciscan Friars of the Atone-
ment and local parish priests.
St. Christopher’s Inn is
located at Graymoor off Bible Study on Sundays at
Route 9.
RSVP to: cgerber@atone-
United Methodist Church
mentfriars.org, or call 845 There will be a series of
bible study classes at 1pm
335-1081
Sunday afternoons at the
Cold Spring United Method-
ist Church,located at 216 Main
Street. The sessions will last
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Girolamo, of
Mahopac. Paternal grandpar-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Abate,
of Mahopac.
ther is Gary Keith of Yucaipa,
CA. Paternal grandparents
are Fred and Judy Dunstan
of Garrison.
Maternal grandparents are
Pritpal and Oneza Kochar of
Cortlandt Manor.
Sivngek Taing, of Hopewell
Junction. Paternal grandpar-
ents are Augustin Morley
of Skaneateles, and Sandra
Tenbrink of Putnam Valley.
Maternal grandparents are
Michael and Patricia Biondi,
of Cold Spring.
Obituaries
numerous religious and secu-
lar organizations.
To be with her sons she
traveled east to the sub-
lime beauty of the Hudson
Highlands in the year 2000.
Soon she was graciously ac-
cepted as a member of the
Highlands Garden Club. In
the surrounding forest, her
transition from a "city-girl"
to a "woods-woman" began.
The woods and its creatures
are pleasantly enhanced by
this event.
She was a gentle and gener-
ous lady who believed that
doing good-works without
applause or recognition was
the truest reward. She will be
missed deeply by those who
had the fortune to be touched
by her grace and spirit.
Dearest Cecile, mother and
my pal; our hearts once beat
as one. We shall love you and
remember your unconditional
love for us forever.
A memorial service will
be held October 22, 2009,
10:30am, at Our Lady of
Loretto.
Donations in her memory
may be made to: A.R.F. (Ani-
mal Rescue Foundation), 54
Simmons Lane, Beacon, NY,
12508.
about 8 weeks, and each lesson
will be self-contained so that
people can attend as they are
able. All those interested are
welcome; you need not be a
member of the church to attend.
Gabriel Palmer
Born at Hudson Valley Hos-
pital on September 16, 2009.
to Tamires Maeiro Palmer and
Joseph Palmer of Cold Spring.
Zinnia Joy Russel
Born on September 3, 2009,
at Hudson Valley Hospital,
to Charis and Frank Russel
of Lake Peekskill. Maternal
grandparents are Steve and
Summer Olivia Scrocca
Born on August 10, 2009,
at Hudson Valley Hospital to
Catherine and John Scrocca,
of Putnam Valley. Mater-
nal grandparents are Laura
Bruce, of Mahopac, and Mi-
Ella Jade Wendon
Born on July 24, 2009, at
Hudson Valley Hospital, to
Tammy and Andrew Wendol,
of Putnam Valley. Maternal
grandmother is Jean Wood, of
Marion P. Burger
Marion Pless Burger, 67
years old, a twelve-year resi-
dent of Fishkill and formerly
of Manhattan and Pomona,
died suddenly on Saturday,
September 26, 2009, at Hud-
son Valley Hospital Center
in Cortlandt Manor. She was
born September 24, 1942, in
New York City and was the
daughter of Andrew Pless
of Cold Spring and the late
Marion Lukes Pless.
Marion attended Hope
College in Holland, Mich-
igan, and was a graduate
of American University in
Washington, DC, with a de-
gree in political science and
earning her Master's Degree
in psychology/comparative
Religions. She was employed
as an administrator for the
Environmental Protection
Agency in Manhattan un-
til her retirement. She was
a member of the Marble
Collegiate Church and at -
tended the Unity Church,
both in Manhattan. Marion
enjoyed helping others and
spent much time helping the
homeless, and volunteered
every Thanksgiving at a soup
kitchen in Manhattan. She
especially loved Manhattan,
animals, and wildlife.
Besides her father, Mar-
ion is survived by her be-
loved sister, Jane VanBeek
of Cold Spring; a nephew,
Charles T. Daly
Charles T. Daly, age 90,
of Airmont, NY formally of
Bronx, NY, died on October
4, 2009, in Poughkeepsie.
Born in County Cork Ireland
on September 19, 1919, he
was the son of the late John
and Julia (Stinner) Daly.
M r. D a l y w a s a r e t i r e d
warehouse dispatcher for
the former Western Electric
in Tuckahoe, NY, and a WW
II Army Air Corps veteran,
having served in the Pacific
theater.
Survivors include his
w i f e H e l e n ( Wo z n i a k )
Daly; two daughters, Mrs.
Joan (Michael) Deneher of
C o l d S p r i n g , a n d D r. P a -
t r i c i a ( Wi l l i a m ) F o d o r o f
“All our sweetest hours fly fastest.”
—Virgil
Page 3
Maternal grandparents are
Sonia and Joao Maeiro of
Brazil. Paternal grandmother
is Debra King of Cold Spring.
Dianne Gibson of Staten Is-
land. Paternal grandparents
are Frank Russel of Staten
Island, and Edith Gahre of
Manchester, VT.
chael DeRosa, of Parkland,
FL. Paternal grandparents
are John Scrocca, of Chap-
paqua, and Patricia Scrocca
(deceased).
New Lebanon, NY. Paternal
grandparents are Edward and
Ronnie Wendol, of Port Jef-
ferson Station, NY.
Ryan VanBeek and his fi-
ance, Donna Mastromonaco,
of Newburgh; a niece, Dr.
Corinne VanBeek of Man-
hattan; and an aunt, Marie
Lukes of Florida. She was
predeceased by her uncle,
William Pless. Marion was
the former daughter-in-
law of Chief Justice War-
ren Burger of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Private graveside services
were held on October 3 at
the Brick Church Cemetery,
Spring Valley. On, Sunday,
October 11, at the First Re-
formed Church of Fishkill,
people are invited to wor-
ship at 10am, followed by a
reception in Marion's honor
for friends and family at
11 a m , t h e n f o l l o w e d b y a
memorial service at noon
for Marion.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests donations
may be made to the Unity
C h u r c h , 2 1 3 W. 5 8 t h S t . ,
N e w Yo r k , N Y 1 0 0 1 9 , o r
St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105, or a
homeless shelter in Marion's
memory.
Arrangements are under
the direction of the Robert H.
Auchmoody Funeral Home,
1028 Main Street, Fishkill.
Colorado Springs, CO. Three
grandchildren and one great
grandchild also survive.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be offered at 10am,
Friday October 9, 2009, at
Our Lady of Loretto Church,
24 Fair Street, Cold Spring.
Interment will follow in
Cold Spring Cemetery.
Family and friends are
invited to call at the Clinton
Funeral Home, corner of
Parrott and Pine Streets, 21
Parrott Street, Cold Spring,
on Thursday October 8, from
5 to 8pm.
Arrangements are under
the direction of the Clinton
Funeral Home.
Page 4 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
ONGOING:
Cold Spring Farmers’ Market,
Saturdays through Thanks-
giving, 8:30am-1:30pm,
at The Nest, Chestnut St.
Putnam Valley Farmers’ Markets:
Fridays, 3-7pm, Tompkins Cnrs
Methodist Church, outdoors, 729
Peekskill Hollow Rd. June 19-
Oct. 9 ALSO Wednesdays, 3-7pm
at Putnam Valley Grange, Adams
Cnrs, 128 Mill St. Indoor/Out-
door, year round.845-528-0066
THIS WEEK:
Fri. Oct. 9 - VA Hudson Valley
Health Care System Veterans’ Job
Fair, 11am-3pm, Castle Point,
Route 9D. Meet employers, ser-
vice orgs, etc. Bring several
copies of resume and discharge
papers.
Sat. Oct. 10 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Fall Foliage &
Tree ID w/ arborist Lew King-
sley. 9am, Garrison train station
parking lot, 2 hrs., easy/family-
friendly/no strollers. www.hhlt.
org, 424-3358
Sat. Oct. 10 - The Old Road
Society of Philipstown Annual
Membership Meeting in the lower
fields at Saunders Farm, 853
Old Albany Post Road in co-
operation with Collaborative
Concepts art installation. 1pm.
Bring a picnic lunch or snack
and a blanket.
Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake sale, spon-
sored by South Highland UM
Church, 9:30am-noon, in front
of Foodtown
Sat. Oct. 10 - Mid-run reception:
Collaborative Concepts Farm
Project 2009: more than 60 art-
ists installing art on a historic,
working farm. 2-6pm; open every
day dawn to dusk through Oct.
31. 853 Old Albany Post Rd.,
Garrison. 845-528-1797
Sat. Oct. 10 - Public prayer
of the Fatima Rosary, 12 noon
at the Cold Spring riverfront
bandstand.
Sun. Oct. 11 - Concert: Camille
King, soprano, Regan Smith
and Carol Leone, piano. Haydn,
Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff.
4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration, 45 Market St., CS,
park at Metro-North station.
Sun. Oct. 11 - 4th Annual Hudson
Highlands Greenway Triathlon:
kayak, bike, and run or team
up. 9am start from Dockside.
Register at Active.com. See www.
HudsonHighlandsTriathlon.org
845-803-4145.
Sun. Oct. 11 - Hike to Lost
Pond at Manitoga, led by Chris
Galligan, $10 admission sup-
ports trail maintenance. Bring
picnic. Res. req’d. www.rus-
selwrightcenter.org
Tue. Oct. 13 - Stonecrop Gardens
guided tour of Fall foliage,
5-6pm, $10/members no charge,
265-2000, www.stonecrop.org
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
COMING UP:
Thu. Oct. 15 - Philipstown Se-
niors River Rose Cruise & River
Grill Luncheon. Lunch & cruise
the Hudson. $45 members/$50
non members. Eileen, 265-5098.
Thu. Oct. 15 - Keep Seniors
Safe & Mobile, Office for the
Aging program at PV Seniors Ctr,
12 noon complimentary lunch,
1-4pm program, free, res. req’d:
845-528-2662.
Fri. Oct. 16 - PV Music Assn
5th annual Variety Show, 7pm,
PV High School, 146 Peekskill
Hollow Rd., $10, 845-526-7847,
x 1369
Fri. Oct. 16 - Holistic Moms
discussion at Desmond-Fish
Library: positive parenting.
Strategies for fostering indepen-
dence w/ psychologist Stephanie
O’Leary. 10am-12noon, www.
holisticmoms.org
Fri/Sat Oct 16/17 - Staged read-
ing of Neal LaBute’s Wrecks
by True North Theatre. 7:30pm
Beacon Institute, 199 Main St.,
Beacon. Donation suggested.
www.truenorththeatre.org
Fri/Sun Oct. 16/17/18 - Philip-
stown Recreation Dept’s Annual
Haunted House.Young Children’s
Fun House - Sat, 5-6:30pm; Sun,
3-4:30pm. Horror House - Fri/
Sat, 7-10pm; Sun. 5-80pm. Chil-
dren under 12 and Seniors, $4,
Adults, $6
Sat. Oct. 17 - Jazz Vespers
w/ renowned jazz musicians,
5:30pm, free, First Presbyterian
Church, 10 Academy St. Cold
Spring, 265-3220
Sat. Oct. 17 - Putnam High-
lands Audubon Society Wine
& Delectables, Local Expert
Richard Guthrie will share his
experiences tracking down the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 5pm,
Taconic Center; coincides w/ bird
seed pick up. $15/RSVP swix-
blue@verizon.net or 265-3773.
Sat. Oct. 17 - Putnam County
Household Hazardous Waste
clean-up day, 9am-1pm, pre-reg.
req’d. Fahnestock Park, Canopus
Beach parking lot, Route 301,
Kent. 845-278-61030, ext. 43150
Sat. Oct. 17 - Town Electronic
Waste Day. Philipstown: 9am-
3pm at the Recycling Ctr on
Lane Gate Rd; Putnam Valley,
8:45am-11:45am at the Highway
Garage
Sat. Oct. 17 - Presentation of
Field Library’s Chester A. Smith
Award to T. Coraghessan Boyle,
7:30pm, Paramount Art Ctr, www.
paramountcenter.org
Sat. Oct. 17 - Spaghetti Dinner,4-
8pm, Garrison Fire House Route
9. 50/50 raffle, child care, crafts
table. Adults/$10, Seniors/ $8,
children under 12/$6. Age 4
& under free. Call 424-4406
ext. 5 for details. No res. reqd.
Walk-ins welcome.
Sun. Oct. 18: Book party to
celebrate The Colorman, a novel
by Erika Wood, Butterfield Li-
brary 4-6pm. 265-3040.
Sun. Oct. 18 - Walkabout at Tilly
Foster Farm. Guided historical
tours, 1pm. Reservations rec,
space ltd. 845-279-4474, www.
tillyfosterfarm.org.
Sun. Oct. 18 - Philipstown Dem-
ocrats Annual Fall fundraiser
at the Lane Gate Rd home of
Libby Healey, 3-6pm, $25p/p.
Reservations and info 265-3508
or 424-3456.
Sun. Oct. 18 - Apple Shindig
& Community Potluck Supper,
5:30-8:30pm, music, contest,
bring a side dish to serve 4,
$25, res. req’d 265-3638, www.
Boscobel.org
Sun. Oct. 18 - Walking tour
of historic Cold Spring Village
conducted by Historical Society
volunteer. 2pm, meet at foot of
Main St (Railway Plaza). Sug-
gested donation of $5
Sun. Oct. 18 - PV Library Awards
Brunch, 11am-1pm in the Li-
brary’s Community Room. $20p/p
Sun. Oct. 18 - Free speed clinic
for Philipstown kids, at Philip-
stown Rec, Rte 9D, Garrison.
Grades 5 to 8 at 2:30pm; grades
1-4 at 4pm. Bill Paget: 914-245-
6993. No pre-reg. reqd.
Mon. Oct. 19 - Flu Shot clinic
spons. by Health Dept. 2-6:30pm,
Garrison Fire House. Bring proof
of age & Putnam Cty residency.
$20; free for those over 60. 278-
6130.
Fri. Oct. 23 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Spooky - Not Scary:
Stories on the Hudson w/ Story-
teller Jonathan Kruk. 5pm Little
Stony Point Park bridge, Cold
Spring. 1 hr., easy/family-friendly
www.hhlt.org, 424-3358
Fri/Sun Oct. 23/24/25 - Phil-
ipstown Rec’s Haunted House.
Young Children’s Fun House -
Sat, 5-6:30pm; Sun, 3-4:30pm.
Horror House - Fri/Sat, 7-10pm;
Sun. 5-8pm. Children under 12
and Seniors, $4, Adults, $6
Fri. Oct. 23 - Teddy Bear PJ Party,
Putnam Hospital Ctr., hosted by
Mother’s Club, 6-8pm. Milk &
cookies, book reading. Free…
bring a pillow. PHCMothers-
club@yahoo.com.
Sat. Oct. 24 - Annual Cold
Spring Chamber of Commerce
Halloween Parade, meet in front
of St. Mary’s Church, cnr. of
Main and Chestnut Streets, 5pm;
parade begins at 5:30pm down
to the bandstand.
Sat. Oct. 24 - Masquerade/cos-
tume party w/DJ Fred Clarke to
benefit Philipstown Food Pantry,
spons. by Cold Spring Lions.
6:30pm, Garrison Fire House.
Costume contest, games, dancing,
and refreshments. $20p/p; Call
265-3508 or mcarlton@houlihan-
lawrence.com by 10/17. Checks
to Betty Budney, 15 Church St.,
Cold Spring, NY 10516.
Sat. Oct. 24 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Castle to Castle
w/ the Osborn Family. Space is
limited, reg. req’d. 1pm at Cat
Rock, Garrison, for shuttle to
Castle Rock. 3hrs., moderate/
difficult level. www.hhlt.org,
424-3358
Sat. Oct. 24 - Ghost Stories at
Boscobel, 330-430pm, rec. for
children 12 & older, $10/adults,
$6/children ages 12 to 14 incl.
grounds admission. 265-3638,
www.Boscobel.org
Sat. Oct. 24 - Sustainable Put-
nam Workshop: Water Wisdom/
Protect Drinking & Surface
Water, sponsored by Cornell
Coop Extension. Putnam County
Emergency Training Ctr., Don
Smith Campus, 112 Old Route
6, Carmel. www.cce.cornell.edu/
Putnam or 845-278-6738.
Sun. Oct. 25 - 2nd annual Senior
Luncheon, Our Lady of Loretto,
14 Fair St., Cold Spring. Begins
with 11:45am Holy Mass, anoint-
ing of the sick; followed by
food, entertainment, fellowship
& prayer. Caregivers welcome
too. Free. RSVP 265-3718.
Sun. Oct. 25 - Glynwood’s
Community Harvest Celebra-
tion, 12noon-4pm. Hayrides,
spinning wool, apple bobbing,
relay games, etc. plus stews &
cider. $10/14 and older, under
14/free. Advance registration:
265-3338.
Tue. Oct. 27 - Holistic Moms
Network monthly meeting &
roundtable discussion. 7-9pm,
Desmond-Fish Library, www.
holisticmoms.org, 845-809-5242
Thu. Oct. 29 - Hotsy Totsy Fol-
lies, Philipstown Community
Center, 1-2:30pm, free. Res.
sugg. 424-4618.
Fri. Oct. 30 - Halloween Festival,
Sacred Heart School, 6-8pm at
school gym, concessions open
at 5:30pm, $12/family of 4 or
$3p/p. No gory costumes, do-
nation to food pantry apprec.
Fri/Sat Oct. 30/31 - Philipstown
Recreation’s Haunted House.
Children’s Fun House - Sat
5-6:30pm; . Horror House - Fri/
Sat 7-10pm; Children under 12
and Seniors, $4; Adults, $6.
Sat. Oct. 31 - North Highlands
Ladies Auxiliary bake sale, in
front of Foodtown, 8:30am until
noon.
Fri. Nov. 6 - Philipstown Commu-
nity Blood Drive, Haldane Gym,
2:30-8pm. For appointments
email dfidanque@attglobal.net.
Only 2% of eligible NYers do-
nate. Increase the percentage;
save a life.
Fri. Nov. 6: Putnam Family
& Community Services’ Din-
ner Dance Benefit, including
whodunit mystery. 6:30-11pm ,
Sinapi’s Ceola Manor in Jefferson
Valley. $95p/p. Reservations/
sponsorship: Cheryl, 845-225-
2700, x136 or cmckeever@PF-
CSinc.org; www.PFCSinc.org.
Sat. Nov. 7 - 5th Annual Choices
for Sustainable Living Expo, co-
presented by HHLT & Teatown
Lake Reservation, 9am-2pm,
The Garrison, www.hhlt.org,
424-3358
Sat. Nov. 7 - Family Landscape
Day at Manitoga w/ the Osborn
family, 9am-2pm, lunch served.
www.russelwrightcenter.org
Sat. Nov 7 - Putnam Hospital
Center Gala Dinner and Ball,
6:30pm, Hyatt Regency, Green-
wich. Auction, dinner, dancing,
raffle for Mercedes. Anita, 845-
279-5711, Ext. 2963.
Sat. Nov. 7 - Hudson Valley
Hospital Center’s 2009 Auxil-
iary Ball, 6:30pm, Trump Natl
Golf Club, Briarcliff Manor,
wdauster@hvhc.org
Sat/Sun Nov 7/8 - Museum
Gift Shop Trunk Sale, Bosco-
bel, details at 424-3868, www.
Boscobel.org
Sun. Nov. 8 - Concert: Alexander
Fiterstein, clarinet, Rolf Schulte,
violin, Aaron Wunsch, piano.
A selection of classical music.
4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration, 45 Market St., CS,
park at Metro-North station.
Sun. Nov. 8 - Play reading:
Shirley Girl by Tony Howarth,
3pm, Arts on the Lake, 640 Rte
52, Kent Lakes, $10. 845-225-
AOTL, www.artsonthelake.org
The Putnam County News &
Recorder is happy to announce
your event. A complete list-
ing of Coming Events is on
our website at www.pcnr.com.
To send your listing: PCN&R,
PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY
10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail,
editor@pcnr.com.

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
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Tuesdays, Bouncing Babies,
infants thru age 2; 9:30am
Thursdays, Bouncing Babies,
infants thru age 2; 1:30pm
Friday, Sept. 11 - CPR for
Moms & Caregivers, $35,
10am. Reg req’d
Mondays: - Writing Clubs:
grades 6 thru 12/3 pm, grades
3/5, through Nov. 2 FILLED.
Thu. Oct. 8 - Play Math with
Me, ages 3 to 5; 1:30pm; 4
weeks. Reg. req’d
Sat. Oct. 10-Annual Hal-
loween Party & Craft Work-
shop, 11am
Sat. Oct. 10 - Digital Photog-
raphy Workshop with Sally
Delmerico, 3pm; Part 2, Sat.
Nov. 14. Reg. req’d
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. Oct. book is Heart
of Darkness.
Storytimes: through Oct 21
Tues at 10:15am & 1:30pm
for ages 3-6.
Tues 10:15am for ages 3-6
and Toddlertime at 11am for
under 3 yrs.
First Novel from Cold Spring’s Erika Wood
to be Celebrated at Butterfield Library
Erika Wood’s first novel,
The Colorman, will be cel-
ebrated at a festive book party
on Sunday, October 18, from 4
to 6pm at Butterfield Library
in Cold Spring. The author
will be available to sign the
books, and wine and hors
d’oeuvres will be served.
The novel tells the colorful
and riveting story of Rain
Morton, a young painter, at-
tempting to make her mark
in Manhattan’s art world,
despite her art critic husband,
her art dealer step-mother,
and her famous author father.
As Rain begins to be suc-
cessful artistically, a string
DESMOND-FISH GARRISON ART
LIBRARY CENTER
Route 9D & 403, Garrison Garrison’s Landing
845-424-3020 845-424-3960
http://dfl.highlands.com garrisonartcenter.org
Hours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pm info@garrisonartcenter.org
Tue & Thu 2-9pm; Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun
12-5pm
Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-5
Sat.Oct. 3 - Artists on Lo-
MANITOGA/THE cation, viewing 3:30pm,
RUSSEL WRIGHT auction 5pm; silent auction
DESIGN CENTER runs through Oct 11
Route 9D, Garrison
845-424-3812
russelwrightcenter.org PARAMOUNT CENTER
1008 Brown Street,
Tours on selected weekdays;
Peekskill
every weekend at 11am and 914-739-2333
1:30pm, res. a must. Grounds
tickets@paramountcenter.org
open for hiking all year.
FILM: Lorna’s Silence - Oct.
Sat. Oct. 10 - Dutchess
8 at 8pm
County Day:
Fri. Oct. 9 - Dickey Betts
Sun. Oct. 11 - Hike to Lost
& Great Southern, 8pm
Pond led by Chris Galligan,
FILM: Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Gold-
$10 admission supports trail
b e rg , O c t . 1 0 , 11 , 1 5 , 1 6
maintenance. Bring picnic.
at 8pm
Res. req’d.
Sun. Oct. 11 - Visiting Film-
PUTNAM COUNTY makers Event: Against the
HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current, 3pm
& FOUNDRY SCHOOL
MUSEUM CHAPEL OF OUR LADY
63 Chestnut St. RESTORATION
Cold Spring 45 Market St.,
845-265-4010 Cold Spring
www.pchs-fsm.org 845-265-5537
M u s e u m h o u r s : We d - S u n ,
11am-5pm
www.chapelofourlady.com
Sun. Oct. 11 - Concert: Ca-
Through Tue. Dec. 15 - Ex- mille King, soprano, Regan
h i b i t : Tr a v e l i n g t h e H u d - Smith and Carol Leone, pia-
son in the Wake of Robert no. 4pm, free. Haydn, Men-
F u l t o n : 1 , 0 0 0 P o s t C a rd s delssohn and Rachmaninoff
from America’s First Work-
ing River TILLY FOSTER FARM
VAN BRUNT GALLERY MUSEUM
137 Main St.. Beacon 100 Route 312, Brewster
845-838-2995 845-279-4474
www.vanbruntgallery.com Open every day, 10am-4pm
Thu/Mon 11am-6pm www.tillyfosterfarm.org
Thru Nov 2: Cali Gorevic Sun. Oct. 18 - Walkabout
& Colin Barclay historic tour, 1pm
Morrow Paint Manufactory,
whose ancient and arcane
paint-making techniques—
and hermitic existence in the
Hudson Highlands—help Rain
elucidate her increasingly
muddled world. He eventu-
ally acts as ballast to Rain’s
struggles.
Erika Wood is an artist and
writer. A graduate of Swarth-
more College, she attended
NYU’s Creative Writing pro-
of setbacks and betrayals gram and now resides in Cold
sends her down an intrigu- Spring with her husband, Seth
ing path of self-discovery. At Gallagher, and two children.
the fringes of Rain's tumult Please contact the library
is the mysterious colorman, at 265-3040 or www.butter-
James Morrow, of Highland fieldlibrary.org.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT
THEATRE
Depot Square, Garrison’s
Landing
philipstowndepottheatre.org
845-424-3900
Oct 23 - Nov 15 - Musi-
cal, Secret Garden, Fridays
and most Saturdays at 8pm,
Sundays at 2pm. Sat. Oct 31
performance 2pm only, no
evening show.
BOSCOBEL
Route 9D, Garrison
845-265-3638
www.boscobel.org
Opendaily except Tues.,
9:30am-5pm,last tour
4pm
$16/adults, $12/seniors,
$7/children, 6-14, under
6/free
Sun. Oct. 18 - Apple Shin-
dig, 5:30-8:30pm
STONECROP GARDENS
81 Stonecrop Lane
Cold Spring
845-265-2000
www.stonecrop.org
Mon–Fri, plus 1st &
3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm;
also open Fri. until
dusk through Oct 2; $5/
members - no charge
We d . O c t . 7 - Te r r a r i u m
Workshop, 5-8pm, $40/$30
members, res. req’d.
Tue. Oct. 13 - Guided Garden
Tour - Fall foliage, 5-6pm,
$10/members no charge
PUTNAM ARTS
COUNCIL
Tilly Foster Farm
100 Route 312
Brewster
845-278-0230
www.putnamartscouncil.com
Art Classes for All Ages
ongoing thru Fall: pottery,
watercolors, oils, chine
colle, etc.
A ‘Thousand Hudson River P V L i b r a r y A n n o u n c e s
Views’ at the Historic Society Recipients of Service Awards
Traveling the Hudson in the
Wake of Robert Fulton: 1,000
Postcards of America's First
Working River, the exhibition
mounted by the Putnam County
Historical Society (PCHS),
contains printed images of
the river and its environs from
New York Harbor to the head-
waters north of Albany. The
postcards date from the first
third of the 20th century. They
are drawn from a collection of
some 4,000 cards compiled by
Larry Demers, a resident of
Cold Spring from 1984 to 1997.
Mr. Demers began his col-
lection only six years ago. His
interest developed originally
from seeing postcards of the
Hudson River region in an
antiques store in Nelsonville.
His first acquisition was a
book of postcards of covered
bridges in Vermont, where he
now lives, but he soon turned
back to the Hudson and credits
his years in Cold Spring, where
he developed an appreciation
for the enormous historical
significance of the river. He
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
has traveled all around and
acquired the postcards from
antique stores and postcard
dealers in New York State, New
Hampshire, Maine, Massachu-
setts, and Maryland. Perhaps
amazingly in this virtual day
and age, only one card was
purchased on the Internet.
Mr. Demers's collection has
never been on public view. In-
dividually the postcards pres-
ent a thousand snapshots of a
bygone age. Collectively they
contribute to the understanding
of the history of the river over
an extended time and in an
immediately accessible form.
This exhibition is funded
by a grant from the New York
Council for the Humanities.
Additional funds have been
provided by Terry & Charles
Polhemus, Central Hudson
Gas & Electric Corp., Robert’s
Total Hair Salon, and Mind, Inc
The exhibition opened Oc-
tober 3 and runs to Decem-
ber 13. More information is
available at 265-4010 or www.
pchs-fsm.org.
The Putnam Valley Library
Board of Trustees is delighted
to announce their 2009 award
recipients. Both residents
and community organizations
participated in determining
the recipients of these pres-
tigious awards through their
nominations.
Steve Axinn was selected as
the recipient of the Virginia
C o n n o l l y Vo l u n t e e r C o m -
munity Service Award. For
o v e r 4 0 y e a r s , M r. A x i n n
has demonstrated his com-
mitment to the preservation
of the environment and com-
munity resources. Mr. Axinn
was a co-founder, in the early
1970s, of the Committee
to Save Lake Oscawana. He
h e l p e d o rg a n i z e t h e L a k e
Oscawana Civic Association,
Inc. and currently serves as
their President. Mr. Axinn
was the driving force behind
the development of a lake
management plan, which the
Town Board adopted in Nov.
2008, as the Master Plan for
Lake Oscawana. Mr. Axinn
has also served on the Board
of Temple Israel, located in
Lake Peekskill.
The Putnam Valley Volun-
teer Ambulance Corps was
selected to be the recipient
Butterfield Library to Host
Annual Halloween Party
Ghouls, goblins, ghosts,
and maybe a giraffe or two,
will flock to the lawn of the
Butterfield Library on Satur-
day, October 10, at 11am for
the Annual Halloween Party.
Children up to age 8 are
invited to come in costume
and join in the candy hunt on
Page 5
of the Harriet Gair Commu-
nity Spirit Award. This year
the Award honors the Corps,
a group of Putnam Valley
volunteers who exemplify
a dedication of time and a
generosity of spirit to help
o t h e r s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y.
The Board of Trustees has
also selected Don Graesser
for special recognition for
his years of commitment to
the Ambulance Corps. Mr.
Graesser has personally re-
sponded to 5,000 calls with
the Corps.
The Awards will be pre-
sented at the annual Awards
Brunch, which will be held
o n S u n d a y, O c t o b e r 1 8 ,
f r o m 11 a m - 1 p m i n t h e L i -
brary's Community Room
at 30 Oscawana Lake Road.
The brunch is also a fund-
raiser for the Library and tick-
ets for this delicious event are
$20 per person. The menu will
include: bagels, crepes, as-
sorted wraps, spinach quiche,
pasta with shrimp, eggplant
parmigiana, fruit bowl, cake,
and beverages.
Please contact the Direc-
tor, Kathleen McLaughlin,
at 845-528-3242, to reserve
your ticket or a table for this
community event.
the grounds of the Library,
make some holiday crafts to
take home, and listen to a
spooky story or two. Please
note that while every attempt
will be made to use peanut-
free candy, the Library can-
not guarantee that it will be
allergy-free.
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Letters
Kudos to the GVFC
To the Editor:
Not being bashful about
offering criticism, I believe
it only fair to offer a com-
pliment when one is due. At
Thursday’s Town Board meet-
ing, the GVFC voluntarily
agreed to forgo a contractu-
ally mandated increase for
the final year of their 3-year
contract with the town. While
there are those who think that
the rollback could have been
greater, the GVFC’s action
should be appreciated.
I believe this is a step in
the right direction by the Fire
Company, and I look forward
to continued cooperation in
2010 as their contract comes
up for renewal.
Joe Regele
Garrison
Standing Up to the
Land Barons
To the Editor:
“If you can’t stand the heat,
get out of the kitchen,” the old
adage goes. I confess to being
a kitchen personality from my
Massachusetts roots through
my life in Washington, DC, and
New Jersey before relocating
to Philipstown.
I have learned two impor-
tant lessons: (1) My political
adversaries, when unable to
refute my arguments, dodge
addressing them, attacking me
personally; (2) For every po-
litical enemy I make, I acquire
a loyal friend. The friends stay;
the earth seems to swallow
up the enemies, like the two
local men in my political past
who became liabilities even
to their own party.
So, after my “letter to the
editor” about Richard Shea’s
addiction to grants and his
conduct at a public meeting, I
squared my comely shoulders
for the attacks to come:
1. The Shea campaign man-
ager does not address the
grants issue: that grants are
not free; most are paid for by
taxpayers in other locales,
just as our tax money goes to
grants spent elsewhere from
which we derive no benefit.
It should be noted that both
letters defending Richard Shea
generalized about how great
he is and offered no specifics
about his performance.
2. The Shea campaign man-
ager’s remarks about Federal
roads are irrelevant. These
are paid for out of tax funds
allocated for this purpose
and benefit everyone; unlike
grants, they are not pork al-
located to a favored few.
3. Same campaign manager
accuses me of a “whispering”
campaign about sexism. There
was nothing whispering about
it; I said it and I stand by it.
He would not have silenced
a man in this same fashion or
even women willing to stand
up to him and demand to be
heard. Incidentally, I have
not been alone in making this
observation. I had heard it
before, but had to see it myself
to believe it.
4. Nancy Montgomery’s
heroic defense of the fellow
party member who squelched
her is to be expected. It’s
called “team play.” The si-
lenced councilwoman, whom
I did support in her run for
office, makes reference to
her enjoyment of serving the
community despite “divisive”
letters. Guess what? Politics is
divisive, even between well-
meaning forces, requiring one
philosophy to confront another
so that the public can make
an educated choice. It’s called
“democracy.”
5. As to Shea’s Republican
opponent, the Republicans’
failure to groom a candidate
is a reflection on the local
party’s weak leadership and
not on the valiant Matthew
Mastrantone, who stepped up
to the plate when his flailing
party failed to put up a can-
didate. Voters had better love
him, because he is all that
now stands between business
owners/residential taxpayers
vs. the land barons.
Catherine Portman-Laux
G arrison
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to the
Philipstown Needs
New Leadership
To the Editor:
Having attended many Phil-
ipstown Town Board meetings
over the years, I was never as
appalled and upset as I was
after last Thursday’s meeting.
The arrogance demonstrated
by Richard Shea, in criticizing
residents for expressing their
opinions, was truly breath-
taking!
Toward the end of the meet-
ing Richard stated, “he” didn’t
want the new zoning plan to
become a political issue. Re-
ferring specifically to letters
to the editor and ads placed
in the PCN&R on this sub-
ject, Mr. Shea accused his
fellow citizens of turning the
proposed zoning plan into a
political event and presumptu-
ously told those in attendance,
that “this has to stop.”
At the risk of being publicly
scolded by Richard, I’ll ask,
How should residents voice
their concerns over the zon-
ing proposals? How should
residents have input to their
elected officials, to make them
aware of their concerns re-
garding zoning, or any issue
for that matter? What could be
more important than hearing
from the public about how
their Town Board’s decisions
will impact them? Decisions,
that in this instance will have
ramifications for property
owners and livelihoods­— that
in some cases have been part
of the fabric of our community
for decades.
As a councilman and can-
didate for Town Supervisor,
Richard Shea should make use
of every possible avenue—in-
cluding letters to the editor
and ads—to determine how all
residents of Philipstown want
the proposed zoning plan to
move forward before he and
the other town board members
cast a single vote on it!
Transparency in decision
making, public engagement,
willingness to compromise
and respect for opposing
opinions, are the hallmarks
of responsible leaders. We
deserve no less from our
elected representatives in
Philipstown.
Joselle Cunane
Candidate for Town Council
P h i l i p s to w n
Change, but Don’t
Reject, Zoning
Proposals
To the Editor:
Don’t throw out the baby
with the bath water. The call
to reject outright the pro -
posed new zoning law because
of problems with certain of
its provisions is misguided.
Let’s respect the legislative
process and recognize that
what’s before the Town Board
is a draft that can and will
be revised. Indeed, many of
the objections rightly raised
by members of the business
community could be addressed
by a simple change to the
maps that would include their
properties in a business zone
and not in an overlay district.
Outright rejection, rather
than revision, of the proposed
law would leave us with our
current Zoning Code. Enacted
in 1968, the current Code
has since been amended over
thirty times, in a manner de-
scribed in the Comprehensive
Plan as piecemeal “without
consideration of how it works
as a whole. As a result, the
Code is complicated and diffi-
cult to administer or enforce.”
To ask, as one of your letter
writers does in opposing the
proposed new law, “can we not
simply better enforce the laws
we have” misses the point. If
we want a zoning law that is
readily enforceable, we need
a new one.
A law that is “complicated
and difficult to administer” is
costly. The boards that try to
administer it have difficulty
interpreting it and become
overly dependent on one or
more experts. The approval
process for development is
lengthy, often requiring re-
Editor
view by two boards where
one should suffice. And the
boards are left without the
benefit of adequate standards
to guide them in their permit-
ting decisions.
Under state law, a town’s
zoning law must be consistent
with its comprehensive plan.
And as our Comprehensive
Plan itself points out, “To
truly fulfill the goals of the
Comprehensive Plan . . . the
Town will need a new zoning
code that better protects and
reinforces its rural qualities
and hamlet character.”
The proposed new law
would achieve these goals
and in the process would better
safeguard our drinking water,
help protect our property val-
ues, and constrain our taxes.
Most of the best opportunities
for low impact development
in the town have now been
exhausted, and it would be a
mistake to assume that when
development pressures return,
the protections afforded by
the existing Code will be ad-
equate. We need the enhanced
protections called for by the
Comprehensive Plan and pro-
vided in the proposed law.
That said, the proposed law
is not perfect. Some of its
provisions are susceptible
of unintended interpretations
and should be corrected. (To
interpret 175-15D to mean that
site plan approval would be
required just to plant a lawn
is an example. No one wants
or intended such a result. Nor
did anyone intend to require
the owner of a commercial
property to plant a green buf-
fer where site plan approval
is not otherwise required.)
So let’s change what needs
to be changed, work together
to improve the draft before
us, and enact the best zoning
law possible.
David Brower
Garrison
Jordan Dale
N o rt h H i g h l a n d s
Fear Tactics Obscure
Zoning Debate
To the Editor:
Fear-mongering should
have no place in our com-
munity’s zoning discussion.
Yet it seems to be the weapon
of choice for some who for
reasons of their own would
like to scare us into judg-
ment about a draft of a plan.
They paint a remarkably open
process as a dark and sinister
plot. Worse, they would like
to frighten us into refusing to
protect ourselves by finally
adopting a comprehensive,
balanced approach to zon-
ing that will benefit all, not
just a few.
In last week’s paper, some
vocal fear-vendors made inac-
curate, almost hysterical ac-
cusations about a draft (please
note the word draft) — It will
destroy the residential tax
base! Overload our school
system! The businessmen of
Philipstown will be the vic-
tims of a ‘zoning genocide’!
—All of this misdirected at
the most inclusive and sus-
tained effort ever launched
in our community, including
six years of open debate and
consensus-building, to at last
take long-needed steps to
protect ourselves.
Supervisor Mazzuca and
the members of our town
board are to be commended
for shepherding this complex
and often frustratingly slow
process. In particular, coun-
cilman Richard Shea has been
tireless in his outreach to the
business community, often
personally visiting businesses
along Route 9 to learn more
about their perspective and
hear their concerns.
Some allege the process has
somehow been anti-democrat-
ic. That is flat-out wrong. We
are openly debating what will
become the closest thing we
as a town can achieve to the
will of our people. The best
antidote to hysteria is simply
to read the summary of the
draft, available on the town
website at philipstown.com/
zon%20summary%20august.
pdf and participate in the
US Mail:
community workshops that
the board will be holding in
the coming weeks. Even after
years of work, the proposal
needs refinement. But it is
already an honest reflection
of what the people of Phil-
ipstown want for their com-
munity in the years ahead.
Stephen Ives
Garrison
If You Like Freedom,
Pay Attention to
Zoning Changes
To the Editor:
Regarding the new proposed
zoning regulations: Normally
I don’t get involved with poli-
tics; however this is one not
to close my eyes to. Do you
like your freedom? Then be
aware. If you take a look at
these new regulations, where
the new zoning has pretty
much every right to dictate
any changes to your existing
properties, as well as any
future you want to build or
subdivide. As it is— we have
county regulations and town
regulations that keep things
at bay and this is one of the
reasons our community is not
o v e rg r o w n o r u n m a n a g e d .
However— now they want to
take it to an entire other level.
I would not understand the
enormity of this proposal had
I not been invited to listen in
on the last zoning workshop.
It was open to the public
and the majority of citizens
that attended were mostly
property owners on Route 9
where the new rules turn a
lot of those properties into
residential zones and actually
just terminate their existence.
Imagine this is your source
o f i n c o m e . Yo u l i v e h e r e ,
raise your children, want to
subdivide property to pass
onto your children or pass
your business on or sell. This
is what you have been plan-
ning to retire with. What will
our community do without
our businesses? The few that
we have. And how about the
taxes? Who’s going to take
that burden?
It was not only business
owners that attended, however
it was the majority. The resi-
dential owners were just as
upset. Residential is getting
affected as well. They are
rezoning and adding overlays
(more restrictions on the al-
ready changing zoning).
(Straight from the proposal)
Overlay Districts for Resource
Protection: An overlay district
is designed to add additional
restrictions for land that lies
within its boundaries. It is
called an “overlay” because
it often “overlays” different
land use districts. The under-
lying land use district zoning
remains in place except to
the extent that the overlay
district provisions specifi-
cally change the regulations.
These overlay districts do
not prevent development, but
rather require a more careful
review process. You get that?
There are seven overlay dis-
tricts and some overlay each
other (imagine that?)
This is just the tip of the
iceberg. There is a lot more.
Please take notice—you can
pick up a copy at the Town
Hall. If you have questions,
write the board and attend
the next meeting.
Lisa Brown
P h i l i p s to w n
Budney Takes Care
of Business
To the Editor:
This letter is in support of
Betty Budney for Philipstown
Town Board.
In F ebruary of 2002 the
Grand Union market in Cold
Spring burned down. Within
a week I received a call from
Betty asking me if I would
volunteer to shop for an el-
derly person at the senior
apartments on Chestnut Street
until a new store was erected.
I agreed, and Betty introduced
m e t o a w h e e l c h a i r- b o u n d
gentleman who was more than
happy to have my assistance.
PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516
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About the Nov. 3 Election!
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Deadline is Monday, Oct. 12, at noon.
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editor@pcnr.com.
Betty made this happen.
Betty is a grassroots, on
the ground, taking care of
business Town Board member.
She has no agenda, except
the welfare of the people of
Philipstown. She was in-
strumental in bringing the
9 11 e m e rg e n c y n u m b e r t o
Philipstown and getting taxes
paid by New York State for
State-owned park lands in
Philipstown. The lists of her
accomplishments are too long
for this letter.
I urge you to vote for Betty
Budney for Town Board on
November 3.
Ray Fitzgerald
Cold Spring
Importance of
Commercial Property
To the Editor:
There seems to have been a
misjudgment in the amount of
advertising needed to notify
the public on the proposed
zoning changes from the
towns adopted “comprehen-
sive plan.” Only about 10%
of the residents and property
owners know about the legal
notice known as “article 175”
and only a handful have some
understanding of it who have
consulted zoning knowledge-
able attorneys and engineers.
The only informative ad-
vertising in laymen’s term’s
that has seen has been paid for
by private funding. Residents
and residential property own-
ers need to get educated on
this matter, not just business
owners as for this will affect
everyone’s taxes as well as
their rent and the use of their
property. The only way to get
educated on this proposal
is to consult an attorney or
engineer and even they are
having a hard time making
heads or tails out of this very
complex plan.
The board has acknowl-
edged that changes need to be
made as for even they don’t
fully understand the impact
of a plan of this magnitude.
There still needs to be a eco-
nomic and social impact study
for in the worst economy
this country has seen in de-
cades with our county and
town sales taxes, budgets,
and school funding already in
the negative, every resident
and property owner in this
town needs to take a close
look at the end result of this
proposed plan.
Route 9 is a state owned
commercial traffic route
which the town has little con-
trol of. Changing commercial
property to residential prop-
erty on Route 9 is as good of
an idea of putting residential
property on Interstate 84 or the
Taconic Parkway. Those of us
who live on Route 9 already
know this for we have feared
for our lives trying to put our
children on the school bus
during the morning rush hour.
I am sorry but putting more
residents on one of the high-
est fatality roads on the east
coast is not a good idea as I
can confirm this myself from
doing towing and recovery
on this road for the past 16
years, and I’m sure the local
EMTs and Volunteer Fire De-
partment will agree to also.
Residential property own-
ers also need to know that
in some places according to
this plan their neighbor will
now be able to run a business
from their house witch will
also devalue their property as
well as this plan will devalue
commercial property.
I think tax payers need to
realize the importance of com-
mercial property in the com-
munity. Over 70% of every
taxpayer’s taxes are school
taxes, every tax payer gets
the right to send their chil-
dren to school here with the
exception of commercial tax
payers, They pay that same
70% but don’t get to use a dime
of it. The more commercial
taxes paid equals a bigger
tax break on the residential
tax payer that utilizes the
most important part of any
community, the schools we
send our children to.
Casey Marden
P h i l i p s to w n
Why Do We Need to
Change Philipstown’s
Character?
To the Editor:
The Comprehensive Plan
adopted in 2006 is intended
to “Preserve elements that
contribute to Philipstown’s
Rural and Historic Character”
to quote from the Compre-
hensive Plan, “There is no
overwhelming groundswell of
support for drastic changes.
On the contrary, the deepest
concern was to retain the
town’s character and authen-
ticity while managing future
growth.”
What I heard at the work-
shop at the North Highland
Fire company was almost all
the undeveloped commercial
acreage would be re zoned to
residential. Existing devel-
oped commercial property
would be grandfathered and
a request for a special use
permit from the ZBA would
be necessary to increase its
use by no more than 25 per-
cent, and their commercial
property would no longer
be a permitted use by right!
Residential Zoning would
drastically change. The mini-
mum building lots would re-
quire several acres to build
a modest home and just in
clustered areas. Currently
building lots that could be
subdivided would be further
impacted by wetlands, open
space, and steep slope re-
strictions.
The comprehensive plan
provides “Maximize tax rev-
enues while minimizing the
costs of providing munici-
pal services—this can be ac-
complished by encouraging
commercial development in
appropriate locations and up-
grading existing commercial
property to increase its as-
sessed value. ”
This Comprehensive Plan
did not propose almost total
elimination of commercial
zoning!
Why do we need to change
the basic nature of the town
when by our own estimate the
current plan is maintaining the
growth in a very controlled
manner and preserving the
scenic quality of the com-
munity?
My observation of the pro-
posed zoning laws is not to
“Preserve elements that con-
tribute to Philipstown’s Rural
and Historic Character.” The
zoning laws as currently pro-
posed will drastically change
the character of the town and
create an elitist communi-
ty that will stop almost all
commercial development and
severely reduce residential
development to the extent that
moderate homes will require
(See Letters on Page 7)
 Wednesday, October 7, 2009 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 7

‘ The Leg end o f S leepy H o llow’

Editor’s Note: The PCN&R
will begin serializing Wash-
ington Irving’s short story,
“The Legend of Sleepy Hol-
low,” published in 1820 and
set in a town not far away.
Irving was a son of the Hud-
son Valley, and for this reason
Putnamites might especially
appreciate his work. The
series will run for 14 weeks,
with original illustrations.
WASHINGTON
IRVING
FOUND AMONG THE
PAPERS OF THE LATE
DIEDRICH
KNICKERBOCKER.
A pleasing land of drowsy
head it was,
Of dreams that wave be-
fore the half-shut eye;
And of gay castles in the
clouds that pass,
Forever flushing round a
summer sky.
CASTLE OF INDO-
LENCE.
broad expansion of the river
denominated by the ancient
Dutch navigators the Tappan
Zee, and where they always
prudently shortened sail and
implored the protection of St.
Nicholas when they crossed,
there lies a small market town
of Tarry Town. This name was
given, we are told, in former
days, by the good housewives
of the adjacent country, from
the inveterate propensity of
their husbands to linger about
the village tavern on market
days. Be that as it may, I do
E l i s e M at i c h
village, perhaps about two
miles, there is a little valley
or rather lap of land among
high hills, which is one of the
quietest places in the whole
world. A small brook glides
through it, with just murmur
enough to lull one to repose;
uniform tranquillity.
I recollect that, when a
stripling, my first exploit
in squirrel-shooting was in
a grove of tall walnut-trees
that shades one side of the
valley. I had wandered into it
at noontime, when all nature
is peculiarly quiet, and was
startled by the roar of my
own gun, as it broke the Sab-
bath stillness around and was
prolonged and reverberated
by the angry echoes. If ever
I should wish for a retreat
whither I might steal from
the world and its distractions,
and dream quietly away the
remnant of a troubled life, I
know of none more promising
than this little valley.
From the listless repose of
the place, and the peculiar
character of its inhabitants,
who are descendants from the
original Dutch settlers, this
sequestered glen has long been
known by the name of SLEEPY
HOLLOW, and its rustic lads
are called the Sleepy Hollow
Boys throughout all the neigh-
boring country. A drowsy,
dreamy influence seems to
hang over the land, and to
pervade the very atmosphere.
Some say that the place was
or wizard of his tribe, held
his powwows there before
the country was discovered
by Master Hendrick Hudson.
Certain it is, the place still
continues under the sway of
some witching power, that
holds a spell over the minds
of the good people, causing
them to walk in a continual
reverie. They are given to all
kinds of marvellous beliefs,
are subject to trances and
visions, and frequently see
strange sights, and hear mu-
sic and voices in the air. The
whole neighborhood abounds
with local tales, haunted spots,
and twilight superstitions;
stars shoot and meteors glare
oftener across the valley than
in any other part of the coun-
try, and the nightmare, with
her whole ninefold, seems to
make it the favorite scene of
her gambols.
The dominant spirit, how-
e v e r, t h a t h a u n t s t h i s e n -
chanted region, and seems
to be commander-in-chief of
all the powers of the air, is
the apparition of a figure on
horseback, without a head. It
is said by some to be the ghost
of a Hessian trooper, whose
head had been carried away
country folk hurrying along
in the gloom of night, as if
on the wings of the wind. His
haunts are not confined to the
valley, but extend at times
to the adjacent roads, and
especially to the vicinity of
a church at no great distance.
Indeed, certain of the most
authentic historians of those
parts, who have been careful
in collecting and collating the
floating facts concerning this
spectre, allege that the body
of the trooper having been
buried in the churchyard, the
ghost rides forth to the scene
of battle in nightly quest of
his head, and that the rushing
speed with which he some-
times passes along the Hollow,
like a midnight blast, is ow-
ing to his being belated, and
in a hurry to get back to the
churchyard before daybreak.
Such is the general purport
of this legendary superstition,
which has furnished materials
for many a wild story in that
region of shadows; and the
spectre is known at all the
country firesides, by the name
of the Headless Horseman of
Sleepy Hollow.
It is remarkable that the
visionary propensity I have
sides there for a time. However
wide awake they may have
been before they entered that
sleepy region, they are sure,
in a little time, to inhale the
witching influence of the air,
and begin to grow imagina-
tive, to dream dreams, and
see apparitions.
I mention this peaceful spot
with all possible laud, for it
is in such little retired Dutch
valleys, found here and there
embosomed in the great State
of New York, that population,
manners, and customs remain
fixed, while the great torrent of
migration and improvement,
which is making such inces-
sant changes in other parts of
this restless country, sweeps
by them unobserved. They are
like those little nooks of still
water, which border a rapid
stream, where we may see
the straw and bubble riding
quietly at anchor, or slowly
revolving in their mimic har-
bor, undisturbed by the rush
of the passing current. Though
many years have elapsed since
I trod the drowsy shades of
Sleepy Hollow, yet I ques-
tion whether I should not still
find the same trees and the
same families vegetating in

I
n the bosom of one of
those spacious coves
which indent the eastern
shore of the Hudson, at that
or rural port, which by some not vouch for the fact, but and the occasional whistle of bewitched by a High German by a cannon-ball, in some mentioned is not confined to its sheltered bosom.
is called Greensburgh, but merely advert to it, for the a quail or tapping of a wood- doctor, during the early days of nameless battle during the the native inhabitants of the
which is more generally and sake of being precise and pecker is almost the only sound the settlement; others, that an Revolutionary War, and who valley, but is unconsciously
properly known by the name authentic. Not far from this that ever breaks in upon the old Indian chief, the prophet is ever and anon seen by the imbibed by every one who re- To be continued  .  .  . 

LETTERS (Cont’d from pg. 6)

several acres of land to meet
the new zoning requirements.
This is not implantation of
the Comprehensive Plan. If
enacted it would be land use
reform, and that is not the intent
of the Comprehensive Plan.
This appears to be a con-
certed effort by a small group
of special interest groups that
do not have the best interest
of the vast majority of the
residents of Philipstown. I’m
concerned that I will be forced
to leave a community that I
have lived in for almost forty
years, paid taxes in, supported
its government and raised my
family in. In the end as working
class residents we will not be
able to own a home on several
acres with taxes that only the
most wealthy can afford. This
is the town of Philipstown
home for many working class
residents and every one of us
need to keep a close eye on
this process, if we don’t we
will eventually be priced out
of this community that we
worked all our lives for!
Richard Sporbert
N orth H ighlands
It’s Only a Draft
To the Editor:
For almost a decade the
citizens of Philipstown have
worked to create a new Com-
prehensive Plan—a blueprint
for our community that pre-
serves what residents value
and minimizes the fallout from
unplanned development. The
current draft zoning law is an
integral part of the implemen-
tation of that Comprehensive
Plan, and State law requires
that zoning reflect the values
and philosophy that the people
of our Town wrote into it after
lengthy and open deliberation.
It is disturbing that some
aspects of the draft zoning
law have so inflamed a por-
tion of our community that
there is a danger that the entire
comprehensive plan could be
jettisoned. This would be ca-
lamitous for our community. In
the absence of zoning revision,
our community would be open
to full build out. That would
lead to increased demand for
services; more traffic on our
highways; new pressure on our
school system, and—inevita-
bly, the higher taxes that so
many fear will force them to
leave Philipstown. It would
also mean the loss of most of
what we value about our com-
munity—scenic beauty, rural
character, and the “feel” of a
small town.
The important thing to re-
member in the current debate
is that this is only a DRAFT.
Like most such preliminary
versions, it may have faults—
such as the proposed re-zoning
of stretches of Routes 9 and
9-D from commercial to resi-
dential. Such faults can be
remedied. Their presence in
a draft law must not be used
to wreck the work that many
dedicated fellow citizens have
done to ensure that Philipstown
will be as great a place to live
in the future as it has been in
the past.
Ru and Sheila Rauch
C old S pring
Polhemus is a
Natural Leader
To the Editor:
As a previous Philipstown
resident, I am pleased to be
writing this recommendation
for my sister, Theresa “Terry”
Polhemus, during her candi-
dacy for Philipstown town
council. Terry is a natural
leader. She is known for iden-
tifying needs, creating plans,
and achieving goals. She de-
velops solutions and achieves
results either independently or
as part of a team.
Terry demonstrated leader-
ship characteristics at an early
age. One example occurred in
middle school. She participated
in an extracurricular school
program in elementary school
and discovered that it did not
exist in her middle school but
did exist in high school. This
two-year break created a gap
in the training of talented stu-
dents, causing many of them
to loose interest.
As a result, the high school
program had low enrollment.
Terry took her concerns to
leaders in the school system.
She communicated her vision
in a clear manner and proposed
a plan for creating a program.
Initially, the school refused her
proposal due to a lack of funds
and instructors. Her spirit and
drive never faltered as she en-
countered numerous obstacles
to her proposal. She had the
discipline to work toward her
vision of having a cohesive
program in the school system.
She figured out how to obtain
equipment, coaches, facilities,
and funds. During this under-
taking, she demonstrated the
ability to coordinate people
for a cause. She enlisted the
aid of other students, teachers,
parents, and school leaders to
accomplish this goal. Due to
her diligence and dedication,
the school began to offer this
extracurricular program to stu-
dents. This offered continuity
for students involved in this
activity through their primary,
intermediate, and secondary
education.
It would be easy to say that
everything Terry set out to do
was accomplished. However,
there were times when her
initial vision did not match
those of the group that she
was part of, or her plan to
accomplish the goal changed
after listening to new ideas
from others. I observed Terry
as she refocused her efforts to
support the goals of the group.
Her ability to consider the ideas
and concerns of others and
establish and achieve outcomes
will benefit Philipstown.
Terry will listen to the con-
cerns of citizens which will
provide them a stronger voice
in the town’s government. I
know that her concern for the
community of Philipstown is
the reason she is seeking a posi-
tion on the town council. Her
desire is to make Philipstown
attractive to families and insure
the continued stability of the
area. Families will remain in
an area that has affordable
living and a government that
is committed to them.
Through the years, Terry
has honed the drive and spirit
required for ensuring a pros-
perous community. I believe
Terry will promote the interests
of the people of Philipstown.
Peter McGough
V irginia
Continental Villagers
Should Have a Say
To the Editor:
Philipstown consists of many
different areas. Many of the
residents refer to themselves
as belonging to a specific sec-
tion of the town, such as Cold
Spring, or Garrison, etc. Our
town board at present has a
good cross section of the town
represented, with one glaring
exception. We do not have any-
one from Continental Village
on the town board. I frankly
cannot remember when we
last had a person from Con-
tinental Village sitting as a
councilperson. Does anyone?
I believe the time has come to
change that and I urge voters
to elect Joselle Cunane to the
town board.
Joselle has been a resident of
Continental Village for many
years. She understands the
particular issues that face this
southernmost portion of Phil-
ipstown. She knows many of
the residents who live there,
has always participated in Con-
tinental Village events, and
will take the time and energy
to examine the concerns of the
residents, listen to problems
that are expressed, and will
work hard to solve issues as
they arise. A government is
supposed to be representative
of all its citizens, and Joselle
will make that premise accu-
rate with her election to the
town board.
For those of you who may not
know Joselle Cunane, please
take the time to meet her and
speak with her. You will find
her to be intelligent and car-
ing, someone who will speak
her mind with honesty and
integrity. You will find her tolerated then and even less so is why it is impossible to ignore enforcement experience. He deeply. He has remained steady,
to be someone you will feel now. My thanks go out to my the primary results. was the Chief of Metro-North strong, and most importantly
comfortable with, and someone parents for having the courage Please remember, over half Police Department, the seventh consistent in his beliefs.
who will follow-up with you to move not across town or to of our fellow constituents have largest law enforcement agency In the end, the choices you
to see that your concern has another part of the county but exercised their conscious de- within New York State. I have make today, dictate the options
been resolved. She will make to move across a continent to cision to demonstrate their also known Kevin personally you have tomorrow. Those are
an excellent addition to our a different country where my disapproval in private manner for over fourteen years. Not but a few of the reasons why
town board. parents had the opportunity to but in a public way. That is not once in those fourteen plus I am supporting Kevin Mc-
Joseph Missale exercise their freedoms. a sign from the stars, “that is years has he ever demonstrated Conville as our next Sheriff.
P hilipstown The message is clear. While just the facts.” anything that tells me that he Those are the facts!
we always have the privilege Yes, there is a new face run- is not qualified to do his job Airinhos Serradas
and right to disagree, not many ning for the Sheriff’s position. and do it well. I know that he P hilipstown
Cunane for ever exercise that option. That He brings over 29 years of law loves and cares for his family
Philipstown Board
To the Editor:
As a long time resident of
Philipstown and a concerned
citizen, I feel that our town
board needs balance and fresh
perspective. We need both a
healthy economic base and a
carefully preserved natural
environment to maintain our
Philipstown lifestyle for all
our varied residents.
Joselle Cunane, of Conti-
nental Village, and Terry Pol-
hemus, of Garrison, are both
professional women who will
bring efficiency, enthusiasm,
and a new outlook to the run-
ning of our town. I would urge
everyone to vote for them in
the upcoming election.
Sally Singh
N orth H ighlands
McConville for
Sheriff
To the Editor:
There is a new Sheriff in
town.
This is politics. Both can-
didates have served and will
continue to serve. I would
like to think that most adults
recognize that fact. When a
statement is made that appears
to be an attack then it is an
attack. When a statement is
made that appears to be an
attack but it is correct, then
that is “Just the facts.”
I have the right to vote and
freely exercise that right by
crossing party lines, when I
see fit.
There was a larger statement
made during the Republican
primary than any one campaign
staff could have ever dreamed
to achieve. Winning 48% means
to me that there were 52% of
the voters during that primary
that were disconcerted. This
was a shot across the bow.
I bring another point of view
all the while acknowledging
that this letter could be con-
strued in one of two ways.
One is as a private citizen who
expressing his viewpoint or
two, as a private citizen us-
ing the pen to promote more
background noise.
I am offering my opinion as
is permissible within the con-
stitution and for that I thank
this great nation. Where I was
born, dissention was not readily
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Wine and Woodpeckers at
At Audubon Talk and Fest
by Adele Stern
Special to the PCN&R
The Putnam Highland Audu-
bon Society wild bird seed sale
is underway. To coincide with
the pickup of bird seed orders,
PHAS will have a wine and de-
licious tidbits event (including
vegetarian chili) on Saturday,
October 17, 2009, after the
pickup, which is from 1-5pm.
What better way to celebrate
autumn than by lingering at
New Website Pinpoints Locales Only a Pond: The Story of
of Outages During Storms
Customers of Central
Hudson Gas & Electric Cor-
poration may now obtain
geographical information
o n e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e i n t e r-
ruptions due to storms and
other emergencies through
an interactive map, avail-
able in the StormCentral
section of Central Hudson’s
website.
“The StormCentral outage
map pinpoints the location
of power outages within
Central Hudson’s service
area, provides the number
of affected customers and
offers estimated restoration
times, when available,” said
Charles A. Freni, senior vice
The Ivory-billed Wo o d -
president of customer ser-
pecker (Campephilus prin-
vices. “The map is available
cipalis) is a large member
around the clock, and updat-
of the family Picidae. It was
ed every 15 minutes. Users
considered extinct for many
may see an overview of all
years until a series of possible
outages, as well as outages
sightings began in 1999. It is
and restoration information
currently officially listed as a
by county, municipality, and
critically endangered species
even individual address.” A
by the International Union
short, instructional video on
for Conservation of Nature.
the outage map is available
Reports of at least one male
on the site, highlighting its
bird in Arkansas in 2004 and
many features. “We’re of-
2005 were suggested in April
fering this tool as another
Earth in a Drop of Water
cies and severe weather
conditions that may impact
our area,” he said.
“It’s important that cus-
tomers still report their pow-
er condition after damaging
storms to help us determine
the extent and location of
needed repairs, and to pro-
vide the information used
to update the map and our
data systems,” said Freni.
Power conditions can be re-
ported directly on the Storm-
C e n t r a l , o n l i n e a t w w w.
CentralHudson.com under
“Outages,” or by calling
the automated PowerLine
845-452-2700 or 1-800-
527-2714 and following the
simple prompts.
In addition to the map,
StormCentral also provides
information on how to pre-
pare for storms, what to do
if the power goes out, and
ways in which customers
can report and check status
of power outages.
To view StormCentral, the
map, instructional video,
and other features, log onto
w w w. C e n t r a l H u d s o n . c o m
and visit to the StormCen-
The Hudson Highlands
Nature Museum presents
their Fall Evening Speakers
Series: Only a Pond: The
S t o r y o f E a r t h i n a D ro p
o f H u d s o n Va l l e y Wa t e r .
This lecture will take place
on Tuesday, October 20, at
7:30pm at Painter’s Tavern,
266 Hudson Street, Corn-
wall-on-Hudson.
Join former Cold Spring
resident Matthew C. Ally,
Assistant Professor of Phi-
losophy at the City Univer-
sity of New York/BMCC (a
lifelong pond-watcher), for
a philosophical, ecologi-
cal, and ethical journey to
a seemingly ordinary pond
in the Hudson Highlands.
The unexpected richness of
this little pond’s tale and
the remarkable complexity
of its many local, regional,
and even global intercon-
nections make it a perfect
microcosm of the state of
the environment. In its still
w a t e r s w e s e e t h e r e f l e c-
tion of the proper place of
humankind in the broader
fabric of nature.
This program is funded,
and the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
Admission for the lecture
is $7, Museum Members-
$5. Due to limited seating,
pre-registration is request-
ed. Seats will be held until
7:15pm then walk-ins are
welcome. For registration
and information call 845-
5 3 4 - 5 5 0 6 , e x t . 2 0 4 . Vi s i t
the museum’s website at
www.hhnaturemuseum.org
Nature’s Notebook:
Earth’s Harvest Night Light
by Nathaniel Macy
The Moon is one of the most
observable celestial bodies in
the evening sky, and for about
a week each month it fully
illuminates the night sky.
This month a special sur-
prise will be easy to observe
with family and friends sim-
ply by looking up into the
evening sky. This full moon
is unique, and as a result it re-
ceives a special name—“The
Harvest Moon.” Due to orbit
variations of the earth, the
Harvest Moon would usually
occur around mid-September,
near the autumnal equinox
when daylight and night are
of equal length; every four
years it occurs in October,
which is the case this year.
One unique characteristic
is that it stays fully illumi-
nated for a few extra days
than normal for this phase
in other months. Full moons
have their own special charac-
teristics based on the Ecliptic
or plane of the Earth’s orbit
around the Sun. For example,
it can be seen in many dif-
ferent colors, depending on
Thus it appears reddish as it
ascends above the horizon.
When the Harvest Moon is
in this position, it gives one
the opportunity to observe
in detail the landscape of
the moon.
Many of us are unfamiliar
with the night sky, so like
anything unknown, under-
standing what you are view-
ing improves the experience,
especially with children. So
gather some information
about the craters and large,
flat gray patches known as
Marias before you go out-
side. One of the most simple,
practical, and unthought-of
ways to observe the moon
without a telescope, is to use
binoculars. Immediately the
surface texture catches your
eye in a new way.
For thousands of years, the
Harvest Moon has given Na-
tive Americans, farmers, and
stargazers alike a celestial
event that ushers in a new sea-
son. Native American tribes
kept track of the seasons by
giving each full moon a dis-
tinctive name. The full moon
in autumn also signaled that

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Taconic Outdoor Education
Center with its backdrop of
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Cornell Laboratory of Orni-
informed during emergen- Council for the Humanities Harvest Moon appears big- and beans were ready for
thology, which would make
ger, brighter, and more col- harvesting.

fall foliage and a glass of wine
around the warm fireplace?
After wine and sustenance,
Richard Guthrie, our local
expert who has been back
and forth to Arkansas, and
has actually seen the Ivory-
billed Woodpecker, will be
presenting a PowerPoint on
his experiences tracking down
the elusive, sought-after bird.
Many of you have already met
this enthusiastic speaker, who
has been birding for over 50
years. Rich has been a volun-
teer for the Cornell University
search team for the Ivory-billed
Woodpecker.
. c o m
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
orful than other moons. This
a "lazarus" species, a species
optical illusion is a result
that is rediscovered alive after
of the seasonal tilt of the Nathaniel Macy is an Out-
considered extinct for a time.
Earth. At this time of the year door Educator at the Taconic
Tickets for the Wine & De-
the moon is low in the sky. Outdoor Education Center.
lectables Fest & Lecture are
$15. You need not have pre-
ordered bird seed, but if you
did, you have a great excuse
to linger awhile and hear about
this fascinating bird.
Those interested in attending
should contact Paul Kuznia
at tswixblue@verizon.net or
phone 265-03773. Please make
checks payable to PHAS and
mail to PO Box 292, Cold
Spring, NY 10516.

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Cornell Cooperative Exten-
sion will host a workshop on
water quality on Saturday,
October 24, 9am -12noon, at
the Lawlor Building, corner of
Routes 311 & 164, in Patterson.
The program will cover is-
sues relating to how to protect
your drinking water, how to
design a rain garden, and how
to protect our lakes.
Learn about the importance
of well-testing, how to have
it done for a reasonable cost,
how to read the test reports,
and what to do if problems are
found. Debra Hall, founder of
Hopewell Residents for Clean
Water, brings her experiences
in dealing with well water
problems both in her family
and her community.
Speakers also include Bill
Meyer, chief landscape de-
signer for John Jay Landscape
services for children and f e a t u r e a g o u r m e t , s e r v e d B r o a d v i e w N e t w o r k s , a n d day habilitation, vocational
Development, who will explain
how to build a rain garden,
the most popular new way
to reduce stormwater runoff,
protect water quality, and have
a more beautiful landscape.
Alyssa Perrone, an aquatic
ecologist from Fordham Uni-
versity, will discuss how to
protect the ecological balance
in our lakes. Also on the pro-
gram are Dianne Olsen and
Jill Eisenstein, who will share
ideas on how the world of water
is changing, from supply to
quality to conservation.
Tickets are $15 per person,
$25 per couple. Reserve by
calling Cornell Cooperative
Extension at 845-278-6738
or by email to putnam@cce.
cornell.edu. Find more infor-
mation and a downloadable
registration form at www.cce.
cornell.edu/putnam.
A program on “Contem-
porary Drugs of Abuse and
Vo l a t i l e S u b s t a n c e A b u s e
Inhalation,” cosponsored by
Putnam Hospital Center, the
National Council on Alcohol-
ism/Putnam, and the Putnam
County Youth Bureau, has
been scheduled for Wednes-
day, October 14. It will be
held from 6 to 8pm in the
Michael T. Weber Community
Auditorium at Putnam Hos-
pital Center, 670 Stoneleigh
Avenue in Carmel.
The program is intended
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
for health care professionals,
EMS and law enforcement
personnel, mental health and
school counselors, and other
related professionals, and
will feature Michele Caliva,
RN, CSPI, of the Upstate
Poison Center, Upstate Medi-
cal University, as the guest
speaker.
The program is free but
registration is required by
calling 845-279-5711, ext.
6263, or emailing pvarveri@
health-quest.org.
adults with developmental
disabilities in Putnam County
will host a celebration of its
55th anniversary on Sunday,
October 18, 2009, at Mahopac
Golf Club, from noon to 3pm.
The Emerald Anniversa -
ry Brunch & Celebration,
1954-2009, will honor and
commemorate the 55 years
o f PA R C a n d t h e p e o p l e ,
families, and participants
who have established and
supported PARC through the
years The event, hosted by
PA R C ’ s E x e c u t i v e D i r e c -
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
brunch, a silent auction, and
live music by Steve LaMat-
tina. The agency’s board of
directors and executive man-
agers will honor the follow-
ing individuals and families
for their dedication to PARC
throughout its 55-year his-
tory: New York State Senator
Vincent Leibell; Longtime
Board member Helga Beyer;
Partners with PARC Board
member Charles Daniels;
businesswoman and PARC
supporter Mary Courtney;
and longtime PARC Facilities
Director Spencer Terwilliger.
The event is sponsored by
ShopRite Stores.
PARC was recognized as a
chapter of NYSARC, INC.,
a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit or-
ganization, in 1954 through
the efforts of ten families
who sought services for their
young children who were not
protected by legislation ensur-
ing equal education. PARC
currently employs 450 staff
and has grown to be the lead
provider of services to over
640 people from birth through
advanced age, and their fami-
lies, in Putnam County.
PA R C p r o g r a m s i n c l u d e
residential programs, early
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rehabilitation, work readi-
ness, community employment,
clinic services, educational
advocacy, service coordina-
tion, traumatic brain injury
network, guardianship, in-
home residential habilitation,
respite programs, self advo-
cacy, and adult education.
Tickets to PARC’s 55th An-
niversary Celebration are $65
per person and all proceeds
directly support programs and
services in Putnam County.
Tickets may be purchased by
v i s i t i n g w w w. P u t n a m A R C .
org or calling 845-278-7272,
ext. 287.
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Paintings by Ed Burke at Arts On The Lake Presents TrueNorth Theatre Reads Locals Appear in Taconic
Mount Beacon Gallery Violinist Eric Grossman
Stacks Green Dot, Painting
by Ed Burke
Mount Beacon Fine Art
Gallery at 155 Main Street,
Beacon, is pleased to an-
nounce Persistent Thoughts,
Arguments, and Symbols, an
exhibition of new paintings
by Peekskill artist Edward
Burke, from October 10
through November 6, 2009.
An artist's reception will fol-
low the opening on Saturday,
October 10 from 6 to 9pm.
The opening coincides with
Wrecks by Neal LaBute
the Beacon Artist Associa-
tion's “second Saturday,” the
monthly citywide celebration
of the arts, with gallery open-
ings, various music venues,
and other art -related events.
The galleries and specialty
shops remain open for late
night shopping and browsing.
This exhibit focuses on
Burke's exploration and re-
invention of his personal
aesthetic and language, a
journey taken by the artist
over the past forty years as
a painter. Repetitive sym-
bols and ideas are expressed
in dimensionally-rendered
flat, hard edges and contour
lines creating a powerfully
provocative image, asking
questions and creating a dia-
logue about contemporary
issues that face our society.
Burke states: “My hope
is the viewer as curious ex-
plorer, finds my paintings a
tranquil, thought-provoking,
and unique presentation of
these timely life issues we
all face together.”
Opera’s Macbeth Production
Eric Grossman and his
Stradivarius violin, along
with pianist Lida Grossman,
return to perform at Arts on
the Lake at the Lake Carmel
Cultural Center, 640 Route
52 Kent, Saturday, October
10, 2009, at 8pm with an eve-
ning of music that includes
Kreisler, Sinding, Paganini,
Lopez-Marin, Sarasate, and
Brahms.
Lida Grossman studied
piano with her mother, Vi-
era Mancheva, a pianist and
musicologist, as soon as she
could reach the keys. In 1996
she received a scholarship to
study piano at the National
University of Costa Rica,
under the tutelage of the
Russian master Dr. Alexan-
der Skliutovsky. In 1997 the
University awarded her the
Wrecks, a one-act mono-
logue by acclaimed play-
wright and film maker Neal
LaBute, will be presented
as a staged reading by the
TrueNorth Theatre Project on
October 16 and 17 at 7:30pm at
the Beacon Institute for Riv-
ers and Estuaries, 199 Maint
Street in Beacon. Seating is
limited and on a first-come
basis. Not recommended for
children. A donation is re-
quested.
Starring in the role of
Edward Carr, Kurt Zischke
brings a wealth of experience
on Broadway, off Broadway,
in numerous national tours,
and in more than 70 leading
roles in regional theatres. Ed
Herendeen, director, is the
founder of the Contemporary
American Theater Festival.
He has also directed in re-
From Pottery to Ballet, at
Putnam Arts Council
A wide variety of short cre-
ative activities await busy
adults who are interested in
spected regional theatres
including The Milwaukee
Repertory Theatre, The Old
Globe, The Lyceum Theatre,
and the Williamstown Theatre
Festival.
Wre c k s i s a n i n t r o s p e c -
tive monologue by a sixty-
something man who has just
become a widower. It follows
his and his wife's life together
and ends in the kind of star-
tling revelation that LaBute
is noted for in his plays and
films.
Tr u e N o r t h w a s f o u n d e d
In its 12th Season in the company has some new
by eight professional actors,
We s t c h e s t e r C o u n t y, t h e singers who will be mak-
writers, and designers who
Taconic Opera is taking its ing their debuts with the
want to bring theatre to "where
biggest risk yet and mount- company.
we live". The co-founders are
ing one of opera’s largest In an important agreement
Brad Bellamy, David Brin,
warhorses, Verdi’s master- reached with the Circolo
Suzanna Hay, Lynn Hawley,
work, Macbeth. “Not only Culturale Mola, the Taconic
Michael Heintzman, Kurt
does it feature some of the Opera will be featuring a
Rhoads, Nance Williamson,
m o s t d i ff i c u l t s i n g i n g f o r United States premiere this
and Don Brown.
the leading roles,” exclaims spring that will be televised
General Director, Dan Mon- simultaneously in Italy. “The
tez, “but it is also Verdi’s
largest chorus opera.” The
company is growing up,”
b e a m s D a n M o n t e z , “ We
Taconic Opera chorus has
been expanded for this pro-
weren’t sure we were going
to survive last year with the
interested in studying bal-
duction which will include economy the way it is, and
let with world-renowned
twenty-two witches cackling that was a wake-up call. We
former principal dancers of

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Bringing the audience to its
feet when he performed last
September in Kent as part of
Midhat Serbagi’s Classical
Planet, Grossman and his
pianist wife Lida are “happy
to return to an audience that
welcomed us so warmly.”
Praised in the New York
Times as a “brilliant soloist,”
Grossman has been hailed for
his flawless technique, superb
musicianship and commit-
ment to a wide range of reper-
toire. A graduate of Juilliard,
Grossman has given highly
acclaimed recitals and solo
performances with orches-
tras in the U.S., Europe, and
Asia under renowned conduc-
tors including Zubin Mehta,
Stanislaw Skrowaczewki, and
Michael Gielen.
Distinguished Student title.
She completed her masters
degree in piano and music
pedagogy, summa cum laude,
at the University in 1999. Mrs.
Grossman has been praised
by critics for her "musician-
ship, lyricism, technique,”
and "emotional performance.”
Lida has performed widely
throughout United States,
Cuba, and Costa Rica.
Admission is $12 per per-
son, $10 for AotL members.
Tickets may be purchased at
www.artsonthelake.org. For
information, visit the website
or call 845-228-2685.
the arts. If you would like to
try making a pottery tray or
bowl, you’ll have a chance
on October 31 from 10:30
-12:30. One-time workshops
will be offered on Sunday
afternoons in November on
Making Monotypes, a Paint-
ing Critique Workshop and a
delightful lecture on learn-
ing to understand abstract
art. There is even an offer
for a free painting class for
those who haven’t taken one
at the Arts Council before!
On the longer-term side,
children and adults who are
the New York City Ballet,
Maria Calegari and Bart
Cook, without traveling to
Manhattan for such an op-
portunity, should take a look
at the website for details.
Classes start soon.
Artistic entertainment for
all includes two free inde-
pendent film screenings,
and the 47th Annual Fine
Art Exhibit with an opening
reception on October 17,
4-6 where you can meet the
artists. Visit
w w w. p u t n a m a r t s c o u n c i l .
com or call 845-278-0230.
and brewing in prophetic
horror as they manipulate
a p o w e r- h u n g r y k i n g a n d
his wife into murder and
insanity.
Included in the cast are
soprano Lori Santaniello, of
Cold Spring; Harley Church,
b a s s , f r o m G a r r i s o n ; Ti m
Gregg, bass, from Carmel,
and young James Perkins, a
Cold Spring eighth-grader,
who sings in the chorus.
The opera will be tradi-
tionally staged with a few
magical surprises. The set
is designed by professional
designer Sean Martin, and
knew we couldn’t just try to
survive anymore, but had
to grow and change more
drastically.”
Tickets can be purchased
online at taconicopera.org
or by calling 914-245-3415.
There are discounts for se-
niors, students, and groups.
There are four performances.
Three are in Yorktown, at
the Yorkstown Stage, 1974
Commerce Street, October
16, 8pm; October 17, 8pm;
October 18, 2pm; and one
in Harrison High School:
October 24, at 7pm.
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FOUNDRY (Cont’d from front pg.)
quiet and at times boisterous.
Weekday commuters are well
aware and appreciative of the
Foundry’s coffee—beans are
ground fresh every day— and
the hot, fresh, right-out-of-
the-oven muffins. The day-to
-day coffee is Colombian and
there’s always a coffee-of-
the-day for those who want
something more exotic.
Customers with a little more
time to spare often stop for a
sit-down breakfast that might
include one of the Foundry’s
trademark omelets, a break-
fast sandwich, or oatmeal
made from organic Canadian
rolled oats. “The Crunch,”
may, with good reason, be the
most popular rendition of their
hearty oatmeal, which truly is
a meal in itself. The Crunch
includes vanilla, cinnamon,
raisins, sunflower seeds, and
almonds. Even so, pancakes
rival the oatmeal in popularity.
But the superstar of the
breakfast menu is without
question the Foundry’s French
toast. Customers have been
known to wait up to two hours
for an order.
Out-of-towners have come to
the Foundry specifically to try
the French toast after reading
about it on line. “It is the bane
of my existence,” Consaga
laughs. He puts the blame
squarely on the shoulders of
Jeff Wigdor, a café regular
who, a few years back, asked
Consaga to add fruit to his
French toast as a special order.
What Consaga created would
be considered a visual work
of art in any other context.
Lunch is no less notewor-
thy. Soup-of-the-day is served
steamy-hot by the cup or bowl
and is delicious. This time of
year, butternut squash is a
favorite, along with navy bean
with Andouille sausage, cream
of mushroom, wild mushroom
and barley, and potato pep-
per pot.
If French toast rules the
roost at breakfast, the lunch
time champion may be The
Storm King sandwich. “It’s
without a doubt the biggest
seller,” Consaga says. The
ingredients: turkey, lettuce,
tomato, sprouts, avocado, and
jalapeno mayonnaise. A wide
range of other sandwiches and
salads are also served.
Vegetarians have nothing
to fear at The Foundry. The
lentil cakes are Consaga’s own
recipe and are popular, even
among non-vegetarians. The
Zen burger and vegetarian chili
are also often sought after by
vegans in the crowd.
Quiche specials are offered
every day, with the cheddar,
onion, apple, and Andouille
sausage version getting con-
sistently great reviews.
Then there are the desserts,
most notably the cheese cake.
Add to that list cherry-apple
crumble, chocolate cake, apple
pie, Linzer raspberry torte,
brownies, oatmeal and choco-
late chip cookies—all baked
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
M i c h a e l T u rto n
fresh on the premises—and
you can forget your diet.
Consaga’s love of music
adds to the casual atmosphere
at The Foundry. His eclectic
collection of several hundred
CDs provides background mu-
sic every day, from Beethoven
to Neil Young to Miles Davis.
The test of whether or not you
are a true Foundry regular lies
in being chosen to select the
CD to accompany morning cof-
fee. The walls are covered with
numerous large photos of the
Foundry’s live music nights,
which sometimes take the form
of an intimate, ticketed, live
performance complete with a
special dinner menu offered
just before show time. At oth-
er times, impromptu music
events are planned, featuring
a steady stream of talented
local musicians. One such
event was planned on less than
a day’s notice to celebrate
the anticipated arrival of the
year’s first snow storm. The
snow did come—and so did
the musicians, along with the
Foundry regulars who packed
the house. The house band
that has evolved out of the
music sessions has come to
be known as The Foundry
All Stars.
Consaga’s day starts at
5:30am and ends many hours
later. The Foundry is open from
7 until 3 on weekdays, and is
closed Wednesdays. Weekend
hours are 8 to 5.
ROUTE 9 (Cont’d from front pg.)
for the project, reducing the
County’s share to $25,000.
Philipstown Supervisor Maz-
zuca expressed shock at be-
ing told by Deputy County
E x e c u t i v e J o h n Tu l l y l a s t
week that Philipstown would
still be expected to kick in
$12,500 towards the County
share of engineering costs.
“We absolutely refuse to do
that,” an angry Mazzuca said.
He appears to have good rea-
son to be upset. Neither of
the roads in question is a
town road: Route 9 is a State
Highway and Fishkill Road
is a Putnam County Road.
Senator Leibell attended
last week’s Town Board meet-
ing and confirmed Mazzuca’s
view as to who is responsible
for the costs. “There is no
need for the town to pay. It’s
not a Town Road,” Leibell
said. Also in attendance was
Putnam County Legislator
Vinny Tamagna, who said
he was “absolutely appalled
with the County administra-
tion … It is just outrageous
that (they) are not willing
to step up to the plate,” Ta-
magna said.
Other safety concerns were
also discussed including sug-
gestions that signage could
be improved, the speed limit
reduced, and rumble strips
added in an effort to slow
traffic in the area of Fishkill
Road and Route 9. Philip-
stown Highway Superinten-
dent Roger Chirico said that
he was “most upset that the
DEPUTY (Cont’d from front pg.)
for anyone to have sustained
the extent of the trauma and
not require medical attention
while functioning normally
throughout the balance of her
tour while interacting with her
peers without calling attention
to herself.”
Aronwald promised to file a
motion to have the two series of
allegations severed so the dis-
ability claims will be separate
from the alleged perjury claim.
Aronwald said what both-
ered him more than anything
was “people in the position to
turn-off lanes are not long
enough” at the realigned in-
tersection
Mazzuca called for a meet-
ing involving all parties in
order to move the project
f o r w a r d . “ We n e e d t o g e t
everyone to sit down in the
same room. There are real
safety issues there,” he said,
adding that due to liability is-
sues the Town attorney ought
to attend, as well.
In other business Steve
Biolsi, a project manager
with Habitat for Humanity
addressed the Board and out-
lined the organization’s plans
to begin doing projects in
Putnam County, building and
repairing homes for those in
need. Anyone interested in
volunteering can email Biolsi
at sbiolsi@habitatwc.org
The Town Board authorized
Supervisor Bill Mazzuca to
sign the deed to a 40-acre
park being donated to the
town as part of the develop-
ment of the Glassbury Court
residential complex on Route
9. Signing of the deed is
contingent upon approval
by the Philipstown Planning
Board. The park will include
a pond, fitness trail, picnic
area, lawn, and dog walking
area. In the future, fishing
and small boats will also
be permitted. Town Board
member Nancy Montgomery,
who serves as liaison with
the Philipstown Recreation
Department, said that she
expects the park to open in
discredit the allegations were
not questioned nor asked to
appear before the grand jury.
Had the grand jury known the
full picture, I question whether
the charges would have been
filed.”
Meanwhile Sheriff Don-
ald Smith suspended Deputy
Dunn Monday evening from
her $75,000-a-year job in the
wake of the indictment.
The sheriff said the investi-
gation began three years ago
when he notified former Dis-
trict Attorney Kevin Wright
mid-spring.
Update reports were made
by Gillian Thorpe, executive
director of the Butterfield
Library, and Jamie Copeland,
president of the Garrison
Vo l u n t e e r F i r e C o m p a n y
(GVFC).
At the suggestion of the
GVFC, the Town Board also
agreed to amend the contract
with the fire company, elimi-
nating the expected three
percent budget increase in
2010, an adjustment that, ac-
cording to GVFC’s account-
ing practices, would save the
Town some $21,480.
A Business Aesthetic Com-
mission Grant of $2500 was
awarded to The Plumbush Inn
for landscape improvements.
Matching grants of up to that
amount are designed to as-
sist Philipstown businesses
improve the appearance of
their property.
Board members also passed
a resolution opposing Put-
nam County Executive Bob
Bondi’s plan to cut off fund-
ing for the Philipstown senior
nutrition site as part of the
2010 budget.
Also approved was a dona-
tion of $500 towards the par-
ticipation of ten West Point
cadets in this year’s triathlon.
Last week’s meeting began
on a sad note as a procla-
mation was read honoring
long time GVFC volunteer
and board member Donald
Lefari, who died recently at
his Garrison home.
of irregularities discovered
in an animal abuse case that
she handled. The probe was
assigned to a special prosecu-
tor and was later assumed by
Levy and his staff.
Levy commended the FBI
for its assistance: “Special
agents interviewed witness-
es, reviewed documents, and
worked closely with my of-
fice during the 18-month in-
vestigation. Special Agents
Timothy Lauzon and Robert
Neuendorf worked with our
Criminal Investigator Henry
DOCKSIDE (Cont’d from front pg.)
survey.
Some would rather leave the
property as an “open space.”
A more active approach could
include the development of a
“river walk” trail for cycling
and walking, to run along the
shoreline from the bandstand
through Dockside, along the
tidal inlet, and ultimately
connect to Mayor’s Park.
In order for that to happen,
a bridge would have to be
constructed over the Metro-
North rail line.
Such a trail system would
also mean converting the
village garage site to other
uses and moving the garage,
truck yard, and salt storage
to an alternate site. The vil-
lage garage was mentioned
several times as a prized site
whose full potential is not
realized in its current use.
Another concept would see
a small inn with facilities
for meetings and conferences
developed on the garage site
as a means of boosting the
village’s tax base.
During the past summer,
the site served as a venue
for a number of concerts and
the development of a stage
or bandshell was also listed
as possible use for the site.
A community center is an-
other potential use. The need
for such a center somewhere
in the village, to serve teens,
seniors, or the entire com-
m u n i t y, w a s i d e n t i f i e d b y
many residents in the Special
Board’s 2007 survey.
Lopez and Chief Assistant
D.A. Christopher York in a
thorough, meticulous, and pro-
fessional manner. The case is
a perfect example of how state
and federal law enforcement
agencies can work together
for the public good.”
Levy also thanked Sheriff
Smith for his cooperation by
providing “my office with per-
tinent information necessary
to complete the inquiry.”
The sheriff stressed that the
charges against his deputy were
“accusations, and she, like
Expansion of boating facili-
ties on Cold Spring’s water-
front was also discussed, how-
ever such expansion would
likely involve more than the
D o c k s i d e p r o p e r t y, t a k i n g
into account the role of the
Cold Spring Boat Club and
the Foundry Dock area. Ideas
for Dockside include marina
development, passenger-boat
docking facilities, a launch
for motor boats, or the addi-
tion of moorings that would
allow boaters to come ashore.
Also mentioned was the pos-
sibility of a facility to house
the Building Bridges Building
Boats program.
Tom Rolston, owner of The
Depot Restaurant, was one of
about a dozen residents who
attended the meeting. After
hearing the ideas Rolston
commented that, “This has
the potential to be one of the
premier parks up and down
the entire Hudson River.”
George Trakas, a consultant
who has done work on Bea-
con’s waterfront, cautioned
that no matter what uses are
chosen for the site, the most
pressing need is to protect the
property from further erosion.
According to Cold Spring
Mayor Seth Gallagher, the
ideas presented in the Special
Board’s report would be used
as the basis for a conceptual
plan in further discussions
with the State of New York
and plans would be available
for further public input as
they are developed.
anyone who stands accused, is
entitled to a legal presumption
of innocence unless and until
the charges are proven in a
court of law.”
Smith admitted being trou-
bled by the allegations: “This
kind of wrongdoing alleged
in the case tears against the
very fiber of the Putnam
Sheriff’s Department and is
opposed to everything the
office stands for—integrity,
honesty, service, and the fair
and impartial enforcement of
the law.”

PV School Board Questions New Library October Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The 4,600-sq.foot PV High School library features a high arched ceiling, a wall of windows (left), book shelves, and table tops
for jigsaw puzzles and other group projects, various sized seating, including bean bag chairs, and group and individual study
spaces (right). Library Media Specialist Stella Mouyios (left) is in charge, but lost a library aide in the last round of budget cuts.
by Michael Mell
At its October 1, 2009,
meeting, the Putnam Valley
School Board was not swayed
by administrators’ arguments
in favor of what is now being
termed a “Middle School/High
School Learning Commons.”
This latest incarnation of
what has previously been re-
ferred to as either a “build-
ing connector” or a “middle
school library” was described
by Assistant Superintendent
D r. B a r b a r a F u c h s a t t h e
board’s work session last
week. In an educational jar-
gon-laden presentation, Dr.
Fuchs presented a model for
a 21st century media-centered
library, apparently inspired by
a recently created program in
Chelmsford, MA.
A follow-up presentation by
Assistant Superintendent Paul
Lee included some of the same
images from a presentation
he gave at the last meeting,
with some new data added.
In spite of the fact that the
board has yet to approve the
proposed project, Mr. Lee’s
presentation ended, again,
with a proposed schedule
leading to a referendum for
public approval.
Citing the district’s history
of “cutting edge” education-
al developments, Dr. Fuchs
prefaced her presentation,
describing the idea of a “learn-
ing commons” as “extremely
unique” and something that
will “meet the needs of the
21st century learner.” The
first slide presented a dreary
picture of the current PVMS
library as underutilized by
s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y, a n d t h e
community. The few posi-
tive aspects of the current
library that Fuchs described
were students “doing school
work, pleasure reading . . . or
engaging in library-sponsored
activities.”
Dr. Fuchs also indicated
that average daily library
attendance at the PVHS li-
brary was only 137 students,
although a footnote indicated
that regular classroom use
was not included in this fig-
ure. Questioning by board
vice president Guy C o h en
revealed that classroom use
of the library represented an-
other 25 percent of the student
body, yielding a significantly
higher number than initially
indicated.
D r. F u c h s d e s c r i b e d t h e
physical characteristics of
the learning commons as “a
totally flexible space where
furnishings can be moved
about to accommodate differ-
ent functions and groupings.”
At the same time it would also
be “a virtual space which is a
warehouse of digital materials
. . . all available 24/7.”
In support of this premise
were new architectural draw-
ings that indicated a blank
space with no furniture or
furnishings shown. An article
about the Chelmsford school
made available during the
meeting, however, showed
a half dozen photographs of
what most would recognize as
a traditional library, including
book shelves, reading areas, a
librarian’s station, tables, and
chairs. Also described in the
article were built-in counters
for laptop use. The tenor of
the article was that rather
than a blank slate, the think-
ing behind the Chelmsford
renovation evolved around
different areas that would
be attractive and useful to
students.
Concluding her remarks,
Dr. Fuchs listed goals for the
learning commons including a
“school library . . . central to
everything meaningful in the
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 13
October is National Breast ond leading cause of cancer- cer, or carrying certain gene of breast cancer, there are
C a n c e r Aw a r e n e s s M o n t h , related death among women mutations such as BRCA 1 or many ways men and women
a n d D r. S h e r l i t a A m l e r, i n N e w Yo r k S t a t e , a f t e r BRCA 2; Being overweight can live a healthy lifestyle and
Putnam’s Commissioner of lung cancer. Last year, about or obese; Being sedentary; help improve outcomes: not
Health, urged all women to 14,000 women in New York Having a history of radiation smoking and avoiding second-
learn about their risk and talk State were newly diagnosed exposure to the chest; Taking hand smoke, making healthy
to their health care provider with breast cancer, and more hormone replacement therapy food choices, getting regular
about getting screened for than 2,900 women died from for an extended period of time. physical activity, maintain-
breast cancer. the disease. Having one of these risk ing a healthy weight, and
“All women, aged 40 and Although the causes of factors does not mean that you getting recommended cancer
o l d e r, s h o u l d g e t a m a m - breast cancer are still un - will be diagnosed with breast screenings.
mogram every one to two known, the following fac - cancer, and many women who The Cancer Services Pro-
years, with or without clinical tors may increase a woman’s are diagnosed with breast g r a m o f P u t n a m C o u n t y,
breast exams, to protect their risk: Advancing age; Being cancer do not have any risk funded by a grant from the
health,” Dr. Amler said. “To- younger when you had your factors or unusual symptoms. NYSDOH, is a collaborative
day, thanks to early detection first menstrual period; Start- Women who are concerned service of the Health Depart-
school,” valuable to “teachers and treatment advances, wom- ing menopause at an older about their risk of breast can- ment and the American Cancer
and all members of the PV en are surviving breast cancer age; Never giving birth or cer should talk to their health Society. Please contact the
learning community.” Also and living longer, healthier delayed giving birth to first care provider. Women with Cancer Services Program of
described was “an informa- lives. When breast cancer is child until age 30 or older; a personal or family history Putnam County at 845-278-
tion specialist who evaluates found early, 97 percent of Not breastfeeding; Having a of breast cancer might also 6558 for more information.
information sources . . . and the cases can be effectively personal or family history (on consider genetic counseling. You can also visit www.
teaches informational literacy treated.” the mother’s or father’s side Although there is still much nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/cancer/
skills” and who would be an Breast cancer is the sec- of the family) of breast can- to be learned about the causes center/partnerships.
“instructional partner with
teachers collaborating on cur-
riculum design.” No atten- PV SCHOOLS (Cont’d from front pg.)
tion, however, was given to
its highest indication of credit the floor. essary. At the suggestion of portation. Transportation for
the implementation of these
worthiness. From this acme, Ms. Mackay read through a Vice President Guy Cohen, the special education placements,
significant goals, either in
the scale decreases in incre- list of approximately 25 pro- board agreed that the annual private schools, and parochial
terms of the physical structure
ments: AA, A, A1, A2, A3, B1, tocols which, when approved, review should occur during schools continues to be a con-
of the space or the staffing
etc. Generally speaking any will be posted on the district each summer’s reorganiza- cern for school districts at
required.
rating in the “A” category is website. Board protocols pro- tional meeting. budget time. If the $33,900
The board, which had lis-
to be applauded, while a rating vide guidance to the board in In new business, the board grant is awarded, the study
tened attentively and, for the
in the “B” category or lower their day-to-day activities and voted to participate in a local will investigate avenues for
most part, quietly, to the pre-
indicates issues of financial ensure they remain compliant government efficiency grant savings that may be achieved
sentation, was quick to offer
soundness and instability. In with all state laws, rules and program. In concert with 18 by coordination among the 18
questions and opinions. Board
response to a question from regulations. other districts in the Putnam/ districts and BOCES.
president Tina Mackay, citing
the board, Mr. Lee said that The board made only minor Northern Westchester BOCES, The next business meeting
current curriculum demands
several years ago, when the word changes to the document the grant will fund a feasibility will be held on Thursday, Oc-
and schedules, asked how
reserve fund held only some and concurred that the proto- study to determine potential tober 22 at 7pm in the high
students would have time to
tens of thousands of dollars, cols be reviewed annually, to savings that may result from school cafeteria.
use the learning commons de-
the district’s rating was well be modified as may be nec- sharing out-of-district trans-
scribed by Dr. Fuchs. Trustee
within the “B” category. The
Mary Maus suggested that
increase in the reserve fund,
librarian and teacher input be
along with prudent budgets,
solicited prior to beginning
has steadily improved the rat-
such a program, voicing her
ing assigned by Moody’s.
opinion that “They have to buy
The New York State School
in.” Trustee Valerie Fitzgerald
Boards Association (NYS-
expressed a desire to see what
SBA, pronounced “nizz-buh”)
impact on curriculum would
provides guidance and acts
be. Mr. Cohen described the
as an arbiter of school board
timetable proposed as “in-
issues. Trustee Valerie Fitzger-
feasible” in light of all the
ald will attend this year’s
unanswered questions. Ms.
meeting to cast votes on behalf
Mackay and Ms. Fitzgerald
of the board. With almost no
agreed, requesting more spe-
discussion, President Tina
cific information to make sure
Mackay read through the reso-
it “lives up to its vision.”
lutions. Of particular interest
Trustee Frank Reale asked Mr.
is the resolution sponsored
Lee what drove the seemingly
by the board itself. Although
aggressive timetable. Lee’s
rejected by NYSSBA in the
answer was that the fall “was
past, the PV board feels that a
a traditional time.”
local (rather than a national)
Tina Mackay recalled the
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
great amount of work and
is a more equitable method
preparation prior to the recent
of determining appropriate
laptop initiative and indicated
cost-of-living adjustments.
that a similar degree of dili-
The board hopes to garner
gence will need to be applied
enough support to pass the
before the learning commons
resolution when it reaches
can be presented to the com-
munity. The consensus of the
board appeared to favor the
concept, but all agreed that
the proposed timing would
not be propitious.
It also appeared that the
board wanted to have more
information on which to make
their decision, but no specific
direction was provided, other
than support for a visit to the
Chelmsford school. Teacher
Barbara Parmly quoted from
the Chelmsford article, which
states “First and above all,
came the program.” She re-
ferred to the evening’s pre-
sentation as “putting the cart
before the horse.” Therese
Dwyer voiced concerns about
intermingling of younger and
older students, how commu-
nity access and security would
be balanced, and how it would
be maintained if positions or
other support were cut.
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Nature Teaches the Lesson Local Students Named to
at Garrison School Marist Dean’s List
Shane “White Feather” Hobel teaches 8th grader Sophia
Vechnyak how to create a rope using raffia.
I n p r io r y e a r s , G a r r is o n
Middle Schoolers have com-
pleted special team-building
workshops at off-site loca-
tions miles from the school.
This year, their lessons were
learned in their own backyard:
the 200-acre School Forest.
Shane “White Feather” Ho-
bel, founder of the Mountain
Scout Survival School, helped
students understand basic
survival skills while focus-
ing on leadership and group
work. He led sixth, seventh,
and eighth graders over four
days through a series of edu-
cational outdoor activities.
During one workshop, Ho-
bel, a seasoned outdoorsman,
recalled how he once spent
Garrison School Announces
New 8th Grade Class Officers
Pictured are Garrison School’s new slate of Class Officers:
(l-r) Samantha Heanue, Treasurer; Megan Brief, Secretary;
Emma Jacoby, Vice-President; and Sarah Hard, President.
Both Principal Mrs. Impellittiere and 8th grade Class
Advisor Mr. Disch look forward to working with the girls as
they celebrate their 8th grade year at the Garrison School.
two days making a rope from
cedar trees so he could get
down a steep cliff. The class
then made their own ropes
out of raffia.
The program was funded
through money set aside in the
school budget for leadership
training and team building
for Middle School students.
“Students were able to
learn more about their roles
in society and build skills
as leaders in their clas s , ”
noted Principal Stephanie
Impellittiere. “They learned
about tolerance, reverence
towards each other, patience,
self control, and the ability
to focus.”
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The following students
were named to the Marist
College Dean's List for the
spring 2009 semester:
Ashley A. Aquilino of Put-
nam Valley is a member of the
Class of 2012 and is majoring
in Fashion Merchandising.
Kira L. Culotta of Cold
Spring is a member of the
Class of 2012 and is majoring
in Fine Arts/History.
Victoria C. Moss of Cold
Spring is a member of the
C l a s s o f 2 0 11 a n d i s m a -
joring in Communications/
Advertising.
Michelle M. Scott of Put-
nam Valley is a member of the
Class of 2011 and is majoring
in Applied Mathematics.
Matthew J. Trodden of Put-
nam Valley is a member of the
Cub Scouts Learn the ‘Secrets
of the Brown Pool’
Village of Cold Spring Water Superintendant Greg Phillips
conducted a tour of the waste treatment facility for the local
Cub Scout boys of Den 1, Pack 137, who are third graders.
According to Den Leader Jackie Hadden,“the tour was
fascinating—they had a million questions, and Mr. Phillips
answered them all on a level the boys could understand.”
Class of 2011 and is majoring
in Accounting.
Alexandra Vucetic of Put-
nam Valley, is a member of
the Class of 2012 and is ma-
joring in Business Admin./
Emphasis: International.
Marist is an independent
comprehensive liberal arts
college with an enrollment of
4,300 full-time undergraduate
students from 39 states and
7 countries. Marist is ranked
among the top tier of colleges
and universities in U.S. News
& World Report's America's
Best Colleges guide, is listed
by Kiplinger's Personal Fi-
nance as one of the country's
"100 Best Buys in College
Education," and is also listed
in Barron's Best Buys in Col-
lege Education.
Rotarians Donate Alphabet An Abundance of Autumn’s
Cards to PV Kindergartners Bounty at Pumpkin Festival
Pictured: Rotarians Rita Sharples, left, and Bob Walker
present the alphabet cards to Superintendent Dr. Marc
Space and PV Board of Education President Tina Mackay.
At a recent meeting of
the Putnam Valley Board of
Education, Ms. Rita Sharp-
les, president of the Putnam
Valley Rotary Club, along
with Rotary members Mr.
B o b Wa l k e r a n d M r. C a r l
Sandberg, presented a do-
nation of alphabet cards to
the district. The cards were
accepted by Superintendent
Dr. Marc Space (who is also
a PV Rotarian), and Elemen-
tary School Principal, Ms.
Jamie Edelman. The cards
will be given to each of the
kindergarten students at the
Play Math With Me at the
Butterfield Library
The Butterfield Library
is excited to welcome Irene
Keyes back for a new season
of Play Math with Me begin-
ning Thursday, October 8,
at 1:15pm. This four-week
workshop for preschool-age
children and their parents or
caregivers will run through
October 29. Ms. Irene will
play a different math subject
each week
Ms. Irene is a New York
State-Certified Mathematics
Teacher with over 30 years
of experience. She focuses
on interaction between par-
Putnam Valley Elementary
School to be used as a learn-
ing tool both at home and in
the classroom.
The Putnam Valley Rotary
has also generously supported
the students of the district by
their donation of dictionaries
to 3rd graders, thesauruses to
5th graders, partnership with
the High School’s Interact
Club, sponsorship of Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards,
and through awarding high
school and higher education
scholarships.
ent and child. The activities
make use of familiar objects
and toys. Parents will learn
how easy it is to make math an
integral part of their child’s
daily activities and build a
foundation for future success
with mathematics.
This free program is lim-
ited to 12 preschool-age par-
ticipants and their parent or
caregiver. Registration is
required.
Please visit www.butter-
fieldlibrary.org to sign up
or call 265-3040 x4 for more
information.
Once again it’s time for the
Beacon Sloop Club’s Annual
Pumpkin Festival in Beacon.
This celebration will take
place at the Beacon waterfront
(across from the Metro-North
Beacon Station) rain or shine
on Sunday Oct 18 from noon to
5pm. Tasty fall treats includ-
ing delicious, fresh-baked
pumpkin pie, pressed apple
cider, and soup along with
stone soup, chili, and more
will be available for your cu-
linary delight. An abundance
of fresh-picked local grown
Hudson Valley pumpkins of
all sizes and shapes will also
be available for purchase.
During the festival volun-
teer crews and captains will be
organizing free public sailing
aboard the ferry sloop Woody
Guthrie. Guests may sign
up at the Sloop Club booth
Say Boo at Trailside Zoo!
Are you looking for a less
frightening alternative this
Halloween season? Help
Trailside Museums and Zoo
c e le b r at e t h e s p o o k i e s t o f
seasons with some family-
friendly fun during the Boo at
the Zoo on Saturday, October
24, 2009 from 10:30am to
3pm. Help make spider cookie
snacks for the black bears at
10:30, and then watch as the
zookeepers let them loose on
the tasty Halloween decora-
during the festival, weather
permitting. The afternoon
will be filled will a variety
of talented performers.
In addition to sailing, The
Beacon Sloop club is dedicat-
ed to promoting public access
to the river and responsible
enjoyment of this great natu-
ral resource. Environmental
displays and information will
be part of the festival.
The Beacon Sloop Club is
an all-volunteer, non-profit
organization.
There is no admission
c h a rg e a n d p l e n t y o f f r e e
parking at the Metro-North
Station.
For more information about
the festival please call 845-
496-5617, 845-831-6962,
914- 907-4928 or www.bea-
consloopclub.org
tions at 11am. Throughout the
day you'll touch real animal
skulls, see stuffed specimens
in the nature study museum,
learn about some not-so-scary
owls and vultures, and find
out about some of the things
that make autumn such a spe-
cial season.
Parking at Bear Mountain
State Park is $7. There is no
admission fee to Trailside
Museums and Zoo, however
donations are gladly accepted.
 Wednesday, October 7, 2009 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 15

What Exactly Do Principals Do During the Summer? Two Teachers, Two Babies, One Day, One Hospital

Pictured (l to r) Kevin Carroll - Carmel HS, Susan Strauss - Walter Panas HS, Jonathan Bryant - Putnam Valley HS,
Cheryl Champ - Lakeland HS, Matthew Byrnes - Brewster HS, and Adam Paese - Mahopac HS.

More than a few people
have asked the question,
“What do principals do dur-
ing the summer?”
T h i s p a s t s u m m e r, h i g h
school principals from the
N o r t h e r n We s t c h e s t e r / P u t -
nam Principals Association
spent a day together talking
about current issues and
trends in education. This re-
treat took place at the Edith
Macy Conference Center in
B r i a r c l i ff M a n o r, N Y.
Issues discussed included
21st-century skills for high
school and beyond and effec-
tive grading practices. Dis -
cussions revolved around
the goal of successfully pre-
paring high school graduates
to thrive, not just survive, in
whatever path they choose
after high school.
T h e N o r t h e r n We s t c h e s -
ter/Putnam Principals As-
sociation continues to meet
monthly during the school
year to share best prac-
tices and continue dialogue
on key issues facing high What are the odds? Despite the small size of Haldane, two teachers, Catherine Scrocca, pictured on the left with her
school educators. daughter, Summer Olivia, and Katlyn Yen, shown with her son, Roger Aiden, both gave birth on the same day, August
10, 2009, at Hudson Valley Hospital. Both teachers, who, incidentally, both live in Putnam Valley, will return to their
respective classrooms this week: Mrs. Scrocca teaches first grade, Mrs. Yen, biology.

16 PV High Schoolers Earn Learn Digital Photography Dancing Dogs and Pets on
AP Scholar Awards
Sixteen students at Putnam Hannah Parzen,qualified for Photographer Sally Del- they have learned in the first
Valley HS earned AP Scholar
Awards in recognition of their
exceptional achievement on
Advanced Placement exams.
About 18 percent of the nearly
1.7 million students worldwide
who took AP Exams performed
at a sufficiently high level to
also earn an AP Scholar Award.
The College Board recognizes
several levels of AP achieve-
ment.
Three students, Victoriea
Hamilton, Janelle Herelle, and
Kristen Macher, qualified for
AP Scholar with Distinction
by earning an average grade
of at least 3.5 on all AP ex-
ams taken, and grades of 3
or higher on five or more of
these exams. Four students,
Dillon Chesnut, Jenna Isa-
bella, Megan Mahoney, and
at Butterfield Library
the AP Scholar with Honor
Award by earning an average
grade of at least 3.25 on all
AP exams taken, and grades
of 3 or higher on four or more
of these exams. Nine students
qualified for the AP Scholar
Award by completing three or
more AP exams with grades of 3
or higher. The y are Ian Azcue,
Daniel Consolazio, Jennifer
Davis, Eric Ebeling, Gavin
Rinaldo, Jake Rosner, Georgia
Sommer, Natalia Stockinger,
and Patrick Treacy.
Of this year’s award recipi-
ents at Putnam Valley High
School, seven are juniors.
These students have at least
one more year to complete
college-level work and pos-
sibly earn a higher-level AP
Scholar Award.
Parade in Cold Spring
merico takes the mystery out
of your digital camera at a
two-part workshop to be held
Saturday, October 10 at 3pm
and Saturday, November 14 at
3pm at the Butterfield Library.
This workshop will feature
hands-on practical advice on
the use of your camera. Sally
presents the information in
easy-to-understand language
and will tailor it to the par-
ticipants’ individual needs.
The topics may include the
basic operation of your cam-
era, picture composition and
lighting, transferring pictures
from your camera to your
computer, putting pictures
on a CD and printing your
pictures. She will ask par-
ticipants to practice what
workshop during the month
and to return for the second
workshop ready to discuss
their successes and the areas
in which they have questions
or issues.
An accomplished profes-
sional photographer for over
20 years, Sally has offered
th is w o r k s h o p at lib r ar ies
throughout the Hudson Val-
ley including the Butterfield
Library. Her photographic
work will be on display in the
library’s gallery throughout
the month.
Registration is required
for this two-part workshop.
Please call the library at 265-
3040 ext. 4 or visit the online
calender at www.butterfield-
library.org.
Bring your dogs, cats, and
other creatures to Putnam Hu-
mane Society’s full day of
animal-related events in Cold
Spring on Sunday, October
11. The day will begin with
a Blessing of the Animals at
St. Mary’s Church, located
at 1 Chestnut Street. Vendors
will set up their wares on St.
Mary’s lawn from 11:30am
onwards, and there will be a
rabies clinic ($23), and a snap
test clinic (heartworm, lyme,
Ehrlic, and Anaplasm -$70).
There will be a great variety
of activities: games, pumpkin
A dvertise
and face painting, music by
Murray Weinstock, and to en-
tertain everyone: dog dancing!
P H S Wi s h l i s t d o n a t i o n
boxes will be set up, so please
bring along things like clean
blankets, unused bowls, toys,
etc., that the shelter can use.
At 1:30pm, a pet parade will
wind down Main Street to the
gazebo, where there will be
contests and awards at 2:30.
The day will be capped by a
4pm Paws for Peace commu-
nity sing at the gazebo.
For more details visit www.
puthumane.org
in the
Email us at ads@pcnr.com
or call 265-2468 for rates
Glynwood Celebrates Harvest
with Community
Glynwood Farm invites
the community to their
harvest celebration day on
S u n d a y, O c t o b e r 2 5 , f r o m
noon to 4pm. There will
be activities for the whole
family, including hayrides,
scarecrow making, butter
making, and spinning wool.
Kids can enjoy a haystack
scramble, apple bobbing,
relay games, a hay bale
maze, and ice cream mak-
ing. Backyard farmers can
learn how to prepare a bed
PCN&R
for garlic. A delicious lunch
of Glynwood Beef Stew and
Catalan Bean and Vegetable
S t e w w i l l b e o ff e r e d , p l u s
apple cider, and cookies and
PB&J for the kids.
The cost is $10 ages 14
a n d o l d e r, w i t h u n d e r 1 4
free. Advance registrations
are requested, but you can
p a y a t t h e d o o r.
Glynwood is located on
Route 301, 1.5 miles east
of Route 9.
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by Catherine Garnsey
“How do we make lasting
memories for the children in
our community? By having
an Oktoberfest. And what
does that take? Good people
to come together!”
Those were the sentiments
of John Scherer, President
of the Parish Council of Our
Lady of Loretto Church, as he
thanked the many volunteers
and sponsors who helped
organize this past weekend’s
Oktoberfest, which fell on the
feast day of the Holy Angels.
Scherer, who also serves
as chairman of the Activities
c o m m i t t e e t h a t o rg a n i z e d
the two-night event, was
pleased with the big crowds
that turned out Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Despite Friday’s evening
Oktoberfest at Our Lady of Loretto Parish
temperatures which dipped
into the low fifties, the food,
music, and carnival atmo -
sphere delighted young and
old alike.
Annemarie Lynch, grand-
daughter of Helen Robbins,
(pictured right on the grounds
of Our Lady of Loretto
Church) remarked, “It was
so much fun that I ran out
of tickets!”
Hundreds of people at-
tended, while more than a
hundred volunteered serving
food and drink, setting and
cleaning up, running the game
booths, and playing music
from all across the world:
World-renowned Uilleann
piper Jerry O’Sullivan played
at dusk Friday night, later
f a i r- g o e r s w e r e t r e a t e d t o
The Buddy Traina Band, sto-
ryteller Jonathan Kruk, DJ
Tommy Nastasi, Greg Phil-
lips, the Cold Spring Fire
Company Pipes and Drums,
Clare Shanahan, Angela,
Catriona, and Mairead Fee
with their Irish step danc-
ing, and D.J. Radio - Fred
Productions.
Chalet on the Hudson re-
ceived high marks for their
fine Oktoberfest cuisine:
Sauerbraten with red cab -
bage, bratwurst with onions,
and German potato pancakes
with homemade apple sauce.
Fr. Brian McSweeney sur-
prised the crowds Saturday
night when he entered the
D u n k Ta n k g a m e a n d w a s
successfully dunked by a fair-
goer with a strong right arm!
P h o to s b y
C at h e r i n e G a r n s e y

On Friday and Saturday evening, October 2 and 3, Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Cold
Spring held its annual Oktoberfest. Photos, counter-clockwise starting below left: Father
Brian McSweeney braves the dunk tank; Olivia & Emily McDermott take a snack break;
Pat Fitzgerald staffs a booth; Lydia Fadool takes a break from food serving; Philipstown
Councilwoman Nancy Montgomery and friends enjoy the evening’s entertainment; a group
of Cold Spring seniors enjoy the food; Annemarie Lynch is all smiles.

LEGAL NOTICE
Liz's Chemo Survival
Kits, LLC filed on June
30th, 2009. Office location,
Putnam County, NY. SSNY
is designated as agent upon
process against the LLC may
be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process against the
LLC to 63 Hamlin Road,
Mahopac NY10541. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
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o f B E Q U I TA , L L C , a
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Company (LLC). Articles
of Organization filed with
the Secretary of State of
NY (SSNY) on 09/04/2009.
Office location: Putnam
County. SSNY is designated
as agent upon whom process
against it may be served.
The address to which the
SSNY shall mail a copy
of any process against the
LLC served upon him/her is:
C/O Rebecca M. Bardes, 32
Bank Street, Cold Spring,
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to engage in any lawful act
or activity.
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of HUDSON EAGLE
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HaldaneFootball Putnam Valley Struggles in Loss
Goes 0-4 after Loss
by B.J. O'Brien
The Haldane High School
football team suffered an-
other tough loss to peren-
nial power Tuckahoe Sunday
night 18-0.
The loss dropped the Blue
Devils' record to 0-4 on the
season. Tuckahoe improved
to 3-1.
The contest, which was
h eld at Tu ck ah o e H ig h
School, was originally
scheduled for Saturday af-
ternoon but was moved to
Sunday night due to expected
inclement weather.
Tuckahoe got on the board
in the first quarter on a one
yard touchdown run by Gary
Jennings to give his team
a 6-0 lead. The point-after
kick failed.
The Tigers scored again
later in the quarter on a 30
yard touchdown pass from
Kevin Garabitos to Brad
Broncati. That made the
s c o r e 1 2 - 0 . Tu c k a h o e a t -
tempted a two-point conver-
sion but their running play
was unsuccessful.
Jennings wrapped up the
s c o r i n g f o r t h e Ti g e r s i n
the third quarter when he
returned a Haldane kickoff
85 yards for a touchdown.
A two point conversion at-
tempt failed once again and
the score was 18-0 in favor
of Tuckahoe.
Haldane quarterback Frank
Fusco completed two of six
pass attempts for 29 yards.
He also threw two intercep-
tions.
Running back Derek
O'Dell led the team in rush-
ing with 70 yards on 16
carries. Rafael Famighetti
added 52 yards on 11 carries.
Fusco carried three times
for seven yards and Ryder
Hine toted the ball once for
six yards.
O'Dell also led Haldane in
receiving with two catches
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
by Mike Horton
The Putnam Valley high
football team lost a non-
league game at home to Al-
bertus Magnus Friday night
by a score of 23-8.
T h e Ti g e r s , w h o s t a r t e d
the season off strong with
two victories, have quickly
f a lle n to 2 - 2 , af t er lo s in g
to Albertus Magnus in ugly
fashion.
The offense was able to run
the ball to a degree, some-
thing the Tigers had yet to
do this year. PV broke 100
yards rushing as a team for
the first time this year.
QB Mike Nallan led the
team in rushing with 58 yards
on eight attempts. John War-
den had 18 yards on four
attempts, and A.J. Martinez
added 14 yards on three at-
tempts.
Jerry Zimbaldi scored PV’s
only touchdown on a two-yard
run, it was his only attempt
Sloppy Performance Hands PV Second Straight Loss
Kevin Junjulas
for 29 yards. He was also the
team leader on the defensive
side of the ball, contributing
19 tackles.
Famighetti had 10 tackles.
Elias Lopez had seven tack-
les. Hine finished with eight
and Bryant Dain had six.
Ray DeFrancesco and John
McGuire each added five
tackles.
FROM THE
McGuire also had the FIELD
team's only quarterback
by Alex Basso
sack.
Fusco also punted three
times, averaging just over
35 yards per punt and O'Dell
Coming off of their first
had one punt return for 19
loss of the season the Putnam
yards.
Valley Tigers were looking to
Famighetti also had three
get back on track and secure
kickoff returns for a total of
a spot in the sectionals but
38 yards.
they would first have to get
Haldane head coach Tony
past Albertus Magnus, and
Percacciolo could not be
reached for comment Mon-
day.
The Blue Devils will play
Croton-Harmon at home on
Saturday afternoon.
Haldane Varsity Football
9/11/2009 L, 28-14
9/17/2009 L, 18-13
9/26/2009 L, 18-14
10/3/2009 L, 18-0
10/10/2009 3:00 PM
10/17/2009 1:30 PM
10/23/2009 7:00 PM
of the game.
The passing game gave
the Tigers trouble. Backup
QB Connor Gembecki went
1-for-1 with a 55-yard pass
t o B r i a n M i n n e r l y, w h i c h
was his only reception. The
starter Nallan went 4-for-13
for 52 yards, and he threw
five interceptions.
Warden had three receptions
for 49 yards. Marcus Givan
had only one catch for three
yards. The Tigers only gained
107 yards through the air.
Miscues in the passing game
would hurt the Tigers might-
ily, keeping their defense on
the field, and giving Magnus
great field position and many
opportunities to score.
Jim Ready had 11 tackles,
John Warden had seven tack-
les and one for a loss, Kevin
Christopher had six tackles
and one for a loss, A.J. Mar-
tinez got six tackles, Nallan
would add five tackles, Will
Mauro added four tackles and
that would surely be no walk
in the park. The Tigers felt
this was a game they should
win and although Albertus
Magnus was a bigger squad,
they haven’t been making the
big plays that Putnam Valley
has been making this season.
As I watched warm-ups before
the game, Magnus’ quarterback
Ryan McLaughlin was firing
30, 40, and even 50 yard bombs
down the sidelines and at that
moment a feeling of uncertainty
rushed through “The Tiger’s
Den.” Putnam Valley certainly
had their hands full that Friday
night and their defense would
start on the field, hopefully
improved from last week’s
poor showing against Hastings.
In the first quarter after
a Magnus punt, PV quarter-
back Mike Nallan took the
team into Falcon territory and
under-threw one pass that was
intercepted by Magnus safety
Michael Celenza on their own
10 yard line. But neither team
could capitalize on their op-
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 17
Putnam Valley Varsity Football
@ CHESTER 9/17/2009 W, 18-13 @ HALDANE
PUTNAM VALLEY 9/26/2009 L, 47-30 HASTINGS
LINCOLN HALL 10/2/2009 L, 23-8 ALBERTUS MAGNUS
@ TUCKAHOE 10/9/2009 7:00 PM IRVINGTON
CROTON-HARMON 10/17/2009 1:30 PM @ CROTON-HARMON
@ HASTINGS
@ VALHALLA
Skip Pearlman
The PV defense stuffs Magnus QB Ryan McLaughlin (10) just short of the end zone last
Friday night.
recovered a fumble. Valley team that looked prom- on the right track Friday at
Overall it was another dis- ising early in the season. They home against Irvington at
appointing loss for a Putnam will get a chance to get back 7pm.
position’s mistakes: when four interceptions. other human being at this game,
Magnus retained possession Obviously these stats mean pumping up all the fans in the
on the Nallan interception that it was not a great night for stands, conducting cheers, and
they took it all the way to the PV quarterback Mike Nallan, willing this team to win and
1 yard line and fumbled the who finished the game 5-13, I’m sure everyone in attendance
snap, which was recovered by with 61 yards and five intercep- at this game could hear him.
Putnam Valley. tions. Before tonight he had no Putnam Valley continuously
In the second quarter, Al- turnovers on the season. And “shot themselves in the foot”
bertus Magnus scored first you know something has gone and never seemed to get any-
on a 21 yard touchdown pass wrong when Marcus Givan has thing going on the offensive
from Ryan McLaughlin to Des- no catches on the entire night side and if this team plans
mond Brennan. For the second and the offense only scores on getting to sectionals and
straight week Putnam Valley’s one touchdown. making some noise, something
run defense was letting them The final score was 23-8 has got to change or else this
down and getting pushed all with Albertus Magnus com- season will be coming to a halt
over the field. This week’s ing out on top. It was just an sooner than anyone in Putnam
Tiger killer was Magnus run-
ning back Nick Romeo who
all-around sloppy performance
for Putnam Valley. In addition
Valley hopes.
They will have a chance to
totaled 25 carries for 190 yards to the five turnovers they also bounce back this Friday night
and his counterpart, running had more than five personal during Putnam Valley’s home-
back Michael Louis, who had foul penalties. The Tigers fans coming game against a tough
18 carries for 61 yards and stayed in the game the entire team in Irvington, who will test
a touchdown. But Magnus time but it was extremely tough the Tigers. Hopefully they can
wide receiver/safety Michael because the Albertus Magnus make the right adjustments to
Celezna produced perhaps the fans were right there cheering put this losing streak to an end.
most spectacular all-around just as loud. On the Putnam Alex is a senior at Putnam
performance. On the offensive Valley side of the stands there Valley High. He plays basket-
side he had three catches for was Dan Cray (a senior at ball and is the starting pitcher
45 yards and a touchdown and Putnam Valley High School), for the baseball team.
on the defensive side he had who had to be louder than any
Page 18 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Wednesday, October 7, 2009

SPORTS
Recap: Haldane Varsity Wins a Pair Tiger Boys Place Ninth at
Brewster XC Invitational
by Mike Horton
The Putnam Valley high
boys and girls cross country
teams competed in the Brews-
ter Bear Classic on Saturday.
The prior Tuesday they ran
in Ossining at Ryder Park
and lost.
The Putnam Valley boys
finished ninth out of 11 teams
in the Brewster Invitational
on Saturday.
Jim Hertzel had the best
showing, finishing sixth
in 17:05. Hertzel is having
another stellar season. He
made it to States last year
and is state-ranked this year.
Richie Cianelli finished 37th
at 18:36 and Logan Bagarozy
was close behind, finishing
42nd at 18:42.
Casey Leake finished 51st in
26:27 for the girls, and Shelly
Sperling was 55th in 27:46,
out of 60 runners. “Overall
we did well against some
bigger schools,” said Coach
Jerry Zupan.
L a s t Tu e s d a y t h e Ti g e r s
went into Ossining. The boys
left with a 40-25 loss, the
girls lost 38-19.
Hertzel was strong finishing
first in 19:19, Cianelli placed
fourth in 21:33 and Bagarozy
was sixth at 21:46.
For the girls, Audrey Malek
finished fifth in 34:54, Siob-
han Divernieri and Casey
Leake were not far behind,
they both finished at 34:55,
good for sixth and seventh
place out of 11.
“All our kids ran well, but
it was tough, Ossining is a
good team,” said Zupan. “We
have a shot to win the league
this year if we can break up
Ossining’s pack of runners.”
Although the Tigers were
unsuccessful Tuesday, Zupan
admitted, “it was a very fun
week for everybody.”
Saturday the Tigers will go
to Byram Hills to participate
in the Bobcat Invitational. It
will begin at 10am.

Fred Kohut

Right: Senior Grace O'Malley controls the ball against Pawling in the game on September
30 won by Haldane 2-0. Above: On October 2 at Dover Junior Co-Captain Kelly Semple
crashes the goal in an attempt to score. The Blue Devils won 5-0. All of the Haldane goals
were scored by Meghan Rohan. The team returns to action on Monday and Tuesday at St.
Basil's and Thursday at JFK Catholic. Fred Kohut

Lady Blue Devils Roll Past Poughkeepsie

by David Watkins
The Haldane Lady Blue
Devil Varsity soccer team hit
the field against Poughkeepsie
Monday afternoon and were
ready to end the game not long
after it started. It was a crisp
fall day and the weather was
perfect for putting the ball into
the back of the net, which is
what the girls did early and
often. They ran away to a 6-1
victory, making them 5-4 on
the season.
Senior Captains Megan
Rohan and Katlyn Mastran-
t o ne set t h e p a c e e a r l y as
Rohan delivered a beautiful
corner kick to Mastrantone,
who used her head to score
the game’s first goal. Just to
make sure that Poughkeepsie
knew this duo meant business,
Mastrantone headed another
ball in that was set up by Ro-
han. The score was quickly
2-0 and the Lady Blue Dev-
ils did not look back. They
kept possession of the ball
on the Poughkeepsie side of
the field for the majority of
the game. Defenders Quinn
Kohut and Senior C a p t a i n
Hannah Diebboll ensured that
Poughkeepsie did not spend
much time on the Haldane
side. Hannah Diebboll's ag-
gressive and smart defense
coupled with Kohut's speed
set the defensive tone.
Hannah's little sister, fresh-
man Sarah Diebboll, found
space late in the first half and
sailed a shot in from 25 yards
out, which drew cheers from
the crowd. The shot made it
4-0 and Haldane had things
under control by halftime.
The second half started with
Haldane maintaining posses-
sion and killing the clock.
Poughkeepsie did cut into
the lead when a loose ball got
behind the Blue Devil defense,
which made the score 4-1.
If the girls were sleep
walking in the 2nd half the
Poughkeepsie goal quickly
woke them up as Katlyn Mas-
trantone scored another goal
giving her the hat trick and
lending some senior leader-
ship to the team. The game
ended with Sarah Diebboll
picking through the defense
and setting her sister up for the
game-ending goal. Hannah
Diebboll worked extremely
hard on the defensive end
and was rewarded, making
the final score 6-1.
The win brings Haldane's
record to 5-4. Coach Gary
VanAsselt has the girls taking
on bigger schools this year,
which has helped the team
immensely. The competition
has brought the girls together
and with the senior leadership
of Rohan, Mastrantone, and
D iebboll, the team s hould
see even more success as the
season goes on.
The girls will be taking on
Kennedy Catholic and Putnam
Valley during the upcoming
week.

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Mitey-Hawks Earn Win Over Peekskill
by Reid Thorpe
Stats by Kiefer Thorpe
It was a warm, clear, Sun-
day afternoon and the Phil-
ipstown Mitey-Mite Hawks
were ready to play a great
game of football.
The game started off with
a bang after Wilson Thorpe
r e t u r n e d t h e k i c k o ff f r o m
Peekskill for 64 yards and put
the Hawks on the Peekskill
7-yard line. Two plays later,
Thorpe scored the touch-
down, but the extra point
was no good, making the
score 6-0.
The kickoff from Philip-
stown was returned to Peek-
skill’s own 47 yard line but
Philipstown Soccer Club Knights Tie Harrison 2-2
after a fumble, a stopped
reverse attempt, and an in-
complete pass, Peekskill lost
a total of 8 yards. The 4th
down conversion was stopped
by Nick DiPalo, who made a
very hard hit on the running
back in the backfield. Peek-
skill lost 5 yards and turned
over the ball to the Hawks.
The next drive consisted of
hard runs by Brandon Two-
guns, Wilson Thorpe, Derek
Champi, and Nick DiPalo,
but after a failed 4th down
attempt the Hawks had to
turnover the ball, but that
marked the end of the 1st
quarter.
Peekskill started their
next drive deep in their
own territory on their own
15 yard line. Despite Ned
Flanagan stopping a reverse
attempt, Joey DiGregorio
stopping a first down, and
Sam Giachinta and William
Martin making a brutal hit
for no gain, Peekskill threw
a pass up there and it ended
up being a touchdown. The
extra point conversion was no
good, making the score 6-6.
Despite the Hawks’ morale
being down, Brandon Two-
guns made an amazing play
and ran back a kickoff for
60 yards and the touchdown!
The score was now 12-6.
On the next kick, Mi-
chael Champlin made a great
hit on the ball carrier and
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
SPORTS
stopped him on the Hawks’
42 yard line. Two plays into
Peekskill’s next drive, Ned
Flanagan recovered a fumble
and set-up the Hawks on
their own 38 yard line. After
two run plays by Brandon
Twoguns and Nick DiPalo,
Wilson Thorpe made a run
up the middle and scored his
2nd touchdown of the day,
making the score 18-6. The
score remained that way until
after halftime.
As the 2nd half began,
the rain started to pour out
of the sky, making the field
and ball very slippery, and
Kevin Barry took advantage
of a loose, wet ball and re-
covered it, but the drive it set
Philipstown Soccer Club
Has Unbeaten Weekend
The Philipstown Soccer
Club's four squads went
unbeaten in weekend play,
posting two wins and two ties
in four home matches. The
U13 Arrows and U11 Dragons
posted convincing victories,
while the U10 Dynamos and
U14 Knights played to hard-
fought draws. The Arrows,
behind three goals from Kaan
Solakoglu, trounced Pelham
5-1. Spencer Rundquist and
Penn LeFavour also notched
goals as the Arrows moved
to 2-0 on the season. The
Dragons notched their first
win of the season by topping
the Chappaqua Phoenix 6-2.
up didn’t amount to anything
for the Hawks. The Hawks
defense came out ready to
dominate and tackles and
sacks by Sam Giachinta, Ben
Corrado, Kevin Barry, 2.5
sacks by Wilson Thorpe and
0.5 sacks by Ben Corrado
resulted in a turnover.
That drive quickly amount-
ed to points for the Hawks,
when Luke Junjulas scored
making the score 24-12.
Peekskill scored their final
touchdown of the game mak-
ing it 24-18, but the Hawks
weren’t finished. Thomas
Percacciolo had two sacks
left in him and safety Mi-
chael Chefalo and outside
linebacker Tyler Outhouse
S cott W arren
Chloe Davis tallied three
times, and Hannah Regele,
Millie London, and Alzie
Cinquanta added goals for
the Dragons.
The U-14 Knights used a
Brianna DiFrancesco equal-
izer with about ten minutes
remaining to tie the Harrison
Panthers 2-2. Alex Monte-
leone also scored for the
Knights, who improved to
1-0-2 on the season. In the
day's final action, the U-10
D y n a m o s p l a y e d t h e Ry e
Brook Blue Wave to a score-
less tie. Saoirse Maguire
had a strong game as did
the entire Dynamo defense.
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
and the rest of the Hawks
stopped the Peekskill offense
dead in their tracks. The game
ended, the Hawks won their
first victory of the season!
It was an all around excel-
lent game by everyone. The
running backs could not do
anything without their line-
men—Liam Irwin, Anthony
Lombardo, Anthony Pez-
z u l l o , R o n a n Ti n s l e — w h o
all did a great job opening
up holes and making hard
blocks. Congrats to every-
one who played, keep it up
Hawks!
The Hawks travel to Hyde
Park to take on the Eagles
this Sunday at 11am.
The Philipstown Soccer
C l u b U 1 4 K n i g h t s Te a m
moved up a divison for the
Fall 2009 season and have
been doing a fantastic job. So
far, their record is one win
and two ties with no losses.
The girls have been working
hard and want to thank their
great coaches.
Pictured are, front row:
Jordan Erickson, Sara Jacoby,
Emma Cunningham, Alexan-
dra Monteleone, Mackenzie
Cunningham, Samantha He-
anue, and Isabel Jimenez.
Second Row: Assistant
Coach Steve Schweikhart,
Tess Hansler, Sonya Kuzmin-
ski, Natalie Cumming, Emma
Jacoby, Nicole Pidala, Caro-
line (Cali) Schweikhart, Geor-
gia Dain, Sarah Warren, Kate
Lahey, Emma Garschagen,
Brianna DiFrancesco, and
Coach Walter Garschagen.
Tiny Mite Hawks
To p p l e N o r t h e r n
Dutchess Raiders
On Sunday October 4, the
Philipstown Tiny Mite Hawks
traveled to Wappingers to
take on the Raiders of North-
ern Dutchess. The Hawks
opened up on offense and
got some stellar play from
their offensive line of Peter
Angelopoulos, Kole Bolte,
Xander Casparian, and Ryan
Irwin. The Hawks were able
to move the ball on nice runs
by running backs Nate Allen
and Jagger Beachak, and some
tough yards gained by Ian
Flanagan. Quarterback Mat-
thew Champlin capitalized
on the defense’s aggressive-
ness and took in the Hawks’
first score with a quarterback
bootleg giving Philipstown a
6-0 lead.
The defense came on the
field determined to stop the
Raiders’ “thunder and light-
ning” running attack. Tyler
McCollum and Christian Pez-
zullo clogged up the middle
at linebacker while Conor
McMahon and Riley Johan-
son controlled the outside at
defensive end. The Raiders
put together a long drive and
tied the score at 6-6.
Not to be denied, the Hawks
t o o k o v e r o n o ff e n s e a n d
ran behind the blocking of
Graeme McGrath and Dan-
iel Santos who returned to
action and again scored on
a Champlin bootleg run of
50 yards putting the Hawks
back on top 12-6 at halftime.
The Hawks defense received
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a pep talk on the bench from
their defensive coordinator
and it paid off to start the
second half. Jake Patinella,
Darrin Santos, and Robert
Viggiano were solid as a rock
up front while Luke Hammond
made several touchdown-
saving tackles.
The Hawks got the ball
b a c k o n o ff e n s e a n d w e n t
back to the bootleg, which
was able to work again for
Champlin’s third touchdown
of the day, giving the Hawks
an 18-6 lead.
Northern Dutchess was not
going to go quietly, however ,
as they went to their Brandon
Jacobs-esque running back
who carried several players
after first contact. On a criti-
cal down where Philipstown
needed a stop defensive tackle
William Etta took on the back
and told him, “You aren’t
going anywhere!” dropping
him for no gain on the play.
The Hawks got the ball
back and Allen capped off the
scoring for the Hawks with a
run where he broke multiple
tackles in the heart of the
Raiders defense to reach the
end zone. The final score was
Philipstown 24 and Northern
Dutchess 6.
The Hawks have a bye week
this week but play at home
on Sunday, October 18, at
1pm against Poughkeepsie
at Mayor’s Park. Come out
and support the team!
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SERVICES
PHILIPSTOWN TREE SER-
VICE: Land clearing, take
downs, trimmings. Stump Re-
moval. Fully insured. Reg. No.
PC 607. (845) 265-2187.
NR MASONRY LLC: New
homes, additions, all types
stonework - patios, entrance
pillars, fireplaces, walls, curb-
ing, Unilock. Brickwork,
stucco, repairs. PC Lic #373,
cell 914-527-1287 or H 845-
424-3795
BEST DEAL IN TOWN - Get
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TREE SERVICE: Pruning,
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Certified Arborist. Fully in-
sured. Call Henry L. Kingsley,
265-3721. PC#1566.
MASSAGE:
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Licensed Massage Therapist.
424-4224.
YOUR DISPLAY ADS can
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an additional $10. Call Marga-
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SWEDISH MASSAGE:
Back pain, neck pain, stress?
Sleep better, heal better,
think better, feel better. Dan
Anderson LMT 527-7533
YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME
by Toland Construction. Reno-
vation, restoration, remodeling
and new construction. All size
jobs. PC#1244 and insured.
845-265-2253
HONOR THY PLUMBER
Villanova Plumbing & Heat-
ing. Masters of the fine art of
plumbing and heating for over
25 years. Repairs, new instal-
lations including radiant & HW
heat. No job too small. Call
845-528-3158 anytime.
GARRISON TREE, INC.
Tree takedowns, pruning,
landclearing, cabling, chipping,
firewood. Landscape design,
planting, plant health care,
stump grinding, mulch. Con-
sultations available. Joshua R.
Maddocks, certified arborist
cert. # NY 5332A. Fully In-
sured. Reg. No. PC2213-A
Please Call: 845-265-
3434
CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW
Cleaning Service. Specializing
on all shapes and sizes, store,
office, & home. Free Estimates,
fully insured."Got Windows"?
Year round service. Call 845-
431-6967.
KC PAINTING - Interior &
Exterior painting - sheet-rock-
ing - taping - plaster repair.
References, insured. PC #260.
265-3291.
WEST SIDE CYCLE
for all your motor cycle needs
located at 120 Old Rte 9,
Fishkill. 845-897-2444
TRANSPORTATION
AW Limousine. Affordable
rides in luxurious Towncars to
all airports & NYC. Profes-
sional courteous drivers. 1-866-
304-LIMO (5466)
METICULOUS HOUSE
Cleaning. Affordable rates, re-
liable, excellent refs. Insured.
Call 845-590-7146
HOMETOWN HANDYMAN
painting, dry wall, all your
maintenance, repair & improve-
ment needs. No job too small.
Courteous dependable, afford-
able service. Refs available. PC
lic #2807-A. Call George 845-
265-4710
LOCAL LOCKSMITH
Services. Licensed Bonded In-
sured 24 Hr. emergency ser-
vice. Security since 1970 -
locks, safes, camera systems
and more. Call 845-528-5021.
www.allalertalarm.com
NAIRN CONTRACTING CO.,
LLC. Remodeling - Building -
Renovations - References - In-
sured - PC#441 Est 1987 845-
265-7810
MELLON ELECTRIC
Residential - Commercial. New
homes & additions. Service
upgrades & generators. No job
too small. PC#4409 845-446-
2579 Bob
PC COMPUTER HELP NOW!
Windows slow? computer
crash? We can help! virus re-
moval, performance tuning,
upgrades, Wi-Fi, backups, lost
pictures, lost music, iPod/
iPhone/Blackberry sync. Call
us for all your computer needs,
we service individuals and busi-
nesses. MS Cert. MAC to. In
biz for 20+ years . 1(845) 284-
2390
KIMMEL BUILDERS ALL
phases of construction. Large
and small projects. many satis-
fied customers. view our
website, kimmelbuilders.com
845-656-4956 lic PC941
ADULT CAREGIVER
available. Exp, drive to all
appts. Dispense meds. Com-
panion. Call Ray 845-265-3769
PAINTING AND PLASTER
Repair, Interior, 22 yrs exp.
George Kimmel 845-831-8723
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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.
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
DOWNEY OIL 90 YEARS
of Warm Service. Visit our
Web Site. DowneyOilNY.com
845-265-3663
PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Let me help you organize your
life. Home/office administra-
tion. Light bookkeeping, er-
rands, shopping, cooking, deco-
rating. Half or full days 914-
736-7737 or 914-255-7733
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
available. Cold Spring studio
and On Location Al Birnstill
wishboxphoto.com 845-809-
5216 Portraits/Pets/Events our
specialties
CEDAR HILL LANDSCAP-
ING Grounds clean-up, gut-
ter Cleaning, Gutter guards,
Leaf Removal, Driveway
Sealing, Pruning, Hedge
Trimming, Visit Us At
Cedarhilllandscaping.net or
call Nick 845-705-6424, li-
censed and insured PC#5009
CARPENTER/CRAFTSMAN
Home repairs & Fine carpentry
for home improvement projects
cabinets, doors, windows &
trim. Porch repair, stairs, book-
cases. Hank 845-548-4994
STUDY PIANO KEYBOARD
with Kathy Fitzgerald.
Cold Spring Village.
Highly experienced teacher
265-3769.
SAVE ENERGY NOW!
Home energy audits at reason-
able rates. Call Home Energy
Conservation Services at 914-
805-7787 or E-mail
plasicki@aol.com Lic. and in-
sured PC#5017
EXPERT GROUNDS MAINT
Gardening, planting, landscape
designs plus installation, stone
walls, paver, walkways, patios.
New lawns installed/main-
tained. Lic/Insured.
www.create-a-scape.us 845-
424-2323
DRUM & PIANO LESSONS
taught by experienced profes-
sional in Cold Spring Village.
All ages and levels. Instruction
geared to meet your needs
917-861-6324 or
ejstarr@verizon.net
EXPERIENCED HOUSE-
CLEANING. Reasonable rates.
Pls call 265-2209
TAG SALE
MULTI-FAMILY YARD
sale on Pine Street, Nelsonville.
Main Street to Pearl to Pine.
Sat Oct 10, 1pm-4pm Rain date
Sun Oct 11. vintage, furniture,
kids' stuff, books, home decor
YARD SALE 14 MARION
Avenue. Sat Oct 10. 9am-4pm.
One blk from Farmers Market
MULTI FAMILY SALE
40 Lyons Road behind Syn-
ergy Gas. Oct 10,11. 9 to 4pm.
No early birds. See larger ad
for more info on this page.
YARD SALE SAT OCT 10
10-4pm 1085 Old Albany Post
Rd, Garrison. Great stuff 4 all -
toys, books, boys' clothing, fab-
ric, bedding furniture, baby
items, home decore, etc. Too
much to mention - Many things
brand new!
BEACON MULTI FAMILY
yard sale. Something for ev-
eryone. Sun 10/11. Rain date
Mon 10/12. 9am-3pm 855
Route 9D.
INSIDE GARAGE SALE
Sat Oct 10 from 10-4pm 65
Indian Brook Rd, Garrison,
look for balloons.
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
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
FOR SALE BY OWNER
$559,000 2,800 sq. ft. 4 bed/2
bath+Den+office with private
entrance. More info:
www.flatfeelisting.com/1800
914 489-2584
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 &
RESTFUL 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
MARGARITA IS A 5 YEAR
old sweet, orange kitty who was
adopted from us and recently
returned. She is very friendly
and good with other cats. Al-
though Margarita is affection-
ate, she is not much of a lap cat
and can be fearful at times. We
are hoping to find Margarita a
family who will understand her
and love her forever.
margarita's adoption fee is
$100. She is spayed and up to
date on her vaccinations.
Putnam Humane Society, Old
rte 6, Carmel 845-225-7777.
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Sat/Sun
10am-4pm. Please stop by and
see all the wonderful cats and
dogs waiting for their forever
home! Volunteers needed.
A NEW LEASH ON LIFE
Pet Care. dog walking and pet
sitting 4th generations area res.
Reliable, dependable, great w/
animals! Exc refs avail. Call
845-625-4481
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
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
GARRISONPROFESSIONAL
Office Rental at The Stone
House. Excellent Location, Rt
9 at Putnam/Westchester bor-
der. $475 Mo. Includes heat,
electric, parking. 1 Mo FREE
RENT + $250 lease signing
bonus for credit worthy tenant.
Ref, Sec. Indian Brook Proper-
ties 845-788-4191
OFFICE SPACE AVAIL
for Healthcare Professional in
Cold Spring. 845-265-2275
GARRISON'S LANDING
large apt, 1 bedroom 2 baths
plus studio/office space. River
view. $2,200. Heat + parking
incld. Walk to train. 845-424-
3937
COZY COTTAGE IN WOODS
Old Albany Post Rd, Garrison
Avail 11/1. Perfect writer's re-
treat. Full furnished. All utils
incld. $1650 + dep 845-612-
9481
PUTNAM VALLEY - $1500/
mo. Charming, energy efficient
country home w/lake rights to
Oscawana. Renovated 2 BR on
1/2 acre. All new kitchen, bath,
boiler. Rent w/option to buy.
914-621-1560 or 845-528-9447
TRANQUILOFFICE SPACE
for rent overlooking pond. Per-
fect for consultants or writers.
2 offices, both good size. Price
negotiable. Rent one or both.
Furniture if needed. Full
Kitchen, meditative walk to
pond. Also, upstairs bedroom
suite for rent on per night basis
if needed. Call Susan, 845-
661-0350
LARGE STUDIO APT
available in Cold Spring Vil-
lage. Incld utilities. 914-779-
5999 $800/month.
LARGE 2 BDRM APT FOR
rent in Cold Spring. 1.5 bath,
EIK, H/HW/Cable included.
Balcony, assigned parking,
laundry/storage in basement.
Avail immediately. $1600/mo.
Call owner 917-922-5943
GARRISON 2BR 1BTH ON
1 acre. Hardwood floors, base-
ment w/pool table, very clean,
lake rights, no pets. Excl utils.
Avail now $1600. 917-939-
3625
GARRISON RENTAL 4
BEDROOM 3 bath 2800 sqft
home on 3 acres with pond and
extensive outdoor space. To-
tally renovated offering many
amenities and comforts. $2700/
mo, security and fee. for more
info, pls call He4ather at
Houlihan Lawrence at 845-265-
5500 x306
FOR SALE
ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER
Collection, pre-1917 very rare:
spoons, milk pitchers, tray, etc.,
vintage Tiffany Crystal
Candelholders, ca 1850. cop-
per Bedwarmer (England) Call
917-488-5232
2000 PONTI FIREBIRD
T-Top Silver/Black interior,
auto, 6cyl, 55,000mi, nice con-
dition. $7300. 914-980-8063
GRASS FED BEEF
SAUNDERS Farm. Order your
side of grass fed beef for deliv-
ery in November or april 845-
424-3150
HAY FOR SALE. GOOD
feed hay for horses and mulch
for erosion control. Saunders
farm 845-424-3150
PUMPKINS GALORE!!
Carving & cooking! Spooky &
decorative squashes, gourds.
big mums $13. Herbs & plants
deer & woodchucks won't eat.
Fresh farm goods at Garrison
Market. Farmstand hours: Th
& Fri 12-6; Sat & Sun 10-5pm
TOTS PARK HALLOWEEN
Costume swap: Until Oct 31st.
Great gently-used costumes
avail for just $5. All proceeds
benefit the park. Email Karen
at totspark@yahoo.com to ar-
range to meet at the park to
swap/buy/donate costumes.
HELP WANTED
DO YOU LOVE SPORTS???
Need work? The PCN&R is
expanding its sports coverage
and seeks freelance reporters
to start immediately. contact
Joe Lindsley at joe@pcnr.com
or 845-265-2468
DRIVERS: CLASS-A DRIV-
ERS, dedicated Positions of-
fering excellent pay, benefits
and Sign-On Bonuses! Weekly
Home Time! Students also
Welcome! We train. Werner
Enterprises recruiters will be
in your area to take applica-
tions/answer questions. Fri-
day, October 9th, 9am-3pm &
Saturday, October 10th, 9am-
3pm. Comfort Inn 5 Lakeside
Rd. Newburgh, NY 12550. Call
Nicky: 1-888-567-4859, x2234
CHILDCARE
COLLEGE PROFESSOR
now a stay at home mom will
do before and after school care
for your children. Snack, so-
cial interaction + play, and
homework time. All day care
upon request. Experienced and
loving. Call Tara at 845-224-
6785
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE
Garrison mother available to
watch your child Mon-Fri,
9-3 call 424-3553
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
MISC
BIJOU GALLERIES LTD
Celebrating 14 years in busi-
ness at 50 Main Street
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LOST & FOUND
LOST CAT: Small female dark
Calico, friendly but skittish,
last seen top of East Mountain
Rd. 265-4011