The
PUTNAM C OUNTY NEWS
CXLIII
No. 37
A Philipstown resident expresses concerns about the proposed closing of the Cold Spring Senior Nutrition Center, which
operates out of the American Legion Hall on Cedar Street. In the background are, from left to right, Philipstown coun-
cilman Richard Shea, Nelsonville Trustee Ande Merante, and Putnam County Legislator Vincent Tamagna.
It’s a Long Way to Putnam Valley
Seniors Lament County Executive’s Budget Cuts
by Annie Chesnut
and Eric Gross
At 11am on Tuesday nearly
50 senior citizens gathered
at Cold Spring’s American
Legion Hall to protest County
Executive Robert Bondi’s
proposal to shutter the Cold
Spring Senior Nutrition Cen-
ter. By closing the center, run
by the Putnam County Office
for the Aging, the county
Dining Out in
Pascal Graff in the dining room of his restaurant, Le
Bouchon Brasserie, in Cold Spring.
A Touch of France
on Main Street
Part of a series on
local eateries
by Annie Chesnut
As Pascal Graff sits sipping
cold café au lait, surrounded
by empty, white-draped café
tables, red walls, and deco-
rative details here and there
that evoke a Parisian bistro,
all that’s really missing is
a black beret, a Gauloise
cigarette smoldering in an
ashtray, and some Edith Piaf
music in the background. Just
then, a robust blonde-haired
woman in a pastel North
Face jacket pokes her head
through the open door and
asks, “Do you serve break-
fast?” The spell is broken,
but not for long.
We a r e s i t t i n g a t L e
Bouchon (“the cork”), at
the corner of Main and Fair
Streets in Cold Spring, and
We are 143 years old but new every Wednesday
www.pcnr.com
could save approximately
$164,000, according to Bondi
who released a $137 million
proposal for the 2010 county
budget last week. The county
executive said Philipstown
seniors will be able to travel
to the Putnam Valley Senior
Center, tucked away in Leon-
ard Wagner Town Park at least
11 miles from the Cold Spring
site. The county legislature
still has to offer its approval
P h i l ip s t ow n
Annie Chesnut
it’s the beginning of another
busy Saturday in town. Pas-
cal seems eager to share
his story with the PCN&R.
Pascal was born and raised
in France, the countryside
of Alsace, to be exact. The
region is as far east as you
can go in France without
crossing over into Germany,
and Switzerland sits just
below it. He was raised on a
farm surrounded by chickens,
pigs, rabbits, vineyards, and
orchards, and along with
his brothers, was drawn to
learning the preparation and
presentation of French foods.
“You know how it is in the
countryside,” he reminisced,
“it’s all about food.”
When Pascal was about
twelve, he told his father
he wanted a moped, and
his father replied that if he
(See Le Bouchon on Page 8)
and RECORDER
of the budget.
More than 400 seniors
attended the Office for the
Aging and Retired Senior
Vo l u n t e e r P r o g r a m ’ s 4 0 t h
annual picnic at Putnam Vet-
erans Memorial Park in Kent
the day after the budget was
released. Though the event
was supposed to be a relaxing
social gathering, it became
an occasion to talk about the
closing of the Cold Spring
Special Board Presents
Plan to Village Board
by Michael Mell
The main event at the Sep-
tember 15 Board meeting was
a formal presentation of the
report submitted by the Spe-
cial Plan Board last week. The
meeting was well attended and
included members of the Spe-
cial Plan Board and its working
groups. Although the written
report covered Dockside and
the Marathon site, Vice Chair
Anne Impellizzeri’s presenta-
tion focused exclusively on
the Marathon Property and
the Possible Uses section of
the report. In her preamble
Impellizzeri emphasized that
“that we are presenting possi-
bilities, not recommendations.”
Our findings are based upon
based upon public meetings,
and written survey results. This
information is then integrated
within the Vision and Goals
statement.
Parking was indicated as a
desirable use by 45% of survey
respondents. Recent events at
Community Day gave lie to
this as a necessary use. The
property was unusable that
day, but the 2,000+ visitors
found parking and the expected
traffic congestion and other at-
tendant problems did not arise.
Citing a previously issued re-
port prepared for Philipstown,
Impellizzeri referred to the
use of the site for parking as
a “mirage.” The written report
describes “remote parking” as
beneficial only at places like
Disneyland where “there is a
compelling reason to forgo the
convenience of a car.” Con-
trary to conventional wisdom,
a parking lot on the Marathon
property may not be likely to
relieve the “parking situation”
especially viewed in light that
parking during Community Day
turned out to be a non-issue.
Seventeen of survey respon-
dents indicated an interest in
Annie Chesnut
senior center.
At the picnic Pat Odell of
Garrison charged that Put-
nam County was headed in
the wrong direction: “We are
going backwards instead of
forward. People on the west-
ern side of our county are
often forgotten about. Put-
nam Valley has a new senior
center, as does Mahopac. Our
senior center is just too small.
(See Seniors on Page 14)
the possibilities for active rec-
reation including a swimming
pool, skate park, skating rink
and track and ball fields and
14% wanted the area preserved
as open space, with no devel-
opment at all.
Moderately priced housing
was identified as “important”
or “very important” more than
any other housing issue. Senior
housing has been identified
by many as a desirable use,
but recent census data shows
that Cold Spring already has
twice the per capita population
of seniors in Putnam County.
To maintain its character,
Impellizzeri suggested that a
“walkable community” would
harmonize well with the rest of
the village. Mixed use develop-
ment, combining commercial
along with residential devel-
opment would also contribute
to allowing “people to work
where they live.” Commercial
space or light industry has
an advantage for possible use
as the site is currently zoned
that way and has historically
been so. Professional offices,
office space, medical facilities,
shops and restaurants could be
established. These uses could
provide local jobs, increase
weekday customers for local
business and contribute to the
tax base.
Residents, public officials
and the owner of the site have
mentioned a community cen-
ter. Impellizzeri suggested,
however, that further analysis
would be needed to determine
who would be served (ie teens,
senior or both) and whether
the site is central enough.
Impellizzeri also discussed
related attendant issues such
as conservation easement (to
preserve existing wooded areas
and views,) the nature of the
streetscape (keeping within
the context of the village) and
traffic routing and control.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Smith Wins Tight Race
by Eric Gross
It went down to the wire!
F o r m e r S o u t h e a s t To w n
Judge James Borkowski was
leading two-term Sheriff Don-
ald Smith in Tuesday’s Re-
publican Primary by 87 votes
with two districts to report.
Those election precincts in
Kent and Patterson made the
d i ff e r e n c e a n d s h e r i ff t h e
eked out a win by a margin
of 169 votes. The tally an-
nounced at Board of Elections
headquarters—Smith-2343,
Borkowski-2174 and
DeStefano-347.
Deputy Elections Commis-
sioner Nancy Quis said 221
Republican absentee ballots
will be counted next week.
Borkowski who spent an
Zoning Workshop Draws 100 Citizens
Property rights dominate residents’ concerns
by Michael Turton
The community room at the
new North Highlands Fire De-
partment fire hall on Fishkill
Road had a lively christening
last night. A packed house of
about 100 residents, mainly
business and property own-
ers along Route 9, peppered
the Philipstown Town Board
with questions regarding the
town’s draft zoning code
Last night’s workshop was
called after business owners
attended a recent Town Board
meeting to air their concerns
over the impact of the pro-
posed new zoning.
In anticipation of a poten-
tially boisterous crowd, dep-
uty supervisor Richard Shea
asked residents who wanted
New Library
for PV Schools?
by Michael Mell
Buried in the Announce-
ments of General Interest
section of the agenda for the
September 10, 2009, Putnam
Valley school board meet-
ing was an item described as
Discussion of Middle School/
High School Building Con-
nector. Seemingly innocu-
ous, this was in reality a full-
scale presentation to the board
proposing creation of a new
middle school/high school
library to be constructed in
the space between the two
existing buildings.
The single-story space would
act as a connector between the
two buildings, combine both
schools’ libraries into one,
and allow consolidation of
district administrative offices
(currently located in space that
was originally designated for
PVHS classrooms) into the
space now occupied by the
high school library. Budgeted
at $3.1 million dollars, the
proposed addition would be
funded from $3.7 million dol-
lars currently in the district’s
unreserved fund.
Assistant Superintendent for
Finance Paul Lee walked the
board through a PowerPoint
presentation that included con-
ceptual drawings of the new
building (prepared by Kaeyer,
Garment, and Davidson Archi-
tects of Mt. Kisco,) how the
proposed new construction
and renovation of existing
buildings tie in with District
Goals (presented earlier in the
meeting), and how the project
would be funded. In addition
to the new building, the project
includes renovations to exist-
(See Library on Page 9)
Philipstown & Putnam Valley
hour at the Board of Elections
waiting for the results was
visibly disappointed when
the final tally was announced
saying only: “It’s too close
to call. I am not conceding
anything tonight.”
In Mahopac at the Italian-
American Social Club, Smith,
his wife Jane and son, Chris-
topher arrived around 11 p.m.
to thunderous applause and
cheers of some 200 well-
wishers who gathered for the
victory party.
Smith asked members of
his staff to join him at the
podium before delivering a
30 minute speech that was
interrupted by a congratula-
tory call from his daughter.
The sheriff apologized for
the late hour: “All I can say
to speak to sign in. Eighteen
residents did so civilly and
addressed a range of issues.
At times some tried to shout
out questions, but supervisor
Bill Mazzuca consistently
responded with “Sign in!” In
the end everyone who signed
in was heard.
Residents’ concerns cen-
tered almost entirely on the
effect of the proposed zon-
ing on their property rights,
including how the zoning
w o u l d a ff e c t t h e v a l u e o f
their property and whether the
new proposals would make it
difficult to grow and develop
their businesses. The propos-
als include multiple overlays
that impose various special
protections on land in Phil-
ipstown: open space, scenic
‘Solar Farms’ in Putnam Valley
by Michael Mell
Dario Gestina, president
of Genergy, made his second
appearance before the Sep-
tember 9, 2009, workshop
meeting of the Putnam Valley
Town Board to discuss de-
velopment of solar power in
Putnam Valley. Genergy is an
energy management company
with offices in Kent Lakes and
Long Island City. A resident
of Putnam Valley, Mr. Gestina
told the board he wanted an-
other opportunity to respond
to community feedback.
During his initial presen-
tation on July 22, 2009, Mr.
Gestina focused on one site
On the (Peekskill Hollow) Road Again
by Michael Mell
Discussion of Peekskill
Hollow Road (PHR) was not
on the Putnam Valley Town
Board’s September 9, 2009,
agenda, but it reared its con-
tentious head anyway, at the
end of the meeting as the
board considered an agenda
for next week’s meeting.
Stirring the pot first was
discussion of a draft letter
from the Town to the County
expressing its desire to have
PHR designated a historic/
scenic byway in a manner
similar to North Salem’s ap-
proach. County legislator
Sam Oliverio has now asked
the board for such a letter on
several occasions, pleading
that he and the Putnam County
Legislature can do nothing
without it. Although the board
is in agreement that the road
should be protected and its
unique character preserved,
the exact wording of this let-
ter has proved a stumbling
Special!
Featuring Tuesday’s
Primary Election Results
Putnam Valley results on page 2
is ‘thank you!’ Thank you
for allowing me to serve as
sheriff for the past 8 years. I
want to thank Patterson and
Southeast; Kent, Carmel, Put-
nam Valley and Philipstown as
well as Cold Spring, Brewster
and Nelsonville.”
The sheriff thanked all the
candidates for running this
year: “Those of you who have
won and others who have the
heartbreak of losing. All I
ask is that you keep the faith
and continue to work for the
people of Putnam County.”
Smith told the audience that
he had faith in the residents
of Putnam County because “I
never dreamed that a nasty
campaign would work. At-
tacking one’s reputation is not
my style nor is it to employ
Bill Mazzuca speaks to the crowd of 100.
ridgeline protection, scenic
protection, watershed, and
the actual zoning districts.
the firm currently owns. Since
then, he informed the board
that Genergy has identified
forty possible sites in Put-
nam Valley, of a total of 120
possible sites in the county.
Gestina is now looking to
involve the owners of identi-
fied sites as well as soliciting
continued municipal support.
Time constraints were not a
part of the July presentation,
but have since become an
issue with regard to fund-
ing. Mr. Gestina informed
the board that the federal
government has $30 million in
loan guarantees available for
alternative energy projects.
Part of the stimulus pack-
block.
Discussion began with a
comment from Councilwom-
an Wendy Whetsel that the
draft letter was exactly what
she thought it should be and
that the board would be able
to move on it. Supervisor Bob
Tendy replied saying, “That’s
funny, because I feel exactly
the opposite.” At issue for Mr.
Tendy is the precise wording
of the letter. “Words have
meanings,” Tendy continued,
“and definitions of certain
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a hired gun.”
Smith said he failed to take
the advice of many support-
ers who urged him to “slug it
out. I did take the advice of
brothers Tom and Al Lotrec-
chiano, the salt of the earth in
Putnam County, who told me
‘don’t do it; be yourself and
you will win.’ They didn’t
tell me how close it would
be,” as the audience erupted
into laughter and applause.
The sheriff also recalled
the words of his late mother,
Marge Smith: “Mom told me
never wrestle with a pig be-
cause you get dirty and the
pig loves it!”
Allegations that the sheriff
made derogatory robo-calls in
the final days of the campaign
(See Primary on Page 2
Joe Lindsley Jr.
Much of the land in Philip-
(See Zoning on Page 2
age, the funding is intended
to improve national security
by reducing dependence on
foreign oil and creating jobs.
“This funding” he reminded
the board, “is made available
on a first come/first served
basis . . . and will not remain
available indefinitely.”
Gestina described a sample
scenario for creation of 200
megawatts of power using
200 net acres. A single site
could be used, or multiple
sites, depending upon techni-
cal and environmental con-
siderations. Power generated
from the panels is DC (di-
rect current), which must be
(See Genergy on Page 13
terms are unclear.” Council-
women Whetsel and Keresey
expressed their frustration
that such a seemingly simple
letter, representing the con-
sensus of the board, cannot be
sent. Their sentiment is that
the precise wording is not as
important as its spirit. Legis-
lators Oliverio and Tamagna
have requested the letter, so
“Why can’t we just write
a letter?” asked Whetsel.
Again, the Supervisor voiced
(See Hollow on Page 9)
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Page 2 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Mark Your Calendar – Meetings This Week
Thursday 9/17
7 PM - Cold Spring Zoning
Board of Appeals
7 PM-PV Board of Ed Business Mtg
7:30 PM - Philipstown Planning
Board
Cold Spring’s Historic Review Board meeting last Wednesday
began with a brief public hearing on whether the West Point
Foundry Preserve should be on the National Register of Historic PRIMARY (Cont’d from front pg.)
Places. Scenic Hudson, which owns the 87-acre property that
includes the Preserve, the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, the were emphatically disputed
Foundry School Museum, and the William Kemble property, by Smith.
has initiated the process. Also at that meeting the proposed The sheriff admitted he made
“bollard” lighting for the Cold Spring waterfront, which seemed one robo-call in Putnam Val-
to have been all but approved, disappeared from the agenda. ley at the request of Putnam
Stay tuned for updates. Valley GOP leaders urging
We hear from the Cold Spring Boat Club that a new Commodore Republicans to get out and vote.
was elected at Tuesday night’s general meeting. Steve Merando However, when questioned
will be succeeded by Roger Chirico, Jr. Since Roger, Sr., is a about alleged calls that per-
previous Commodore, this is the first father-son Commodore sonally attacked his opponent,
relationship of the Boat Club in its 55-year history. Mark Pap- the sheriff said: “In the dirtiest
inella was elected Vice Commodore, and Ed Trimble, Trustee. primary campaign in Putnam
John Pavlik was re-elected Treasurer, as was Josh Habben for history, I have run a clean,
Secretary. Gordon Robertson and Ray Ruckel continue in their direct campaign addressing
terms as trustees. The membership also heard some disturbing the crime rate, the bringing
news about the Boat Club property. The Department of Envi- together of law enforcement,
ronmental Conservation claims to have found coal tar beneath establishing an Emergency Re-
the ground near its clubhouse. Remediation, which could run sponse Team and what my ad-
upwards of 3 million dollars, was discussed. Traffic, air quality, ministration has accomplished
and noise levels would change at the riverfront. Wouldn’t it be to make Putnam County a better
nice if they decided it was unnecessary and better to leave well and safer place to live, work
enough alone? Birthdays this week include Steven Casement, and raise a family.”
Sara Rizzi, Patricia Campbell, Kelly Guinan, Erika Vathke, The sheriff reiterated that he
Jim Greenough, Meghan Flaherty, Tavistock Bade, Aubrey had run “one of the cleanest
Stowell, Timothy Hynes, Stephanie Carrick, Andrew Saran, campaigns in our history in
David Powell, Anthony Savastano III, Ybia Jones, Elizabeth the midst of one of the nastiest
Valenti, and Cathy Greenough. campaigns.”
A Borkowski supporter at
the Board of Elections blamed
the former judge’s loss to the
fact that DeStefano’s name
was on the ballot.
On the eve of the election,
State Supreme Court Justice
Alan Scheinkman rejected a
motion by Borkowski to re-
move the name of DeStefano
from the ballot who withdrew
from the race a week ago.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Friday 9/18
Rosh Hashanah Begins
SATURDAY 9/19
8:45-11:45 AM - PV Bulk Drop Off
SUNDAY 9/20
11 AM - Philipstown N. Highland Fire
District Workshop
DeStefano pulled out of the
race for what he described as
a “major family emergency.”
Attempts to reach the former
candidate were unsuccessful
however, Putnam Elections
Commissioners Robert Bennett
and Anthony Scannapieco said
DeStefano was under investi-
gation for alleged campaign
improprieties. Neither man
said he could elaborate.
Borkowski wanted Repub-
licans to be able to choose
between himself and the sheriff
and charged the third name
would confuse voters.
The judge rejected the mo-
tion citing a New York State
election law that indicates
“any time a vacancy occurs
within seven days before a
primary, that vacancy shall not
be filled and the candidate’s
name shall remain on the ballot
with any and all votes received
counted.”
Commissioners Bennett
and Scannapieco objected to
the motion since they charged
it would take days to make
changes to voting machines
resulting in a $17,000 cost to
Putnam taxpayers.
After the judge ruled,
Borkowski told the Courier
he brought forth the proceeding
because “Mr. DeStefano is no
longer a candidate. I wanted the
Monday 9/21
6 PM - PV Planning Board Mtg
7:30 PM - Nelsonville Village
Monthly Meeting
voters to know that a two-man
race existed for sheriff—noth-
ing more and nothing less.”
Sheriff Smith admitted being
surprised by his opponent’s ac-
tions: “Candidates do strange
things in an attempt to win an
election but my philosophy
has always been: ‘Go to the
people. Let the people decide.
If there are two, three, four
or five people in the race—
that’s doesn’t matter. I want
the people of Putnam County
to be the judge and jury’”.
Attempts to reach Kevin
McConville, the Democratic
challenger in the race were
unsuccessful as messages left
at the candidate’s home were
not returned.
Putnam Valley Results
Six candidates vied for two
seats on the Putnam Valley
Town Board—Republicans
Jacqueline Annabi and Patty
Vi l l a n o v a w e r e v i c t o r i o u s
along with Democrats Chris-
topher Lieberman and Wendy
Whetsel. Annabi received
245 votes; Villanova-226 and
Esther McHenry came in third
with 222 votes. Lieberman
received 231 votes; Whet-
sel-230 votes and the third
Democrat in the race, Samuel
Davis, tallied 104 votes.
Tuesday 9/22 Wednesday 9/23
7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board
7:30 PM - Philipstown Board
Weekly Workshop
Weekly Wkshop
7:30 PM - Village of Cold Spring Planning
Board to discuss the development of a
Planning Board application that would
assist community members in navigating
the planning process.
ZONING (Cont’d from front pg.)
stown would be zoned “rural concern that “steep slope” pro- station and store at the corner of
conservation.” tections would make most of Route 9 and Route 403. “I’ve
Some residents joked they his property unusable were not been coming to meetings for
had won the jackpot, by being directly addressed during the 25 years. I’ve never heard
affected by multiple overlays. meeting. anyone stand up and say ‘We
Joel Russell, the planning Tony Bardes said that the pro- need new zoning’...We want
consultant who has worked with posed zoning would adversely controlled growth but this is
the Town on the Philipstown affect his business. “If I want taking everybody’s property
2020 process, the 2006 Compre- to change businesses or if my rights away” he said.
hensive Plan, and most recently daughter wants to change it (in Throughout the meeting,
the proposed new zoning code, the future), we can’t. Mazzuca, Shea, and Russell
outlined the draft document Joel Russsell countered that stressed that the process has
submitted to the Town Board the new zoning, “does not say been ongoing for some time,
on August 9th. Russell said one that you can only have the busi- that it still has a long way to
of the goals was to ensure that ness you have there now. It can go and that concerns aired at
Route 9 in Philipstown not end be expanded or changed through last night’s meeting would be
up as “one long strip develop- the special permit process.” seriously considered. Mazzuca
ment.” He also outlined what he Immediately, the audience also spoke in favor of holding
sees as the benefits to the new erupted into sustained laughter, another informal workshop
zoning including a streamlined to which Russell and the board prior to beginning the much
permitting process, and a better responded with silence. more formal public hearing
balance between preservation Joe Giachinta owns the gas process.
and development.
Other zones include rural
residential and a small area
on Route 9 near the Dutchess
line for “highway commercial.”
Phil Scott, who owns a thirteen
acre property on the Hudson
River, said
“We have no current plans
to develop…but the thought
of losing all our development
rights has made us extremely
anxious.” Scott was assured by
Town Supervisor Bill Mazzuca
that the effect of the proposed
zoning on Scott’s property
would be re-examined. Scott’s

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IN THE HIGHLANDS
1 Chestnut Street,
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Centering Prayer - 8pm.
Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd
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Renewal Farmers’ Market:
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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 7:30pm
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 7 pm. “Tues-
days w/ Tony” - Discussion
group, 9am.
Tue. Sept. 22 - Fall luncheon
& auction, 11:30-1:30pm.
PHILIPSTOWN
WORSHIP GROUP
Quaker Meeting
(845) 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.
MOTHER LURANA
ADULT SOCIAL DAY
CARE CENTER
Route 9, Garrison, 1/8
mi. N. of 403 Junction
424-3184
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: 10am
Chancel Choir Rehearsal:
Wednesdays 7pm
Office Hours: Tue, Wed &
Thu, 8am-12pm
Food Pantry: Saturdays
9-10am
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.
Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake Sale,
Foodtown, 9:30am-noon
COLD SPRING
BAPTIST CHURCH
(American Baptist
Churches, USA)
Jay Camp
(Interim Pastor)
245 Main St., Cold
Spring
265-2022
Sunday Services, 10:30am
Wednesdays: Prayer- Fel-
lowship time, 7pm
TEMPLE ISRAEL
140 Lake Drive
Lake Peekskill
Rabbi Jeff Cymet
845-528-2305
Shabbat Services: Fridays
8pm; Saturdays 9:15am.
BEACON HEBREW
ALLIANCE
Conservative Synagogue
331 Verplanck Ave.,
Beacon
Rabbi Josh Wohl
Cantor Ellen Gersh
845-831-2012
www.beaconhebrewalliance.org
Fri. night Shabbat services
7:30pm
Sat. morning Shabbat ser-
vices, 9:30am
Check website for religious
school, services, events info
Holy Holiday Hours.
Fri. Sept. 18 - Erev Rosh
Hashanah, 7:30pm
Sat. Sept. 19 - Rosh Hasha-
nah, 9:30am and 6pm
Sun. Sept. 20 - 9:30am,
Immediately followed by
Tashllich.
YORKTOWN JEWISH
CENTER
2966 Crompond Road
Yorktown Heights
914-245-2324
www.
yorktownjewishcenter.
org
Fridays 6:15pm (Standard
time)
Fridays 8pm (Daylight sav-
ings time)
Saturdays 9:15-11:15am
PCNR.com
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
PHILIPSTOWN
REFORM SYNAGOGUE
P.O. Box 94
Cold Spring, NY 10516
T H E H I G H H O LY D AY S
Services led by Can-
torShoshana Lash, Or-
ganist Douglas Keilitz
All Services at St.
Mary’s Parish House
Fri. Sept. 18: Rosh Hashanah
Evening Services, 8pm
Sat. Sept. 19: Rosh Hashanah
Morning Services, 10am
Sun. Sept. 27 : Kol Nidre
Evening Services, 8pm
Mon. Sept. 28: Yom Kippur,
morning services, 10am, dis-
cussion, 1:30pm, afternoon
services, 3:30pm, community
break fast immediately fol-
lowing Afternoon Services
Sat. Oct. 3: Shabbat/Sukkot
services at Surprise Lake
Camp,9:30am, Sukkah Build-
ing by the Lake, 10:30am,
services
For more information call
265-8011 and leave a mes-
sage or e-mail philipstownre-
formsynagogue @gmail.com
REFORM TEMPLE OF
PUTNAM VALLEY
362 Church Road
Putnam Valley
Rabbi Allen Darnov
(845) 528-4774
www.rtpv.org
Shabbat Services: Fridays,
8 p m ; Yo u n g p e o p l e ’ s s e r-
vice- third Friday of the
month, 7pm. Hebrew School,
ages 3+
HISTORIC TOMPKINS
CORNERS UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
729 Peekskill Hollow
Road, Putnam Valley
845-528-5076
www.tompkinschurchny.org
1st Sunday of the month
worship: 2pm
FIRST HEBREW
CONGREGATION OF
PEEKSKILL
1821 Main Street,
Peekskill
914-739-0500
www.firsthebrew.org
sfma@optonline.net
Rabbi Lee Paskind
Services: Sat. 9:30am; Fri.
8pm; Monthly Fri. family
service, 6:30pm
Mahjong - free classes every
Thursday, 7pm, thru Nov 12
Sun. Sept. 27 - Family Hike
through countryside, suits
young children, at Muscoot
Farm, 10am; rsvp 914-293-
7308
Sun. Oct. 18 - Family
hike, suits young children,
Teatown Lake, 12:30pm, rsvp
914-302-7767.
PHILIPSTOWN
WORSHIP GROUP
Quaker Meeting
(845) 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.
Edward Paul Greiff
Edward Paul Greiff, a free-
lance reporter for the PCN&R
who covered events primarily
in Putnam Valley, died on
September 8, 2009. He was
77 years old.
Ed’s friend, Andrew J. Pow-
ers, of Mahopac, offered these
reflections on Ed’s life:
I first met Ed circa 1997
at the Olympic Diner in Ma-
hopac. Always the optimist,
he saw only the good in peo-
ple (he always said that he
could not afford the luxury
of a negative thought) At
the time Ed was a Director
with the City of New York
Department of Environmen-
tal Protection Management
Information Systems and
resided in an apartment in
Mahopac. Although Ed was
skilled in culinary art, as a
widower he preferred not to
dine alone and spent much
of his free time in the diner,
where he would pass the hours
chatting with friends. Ed was
always eager to give his time
to help people and to share his
experiences and knowledge.
His breadth of experience
as both an entrepreneur and
project systems analyst for
such organizations as Bunker
Ramos, the Wallace family
(founders of Readers Digest),
and Maryknoll Fathers pro-
vided a logical series of steps
required to provide a solution
to a vast range of business
and life situations.
Ed was grateful to have
lived a full life. He would
share how as a boy his fam-
ily had a summer home near
Shark River, NJ, where he
loved to swim, spend time
on the beach and sail. But
life was far from easy for Ed.
After he married the girl of his
dreams, Catherine LaRussell,
whom he met while working
as a fitness instructor at the
Greenwich YMCA, they were
blessed with a daughter, Ja-
nis, whom he loved dearly.
However his wife was plagued
by illness including terminal
cancer, leaving him a widower
Putnam Service Network
Holds Awards Breakfast
Mark your calendars now
for Wednesday, September
30, at 9am, when the Putnam
Community Service Network
holds its Twenty-fourth An-
n u a l Aw a r d s B r e a k f a s t a t
Clearpool Education Center
in Carmel.
The Putnam Community
Service Network, an affili-
ation of public and private
not-for-profit human service
providers, will be recogniz-
ing community volunteers,
professionals, and organi -
zations that have made a
d i ff e r e n c e i n t h e l i v e s o f
others through their accom-
plishments in human services
and/or community services
in Putnam County.
The award categories in-
clude public service-individ-
“May it be Thy
will, O Lord,
Our God, to
grant us a year
that is good and
sweet.”
Jewish prayer
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Obituaries
in 1991. During that time
Ed was driving home from
NYC when he experienced
his first heart attack and ulti-
mately underwent open-heart
surgery. Most of his money
went to pay medical debts,
leaving very little for him-
self, and he lived in a small
apartment in Mahopac, which
tragically burned down one
night, leaving him homeless,
with all of his personal effects
destroyed. Fortunately, one
of his many friends found
him a place in Putnam Val-
ley where he dedicated the
remaining years of his life
to serving the community as
a freelance reporter for the
PCN&R.
As a photojournalist he
would take hundreds of pho-
tos at events that he covered
and then spend untold hours
editing the photos and making
collages for his stories. His
photos always brought out
the best in Putnam Valley,
especially its youth, and all
of his stories were intended
to present the positive side
of life.
Surviving Ed are his daugh-
ter Janis and son-in-law Gerry
Carrick, grandchildren Jes-
sica, Stephanie, and Daniel
Edward, residing in Hopewell
Junction, as well as his brother
Paul and family Lorraine,
Gregory, Pam, and Andrea,
who reside in Wayland, MA.
A memorial was held on
S u n d a y, S e p t e m b e r 1 3 , a t
McHoul Funeral Home on
Route 82 in Hopewell Junc-
tion.
ual, distinguished service-
individual and organization,
volunteer service, profes-
sional career recognition,
excellence in communica-
tions, outstanding service,
community service network-
ing, and a youth award.
For further information
or for invitations, please
contact Marjorie Keith, Cor-
nell Cooperative Extension
of Putnam County at 845-
278-6738.
Walter Richard Waage
Walter Richard Waage, 75,
died peacefully at home on
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. He
was a resident of Garrison
from 1974 to 1998, and a
resident of Cold Spring the
last 11 years.
Born on Sept. 23, 1933, he
was the son of Norwegian im-
migrants, the late Conrad and
Margaret Waage. He served
in the U.S. Army and was
employed in quality control
for Xerox Corp. and Universal
Voltronics.
Jews Throughout the World
Celebrate High Holy Days
by Eric Gross
Jews throughout the world
celebrate the High Holy Days
this weekend with Rosh Ha-
shanah—the Jewish New
Year—on Sept. 19 and 20.
The holidays culminate the
f o l l o w i n g M o n d a y, S e p t .
28,with Yom Kippur, the Day
of Atonement.
Last Sunday a Jewish New
Year Fair took place in Put-
nam County at the Carmel
Veterans Hall.
The fair was sponsored by
Chabad of Putnam and con-
sisted of a hands-on Shofar
factory, a beekeeping dem-
onstration, holiday arts and
crafts, and challah making,
as well as a High Holiday
Judaica gift shop.
Rabbi Avi Korer, who intro-
duced Putnam to the Chabad
movement, told the PCN&R
attendees not only learned
about the shofar but had an
opportunity to create their
own from an authentic ram’s
horn. The rabbi explained
the shofar is traditionally
sounded at the conclusion of
morning services: “A ram’s
An Anniversary Celebrated
at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown celebrated
the 5th anniversary of Rev. Leslie Mott's pastorate there
in a recent service. Shown in photo are Parish Associates
the Rev. Susan Lunning and Rev. Dr. Kirk Bingaman with
Rev. Leslie Mott.
Page 3
He is survived by wife
Solveig (Sunny), son Richard
Waage and his wife Lori of
Bloomingburg, NY; daughter
Karin and son-in-law Henry
Tomasuolo of Northborough,
MA; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
on Sept. 15 at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be
made to Putnam Valley Adult
Day Services, 117 Town Park
L a n e , P u t n a m Va l l e y, N Y
10579.
horn that makes a trumpet-like
sound, the shofar is intended
as a wake-up call to prepare
for the holidays.”
Attendees also learned
about curing, measuring, saw-
ing, drilling, and polishing
the shofar.
Charlie Ghook of the Green
Chimneys Farm and Wildlife
Center was in attendance to
discuss honeybees and how
the nectar is extracted from
hives. Children also had an
opportunity to make their own
challah— bread that is eaten
around the holidays. Rabbi
Korer said challah symbol-
izes the “eternal cycle of
life. Challah is traditionally
dipped in honey symbolizing
the hopes for a sweet New
Year. The same is done with
apples which are made even
sweeter with the addition of
honey.”
High Holy Days services
are scheduled at synagogues
throughout the county this
weekend as well as at Putnam
Chabad, which will conduct
its blessings at the Putnam
Veterans Hall in Carmel.
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ONGOING:
Cold Spring Farmers’ Market,
Saturdays through Thanks-
giving, 8:30am-1:30pm,
at The Nest, Chestnut St.
Putnam Valley Farmers’ Mar-
kets: Fridays, 3-7pm, Tomp-
kins Cnrs Methodist Church,
outdoors, 729 Peekskill Hol-
low Rd. June 19-Oct. 9 ALSO
Wednesdays, 3-7pm at Putnam
Valley Grange, Adams Cnrs,
128 Mill St. Indoor/Outdoor,
year round.845-528-0066
Historic Walking Tours of Cold
Spring conducted by volun-
teers from Putnam County
Historical Society, Sundays
at 2pm, free, meet at foot of
Main St.; through early Nov.
THIS WEEK:
Fri/Sat Sept. 18/19 - Philip-
stown Garden Club flower show,
open to public for viewing from
2-4 on Fri and 10:30-5 on Sat,
Desmond-Fish Library
Sat. Sept. 19: Tots Park Jam-
boree: 4-6pm at McConville
Park. Bring a picnic blanket and
enjoy some live music while you
help raise funds for the park.
Suggested donation: $20/family.
Sat. Sept. 19 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! What Henry Saw &
More w/ historian Ray Phillips.
Part of the Hudson River Valley
Ramble.10am, Ft. Montgomery
Visitors’ Center, 2 hrs., Moder-
ate. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358
Sat. Sept. 19 - Family History
Fair, 10am-3pm, free classes,
lectures, info booth re building
your family tree. Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 801
Kitchawan Rd., Ossining. www.
familyhistory.dreamhosters.
com, 914-736-1791
Sat. Sept. 19 - Jazz Vespers
w/ renowned jazz musicians,
5:30pm, free, First Presbyterian
Church, 10 Academy St. Cold
Spring, 265-3220.
Sat. Sept. 19: Tots Park Jambo-
ree: 4-6pm at McConville Park
Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy
some live music while you help
raise funds for the park. Sug-
gested donation: $20/family.
Sun. Sept. 20 - Concert: Jason
Cutmore, piano, playing Al-
beniz, de Severac and Schubert.
4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration, 45 Market St., CS,
park at Metro-North station.
Sun. Sept. 20 - Walkabout at
Tilly Foster Farm. Guided his-
torical tours, 1pm. Reservations
rec, space ltd. 845-279-4474,
www.tillyfosterfarm.org.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Sun/Thu Sept. 20/24 - Philip-
stown Seniors trip to Wildwood,
NJ, 5 days/4 nights, visit At-
lantic City, winery tour, Cape
May boardwalk & boat cruises.
$379 incl. 3 dinners/4bfasts.
Eileen, 265-5098.
Mon. Sept. 21 - 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.
Tue. Sept. 22 - Plant One On Me:
learn about frontage plantings
with Keep Putnam Beautiful.
7-8:30pm, Cornerstone Park
Bldg, Fair St/Rt 52, Carmel.
845-278-61030, x 43155.
Tue. Sept. 22 - Fall luncheon
& auction, Grace Methodist
Church, 337 Peekskill Hollow
Road, Putnam Valley. 11:30-
1:30pm. Sandwiches, salad bar
& desserts. $7/lunch; $3/auction
bids. 845-526-3788.
Tue. Sept. 22 - Highland Gar-
den Club mtg; guest speaker
Jean McMurray on “Knowing,
Showing & Growing Herbs.”
1 p m , B u t t e r f i e l d L i b r a r y.
Tue. Sept. 22 - Holistic moms
program w/ author & life coach
Joanna Francis. 7-9pm, Des-
mond-Fish Library. www.ho-
listicmoms.org
COMING UP:
Thu. Sept. 24 - Cold Spring
Chamber of Commerce wine &
food tasting mixer, 6pm, But-
terfield Library, $15 members.
chamberdirector@gmail.com
Sat. Sept. 26 - Constitution
Island Family Day, 10am-3pm.
Exhibits, demos, birds of prey,
horse & wagon rides, boat rides,
Rev. War Trail walks. Shuttle
runs from south end of Metro-
North CS parking lot. 845-446-
8676, www.constitutionisland.
org
Sat. Sept. 26 - 32nd Annual
Harvest Festival. Over 30 craft
vendors, farmers’ market, chil-
dren’s activities, pumpkin paint-
ing & entertainment along Main
St, Cold Spring. 10am-5pm.
Rain or shine, severe weather
will move indoors. www.cold-
springchamber.com or 265-3200
Sat. Sept. 26 - Free concert by
West Point Band at Putnam Val-
ley HS, 7:30pm. www.pvcsd.org
Fri/Sat Sept. 26/27 - Open Stu-
dios, Beacon, www.beaconarts.
org for more details
Sun. Sept. 27 - Fall foliage
cruise aboard The Commander w/
Jim Witt, raise funds for Hope
for Youth Foundation. 12:30-
3:30pm, dep.s from Peekskill.
$35p/p, $10/children under 12.
845-265-2010 or witt@best-
web.net
Wed. Sept. 30 - Senior Roast
Beef Dinner and Bingo, Phil-
ipstown Community Center,
Noon - 3pm. Free. Philipstown
residents only.Res. required by
Sept. 28. 424-4618.
Fri. Oct. 2 - HH Land Trust’s
20th Anniversary Celebration
Dinner, The Garrison, 6:30pm.
Tickets call 424-3358, www.
hhlt.org.
www.pcnr.com
Fri. Oct. 2 - Philipstown Rec pro-
vides transportation to Golden
Idol Senior Vocal Competition
Event, Westchester County Ctr,
White Plains, 2-5pm. Res. req’d.
Info about participation, call
Margaret, 424-4618.
Fri/Sat Oct 2/3 - Oktoberfest,
in celebration of the Feast of
the Holy Angel, Our Lady
of Loretto, 5-10pm. German
food, beer, Italian ices, more.
Children’s games, dunk tank,
live entertainment and gaming
wheels. 265-3718
Sat. Oct. 3 - Haldane School
Fdn. Benefit to Support En-
vironmental Studies, 5-8pm.
Gynwood Center, Tickets $50
before Sept. 30, $60 after. Tick-
ets: Haldane School Foundation,
PO Box 364, Cold Spring NY
10516 or Eugenie@amartcon-
servation.com.
Sun. Oct. 4 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Fire on the Moun-
tain w/ Jordan Dale. Bring a
bag lunch. Meet: 10am. Sur-
prise Lake Camp Main Bldg.
4 hrs, difficult.: www.hhlt.org,
424-3358
Sun. Oct. 4 - Sunset Series:
Readings at Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration. Poet Edwin Torres.
4pm, wine & cheese reception
follows. Free, park at Metro-
North station.
Fri. Oct. 9 - VA Hudson Valley
Health Care System Veterans
Job Fair, 11am-3pm, Castle
Point, Route 9D. Meet employ-
ers, service orgs, etc. Bring
several copies of resume and
discharge papers.
Sat. Oct. 10 - Sustainable Put- Thu. Oct. 15 - Philipstown Sun. Oct. 18 - Philipstown Dem-
nam Workshop: Water Wisdom/ Seniors River Rose Cruise & ocrats Annual Fall fundraiser
Protect Drinking & Surface River Grill Luncheon. Lunch at the Lane Gate Rd home of
Water, sponsored by Cornell & cruise the Hudson. $45 mem- Libby Healey, 3-6pm, $25p/p.
Coop Extension. Putnam County bers/$50 non members. Eileen, Reservations and info 265-3508
Emergency Training Ctr., Don 265-5098. or 424-3456.
Smith Campus, 112 Old Route
6, Carmel. www.cce.cornell. Fri/Sun Oct. 16/17/18 - Phil- Mon. Oct. 19 - Flu Shot clinic
edu/Putnam or 845-278-6738. ipstown Recreation Dept’s spons. by Health Dept. 2-6:30pm,
Annual Haunted House.Young Garrison Fire House. Bring proof
Sat. Oct. 10 - HH Land Trust Children’s Fun House - Sat, of age & Putnam Cty residency.
Take-a-Hike! Fall Foliage & 5-6:30pm; Sun, 3-4:30pm. Hor- $20; free for those over 60.
Tree ID w/ arborist Lew King- ror House - Fri/Sat, 7-10pm; 278-6130.
sley. 9am, Garrison Train Sta- Sun. 5-80pm. Children under
tion Parking Lot, 2 hrs., easy/ 12 and Seniors, $4, Adults, $6 Fri. Oct. 23 - HH Land Trust
family-friendly/no strollers. Take-a-Hike! Spooky - Not
www.hhlt.org, 424-3358 Sat. Oct. 17 - Jazz Vespers Scary: Stories on the Hudson
w/ renowned jazz musicians, w/ Storyteller Jonathan Kruk.
Sat. Oct. 10 - The Old Road 5:30pm, free, First Presbyterian 5pm Little Stony Point Park
Society of Philipstown Annual Church, 10 Academy St. Cold bridge, Cold Spring. 1 hr., easy/
Membership Meeting in the Spring, 265-3220.. family-friendly www.hhlt.org,
lower fields at Saunders Farm, 424-3358
853 Old Albany Post Road in Sun. Oct. 18: Book party to
cooperation with Collaborative celebrate The Colorman, a novel The Putnam County News &
Concepts art installation. 1pm. by Erika Wood, Butterfield Li- Recorder is happy to announce
Bring a picnic lunch or snack brary 4-6pm. 265-3040. your event. A complete list-
and a blanket. ing of Coming Events are on
Sun. Oct. 18 - Walkabout at Tilly our website at www.pcnr.com.
Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake sale, spon- Foster Farm. Guided historical To send your listing: PCN&R,
sored by South Highland UM tours, 1pm. Reservations rec, PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY
Church, 9:30am-noon, in front space ltd. 845-279-4474, www. 10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail,
of Foodtown tillyfosterfarm.org. editor@pcnr.com.
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
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. Register at Active.com. See
www.HudsonHighlandsTriath-
lon.org for info. 845-803-4145.

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,
10 am. Reg req’d
Mondays: - Writing Clubs:
grades 6 thru 12 at3pm,
grades 3/5 at 4pm (filled),
through Nov. 2.
Wed. Sept. 16 - Defensive
Driving Course, 6-9pm, $40
Sat. Sept. 19 - CPR for teens,
10am, $35
Mon. Sept. 21-Introduction
to Computers, 10 am. Reg.
req’d
Mon, Sept. 21-Learn CPR,
6pm; Reg. req’d
Tu e . S e p t . 2 2 - H i g h l a n d
Garden Club meeting, 1pm
PUTNAM COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
& FOUNDRY SCHOOL
MUSEUM
63 Chestnut St., Cold
Spring
845-265-4010
www.pchs-fsm.org
M u s e u m h o u r s : We d - S u n ,
11am-5pm
PUTNAM ARTS
COUNCIL
Tilly Foster Farm
100 Route 312
Brewster
845-278-0230
www.putnamartscouncil.com
Art Classes for All Ages
begin Sept. 22 – ongoing thru
Fall: pottery, watercolors,
oils, chine colle, etc.
Sun. Sept. 20 - Free indie
film screening of Constitu-
tion Island:American Land-
mark, noon.
DESMOND-FISH
LIBRARY
Route 9D & 403, Garrison
845-424-3020
http://dfl.highlands.com
Hours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pm
Tue & Thu 2-9pm;
Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-5
Fri/Sat Sept 18/19 - Philip-
stown Garden Club Flower
S h o w, o p e n t o p u b l i c f o r
viewing 2-5 on Fri, 10:30-
5 on Sat.
Tue. Sept. 22 - Holistic moms
program w/ author & life
coach Joanna Francis. 7-9pm,
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
CONSTITUTION
ISLAND
West Point, NY
845-446-8676
www.constitutionisland.org
P ublic to urs throu gh S e p -
tember, Wed & Thu at 1 and
2pm, leaving fm South Dock
at West Pt. Res. req’d.
Sat. Sept. 26 - Family Day,
10am-3pm, exhibits, demos,
boat rides, trail walks, house
tours; depart fm CS Metro-
North parking lot
MANITOGA/THE
RUSSEL WRIGHT
DESIGN CENTER
Route 9D, Garrison
(845) 424-3812
russelwrightcenter.org
Tours on selected weekdays;
every weekend at 11am and
1:30pm, res. a must. Grounds
open for hiking all year.
Sun. Sept. 20 - Hudson River
Ramble, 2-4pm, hike to Lost
Pond. $10 admission sup-
ports trail maintenance.
Sun. Oct. 4 - 10th Annual
Russel Wright Award Lun-
cheon & Benefit Auction.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
GARRISON ART PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT
CENTER THEATRE
Garrison’s Landing Depot Square, Garrison’s
845-424-3960 Landing
garrisonartcenter.org philipstowndepottheatre.org
info@garrisonartcenter.org 845-424-3900
Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun Fri. Sept. 25 - Depot Docs
12-5pm Sons of Cuba, 7:30pm
Through Sept. 27 - Work
by Susan English, Jerry BOSCOBEL
G r e t z i n g e r, To m H o l m e s , Route 9D, Garrison
845-265-3638
and Jaanika Peerna.
www.boscobel.org
Opendaily except Tues.,
PARAMOUNT CENTER 9:30am-5pm,last tour
1008 Brown Street, 4pm
Peekskill $16/adults, $12/seniors,
914-739-2333 $7/children, 6-14, under
tickets@paramountcenter.org 6/free
FILM: In The Loop, Sept. Grounds only $12
11,12 at 8pm, (through 9/7)
Wed. Sept. 16 - Los Lobos, Sun. Sept. 20 - Horse &
8pm Carriage Day, 12-4pm
FILM: Food, Inc. , Sept. 18,
STONECROP GARDENS
19 at 8pm, Sept. 20 at 3pm,
81 Stonecrop Lane
Sept. 24 at 8pm
Cold Spring
845-265-2000
VAN BRUNT GALLERY www.stonecrop.org
137 Main St.. Beacon Mon–Fri, plus 1st &
(845) 838-2995 3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm;
www.vanbruntgallery.com also open Fri. until
Thu/Mon 11am-6pm dusk through Oct 2; $5/
Thrugh Sept. 24: Exhibit: members - no charge
Peter Bynum Sat. Sept. 19 - Tea in the
Garden - self guided tours,
exhibits, refreshments,
CHAPEL OF OUR LADY 10am-5pm, $5, members free
RESTORATION
45 Market St., Sun. Sept. 20 - Garden Con-
Cold Spring servancy Open Day, 10am-
845-265-5537 5pm, $5; free for members
www.chapelofourlady.com & GC ticket holders
Sun. Sept. 20 - Concert: Tue. Sept. 22 - Guided Gar-
Jason Cutmore, piano, play- den Tour - Dahlias, 6-7pm,
ing Albeniz, de Severac and $10/members - no charge
Schubert. 4pm, free.
TILLY FOSTER FARM
COUNTY PLAYERS,
MUSEUM
100 Route 312, Brewster
(845) 279-4474
INC.
2681 West Main Street Open every day, 10am-4pm
Wappingers Falls www.tillyfosterfarm.org
(845) 298-1491 Sat. Sept. 18 - one-day ex-
www.countyplayers.org hibit of Peter Max paintings
Through Sept. 26 - The Im- Sat/Sun Sept. 18/19 - Brew-
portance of Being Earnest, ster Flower Garden Show,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8, PAC Building 8
M a t i n e e o n S u n . 2 0 o n l y, Sun. Sept. 20 - Walkabout
at 2pm. historic tour, 1pm
Hold the Reins: It’s Horse and Carriage Day at Boscobel
Hay in the air, a distinctive
clip-clopping sound, plus a
few whinnies here and there
must mean only one thing:
it’s Horse & Carriage Day at
Boscobel House & Gardens.
Bring the whole family at
noon on Sunday, September
20, and enjoy afternoon full
of enjoyable activities.
The horse-drawn carriage
was the principal mode of
We s t P o i n t B a n d i n F re e C o n t e m p o r a r y C o u n t r y
Concert at PV High School Paintings at RiverWinds
Bring your patriotic hearts
to hear marches, the Armed
Forces Service Medley, and
some of the greatest classical
and wind band literature of all
time. The oldest premier band
in the U.S. Army, the West
Point Band, will perform a
free concert at on Saturday,
September 26 at 7:30pm at
Putnam Valley High School,
146 Peekskill Hollow Road.
The West Point Band per-
forms concerts, ceremonies,
and at athletic events for
the U.S. Corps of Cadets. It
can also be heard around the
Greater Hudson Valley area,
the New York City area, and
throughout the United States
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
transportation in the early
1 9 t h c e n t u r y, s o i t ’ s o n l y
fitting that Boscobel, a 19th
century Federal-style house
museum, would once again
host The Mid-Hudson Driv-
ing Association’s parade of
antique horse-drawn vehicles,
complete with riders clad in
era costumes.
Included in the price of
grounds admission, Horse &
of America. Over the band's
192-year history, it has per-
formed for numerous U.S.
Presidents, Heads of State, and
foreign dignitaries. The West
Point Band recruits musicians
from top conservatories and
schools of music. The West
Point Band has performed in
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center,
the Saratoga Performing Arts
Center, and at Tanglewood.
The West Point Band is regu-
larly invited to participate in
high-profile events around the
Northeastern United States.
In April 2009, the West Point
Band performed the National
Anthem at the first home game
in the new Yankees Stadium.
The West Point Band also
participated in a number of
events commemorating the
quadricentennial of the ex-
ploration of the Hudson River
in 2009.
The band's most recent
CD, Music Under the Stars,
is a studio recreation of the
outdoor summer concerts to
which so many Hudson Valley
residents are treated each year.
Visit the West Point Band at
www.westpoint.edu/band to
check the concert schedule,
download music from the
Listening Room, sign-up for
the Sounds from the Hudson
email newsletter, and check
for available music vacancies.
For concert and ticket in-
formation, please call 845-
526-7847, extension 1369.
This performance is free and
open to the public.
Carriage Day guests will enjoy
a day filled with activities.
From narrators describing the
parade participants as they
drive by, competitions where
carriages must negotiate an
obstacle course to horse-
drawn wagon rides around
beautiful Boscobel, there's
something for everyone. New
attractions this year include
horseshoe pitching and an
River Valley by Robert Ferrucci
Beacon’s RiverWinds Gal-
lery presents Contemporary
Country paintings by Robert
Ferrucci. Ferrucci’s paintings
depict America's land, barns,
farms, and the serenity of
country living with a con-
temporary flair. Influenced
by the vanishing open spaces,
his paintings are filled with
muted and vivid colors, dif-
fused images, bold central
Explore Colors and Patterns in
Butterfield Mosaic Workshop
Explore color, pattern, and
design with instructor Luanne
Morse while learning about
the ancient art of mosaic at
the Butterfield Library. The
six-week workshop is for
adults, teens, and ‘tweens
and will be held on Wednes-
days at 3:30pm beginning on
September 23.
The workshop will utilize
both conventional and un-
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Charles T. Lyle, II
artist offering (at a nominal
fee) amazing face and body
art for the kids. There will
be a refreshment stand where
visitors can purchase food
and drinks. Horsing around
begins at noon and continues
through 4pm.
For more information, visit
www.Boscobel.org or phone
265-3638.
images, and a primitive sim-
plicity. The show runs through
October 5.
Ferrucci captures peace,
and serenity mixed with
strong landscapes, old homes
and barns, and faded images
of fields and mountains. He
puts part of himself in his
paintings as influenced by 45
years of formal education, a
lifetime of painting experi-
ence, and experimentation.
"I like to paint in a way
that will allow others to see
and feel some of what I see.
It's an American style of the
strength of the land, a child
-like innocence and the bold
country life,” says Ferrucci.
The gallery is located at
172 Main Street in Beacon.
Gallery hours are Wednesday
- Monday, 12-6pm and 9pm
on Second Saturday. 845-
838-2880 www.riverwinds-
gallery.com
conventional applications of
mosaics to ready-made ob-
jects using pieces of ceramic,
colored glass, and more. The
rich global history of mosaics
will be explored and partici-
pants will create their own
one- of-a-kind objects d'art.
Registration is required;
visit www.butterfieldlibrary.
org or call 265-3040 for more
information.
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Letters
Keep Senior
Center Open
To The Editor:
By now all the seniors in
the Cold Spring/Philipstown
area have received a phone
call from me to reassure them
that I am doing everything I
can to restore the nutrition
program that is so vital to our
community. To even consider
eliminating these services
to our seniors is a bad pro-
posal. We not only need to
maintain these services but
also provide an enhanced
facility to fill our seniors’
requirements.
I recognize the importance
and value of these programs
to serve the health, nutrition-
al, and socialization needs of
our seniors. I strongly oppose
eliminating any services and
I will be strongly advocat-
ing for the restoration of the
nutrition program.
Seniors have always been
a priority in Putnam County.
Do not panic. I want to assure
all our seniors that Putnam
County will continue to de-
liver all the programs and
services to meet your needs.
Vincent Tamagna
Putnam County Legislator
D i s t r i c t #1
Sign the Petition
To the Editor:
News that County Execu-
tive Robert Bondi is calling
for closing the Philipstown
Senior Center and the elimi-
nation of Friday trolley ser-
vice in Cold Spring, in next
year’s budget, is distressing
to say the least. Along with
the recent decision by the
County Board of Elections to
consolidate Village and Town
polling places these proposed
cuts reinforce the sentiments
held by many western Put-
nam County residents that
they receive less in County
programs and benefits than
other parts of the County.
A few weeks ago Phil-
ipstown, Cold Spring and
Nelsonville discovered that
a number of election polling
places had been combined
without the knowledge or
consultation of these mu-
nicipalities. The result of
this consolidation will be to
decrease the ease of voting
due to inconvenient location,
lack of adequate parking, and
the likelihood of long waiting
lines to vote. That the County
Board of Elections made this
move in contradiction to state
election law that requires
them to consult with Towns
and Villages when designat-
ing polling places, and that
this move acts against one
of the main purposes of the
Election Board- to promote
voter participation, adds to
this feeling of alienation
from County government.
Closing the Philipstown
Senior Center is not an ac-
ceptable way to balance the
County Budget. Philipstown,
Cold Spring, and Nelsonville
actually need more invest-
ment in senior programs,
not less. The County spends
$175,000 for the Philipstown
program, half the cost of
p r o g r a m s i n o t h e r To w n s .
This becomes even more of a
bargain for the County when
considering the cost of the
building used to house the
Philipstown program. The
$1000 per month rental fee
comes in at a fraction of the
$5 - $8 million cost of other
County senior centers.
At the same time, according
to the 2000 US Census, Cold
Spring has proportionately
twice as many seniors as
Putnam County overall- 19%
versus 9.5%. Busing local
seniors to Putnam Valley, a
close to 2 hour round trip,
just does not make sense,
either by a fiscal calculation
or one based on fairness.
In the coming weeks the
Vi l l a g e s o f C o l d S p r i n g
and Nelsonville, the Town
of Philipstown, our local
C o u n t y L e g i s l a t o r, Vi n n i e
Ta m a g n a , a n d c o n c e r n e d
residents will be working
to ensure that this move to
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
to the
cut vital services to western
Putnam residents is stopped
by the County Legislature. I
believe that the Legislature
understands the importance
of providing basic County
services to all parts of Put-
nam and will restore both
these programs to the County
budget and common sense to
governing.
You can help by signing
the petition now circulating
to “Save the Philipstown
Friendship/Nutrition Cen-
ter” (to do so, stop by the
American Legion Hall, Cedar
Street, any weekday between
11am and 2pm to do so), or
by contacting the County
Legislature at 225-8690, and/
or the County Executive at
225-3641 x. 49200.
Seth Gallagher
Mayor
Village of Cold Spring
Have a Heart,
Mr. Bondi
Letter sent to County Ex-
ecutive Bondi and cc’d to
Legislator Vinny Tamagna,
reprinted at the request of
the author
Dear Mr. Bondi:
I moved to Western Putnam
County because of the “qual-
ity of life” - and because as
I aged I could walk to any
services I needed.
Now I am a senior—a law-
abiding, taxpaying, commu-
nity-contributing senior—
and now, as taxes go up and
services go down, why in the
world would I or any of my
peers want to be here?
I sincerely hope that this
proposal is simply a “straw
man” to be part of a politi-
cal negotiation based on the
all-too-frequent strategies
of fear and disinformation.
But, in case you are serious,
where is your heart for the
constituents who keep elect-
ing you?
Kindly rethink this un-
fair, unkind, and thoughtless
proposal.
Sara Dulaney
Cold Spring
Teachers’ Union:
Still the Champ
To the Editor:
The Haldane Board of Edu-
cation and the teachers’ union
have signed a 2-year contract
with a 3 percent increase
each year. Just in a nick of
time before the school year
begins, and at least it is
only 3 percent and not 10
percent—merely a cost of
living increase. Quotes in last
week’s newspaper indicate
everyone is satisfied so we
can all go back to sleep or
focus on other matters.
If I may resume my role
of solitary worm in the com-
munity apple, what I see is
failure dressed up nicely as
success. The expression I
have heard at least a dozen
times over the past year is
“never let a recession go
to waste.” In troubled eco-
nomic times like these, the
mighty, impregnable teach-
ers’ union could have been
challenged and the outcome
could have been more fa-
vorable to wallet-emptied
taxpayers, including those
who feel my letters to this
newspaper speak for them.
Who are these people? Some
are parents with children in
Haldane who feel they can-
not speak out (guess why).
Some have suffered job loss
or had their pay cut. Some
are doing their job plus those
of two others who were laid
o ff . S o m e h a v e s o l d t h e i r
home and left.
It pains me to write this
because I am sympathetic to
the union movement. If you
h a v e f o rg o t t e n w h y w o r k -
ing people need unions, put
Matewan on the top of your
Netflix queue for a refresher
course. Blue-color unions
and management in private
enterprise can tussle until
they reach their agreement,
and if as a result, the price
of Chevy goes up too much,
Please include your phone number for verification purposes.
Editor
I am free to spend my mon-
ey elsewhere. Not so with
the white-collar teachers’
u n i o n . We a r e s t u c k w i t h
them. Worse, they have al-
most everyone in their back
pocket from our state legis-
lature down to, well, many
readers of this letter.
We depend on the Haldane
Board to treat the union as an
adversary, not an old chum.
Put differently, like China,
not England. The Haldane
Board no doubt did not want
this to drag on like Gar-
rison’s 2-year sleep walk
and the union probably real-
ized this. Here are two fair
ques tions . Wh y didn’ t the
Haldane Board demand a
zero increase? Why didn’t
t h e u n i o n o ff e r z e r o a s a
gesture to the community in
these trying times, especially
with the contract length only
2 years and the economy
likely to improve?
In my view, we are fortu-
nate to have Dave Merandy
and Michael Junjulas as se-
nior members of the Haldane
Board. Not only do I trust
them, but I genuinely like
them from afar. In this ne-
gotiation, however, I think
they were played, and if not,
they fell into group-think,
which often happens when
independent thinkers get
committee-ized. It’s hap-
pened to me at times.
There is no pretending.
The teachers’ union won
and taxpayers lost—again.
Here is the never-changing
motto of Haldane teachers
and their union: “Welcome
to the machine.”
Joseph Barbaro
Cold Spring
Zoning Away
Family Businesses
To the Editor:
Small businesses are the
backbone of this country
and like many of the small
family owned businesses in
this country I do not have a
retirement plan. Small busi-
ness owners generally work
all our lives, as hard as we
can, and in this economy, as
many hours a week as we can,
to try and make ends meet.
The proposed zoning laws
are changing my property
from 1 acre zoning to 5 acre
zoning. Add on the new pro-
p o s e d s c e n i c o v e r l a y, a n d
it changes to 10 acre zon-
ing. With the current zon-
ing I have the right to put
over 12 houses on my land.
With the proposed zoning, I
might be lucky to be able to
put two houses on it. If this
new zoning law is passed,
it will devalue my property
tremendously.
I have operated my auto re-
pair business for more than 20
years. If this zoning passes, I
will never be able to expand
or improve my business. I
will have a hard time selling
the residential part to come
up with the working capital
to improve the front of my
business.
This new plan’s main goal
to try and improve the look
of Route 9 and try to make it
greener, will actually, in my
case, almost guarantee that:
1) There will always be
an auto repair shop on my
property, because if someone
d o e s b u y i t s o m e d a y, a n d
wants to run a LESS “un-
desirable looking business”
(i.e., landscaping, florist,
etc.) they won’t be able to.
2) If I wanted to expand
and improve my office area,
or expand my building space
allowing more vehicles to
be kept inside, out of sight,
and upgrade my landscaping,
I couldn’t. (So how does
this new plan help make my
property more attractive to
the community? It doesn’t.)
If the true goal is to have
a nicer, greener more scenic
Route 9 and Philipstown,
it seems to me that instead
of trying to out zone the
businesses and the property
owners from utilizing 100
percent of their property, it
would have a good chance
of reaching that goal if the
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town were to adopt a plan
that would give property
owners and business owners
an incentive to put in nicer
landscaping, better looking
setbacks, less unsightly site
plans, etc. in exchange for a
more lenient and swifter pro-
cess to develop and improve
their land. If it is cost effec-
tive, most business owners
would be more than happy
to sacrifice parts of their
sight plan or downsize to
help accomplish the goals of
the new comprehensive plan.
We all want a nicer, greener
Philipstown. We rely on the
sale of our property that
we have put our life’s work
into, to retire on and to pass
on to our children and our
children’s children, just as
my father and his father did
for me. This new proposed
z o n i n g p l a n w i l l N O T a c-
complish its goal to make
this town greener, but WILL
succeed in wiping out many
hard-working families’ re-
tirements.
George Marden
Philipstown
Changes in
Zoning Code
To the Editor:
For those interested in
changes that may result from
the proposed new zoning
code, it is recommended that
the zoning code imposed by
the State of New York in the
creation of the Adirondack
State Park be reviewed, as
well as an article entitled
“The Taking Issue,” written
by Berle and Butzle, two
attorneys concerned with
environmental issues.
Anne Nichter
Philipstown
Double Talk
To the Editor:
Tom Rolston, in last week’s
Perspectives, attacked Coun-
cilman Richard Shea, ac-
cusing Mr. Shea of not sup-
porting small businesses.
Mr. Rolston suggested that
proposed zoning revisions
will all but destroy Philip-
stown’s small business com-
m u n i t y. O f c o u r s e , t h i s i s
baseless, like much of Mr.
Rolston’s hit-and-run piece.
The zoning revisions are
not yet law, and in the very
same issue of the PCN&R,
Councilman Shea was quoted
in a front page article saying
that business owners “have
valid concerns...I guaran-
tee you that there will be
changes to this document.”
Mr. Rolston fails to mention
that Councilman Shea’s day
job is operating a successful
small construction business
based in Philipstown.
But Mr. Rolston doesn’t
stop at insulting the cre-
dentials and credibility of
a single hard-working mem-
ber of our community. Mr.
Rolston goes on:
“So I raise a glass to the
true workers in the labor
movement. Men and women
with no unions to protect
their butts...”
A m a z i n g l y, M r. R o l s t o n
doesn’t believe that cops,
firefighters, nurses, teach-
ers, janitors, auto workers,
carpenters, etc., are “true
workers in the labor move-
ment” because they are mem-
bers of unions. Mr. Rolston,
please, read some history.
Unions were created because
owners of businesses, big
and small, were brutalizing
workers. Unions in America
led to the labor laws that
make our country a model of
good business practices and
ethical treatment of workers
around the world.
B u t t o M r. R o l s t o n , t h e
police and firefighters who
keep us safe, the nurses and
teachers who nurture our
kids, the millions of labor-
ers who toil to build this
nation’s infrastructure and
keep it running—those folks
aren’t “true workers.” So who
are the “true workers”? Mr.
Rolston’s answer: “Small
Business Operators.” We all
PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516
email: editor@pcnr.com
know that “operators” is a
fancy term for “owners.”
In Mr. Rolston’s mind, the
“true workers” are the own-
ers. I think I have heard
enough double-talk from Mr.
Rolston.
John Plummer
Cold Spring
Dog Days
To the Editor:
Trustee Miller makes ex-
cellent points in her letter on
“Etiquette Tips for Dog Own-
ers” (PCN&R, September 2,
2009), and it is good to see
the Village Board looking at
this issue. It is important for
all dog owners to be good
neighbors and abide by the
rules noted in the letter. The
Board looking into the costs
of placing signs, and waste
disposal bags around the
village will go a long way in
helping reinforce the rules.
With respect to the leash
laws that are referenced, I
agree wholeheartedly on the
importance of keeping all
dogs—even those that are
otherwise well behaved—on
a leash at all times while in
the village. This is an im-
portant safety consideration
that must be observed by all.
However, I also believe the
lack of any space in our vil-
lage to allow dogs the oppor-
tunity for off-leash exercise
is an area of concern - in
particular for those that do
not have large, fenced yards.
One way that other munici-
palities have dealt with this,
while not compromising on
the need for leash laws, is
through the establishment
of dog runs. According the
American Kennel Club: “A
dog park is a public park,
typically fenced, where
people and their dogs can
play together. Similarly, a
dog run is a smaller fenced
area, created for the same
use, that is often located
within an existing park. As
the names imply, these places
offer dogs off-leash play
areas where their owners
can enjoy a park-like setting
and the chance to socialize
with other canines and their
owners.” The AKC goes on
to describe the benefits of
establishing a dog run, in-
cluding: allowing dogs to
exercise and socialize safely,
promoting responsible dog
ownership, and promoting
p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y.
(For further information, see:
www.akc.org/canine_legis -
lation/dogpark.cfm
A s t h e Tr u s t e e s a n d t h e
Special Board consider the
future of our village, includ-
ing uses of village land such
as Dockside, the feasibility
of establishing a small dog
run within a park should be
considered as a way to al-
low our four legged friends
to safely exercise off-leash
while at the same time re-
inforcing the need to adhere
to leash laws in the rest of
the village.
In the current economic
environment, cost would cer-
tainly need to be considered.
In the spirit of public-private
partnership, I am sure there
are many other dog owners
in the village who would
support options for privately
raising funds to cover many
of these costs—similar to
the successful partnership
between the village and the
users of the Tiny Tots Park.
Such a park, combined
with the efforts the Board
are exploring, as well as the
existing generosity of many
Main Street residents and
merchants who provide water
dishes and outdoor seating
for patrons, would reinforce
the image of Cold Spring
as a dog-friendly village -
something that would benefit
residents and no doubt attract
more dog-owning visitors
(and their wallets) to our
Main Street.
Tom Campanile
Cold Spring
Uncivil Response to
Town Halls
To the Editor:
The discourse over the
health care debate has eroded
into an uncivil response from
those in power who see fit to
exercise the supreme author-
ity of the federal government.
The MSM and our elected
officials in Washington are
fanning the flames of dis-
content with their slurs and
dismissive tone towards a
growing mass of individuals
who have awakened from
their lives to finally act and
voice their displeasure with
the process that is unfolding
before their eyes.
The shortcomings of our
health care system are well
known but mostly overplayed
in order to sway public opin-
ion through fear and emo-
tion. We don’t hear about the
greatness of our system. We
have the best medical care in
the world. The proof is that
people from all over the world
come here for treatments.
We h a v e t h e b e s t m e d i c a l
training in the world with the
best research. 85% of Ameri-
cans are satisfied with their
coverage. Life span, infant
mortality rates, responsive-
ness, and the widest array of
services are a testament to
our system. Why aren’t we
building on this? Targeted
reform is sufficient to curb
the injustices and provide
better access to the under-
served. The private sector
can accomplish this with
help from charities.
The over 1000 page HR
3200 does not build on the
success of the present system.
Instead, it seeks to corral
the American public into
a narrowly defined set of
formulas designated by a
Health Care Commissioner
aimed at equalizing every-
one’s coverage and access.
What if I don’t want or need
all the coverage dictated by
the bureaucracy? What if my
company self insures, uses a
third party administrator, and
offers a plethora of cover-
(See Letters on Page 7)

Candidate Platforms
Betty
Budney
Candidate,
Philipstown Town Board
I am a Democrat with the
endorsement of the Inde-
pendence Party seeking a
sixth term on the Philipstown
Town Board. Born and raised
in Philipstown, I can trace my
family ancestry here to the
1700s. My husband Mackey
and I live on Church Street
in the village of Cold Spring.
We are the proud parents of
three daughters, Cathy Gre-
enough of Cold Spring, Mary
Jo Knapp of Fishkill, and
Denise Brewer of Brewster.
We have five grandchildren,
eight great grandchildren
and three great great grand-
children. I am a retiree from
Grand Union after 35 years
of service with experience
as a bookkeeper and various
managerial positions.
I am a member of the Board
of Directors and past Presi-
dent of the Cold Spring Lions
Club. At Christmas time, I
chair the annual Children’s
Wish List and Food Baskets,
a Lions program. I am a
member of the Putnam Coun-
ty Historical Society and
F oundry S c h o o l M u s eum,
t h e C h a p e l o f O u r L a d y,
the Cold Spring Chamber of
Commerce, the Constitution
Island Association and the
Putnam County Cemetery
C ommittee , a n d ch air the
annual local Daffodil Fes-
tival, an American Cancer
Society fundraiser.
I was the first woman elect-
ed to the Philipstown Town
Board. I serve on the Town
Highway, Signs and Streets,
and Finance committees. I
a m t h e To w n ’ s l i a i s o n t o
the Village of Cold Spring,
Putnam County’s Recycling
and Cemetery Committees.
As Town Councilwoman,
I initiated and carried out
several major assignments.
I c h a i r e d t h e E m e rg e n c y
911 project which entailed
not only drafting the leg-
islation but helping with
the installation of new road
signs and the numbering and
street identification of all
the town’s travel ways for
accurate identification of a
residence for the response
of emergency service per-
sonnel.
My persistence over the
years, contacting state of-
ficials, attending meetings
and speaking at a state hear-
ing helped in convincing the
state to begin paying taxes
in 2007 on state-owned land
here in Philipstown.
I have chaired the Town
Wide Clean Up since its in-
ception and the Abandoned
Cemetery Project to address
t h e o v e rg r o w n v e g e t a t i o n
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and the removal of fallen
trees, physically working
at the sites. I oversee the
Town’s Recycling Program
and the maintenance of the
Town’s cemeteries.
I chair the education por-
tion of the Storm Water Man-
agement Program and am
presently chairing a com-
mittee that will be educating
the citizens of Philipstown
about the upcoming 2 0 1 0
Census.
In seeking re-election as
Councilwoman, I see several
issues I view as important
and plan to keep focus-
ing on. Open government
- the continuation of ap-
pointments to town boards,
committees and the Town’s
salaried staff based on ex-
pertise and knowledge, not
party affiliation, a policy I
proposed - Encourage more
citizen participation for ad-
dressing concerns and de-
veloping solutions for an
improved and well balanced
community - Keeping taxes
as low as possible and still
being able to maintain the
To w n ‘ s b u s i n e s s - I n s u r e
clean drinking water and a
safe environment through
storm water management
practices, - The safety of
all town roads is a priority -
Partnering with the villages
of Cold Spring and Nelson-
ville, Putnam County and
neighboring municipalities
for the sharing of resources
and in delivery of services to
help toward savings for the
taxpayers - Upgrading of the
Town’s Recycling Program
- Continue renovation of the
Town Hall and Recreation
Center for greater energy
efficiency - Encourage small
businesses to locate in the
town to improve the tax
base - Preserve the Town‘s
rural character, open space,
and scenic beauty for future
generations to enjoy.
My business experience,
my wide participation in
community activities, and
my years of service as Town
Councilwoman give me the
experience and knowledge
needed to represent the
people of Philipstown. My
motto is and always will be
“Working with and for the
people.”
Please vote for me on Tues-
day, November 3rd.
Richard
Shea
Candidate,
Philipstown Supervisor
I am Richard Shea and I
am running for Philipstown
Supervisor. For those of you
who follow Town govern-
ment, you probably know
I’m a longtime member of the
Town Board and I make my
living running a small con-
struction company. For those
of you who don’t, please let
me introduce myself and tell
you what I have been doing
as an elected official for the
past eight years.
I was born in Cold Spring,
the son of Patricia Lahey
Shea and the late Philip Shea.
My five brothers and I at-
tended Our Lady of Loretto
School and Haldane High
School. I attended the State
University at Morrisville and
Fredonia State University,
where I earned a degree in
Natural Resources Conser-
vation. My wife Karen also
grew up in Philipstown, our
son and two stepchildren all
have gone to Haldane.
My career in public service
began 24 years ago as the
caretaker at Little Stony
Point. People couldn’t use
the park, because of a failing
pedestrian access bridge. I
worked with many elected
state officials to replace the
bridge, which allowed the
reopening of our waterfront
treasure.
Looking back, that was
when my personal interest
in the political process was
awakened. I say awakened,
because my family has a long
history of service to Philip-
stown. My family has lived
here for over two hundred
years. Sheas and Laheys
have served as Supervisors
and Judges throughout Phil-
ipstown’s history. The work
they did in their time helped
assure the incredible qual-
ity of life that we all enjoy
here today. That was a big
part of the responsibility I
accepted when I was elected
t o t h e To w n B o a r d a n d I
have taken it seriously every
day since.
In the eight years that I
have had the privilege of
serving the people of Philip-
stown, I have worked hard to
save taxpayers money while
providing the highest level
of services. In my first year
on the Board I conducted a
comprehensive review of
a l l To w n I n s u r a n c e p o l i -
cies. The process resulted
in a savings of over one
million dollars. I reviewed
service contracts, looking
for redundancies and saved
thousands of dollars in test-
ing and water service fees. I
took on the job of rebuilding
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
the Garrison Water District
and with our Highway Su-
perintendent Roger Chirico,
worked in-house and saved
the taxpayers $800,000.
Last year I ran the project
to replace the aging, inef-
ficient boiler at Town Hall
and insulate the attic. This
cut our oil usage 45% in
one year. I also oversaw the
Town Hall roof replacement
and painting. All of this was
done without spending one
d i m e o f t a x p a y e r m o n e y.
How? I teamed up with our
Town Clerk, Tina Merando,
to write grants bringing in
$250,000.These paid for
all work on Town Hall and
helped build the new road at
our recreation center.
I love this town. Everyone
who lives here knows we
live in a very special place.
Our greatest challenge is to
keep it that way. Last year
I wrote a grant to conduct
groundwater testing and an
aquifer study, to ensure the
quality of our drinking water.
A year before that, I blocked
the construction of a black-
top recycling plant through
decisive action when it was
on the verge of being built.
I initiated the purchase of
wind power for our munici-
pal electrical use.
All this time, I have had
a g r e a t m e n t o r i n To w n
Supervisor Bill Mazzuca.
I have learned just about
everything I know about
running a meeting from Bill,
and have marveled at how
he manages people.
This election is about the
future. If I am elected Su-
pervisor I will continue to
keep taxes low and keep the
quality of life in Philipstown
high. I will welcome public
discussions on the proposed
new zoning bylaws, which
will complete a process our
community started ten years
ago with the Philipstown
2020 project. I will improve
our aging building infra-
structure and lower energy
consumption.
I will do my utmost to
ensure the common wealth
of this town: clean air and
water, safe roads, prosperous
businesses, and a healthy
next generation. The people
of Philipstown are our num-
ber one asset; together we
will protect that asset. Please
vote for me on November 3.
Bondi Abandons Cold Spring Seniors
I read with despair the front
page article in the Septem-
ber 9 issue in which County
Executive Robert Bondi has
proposed closing the Senior
Center on Cedar Street in
SID
GIBSON
Cold Spring and cutting other
“quality of life discretionary
programs.” He went on to say,
“Philipstown seniors will be
able to “receive services at
t h e P u t n a m Va l l e y S e n i o r
Center,” more than 11 miles
away from the one in Cold
Spring.
Those are long and convo-
luted 11 miles. The center is
located on Oscawana Lake
Road in Town Park, nestled in
the far corner of the park—not
particularly an ideal location
to lure potential seniors. First
and foremost, if Mr. Bondi
succeeds, he must assure that
the Office of Aging, under the
long-time supervision of Bill
Huestis, will supply buses
to and from the PV Center
as they do for residents of
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LETTERS (Cont’d from pg. 6)
age options from which to
choose? What if I only desire
catastrophic insurance and
am able to pay for routine
services on my own? Read
carefully, HR 3200 sunsets
all non-conforming plans in 5
years. There are many other
surprises buried in there.
The reasonable person will
quickly surmise that it is not
about health care. Rather, it
is about control.
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T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Perspectives
Putnam Valley.
Eric Gross (author of “Se-
nior Center Could Close”)
and I attended the “Grand”
Opening of the Putnam Val-
ley Senior Center. We both
heard in Mr. Bondi’s remarks
that the center was highly
influenced by a small group
of Putnam Valley seniors (a
club) deeply entrenched in a
community of 10,000 people.
I don’t know about Eric, but
I scratched my head as a resi-
dent of Philipstown, wonder-
ing WHY this center was not
closer to senior living areas,
particularly Cold Spring.
I was at the Putnam Valley
Senior Center since incep-
tion, working as a volunteer
for RSVP (Retired Seniors
Volunteer Program) as a rep-
resentative of the SeniorNet
Computer Learning Center,
designed for seniors over the
age of 50. While there were a
number of programs (exercise,
arts and crafts, shopping,
outreach, etc.) at the Center,
its main mission was that of
a nutritional center, where
wholesome and healthy meals
were served for lunch for
a requested contribution of
$2.50 per meal.
For those who lament that
t h e o p p o s i t i o n i s n o t p r e-
senting any solutions may
I direct your attention to
HR 3400? Wait, that one is
pigeon-holed in subcommit-
tee and has not seen the light
of day, due to our esteemed
Speaker.
Insurance companies are
n o t g r e e d y. T h e y e m p l o y
people like you and me trying
to make a living. They are for
the submission—not even
for spelling errors.
Candidates may write no
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Editor per month, and none
in the two editions prior to
the election.
All other material from
candidates must be in the
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restrictions.
The PCN&R will ask
questions of all candidates
for office and will publish
their answers in an Election
Special that will run in the
week preceding the Novem-
ber election (the October
28 issue).
As of May 2009, the aver-
age number of meals served
was approximately 35 (I per-
sonally checked the sign-ins
whenever I was there), while
the capacity was well in ex-
cess of 100. I too had great
difficulties attracting new
students for our computer
training program. Just look
at the PCN&R map of areas
covered and it is obvious that
the low density of population
in Putnam Valley is not the
ideal meeting place for both
Philipstown and Putnam Val-
ley. The squeaky-wheel pre-
vailed and Mr. Bondi folded
under the pressure.
Now, he leaves our Cold
Spring seniors flat. For those
who would be willing to drive
on their own, they will enjoy
a scenic ride, but a difficult
ride. I did it 3 times a week
for 2 years from Garrison (7
miles) and it’s no fun.
In contrast, the sister Senior
Center located at the William
Koehler Senior Center ser-
vices more than 100 residents
of Mahopac and Carmel with
a number of senior living
pockets throughout the area.
Many of its members live
on a fixed income, so the
profit and have a fiduciary
responsibility to their share
holders. There is no moral
dilemma between capitalism
and medicine. Health care
professionals need to eat,
too. The Tea-Party protest-
ers are not mobsters, Nazis,
Fox News puppets, or shills
for the special interests. Just
look at them, nary a Brooks
Brothers outfit among them.
Sure, some of them have
short haircuts and are angry,
but I saw a lot of minorities
there also.
P l e a s e l i s t e n t o u s . We
mostly want to go on liv-
ing our lives, serving our
families and communities,
not overwhelmed by the
ever growing monster on
the Potomac.
Dave Drotar
Garrison
A Government
Monopoly
To the Editor:
Once again, I’ve had to
listen to the dubious compari-
son between a government-
run health plan and the U.S.
Postal Service as evidence
that both public and pri-
vate insurance options can
happily co-exist in healthy
competition. FedEx and UPS
Page 7
nutritional program is a big
hit—if one cannot afford the
requested donation, they give
what they can.
So, Mr. Bondi, why are you
abandoning Philipstown, Cold
Spring in particular, from its
need for these services?
Give us a better reason that
the trite excuse of “Budget”
constrictions. Find a way to
support our needs. Keep the
Cold Spring Senior Center
o p e n a n d s e e k e m e rg e n c y
funds to expand the facility
and fulfill our needs. Our
seniors deserve more.
Sid and his wife, Stacey, are
22-year Garrison residents.
Retired from senior manage-
ment positions for the past 10
years, he spent the last four
years as a volunteer with
the Retired Seniors Volunteer
Program (RSVP)  of Putnam
County. His most recent as-
signment was as Coordina-
tor and Instructor of the Se-
niorNet Computer Learning
Center at the Putnam Valley
Senior Center. In 2006 he
was awarded the Governor’s
Humanitarian Certificate for
his work in Putnam County.
are doing just fine, they say,
and they compete with the
post office.
This time it was my own
Congressman, John Hall, who
ap p ar en tly d o es n ’ t r ealize
that only the USPS is al-
lowed to put its materials in
his mailbox. UPS and FedEx
have to leave their packages
on your porch, under a bush
or come back some other time.
In fact the post office is
also the only entity that can
deliver letters that aren’t
“extremely-urgent” – in prac-
tice defined by cost relative
to what the USPS charges for
its priority service.
And who gets to decide
whether the USPS should
have competition? Congress
has left that up to the USPS
itself.
So, the post office might
actually be the perfect ex-
ample of what a government
insurance option might be
like: a monopoly that gets
to pick which services it
and its competitors will be
allowed to provide and how
m u c h t h a t c a n c h a rg e a n d
that delivers sub-par service
especially for procedures
that are “extremely urgent.”
Thanks for clearing that
up, Mr. Hall.
Jarred Buchanan
Shrub Oak
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Le BOUCHON (Cont’d from front pg.)
worked to save the money
they would put it away for
him. Pascal began working
in a local restaurant two
days a week in order to get
that moped, and a career was
born. He started as a full-
time apprentice when he was
14. The program was very
formalized: three months of
restaurant work followed
by two months culinary
s c hool—fo r s i x y e a r s . All
of the restaurant owners in
France are required to teach
their trade to apprentices and
Pascal worked in a number
of places, learning different
techniques and approaches to
food wherever he went. Pas-
cal came to the US—North-
ern California—in 1994 and
started work in a Sausalito
pub. The economy was not
good and Pascal was “not
impressed,” having worked
seasonally in fine European
restaurants in Switzerland,
Austria, Germany, and Hun-
gary. He headed to Miami and
worked in a country club, but
ended up returning to France
for a few years. When one
of his brothers asked him to
help with a new restaurant in
New York City he returned to
the US, and eventually ended
up in Cold Spring in 2002.
The colorful 100+-year-old
building where Le Bouchon
is located has had a check-
ered history. According to
Pascal, it belonged to an
artist for a long time, but in
the ‘70s became a restaurant
location, where a series of
eateries never seemed to last
too long. Pascal recalled
how friends warned him that
the building had a bad busi-
ness history. “People would
tell me, ‘You’re crazy, this
building is cursed!’ but I had
already signed the lease so
there was nothing to do. I
was lucky,” he concluded,
“business has been good.”
Pascal credits much of
his success to simple cus-
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Parking Issues Occupy the Cold Spring Board, Again
by Michael Mell fine, with a doubling of the parking and so the proposed they want for the future of
fine if not paid within 30 days. decrease in that fine would the village; inventories of
Chief among the agenda Payment made after 60 days have financial repercussions. what exists at present; and
items for the September 8 incurs a tripling of the fine Costello felt that the current the current draft vision and
monthly meeting, and ahead plus a surcharge. The board $45 fee for parking over the goals statement.”
of the various regular re- appeared to favor the latter line was “too steep,” but that The Village Board did not
ports, was further discussion approach, but questioned the the others were appropriate. request analysis, and the re-
of parking fees in the village. length of time before penal- The result of the discussion port, essentially a collection
Previously explored at the ties accrued. between the board and Justice of facts, does not provide any.
last board workshop meeting The Mayor asked whether a Costello was a consensus that More detailed analysis will,
(as well as a number of other shorter time frame would be the revised schedule of fines, however, be incorporated into
times at village meetings over more effective. Judge Costel- combined with multiplication the final Comprehensive Plan.
the past few years), no spe- lo offered that too short a of the fine amount for non- What the report does provide
cific action was taken at that period is inappropriate and payment, would be the most for each of the two areas is:
time. Village Justice Thomas that “people need time to effective approach. The board background and history, de-
Costello was present to offer respond.” Gallagher contin- did not, however, discuss any scription of geography and
his opinion and comments on ued, asking whether a shorter specific action. environment, adjacent areas,
the proposed new fees. period might increase the rate The monthly report by Mike and possible uses that would
Mayor Gallagher began of payment. Justice Costello Armstrong, chair of the Spe- mesh with the goals of the
with a brief description of responded that, “it is hard to cial Board Comprehensive Comprehensive Plan.
the board’s reasons for ad- tell.” He continued, saying, Plan/Local Waterfront Revi- In other matters, the board
justing the fees and payment “most people coming before talization Plan, included pre- heard or received reports from
schedule. Of primary con- [him] insist the ticket was sentation of a separate written the village accountant, build-
cer n w as b o ar d co n s en s u s issued in error;” the implica- report to the board. Entitled ing and fire inspector, police
that many parking fees are tion being that people with Marathon and Foundry Ridge department, water and sewer
disproportionate to the in- this attitude will be disin- Site and Dockside Site, the department, recreation com-
fraction and that violators clined to pay, regardless of report was requested by the mission, and the chamber of
are not motivated to pay the the time frame. He agreed Village Board some months commerce and fire company
fines in a timely manner, if with the mayor, however, that ago to assist in its plans for liaisons. The board approved
Annie Chesnut at all. The proposed schedule a follow-through procedure development of these areas. a letter to the NYS Office of
Le Bouchon is located in a corner building at Main and Fair Streets. The historic decreases most fines for low must be established and that At the time, the request for Parks, Recreation and His-
residence has housed a number of restaurants since the 1970s and was once thought to level violations, such as park- new software being employed an interim report was deemed toric Preservation, in support
be “cursed” because none of the businesses lasted long. ing in a “No Parking” zone or by the court will help. inappropriate by certain of Scenic Hudson’s applica-
parking “over the line.” Fines Regarding the new soft- Special Board members and tion to place the West Point
t o m e r l o y a l t y. “ I h a v e r e - noir (a black blood sausage) fering with customers is the for more egregious violations, ware, Mayor Gallagher asked contributed to the resigna- Foundry Site on the Register
ally loyal customers, mostly with mashed potatoes, as well steak with French fries. “We
such as blocking a driveway how the new system was work- tions of some members. The of Historic Places. The board
local—Peekskill, Garrison, as the baby octopus or the use only Angus steak,” he and parking in a fire zone, ing. Justice Costello replied 25-page report was given to also approved a request for
Fishkill—and I have the mussels. He has thirteen or so emphasized, “and everyone
were increased. At the previ- that, minor glitches aside, the board members but no formal an easement by the owner of
most splendid r e s t a u r a n t r e- loves it.” ous workshop, discussion of system was working well. He presentation was made at the 144 Main Street. Granting
staff—all of views and “ev- Asked about desserts, Pas- the window for payment of meeting.
them have been “You know ery single one cal replied that they make a fines and schedule of pen-
expects the last of the bugs
to be worked out before the The village is currently
of the easement will allow
correction of roof drainage
here at least five how it is in the talks about the few special ones, including alties for non-payment was end of the month. The new negotiating a use and main- problems that negatively af-
years. That’s French fries an apple tart, but, in truth,
the best fea- countryside,” and the mus- people are ordering fewer
inconclusive and prompted
tabling of the discussion until
software system will not, it
appears, increase the appli-
tenance agreement with the
state for Dockside, and en-
fect the adjacent firehouse.
The easement will also allow
ture over here. Pascal sels.” Pascal desserts. “I think these days the Village Justice could be cation of civil penalties for tertaining a rezoning request access for future maintenance.
You know, ob- is proud that [both for health and financial
viously if you
reminisced. the fries (pom- reasons] they indulge less,”
consulted. unpaid violations. Justice by the owner of the Marathon A scheduled presentation
Justice Thomas Costello did Costello informed the board property. Provided within the by County Legislator Vincent
want a grand “It’s all about mes frites) are he said, adding that in this not offer specific comment that before civil penalties can context of the Comprehensive Tamagna was not made, as
restaurant ex-
perience, you
food.” freshly made at
Le Bouchon,
economy business is down
by about twenty customers
on the proposed schedule be assessed there must be Plan being developed by the he was detained in legisla-
one w ay or the other, nor three open violations within Special Board, the informa- tive meetings. The essence
go into the but laments the a week, “just like every- was he willing to make any an 18-month period. The im- tion contained in the report is of his report, however, was
city with all fact that not where else.” He also noted
decisions for the board. He pression given by the Justice “essentially descriptive, not made by Mayor Gallagher
the ‘tralala,’ everyone cares that Le Bouchon sells much did, however, describe two was that this was a rare oc- prescriptive.” The introduc- who informed the board that
but this is more like a good about these details. He is also more wine by the glass now
basic approaches. Croton-on- currence. In response to Gal- tion goes on to state, “What we the county has voted $7,500
neighborhood bistro where very fond of Le Bouchon’s than by the bottle, but that Hudson requires payment of lagher’s request for specific provide here are possibilities, to fund weekend garbage col-
people know everybody.” e s c a rg o t s ( s n a i l s ) a n d t h e in a suburban location that
a flat fee with a $10 penalty comments overall, the Justice not recommendations.” The lection in the village.
Pascal comes in to eat on delicate garlic butter sauce is often the case, anyway added after 10 days. Fishkill offered that the bulk of tick- report’s findings are based
Sunday with his family. His that makes them so special. “because they have to drive.”
requires payment of the stated ets issued are for over-time upon: “what people have said
favorite dishes are boudin The most popular menu of-

LIBRARY (Cont’d from front pg.)
ing adjacent spaces, renovation
of the high school library space
to house the district administra-
tive offices and furnishings for
all of the spaces. Repeatedly
highlighted in Mr. Lee’s pre-
sentation was the contention
that the project “wouldn’t cost
taxpayers anything.”
Not all those in attendance
were so sanguine about the
project in general, or about its
ostensible tax neutrality. Town
Board Trustee Eugene Yetter,
who is also a district parent,
asked the board to consider this
project in the context of other
priorities for the district. “It
is a great idea” he said, “but
might not the board consider
using available monies for other
priorities, like lowering taxes?”
Mr. Yetter continued, saying
“. . . a new building is being
considered and yet the school
budget keeps increasing.”
Yetter peppered Mr. Lee with
pointed questions about op-
erating expenses for the new
building. Lee maintained that
the geothermal heating/cooling
system had sufficient capacity
to accommodate the approxi-
mately 6,000 square-foot con-
nector building, and that only
a small increase in electrical
costs for lighting would result.
Mr. Yetter did not seem com-
pletely satisfied with the lack
of specific answers, and closed
his remarks, saying, “You don’t
get nothing for nothing.” Other
public comment did not focus
on the cost of the project but
on the mixing of different age
groups—potentially combin-
ing pre-teen 5th graders with
17-and 18-year-old 12th grad-
ers—that would necessarily
occur under the proposed plan.
Subsequent to the meet-
ing, the PCN&R spoke with
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t D r. M a r c
Space about the project.
PCN&R: Can you give us some
background?
Dr. Space: Some years prior
to my arrival at Putnam Valley,
the middle school librarian
position was eliminated. When
I began [here] many parents
expressed their concern to me
about the lack of a middle
school librarian as well as the
physical state of the library.
The existing middle school
library is more of a corridor,
with distractions from persons
passing by and no real privacy.
PCN&R: The agenda described
only a connection between the
two buildings, but discussion
of a new library was clearly
the focus of the presentation.
Which came first?
Space: The library has always
been the prime issue. First
and foremost is the students’
education and that they have
access to a library. Connection
of the two buildings was an
unintended benefit.
PCN&R: When did consider-
ation of some specific action
begin?
Space: It’s been percolating
for about a year. I first raised
it after the budget passed last
spring, at the end of the school
year. The plans shown by Paul
[Assistant Superintendent for
Finance] Lee at the last meet-
ing were first presented and
discussed at the August 2009
board retreat. Last week was
the first time the idea had been
presented to the public. We
plan future discussions to get
a sense of community support.
PCN&R: The plan described
by Mr. Lee also includes renova-
tion of the existing high school
library as a central location
for district administrative of-
fices. Are you concerned this
may give some appearance of
misguided priorities?
Space: Actually, I would be
just as happy if nothing were
done about the administrative
spaces. The problem with our
current spaces is that there is
no privacy, so that if I were
having a confidential meet-
ing with a teacher or parent,
it would easily be heard in the
break room next door.
PCN&R: If the middle/high
school library connector was
built but the administrative
spaces were not moved, what
would happen to the existing
high school library space?
Space: I have been in prelimi-
nary discussions with certain
groups who might be interested
in leasing the space. At this
point I don’t want to iden-
tify anyone specifically, but
BOCES is always looking for
additional space. Some local
colleges have also expressed
an interest.
PCN&R: What are your
thoughts about Town Board
Trustee Yetter’s comment that
the money might be better used
to reduce taxes?
Space: I really hadn’t thought
about it. This is a project that
could be undertaken by the
district with monies earmarked
for student education which
would be tax neutral. Of course,
if community support is not
forthcoming, then we would
have to reevaluate.
The next meeting of the
P V C S D s c h o o l b o a rd i s
September 17, 2009, at 7pm.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
HOLLOW (Cont’d from front pg.)
his concern about precise
w o r d i n g . “ We d o n ’ t k n o w
who will define the terms,”
said Tendy, “and that could
turn the Town’s wishes and
desires on its head.”
Of specific concern to Mr.
Tendy are the county’s plans
for the stretch of PHR between
Adams Corners and Oregon
Corners. While legislators
Oliverio and Tamagna have
reassured Putnam Valley that
previous county plans have
been abandoned, Supervisor
Tendy insisted that “people”
have told him the opposite.
At past meetings, Mr. Tendy
has said that the county no
longer has any plans for that
section of the road and that
residents should be reassured
(in that regard.) Something
has clearly changed Tendy’s
mind, although he declined to
be specific about his sources
of information.
“What bothers me most,”
said Mr. Tendy, “is that the
county is saying one thing
to some and the opposite to
others.” None on the board
disagreed with this assess-
ment nor voiced any opinion
about the connection of the
two issues made by Tendy.
Whetsel and Keresey, how-
ever, held fast to their posi-
tion that a letter should be
sent to the county anyway.
Trustee Robert Cinque sug-
gested that a new draft letter
be composed for consider-
ation at the next meeting,
and this appears to be the
path the board will take.
Throughout the discussion,
resident Victor Tiship, who
has been in the forefront of
the vocal movement to protect
and preserve PHR, repeatedly
asked permission to com-
ment, but was curtly denied
by Tendy, who insisted that
“this is a workshop meeting
where the board works on
things.” Mr. Tendy continued,
saying, “this will be on the
agenda next week and people
can make comments then.”
Prior to this dustup, the
board moved through a short
agenda, beginning with au-
thorization for the District
Clerk to issue bids for dis-
trict garbage pickup and a
transfer station. Supervisor
Tendy was ready to call a
vote, but Trustee Gene Yetter
suggested that a sentence be
inserted into the bid stating
that pickup of the school dis-
trict waste could be included.
S u p e r v i s o r Te n d y s a i d
“This is a good idea, in the
abstract,” but voiced his de-
sire not to compromise the
bid schedule. Town Attorney
Bill Zutt noted that Yetter’s
proposed consolidation could
be affected by an inter-agency
agreement, but agreed with
Tendy regarding the possible
impact to the schedule. Mr.
Ye t t e r r e m a i n e d i n s i s t e n t ,
c i t i n g o n g o i n g e ff o r t s b y
the town to save money by
consolidating services. At the
suggestion of Ms. Whetsel,
authorization of both bids was
tabled till the next meeting.
Next on the agenda was dis-
cussion of a Lake Oscawana
Plan Manager. Kathleen Con-
n elly p r es en ted an ad h o c
summary of the committee’s
most recent meeting, where
a consensus was reached
to engage a manager on a
p e r- p r o j e c t b a s i s . P r o p o s -
als would be solicited for a
given project and submitted
to the town for review and
approval. The committee has
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 9
a proposal in hand from Bruce
Remembering 9/11
Barbar for testing of water
samples at Lake Peekskill.
The proposal, in the amount
of $2,100, includes a visual
survey, water quality sam-
pling, and recommendations.
District Clerk Eileen Royael
commented that lake man-
agement grants have funded
such projects in the past.
S u p e r v i s o r Te n d y “ h a s n o
problem” and suggested that
discussion should continue
at the next meeting.
Wi t h n o d i s c u s s i o n t h e
board approved authorization
to hire temporary laborers
for the highway department.
Illness and disability of high-
way department staff have
temporarily handicapped the
department, hence the request
for personnel to complete
necessary work before winter.
The board also made short
work of an amendment of the
Length of Service Awards
Program Plan Agreement
(LOSAP). The plan provides
monetary awards to Fire De-
partment personnel reaching
the age of 65. Precipitated by
Peter Von Bergen
recent case law, the amend-
ment resolves to credit quali-
fying members retroactive to O n F r i d a y , S e p t e m b e r 11 , 2 0 0 9 , also
their 65th birthday; to award k n o w n a s P a t r i o t D a y, f l a g s a ro u n d
LOSAP credits to all qualify- P u t n a m C o u n t y w e re f l o w n a t h a l f m a s t .
ing firefighters, regardless of
age; and commencing with the
That evening, at Graymoor in Garrison, members
2010/2011 fiscal period, to of the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company gathered
revise benefits to qualifying in Graymoor’s September 11 remembrance garden
firefighters age 65 and older with community members and bagpipers to
to reflect the provisions of
this amendment.
commemorate the event and honor those who lost
After completion of the their lives in the terrorist attacks that occurred
workshop agenda, the board e i g h t y e a r s a g o . A b o v e , B ro t h e r Te d , o n e o f
heard a second presentation Graymoor’s Franciscan friars, participates in
by Dario Gestina, president
of Genergy, which is covered the ceremony near a cross made with metal from
on page one of this issue. the World Trade Center.
Page 10 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Fun For the Whole Family
at Tots Park Jamboree
Maggie Benmour
Louis Miranda entertains the
kids at last year’s jamboree.
The Friends of the Tots
Park are happy to announce
the second annual Tots Park
Jamboree to be held on Sat-
urday, September 19, from
4pm onwards at McConville
Park on Route 9D. The event
features live music by sev-
eral local performers includ-
ing Stacy Labriola, Louie
Miranda, Al Hemberger, and
Jen Clapp. Pack a picnic
and come relax at the park!
Last summer's Jamboree
drew a crowd of over 50 fami-
Fall Preschool Classes Begin
at Common Ground Farm
Common Ground Farm will
be offering an 8-week series of
“Autumn on the Farm” work-
shops for preschool age chil-
dren and their care providers.
Each week children will focus
on a different theme using
stories, songs and experiential
activities designed for young
children. The classes are taught
by Jen Clapp, the Education Di-
Advertise in the PCN&R
Email us at ads@pcnr.com
or call 845.265.2468
lies who spread their picnic
blankets on the grass and
enjoyed the music while the
kids danced around. Stacy
and friends entertained the
kids with bubbles, scarves,
musical instruments, and
stuffed animals. Thanks to
the donations of our generous
community, the FOTP was
able to raise over $2,000
that day, which went towards
the new bouncers and play
equipment that was installed
earlier this year.
The next goal is to replace
the large climbing structure
that was installed almost 20
years ago at the Tots Park.
So come this Saturday for
an afternoon of fun, kid-
friendly music—and help
support this well-loved park!
There is a suggested dona-
tion of $20/family; there
will also be tote bags with
the new Tots Park logo on
sale as well as baked goods
and lemonade; all proceeds
go to improving the park.
See the blog at totspark.
blogspot.com or email tot-
spark@yahoo.com for more
information.
rector at Common Ground Farm
and are held on the grounds
of Stonykill Farm, on Route
9D just north of Beacon. For a
listing of weekly topics please
visit www.commongroundfarm.
org. Cost: $7 per class or $50
for the series. To register for
classes email education@com-
mongroundfarm.org.
Story Hours Enhance
Language Development
It’s never too early to read
with your baby. You can share
books with an infant when
he or she is only days old.
Hearing the sound of lan-
guage, looking at the pictures
and being cuddled all have
a positive effect on a baby’s
development. Once toddlers
are able to speak, involve
them in the story by asking
open-ended questions about
the pictures and then expand
on what your child says. To
help to instill a love of books
and reading in children, The
Butterfield Library will once
again offer story hours to the
youngest patrons.
Bouncing Babies will be
held each week on Tuesdays
at 9:30am and Thursdays at
1:30pm beginning this week.
This “Mommy & me” program
is for infants and toddlers
through two years of age and
their caregivers. There will be
free playtime where parents
and caregivers can meet and
chat while their children begin
to make their first friends.
Galef Accepting Applications
for Internship Program
Assemblywoman Sandy
Galef’s office will be once
again offering internship op-
portunities this fall to high
school and college students. In-
terns gain a unique educational
experience by participating in
the everyday activities of their
state and local government.
Interns help run Assembly-
woman Galef’s district office
in downtown Ossining. Dur-
ing their time in the office,
they will work on significant
projects and gain first-hand
knowledge in a number of
different fields. Interns write
letters, research bills, write
press releases, work on news-
letters, and assist with constitu-
ent issues. Many interns also
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Library has soft toys,
large legos, puzzles, and other
age-appropriate toys. Each
session will include stories,
songs, and bubbles to delight
the children. Plus, music and
movement will frequently be
featured.
For children between the
ages of 2.5 through 5, the Li-
brary is introducing “Around
the World with Books” begin-
ning on Thursday, October
1, at 12:30pm. This monthly
program will feature stories,
games, crafts, and even snacks
from different countries and
cultures to awaken a child’s
interest in the world and its
many offerings. The program
will meet on the first Thursday
of each month.
The Butterfield Library
has hundreds of books in the
Children’s Room for you to
explore with your baby and
young child. The staff will be
happy to guide you to age-
appropriate materials during
story hours or at any time.
focus on special projects and
join Assemblywoman Galef
at community events.
These unpaid internships of-
fer a valuable opportunity for
volunteers to make a difference
in their community, and learn or
improve skills that will be im-
portant throughout their lives.
If you are interested in more
information, or you are looking
to apply, please contact Dana
Levenberg at (914) 941-1111
or email her at levenbergd@
assembly.state.ny.us.
Yo u ‘ O r t ’ t o K n o w …
by Susan Butterfass
Here’s an easy thing for
you to do at home with your
family to help the environ-
ment: keep track of ort. What,
you may ask, is ort? No,
it’s not an acronym—it’s an
actual three-letter word that
you can find in any dictionary
and most crossword puzzles.
It means a scrap or leaving
of food on your plate after
a meal is over or, in other
words, waste.
Here at the Taconic Out-
door Center, we often have
school groups that stay with
us for several days, with all
the meals that entails. Since
they eat with us, we keep
track of all the food left
on people’s plates to try to
raise awareness of food us-
age and misusage. This is
how it works:
At the end of each meal,
plates are brought to our
scullery window, where we
have a number of carefully-
labeled buckets. The first
is for liquids such as juice,
soup, and milk, including
the milk left in the bottom
of your cereal bowl. The sec-
ond is for non-compostable
waste, such as dairy, meat,
or sweets. The third is for
compostable scraps, which
includes fruits, vegetables,
and breads. The last is for
fruit peels and cores; more
Haldane Foundation Raises
Funds at Glynwood Bash
Help your children learn Music will be provided
the importance of the envi- by pianist Tom McCoy, who
ronment by having some fun! has played on Broadway and
Spend a beautiful October television.
evening at the spectacular HSF is a community-based
Glynwood Center where nonprofit organization that
you’ll have delicious hors raises funds to help enrich
d’oeuvres, desserts, and
drinks with friends, listen
the curriculum and support
s t a ff d e v e l o p m e n t a t H a l -
to live piano music, and bid dane Central School District.
about this one later.
on some exciting silent auc- Last year HSF donated nearly
We weigh the contents
tion items—and all the while $65,000 in enrichment grants
of each of the buckets and
you’re helping the environ- to Haldane for such programs
enter the result for solids and
mental studies at Haldane. as school assemblies, class
liquids on a bar chart. The
Haldane School Founda- f i e l d t r i p s , t h e a t e r, s o u n d
goal for the trip is to reduce
tion’s (HSF) Fundraiser For and lighting equipment, an
the amount of wasted food,
Haldane’s Environmental outdoor educational class-
potentially to zero. With 60
Studies will be held Saturday, room, training for teachers,
– 75 people eating at one
October 3, from 5pm –8pm the Rosetta Stone language
time, this goal would seem
at Glynwood Center, Rt. 301 program for students, a per-
hard to achieve, and yet we
in Cold Spring. sonal performance by the
always have several schools
There will be an exciting Hudson Valley’s very own
that actually do so, some for
silent auction too including Pete Seeger, and more.
more than one meal. In fact,
two autographed Pete Seeger Tickets to this event are $50
this past school year, the
albums, original art, tickets in advance and $60 after Sept.
school with the least amount
to sporting events, yoga les- 30. To purchase tickets and
of ort for the whole trip had
sons, drum lessons, jewelry, for more information contact
the highest attendance! They
and gift certificates for res- Eugenie Milroy at Eugenie@
had been taught about ort by
taurants and shops and more. amartconservation.com.
the teachers who brought
them to us, and they really
succeeded.
Why do we do this? Many
of our residential groups
come to us directly from
Tilly Foster Farm’s Younger
Stony Kill Environmental
Education Farm, where they
Set Takes a Stroll
learn (among other things)
just how much energy goes
into growing, harvesting,
and distributing the food
we put on our tables. We
always point out that it’s
important to conserve re-
sources, whether they are
fuel, water, or food. Many
students go home with this
knowledge and are excited
about saving energy and not
wasting food; we have no
way of knowing how long
this persists, but we hope it
has a lasting impact. We tell
them: “Take what you want,
but eat what you take.” The
idea is not to promote over-
Submitted by Tilly Foster Farm
A p a i r o f Ti l l y F o s t e r F a r m ’ s n e w e r re s i d e n t s , b a b y
eating or undereating, but to
oxen Rundell Bloomer and Tillingham Foster, take their
be aware of what you take
onto your plate. After all, you constitutional across the idyllic fields at the Brewster
can always take more – but property.
once it’s on your plate, you
can’t take less.
Once the food is on some-
one’s plate, it can’t be con-
sidered leftovers – but it can
be used productively (here
comes that fourth bucket
from earlier). We make sure
to compost everything com-
postable. Liquids are too
wet; meats, dairy products,
and sweets take too long to
break down and also attract
animals. However, the veg-
etables, unfinished fruits,
bread products, pasta, and all
those lovely fruit peels and
cores in that fourth bucket
break down to make wonder-
ful soil for the garden, with
just a little bit of effort on
our part and a little extra help
from the earthworms. We take
all of our compostables out
to the bins we built of scrap
wood and leave them there,
occasionally turning things
over so they’ll decompose
evenly. Does it smell? Not
really – and we wind up after
a couple of months with some
prime humus for growing
vegetables!
As a family, you can choose
to try different parts of this
program. Start off easy – just
keep track of how much ort
you are producing. See if
you can reduce the amount
per person over the course
of a week or a month. You’ll
be surprised how easy it is!
And if you want to try com-
posting, there’s a wealth of
information on-line.
“Our fear of
death is like
our fear that
summer will
be short, but
when we have
had our swing
of pleasure,
our fill of fruit,
and our swelter
of heat, we say
we have had
our day.”
John Donne,
1620

Parks Office to Hold Public
Info Meeting re Fahnestock
The Office of Parks, Recre-
ation and Historic Preserva-
tion will hold a public infor-
mation meeting regarding the
preparation of a Draft Master
Plan and Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for Clar-
ence Fahnestock Memorial
and Hudson Highlands State
Parks.
Park master plans help de-
termine how to best identify
uses for a specific site, make
the most of limited resources,
and protect the environment.
Because public input is vital
to the process, State Parks is
seeking comments from all
stakeholders including the
general public, local govern-
ment officials, friends groups,
user groups, and other inter-
ested parties.
The meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, September 22,
2009, at 6:30pm at the Taconic
Outdoor Education Center,
75 Mountain Laurel Lane.
State Parks’ staff will make
a brief presentation about
the master planning process
and the park. An information
packet is available on-line
at: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/
i n s i d e - o u r- a g e n c y / p u b l i c -
documents.aspx
All persons interested in
the parks are urged to attend;
those who cannot may submit
written comments by October
23, 2009 to:
Elisabeth Pezzolla
Park Planner
Agency Building 1,
17th Floor
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12238
(518) 486-2909
Fahnestock-HH.Plan@
oprhp.state.ny.us
A Draft Master Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact
Statement is expected to be
prepared by Fall 2010. At that
time, the public will have an
opportunity to review and
comment on the draft plan for
consideration in the prepara-
tion of the Final Master Plan/
FEIS. After the issuance of the
final plan and a public con-
sideration period, a findings
statement will be issued along
with the State Parks Commis-
sioner’s decision regarding
adoption of the plan.
For additional information
and directions to the meeting,
contact State Parks’ regional
office at: 845-889-4100. For
more information about New
York State Parks, please visit
at www.nysparks.com
Highland Garden Club Hosts Artist Peter Max to Receive Harvest Festival Returns
Presentation on Herbs Preserve Putnam Award
The Highland Garden Club
of Cold Spring will hold its
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
September 22, at 1pm, at the
Julia J. Butterfield Memorial
Library.
The guest speaker will
be National Garden Club-
accredited Judge Jean Mc-
Murray, who will speak of
“Knowing, Showing, and
Growing Herbs.” The pub-
lic is invited to attend the
program, which will begin
October 2009 Programs at
Putnam Hospital Center
The following is a descrip-
tion of October’s programs
at Putnam Hospital Center.
All programs are offered free
of charge.
* Wed n es d a y, O cto b er 7 ,
6:30pm—Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome (PCOS): Do You
Have It & What Should You
Know? This program will fo-
cus on the causes, symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of
PCOS and is presented by
Dr. Rachel Bennett, board
certified reproductive en-
docrinologist and Director
o f We s t c h e s t e r R e p r o d u c-
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 11
at 1:30. All attendees are World-famous artist Peter tember 11th, Max, like many
invited to bring in an herb Max will be joined by his of us, wanted to respond.
for questions and discus- wife, Mary Max, at the Tilly The artist created posters
sion. Refreshments follow Foster Farm Museum on Fri- to benefit the September
the program. day, September 18, 2009, to 11th Fund and The Survivors
The hostesses are Rita Gui- receive the Preserve Putnam Fund. The Patriotic Posters
lette, Lina Pritchard, and Award for their dedication with proceeds benefiting the
Marlane Bernstein. to animal rights. They will September 11th Fund and the
The Highland Garden Club be presented with the award Survivors Fund are available
is a member of the Federated at 3:30pm in the main white on www.petermax.com.
Garden Club of New York barn. Max was asked to create
State, Inc. and the National Peter will also unveil a the American Heroes project,
In celebration of the fall sea- and much more. And expect
Garden Club, Inc. painting he has done of Put- a creation of 356 portraits
son and Hudson Valley harvest, plenty of sales and specials
nam County, which he has of the fire fighters lost on
the Cold Spring Area Chamber from at local shops and res-
gererously donated to the 9-11 and in that year. "What
of Commerce will host its 32nd taurants on this day. The event
Whipple Foundation at the began as my artistic response
Tilly Foster Farm Museum.
The public is invited to
to the tragedy and the need
to create one portrait for
Annual Harvest Festival on
Saturday, September 26, 2009.
is rain or shine; in case of
severe weather, the event will
bring their Peter Max posters
for the artist to sign.
e a c h f i r e f i g h t e r ' s f a m i l y,
This day-long event, titled
"Art, Music & Food on Main
be moved indoors.
Don't miss a ride on Cold
became something we can
tive Medicine. Registration Street America," will feature Spring's trolley. Step back in
With paintings on exhibit now all share," Max says.
required. Call 845-279-5711, fall and harvest-themed events, time and get around in style
in hundreds of museums "When I am painting these
Ext. 6263, or email pvarveri@ activities, and shopping for and convenience, the trolley
and galleries worldwide, men, looking into their eyes
health-quest.org. Registra- the whole family. The event brings visitors throughout the
Peter Max and his vibrant each night, I feel like I know
tion deadline: October 6. is free and open to the public Village of Cold Spring, to the
colors have become part of them and a tremendous sad-
* T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 8 , and runs from 10am to 5pm. historic waterfront district and
the fabric of contemporary ness arises when I realize
6:30pm—Sleep Apnea. Do Historic Main Street will to sites in Garrison too.
culture. that we will never see them
you or your loved one snore? be filled with more than 50 For more information about
Deeply affected by the again."
Are you tired during the day? juried artisan and craft booths, this year's 32nd Annual Cold
events and aftermath of Sep-
If so, you may suffer from food vendors, a Hudson Valley Spring Harvest Festival, call
sleep apnea. From symp- Farmers' Market complete with 265-3200 or log onto Cold-
toms to treatments, find out live music and entertainment, SpringChamber.com.
kids' activities, a petting zoo,
more about this very common
disorder from a lecture and
Cold Spring Pair Charged
question-and-answer session
by Dr. Arun Agarwal, Medical
With Marijuana Sales Local Land Trust Celebrates
Director of PHC’s Sleep Dis-
orders Center. Registration
Sheriff Donald B. Smith violation.
reports the arrests of two The female was charged
Twenty Years in the Highlands
required. Call 845-279-5711, under age Cold Spring res- with one count of Criminal O n F r i d a y, O c t o b e r 2 , O’Garden, among many oth-
Ext. 6263, or email pvarveri@ idents as the result of a Sale of Marijuana in the 2009, the Hudson Highlands ers. Nice’s watercolor paint-
health-quest.org. three-month investigation Fourth Degree, a misde- L a n d Tr u s t w i l l c e l e b r a t e ing Gaia XXII Highlands
* Thursday, October 8, 4 into the sale of marijuana in meanor; and with two counts twenty years of protecting is serving as the evening’s
to 6pm—National Depression the Villages of Cold Spring of Unlawful Possession of the Highlands with a gala icon; Labriola will perform
Screening Day. Sponsored and Nelsonville. Marijuana, a violation. dinner at The Garrison in his own Highlands-inspired
by PHC, Putnam Family & On August 26, 2009 at The defendants were ar- Garrison. The event will be- piano instrumentals; and
Community Services and The 7:25pm members of the r a i g n e d b e f o r e Vi l l a g e o f gin with a traditional High- O’Garden will read her col-
Mental Health Association Putnam County Sheriff’s Nelsonville Justice Dennis lands welcome and cocktails laborative poem Forest What
in Putnam County, there will Department Narcotics En- Zenz and committed to the at 6:30pm. Wo u l d Yo u L i k e ? , c r e a t e d
be confidential screenings forcement Unit arrested two Putnam County Correctional “This is a chance for us to from reflections on nature
with psychiatric profession- 17-year-old Cold Spring Facility pending court ap- look back on twenty years by local school children.
als, along with an educational residents, one male and one pearances in the Villages of worth of accomplishments The event will also feature
video and available litera- female, after the two subjects Cold Spring and Nelsonville. and look forward to the next a delicious meal highlight-
ture. PHC Medical Director sold a quantity of marijuana The male was held in lieu of twenty,” remarked Fred Os- ing the best in fresh local
of Mental Health Services and to undercover sheriff’s depu- $2,000 cash bail or $20,000 b o r n , a n H H LT f o u n d i n g foods from around the Hud-
Chairman of the Department ties on Route 9D in the Vil- bond. The female was held board member and member son Valley prepared by The
of Psychiatry Howard Weiner, lage of Cold Spring. in lieu of $1,000 cash bail of the event planning com- Garrison’s culinary team.
MD, will give a presentation The male was charged with or $10,000 bond. mittee. Osborn will serve as Several delightful surprises
on depression followed by a one count of Criminal Sale If found guilty of the fel- emcee of the event. are also in store for guests.
question-and-answer session of Marijuana in the Third ony charge, the male could The evening will be filled The Hudson Highlands
at 4 pm. No reservations re- Degree, a felony; two counts face up to four years in a with examples of how the Land Trust 20th Anniversary
quired. Call 845-279-5711, of Criminal Sale of Mari- New York State correctional region’s extraordinary land- Celebration Dinner takes
Ext. 6803, for information. juana in the Fourth Degree, facility and a fine of up to s c a p e s h a v e s e r v e d a s a r- place on Friday, October 2,
* M o n d a y, O c t o b e r 1 9 , a misdemeanor; one count $5,000. If found guilty of tistic inspiration and have 2009, at 6:30pm at The Gar-
10am to 12pm —Look Good, of Criminal Possession of the misdemeanor charge, fueled the outstanding cre- rison, Garrison. Tickets are
Feel Better. Cosponsored by Marijuana in the Fifth De- the female could face a year ative work of many local $150 per person. To purchase
the American Cancer Society gree, a misdemeanor; and in jail and a fine of up to artists including painter Don tickets or for more informa-
and PHC, the program is a two counts of Unlawful $1,000. Nice, composer/musician tion, please call 424-3358
two-hour, hands-on workshop Possession of Marijuana, a Art Labriola, and poet Irene or visit www.hhlt.org.
that includes a 12-step skin
care/make-up application les-
son, demonstration of options
for dealing with hair loss
and nail care techniques. For
information and registration,
call 800-227-2345.
* Thursday, October 22,
6:30pm —A.W.A.K.E. Group.
PHC’s Sleep Disorders Cen-
ter offers a quarterly meet-
ing designed to enhance the
well-being of those with the
common disorder of sleep
apnea. Registration required.
Call 914-681-1165.
* Friday, October 23, 6-8pm
—Teddy Bear Pajama Party.
Sponsored by The Mothers
Club of PHC, it will feature
l o c al a u th o r D el l a F e r r e r i
reading from her new chil-
dren’s book, storytelling, face
painting, coloring, folk sing-
ing, and a teddy bear clinic;
children should wear pajamas
and bring their pillows. Re-
freshments will be served.
Call 845-279-5711, Ext. 3581,
or email PHCMothersClub@
yahoo.com for information.
FREE
* Wednesday, October 28,
6:30pm—In Vitro Fertiliza-
tion (IVF). This seminar will
cover numerous aspects of
IVF including the latest
technologies available and
is presented by Dr. Rachel
Bennett, board certified en-
docrinologist and Director
o f We s t c h e s t e r R e p r o d u c-
tive Medicine. Registration
required. Call 845-279-5711,
Ext. 6263, or email pvarveri@
health-quest.org. Registra-
tion deadline: October 27.
* Thursday, October 29,
6:30pm—What Women Need
to Know About Breast Can-
cer. This program will cover
breast changes, diagnostic
testing, risk factors, and
treatment. Presented by Dr.
Lyda Rojas, board certified
general surgeon, Elizabeth
Gomez, RN,MSN, director of
PHC Oncology Program, and
Kelli Mayfarth, PHC genetic
c o u n s e l o r. R e g i s t r a t i o n i s
required. Call 845-279-5711,
Ext. 6263, or email pvarveri@
health-quest.org. Registra-
tion deadline: October 28.
Page 12 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Depot Docs Begins 4th Season Village Homes Needed for
With Sons Of Cuba Cold Spring by Candlelight
With constant reminders
by James O’Barr
that success is their patriotic
duty, the boys and their de-
Depot Docs, the film series
voted coach are confronted
organized by local documen-
with an unexpected crisis:
tary filmmakers and screened
their Comandante, Fidel
at the Philipstown Depot The-
Castro, is incapacitated by
atre, opens its fourth season
on Friday, September 25, with illness, and three of Cuba’s
Andrew Lang’s beautifully Olympic champions defect
made and deeply affecting to the United States to box
as professionals. The boys’
Sons of Cuba. Lang, the gifted
future, and their country’s,
young Englishman who pro-
already clouded by oppressive
duced and directed this debut
poverty and few prospects, is
feature after spending five
made even more daunting and
weeks at the International
uncertain. What keeps the film
School for Film and Televi-
sion in Havana, will be Depot from any sense of bleakness
Docs’ special guest. is the love and emotion that
Sons of Cuba tells the shine through, particularly
backstory of that country’s between the young boxers
long-time dominance of world and their coach, and between
amateur boxing. Across Cuba, the boys and their mothers.
state-sponsored boarding One boxer’s father, a former
schools provide both train- boxing legend who’s fallen
ing and schooling to boys on hard times, weeps as he
from the age of nine. The embraces his son at the Cham-
Havana Boxing Academy is pionships, his face a portrait
one such school, and the film of pride, love, and sadness.
follows the stories of three Sons of Cuba will be shown
of the boys through eight at the Philipstown Depot The-
months, as they prepare for atre, Garrison’s Landing,
an event that could deter- on Friday, September 25, at
mine their chances for being 7:30pm. There will be post-
groomed for Olympic glory, screening Q&A and reception
and the possibility of some with director Andrew Lang.
measure of opportunity for For reservations (advised) and
their families—the National directions, call the theatre at
Boxing Championship for (845) 424-3900, or go to www.
Under-12’s. philipstowndepottheatre.org.
Learn How to Track Coyotes
at Nature Museum Program
s e e n a n d o f t e n m i s u n d e r-
stood, coyotes are fascinat -
ing animals.
Join Environmental Edu-
cator Carl Heitmuller and
see what a coyote footprint
looks like and learn how
they communicate with each
other. Compare coyote, dog,
and fox tracks and make a
plaster coyote track to take
home. After the presentation,
weather permitting, join in
a one-mile guided hike to
search for signs of coyotes.
Don’t miss this opportu-
nity to explore the world
of coyotes! This program
On Sunday, October 4, at is recommended for adults
10am, the Hudson Highlands with or without children and
Nature Museum presents children ages 5 and up. Cost:
“Tracking Coyotes! at the $5 per person. Members: $3
Outdoor Discovery Center, per person. For information
entrance on Muser Drive, and registration, call (845)
across from 174 Angola 534-5506, ext 204.
Road, Cornwall. Seldom
Cold Spring by Candlelight,
the annual fundraiser and
holiday event in the Village
o f Co ld S pr ing , is s et f or
Saturday, December 5, 2009,
and houses are needed to
complete this year’s event.
“Cold Spring by Candle-
light” is a holiday house tour
and shopping event that takes
place throughout the village,
creating an annual destination
and promotion event for vil-
lage shop and restaurant own-
ers and raising needed funds
for Partners with PARC’s,
which supports programs and
services for developmentally
disabled children and adults
throughout Putnam County.
“Cold Spring by Candle-
light” is a day and evening
event featuring tours of
unique and historic houses
and buildings in the Village
of Cold Spring. Cold Spring's
stores and shops will be open
late for holiday shopping and
the village restaurants will
be offering specials to event
attendees. Expect carolers,
town criers, and visits from
Old St. Nick. Holiday sto-
rytelling and holiday music
concerts will also be a part of
this year’s event. The 2008
event sold out, with more than
850 people taking in the sites
and sounds of the Village of
Cold Spring.
“Helping to raise money
for others was a great way to
start off the holiday season,”
says Cathryn Fadde, who has
opened her home on High
Street for the tour in recent
years. “I do it every two years
and feel like I had a bet-
ter Christmas the times I've
opened my home to benefit
Partners with PARC.”
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Event planners currently
have several houses and his-
toric buildings signed on to
be a part of this year’s event.
More houses, however, are
needed to complete the tour
roster. Specifications for the
houses are as follows:
1. Be located in the Village
of Cold Spring or in close-by
Nelsonville. Houses can be
historic or unique and offer
tour goers beautiful archi-
tecture, creative renovations,
attractive décor, etc.
2. Houses need to be open
and available to receive event
attendees from noon to 5pm
on December 5.
3. Houses need only have
the first floor rooms available
for tours, but homeowners are
welcome to have visitors tour
their entire homes.
4. Houses need to be
decorated for the holidays,
in keeping with the holiday
spirit and traditions that have
made Cold Spring a historic
destination for decades.
Partners with PARC volun-
teers will be on hand for the
entire tour to assist homeown-
ers and assist event attendees.
And as an added incentive to
the homeowners on this year’s
tour, the winner of the best
house on the tour, as voted
by the event attendees, will
receive a cash prize of $750,
to use for holiday shopping.
For more information or to
receive a copy of the House
Tour Package for the Cold
Spring by Candlelight event,
contact Rand Bridget Otten by
calling 845-278-PARC, ext.
287 or by emailing rand_ot-
ten@PutnamARC.org.
Main Street’s Cozy Showplace
Part 2 of 2
N o w e l d e r l y, a n d b e i n g
forced to come to grips with
prospects of facing an unsure
future, the illustrious Hudson
Theatre brought down its final
curtain in 1969, due pointedly
to the eroding downturn of
business along Main Street.
Caught up, however, in the
contagious rebirth of village
revitalization and preserva-
tion begun in the mid 1970s,
the Hudson Theatre reopened
under new management, and
with a new, though trite, banner
the “Bijou.” Rhett and Scarlett
packed them in at the Bijou's
opening film of Gone With The
Wind. Yet success was not to
be Bijou’s destiny; even the
perennially stirring Civil War
masterpiece wasn't powerful
enough to help jumpstart the
flagging local movie going set.
Introduction of the "shop-
ping mall concept" from
Peekskill to Poughkeepsie
had greatly to do with Cold
Spring's struggle to remain
afloat, business wise, from
the mid ‘60s through the mid-
‘70s. An abundance of movie
Learn To Use Computers
At Butterfield Library
If laptops, Mac’s, PCs, and
hard drives have you stumped,
the Butterfield Library has a
workshop especially for you.
Computer Course for Begin-
ners will be offered on Monday,
September 21 at 10am.
This program will begin with
a three-part lecture by Library
Director Gillian Thorpe. Part 1
will instruct you on the basics
of using a computer including
the parts, what they are for and
how they are used. Part 2 will
discuss email with a focus on
Gmail. Part 3 will be about
Word Processing. A question
and answer period will follow.
theaters in many malls offered
strong enticement to the shop-
ping public: having concluded
shopping and enjoying a bite
to eat, parents and kids could
take in a movie, a prelude to
returning home. Convenience
had become the name of the
game.
Final closing of the hom-
ey neighborhood showplace
would occur shortly, never
again to reopen from that mo-
ment in time. To the many
saddened by its demise, a
memory of the beloved Hudson
Theatre that lingered haunt-
ingly concerned the movie
house having first opened
during the middle of the fit-
tingly titled, "Roaring ’20s,”
a violent, disorderly, and wild
decade in which Hollywood
was anxiously waking from
infancy to its coming of age.
Perhaps even more enduring
in reflection was the amicable
theater having played host to
those finest and most durable
films ever produced from the
mid 1920s through to the era
of tragic horror in Vietnam.
Participants will be able
to sign-up for Computer Lab
time to practice the concepts
to which they have been in-
troduced. Ms. Thorpe will be
available for assistance during
the specific lab times: Tues-
day, Sept. 22, 12:30-2:30pm;
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 10:30am-
2:30pm; and Thursday, Sept.
24, 10:30-2:30pm. You must
have completed the lecture to
register for lab time.
Registration is required and
limited to Philipstown resi-
dents. Please call the library
at 265-3040 ext. 4 to register
and for more information.
Performance Art is Part of
Collaborative’s Farm Project
Every Saturday afternoon
in September and October,
from 1 to 2pm, visitors to
Saunders’ Farm in Garri-
son will encounter a strange
sight. Amid the sculptures
assembled, they will dis-
cover a woman, dressed in
a ball gown, hugging a tree.
The woman is Philipstown
visual artist Marcy B. Freed-
man, and her performance is
called, appropriately, “The
Tree Hugger.” Ms. Freedman
explains her motivation as
follows:
“For me, art is always
about challenging myself
and the viewers of my art
to experience the world in
new ways. In this particular
case, I am forcing myself
to make close contact with
nature—an unusual circum-
Saunders’ Farm is locat-
stance for me. I cannot pre-
ed at 853 Old Albany Post
dict the cumulative effect
Road. The Farm Project
of multiple performances.
runs through October 31.
But I am anxious to do this
On October 10, there will be
experiment.”
a reception from 2 to 6pm
The artist recognizes that
and the performance will
there will be a variety of re-
be extended until 3pm. For
actions to her performance.
further information about the
In addition to tree hugging,
tree hugger, please contact
Ms. Freedman plans to recite
Marcy B. Freedman at 914-
love poems by a variety of
271-5891 or send an email
poets—from Shakespeare to
to mbf@a bestweb.net.
e e cummings.
“Cottage” at Tilly Foster
Farm Opens to the Public
The “Cottage at Tilly Foster
Farm,” a self-catering vaca-
also experience the morning
feeding of the animals and
tion rental, will open to the
public on Saturday, September
the nightly round up.
The Cottage is a three-bed-
19, at 10am. Among those room vacation rental with
helping to cut the ribbon will living room and fire place,
be Joe Ann Feeley Whipple, dining room, sun room, and
Chairman of the Board of the entry parlor. The building has
Whipple Foundation for the been completely renovated,
Preservation of Putnam Coun- painted, and decorated by
ty; the Hon. Robert L. Bondi, Mrs. Whipple. She has loaned
Putnam County Executive; the farm museum numerous
Vincent Tamagna, Putnam pieces of art and family fur-
County Legislator; and Ann niture including a red baby
Fanizzi a longtime supporter grand piano. She hopes the
of Tilly Foster Farm. guests will find it a warm and
A stay at the Cottage offers comfortable retreat.
visitors a chance to interact For further information call
with the farm more closely, or email Helaina Ricciardi
staying on the grounds and call 845-279-4474 or e mail
with views of the animals Lanie2112@aol.com.
from every window. They will

GENERGY (Cont’d from front pg.)
transmitted to a power substa-
tion. There it is converted to
AC (alternating current) and
stepped up to a suitable volt-
age for transmission to the
utility power grid. Gestina
suggested that solar panel
farms are preferable to other
alternative energy sources such
as windmills. Solar panels “are
installed close to the ground,
easy to hide, make no noise,
and create no dirt or debris.”
Concluding his presentation,
Gestina said, “the adjacency of
users in Westchester, Putnam,
and New York City makes
solar generation attractive and
cost-effective.”
C o u n c i l w o m a n We n d y
Whetsel suggested the use of
existing county dumpsites to
locate the solar farms. “They
have limited impact upon resi-
dents” she said, “and would
provide revenue to munici-
palities, as well as Genergy.”
Gestina agreed, but cautioned
that such county-owned sites
may not be attractive if they
lack access to power lines. He
continued, saying, “all issues
need to be quantified” to ensure
the suitability of a given site.
Councilwoman Priscilla
Keresey enquired about the
physical size of the substa-
tion buildings, and access.
Gestina replied that the substa-
tion would be a “small” single
story structure and that only
a dirt road would be required
for construction and ongoing
maintenance. “There will be no
semi-trailers going back and
forth,” he said. Ms. Keresey
continued, asking what the
largest parcel being considered
is. Mr. Gestina was reluctant to
answer, but eventually replied
that four 50-acre parcels could
be used to meet the 200-acre
model he described earlier. In
response to a question from the
PCN&R, he said that “depend-
ing upon site conditions” a
single substation could serve
several sites. Again, the prime
consideration seems to be ad-
jacency to power lines.
Councilman Bob Cinque
posed the money question,
asking, “What is the town
FDR Library Hosts
Constitution Day Display
In partnership with the Na-
tional Constitution Center’s
annual I Signed the Constitu-
tion program, the Franklin
D. Roosevelt Presidential
Library and Museum is cel-
ebrating Constitution Day,
Sept. 17, with a special dis-
play in the Henry A. Wallace
Center at the FDR Presidential
Library and Home, through
September 20. A copy of the
U.S. Constitution and a sign-
ing book will be displayed,
inviting the visiting public to
acknowledge their dedication
to the ideals of our governing
benefit?” Gestina pled “igno-
rance of legislative processes,”
but suggested the town would
receive revenues, which could
be assessed as taxes and fees
to energy providers. How these
revenues might be passed on
to residents would be up to
the town. Seeking perspective,
Mr. Cinque asked how solar
power compared with nuclear.
Gestina said that, “theoreti-
cally, one of the Indian Point
reactors could be shut down.”
Gestina stated that 200 acres of
solar panels would create the
energy equivalent to 15 percent
of Indian Point’s output.
Former Town Superinten-
dent Sam Davis voiced a num-
ber of concerns, including low
taxes traditionally paid by
utilities, which may decrease
over time; and environmental
concerns about clear-cutting
of trees and carbon sequestra-
tion. Gestina addressed each
concern individually. He began
by clarifying for the board
that Genergy is not a “utility,”
but an energy developer. He
reminded Mr. Davis that state
law separates the generation of
energy from its transmission
and prohibits a single entity
from doing both. Regarding
environmental issues, Ges-
tina noted that a single solar
panel sequesters an equivalent
amount of carbon dioxide to a
tree. Putting clear-cutting in
perspective, he pointed out that
200 acres out of thousands of
acres in the county represents
an extremely small percentage.
Supervisor Tendy struck a
farm analogy with the recently
passed changes to the Town
Agricultural District. Instead
of raising animals or plants, a
solar farm would raise energy.
Explaining the background
of the Agricultural District
to Mr. Gestina, Tendy asked
what would prevent clearing a
parcel of land, ostensively for
a solar farm, only to ultimately
build residential units. Gestina
agreed with the analogy and ap-
peared to support the idea that
solar farms might be included
in the Agricultural District.
document, which has formed
the basis of the oldest con-
stitutional government in the
world. Visitors can also take
the “Constitution Quiz” and
test their knowledge of the
U.S. Constitution. The Wal-
lace Center is open daily from
9am until 6:30pm.
The FDR Presidential Li-
brary and Museum is one of
13 presidential libraries ad-
ministered by the National Ar-
chives and Records Adminis-
tration. For more information
call (800) 337-8474 or visit
fdrlibrary.marist.edu.
‘Let Us Commune Wisely With the Past’
A sermon, a church, and the heyday of historic preservation
“God gave us memo-
ry  .  .  .  Let us commune wise-
ly with the past.”
So began the sermon at a
rural church fifty miles north
of New York City on Sunday
August 20, 1876. The regional
PATRICIA
HOUSER
Presbytery had called for local
pastors to compile a history of
their churches in honor of the
nation’s Centennial, and the
Reverend A. R. Macoubrey,
pastor of the oldest parish in
Putnam County, N.Y., convert-
ed his research into a special
“historical sermon.”
Macoubrey invited his con-
gregants to imagine the scene
at the nearby Old Southeast
Church on a typical Sunday just
fifty years earlier—“before the
rapid changes came that made
things as they are now.” Homes
in the surrounding country-
side would have emptied out,
as people walked or rode on
horseback to Sunday service.
Nearly everyone went to
church in those days, said Ma-
coubrey, and “there was but
the one church in this entire
town.” It would have been in-
The 19th century facade of a building in Cold Spring. The
designation of Cold Spring as a historic district in 1982
made building owners eligible for financial support in
refurbishment and maintenance.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
teresting, said the pastor, to
see the church yard filled with
“saddled horses fastened in
circles to the posts and to the
poplar trees that were scattered
over the green”—as opposed
to their own time (1876) when
everyone arrived in carriages.
The Old Southeast Church,
already historic by Reverend
Macoubrey’s time, still stands
on a hillside four miles north of
the Village of Brewster. Con-
sulting the history of this site
(communing wisely . . .), we
can regard it as a monument to
two widely separated genera-
tions of Putnam residents. The
romantic 1794 white clapboard
building reminds us of the ear-
liest colonial-era settlement in
this region. It also speaks to
the achievements of a group of
late 20th century citizens who
rescued the church from demo-
lition, led by an indomitable
local preservationist.
Regular Sunday services
at the Old Southeast Church
ceased in 1961, and it became
Putnam County’s first nation-
ally registered historic site in
1972. The movement to restore
the church and denote it as a
landmark was just the first act
in the preservationist career of
Eleanor Beach Fitchen, who
founded the Landmarks Pres-
Patricia P. Houser
ervation Society of Southeast
in 1970.
Other sites that Mrs. Fitchen
helped rescue over the next de-
cade include the Walter Brew-
ster House, the Doansburg
School House, and the 1814
County Courthouse in Carmel.
Her organization in Southeast
also spurred the designation
of scenic roads and the pub-
lication of historic tracts. The
death of Eleanor Fitchen on
April 20, 2009, at the age of
Sprawling
development
in the Town of
Southeast was
taking a toll on
natural and
historic
resources
96, has caused many to reflect
on the significance of her work
and the need for renewed at-
tention to historic preservation
today.
In the late 1960s when Paul
and Eleanor Fitchen retired to
the Town of Southeast, they
encountered a mostly rural
community that was in the
throes of rapid suburbaniza-
tion. Sprawling development
here, as elsewhere, was taking
a toll on natural and historic
resources. Highly educated and
civic minded, Paul and Eleanor
immersed themselves in the
study of local issues and soon
emerged as leaders in environ-
mental and preservationist ac-
tivities, respectively.
Eleanor’s effectiveness as a
community leader was at least
partly a matter of style. Elea-
nor was eloquent and elegant.
One speaker at her June memo-
rial service at the Old South-
east Church noted, “Eleanor
had presence.” At the same
time, she could also be found
on most weekends with sleeves
rolled up—painting and apply-
ing plaster—alongside any one
of the “youthful offenders” she
mentored through the sheriff’s
department.
Among the lessons to be
learned from Eleanor’s ap-
proach to preservation is the
importance of research. Mrs.
Fitchen’s projects took shape
in the libraries and archives.
She looked for ties between
local and national history, and
by the time she committed to
a project she was prepared to
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Page 13
explain the architectural sig-
nificance and the historical
context of a place. Once it was
established that a building was
truly worth saving, Eleanor
was also prepared to tell you
why and how it should be re-
stored.
When she was ready to
recruit others to the cause,
Eleanor reached out to the
whole community. A fellow
preservationist remembered
Eleanor talking to a room of
people “from all walks of life
with no other thing in common
except that they felt a certain
place should be saved.” She
made people aware of a shared
past and the importance of
preservation for the commu-
nity as a whole. Moreover she
enlisted the business commu-
nity and municipal leaders in
the cause along with local his-
torical groups.
One of her daughters recalls
that Eleanor would not begin
work on a restoration proj-
ect until she knew there were
sufficient funds to carry it out Patricia P. Houser
properly. She was famously On Sundays in the early 1800s, the yard around the Old
adamant about maintaining Southeast Church was filled with saddled horses fastened
the architectural and historical in circles to posts and trees.
integrity of the structure they
were preserving—with an ethic Jack Kelly spurred on the re- unique local character that
of “doing it right or not at all.” vitalization of the Villages of comes from a tree-lined street,
Cold Spring and Nelsonville, an ancient stone wall, a rural
Once a place was restored,
and the hamlet of Garrison. lane, or a wooded hilltop. Not
Eleanor felt it should be useful.
The Old Southeast Church is Shortly after opening his an- just old barns and homes, but
tiques business in Cold Spring, scenic views (“viewsheds”)
today used for concerts, meet-
ings, and nondenominational Kelly helped founded the orga- and rustic byways are in dwin-
services. Eleanor and her col- nization called PROCO (Pres- dling supply in a county long
ervation, Revitalization of the regarded for its scenic lakes
Cold Spring Area) and formed and rural feeling.
the county-wide Putnam Pres- Following the present trend
Eleanor Fitchen ervation League. of progressive—sustainable—
made people Like Fitchen, Kelly utilized community design, one of the
federal legislation to support goals of a new era in historic
aware of a preservation and revitaliza- preservation would be to in-
shared past and tion plans. At one point, in tegrate preservation more
the importance the early 1980s, his non-profit thoroughly into town plan-
group secured an unprecedent- ning. If the past is any guide,
of preservation ed $700,000 grant from HUD this movement will have the
for the (Housing and Urban Develop- best chance if it arises from
community ment) for work in Philipstown. well-informed, broad-based,
The historic district of down-
town Cold Spring was listed on
citizen groups—people who
have studied local history and
the National Register of His- federal laws and approach his-
leagues were well versed in toric Places in 1982. In 2009, toric preservation with a well-
preservation law. The National individual projects in historic defined vision of the past and
Historic Preservation Act, now preservation are in the works in the future.
regarded as the most impor- several towns in Putnam Coun- Certainly, Mrs. Fitchen, and
tant preservation legislation in ty. Most preservation continues from an earlier time Reverend
to be carried out by private in- Macoubrey, would approve of
American history, was passed
dividuals who have decided to a move to “commune wisely
in 1966, and the Landmarks
Preservation Society of South- maintain the historic qualities with the past.”
of the buildings they own.
east was among the earliest
groups in the state to make use However, some residents Patricia Houser is the Put-
of its provisions. think this still leaves too much nam County Historian. She
At the other end of Putnam of the past unguarded. Around also teaches urban planning
County just a few years later, Putnam County, some feel we and geography at Central Con-
are losing too much of the necticut State University.
another civic leader named
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Office for the Aging turns 40
The pavilion at Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park was chock full of “seasoned”
citizens last week when the Office for the Aging and RSVP hosted their annual picnic.
by Eric Gross
What a party!
The pavilion at the Putnam
County Veterans Memorial
Park was chock full of “sea-
soned” citizens last week
when the county’s Office for
the Aging and RSVP (Retired
Senior Volunteer Program)
hosted their annual picnic.
The event was extra-special,
since it celebrated the 40th
anniversary of the office and
the 30th anniversary of its di-
rector, William Huestis, a man
who has become a fixture and
a fierce advocate for senior
citizens over three decades.
More than 400 seniors spent
the day enjoying each other’s
company, playing cards, danc-
ing, and learning about a va-
riety of services available to
the over 65-set.
Huestis told the gathering
that senior citizens find them-
selves at a crossroads since,
due to shrinking budgets, “new
funding sources must be found
to assist our most vulnerable
population. We have a great
populace that will never be
forgotten.”
Huestis begged all those in
attendance to contact their
local, state, and federal rep-
resentatives and “demand
funding for needed services.
You are the greatest genera-
tion and carry an important
voice in Carmel, Albany, and
Washington.”
State Senator Vincent Lei-
bell and Assemblywoman San-
dy Galef also addressed the
gathering and congratulated
the seniors for their persis-
tence and fortitude.
Huestis was presented with a
special plaque on behalf of his
30th anniversary as Director
of the Office for the Aging.
The picnic celebrated the 40th anniversary of the office and
the 30th anniversary of its director, William Huestis (l).
Spotlight on Senior Citizens
Eric Gross
“ Th e ma n i s p a s s io n a te ,
caring, and wears the senior
citizen patch on his sleeve
each and every day,” said
Doreen Crane, an assistant
director in the Office for the
Aging.
Huestis received an ovation
and replied: “Can I retire? You
had better talk to my wife!”
Huestis, who turns 60 next
year, said retirement was the
farthest thing from his mind
because “we have work to do
in Putnam County.”
Eric Gross
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
SENIORS (Cont’d from front pg.)
Standing (l-r) are Philipstown Supervisor Bill Mazzuca,
C o l d S p r i n g M a y o r S e t h G a l l a g h e r, a n d P h i l i p s t o w n
Councilman Richard Shea at the Cold Spring “listening
session” on Tuesday.
More senior services are
needed in Cold Spring and
Garrison for the amount of
people residing here.”
Ruth Myatt of Cold Spring
was on the verge of tears: “We
can’t lose our senior services.
The center in Cold Spring
gives the seniors something to
live for. Without the programs,
many of our seniors will be
left alone. This is a terrible
crime and a shame the county
has stooped to this point in
our lives.”
At the Cold Spring meet-
ing this week, citizens were
emphatic that their tax dollars
should stay here and not go
to Carmel or elsewhere in
the county.
Cold Spring senior Phil
Schatzle, who has helped to
organize the petition drive
protesting the closing of the
Cold Spring site, asked at-
tendees to raise their hands
if they were planning to go to
Putnam Valley for their meals.
Not a single hand went up.
Schatzle continued, empha-
sizing that Cold Spring’s se-
niors pour tax dollars into the
county’s coffers and would
like to keep some of them here.
Eric Gross
Other attendees mentioned
how important the center is to
them as a “home away from
home,” how dangerous the
trip between Cold Spring and
Putnam Valley can be in the
wintertime, and how sons and
daughters are no longer able
to care for elderly parents be-
cause they now have to work
long hours to make ends meet.
As each individual finished
making his or her statement,
applause from the audience
was plentiful.
One bright note came from
Philipstown Supervisor Bill
Mazzuca and Amber Stickle
of the Recreation Department,
who indicated that if the Office
for the Aging were to take the
funds that would cover the
increased attendance at the
Putnam Valley Center and give
it back to Philipstown, might
be able to work out a way for
Philipstown itself to continue
providing the services now
paid for through the county.
Legislator Vinny Tamagna
reassured the crowd that the
Legislature feels very strongly
that this program remain in-
tact and that he has great
confidence that this program
RSVP Observes 9/11 Day of Service
Seated (l to r) Carole Touw, Yvonne Rustico, Barbara Cardillo, Gloria Troy. Standing:
Diane Spagnoli, Beth Blazek, Anita Mooney, Patty Osmer, Nick Mucciarone
For the more than 500
volunteers who participate
in Putnam County’s Retired
Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), every day is a day
of community service. These
dedicated volunteers work
at community and non-profit
o rg a n i z a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t
Putnam, performing tasks
services such as manning
food pantries, running thrift
stores, doing clerical tasks,
driving seniors to medical
appointments, knitting lap
will remain right where it is.
Mayor Seth Gallagher added
that this is a right for the se-
nior citizens of Philipstown
to have a place where they
can come and eat, and it is
“just unacceptable to cut the
program.” He added that Put-
nam County averages about
9.5 percent senior citizens,
while Cold Spring Village has
19 percent. “It makes perfect
sense to have this program
here,” he added. Council -
man Richard Shea summed
up “$4,000,000 from this area
goes to the county. We want
to make sure that some of that
money doesn’t leave here.”
Philipstown councilman and
robes for nursing homes, and
a myriad of other activities.
Prompted by First Lady
Michelle Obama, the “9/11
National Day of Service and
Remembrance” was recog-
nized at the William Koehler
Senior Center in Mahopac
by this group of RSVP vol-
unteers who addressed more
than 3000 envelopes for
Putnam Family and Com-
mu n ity S er v ice s ’ ( P F C S )
fund raising appeal. PFCS
provides mental health and
supervisor candidate Richard
Shea called Bondi’s proposal
shameful. “You can’t really
call spending on seniors dis-
cretionary—it’s ridiculous,”
he said to the PCN&R on
Monday.
Putnam finds itself in a gray
belt. Huestis said last week
that today’s current senior
citizen population of 15,000
will increase to 26,000 within
the next five years, with one
out of every four residents
over the age of 60: “There is
a lot at stake here. We realize
the economy is in dire straits
but the debate must continue.”
Bondi’s budget also pro-
poses closing the Patterson
chemical dependency treat-
ment services to people of
all ages, and is one of many
non-profit agencies assisted
by Putnam County RSVP
volunteers.
Volunteers are needed ev-
ery day of the year at the
more than 50 organizations
served by RSVP. Make every
day a personal day of service
by calling 845-621-0600 to
enroll, or visit putnamrsvp.
com.
Adult Day Care facility, as
well as the closing of the Sat-
urday day care program at the
Koehler Center in Mahopac.
Public officials at the Tues-
day meeting in Cold Spring,
which was billed as an Of-
fice for the Aging “Listening
Session,” included Legislator
Tamagna, Cold Spring Mayor
Seth Gallagher, Philipstown
Supervisor Bill Mazzuca, Phil-
ipstown Trustee Shea, and
Cold Spring Trustee Ralph
Falloon. John Tully, the deputy
county executive, represented
Mr. Bondi’s office.

Chester Rains on Haldane’s Season Opener Putnam Valley Boys Fall to Ketcham, Lakeland
But refusing to quit, Blue Devils prevent shutout in the final minutes
Haldane varsity players huddle up at a recent practice.
By B.J. O’Brien
The Haldane High foot-
ball team traveled to Ches-
ter last Friday night to play
a tough Hambletonians
team in its season opener.
On a rainy night, the Blue
Devils fell 28-14. Chester,
which has been known to have
an explosive offense, scored
two touchdowns late in the
Volkssport Club Conducts PV Field Hockey Opens
a Fitness Walk in Beacon Up with a Tie and Win
Volkssport Club of West
Point will be walking for
fitness and fun on Sunday,
October 4. Join them for a
special event walk in Bea-
con. Registration will be
from 9am-noon at the start-
ing point, Beacon Newburgh
Ferry Dock at the Beacon
Metro-North Train Station.
The dock is located at Red
Flynn Drive off of Beekman
Street off of Route 9D.
The 5 km and 10 km trails,
rated 2+ (hills), go through
the historic city of Beacon.
The entire walk is on city
streets and sidewalks. There
are scenic views of the Hudson
Janine Junjulas
first half and went into half
time with a 14-0 lead. They
struck for another late in
the third quarter to make it
21-0. Another score and ex-
tra point early in the fourth
quarter brought it to 28-0.
It would have been easy for
the Blue Devils to decide
to pack it in at that point,
but they didn’t. Instead,
they showed their pride and
River, historic buildings, an-
tique shops, specialty stores,
and restaurants. A Farmer’s
Market is on the dock from
10-4. The trail is suitable for
strollers. Water is available at
the start point; port-a-johns
nearby.
This walk qualifies for AVA
special programs: Artistic
Heritage, Cemetery Stroll,
Courthouses, Firehouses,
Historic Churches, Hooray
for Hollywood, Railroad Heri-
tage, and River Walk America.
For more information contact
Joan Kimmel, 845-462-6845
or AVA.org/clubs/WestPoint.
continued to fight.
H a l d a n e ’ s Ry d e r H i n e
started the scoring for the
Blue Devils with a 30-yard
touchdown run to make the
score 28-6 with 2:55 left
i n t h e f o u r t h q u a r t e r. T h e
point-after attempt failed.
Chester then fumbled the ball
on the ensuing kickoff return
and Haldane recovered. The
B l u e D e v i l s ’ G a r y P a t t e r-
son then scored on a 15-yard
touchdown run and quarter-
back Frank Fusco ran the ball
into the end zone for a suc-
cessful two-point conversion
attempt to make the score 28-
14 with 2:40 left in the game.
Rafael  Famighetti led
the  Blue  Devils in rushing,
with 51 yards on 17 carries.
Hine had 43 yards on four
carries and  one touchdown.
Patterson finished with 37
yards on eight carries and one
touchdown. Fusco carried the
ball four times for 24 yards and
scored a two-point conversion.
On defense, Haldane
forced  Chester to turn the ball
over 7 times.  This included
an interception and fumble
recovery by  Christian  Cal-
lahan. John McGuire, Chris
Junjulas,  Ryder
By Mike Horton
The Tigers opened their
season against new league
foe Pawling last Thursday.
They went up against Dover
M o n d a y, m a k i n g t h a t t w o
teams that they have never
had to face before.
Coach Toniann Cortina ex-
perienced her first ever tie
game in a 1-1 finish against
Pawling in the team’s season
o p e n e r. “ We w e r e n ’ t a b l e
to finish in the circle” she
added, as they were only able
to score on one of eight shots
on goal.
Demetria Andritsopoulos
scored the team’s lone goal,
which was assisted by Han-
nah Tavella. Goalie Tianna
Daley only had to make one
save the entire game.
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Hine,  Rich  Ferguson,
a n d T. J . B r e n n a n a l s o
had fumble recoveries.
Famighetti led the  Blue
Devils with  10 tackles.
Hyne had eight and  Fergu-
son had seven. Elias Lopez
chipped in with six tackles.
Cameron  Zampino con-
tributed a sack. Mc-
Guire, Hine, and  Brennan
each had  half of a sack.
Blue Devils Head Coach Tony
Percacciolo told his players
afterward that he was proud
of the fact that they continued
to fight despite being down by
quite a bit late in the game.
“ Yo u f o u g h t r i g h t t o t h e
finish and that is what we
are all about,” he said.
Coach Percacciolo pointed
out that many of his players
took part in their first var-
sity game that night so  in-
e x p e r i e n c e w a s a f a c t o r.
He was also proud of the fact
that each of his players was
willing to take  responsibil-
ity for the loss that night.
“They never put blame on each
other,” Coach Percacciolo said
Haldane continues its sea-
son Sept. 17 at home against
Putnam Valley High School.
Cortina pointed out inexpe-
rience saying “Were not used
to playing together, we are
still young, so it was a learn-
ing experience.” She also
added that it was important
to plug in these experiences
in their next game.
The Tigers did just that,
answering with a 4-0 shutout
of Dover on Monday. “We
came together; with a game
under our belt, we started to
gel as a team,” the coach said.
Andritsopoulos added an-
other goal, which was assisted
by Amanda DeChent. Tavella
added two unassisted goals
and Lauren Landi scored her
first varsity goal.
Cortina was happy to get
that first win after the way
the opening game went. “They
needed a confidence booster;
coming back today may give
them that boost.”
Haldane Varsity Football
9/11/2009 L, 28-14 @ CHESTER
9/17/2009 4:30 PM PUTNAM VALLEY 9/17/2009 4:30
9/26/2009 1:30 PM LINCOLN HALL 9/26/2009 1:30
10/3/2009 6:30 PM @ TUCKAHOE 10/2/2009 7:00
10/10/2009 3:00 PM CROTON-HARMON 10/9/2009 7:00
10/17/2009 1:30 PM @ HASTINGS 10/17/2009 1:30
10/23/2009 7:00 PM @ VALHALLA
By Mike Horton
The Putnam Valley boys’
soccer team opened its season
last week at Lakeland in a
non-league game, and fell to
the Hornets, 3-1. PV also had
a tough task against a very
good RCK team Monday, and
after holding the Indians to
just one goal in the first half,
the Tigers fell, 6-0.
“I wanted to play Ketcham
because I wanted to see how
we stacked up against a strong
section 1 team,” Tigers coach
Tad Ignatz said.
A quick goal scored within
the first two minutes gave
Ketcham an early lead. De-
spite the early mistake, the
Tigers played a very good
first half and were able to
keep RCK close, trailing 1-0
at the break.
RCK scored five more goals
in the second half.
“It was obviously a disap-
pointing loss, but we wanted
to prove that we could hang
with them,” Ignatz said. “For
at least one half, they were
able to do that… but we have
to play 80 minutes.”
In the Tigers’ season opener
last week against Lakeland,
Ignatz said “We came out a
bit intimidated and gave up
some early goals.”
The Tigers gave up three
goals in the first half . Once
again it was a tale of two
halves, as they played a very
PV Football ‘Givan’ Their First Victory
FROM THE
FIELD
by Alex Basso
Since being moved down
to Class C, Putnam Valley
Football has had high hopes
of having a successful season
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Gavin Rinaldo (11) looks to pass the ball Monday at RCK.
good second half. Steven
Ariano scored PV’s only
goal in the 17th minute,
which was assisted by
Gaven Rinaldo.
Goalie Bill Brunke added
and they are flying under the
radar as a sleeper team in
Section 1. With key returning
players such as quarterback
Mike Nallan, running back
Jon Warden, wide receivers
Ryan Fitzgerald and Kevin
Christopher, and others such
as Anthony Tyndal, Jerry Zim-
baldi, Travis Gembecki, and
Gerardo Alvarez, the team was
feeling confident with their
chances in this new league.
They also have some extraor-
dinary newcomers such as
wide receiver Marcus Givan,
running back AJ Martinez, and
lineman Will Mauro.
The quest for a playoff sea-
son started Friday, September
11, 2009, when Lincoln Hall
visited Putnam Valley. The
game started as a defensive
battle, and it seemed as if
the first team to score would
win on a wet opening night.
Lincoln Hall was first, with a
rushing touchdown followed
by a 2-point conversion to
make the score 8-0.
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eight saves in the loss.
Despite two losses, Ignatz
is not short on confidence
in his team. After going up
against two good teams and
suffering two losses he ad-
But Putnam Valley would not
let Lincoln Hall run away with
this game. Marcus Givan was
the one running away because
on the very next play Lincoln
Hall kicked off and on the
receiving end Jon Warden had
taken the ball and handed it off
to Givan, completely fooling
the Lincoln Hall kickoff team.
He was off to the races tak-
ing it for six, and eventually
tying the score at eight on a
Mike Nallan carry to make
the 2-point conversion.   yards and a touchdown, giving
On Lincoln Hall’s next
drive, the first play was a pass
and it was deflected up and
intercepted by Putnam Valley
cornerback Bryan Minnerly.
From there Mike Nallan drove
his team down the field ending
on a jump ball to none other
than the kid with the most
hops in Putnam Valley, Marcus
Givan. Mike Nallan rushed
again for the conversion but
came up a yard short, making
the score 14-8. Givan added
another eight yard touchdown
in the third quarter, increasing
the score to 20-8.
Putnam Valley dominated
from then on. Although Lin-
coln Hall scored again, trim-
ming the lead to 20-14, Putnam
Valley was clearly defeating
Lincoln Hall on both sides
of the ball. 
Not only was Putnam Val-
ley’s offense playing well,
but the defense continued bat-
tling the whole game. With
outstanding performances by
Kevin Christopher (6 tackles),
Jerry Zimbaldi (5 tackles and
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M i k e H o rto n
mits “These where character
building games. I feel like if
we play a full game, we can
play with anybody.”
1 sack), and Travis Gembecki
(2 tackles), who in fact recov-
ered a Lincoln Hall fumble
and returned it 40 yards to
set up another Putnam Valley
drive. But no one had a bet-
ter game than Marcus Givan.
This is Marcus’s first year as
a Varsity football player, and
this was his opening night and
he sure made it a memorable
one. He had three catches for
47 yards and two touchdowns,
and two kick returns for 140
him 187 all purpose yards,
which is remarkable for a
first varsity game. Givan’s
success may not have been
possible without the help of
his quarterback, Mike Nallan,
who had a great opener with 9
rushes for 22 yards, and 9-15
with two passing touchdowns. 
This game was a sign of great
things to come for PV Football,
portraying their own version
of Friday Night Lights, and if
the season continues like this,
then Putnam Valley is in for
an exciting season. With the
combination of experience
and great athletic ability, this
team can play with any team
out there. Their next game
is Thursday, September 17,
2009, at Haldane, and hope-
fully that game will have a
similar outcome and PV will
be “Givan” a two-game win-
ning streak to start the year.
Alex is a senior at Putnam
Valley High School. He plays
basketball in the winter and
is the starting pitcher for the
baseball team in the spring.
Page 16 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Three Top Philipstowners Raise Their Game
in Travel Team Multiple Season Play
By John Koval
For those of you who have
followed Philipstown Little
League and All Star Tour-
nament play over the last
several years you have seen
that talent and hard work
adds up to success. Some of
the boys who have played
in these tournaments have
continued to work on their
craft by playing a higher level
of baseball. Those familiar
names include Matt Forlow
(pictured on the left), Ryan
Koval (center), and Stephen
Zalys who currently play for
the East Park Pirates, a 14U
travel baseball team from the
Hyde Park area.
Last summer, and for the
first time in the history of the
Philipstown Little League,
Koval and Forlow played
in the Moose Lodge Little
League Tournament in Bing-
hamton. During that tourna-
ment, friendships were formed
with the other boys, resulting
in an opportunity for them
along with Zalys to try out
for the East Park Pirates team.
Practices began on January
3, and after a rigorous six-
week tryout all three boys be-
came members of the Pirates.
Not only did this early work
prepare them for the spring
travel season but it also got
them a jump on the Haldane
baseball season as well.
During the spring season
the Pirates played in the ECTB
13U travel schedule, finishing
17-1. In the summer season
the Pirates sought a greater
challenge and moved up to
the 14U division as well as
playing in several tourna -
ments, both local and away
from Dutchess County.
With all this baseball, the
boys from Philipstown had
plenty of opportunities to
show they were a talented
addition to the Pirate team.
Through the spring and sum-
mer seasons the Pirates fin-
ished with a record of 57-5 led
by Forlow’s .527 batting aver-
age, team-leading 11 triples
and 55 RBIs. Zalys proved to
be a valuable addition to the
offense batting .302 with an
on base percentage of .436
and 16 RBIs. Zalys was also a
reliable arm out of the bullpen
eating up valuable innings for
the Pirates while maintaining
a 3.23 ERA. Koval finished
the season with a .349 batting
average, 2nd on the team in
triples with 5, and scored 41
times. As a pitcher K oval
posted a perfect 9-0 season
with 55 Ks in only 48.3 in-
nings and a 0.87 ERA.
Though these 3 local boys
have been a big part of the
Pirates’ success, there are
other names that you may
be familiar with. These lo-
cal Philipstown boys played
against the likes of Brandon
Nylin, Ryan Paul, and Ty-
ler Fefes (Hyde Park) Tyler
Bruno, Jason Santiago, Tyler
Dearden, Drew Lugbauer (La-
grange), Billy Winnis (City
of Poughkeepsie), and Benny
Lavergne (Wappingers Falls)
at different times over the
last 3 years. If you ask them
I think the boys from P-town
will tell you it is better to
play with these guys than
against them, as they are not
only talented players but good
teammates as well.
Thus far the Pirate high-
lights include placing 2nd in
the rain-shortened Hudson
Valley Spring Brawl, 1st place
in the Hyde Park 13U/14U
M o t h e r s D a y To u r n a m e n t ,
beating three 14U teams, in-
cluding in the championship
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
SPORTS
Philipstown Hawks Play a Scrimmage at Michie Stadium
Sharon DiPalo
The Philipstown Hawks took to the field on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at West Point’s Michie Stadium. The Pop
Warner friends began their football day with their own tailgating area of almost 150 people. They moved on to an Army
game. The Pirates took 1st game and afterward the boys took the field for a scrimmage of their own. It was back to the tailgating area for some
place in the Annual Father’s more football and an end to a fun-filled and memorable day!
Day Tournament. They fin-
ished 2nd out of 15 teams
at Baseball Heaven on Long
Island, and won the champi-
onship at Sports at the Beach
S t e e l e r s 1 3 - 1 4 Te a m B e a t s E a s t
in Rehoboth Beach Delaware
where Koval was elected the
MVP of the championship
Fishkill Cubs 14-5 on Opening Day
game.
The Pirates have started the
fall season where they left
off in the summer, placing
2nd in the 15U/16U Triple
Crown Sports Labor Day
Tournament.
In putting this team to-
gether Manager Pete Nylin
and Coaches Joe Bruno, Chris
Lugbauer, and Will Boggs
have a group of players who
have had some measure of
success and look forward to
continued success in the fu-
ture with a little Philipstown
flavor.
C a r o l B a l d u cc i
C a r o l B a l d u cc i
CW from Top Left: Starting Pitcher John Rotando,
Shortstop Kenny Doxey, 3rd Baseman Jack McCann
C a r o l B a l d u cc i

Philipstown Tiny Mite Hawks
Open Season With a Victory
The Philipstown Tiny Mite
Hawks opened up the 2009
season by traveling to Wap-
pingers to take on the Cort-
landt Panthers. This is the
first year the Hawks have
participated in the Tiny Mite
division (5- to7-year-old tack-
le football) but the returning
players from last year’s flag
team had no problem adjust-
ing to the pads and helmets.
And the new players seem to
be fitting in just fine as well.
The game started with Phil-
ipstown on defense and forced
Cortlandt to turn the ball
over on downs. The defensive
attack was lead by Jagger
Beachak and Christian Pez-
zullo from the outside and
strong up the middle play
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of
SPI Litigation Direct, LLC.
Authority filed with NY
Dept. of State on 7/27/09.
Office location: Putnam
County. Principal business
address: 2960 Professional
Dr., Springfield, IL 62703.
LLC formed in DE on
11/6/01. NY Sec. of State
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served and shall
mail process to: c/o CT
C o r p o r a t i o n S y s t e m , 111
8 t h Av e . , N Y, N Y 1 0 0 11 ,
registered agent upon whom
process may be served.
DE address of LLC: 1209
O r a n g e S t . , Wi l m i n g t o n ,
D E 1 9 8 0 1 . A r t s . o f O rg .
filed with DE Sec. of State,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: all lawful
purposes.
LEGAL NOTICE
T h e To w n B o a r d o f t h e
Town of Philipstown will
conduct a Public Hearing
concerning a Local Law
to amend the Zoning Law,
Chapter 175, Schedule A,
Permitted Uses, of the Town
Code. The Public Hearing
will take place the 1st day
of October 2009, at 7:45
o ’ c l o c k p . m . a t t h e To w n
Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold
Spring, New York 10516.
The purpose of this meeting
is to hear comments for/
against the proposed Local
Law.
All persons interested will
be heard at the time, date
and place specified above.
A copy of the proposed
Local Law to amend the
Zoning Law, Chapter 175,
Schedule A, Permitted Uses,
of the Town Code, is on file
in the Town Clerk’s Office,
Town of Philipstown, Town
Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold
Spring, New York where it
may be examined during the
Town Office Hours.
B y O r d e r o f t h e To w n
B o a r d o f t h e To w n o f
Philipstown
Tina M. Merando
Town Clerk
DATED:
September 16, 2009
Cold Spring, New York
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of
K & G Realty Partners,
L L C . A r t s . o f O rg . f i l e d
with NY Dept. of State on
6/29/09. Office location:
P u t n a m C o u n t y. S e c . o f
State designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served and
shall mail process to: #201
T h e B a r n e s O ff i c e B l d g . ,
S t o n e l e i g h Av e . , C a r m e l ,
NY 10512. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification
of SAHN EAGLE LLC.
Authority filed with
Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 8/13/09. Office
location: Putnam County.
LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 5/26/09. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: The LLC,
3 1 P r i v a t e Wa y, G a r r i s o n
NY 10524. Address to be
maintained in DE: 160
G r e e n t r e e D r. , S t e . 1 0 1 ,
Dover DE 19904. Arts. of
Org. filed with DE Secy. of
State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4,
Dover DE 19901. Purpose:
Any lawful activities.
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by Robert Viggiano, James
Phillips, and the dynamic duo
of Daniel and Darrin Santos.
When Philipstown got the
ball they wasted no time going
to work. Quarterback Riley
Johanson took the snap and
ran a sweep for running back
Nate Allen. After handing off
Johanson was able to seal the
outside with a nice block on
the linebacker and allow Al-
len to get to the outside and
break off a touchdown run
putting the Hawks up 6-0.
That play and many others
throughout the course of the
game would not have been
possible without the strong
blocking of the offensive line,
which included Luke Ham-
mond, Andrew Aiston, Kole
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Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Putnam Valley
Planning Board
NOTICE 9a/2009
September 11, 2009
Please be advised that the
next meeting of the Planning
Board will be held at Town
Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake
Road on Monday, September
21, 2009, for the purpose of
considering the following
applications:
Communications: 5:30pm
Regular Meeting Start
Time: 6:00pm
AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
The following public
hearing has been scheduled
for September 21, 2009 at
6:00PM (or as soon thereafter
as agenda conditions permit)
at the Putnam Valley Town
Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake
Road, Putnam Valley, New
York, 10579. All interested
parties are invited to attend
and will be heard. A copy
of the application materials
and plans may be inspected
during normal business
hours at the office of the
Planning Board Clerk, Town
of Putnam Valley Town Hall.
1. Warex Terminal Corp.-
157 Bryant Pond Road (TM:
74.-1-60/File: 2008-0027)
The subject site consists of
approximately 2.87 acres and
is located at the intersection
on Bryant Pond Road and
Wo o d S t r e e t i n t h e C C - 2
Zoning District. The site
is currently developed with
a ±2,260 s.f. convenience
store and eight (8) fueling
stations with associated
parking. The applicant’s
proposal includes, but is not
limited to, the installation
of two (2) fuel pumps
(four (4) additional fueling
stations), extension of the
canopy, and expansion of the
parking area. The subject
site is located within the
Ground and Surface Water
Protection Overlay District.
SKETCH
2. P u t n a m Va l l e y
Volunteer Fire Department-
Oscawana Lake Road (TM:
72.20-1-7.12/File: 2009-
0041)
T h e P u t n a m Va l l e y
Volunteer Fire Department is
proposing the construction
of a new fire station
on approximately 10.3
acres of land located on
Oscawana Lake Road in
the R-2 Zoning District.
The Fire Department is
proposing shared access and
parking with the adjacent
Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
The Planning Board will
continue its review of the
project plans and consider
making a decision on the
Sketch Plan.
3. Morais, Joaquim –
Bryant Pond Road (TM:
63.-3-41/File: 2009-0043)
An application has
been filed to construct a
single-family residence on
approximately 9.25 acres of
land located on Bryant Pond
Road in the Low Density
Residence (R-3) Zoning
District. The Planning
Board will continue its
review of the project plans
and will consider making a
decision on the Sketch Plan.
REVIEW
4. Kisslinger Robert-
West Shore Drive
(TM: 62.6-1-3, 4&5/
File: 2008-0026)
The applicant is proposing
the construction of a
single-family residence on
approximately 1.5 acres of
land located at the terminus
of West Shore Drive in the
R-3 Zoning District. The
Planning Board will review
the mitigation plan.
Bolte, William Etta, and Jake
Patinella.
Philipstown didn’t let up
when the defense returned
to the field with Graeme
M c G r a t h a n d Ry a n I r w i n
swarming to the ball. Mat-
thew Champlin was able to
use his size advantage from
the inside linebacker position
to make several tackles in the
backfield and get the ball back
in the Hawks’ hands.
Johanson gave the ball to
Xander Casparian who picked
up where he left off last year
and helped move the Hawks
down the field behind the
strong blocking of Ian Fla-
nagan, Thomas McCann and
Tyler McCollum. The drive
ended with a touchdown run
EXTENSION
5. Keating, Philip –
West Shore and Lakeview
Drives
(TM: 62.13-1-24/
File: 62.13/804/924,
62.13/1205/1024 and 1025
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6. Approve Minutes of
September 14, 2009
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that a Public
Hearing will be held by the
Zoning Board of Appeals of
the Town of Philipstown on
September 28, 2009, at 7:30
p m a t P h i l i p s t o w n To w n
Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold
Spring, New York to hear the
following Appeals:
BILLY WILLIAMS: 1 ) K i s s l i n g e r, R o b e r t
Appeal #857 for a Variance
for an 8 x 12 shed that
Was constructed in 1989
without a permit. The shed
is 1’ foot from property line.
5’ feet is required to meet
the property setbacks for
adjoining properties.
(Located 1 Rochambeau
Road, Garrison) in an R-10
District. TM #91.5-2-16
T I M O T H Y a n d M A RY
CATHLEEN DONOVAN: New Applications
Appeal #858 for a
Va r i a n c e . A p p l i c a n t s
request a variance to site
a 28 x 32 barn/garage with
living space above within
the 40’ foot front setback.
A variance requested is 11’
feet.
( L o c a t e d 2 9 3 O l d We s t
Point Road, Garrison) in an
R-40 District. TM #71.-2-1
DEAN ANDERSON: Rockhill Rd 62.11-1-67 R3
Appeal #851 for a Special
Use Permit. Applicant seeks
to construct an accessory
apartment as permitted
under Section 175-25,
Schedule A, Line 4B. The
apartment will be located in
an existing building andwill
occupy less than 800 square
feet. (Located 4 Dale Lane,
Garrison) in an R
80 District. TM #71.-1-22
At said Hearings all
persons will have the right
to be heard. Application
materials may be seen in the
office of the Zoning Board
of Appeals at the Town Hall.
Date: September 14, 2009
Vincent Cestone,
Chairman
Zoning Board of Appeals
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation
of ALLEGIANCE
STRATEGIES, LLC, a NYS
Limited Liability Company
(LLC). Arts. of Org. field
with Secretary of State of
NY (SSNY) on 8/19/09.
NY Office Location:
PUTNAM County. SSNY
is designated as agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail a copy of any
process against the LLC
served upon him/her to C/O
JEFF COOK, 10 GROVE
C O U RT, C O L D S P R I N G ,
NY 10516. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of
JDO Properties LLC. Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/09.
Office location: Putnam
Co. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: James O’Hagan,
21 Shallow Stream Rd.,
Carmel, NY 10512, also
registered agent. Purpose:
any lawful activities.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
SPORTS
from Conor McMahon up the
middle of the defense, giving
Philipstown a 12-0 halftime
advantage.
Johanson opened the third
quarter with a quarterback
bootleg which he ran the
length of the field for an 18-0
lead. Cortlandt would break
one on their next possession
against the Philipstown de-
fense to cut the lead to 18-6
but that would be as close as
they would get as Philipstown
would add another touchdown
for a 24-6 final.
The Tiny Mite Hawks play
this Sunday at 11am at Pough-
keepsie High School against
Wappingers.
—Jon Champlin
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF PUTNAM
VALLEY
ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS
N O T I C E
Work Session Beginning at
6:30 PM – Communications
Notice is hereby given
to interested parties that
a Public Hearing will be
held by the Putnam Valley
Zo n in g B o ar d o f A p p eals
on Thursday, September 24,
2009 at 7:30 PM at Town
Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake
Road for the purpose of
considering the following
petitions and requests
together with all other
matters that may properly
come before the Board at
this time.
AGENDA
Held over case bus and taxi companies,
Oscawana Lake West 62.10-
1-49 R-3
Request a use variance
to construct a boathouse/
garage where there is no
primary residence, and for
a lake front setback.
2) Fields, Cary 290 Church
Rd 73.-1-43 R3
Request and amendment
to Decision and Order dated
February 21,2008.
3) Piotrowski, Craig 123
Lake Front Rd 62.10-2-2 R3
Request variance under
Article XI, Section 165-
44A(1) & (2) of the Zoning
Ordinance to increase
livable space by more than
20% and height for proposed
addition, and lake front
variance.
4) Acosta, Anthony 20
Request a side yard
variance to construct a metal
storage building.
5) Loewenstein, Claude
33 Hemlock Point Dr North
62.-1-26 R3
Request variance for
handicap accessible steps
and platform less than 75'
from the lake.
6 ) N a g o r n y, A n d r e i 6 4
Ta n g l e w y l d e R d 8 3 . 7 3 - 1 -
18 LP
Request for variance
under Article XI, Section
165-44A(2) of the Zoning
Ordinance to increase
livable space by more than
20%, to legalize finished
basement.
7) Schnieder, John Elm
Rd 91.32-1-3 LP
Request amendment
to Decision and Order
dated September 28, 2006
requesting frontline and
rearline variances for
proposed new one family
dwelling.
8) Carbone, Robert &
Diana 51 Tanglewylde Rd
83.73-1-32
Request 21' frontline
setback variance to legalize
a preexisting shed.
9) Munsell, Daniel 20
Kramers Pond Rd 73.18-1-
34.2 R2
Request variance for road
frontage.
10) O’Brien, Frank 28
P e e k s k i l l H o l l o w Tr n p k
92.-1-8 R1
Request variance under
Article XI, Section 165-27
E2 of the Zoning Ordinance,
and sideline and rearline
variance for detached
garage.
Miscellaneous:
1)Warex Project open for
discussion
LEGAL NOTICE
SECTION 5311
OPERATING
ASSISTANCE PROJECT
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby
made that Putnam County is
applying for Federal financial
assistance to provide public
Beacon Tops Haldane Philipstown Soccer Club
Girls Soccer in Opener Opens With Four Teams
Left: Hannah Dieboll and Judi Barcavage defend their goal
against Beacon in the season opener. Beacon won, 6-3.
transportation service as
follows: for the Putnam
Transit Route 3 fixed-
route bus service covering
the town of Patterson for
the 2009 and 2010 calendar
years. The transportation
service will be available to
the general public during
all hours of operation. The
project is expected to be
financed by Federal Section
5311 public transportation
funds, with additional funds
to be provided from New
Yo r k S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t
of Transportation and the
County of Putnam. The
total Federal share is
expected to be $58,000 for
2009 and $62,100 for 2010.
Comments on the proposed
project are invited from
the general public, private
other public transportation
providers and human service
agencies. Interested parties
may comment on the project
or obtain more details about
the project by writing to:
John M. Pilner
Transportation Planner
Putnam County
Department of Planning,
Development & Public
Transportation
841 Fair Street
Carmel, NY 10512
(845) 878-3480 Ext. 48108
Fax: (845) 878-6721
Human service agencies
that receive assistance
from other Federal
agencies for non-emergency
transportation services are
encouraged to participate
and coordinate with the
provider in the planning,
design, and delivery of
transportation services.
Agencies may obtain copies
of the service description and
submit proposals for service
coordination. Private bus
and taxi operators may
request copies of the project
service description from the
above named person and
may submit comments on
the service as described.
If you wish to comment
on any aspect of the
proposed project, or submit
a proposal or a request for
service coordination, you
must make your interest
known in writing within
ten days of the date of this
publication and provide your
comments within ten days of
your receipt of the project
s e r v i c e d e s c r i p t i o n . Yo u r
requests and/or comments
must be forwarded to the
above person.
LEGAL NOTICE
Public notice:
The Historic District
Review Board will hold a
public hearing for Atlas
LLC to review the proposed
addition of a portico on the
front of the building at 144
Main St. The hearing will
b e h e l d o n We d n e s d a y,
September 30, 2009 at
8:00 pm at the Village Hall
85 Main St. All interested
parties are encouraged to
attend and be heard.
Dated September 9, 2009
Al Zgolinski, Chairman
Historic District Review
Board
LEGAL NOTICE
Workshop Agenda
T h e Vi l l a g e o f C o l d
S p r i n g B o a r d o f Tr u s t e e s
will hold a public discussion
on the Special Board for
the Comprehensive Plan/
LW R P r e p o r t r e g a r d i n g
the development of the
Dockside property. Copies
of the report are available
through the Village Clerk’s
Office, 85 Main Street, Cold
Spring, NY 10516.
Dated:
September 14, 2009
Mary Saari, Village Clerk
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Fred Kohut
Putnam Pastimes
Patterson’s Clough Preserve is an
Ideal Place for a Late Summer Walk
There is a back-to-business
feeling in the air now that
summer vacations are over.
But don’t forget to enjoy this
time of year— in many ways
it is the best time to explore
the natural wonders in and
STEVEN
MATTSON
around Putnam County. The
bugs have started to go away,
the temperature is perfect, and
the rolling hills and multi-
tude of streams, lakes, ponds,
and marshes make a fantastic
backdrop for outdoor activity.
In fact, unless you are a skier,
a snow-shoe enthusiast, or
just love to shovel snow,
the window of opportunity
is fast closing.
The Clough Preserve
in Patterson, just over
the Southeast/Patterson
border, is perfect for this
time of year. To get there,
head north on Farm-to-
Market Road from the
intersection of Route 312.
Go ¾ of a mile. Just after
the high school property,
there is a gate and sign for
the preserve on the left
hand side of the road. Go
slow because it is hard to
see the sign until you are
directly in front of it. Be
careful pulling into the
parking area because there
is a pretty good drop off
from the pavement and
you wouldn’t want to ruin
your hike by damaging
the underside of your car.
There is enough parking for
about 4 cars.
The trail leaves the parking
area from the lower north-
west corner. As you begin
to walk downhill, there is a
nice carpet of pachysandra
on the left hand side. At the
bottom of the decent you will
cross a small stream. Look
to your left for a small, pic-
turesque pool of water. Once
over the stream the trail leads
back uphill. The soil around
the tree roots has been worn
away, creating small steps,
but also a tripping hazard
for the less-than-coordinated.
The Philipstown Soccer
Club opened the fall 2009
season fielding four teams
for the first time in club
h i s t o r y. T h e n o w - v e t e r a n
Knights (girls U-14) have
been joined once more by
the Arrows (boys U-13), and
the newly formed Dragons
(girls U-11) and Dynamos
(girls U-10).
In opening week action, the
Knights visited FC Green-
burgh and battled to a tough
1-1 tie. The Strikers scored
the match’s opening goal on
a penalty kick in the 20th
minute, but Sarah Warren’s
equalizer about 5 minutes
later brought the match even.
Both teams had opportunities
the remainder of the way,
neither time could manage
the winner.
The Dynamos, the youngest
team the club has ever fielded,
opened with a decisive 6-1
win over the Scarsdale Power.
There is dense forest up the
hill to the left, and there is
a partially visible swamp off
in the distance to the right.
The trail begins to bend right
to get closer to the marsh,
enters an area dominated by
evergreens—the smell was ex-
quisite— and passes through a
stone wall. A Y-intersection
forces a decision—there were
ATV tracks headed uphill to
the left, so we went right to
head even closer to the marsh.
At the second Y-section (just
a few feet past the first), take
whichever branch you prefer
—they meet up about 50 feet
farther down the trail.
Once the two paths from
t h e s e c o n d Y- i n t e r s e c t i o n
converge, the trail follows
along the edge of the swamp.
This time of year the ferns
and cattails were plentiful.
A little farther down the path
there are two large trees form-
ing a small obstacle course.
A tree just uphill from the
trail had come down across
the path. As it came down,
it pushed down a tree on the
marsh side of the trail, up-
ending the root system at a
right angle to the ground. You
have to climb over or under
the first tree, then slide by
the root system of the sec-
ond tree, careful not to fall
into the small hole created
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Claire Seward and Saoirse
Maguire each tallied twice,
and Lilah Rak and Olivia
Sterling added tallies in the
victory.
The Dragons opened their
campaign on the road in Rye
and fell to the Sharks 4-1.
Milly London scored the
lone Dragons goal, and Grace
Seward played a strong game
on both ends of the field.
The Arrows enjoyed a week
one bye, and open their season
this Sunday at home against
t h e L a r c h m o n t To r n a d o s ,
game time is 1:45 at the St.
Basil Academy Field. In other
action on Sunday, the Knights
face the Pleasantville Chee-
tahs at St. Basil’s at noon, the
Dynamos visit the Edgemont
Daredevils at noon and the
Dragons host the Briarcliff
Bobcats at Philipstown Park
at 1:30.
—Steve Schweikhart
by the torn-up root system.
We let the kids wonder what
was living in the nooks and
crannies.
Soon you will see a stone
wall perpendicular to the path,
coming down the hill on the
left-hand side. The wall ends
at a large rock formation. Just
past that wall you will enter a
power line right-of-way that
has been cleared of trees. The
light and openness provide
a nice contrast to the darker
forest you just left. The trial
narrows for a bit to almost a
single-file path.
At the far end of the right-
of-way, there is an ATV trail
that heads uphill. Stay straight
along the edge of the marsh,
and get back under the
canopy of the trees. The
trail gets a little rockier,
w i n d i e r, a n d m u d d i e r.
Soon you will come to
another ATV trail intersec-
tion. Straight ahead you
will see the train tracks
—the perfectly straight
rails stand out amongst
the rocky terrain and the
variegated plant growth.
Once on the track bed,
there is a nice view of Ice
Pond and the surrounding
hills. Twin Hill Preserve
is to the northeast, and Ice
Pond Preserve is across
the pond to the west. We
retraced our steps to return
to the car.
At no point did I see
any trail markers, but it
is so well worn they re-
ally aren’t needed. In the
summer the marsh has lots
of bugs, but there were very
few when we went earlier this
week. The trip took us about
40 minutes. With the possible
exceptions of navigating the
downed trees and the initial
descent to the stream, the
trail is pretty easy —but well
worth it.
Steven Mattson has been a
resident of Brewster for 10
years. He is currently writ-
ing a family-oriented book
about the sights and adven-
tures in and around Putnam
County. He can be reached
at dutchess92@comcast.net.
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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
a Classified Ad in the Putnam
County News for as little as
$6.25. Our classifieds get re-
sults! 265-2468.
TREE SERVICE: Pruning,
cabling, removal, stump grind-
ing, shearing. Consultation.
Certified Arborist. Fully in-
sured. Call Henry L. Kingsley,
265-3721. PC#1566.
MASSAGE:
Feel Good Again!
Georgia Christy,
Licensed Massage Therapist.
424-4224.
YOUR DISPLAY ADS can
go on the PCN&R web site for
an additional $10. Call Marga-
ret @ 265-2468 for more info.
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
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
ADULT CAREGIVER
available. Exp, drive to all
appts. Dispense meds. Com-
panion. Call Ray 845-265-3769
PC COMPUTER TROUBLE
Repair/Instruction/Upgrade
needed? We can help, reason-
able rates 845-265-3089
PAINTING AND PLASTER
Repair, Interior, 22 yrs exp.
George Kimmel 845-831-8723
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.
CLEANING SERVICE
Experienced, dependable, and
detail oriented. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Refs avail 845-337-
1403
TUTOR
All ages. Seventeen years
teaching all subjects, including
Spanish, Writing, Math, SAT
plus College Essay prep.
Weekly Art + Spanish Classes
Frank Ortega 845-265-4236
COMPUTER STORE
now open in Philipstown
Square (old Perks Plaza) pro-
viding all types of PC support
& repairs. SPECIAL:FREE re-
mote diagnostic. (845) 809-
5411 moodypcs@gmail.com,
Route 9 Cold Spring (1.5 miles
North of Rte. 301)
HANDYMAN. HIGH QUAL-
ITY work, reasonable rates,
Refs. Call 914-879-7904 leave
message.
DOWNEY OIL 90 YEARS
of Warm Service. Visit our
Web Site. DowneyOilNY.com
845-265-3663
SCHOOL SUCCESS demands
writing excellence. Get help
from expert writing/research
coach: educator experienced
for all levels; well-published
writer, professional editor.
saradgilbert@gmail.com
845-265-5295
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
TAG SALE
YARD SALEAPALOOZA
Cold Spring. A multi-family
tag sale that you won't want to
miss! 333-337 Main Street,
Cold Spring, NY Sat Sept 19th
10-5pm.
MISC
BIJOU GALLERIES LTD
Celebrating 14 years in busi-
ness at 50 Main Street
Cold Spring Daily 11-5
Bijougalleries.com
SHEAFORSUPERVISOR.COM
WANTED
HUD VALLEY AUCTIONEERS
Antique and Estate buyers
commission sales, auctions
held monthly, 432 Main St.
Beacon 845-838-3049, Neil
Vaughn. For info visit www.
hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com
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
LOCAL HORSE BOARDING
Available. Only 2 stalls left in
our newly built, semi-private
facility with arena. Call for
quotes. Lessons & leasing also
available. Ask for Amber 845-
206-1906
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
CHILDCARE
PHILIPSTOWN STAY AT
HOME MOM
available to babysit your child
in my home! Reasonable rates,
Call 845-424-5344
BABYSITTER TO WATCH
three spirited kids (G3, B5, B7),
intermittent after school and
weekend hours. Cold Spring
Village. Refs required, Bonny
845-809-5317
BABYSITTER NEEDED
2-4 days/week (weekdays late
afternoon/early evening) for 2
children in Cold Spring Vil-
lage. Katherine 917-881-1487
HELP WANTED
THE PUTNAM COUNTY
Historical Society seeks vol-
unteer docents. Young adults
will gain museum work experi-
ence. Older adults will learn
local history and share passion
with community. Museum
open Wed-Sun, 11-5. Please
call 845-265-4010
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
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
GIRLS WHITE DRESSER
& mirror, desk with chair. $50
Call 424-3366
95 MAZDA MX6 4 CYL
Auto, 94,000 Mi Leather Inte-
rior, stereo runs, looks bad,
$500 OBO 845-522-3056
FREE
FREE QUEEN MATTRESS
Very clean, very good condi-
tion, Cold Spring pick up only:
call 917-488-5232
RENTALS
COLD SPRING MAIN ST
store for rent 1000 sq ft. Great
location 1 block RR $1600/mo.
Incl heat 845-528-1975
COMMERCIAL SPACE
avail at 3021 Rte 9, Cold Spring.
Warehouse 1,600 sq. ft. with
office 300 sq ft. $2,000 a month.
Great for any type of contrac-
tor. Utilities not incld. Pls call
845-265-3434
OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13'
convenient location, close to
all, Garrison. $525.00 incl all
utilities except phone. call 914-
720-4835 ask for Ann
COLD SPRING 2BDRM APT
1 bath, EIK, lvng rm, lrg yard,
4 blks to train. W/D , pkng &
water incld. $1350/mo. Newly
painted. One mo sec, 845-661-
6632
GARRISON 3BDRM 2BATH
house renovated 1860 farm
house, beamed ceilings,
skylites, sub zero. Unique in-
holding in Fahnestock State
Park amid 3500 acres of forest,
lakes, water falls, meadows.
Garrison school, lawn care,
lake & beach permits incld.
$2400/mo 845-265-2519
COLD SPRING/BEACON 9D TRANQUIL OFFICE SPACE
Mins, DIA, I84, RR, 70 NYC, for rent overlooking pond. Per-
Hudson Views, Boats, 3bdrm,
den, 2 bth, $1600 914-584-
fect for consultants or writers.
2 offices, $450 and $600/mo.
7137 or 914-960-0069 Rent one or both. furniture if
needed. full kitchen, medita-
GARRISON PROFESSIONAL tive walk to pond. Bedroom
Commercial office rental at The for rent also on per night basis
Stone House. Excellent loca- if needed. Call 845-661-0350
tion. Rte 9 at Putnam/
Westchester border. $475/mo.
Includes heat, electric, park-
THREE TO FOUR BDRM
house on large estate. Access
ing. Refs, Sec. Indian Brook
Properties 845-788-4191
to trails, boat dock, peaceful,
private setting. $2000/mo +
utils. One mo Sec + last mo.
2 BDRM APT COLD SPRING 914-621-8599
walk to everything, walk in
closets, hrdwd flrs, off st. pkng, COLD SPRING STUDIO
heat. Laundry on premises. Bright charming 2d floor stu-
$1300/mo. 845-265-3030 dio w/priv entr. Cathedral ceil-
ing/brick wall in L/R, spiral
COLD SPRING VILLAGE staircase to loft; ample closets;
1 br Apt - 4 minute walk to renovated kitchen; walking dis-
train. All utilities and off street tance to RR/stores/restaurants;
parking included. No pets, no H/W incl. No pets/smoking;
Refs & Sec 845-265-9124
smoking. $975/mo 845-380-
1108
GARRISON 1 BDRM APT
Heat/hot water cen air, fur-
nished or unfurnished, pkng.
Call 845-424-6149 $850/mo
RELAXING FARM PROPERTY
Home w/ 2bdrm 1.5 bths, 5
acre backyard w/pond. Private
setting. Mins from
Poughkeepsie train station and
all major roads. $1500/mo +
utils. 914-456-4974
OFFICE SPACE AVAIL
for Healthcare Professional in
Cold Spring. 845-265-2275
GARRISON CHARMING
3 bdrm 1bth apt on horse farm.
Hiking & trails. $1800/mo
inclds utils 845-424-3324