The
PUTNAM C OUNTY NEWS
CXLIII
No. 26
Scrambled, Poached, or Friedl’d?
by Annie Chesnut
If you are noticing fewer
Canada geese this year around
your favorite local ponds,
lakes, beaches, and grassy
areas, you may have an egg
addler named Friedl Muller-
Landau to thank.
 An egg addler’s job is to
make bird eggs unviable. One
way to do this is by gently
smearing nest eggs with oil
so that their permeability is
reduced and air is prevented
from reaching the embryo.
The embryo fails to develop
and there is one less goose
to hatch come springtime.
 Muller-Landau, who lives
in the Roaring Brook Lake
area, is the official egg addler
of Putnam Valley, which pays
him a small stipend.   Cur-
rently, he addles at both Roar-
Water Dampens Agenda of Parent Creates Web Forum
Cold Spring Board for Garrison Schools
by Michael Mell
At the June 23, 2009, Cold
Spring Village Board meet-
ing, the ever-present issue
o f w a t e r, a n d w h a t t o d o
with it, was again the main
topic of discussion. The
board heard an action plan
from Superintendent Greg
Phillips in response to the
S tate Comp tr oller ’ s A udit
issued earlier this spring.
Mr. Phillips identified three
specific tasks and timelines
for completion. A comparison
of master meter readings with
quarterly billings will begin
immediately. “I have been
reporting flows with annual
comparisons since 1997,”
said Phillips. He continued,
saying that “a more detailed
report to the board will begin
with second quarter billing.”
Starting August 1, the water
department will change out
12 meters with new ones as
a control to verify meter ac-
curacy. The choice of initial
locations will be based upon
location within the system,
quantity of water flow, and
the type of piping. The board
agreed with Phillip’s sug-
gestion that a local, licensed
plumber be engaged to per-
form this task. While the
department could perform
the change-over, Mr. Phil-
We are 143 years old but new every Wednesday
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ing Brook Lake and Lake
Peekskill.
  The process requires not
only a deft hand and a knack
for finding nesting areas, but
also a keen understanding of
the behavior of geese.
“They mate for life, and
they will return to the same
nesting area year after year,”
Muller-Landau said. His job
in Lake Peekskill was made
tougher, he explained, by the
fewer, smaller beaches, and
the large number of houses
that have been built right on
the shores of the lake, mean-
ing that many geese have to
go farther back into the woods
to make their nests. These
nests are much harder to find
than those on the beaches or
lawns around Roaring Brook
L a k e . M u l l e r- L a n d a u u s e s
a boat to look for the rare
lips feels that a plumber will
be better equipped “in case
any plumbing issues arise.”
The removed meters will be
bench-tested and any issues
found brought to the atten-
tion of the manufacturer and
the board.
Addressing the most se -
rious-sounding complaint
noted in the Comptroller’s
report, a leak detections sur-
vey of the entire village water
system will be performed this
summer. A similar study per-
formed in 2006 cost $4,000,
and Mr. Phillips expects this
year’s survey cost to be in
the same range. It is hoped
that the survey will be com-
pleted by September 1, but
the actual completion date
will depend upon the ven-
dor’s schedule. Priority for
repairs will be established by
the survey and performed by
water and highway depart-
ment personnel.
Superintendent Phillips
also presented each trustee
with a piece of paper titled
“Food for Thought,” with
nine and a half, quarter-inch
holes (about the size of a
pencil eraser) drawn on it.
He explained that any pres-
surized system would, “by
its nature,” be subject to
leaks and a certain amount
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quiet and relatively undis-
turbed places that geese
would choose for nesting.
When he finds a nest, both
of the nesting birds are al-
most always nearby, but their
instinct is to distract the
intruder by leading him away
from the nest, so they head
off in a different direction.
Muller-Landau then goes to
the nest and, using a soft rag,
applies cooking oil to the
eggs. “I always try to leave
at least one egg,” he said,
“because the eggs get cold
o nce th ey are ad d led , an d
if they all go cold [or if he
simply took all of the eggs
and discarded them] the geese
will just lay more. If there
is one warm egg, they won’t
do that. When it is raining or
the weather is colder, I will
leave more than one live egg.”
by Michael Mell
Garrison resident and Gar-
rison School parent Gordon
Stewart has had a varied career
in politics, business, theater,
music, and teaching. He spent
seven years as vice presi-
dent for public affairs at the
American Stock Exchange.
Before that he served as deputy
chief speechwriter to President
Carter. During the past school
year he served on the district’s
budget advisory committee
and has attended most board
of education meetings. Re-
cently Stewart launched a new
website for Garrison School
parents with the stated goal
of encouraging residents to
“better fulfill our hopes and
responsibilities by enabling
direct communication among
all of us.”
Philipstown
In observance of Independence Day,
the Recycling Center on
Lane Gate Road and the
Philipstown Town Hall will be
closed on Friday, July 3, 2009.
Annie Chesnut
The process is regulated by
the US Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice, and the Humane Society
has published a guidebook of
“Wild Goose Egg Addling
Protocol”:
 If the gander is not imme-
diately obvious, be watchful
for his return, perhaps by
air, inresponse to his mate’s
calls. Cheap umbrellas, the
kind without pointed ends,
have several advantages for
fending. Carried closed and
opened near the goose with
some shaking and noise,
there is an element of sur-
prise when a solid visual
barrier springs opens in
front of the geese. (The
advantage of using cheap
umbrellas is that geese do
break some.)
(See Addler on Page 12)
The PCN&R sat down with
him recently to discuss guf-
shelp.org, the long-running
teacher contract impasse, and
other related issues
PCN&R: What moved you to
create gufshelp.org?
GS: Since the Village of Gar-
rison is not incorporated there
is no formal legal means for
public forum except the Garri-
son Union Free School District
(GUFS) meetings. Of all the
things we share, the school is
more than a place where we
educate our children. It is a
representation of ourselves,
our community, and our val-
ues. After eight months of
attending school board meet-
ings, I decided that the sta-
tus quo was not a sufficient
expression of our commu-
(See GUFS on Page 13)
PUBLIC NOTICES
Cold Spring
Recyclables will not be picked
up in the Village of Cold Spring on
Friday, July 3, 2009. The normal
schedule will resume on Friday,
July 10th.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Old Albany Post Road Eroding
Philipstown Seeks Easements from Property Owners
by Annie Chesnut
The PCN&R recently
learned that eight Continen-
tal Village property holders
on and near the unpaved
Old Albany Post Road have
received legal documents
asking them to grant ease-
m e n t s s o t h a t t h e To w n
of Philipstown can make
improvements to the dirt
road. According to Justine
Bruno, who heads up the
C o n t i n e n t a l Vi l l a g e P r o p -
erty Owners Association,
as well as Council Member
Richard Shea, to date, seven
Community Day Set for Saturday, July 4
in Cold Spring
All the
Taypayer Revolt: Putnam Legislature Intern Might
Refuses to Pay MTA Mobility Tax
by Eric Gross
It’s being called a taxpayer’s
revolt. In a shocking and sur-
prise move, the Putnam County
Legislature Monday voted
to refrain from paying the
Metropolitan Transportation
Authority a “single penny”
for the state’s recently en-
acted MTA Mobility Tax that
will cost businesses in the
commuter region millions of
dollars.
Legislator Mary Ellen Odell
of Carmel described her col-
league’s actions as “an act of
civil disobedience.”
Legislator Vincent Tamagna
of Cold Spring told a small
audience attending the Legis-
lature’s Audit and Administra-
PV Pols Seek Sustainable Careers
by Annie Chesnut
The upcoming Putnam Val-
ley election season is sure
not to be dull thanks to an
intriguing cast of characters.
D e m o c r a t s a r e p u t t i n g t o-
gether their opposition ticket
with hopes of unseating cur-
rent Republican supervisor
Bob Tendy. Dawn Powell, a
prolific blogger on local mat-
ters, has her eyes set on the
supervisor job. She has some
experience with the town’s
top post: She was formerly
a personal assistant--and
live-in friend--of previous
P u t n a m Va l l e y S u p e r v i s o r
Sam Davis.
For town board, incumbent
Wendy Whetsel is seeking
re-election. Citing the need
to focus on her growing hyp-
nosis and psychic medium
business, the other incumbent
up for re-election, Priscilla
Keresey, has declined to run
again. As a result, former su-
pervisor Davis and newcomer
Chris Lieberman will likely
face off against Whetsel in
a primary election to deter-
mine who will ultimately vie
of the eight property owners
have indicated their will-
ingness to proceed. There
was some concern about the
way in which the delivery
of these legal documents
was handled—Bruno was
asked by the Town to place
the easement paperwork in
mailboxes, which appeared
to some to be a less-than-
professional way of deliver-
ing legal documents.
The requests for easements
are part of a FEMA-funded
plan designed to address
problems on a section of
the dirt road beginning at
People of the
Program of the
Parade at 2pm, Fireworks
Find Cash for
tion Committee meeting, “We
must draw the line. This levy
is taxation without representa-
tion. The tax is grossly unfair
and is a geographic issue.
The MTA doesn’t care about
the residents north of the Big
Apple, which is too bad.”
Under the state’s plan, 34
cents of every $1,000 earned
by residents of the counties
surrounding New York City
will be paid to the MTA.
Legislature Chairman Tony
Hay of Southeast called the
state’s decision “egregious”
for the mobility tax to pro-
pose that Putnam employers
be taxed at the same rate as
counties that have a full vote
on the MTA Board.
The board consists of 16
against the PV Republicans
for two open board seats.
The Davis administration
was one marked both by in-
n o v a t i o n a n d c o n t r o v e r s y.
Davis, clearly in favor of “en-
vironmental sustainability”
and making “green” choices,
attempted some ambitious
changes to the town, such
as proposing the use of
photovoltaic cells on town
buildings. And against the
objections of two town board
members and a vocal seg-
ment of the larger community,
Davis hired Powell (then his
girlfriend) to be his personal
assistant at $40,000+ per
year, with benefits. When the
town’s Ethics Board censured
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Philipstown & Putnam Valley
the monument at the corner
of Old Albany and Sprout
Brook Roads and continu-
ing to Upland Drive. The
easement language gives the
town the right to address
drainage issues—“install,
inspect, maintain, use, re-
p a i r, r e p l a c e , a n d r e m o v e
catch basins, drainage lines,
pipes, dry wells, culverts,
manhole covers, bridges,
and other appurtenances.”
According to the Philip-
stown Highway Department,
plans include repairing and
paving trouble-prone areas
of the road as well as re-
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at 9:15 p m
members but appointees to
the commission from Putnam,
Dutchess, Orange, and Rock-
land have one shared vote.
Hay also blasted the MTA
for “taking revenue from not-
for-profit organizations that
serve the handicapped and
disabled, which will signifi-
cantly reduce their limited
funds and services to the most
needy segment of the county’s
population.”
Despite the lawmakers’
decision, Commissioner of
Finance William Carlin fore-
cast that the local taxpayer
will lose in the end because
the state will withhold the
amount due to the MTA from
other reimbursements.
(See Tax Revolt on Page 2)
him, he sued the board and
his own town employees,
and lost.
Davis and Tendy (a board
member during Davis’s ad-
ministration) have often
squared off, with both men
capable of being demonstra-
tive and testy. Tendy defeated
Davis in November 2007.
Tendy’s administration has
not been controversy-free,
either. The question of what
to do with Peekskill Hol-
low Road has been discussed
widely at both the town and
county level. Tendy was also
criticized by local business
people for his handling of
the grant-funded re-design
(See PV on Page 13)
What’s Inside
Opinion
Recollections of
Community Day in 1909
Letters to the Editor
page 6
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solving drainage issues that
contribute to road erosion.
The road became a concern
after a torrential April 2007
rainstorm, termed the “hun-
dred-year storm” by some,
which washed away portions
of the road and created ruts
deep and wide enough that
some homeowners were un-
able to leave their properties
for several days.
Mr. Shea, who is also the
liaison with the Conservation
Advisory Council and chair
of the Comprehensive Plan
Implementation Committee,
(See Road on Page 12)
County Coffers
by Eric Gross
Brianne O’Hare is a young
lady with a mission.
The 20-year-old communi-
cations major at Connecticut’s
Quinnipiac University gradu-
ated from John F. Kennedy
High School in Somers in
2006, and is working with
the Putnam Legislature on
a series of stimulus grants
that will hopefully result in
a windfall for county coffers.
After being introduced by
Legislator Mary Ellen O’Dell,
who has known the young
Carmel woman for many years,
Legislator Vincent Tamagna
has taken Brianne under his
wing.
Tamagna said that, in addi-
tion to the grant applications,
“Brianne is helping us with
the recently organized Task
Force on Energy. I don’t know
what this legislature will do
in the middle of August when
she returns to school. Brianne
(See O’Hare on Page 12)
Food Pantry
Concerns
Remain
by Joe Lindsley Jr.
In the June 24 issue, the
PCN&R reported on Philip-
stown Food Pantry volun-
teers and donors who were
concerned that the First
Presbyterian Church, where
the food bank is housed,
claims to have been charging
the group $250 per month
for at least nine months with
no disclosure to the public.
This amount is reportedly
nearly 20 percent of the do-
nations the pantry receives.
The church had not notified
the donors of this fee.
The food pantry has always
had a nondenominational
character, and people who
(See Food on Page 13)
Sports
Putnam Valley
Defeats Philipstown
in River & Valley All-
Star Challenge
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As Independence Day Approaches, Putnam Says No to MTA Tax Putnam CAP Offers Grants to Help
Businesses Hire Youths
TAX REVOLT (Cont’d from front pg.) Putnam Community Action address basic work skills in
Program is administering a areas such as: filling out a
Legislator Hay piped up, immediate audit of the MTA The tax will put some busi- Ball wants the board to
Summer Youth Employment job application; how to con-
“Shame on them!” to stop the business-as-usual nesses out of business.” freeze salaries and benefits
Program which will enable duct yourself at an interview;
Carlin called the action a mentality that is bankrupting Contacted in Albany Mon- for MTA employees and ap-
a total of 38 youths between resume writing; work ethic;
“fact of life. Albany is hold- this state.” day night, State Senator Vin- p r o v e M TA c o n t r a c t s e x -
the ages of 14 and 24 to go dress codes and business pro-
ing our purse strings.” Chairman Hay said, “Put- cent Leibell praised the Put- ceeding $100,000 as well as
to work and be compensated tocol. The goal is to prepare
L e g i s l a t o r Ta m a g n a r e - nam must take a stand. All nam Legislature’s action: “I conducting forensic audits
through the program. What this them for eventually entering
plied, “Let’s take the MTA we hear is more of the same understand their frustration. of MTA finances.
means to an employer, is that the workforce by having the
to court. Until we take a step rhetoric and nonsense. The Hopefully with this strong The Putnam legislation that
they can hire that extra person skills to maneuver through the
forward and tell the state— people of our county have to s t a t e m e n t , r e f u s a l t o p a y, will be formally adopted at
at no cost to their business. job search process and into
‘sorry Charlie—not this realize that we are doing our and determination to suc- next week’s full meeting of
Two special birthdays must be mentioned this week, Eric Gross, time’—the morass will con- job by looking out for their
The Summer Youth Employ- entry level positions.
ceed, some attention will the nine-member governing
our Senior Reporter, and Lynn E. Greenwood Sr., our specialty ment Program offers more Business owners who are
tinue. Putnam County must best interests. The mobility be received from Governor body also calls on the State
writer who reports on history, hunting, and fishing, each celebrated than just job placement. All interested in learning more
become the ‘little engine that tax is unfair, unreasonable Paterson.” Legislature to enact legisla-
a birthday within the past week. participants will take an ini- about how they can participate
could!’ It is grossly unfair and unwarranted.” Assemblyman Greg Ball, tion enabling Putnam to with-
Birthday greetings also to John McGuire III, Michael Grasso, tial work-readiness test to in the program should contact
that the MTA be allowed to Legislator Mary Conklin meanwhile, has demanded the draw from the Metropolitan
establish a baseline of their Putnam CAP at 845-278-8021
Amanda Caccetta, Tyler Giachinta, Ella Hotaling, Larissa waste the money uncontrolled of Patterson, who chairs the creation of a fiscal oversight C o m m u t e r Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
skills, and then attend one or or via e-mail to director@
Killough, Bob Molina, Sabrina Valenti, Lidija Musso, Finn Lovell, without any oversight. The Audit Committee, voted to control board to increase the District.
more workshops designed to putnamcap.org.
Sally Sgolinski, Charlotte Stein, Aileen Knapp Maracio, Brian Attorney General and State eliminate the tax because, M TA ’ s a c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d
Levine, Hank Gretzinger, Eliz Richter, Michelle Folster, and Comptroller must begin an “local business will suffer. efficiency.
Ginny Kops.
Congratulations to all of the graduates from Haldane, Garrison, Dutchess Stadium
Putnam Valley, the area’s nursery schools, and all of the college to Host Another
students who completed their studies this spring.
This coming weekend will be very busy. The Quadricentennial
Tea Party
and July 4th will be celebrated in style as Cold Spring Community On July 6, Fishkill will be
Day, with a parade, activities, food, music, and fireworks. the site of an Independence
The parade starts at 2pm on Chestnut Street. Don’t forget to deco- Day Tea Party, at Dutchess
rate that bicycle--you might just win! Stadium from 7 to 9pm.
July 5th is the River Festival in Mayor’s Park from 9am to 5pm, Visit the PCN&R’s web-
with 75 vendors selling arts, antiques, crafts, and jewelry. site for an interview with
Todd Harvey, a Fishkill busi-
See Page 7 in this issue for a full listing of weekend activities.
nessman who co-founded the
There will be something for everyone to enjoy!
event.
In 1776, Fishkill was the
site of a tea party staged
by 100 women angry about
overpriced tea.

Meetings This Week

THURSDAY 7/2 FRIDAY 7/3 MONDAY 7/6 TUESDAY 7/7 WEDNESDAY 7/8
6:00 PM - PV Town Board following public
7:00 PM - Putnam County Legislature hearing on wood boiler law, to consider
Monthly Mtg Timberline Estates Drainage District
7:30 PM - Putnam Valley Zoning Board
7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA Workshop 7:30 PM Cold Spring Board to 7:30 PM - Philipstown Board weekly
of Appeals SATURDAY 7/4 consider and hear public comment on workshop
Cold Spring Community Day & Parade a sewer rate increase 8:00 PM - Cold Spring Historic Review Brd

ST. MARY’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN THE HIGHLANDS
1 Chestnut Street,
Cold Spring
Fr. Shane Scott-
Hamblen, Rector, 265-
2539
Mr. Ron Greene, Senior
Warden, 265-3624
www.stmaryscoldspring.
dioceseny.org
Sun. Masses: 8am (spoken);
10:30am (sung); Sunday
school in Parish Hall dur-
ing 10:30 mass
Thurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in
parish hall, 8pm
FRANCISCAN FRIARS
OF THE ATONEMENT
Route 9, Garrison
424-3671
graymoorcenter@
atonementfriars.org
Sunday Eucharist - 11am,
Pilgrim Hall.
Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat.
11:30am.
Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm.
Centering Prayer - 8pm.
Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd
Sunday of every month at
2 p m. Rec o v e r y I n c . e very
Wednesday, 7:30pm.
Renewal Farmers’ Market:
Every Friday, 10-3, during
growing season.
ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL
A mission Chapel of Our
Lady of Loretto Church
Upper Station Rd.,
Garrison, 265-3718
Sunday Mass: 10:15am
CHUANG YEN
MONASTERY
2020 Rte 301, Carmel
845-228-4283/4288
www.baus.org
bauscym@aol.com
Sunday programs:
9-10am - Chanting and Medi-
tation
10-11am - Dharma Talk
11 a m - 1 2 p m - N o o n B o o k
Discussion Group
Vegetarian lunch, Saturdays
& Sundays, 12-1pm
Breakfast Program Exemption
is Requested by Haldane
Haldane School has an-
nounced that they have re-
quested an exemption for their
school breakfast program for
the 2009-2010 school year.
According to the school dis-
trict, low participation in the
program has prompted this
request.
The School District has also
announced that it will once
again be participating in the
free and reduced price meal
program for its school chil-
dren. Families must complete
an application to be eligible
for free, or reduced price,
meals served at the school.
A sliding scale is used to
determine eligibility, with
household incomes lower than
$68,469.00 becoming quali-
OUR LADY OF
LORETTO CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Fair Street, Cold Spring
(845) 265-3718
www.ourladyoflorettocs.com
Fr. Brian McSweeney,
Pastor
Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.
7 : 3 0 a m , 9 , & 11 : 4 5 a m . ,
Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-
seph’s - Sun., 10:15am. Holy
Days: 8:15am & 7:30pm
Mass, Holy Day Vigil: 530pm
Confessions: Sat., 4:30-5pm
Bingo - Thursdays, doors
open 6pm, first game begins
7 : 1 5 p m . $ 1 , 5 0 0 i n To t a l
Cash Prizes. Concessions
available.
ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH
IN THE HIGHLANDS
1101 Route 9D, Garrison
stphilips.highlands.com
Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.
424-3571 - e-mail:
stphilips@highlands.com
Summer schedule:
8am - Holy Communion
10am - Main Service; child-
care available for 10am ser-
vice
GRACE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
337 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.
ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
Putnam Valley
www.
stlukesputnamvalley.org
528-8858,
mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org
Sunday Worship - Service:
9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am,
Family Communion Service
including Sunday School:
10:30am
Thu. - Prayer Service, 8pm
fied for at least partial partici-
pation depending on family
size. Applications are avail-
able at the school and can be
submitted anytime during the
school year. The information
provided on the application
will be confidential and will
be used only for the purpose
of determining eligibility. The
information may also be used
for the allocation of funds to
schools under Title I and by
the United States Department
of Education in the National
Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP).
For details on the program
and who would qualify under
the income guidelines, contact
the school district.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF
PHILIPSTOWN
Academy & Cherry
Streets
Cold Spring - 265-3220
Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor
www.
presbychurchcoldspring.org
email: FPCP@verizon.
net
Worship Service: 10:30am
Chancel Choir Rehearsal:
Wednesdays 7pm
Office Hours: Monday and
Wednesday 9-11:30, Tues.
and Thurs. 9-2
Food Pantry: Saturdays
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 Timothy
Henderson
South Highland in Garrison
worship service at 9:30am.
Cold Spring worship service
at 11am. Sunday School oc-
curs during worship service
time through June 2009.
COLD SPRING
BAPTIST CHURCH
(American Baptist
Churches, USA)
Paul Laurelli
(Interim Pastor)
245 Main St.,
Cold Spring
265-2022
Sunday Services, 10:30am
Wednesdays: Prayer- Fel-
lowship time, 7pm
Fourth of July Service at
Mekeel’s Corner Chapel
The Mekeel’s Corners Cha-
pel Association is pleased
to announce its annual In-
dependence Day service at
10am on Saturday July 4th,
2009, at the chapel. What
better way to celebrate the
birthday of our nation? The
service is held each year in
thanksgiving for this great
country. Various organiza-
tions and local community
members will be taking part
in the readings and songs.
Members of the Sons of the
Union Veteran of the Civil
War under the direction of
Mr. Matthew Hereford will
also be taking part.
The chapel was built in
1867. Thomas and Susan Me-
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
PHILIPSTOWN
REFORM SYNAGOGUE
P.O. Box 94
Cold Spring, NY 10516
Unless otherwise
indicated, all services
take place at St. Mary’s
Parish House,
Cold Spring
For more information call
265-8011 and leave a mes-
sage or e-mail philipstownre-
formsynagogue @gmail.com
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.
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) 528-7280
Rev. Gordon Bienvenue
(914) 736-6480
www.tompkinschurchny.org
1st Sunday of the month
worship: 2pm
keel and James Smith donated
the land. It was operated as a
Methodist chapel until 1949
when the congregation dis-
banded. In 1961, a group or-
ganized to repair and preserve
the chapel was formed and to
this day continue to maintain
the chapel. Anyone wishing to
donate to the upkeep of this
beautiful chapel may do so by
sending a tax-exempt dona-
tion to the Mekeel’s Corners
Chapel Association Inc., 321
Rt. 301, Cold Spring, NY.
10516. For other information
call Ed. Cleary, president of
the board, at 265-3902, or
e-mail ecleary@verizon.net.
Remember Saturday July 4
at 10am.
Walter Hoving Home Holds
Annual Walk-a-thon
by Catherine Garnsey
Sixty residents and friends
o f Wa l t e r H o v i n g H o m e ,
walked 5 miles from Garrison
to Cold Spring on Saturday
morning in support of their
center that provides help to
any and all women, 17 years
o l d a n d o l d e r, w h o s u ff e r
from addictions and life-
controlling problems. Beth
Greco, the vice president of
the home, reported that the
walkers raised over $11,000
by soliciting support from
their benefactors, families,
friends, and other sponsors
by a letter-writing campaign
and through their website.
She went on to explain that
the women who live here come
from all over the country and
are referred to Walter Hov-
ing Home through hospitals,
prisons, and churches. “We
provide two Christ-centered
programs of six months and
one year. Sixty women are
currently housed here and
thousands of women have
graduated from our home
since John Benton and his
wife, Elsie, purchased this
property in 1967. We have 15
women who will be graduating
on July 18 who we believe
are prepared to go out and
re-build their once-shattered
lives”.
All of the residents have
jobs at Walter Hoving Home.
Vicky, from Oldbridge, NJ,
has been a resident at the
center for 3 months and her
job is “housekeeping super-
visor.” Her father, Bob, was
visiting for the day from Penn-
sylvania. “I usually come on
Saturdays because Sundays
are so busy here, since our
Women’s Choir goes out ev-
ery Sunday to perform at
area churches,” he explained.
Kate, from Cape May, NJ,
came to the home in April
Quadricentennial Grant
Applications Available
The Hudson River Valley
Greenway and Hudson River
Valley National Heritage Area
announce the availability of
$50,000 in matching grants
for Hudson Valley Quadricen-
tennial projects. Grants will
range from $2,500 to $5,000.
Applications can be re-
quested by calling (518)
473-3835 or by emailing the
Greenway at hrvg@hudson-
greenway.state.ny.us .
and works as the center’s
receptionist. Her sponsor for
the walk was her dad and his
church. Sharron, a resident
from Philadelphia, PA, said
that she loved the walk be-
cause the Main St. of Cold
Spring reminded her of a
town she knew--New Hope,
PA--that also has beautiful,
historic buildings and shops.
Sharron remarked, “This
program works because it is
Christ-centered. It makes a
difference in how people treat
each other and what expecta-
tions we have for behavior
here”. Her job is “Kitchen
Clean-up Supervisor.” Linda,
from Baltimore, MD, arrived
at the home 7 weeks ago. “I
am the ‘Breakfast and Lunch
Cook’ and I just love it here”,
she said, “I am here work-
ing to build a relationship
with God.” Tamara, a young
woman from Buffalo, NY,
arrived just three days ago.
She heard about The Walter
Hoving Home from her Youth
Minister at her Church. Ta-
mara said that she loved the
walk down to the scenic Hud-
son River. “I wanted to hop
on a sailboat,” she remarked.
Tamara has been assigned
to the “Maintenance Team”
which includes lawn-mowing
and yard work. “Hard work,”
she said, “but we’re all in
this together”.
Asked how the public could
support the mission of Walter
Hoving Home, Mrs. Greco
r ep lie d , “ A n y o n e can cal l
us at 424-3674 or visit our
website, www.walterhoving-
home.com to offer financial
assistance. Some people even
choose to “adopt” one of our
ladies and pay for her time
here with us.”
The non-profit rehabilita-
tion center is located on Snake
Applications can be down-
loaded from the Greenway
homepage at www.hudson-
greenway.state.ny.us .
All applications must be
received in the Greenway
office no later than 4:30pm
on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.
Late, incomplete, faxed, or
emailed applications will not
be accepted. They anticipate
that grant awards will be made
in early to mid August.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Obituaries
Paul van Valkenburgh
Mr. van Valkenburgh de-
parted on June 21, 2009
at age 77. Throughout his
life, he was always deeply
devoted to his family and
friends. As a child he grew
up in Garrison, and spent his
weekends with his family up
in the Catskills Mountains.
Throughout Paul’s whole life
he enjoyed traveling to the
Catskill Mountains to spend
time picking wild fruit berries
or fishing. During the past 30
years, Paul also enjoyed his
many visits to Europe. He was
especially fond of Kiel week
in Northern Germany. During
this week-long festival, Paul
enjoyed sitting with friends
at the festivals open markets
with mug of local beer and
bake-kuchen.
Paul was an accomplished
H u d s o n R i v e r p a i n t e r. H e
spent much of his retirement
years painting lighthouses
a l o n g t h e H u d s o n Va l l e y
and the Northern U.S. and
Nova Scotia coastline. When
he traveled to Germany or
Norway he spent much time
painting in the Alps or the
Norwegian fjords.
Paul also enjoyed sailing
his boat along the Connecticut
coastline. At home you could
always see him restoring his
army jeep or brush-hogging
the farm. He looked forward
to getting onto his farm trac-
tor every spring and spend-
ing time out in the fields. In
August, Paul could be found
picking blueberries at Greg
Farm in Red Hook, New York.
In addition to the above, he
also spent many years on
weekends promoting German
American and Scandinavian
culture at regional events.
Earlier in Paul’s life, he
fought in the Korean War and
Irene Fischer Chase
Irene Fischer Chase, age
95, a lifelong resident of
Cold Spring, passed away
peacefully on Saturday, June
27, 2009, at her home.
Born June 24, 1913, in Cold
Spring, she was the daughter
of the late George J. and Bella
Jane (Peters) Fischer.
Mrs. Chase was a retired
payroll clerk, having worked
for Haldane Central Schools
in Cold Spring. She was a
member and elder of the First
Presbyterian Church of Phil-
ipstown and member and past
chairwoman of the Women’s
Republican Club.
Mrs. Chase was predeceased
by her husband, George Jay
Chase, in 1965.
She is survived by her
d a u g h t e r a n d s o n - i n - l a w,
Holly J. and Richard J. Ralph
of Satellite Beach, Fl; one
brother, William Fischer of
Cold Spring; one sister, Hazel
Larson of Seattle, WA; and
one granddaughter, Jennifer
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later retired from the Army
as a Level 3 Warrant Officer
w i t h h i s l a s t d u t y a s s i g n-
ment at West Point, NY. In
recent years, he was an active
member of the Red Hook, NY
VFW Chapter #7765. He was
also a life time member of
the MASONIC Lodge #72,
in Williston, VT and the van
Valkenburgh Family Associa-
tion (Branch 1).
Paul received Engineering
Degree from the University
of Bridgeport in 1976 fol-
lowed by Graduate Degree
in Engineering from Cal Poly
University while working
for IBM in 1980. In 1989 he
retired from IBM.
Paul was born into the fam-
ily of Harvey and Doris van
Valkenburgh and he leaves
behind his devoted wife,
Marie, his son Gregory and
daughter-in Law Christine;
two daughters Noreen and So-
nya, and two grand children,
Samantha and Tim James;
Paul’s sister, Joan Lohrey,
and two nephews: David and
Derrick.
Viewing was held at the
Clinton Funeral Home, Cold
Spring, on June 30. Services
will be held at St. Philips
Church, Garrison, on July
1st at 10am, followed by a
traditional burial at St. Philips
cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family
asks for donations to be made
in Paul van Valkenburgh’s
honor to the following organi-
zations: (1) German American
Club of Northern Catskill, PO
Box 52, Margaretville, NY
12455; (2) Redhook VFW
Chapter 7765, PO Box 293,
Red Hook, NY 12571; (3) St.
Philips Church in Garrison
NY; (4) US Heart Research
Center.
Ralph. Eight nieces and neph-
ews, who played a special
part in her life, and loving
caregiver, Debra Pierre, also
survive her. Three siblings,
G e o rg e F i s c h e r, E l i z a b e t h
Mooney, and Gladys Ormiston
predeceased her.
Funeral Services will be
held at the First Presbyte-
rian Church of Philipstown,
Academy St., Cold Spring,
on Thursday, July 2 at 11am,
followed by interment in Cold
Spring Cemetery. Friends may
call at the Clinton Funeral
Home, Cor. Parrott & Pine Sts
(21 Parrott St) Cold Spring,
on Wednesday, July 1 from
5-7pm. In lieu of flowers,
a donation may be made in
Mrs. Chase’s name to the
Alzheimer’s Foundation of
America, 2900 Westchester
Ave. Suite306, Purchase, NY
10577-2552, or the Breast
Cancer Research Foundation,
60 East 56th Street, 8th floor,
New York, NY 10022.
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ONGOING:
Cold Spring Farmers’ Market,
Saturdays through Thanks-
giving, 8:30am-1:30pm,
at The Nest, Chestnut St.
Putnam Valley Farmers’ Mar-
kets: Fridays, 3-7pm, Tomp-
kins Cnrs Methodist Church,
outdoors, 729 Peekskill Hol-
low Rd. June 19-Oct. 9 ALSO
Wednesdays, 3-7pm at Putnam
Valley Grange, Adams Cnrs,
128 Mill St. Indoor/Outdoor,
through Dec. 16.845-528-0066
Historic Walking Tours of Cold
Spring conducted by volun-
teers from Putnam County
Historical Society, 2pm, free,
meet at foot of Main St.;
through Labor Day weekend.
THIS WEEK:
Fri. July 3 - Putnam Community
Service Network. Understanding
diversity; managing a culturally
diverse workplace. Mahopac
Library. 9:30 - 12:30. $30. 914-
997-6700, ext. 740
Sat. July 4 - Quadricentennial
Community Day, Cold Spring.
2pm parade, 2:45 bike decorating
contest, 3pm Haldane concert,
5pm entertainment at Dockside,
9:15pm fireworks at Dockside.
See full details on page 7.
Sat. July 4 - Fourth of July service
at Mekeel’s Corners Chapel.
10am. Service in thanksgiving
for this great country. 265-3902
or ecleary@verizon.net.
Sun. July 5 - Cold Spring River
Festival, Mayors Park, Fair St.,
75 vendors selling antiques and
arts & crafts outdoors. 9am-5pm,
rain or shine. 265-4414 or www.
ColdSpringRiverFestival.com
Sun. July 5 - Cold Spring Area
Chamber of Commerce Sum-
mer Sunset Music Series: Gwen
Laster & Wendy Martin, 5:30
at the Bandstand.
Sat/Sun. July 4/5 - Stormville
Antique Show. 600 exhibitors,
rain or shine, no pets. 9am-5pm,
free. stormvilleairportfleamar-
ket.com
COMING UP:
Thu. July 9 - Cold Spring Area
Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors meeting. 6pm, But-
terfield Library.
Thu. July 9 - Bingo at Our Lady
of Loretto Parish Hall, Cold
Spring. Doors open 6pm, first
game begins at 7:15pm.
Sat. July 11 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Storm King Moun-
tain, w/ Andy Chmar. 9am, Storm
King State Park parking lot
off Mountain Rd., Cornwall. 3
hrs, moderate to difficult level.
www.hhlt.org, 424-3358
Sat. July 11 - Beatles Tribute
Band, 6-9pm, Leonard Wagner
Town Park, Putnam Valley, 156
Oscawana Lake Rd. Bring chairs,
blanket. Food for sale by Han-
lon’s Steakhouse. Music free.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Sun. July 12 - Tri ‘n Du Putnam
Triathlon/Duathlon, Veteran’s
Memoral Park. Swim/bike/run or
run & bike only. www.NYTRI.
org, 845-247-0271.
Mon. July 13 - Annual Golf
Outing, Partners with PARC.
Full day, 18-hole, cart, lunch,
cocktails, dinner, auction, etc.
Centennial Golf Club, Carmel.
$225/pp or $850/per foursome.
11am-12:45pm reg; lunch, prac-
tice, 1pm shotgun start. Also
post-golf dinner only, 6pm, $75/
pp. www.PutnamARC.org, 845-
278-PARC, x287.
Tue. July 14 - Karaoke in the
Park, 6-9pm, Leonard Wag-
ner Town Park, Putnam Val-
ley, 156 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
Bring chairs, blanket. Food for
sale by Hanlon’s Steakhouse.
Music free.
Thu. July 16 - Bingo at Our
Lady of Loretto Parish Hall,
Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm,
first game begins at 7:15pm.
Fri. July 17 - CS Chamber Cruise
aboard River Rose, boarding
from CS Boat Club at 6:30pm,
sail at 7. $85 p/p, www.cold-
springchamber.com
Fri/Sat July 17/18 - Putnam
Kennel Club All-Breed Dog
Show, 8:30am-4pm, Stormville
Airport. Incl. obedience trial.
PutnamKennelClub.org
Sun. July 19 - Walkabout at Tilly
Foster Farm. Guided historical
tours, 1pm. Reservations rec,
space ltd. 845-279-4474, www.
tillyfosterfarm.org.
Tue. July 23 - Kruckers Picnic
Grove Summer Picnic. Lunch,
Dinner, Music, Dancing, Games,
Bingo.”Philipstown Seniors,”
members $38, non-members
$43. Eileen 265-5098.
Thu. July 23 - Bingo at Our
Lady of Loretto Parish Hall,
Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm,
first game begins at 7:15pm.
Wed/Fri July 24/26 - 38th An-
nual Putnam County 4-H Fair.
Putnam County Veterans Memo-
rial Park, 201 Gypsy Trail Road,
Carmel. Free admin. & parking.
For info visit www.cornell.edu/
putnam, 845-278-6738.
Sat. July 25 - Constitution Is-
land Garden Day, 10am-3pm.
House and Revolutionary War
tours, boat rides, presentation
by Glynwood Ctr. Shuttle runs
from south end of Metro-North
CS parking lot. 845-446-8676,
www.constitutionisland.org.
Sat. July 25 - HV Renegades
baseball game & welcome home
event honoring returning combat
veterans at Dutchess Stadium.
5pm; tickets for registered VAH-
VHCS veterans are free. RSVP
to OEF/OIF office at 845-831-
2000, ext. 5016 before 6/26.
Sat. July 25 - Country Music
Night, 6-9pm. Leonard Wag-
ner Town Park, Putnam Val-
ley, 156 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
Bring chairs, blanket. Food for
sale by Hanlon’s Steakhouse.
Music free.
Sun. July 26: Putnam CAP’s
5th Annual Motorcycle Run for
H.O.P.E. 71mile Sheriff Dept
escorted ride. Regisration 9:30
- 11 at Route 312, Shopping
Center, Brewster (Kohl’s). BBQ
Luncheon at Sycamore Park
on Long Pond Road, Mahopac.
www.putnamcap.org
Thu. July 30 - Bingo at Our
Lady of Loretto Parish Hall,
Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm,
first game begins at 7:15pm.
Sat. Aug. 1 - Haldane Class of
1979’s 30th Reunion. Dutchess
Manor. Graduates from other
years invited as well. More de-
tails tba. Robin, ristlusardi@
optonline.net or 845-284-2255.
Sat. Aug. 1 - Lake Peekskill
Family Day, day-long party at
North Beach. Music, games,
food, tug of war, more.
Sat. Aug. 1 - Dance fundraiser
for Beacon Sloop w/ Big Joe
Fitz & his Blues Band, 7pm
West Coast Swing dance les-
son, dance from 8-11:30pm.
St. Rocco’s, 26 S. Chestnut
St., Beacon, $20. www.beacon-
sloopclub.org, 845-532-5615.
Thu. Aug. 6 - Bingo at Our
Lady of Loretto Parish Hall,
Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm,
first game begins at 7:15pm.
Sat. Aug. 8 - Cold Spring Fire
Company Clambake, 10am-5pm
at Mayors Park, tickets $50p/p,
call 265-9241.
Sat. Aug. 8 - River to River
Poetry Festival, 11am-11pm,
Howland Ctr, 477 Main St.,
Beacon. HowlandCulturalCen-
ter.org
Sun. Aug. 9 - Beacon Sloop
Club Corn Festival, Riverfront
Park, 12 noon-5pm. Music, chil-
dren’s activities, free sails on
Woody Guthrie, fresh corn.
www.BeaconSloopClub.org,
845-542-0721
Thu. Aug. 13 - Cold Spring
Area Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors meeting.
6pm, Butterfield Library.
Sat. Aug. 15 - Tag & Craft
Sale, Garrison Volunteer Fire
Dept., Rt.9. Vendors Wanted:
call 424-4406, ext. 5. Further
details tba.
Sat/Sun Aug. 15/16 - Daniel
Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow,
details tba, www.VisitPutnam.
org, 800-470-4854.
Sun. Aug. 16 - Concert: Andy
LaVerne, piano and John Aber-
crombie, guitar, jazz standards
and original compositions. 4pm,
free. Chapel of Our Lady Res-
toration, 45 Market St., CS,
park at Metro-North station.
Sat. Aug. 29 - Putnam Chorale,
2nd annual Summer Sing & Open
House, Mozart’s Requiem w/
orchestra, 7:30pm, First United
Methodist Church, Brewster,
free.
Sun. Aug. 30 - Tour de Putnam
Cycling Festival, 153-5-75/100
mile routes. www.VisitPutnam.
org, 800-470-4854.
Thu. Sept. 10 - HH Trust Take-
a-Hike! Musical Tot Trek II
w/ Stacy Labriola. Ltd. space,
reg. req’d. 10am, 1 hr., easy/
family-friendly. www.hhlt.org,
424-3358
Sat. Sept. 12 - Summer Sun-
set & Fireworks Cruise on the
Hudson, in celebration of the
400th Anniversary Hudson sail,
cruise on the River Rose. Din-
ner buffet, open bar, music,
dancing, silent & live auctions,
Peekskill Celebration Fireworks
Display. 8-11p.m., $100 per
person, benefit for PARC. 845-
278- PARC, ext. 287 or www.
PutnamARC.org.
Sat. Sept. 12 - Bake sale. spon-
sored by South Highland UM
Church, 9:30am-noon, in front
of Foodtown
Sun. Sept 13 - Sunset Series:
Readings at Chapel of Our Lady
Restoration. Novelist Valerie
Martin. 4pm, wine & cheese
reception follows. Free, park
at Metro-North station.
Sun. Sept. 13 - HH Land Trust
Take-a-Hike! Night Sky Out-
ing w/ astronomer Frank Suits.
Bring blanket & binoculars.
8pm, Garrison Golf Club parking
lot. 2 hrs, easy/family friendly.
www.hhlt.org, 424-3358
The Putnam County News &
Recorder is happy to announce
your event. A complete list-
ing of Coming Events is on
our website at www.pcnr.com.
To send your listing: PCN&R,
PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY
10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail,
editor@pcnr.com.

JULIA L. BUTTERFIELD
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Rtes. 301 & 9D
(845) 265-3040
www.butterfieldlibrary.org
Wed. July 8 - Mad Science
10:45am, Reg. req’d
Mon & Wed: 10am-8pm
T, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun. 12-3pm
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Intro to Guitar: Weds for 5
wks beg. July 15
Bouncing Babies (infants
thru 24 mos.), Tue, Wed, &
Thu, 10am
Little Bookworms (2.5 thru
4.5 years) Thu, 12:30pm
Pokemon Club, (Grade 1 &
up), Alternate Weds.
PUTNAM VALLEY
LIBRARY
30 Oscawana Lake Rd.,
(845) 528-3242
www.putnamvalleylibrary.org
Hours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6;
Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5;
Sat - 10-5
Book discussion group 3rd
Tue. of each month, 7:30pm
PUTNAM ARTS
COUNCIL
Tilly Foster Farm
100 Route 312
Brewster
(845) 278-0230
www.putnamartscouncil.com
Art Classes for all ages.
Express Yourself, summer
arts program
THE HOWLAND
CENTER
477 Main Street,Beacon
(845) 831-4988
Thursdays, 7-9pm - Medi-
tation Classes, drop in, no
pre-reg req’d, $8 class
Fri. July 24 - John Ham-
mond, 8pm
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, Closed Sun-
days until September 13
CLOSED FRI/SAT July 3 & 4
PUTNAM COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
& FOUNDRY SCHOOL
MUSEUM
63 Chestnut St., Cold
Spring
(845) 265-4010
www.pchs-fsm.org
M u s e u m h o u r s : We d - S u n ,
11am-5pm
Office hours: Tues/Fri 10-5
Through mid-August - Ex-
hibit: “George Pope Morris:
Defining American Culture”
Sat. July 4 - Community Day
celebration begins at noon
with old-fashioned games
such as marbles, jacks, jump
rope, graces, more plus write
with quill pens. Parade begins
in front of museum at 2pm.
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. July 25 - Garden Day,
10am-3pm, house & Revolu-
tionary War tours; depart fm
CS Metro-North parking lot
HUDSON VALLEY
SHAKESPEARE
FESTIVAL
155 Main Street
Cold Spring
Peformances at Boscobel
(845) 265-7858
Box Ofc: (845) 265-9575
www.hvshakespeare.org
The Complete Works of Wil-
liam Shakespeare (Abridged)
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles
July 1, July 9 - Putnam
County specially-priced
nights
TILLY FOSTER FARM
MUSEUM
100 Route 312, Brewster
(845) 279-4474
www.tillyfosterfarm.org
Sat. July 11 - Meet the Ani-
mals: Narragansett Turkeys,
11am & 2pm
Sun. July 19 - Walkabout
historic tour, 1pm
Aug. 2/23 - Tilly Foster paint
out exhibit, Library Gallery
GARRISON ART
CENTER
Garrison’s Landing
(845) 424-3960
garrisonartcenter.org
info@garrisonartcenter.org
Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun
12-5pm
Through Sept 8 - GAC-
sponsored CURRENTwith-
out at Boscobel Sculpture
on Display at GAC and on
Boscobel’s Grounds
BOSCOBEL
Route 9D, Garrison
(845) 265-3638
www.boscobel.org
Opendaily except Tues.,
9:30am-5pm,last tour
4:15
$16/adults, $12/seniors,
$7/children, 6-14, under
6/free
Grounds only $8
Sun. July 19 - Westchester
County Day. Free admission
for all county residents.
PARAMOUNT CENTER
1008 Brown Street,
Peekskill
(914) 739-2333
tickets@paramountcenter.org
Film: The Great Buck How-
ard, Wed/Thu July 1 and 2,
8pm
Fri. July 10 - Aimee Mann,
8pm
Thu. July 23 - Big Bad Voo-
d o o D a d d y : 1 0 0 Ye a r s o f
Cab Calloway, 8pm
MANITOGA/THE
RUSSEL WRIGHT
DESIGN CENTER
Route 9D, Garrison
(845) 424-3812
russelwrightcenter.org
Tours on selected weekdays;
every weekend at 11am and
1:30pm, res. a must. Grounds
open for hiking all year.
Sat. July 11 - Ulster County
Day: discount tour rates for
residents; reg. req’d.
Introduction to Guitar at
the Butterfield Library
The Butterfield Library is
very pleased to offer Intro-
duction to Guitar with Linda
Richards. This five-week
course will begin on Wednes-
day, July 15 at 4:15pm and
will run through Wednesday,
August 12.
The class is for children
entering 3rd grade and up
and they must supply their
own guitar. Instructor Linda
Richards has been a class-
room educator for eight years,
a H u d s o n R i v e r e d u c a t o r,
and guitar instructor among
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT
THEATRE
Depot Square, Garrison’s
Landing
philipstowndepottheatre.org
(845) 424-3900
Fri/Sat July 3/4 - Second
Love - an original play by
Mark Jacobs
Fri. July 10 - Music Tracks:
Laura Benjamin
STONECROP GARDENS
81 Stonecrop Lane
Cold Spring
(845) 265-2000
www.stonecrop.org
Mon–Fri, plus 1st &
3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm;
also open Fri. until
dusk through Oct 2; $5/
members - no charge
Sat. July 11 - Westchester
County Day, $5/free admis-
sion for Westchester County
Residents, 10am – 5pm
Tue. July 14 - Guided Gar-
d e n To u r - N a t i v e s i n t h e
Garden, 6:30pm - 7:30pm,
$10/members - no charge
CHAPEL OF OUR LADY
RESTORATION
45 Market St.,
Cold Spring
845-265-5537
www.chapelofourlady.com
Sun. Aug. 16 - Concert:
A n d y L a Ve r n e , p i a n o a n d
John Abercrombie, guitar,
jazz standards and original
compositions. 4pm, free.
Sun. Sept. 13 - Sunset Read-
ing Series: Valerie Martin,
novelist, 4pm, free
VAN BRUNT GALLERY
137 Main St.. Beacon
(845) 838-2995
www.vanbruntgallery.com
Through July 27: Quad 2
Exhibit, 7 Artists; reception:
Sat. June 27, 6-9pm
Gallery open Thu/Mon 11am-
6pm
many other things. She has
recently taught guitar through
the Haldane PTA Enrichment
Program.
There is no fee for this
workshop but registration
and commitment is required
as space is limited. Please
visit the Library’s on-line
calendar to register at www.
butterfieldlibrary.org . For
more information on this
and other programs at the
Library, please call 845-265-
3040 ext. 4.
C S S u n s e t M u s i c S e r i e s River Festival Debuts This
Features Hudson Musicians Sunday at Mayor’s Park
Concerts begin this Sunday with Philipstown’s
Gwen Laster and Wendy Martin performing
The Cold Spring Area
Chamber of Commerce an-
nounces the 2009 Summer
Sunset Music Series as a
weekly riverfront celebra-
tion of the Quadricentennial
with the focus on the musi-
cians of Cold Spring and the
Hudson Valley.
The seventh year of the
Series begins Sunday, July 5
at 5:30pm at the waterfront
park at the foot of Main Street.
Bring a picnic and a blanket
and enjoy the music of jazz
violinist Gwen Laster.
Gwen was first inspired by
her mother’s love of rhythm
and blues, the Motown sound
,and jazz. She received her
early formal training in the
public schools of Detroit and
continued at the University of
Michigan School of Music,
receiving Bachelors and Mas-
ters Degrees in Performance
and Education. She developed
her combination of urban and
classical music in New York
City, performing in Broadway
shows, jazz clubs, traditional
and non-traditional chamber
ensembles, and by teaching
improvisation to string play-
ers.
She has two recorded proj-
ects, Sneak Preview and I
HV Shakespeare Gala Kicks
Season Off With High Spirits
Pictured at the gala are, left to right: HVSF actor Michael
Borrelli, Belle Newton, co-President of the HVSF Board,
Don Fried, and Blake Newton.
The skies were crystal clear,
the air warm and the great
lawn at Boscobel festive as
Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Festival welcomed 250 guests
to celebrate the 23rd season
with a great lawn party on
Sunday, June 13.
Following cocktail hour
guests retired to the tent where
Founding Artistic Director
Terence O’Brien, who directs
The Complete Works of Wil-
liam Shakespeare (Abridged)
Depot Schedules Auditions
for The Secret Garden
The Philipstown Depot
Theatre in Garrison will be
holding auditions for their
fall production of The Secret
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Page 5
Hear You Smiling, that feature
her original compositions and
arrangements. She performs
in venues around New York
and the United States and
licenses her compositions to
television, advertising, and
film. She will be releasing
a new solo recording this
year as well as publishing
her first educational method
book, Music for the Creative
String Player. On Sunday, July 5, the Cold and lip balms. Hailing from
Jazz vocalist Wendy Martin Spring River Festival makes Congers, NY, Drew Macko
will open the show with her its debut. Some 75 dealers specializes in original wa-
will set-up early in the morn- tercolor paintings.
dreamy, sensual, soul/blues
ing in Mayor’s Park on Fair The mixture of antiques
sound.
The Summer Sunset Music Street to get ready for the and handmade crafts should
Series will continue each Sun- 9am opening. The show will have an eclectic appeal for
day throughout the summer be held rain or shine. everyone and for those who
According to David Cooke, just like to browse and eat
until September 6 and will
feature such popular native show organizer, “Antiques Tony Catalano will be serving
Cold Spring performers as Dar and arts & crafts dealers are up good home-cooked food
Williams, Gandalph Murphy coming from all over NY, NJ, and cold drinks. Beth Smith
and the Slambovian Circus of and CT to sell antiques, arts, will also be in attendance
and crafts in almost every with her very popular Kettle
Dreams, Tiki Daddy, Uncle
category. There will be a good Corn (you must try it). There
Wade, Kathleen Pemble, and
mix of everything including will definitely be something
some special guests.
furniture both old and new, for everyone, no matter what
For more information on
cast iron garden accessories, you like to collect, in all
the Summer Sunset Music
pottery, porcelain, glass, and price ranges.
Series and a list of all of the
season’s events, please visit vintage memorabilia. Along As always for Cold Spring
the Event Calendar at the with antiques this show will events produced by Cooke
Cold Spring Area Chamber feature a large showing of arts ,there will be a free shuttle
of Commerce’s newly revised and crafts dealers specializ- bus touring the village, the
website at www.coldspring- ing in designer jewelry, art Metro-North station, and
chamber.com. glass, photography, leather parking areas bringing visi-
goods, paintings, and prints. tors to and from the show.
A nice selection of handmade Anybody can use the free
signs, bird houses, candles,
handmade clothing, sport,
shuttle, which runs all day.
The Cold Spring Antiques
and tee shirts as well as lots
of one of a kind items will
Dealers Association, spon-
sors of this show, want you to
be for sale. have a fun and exciting day.
I l e n e G o l d m a n , Av a n t After you’ve shopped at the
Garde Jewelry, specializes show, don’t forget to browse
in polymer clay and fused Main Street’s many antiques
glass art jewelry with semi and specialty shops and dine
precious stones. Katherine at one of Cold Spring’s fine
Calderley will be bringing restaurants.
garden accessories and home Show hours are 9-5 (rain
décor, and Joyce Knapp will or shine). Admission is $4
offer handcrafted Swarovski (children free). Please, no
crystal jewelry with freshwa- pets. For more information
ter pearls. Don’t miss Nordea call 265-4414 or visit www.
McKoy’s booth. She will of- ColdSpringRiverFestival.
fer handmade soaps, scrubs, com.
and Pericles, was joined by
John Christian Plummer, who
directs the season’s third play
Much Ado About Nothing, and
the professional company of
actors. After giving a brief
description of the plays, the
directors called on the ac-
tors to perform short ‘teaser’
scenes, giving guests an in-
timate, behind-the-scenes
glimpse at what is in store
for audiences this summer.
Garden, directed by Nancy
Swann.
The production will run Oct.
23 thru Nov. 15, weekends
only. The auditions will be
held on July 11 from 2- 6
and July 12 from 12-6. Call
(914) 522- 5837 to schedule
an audition appointment time.
Please note, drop-ins are wel-
come but will have to fit in
as schedule allows. Bring one
song that shows your vocal
range. You may be asked to
read from the script. All roles
are open. Particularly look-
ing for Dickon (Tenor 16-30
Yorkshire accent), Mary Len-
nox (Mezzo Soprano 10-14
Standard British accent), and
Colin (Male soprano 10-14
Standard British accent).
This is the musical based
on the novel by Frances
Hodgson Burnett, book and
lyrics by Marsha Norman;
music by Lucy Simon. The
Secret Garden is the story of
Mary Lennox, a rich, spoiled
child who finds herself sud-
denly an orphan when cholera
wipes out the entire Indian
village where she was liv-
ing with her parents. She is
sent to live in England with
her only surviving relative,
an uncle who has lived an
unhappy life since the death
of his wife ten years prior.
Archibald’s son, Colin, has
been ignored by his father,
who sees Colin only as the
cause of his wife’s death.
This is essentially the story
of three lost, unhappy souls
who, together, learn how to
live again while bringing
Colin’s mother’s garden back
to life.
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‘THE CELEBRATION A GREAT SUCCESS’
Immense Throng of Visitors in Town
Fine Pyrotechnic Displays Witnessed by Thousands
from the Cold Spring Recorder, 1909, recollections of Community Day
It would seem as though
the ancient spirits that guard
the reaches of our great river
were favorable to a glorious
celebration of the work of the
two men whose faith and genius
gave this splendid stream to
the world and its commerce…
Never a day when sun and
sky and the rich coloring of the
mountains lent their aid more
fully to the artistic and patriotic
spirit of a whole community…
And was it worth all the ef-
fort and energy and cost? To
that question there was fitting
answer from the great public
that rendered judgment last
Saturday. The Verdict was
unanimous that the work was B unting and B eauties atop a C ommunity D ay F loat
worthy of the devoted workmen. hand taking part in the festivi- tions that streamed from every
Court of Honor, Main Street Long before the time of start- ties and cheering the splendid building. In the bright sunlight
The village of Cold Spring is romanti- song of many renowned authors. Besides ing the crowds were on hand; parade that threaded its way the color snapped briskly to
cally situated on the east bank of the noble the grandeur and sublimity of scenery the from early morning hundreds through the multitudes that the welcome breeze. Nor was
and stately Hudson in the western part of village occupies soil sacred to the recol- of sightseers had been on the thronged the line of march there lack of gold lace, bright
Putnam County. The river here winds in lection of illustrious men and events and scene holding good view places. from start to finish. buttons, military equipment,
its graceful curvature and is surrounded by is charged with the historical memories A mighty cheer heralded the It was a spectacle unparal- flowers, gay costumes, beauti-
its often clouded capped mountains, from of patriotics and patriotic events. Part of approach of the parade and it leled in the history of Cold ful maidens, stalwart youths
the top of which the summer lightning the army of Washington found its abiding was taken up and passed along Spring and as many competent and martial music to rouse
dance and place. Cold Spring has been place here in the critical and momentous the line by as enthusiastic a judges have said, unequalled enthusiasm and win applause
highly favored in its position by having days of the first American war for freedom. company as ever gathered along in many of the cities along the and make the scene never to
been picturesquely placed amid natural our streets. river. It was gorgeous, pageant, be forgotten by one who has
beauties, being supplied by the hand of the From “The Origin and Development of From all the surrounding brightened by flags bunting, pride in Putnam county, nor
Divine Architect embalmed in the verse of Cold Spring-on-Hudson: A Centennial country everybody that could colored sashes swinging, lan- indeed by the casual visitor.
Drake, Willis, and others in the prose and History,” 1946 get away from business was on terns, and vari-colored decora-

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Erosion of Liberty
To the Editor:
While we will undoubt-
edly enjoy our celebration
of Independence Day this
weekend; however, we should
take time to reflect upon how
far we have come from that
which our founders fought
so hard to achieve. They put
their lives at stake in order to
craft a document declaring for
liberty, yet now our country
embraces squandering it and
creating ever more subservi-
ent dependence on our Federal
Government.
Never mind that our con-
stitution is a document cre-
ated to protect liberty; we
have fancied adopting a pro-
gressive ideology that leads
only to bondage of our future
generations by our central
government; whose only goal
is to gain more power and
additional control over our
individual lives.
S t a r t i n g w i t h Wi l s o n , i t
was expanded with FDR, then
Johnson, and now Obama
wants to take dependence to
new heights. It is incredible
how in less than a century
the welfare state has already
created over 55 trillion dol-
lars in unfunded obligation
to Medicare, Medicaid, and
Social Security (meaning we
still have to figure out where
this money is going to come
from; remarkably, there is no
plan to pay it off.).
Now liberty has been erod-
ing for some time, but the big-
gest grab has been as of late.
Our current administration
and congress insists on taking
this boat over the falls with
cap and trade legislation and
government healthcare. So I
implore you to please take a
few minutes this 4th, because
this is the current highwater
mark of liberty and indepen-
dence; look deeply into your
children’s or grandchildren’s
eyes, and know that if we
continue down this path, that
they will be burdened with the
heavy chains of dependence
from an enemy not of foreign
origin, but one of familiarity,
one which we were warned
about by our founding fathers.
Keith Anderson
P h i l i p s to w n
Vision and Goals is
Not a Plan
To the Editor:
The June 24 front-page
PCN&R article titled “Dunn
Resigns from Special Board”
confuses the Vision and Goals
statement issued by the Spe-
Participate in the dialogue. Please send letters to the editor to editor@pcnr.com
cial Board with a Comprehen-
sive Plan for the village. The
Vision and Goals statement
sets forth the key values upon
which a 20-year plan will be
built. It is not a plan or even
a draft of a plan. To describe
it as such is like confusing
the visionary ideas of the
Declaration of Independence
with the governing plan of
the Constitution.
Clarifying the Vision and
Goals at this time is important
because the Special Board
is moving into a new phase:
taking the extensive data as-
sembled about the village and
preparing a plan -- pinpointing
issues, identifying options and
recommending actions. The
result will then be discussed in
public sessions and presented
to the Village Board.
The article also exaggerates
how long the Special Board
has been active, giving the im-
pression that the process has
been unnecessarily delayed.
The all-volunteer working
groups were convened two
years ago, not three. Many
dedicated people have gath-
ered substantial information.
Disagreements over the
Marathon and waterfront
properties were also cited
by the PCN&R. In fact, the
differences were not between
the Special Board and the
Village Board, but reflected
the views of a minority of
Special Board members. The
majority on the Special Board
voted to respond favorably to
the Village Board’s request
to assist it in addressing the
immediate issues regarding
those properties. We respect
those who resigned, but firmly
believe they are mistaken and
that the Special Board made
the right decision.
Michael Armstrong
Anne Impellizzeri
Acting Co-Chairs, Special
Board for a Comprehensive
Plan/LWRP
For What Are Haldane
Teachers Fighting?
To the Editor:
The Haldane Board of Edu-
cation is deep in negotiations
with the teachers’ union to
settle on a new contract. At
the last Board meeting, 40
Haldane teachers silently
marched into the meeting,
silently sat, and silently filed
out one by one while the Board
discussed another matter, ac-
cording to this newspaper’s
account last week.
Meanwhile, half a world
away, hundreds of thousands
of everyday people in Iran
silently protest a rigged elec-
tion in Iran and face the wrath
of that nation’s not-so-silent
clerical cutthroats.
And there the s imilarity
ends. While the noble Iranian
protesters fight for justice at
the expense of an Islamic So-
viet Union, Haldane teachers
fight for more dough at the
expense of taxpayers feeling
the effects of the mother of
all recessions.
I bet if you ask any 10
people who they are rooting
for in Iran, all will say the
protesters over the govern-
ment. If you ask the same 10
people who they are rooting
for in this negotiation, I’ll say
1 for the teachers and 9 for
the taxpayers, only because
statistically 1 out of 10 will
be either a teacher, a brother-
in-law of a teacher, or too
wealthy to wonder what’s the
big deal. I hope the Haldane
Board members continue to
understand that taxes are the
biggest of deals to community
members, especially those on
the edge of staying or going.
Haldane teachers, likely
pushed by their me-first union,
invaded the Haldane Board
meeting to intimidate our fair-
ly elected representatives with
loud silence. The Haldane
Board, we should remember,
consists of volunteers who
act on behalf of the entire
community, not just teachers.
These good people have the
thankless task of trying to
reach a middle ground when
critics, like me, challenge
them from all sides. Unlike
the leadership in Iran, the
Haldane Board members have
no ax to grind and they are,
by far, more rock ‘n roller
than ayatollah.
Haldane teachers could
learn a lot by imitating the
selfless concern for every-
one’s interest that Board mem-
bers bring to their work. The
shame of it all is that they
need to learn.
Joseph Barbaro
Cold Spring
Assembly Growing
Impatient with Senate
To the Editor:
What is taking place right
now in the New York State
Senate offers people another
opportunity to become ex-
tremely frustrated with the
state legislature. People have
stopped me asking if I have
been working. I can assure
you that I have. Sometimes
the responsibilities of the two
houses in New York State can
be confusing. However, dur-
ing our session the Assembly
was able to complete a very
large agenda.
The Assembly passed many
important bills. This included
bills that would not impose
unfunded mandates on other
governments which might
result in increased property
taxes, legislation that would
keep people safe, and bills that
would help with basic needs.
One of my major concerns
is that most of the 1,252 bills
which the Assembly passed
have not been voted on in
the Senate. Of particular
importance, bills that allow
both Putnam and Westchester
counties to continue to have
their county sales taxes must
be approved by the state. The
Assembly has approved the
bills, but without Senate ac-
tion, no sales tax could mean
increased property taxes to
make up for lost revenues.
Certainly none of us would
like this to happen.
To keep our businesses here,
the Assembly has approved
legislation to continue provid-
ing low cost power to certain
companies in our state. That
is also in jeopardy because of
the Senate’s inaction.
The bills we passed will
keep our state competitive and
green, and help our residents
with health care and consumer
issues. Hopefully the Senate
will find a way to complete
the job they were elected to
do for all New Yorkers.
Sandy Galef
Member of Assembly
90 t h D i s t r i c t
Whetsel Takes
High Road
To the Editor:
In the June 2 edition of the
Journal News the chairwoman
of the Putnam Valley Demo-
cratic Committee noted to the
writer that incumbent Wendy
Whetsel was not endorsed
by the Town Committee be-
cause she did not adhere to
the Democratic platform. In
particular, chairwoman Oren-
stein was quoted as saying that
Mrs. Whetsel did not support
the building moratorium put
forth by then supervisor Sam
Davis.
In fact Mrs. Whetsel was a
strong supporter of the build-
ing moratorium, and it was I
who disagreed with the mora-
torium. Mrs. Whetsel and I
had many conversations in
which she tried to convince me
of the importance of passing
that resolution. I could not
in good conscience change
my mind, so in the end she
suggested we simply remove
it from the agenda, leaving
open the possibility of voting
it in at any time in the future
(having had all the necessary
public hearings).
In her usual fashion, Mrs.
Whetsel graciously took the
high road in her response
in that article, rather than
tear down another member
of her team (myself). She has
always been a quiet, digni-
fied and powerful presence in
our community, refusing to
sling mud at her opponents,
and working tirelessly for
alternative energy concepts
that do not stress taxpayers;
lower taxes for the citizens of
Putnam Valley; and as much
green space as is legally per-
missible.
She is the best candidate for
Putnam Valley Town Board
in my opinion, and has my
total support. Wendy truly
represents the mainstream
Democrats in our community.
She will continue to serve as a
strong voice for all the people
in Putnam Valley always will-
ing to listen and compromise
when necessary. She is the
only true solid choice for
Councilperson this Septem-
ber for the primary, and in
November for the general
election.
Priscilla Keresey
Town Council
Putnam Valley
Food Pantry
Clarifications
To The Editor:
In regards to the June l7,
2009, article, “Pantry in Tur-
moil,” I would like to clarify
some points that I think are
at the essence of the issue
and propose a solution to
assist in dealing with such
matters in the future.
1) The transparency of
the “hosting” fee: This new
charge should be disclosed
to the community and to all
donors to the Philipstown
Food Pantry.
2) The amount of the “host-
ing fee:” The question is
what percentage of cash do-
nations should be collected
as a “hosting fee” by the
Presbyterian Church. The
monthly fee, or $3,000 per
y e a r, r e p r e s e n t s a p p r o x i -
mately 19 percent of 2008
cash donations and seems
excessive. A lower fee, such
as 3-4 percent of the previ-
ous year’s donations, seems
more reasonable.
The charging of the month-
ly “hosting” fee raises a prin-
cipal concern—governance
of the Food Pantry. I propose
the creation of a commu-
nity Advisory Board whose
responsibility would be to
guide Philipstown Food Pan-
try operations and finances.
This Advisory Board would
be composed of representa-
tives from all communities
of faith and community or-
ganizations such as the Lions
Club, Knights of Columbus,
Boy and Girl Scouts, and
other groups and individuals
who provide support for the
Food Pantry. This will ensure
that all of the people and
o rg a n i z a t i o n s i n o u r c o m-
munity have a voice in the
governance of the Philip-
stown Food Pantry.
This decision and the
amount of the monthly fee
should not unilaterally be
d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e l e a d e r-
ship of the First Presbyterian
Church, not only because of
the potential conflict of inter-
est this poses, but because
it may undermine the larger
community’s interest in and
support of the Philipstown
Food Pantry. In recognition
of the pioneering role of the
First Presbyterian Church in
sponsoring the Philipstown
Food Pantry over the past 30
years, I recommend that the
minister of the church, Rev.
Leslie Mott, be asked by the
many community organiza-
tions that contribute their
time, financial resources and
their hearts to these efforts,
to chair the initial meeting
of the new Philipstown Food
Pantry Advisory Board.
It has been a great privilege
for me to have served the
clients of the Philipstown
Food Pantry over the past
six years, and I hope that the
Food Pantry will continue to
enjoy the generous support
that it has received from the
Presbyterian Church and the
members of the community
who have made not only fi-
nancial and food donations,
but many who have been in-
volved as regular volunteers
as well. This small commu-
nity has a large heart, and
the Food Pantry serves many
lovely individuals whom I’ve
been blessed to know through
the years.
Jacqueline Sammon
P h i l i p s to w n
 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
Fourth of July Weekend Festivities A Farmer’s Perspective on Phosphorous Fertilizer
I am responding to Robert
Schedule of Events
Tendy’s opinion article in the
June 17th issue of the PCN&R,
proposing a ban on phospho-
rous fertilizer. I would like
10am—SERVICE OF PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING for this great country at to thank him for opening the
Mekeel’s Corners Chapel at the intersection of 301 and Route 9. For more information, call 265- door to a discussion on our
county’s agricultural method-
3902 or email ecleary@verizon.net. ology. I agree with Supervisor
Tendy’s premise that regula-
COMMUNITY DAY CELEBRATION
IN COLD SPRING MARY ELLEN
12pm—OLD FASHIONED GAMES start the day off at the Putnam County Historical So-
FINGER
ciety, on Chestnut Street. Children can enjoy the pleasures of marbles, jacks, jump rope, hop-
scotch, grace, and more. They can put themselves in the shoes of 19th-century school children tion is needed. Writing from
as they write with slates and chalk, quill pens, and ink.
an organic farmer’s perspec-
tive, I would like to tweak
his recommendations just a
2pm—PARADE will start on Chestnut Street near the PCHS and will continue north on Route bit. After speaking to five
local farmers and the Master
9D to the intersection of Main Street and then head west on Main Street. Parade will stop at the Gardener at Cornell Extension
Cold Spring Fire Company #1 for a re-dedication of the Hudson/ Fulton Bell and a short speech Service (278-6738), 1 have a
sense of what is working for
by long-time resident and Historian Donald MacDonald.
The parade will then proceed down Main Street to the riverfront.
these organic farmers. (Dis-
closure: I do not use fertilizer
as I raise livestock, no annual
crops.) The general consensus
2:45pm—BIKE DECORATING CONTEST at the Bandstand is that balance is required, and
restricting one of the essential
3:00pm—HALDANE SCHOOL BAND CONCERT at the Bandstand will feature Vo- macro-minerals would disrupt
the system, according to the
cal Soloist Shauna Kalantri, Clarinet Soloist Lucy Austin, Flute Soloist Jerome Famularo, and Law of the Minimum authored
Woodwind Duet Caitriona Daly and Elizabeth O’Malley. FLUTES: Caitriona Daly, Marissa by German scientist Baron
DiPalo, Jerome Famularo, Elizabeth Hynes, Nolan Shea, Clara Thompson, Melissa Tringali Justus von Liebig 150 years
ago. Perhaps a more balanced
CLARINETS: Lucy Austin, Elizabeth O’Malley. ALTO SAXOPHONE: Edward Tacuri. TRUM- approach would be to restrict
PET: Peter McGovern. TROMBONE: C.J. Geller, Wylie McDonald, Jack Miller. PERCUS- synthetic fertilizers (which,
SION: Jakob Howell, Stephen Junjulas, Eric Rizzi by the way, should never be
applied without performing a
soil test first!) Here are some
3:30pm—HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE statistics gleaned from Paul
Tukey’s Organic Lawn Care
Manual (Storey Publishing):
5:00pm to 10:00pm—LIVE ENTERTAINMENT at the Dockside property will feature 1. Making lawns is a big-
Jerry O’Sullivan Band, Dar Williams, The Rentovators with Tommy McDonnel of the Blues ger agricultural crop in the
Brothers Band. U.S. than corn and soybeans
combined.
2. 8 billion pounds of syn-
6:00pm—MAGIC by MAGIC MARTY at the Bandstand thetic fertilizer are applied
annually to lawns and gardens
in the U.S.
THROUGHOUT THE DAY—Refreshments, Games of Chance, Children’s Games, Dunking 3. Creating synthetic nitro-
Tank, Inflatable Amusements and Vendors on the dock. gen fertilizer requires burn-
ing large amounts of fossil
9:15pm—FIREWORKS displayed from the Dockside Property
Have an op-ed idea?
More Fireworks Displays Contact us at editor@pcnr.com
Haverstraw – Thursday, July 2, West Point Jazz Knights and Fireworks – Bowline Park 8pm
Beacon – Friday, July 3, Fireworks at Memorial Park – 9 to 9:30pm
West Point – Saturday, July 4, Trophy Point Amphitheater
1812 Overture, with cannon and fireworks, 8 pm
Mahopac – no 4 th of July Fireworks
Peekskill – no 4 th of July Fireworks-Peekskill Celebration 9/6-9/13 will feature fireworks
Putnam Valley – no 4 th of July Fireworks-PV Town Day will be held the last weekend in
August and usually features fireworks.
“As he died to make
men holy, let us die
to make men free,
His Truth is
marching on  .  .  .”
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
fuels; approximately 33,000 of organizations, including
cubic feet of natural gas to NOFA (Northeastern Organic
make one ton of nitrogen, Farming Association). The
enough for about 150 of those Master Gardener program at
40-pound bags of 32-10-18 Cornell Extension Services
fertilizer, or enough to heat has many workshops, and
the average American home two offerings were on page
for half a year. 13 and 14 of the same June
4. A 2001 USDA study 17th issue! Check them out
showed that nearly 80 per- at the Putnam County 4-H
cent of synthetic fertilizer Fair July 24-26.
is wasted when they leach As a health care provider,
through the soil, get washed I have another view on this
off from rainwater, or va- discussion. Modern farming
porize. practices have increased the
5. Synthetic fertilizers, quantity of crop produced
as well as her- while the
bicides and quality of
pesticides, are A county- nutrition
highly toxic to has de-
microorgan- wide ban on creased due
isms (includ-
ing our dogs
phosphorous to decreased
soil fertility,
who lay on the fertilizers hence those
lawns and kids “empty cal-
who play there, certainly ories.” The
too) and disrupt deserves more standard
the delicate practice of
balance of na- discussion. applying N-
ture. The “Soil P-K fertil-
Food Web,” ac- izer ignores
cording to soil the need for
scientist Elaine Ingham, is trace minerals, which are the
composed of microorganisms, core of our enzyme systems.
worms, insects and plants, I would like to quote the pre-
and acts as the metabolism of eminent soil scientist of his
the earth. “Soil organisms de- time, Dr. William Albrecht,
compose organic compounds, with an interview included
including manure, plant resi- with this opinion piece. Ac-
dues and pesticides, prevent- cording to Dr. Albrecht, de-
ing them from entering water clining soil fertility results in
and being pollutants. They the growth of fattening crops
sequester nutrients that might with higher carbohydrate lev-
otherwise enter groundwater, els, and increasing disease and
and they fix nitrogen from the reproductive difficulties due
atmosphere, making it avail- to deficient protein.
able to plants.” Compost and “Starch production, with
compost teas restore microor- its fattening and fuel values,
ganisms in the soil, needed to calls for little soil fertility.
digest the natural fertilizers It calls more for air, water,
and soil amendments required and sunshine to fabricate this
for the vegetative growth of energy-providing food sub-
new plantings. stance. Protein production,
You can educate yourself on however, calls for nitrogen,
organic (derived from plant, calcium, and many other items
animal or mineral products) from the soil.
landscaping through a number “Agricultural crops like
Page 7
corn are less highly nour-
ished for protein production
by soils developed under the
higher rainfall and are crops
that naturally produce mainly
carbohydrates also. By feed-
ing these, the castrated males
of either cattle or hogs are
readily fattened.
“As we cultivate the soil and
remove more of it, there is
less of the proteins produced
by the forage. Where rainfall
has always been enough to
produce much forage ... for
large forage yields such soils
usually mean protein deficien-
cies as feed for healthy cows.
Such soils grow good yields
of carbohydrate crops for
fattening the older animals.
“The economic thinking
smothers out the great bio-
logical fact that the movement
to the soils serving mainly
in fattening for the animal,
is moving it, and the species
as a whole, to a lower level
of health.
“Since now the declining
soil fertility, growing only
fattening crops, is perverting
the streams of life in our do-
mestic animals to suggest - by
the increasing animal diseases
and the dwarf offspring with
no capacity to grow - that
those streams are about dried
up and headed for extinction
of those animal species.”
Dr. Albrecht’s prophetic
observations of soil fertil-
ity and animal health could
be seen as a corollary to our
modem health epidemic of
obesity, chronic disease and
child development disorders.
A county-wide ban on syn-
thetic fertilizers may not be
the first place to start to rem-
edy a more global problem,
but it certainly deserves more
discussion.
Mary Ellen Finger lives
on Horsemen Trail Farm in
Cold Spring.
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PV Snags River & Valley Cup from Philipstown
Great fun for all in the Village of Cold Spring
All PVBA and PLL Minor Leaguers and their coaches pose after the opening game of the River & Valley Cup Series
between the two organizations last Sunday in Cold Spring.
Little Leaguers general-
ly have big dreams. They
meander about the baseball
diamond with delusions of
grandeur, dreaming of a big-
l e ague fu t u r e . T h e y c rack
their bare fists into a pound
of premium steerhide in the
hopes of gaining an edge over
the kids in the other dugout.
Luckily, Little Leaguers are
also the first ones to forget
RAY
GALLAGHER
about a win or a loss; their
innocence forbids them from
taking a game too seriously.
That’s the beauty of Little
League baseball: the kids
themselves taking the game
as seriously as it has to be
taken, and then letting go in
time to play again tomorrow.
Usually, when you hear bad
things about the Little League
experience, some nut-job par-
ent is smack dab in the middle
of another whack-job saga
being played out on diamonds
across the globe, getting in the
way of an otherwise glorious
interaction between families
and friends.
L u c k i l y, t h e b a d a p p l e s
were nowhere to be found
last Sunday in Cold Spring at
Mayor’s Park and the Haldane
High softball fields in the
breathtaking village along
the shores of the majestic
Hudson River. That’s where
the Philipstown Little League
(PLL) played host to the sec-
ond annual River & Valley
All-Star Cup Challenge be-
tween the PLL and the Putnam
Valley Baseball Association
(PVBA). If you stuck around
for all three games, the Mi-
nors All-Stars (10-U), the
Majors All-Stars (12-U), and
the Coaches (over-the-hill
gang) Challenge, you felt the
love on a local level and you
saw Putnam Valley snag the
River & Valley Cup for the
for the first time.
T h e b e a u t y o f t h i s d a y,
though, lay not in who won or
lost the Cup, but how friend-
ships were both struck and
rekindled despite the 14,086
acres of Fahnestock State
Park woods that separate the
two towns. There were some
awe-inspiring performances
to say the least; like the one
turned in by Philipstown
pitcher J ay M arches e , t h e
RHP who whiffed 13 PVBA
batters en route to a 6-0 Major
league win.
The day was all about pitch-
ing, just as it usually is when
it comes to Little League
baseball. Putnam Valley saw
10-year-old Jake Reyes strike
out eight batters over three
innings to lead his team to a
12-0 Minors victory, which
left it up to the hackneyed
coaches to produce a River &
Valley champion this season.
Turns out, the PVBA coaches
can hit some, as they scored
another 12 runs to support
winning pitcher Dave Mucci,
who, despite attempts to look
like Richard Gere on the hill,
was able to hurl an arc-ball
shutout… a rare occurrence
on any day.
A barbeque pit roared all
day and there were tasty salads
and plenty of refreshments
on the first true day of sum-
mer, as the skies produced
brilliant sunshine and mid-80
temps on a simply glorious
day. It was the kind of day
PVBA Commissioner Ray
Gallagher and PLL President
Ed Barry dreamt up a little
over a year ago when the duo
first broached the notion of
getting the two organizations
together.
PVBA pitcher Chris Costello lets a pitch fly in the River &
Valley Cup Series between the PVBA and PLL organizations
last Sunday in Cold Spring. The PVBA went on to claim the
2nd annual title for the 1st time by taking two of three games.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
“It was a perfect day,” Barry
said. “We have so many people
to thank. I want to thank
D a i n ’ s L u m b e r f o r d o n a t-
ing the barbeque pit you see
behind me. I need to thank
the Haldane School District
for allowing us to use the
field. I want to thank my
wife Bernadette, who did all
the cooking with Jeanie and
Tom and Carol McCullough
and Tom Campbell. Basically,
everybody on the Philipstown
Little League Board needs to
be thanked, and of course the
folks of Putnam Valley for
coming over here and helping
provide such a great experi-
ence for the kids.”
The kids were, and always
are, the best part. When the
Minors game had ended, the
Philipstown kids were cool
enough to forget about their
loss while leading the Putnam
Valley contingent to the lower
field for an hour of kickball.
Later, when Philipstown had
put the Majors win under its
belt, and the day shifted to
Mayor’s Park for the Coaches
Challenge, the kids continued
to play football for another
PVBA and PLL Major Leaguers pose after their River & Valley Cup Series clash last Sunday in Cold Spring. The PVBA
went on to claim the 2nd annual title for the 1st time by taking two of three games, despite losing the Majors game.
Many of the coaches and players from the PVBA and PLL gather after the River & Valley Cup series. PV won two of
three games including the Coaches Challenge, which enabled the PVBA to snatch the Cup from Philipstown for at least
one year. Photo Nanci Ferrarro
couple of hours. The day classic.” it’s over, playing kickball we’ll make sure we have a
began at 11am and the final Rotondo coached the PLL and other games together. To live performance from Ron-
game ended just before 6pm, Majors and still picked a mean have two neighboring towns nie Ferraro next year,” Gal-
but a good time was had at shortstop in the Coaches Chal- in Putnam County get to - lagher joked. “Our people
the Mayor’s Park pavilion for lenge, but he never knew he gether like this every year can’t thank the Philipstown
at least another two hours. had a fan club way back when. is something special.” Little League enough for a
“This is a great idea,” said The organizers of the affair PVBA Commissioner Gal- great, great day. They were
Ronnie Ferraro, a PVBA coach were truly delighted with the lagher also had a ton of people wonderful hosts and a great
and commission member, who way the day had played out to thank for making 2009 bunch of volunteers. And
reminisced with PLL Coach and openly discussed the idea the most successful year on I’ll make a point of making
Billy Irwin about a player of doing similar things with r e c o r d f o r t h e P V B A , i n- sure we expand this deal to
named John Rotondo from other sports like basketball cluding his wife, Nikki, the include basketball this com-
Yorktown High, while not and lacrosse in the near future. families of Irv Bomba, Tom ing winter.”
knowing he was sitting right “It’s a tremendous boost for Patterson, Kevin Gallagher, Sounds like we’re on to
next to him. “I didn’t even both programs and both com- Joe Nolan, Rick Anderson, something here.
know I’m sitting here with a munities,” Barry said. “To see Ed Lent, Steve Girvalo, Josh P l e a s e v i s i t w w w. d i re c -
guy who was a legend back the camaraderie of both clubs Reyes, and Ferraro. trays.com to view Section
in the day. We looked up to is great and it’s evident once “I know Philipstown tried 1 sports photo galleries and
this cat. He was like Scooter you see the games are over to one-up us this year by get- a gallery from the River &
Rizzuto at shortstop, a clas- and the kids are still playing ting Nick ‘DJ Nasty’ Nastasi Valley Cup Series.
sic. The whole day has been with each other hours after to spin some tunes on us, but
PVBA OF Kevin Bomba slides in safely ahead of the tag from PLL 3B Nicholas DiPalo in the opening-game of the River
& Valley Cup Series between the two organizations last Sunday in Cold Spring. The PVBA went on to claim the 2nd
annual title for the 1st time by taking two of three games.
Photos by Ray Gallagher
 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER Wednesday, July 1, 2009
SPORTS
Dutchess Stadium
We l c o m e s Ve t e r a n s
VA Hudson Valley Health
Care System will host a Wel-
come Home Night at Dutchess
Stadium, Saturday, July 25,
2009, for all returning veter-
ans from Iraq and Afghani-
stan. The event will feature
a baseball game of the HV
Renegades and the Aberdeen
Iron Birds. All returning Iraq
and Afghanistan veterans,
and their immediate families,
will be honored and obtain
free admission to the game
sponsored by several veter-
ans organizations for the VA
Send sports stories and news
items to editor@pcnr.com.
John Hughes at bat for the Philipstown Majors Team.
Ryan Shubert played a great game defensively and offensively,
hitting a 3-run home run for the Philipstown Majors Team.
Michael Champlin waits for his pitch during the Minors
Team game.
Page 9
Hudson Valley seven county
catchment area.
Returning veterans need to
contact the Program Manager
at 845-831-2000, x-5016 to
reserve tickets.
The public is also invited
to attend the game and hon-
or these veterans for their
service to our country. The
public may obtain tickets at
the Renegades box office at
Dutchess Stadium, located at
1500 Route 9D, Wappingers
Falls.
Look for
Putnam
Pastimes
Next
Week!
PCNR
.COM
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Meet the Graduates of the Garrison Union St. Philip’s Nursery Class of 2009 Flies Away
Free School Class of 2009 Celebrates Commencement From Their ‘Nest’

St. Philip’s “Ducks,” photo by George Petkanos

The 2009 Fine-Feathered Friends of The Nest are ready

for their flight to kindergarten. Pictured, from left to
right: Meghan Tomann, Camille Maglio, Teacher Lora
Kunzman, Eden Feinstein, Joia McKelvey, Tim BenAdi,
Leah Lundberg, Sydnee Monroe, Kyle Frommer, William
Etta, Katrine Buslovich, Patrick DiNardo, Ian Matkin, and
Haiden Corless.

Ferris Makes Dean’s List

Alisa Jayne Ferris has been of 3.8. Alisa is majoring in
named to the Dean’s List for Childhood Education. She
St. Philip’s “Rabbits,” photo by George Petkanos the 2009 Spring Semester graduated from Haldane High
at SUNY Cortland, achiev- School in 2005.
Although it was a rainy from L-R are Kay Corkrum, ing a grade point average
Thursday, there was much P a t We i g m a n , M a r y E l l e n

First Row, kneeling (L-R): Avery Anderson, Jack Bynum, Ander Stebe-Glorius, Simon Close, Nicholas Shishkoff,
joy and cause for celebration
at St. Philip’s Parish house.
DeAngelis, Christine Simek,
and JoAnne Chadwick. Chil-
Caliendo Receives Degree
Robby Schartner, Justin Voelp. Second Row, seated: Libby Simone, Chloe Wareham-Gordon, Nicklas Clemente, Tw e n t y - f i v e f o u r- y e a r- o l d dren missing from the picture Katie Melissa Caliendo
Ali Galezo, Maddie Freeman, Matthew Chason, Nicole Matros, Sarah Rodzevik. Third Row, standing: Elizabeth “Ducks” graduated from were Athena Catto-Howell, graduated on May 22, 2009,
Lansbury, Hannah Penner, Eryn Kelly, Kady Neill, Montserrat Perez, Skyler Young, Graydon Cook, Julie Marcinak, Nursery School surrounded Fiona Sachs, and Rowen from Stony Brook University.
Frank Auth, Olivia Menillo, Skye Horgan, Richard Stiehl, Lianna Culp. Fourth Row, standing: Drew Ford, Phillip by family and friends and will Kuzminski. Teachers miss- She was one of nine students
Lewis, Lindy Labriola, Casey Gell, Connor Filardo, Chris Delamater, Emmanuel Saavadra. become kindergartners in the ing from photo are Allison to receive a Bachelor of Sci-
Not pictured: Jake Heitman fall. Special guest speakers Jacoby, Tam Benjamin, and ence Degree in Atmospheric
were Gloria Colucci, Super- Christine Dain. Oceanic Science (Meteorol-
The 2009 Garrison School tiring School Board mem- Graduates Hannah Penner, President Malinda Labriola intendent of the Garrison T h r e e - y e a r- o l d R a b b i t s ogy). She received a minor
graduation was the culminat- bers, Marilyn Palefsky and Elizabeth Simone, Madison spoke eloquently of her expe- Union Free School District, receiving certificates pic- Degree in Mathematics.
ing event of the Garrison Frances DiSarro for their Freeman, Allison Galezo, riences as a Garrison School and the Rev. Frank Geer of tured – 1st row from left to Katie graduated from Hal-
School’s cornerstone cel- years of dedicated service. Olivia Mennillo, and Rich- student. St. Philip’s Church in the right-Walker Tinsley, Ryan dane High School in 2003
ebration year. The graduates Mrs. Colucci also recog- ard Stiehl presented special School Principal Stephanie Highlands. Eng-Wong, Elliott Goldberg, with a Regent’s Diploma.
processed in as Pomp and nized special alumni guests readings and Kadence Neill Impellittiere addressed the Pictured are the four-year- Taiyo Takahashi; 2nd row She was the first recipient of
C i rc u m s t a n c e w a s p l a y e d Donald MacDonald, Garri- sang. Officers of the Class thirty-six graduates before old Ducks. First row, from Grace Bernstein, Colin Hop- the Veterans of Foreign War
by Mrs. Marilyn Walker and son School Class of 1939; of 2009 came forward to calling their names to receive left to right: Ethan Coletta, kins, Chloe Rowe, Willow Scholarship. She then went
Principal Stephanie Impel- Evelyn Baische (Green), announce the class prophesy their diplomas from School Evan Maasik, Luke Parrella, Ferri, Noula O’Reilly, So- on to Dutchess Community Society. She interned with
littiere and Superintendent Garrison School Class of and present the class gift of Board Vice President Frances Pelle Sandlund, Evan Tighe, fia Wallis. The teachers are College, where she graduated WABC Channel 7 Eyewit-
Gloria Colucci announced 1944; Rosemarie Hallen- an apple tree and statue of a DiSarro. Colin August; 2nd Row, Helen from L-R JoAnne Chadwick, on the Dean’s list with an As- ness News New York, News
each graduate. back, Garrison School Class cougar, the school mascot. The audience and graduates Chiera, Sarah Magnus, Ella Mary Ellen DeAnglis, Lisa sociate of Arts and Science 12 Long Island, and Metro
After Malinda Labriola of 1945; and Georgiana This Cornerstone Class also were treated to a slide show Ashburn, Teresa Drotar, Lina Graham, Kay Corkrum, and degree. Katie is a member of Traffic and Weather.
led the Pledge of Allegiance Jenerose (Green) Garrison wrote essays about Garri- prepared by Olivia Mennillo, Sharifi, Ellie Dushin, Emilia Christine Simek. Children the American Meteorological
and she and Kadence Neill School Class of 1952 as son to be saved electroni- and balloons showered the Osborn, Maya Osborn; 3rd missing from the picture are
led the singing of the Na- g r a d u a t e C h l o e Wa r e h a m cally and stored in the 2008 graduates as the Class of row, Rio Kurokawa, Evelyn Liam Gaugler, Beatrice Corio,
tional Anthem, Mrs. Co- Gordon presented each with cornerstone to be installed 2009 was presented for the Higbee, Alex Klybas, Dosi Matisse Hemberger, Faedra
lucci provided welcoming flowers. in commemoration of this recessional. Weed, Liliana Westerhuis, Hose, James Plummer, and
remarks and recognized re- 100th anniversary year. Class Owen Carmicino, Daniel Kate Jordan.
McElroy. Teachers pictured

Spark the Imagination with R e v o l u t i o n a r y Wa r A c t i v i t i e s A t N e w Land Trust’s Family Festival Raises Record
Kids’ Mad Science Programs Windsor Cantonment on 4th of July Weekend Amount for Two Local School Foundations
Mad Science of the Hudson
Valley will spark the imagina-
tion and curiosity of children
as part of the Butterfield
Library’s Be Creative@Your
Library summer program.
The Library will be host-
ing three workshops with the
wacky scientists. The first,
“ L i g h t s . . . C o l o r. . . A c t i o n ”
will be held on Wednesday,
July 8, at 10:45am. Using
Newton’s color wheel, par-
ticipants will observe and
create white light providing
the background for an explo-
ration of color. The children
will learn about the visible
light spectrum through a chro-
matography demonstration.
They will discover both the
infrared and the ultraviolet
components of the spectrum
with activities where people
and objects will glow in the
dark. Plus, participants will
have the opportunity to create
a safe, indoor “fireworks”
display.
The second workshop will
be held on Thursday, July
16, at 10:45am, and is called
“Movie Effects.” Children
will explore the concept of
persistence of vision and how
we are able to see movies.
They will take the continuity
challenge to see if they have
what it takes to help make
a movie! Participants will
discover how 3-D images are
made; check out some red/
blue anaglyph glasses and
create their own anaglyph
drawing. Finally, they will
put their movie making skills
to the test to create their very
own animation to take home.
The final workshop, “Opti-
cal Illusions,” will be held on
Monday, July 20, at 10:45am.
This workshop will teach
participants how their eyes
“see” and how they can be
fooled. Children will ex-
perience a wide variety of
op tical illus tion s lik e t h e
camera obscura, the mirror
mirage, and various other
classic illusions. Periscopes
will be introduced and after
an instructional demonstra-
tion on the science and de-
sign behind the periscope,
the children will create their
own periscope to take home.
Children must be entering
1st grade and up to attend
the workshops. Registration
is required for these work-
shops and you must register
for each individually. Visit
www.butterfieldlibrary.org.
For information call 265-
3040 ext. 4.
The New Windsor Canton-
ment and Knox's Headquarters
will present a 4th of July
weekend filled with Revo-
lutionary War activities. At
New Windsor Cantonment see
cannon and musket firings
each day at 2pm as well as
blacksmithing and children's
activities. At Knox's Head-
quarters tour the beautiful
1754 Ellison House and see a
small cannon fired at 1:15pm
and 4:15pm each day.
On the 4th, at 3pm, New
Windsor Cantonment invites
visitors to help read the Dec-
laration of Independence. Fol-
lowing the reading, the 7th
Massachusetts Regiment will
fire a "feu-de-joie," a ceremo-
nial firing of muskets in honor
of independence. Throughout
each day authentically dressed
soldiers and civilians will
share stories of life from that
exciting time. Knox's Head-
quarters, the Ellison House,
honors the site's namesake
General Henry Knox, Wash-
ington's Chief of Artillery,
with the firing coehorn mortar
at 1:15pm and 4:15pm on
both day. John and Catherine
Ellison were gracious hosts
to three Continental Army
generals at different times
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during the Revolutionary War.
In addition to the special
programs and activities, the
National Purple Heart Hall of
Honor and the New Windsor
Cantonment Visitor Center are
open. These buildings feature
the story of the Purple Heart,
the history of the New Windsor
Cantonment, Revolutionary
War artifacts, and the exhibit
The Last Argument of Kings,
Revolutionary War Artillery.
A picnic grove is available
and there is plenty of free
parking. Just one mile from
the Cantonment is Knox's
Headquarters State Historic
Site. Elegantly furnished by
John and Catherine Ellison,
the 1754 mansion served as
headquarters for Revolution-
ary War Generals Nathanael
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Greene, Henry Knox, and
Horatio Gates. The historic
sites are open Saturday, July
4, from 10am until 5pm and
Sunday, July 5, from 1 to 5pm.
Admission is free. For more
information please call New
Windsor Cantonment at (845)
561-1765 or Knox's Head-
quarters at (845) 561-5498.
New Windsor Cantonment is
co-located with the National
Purple Heart Hall of Honor
on Route 300 (Temple Hill
Road) in the Town of New
Wi n d s o r. I t i s t h r e e m i l e s
from the intersection of I-87
and I-84 in Newburgh, New
York. Knox's Headquarters is
located at the intersection of
Route 94 and Old Forge Hill
Road in Vails Gate.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Page 11
On June 13th, the Hud-
son Highlands Land Trust
( H H LT ) h o s t e d i t s a n n u a l
Family Festival – a rollick-
ing, old fashioned barbeque at
The Claudio Marzollo Com-
munity Center of Philipstown.
Turner Construction Com-
pany generously sponsored
the event, making it possible
for the Land Trust to donate
100% of the proceeds to the
Haldane School Foundation
and The Garrison Children’s
Education Fund to support
quell the positive energy of by Judy, and Second Wind
environmental programs at the event, which combined CSA. The event was hosted
the area schools. This year’s
terrific local food, and a bill by Philipstown Recreation
event was so successful that of musicians as diverse as Department and Open Space
the donations to each orga-
they were wonderful: Garri- Institute, and was made pos-
nization were the largest to son’s Stacey Labriola teamed sible through the hard work
date.
up with Louie Miranda to and collaboration of many,
“This event has clearly perform a high-energy set many volunteers and helpers.
been embraced by the com-
of music especially for chil- The Hudson Highlands
munity as a beginning of the dren, Poughkeepsie-based No Land Trust seeks to protect
summer tradition,” remarked
Brakes offered up set after set the natural resources, rural
Andy Chmar, HHLT Execu- of foot-stomping bluegrass character, and scenic beau-
tive Director.
music, and Cold Spring’s ty of the Hudson Highlands
Despite threatening skies, Margaret Vetare offered an through land conservation,
more than three hundred resi-
attentive crowd soulful bal- a d v o c a c y, e n v i r o n m e n t a l
dents and visitors turned out lads and folk songs. analysis, public education,
for this year’s Family Fes-
A benefit raffle was made and the promotion of sound,
tival. A forecast of severe possible through the gener- long-term planning. For more
thundershowers did neces-
ous donations of local busi- information, or to volunteer,
sitate cancelling the Sleep nesses, including Hudson Val- contact the Land Trust at 424-
Over Under the Stars family
ley Outfitters, Photography 3358 or visit www.hhlt.org.
campout, but did nothing to by Frank Famularo, Hoops
Page 12 T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
WATER (Cont’d from front pg.)
of seepage, which the de -
partment works to find and
remedy. Citing figures from
Sensus Technologies, Phil-
lips informed the board that
“each quarter-inch hole can
yield 1.181 millions of gal-
lons of water each quarter.”
He went on to explain that
“these nine holes . . . spread
out over six miles of the
distribution system . . . may
be one possible explanation
for the water loss” cited in
the State report. Phillips
also estimated that up to 15
percent of the water service
distribution is via galvanized
pipe with threaded connec-
tions. “These connections are
weak points” in the system,
he added.
I n a r e l a t e d m a t t e r, t h e
board said it would not grant
Springbrook Condominium
Association’s request to
spread out payments to the
village for water main re -
pairs. Last April, there was
a water line
break on
Condomini-
um property, Superintendent
which was
promptly
Phillips
repaired by presented each
the village
water and
trustee with a
highway de- piece of paper
partments.
In their let- titled “Food for
ter, the Con-
dominium’s
Thought.”
board stat-
ed that the
$1,039 bill from the village
was not accounted for in their
budget, hence the multi-pay-
ment request. Mayor Galla-
gher stated that “past village
practice” has been to require
payment in full. The trustees
also seemed disinclined to
accept a deferred payment
schedule, given the relatively
small amount involved. Su-
perintendent Phillips told the
board that, if repairs had been
done privately, “they could
have cost around $6,000,”
and taken longer to make.
The mayor will issue a letter
requesting immediate pay-
ment of the amount due.
The board heard a letter
from Steve Tomann on be-
half of the owner of 144
Main Street, which is located
adjacent to the Cold Spring
Fire house. The letter notifies
the village of storm water
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LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that a Public
Hearing will be held by the
Zo n in g B o ar d o f A p p eals
of the Town of Philipstown
on July 13, 2009, at 7:30
p.m. at Philipsiown Town
Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold
Spring, New York, to hear
the following Appeals:
JAMES A. LaBARBERA:
Appeal #850 for a Variance.
Applicant would like to
Install a wood burning
furnace on the side of
residence closest to the
basement
b o i l e r. S a i d f u r n a c e
does not meet the property
setbacks as set forth in
Section 172-6(C). (Located
1081 East Mountain Road
South, Cold Spring) in an
R-120
District. TM #18.-2-7
KERSTIN ROST/
ROLAND PIDALA: Appeal
#721 for an Extension.
Applicant requests
an extension of time to
complete construction
of a single family non-
conforming residential
structure per Resolution
dated June 21, 2004,
pursuant to Section 175-18
of the Zoning Ordinance.
(Located 26 Hudson River
Lane, Garrison) in an R-80
District. TM #89.7-1-9
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: June 29, 2009
Vincent Cestone, Chairman
Zoning Board of Appeals
r u n - o ff o n t o t h e p r o p e r t y
and notes the location of the
fire house’s propane tanks
near windows. Trustee Fal-
loon told the board he was
in the process of scheduling
a meeting with the owner,
wearing both his fire de-
partment and village trustee
hats. Mayor Gallagher said
that he would also attend.
Falloon acknowledged that
the propane tanks are likely
illegal “but the problem has
been where to move t h e m
and who would pay?” He
added that “the dumpster
should also be moved.” Code
requires that propane tanks
be at least ten feet from any
window. The idea of moving
the tanks and dumpster and
then housing them in a shed
was discussed but no deci-
sion was made.
“The issue of water run-
off,” Mr. Falloon noted, “is
more complicated.” Water
run-off is not only a problem
for 144 Main
Street, but also
for the fire-
h o u s e . “ Wa -
ter overflow,”
s a i d Tr u s t e e
Falloon, “of-
ten runs down
the outside
firehouse wall
and then back
inside.”
It wasn’t
on the agenda
for this board
meeting and
it’s not Christmas in June,
but good news nonetheless:
Trustee Campbell informed
the Cold Spring village board
that Central Hudson Energy
has given the village permis-
sion to suspend lights from
the utility poles this year.
Although this is likely to be
a year-to-year consideration,
the board seemed pleased that
this village holiday tradition
would continue.
In other matters, the board
approved the appointment of
Cathryn Fadde to the Special
Board and Mike Armstrong
and Anne Impellizzeri as
co-chairs. In lieu of the June
30 workshop meeting, the
board will hold a meeting
on July 1 at 6pm to discuss
final arrangements for Com-
munity Day.
LEGAL NOTICE
COUNTY OF PUTNAM
NOTICE FOR BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that sealed bids will
be received by the Director
of Purchasing of Putnam
County for the following
commodities and/or service:
RFB-30-09 PRECAST
CONCRETE DRAINAGE
STRUCTURES
Detailed specifications
may be secured at the
o ff i c e o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f
Purchasing, County of
P u t n a m O ff i c e F a c i l i t i e s ,
110 Old Route 6, Building
No. 3, Carmel, New York
10512 between the hours of
8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.,
M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y.
Sealed bids must be filed in
the above office on or before
1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 5, 2009.
dated: Carmel, New York
June 29, 2009,
Alessandro Mazzotta,
Purchasing Director
Putnam County Purchasing
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FILING
FINAL ASSESSMENT
ROLL WITH THE TOWN
CLERK
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned assessors
have completed the Final
Assessment Roll for the
Town of Philipstown in the
County of Putnam for the
year of 2009, A certified
copy will be filed in the
Office of the Town Clerk
on the 1st day of July, where
it will remain open to public
inspection until July 31,
2009.
Dated this 26th day of
June 2009
Gary M. Ritchie, Sr.
Brian Kenney
Anne Nichter
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Egg Addler of Putnam Valley
Muller-Landau helps keep Canada goose population in check
ADDLER (Cont’d from front pg.)
Friedl Muller-Landau holds a prosthetic egg.
M u l l e r- L a n d a u c o n f i r m s
that geese can be very aggres-
sive, and he has, on occasion,
been attacked from above
by an angry bird diving and
pecking at him. When asked
if he ever felt the need to
w e a r p r o t e c t i v e h e a d g e a r,
he dismissed the question.
“They don’t hurt you,” he
said.
Canada geese are a feder-
ally protected species and
injuring them is a criminal
offense, so regardless of how
a goose behaves, the addler
has to be careful not to in-
jure it. Record keeping and
reporting are also required.
  In lieu of addling, one
could also replace the real
eggs with fake ones. While
wooden eggs have been used
O’HARE (Cont’d from front pg.)
is a wonderful person whose
dedication and hard work are
truly amazing. She has a bright
future. We are extremely lucky
to have her.”
Brianne decided to volun-
teer with the county because,
“I want to see government in
action. I needed a credit for
school and contacted ‘Aunt
Mary Ellen,’ who introduced
me to Legislator Tamagna.
The 120 hours needed for my
course will hopefully benefit
the people of our county in the
long term.”
During the past couple of
weeks, Brianne has compiled
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
t h e P u t n a m Va l l e y To w n
Board will conduct a public
hearing on Wednesday, July
15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to hear
comments on the following
proposed local law::
A L O C A L L AW T O
AMEND SECTION 165-44
AND TO REPEAL SECTION
165-46 OF THE TOWN
CODE-NONCONFORMING
STRUCTURES
HEARING TO BE HELD
at the Putnam Valley Town
Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake
Road, Putnam Valley, New
York.
BY ORDER OF THE
TOWN BOARD
Eileen Royael,
Town Clerk
Town of Putnam Valley
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
t h e P u t n a m Va l l e y To w n
Board a public hearing on
We d n e s d a y, J u l y 8 , 2 0 0 9
at 6:00 p.m. immediately
following a public hearing
on a proposed wood
boiler law, to consider the
formation of a Timberline
Estates Drainage District.
BY ORDER OF THE
TOWN BOARD
Eileen Royael,
Town Clerk
Town of Putnam Valley,
NY
successfully in some areas,
polyurethane casting resin
can provide lightweight, life-
like eggs,  (see photo) which
are convincingly realistic
and last a long time.
 PV Supervisor Bob Tendy
shared his views on the pro-
cess. “Egg addling is neces-
sary if we are to keep the
waters of our lakes clean
and if we are to enjoy our
lakes for swimming,” he
said. “Geese are becom-
ing so numerous that they
are fouling the water at our
beaches, sometimes causing
us to close the beaches for
health reasons.”
“Most of the Canada Geese
we see here are no longer from
Canada,” he said. “They have
found the Northeast United
a project list of where stimulus
funds will be sought. At the
top of her agenda: The County
Office Building Energy and
Weatherization Program, where
new windows are needed, along
with modern heating and air
conditioning systems.
Several grants are being
sought for projects in Cold
Spring, including enhanced
water transportation along the
Hudson Highlands to boost
tourism. One plan involves the
installing of two floating docks
that will connect to West Point
while being in close proximity
to the Metro-North Railroad.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of
Public Hearing
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
t h e P u t n a m Va l l e y To w n
Board will conduct a public
h e a r i n g o n We d n e s d a y,
July 8, 2009 at 6:00 p.m,
on a proposed local law to
regulate and control the
emissions from outdoor
wood boilers in the Town
of Putnam Valley.
HEARING TO BE HELD,
at the Putnam Valley Town
Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake
Road, Putnam Valley,
New York
Eileen Royael,
Town Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
T h e Vi l l a g e o f C o l d
Spring Historic District
Review Board will hold
their regular monthly
m e e t i n g We d n e s d a y, J u l y
8, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at the
Village Hall, 85 Main St.
Cold Spring
Agenda:
Old Business:
Peter Inserillo, 129 Main
St. (awning)
Peter & Melanie Farrell,
191 Main St. (porch)
New Business:
Kevin & Fiona Fortuna, 2
Grove Ct. (remove gable &
front roof)
Scenic Hudson/Mathews
Nielsen (proposed work at
the foundry)
Ari Straus, 2 Northern
Gate (dormers on attic roof)
Jennifer and Chris
Sandlund, 7 High St. (two
story addition)
F r i e d l M u l l e r -L a n d a u
States quite comfortable. Un-
fortunately, the geese drop-
pings are everywhere: they
cover our docks and litter
the beaches. You have to go
to some of our beaches, par-
ticularly in July and August
to really understand how bad
the problem can get. Last year
one of the beaches in Lake
Peekskill became virtually
unusable because of this.”
For now, Roaring Brook
Lake’s population seems to
be under control, but Lake
Peekskill still needs work,
according to Muller-Landau.
  Muller-Landau under-
s tand s the p roblem an d is
doing his best to address it.
Another project seeking
stimulus funds deals with the
Cold Spring Wastewater Treat-
ment Plant. Grants are also
being sought to refurbish the
Cold Spring FD headquarters
and the Cold Spring Village
Courthouse.
A grant to stabilize the shore-
line at Garrison’s Landing that
would preserve and protect
the area from washing away
into the Hudson River is on
the drawing board, in addition
to the restoration and reha-
bilitation of access roads in
Manitoga—a 75-acre garden
beset by soil erosion.
LEGAL NOTICE
AW E S O M E F O O D S
LLC, a domestic Limited
Liability Company (LLC)
filed with the Sec of State
of NY on 3/26/09. 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 Thomas Whyatt, c/o
O x m a n Tu l i s K i r k p a t r i c k
Whyatt & Geiger LLP, 120
Bloomingdale Rd., White
Plains, NY 10605 General
purposes Latest date to
dissolve 12/31/2029.
LEGAL NOTICE
PERFECTION PAINTING
NY, LLC Articles of Org.
filed NY Sec. of State
(SSNY) 5/14/09. Office in
Putnam Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of
process to 23 Har Mil Dr.,
Cold Spring, NY 10516,
which is also the principal
business location. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY NAME: ABOVE
S TA N D A R D S E C U R I T Y
GROUP, LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State
o f N e w Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n
05/01/09. Office location:
Putnam County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the LLC, C/o
Martin A. Wein, Esq., 65-12
69th Place, Middle Village,
New York 11379. Putnam County Purchasing
Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
A Portion of Old Albany Will Likely Be Paved
ROAD (Cont’d from front pg.)
spoke with the PCN&R about
the process of remedying the
problems with this stretch of
Old Albany Post Road. “This
is a long-term project,” he
said. “You have to try to get
something you know will
work. One thing I would
say is that you’re talking
about 450 feet of pavement
on a road that is 35,000
feet long.” He added that,
as far as he is concerned,
there are “no outstanding
issues with anyone. There
is one property owner that
wants further explanation,
but we may not even need
their easement to complete
the project.”
In a May conversation with
the PCN&R, Roger Chirico,
Town of Philipstown Super-
intendent of Highways (for-
mer Village Trustee and for-
mer Mayor of Cold Spring)
spoke at length about the
now controversial project,
which has involved home-
owners and the Philipstown
Old Roads Society as well
as the Town of Philipstown.
Chirico spoke plainly. “We
have two national historic
roads here in Philipstown:
Old Albany Post Road and
Indian Brook Road . . . it was
April 14, 2007, that we had
a bad storm. It lasted two or
three days and it did a lot
of damage on the southern
end of the Old Albany Post
Road. The residents couldn’t
get to their homes.”
When the town requested
repair funds from FEMA,
the Highway Department
answered, “yes” when ques-
tioned whether the road had
historical status. “They gave
us a check for $135,000,”
Chirico continued, which
is still in the bank. As soon
as they found out that there
was federal money and that
Stimulus money is also be-
ing sought to repair the Put-
nam County Historical Soci-
ety headquarters, along with
several bridge projects that
include the Morningthorpe/
Turk Hill Road Bridge in
Southeast, Peekskill Hollow
Road Bridge in Putnam Valley,
and the Mill Street Bridge in
Putnam Valley.
Grant requests are also being
made to cap the Putnam County
Landfill in Carmel, assist with
geothermal technology at the
planned new Putnam County
Senior Center in northern Kent,
restoration of the old barn at
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY
C O M PA N Y. N A M E : 9
MOUNTAIN DRIVE, LLC.
A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n
were filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY)
on 06/06/09. Office location:
Putnam County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of
the process to the LLC, 9
Mountain Drive, Carmel,
New York 10512. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOBLE MONUMENTS
LLC, a domestic Limited
Liability Company (LLC)
filed with the Sec of State
of NY on 4/15/09. 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 Donna Nobilione,
441 Rte. 6, Mahopac, NY
10541 General purposes.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY
C O M PA N Y. N A M E : M .
BUCCI, LLC. A rticles of
Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State
o f N e w Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n
12/10/08. Office location:
Putnam County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to the LLC, c/o
Michael Bucci, 114 Vista
On The Lake, Carmel, New
York 10512. Purpose: For
any lawful purpose.
the road was on the national
registry, the Old Roads So-
ciety stepped in. They are
some Philipstown people
who want to keep everything
rural and preserve the old
roads the way they are.”
Shea explained that the Old
Roads Society had commis-
sioned a study through Penn
State University, which, be-
lieve it or not, maintains a
Center for Dirt Roads and
Gravel Studies. The outcome
was to recommend a hard sur-
face for the section of road
in question. In deference to
the Society, he added, the
town is planning to apply a
surface with texture to it to
In deference to
the Old Roads
Society, the town
is planning to
apply a surface
with texture to
give the road
a more natural
look
give it a more “natural” look.
Shea also concurred with
an assessment that Chirico
had given the PCN&R about
the cost and work involved
in maintaining dirt roads.
Chirico stated, “in the win-
tertime, a dirt road is ter-
rible. The frost comes out
of a dirt road faster than it
does out of a paved road, but
you won’t see it because of
the color. [Dirt roads] take
chemicals twelve months
a year—in the winter time
salt and sand, in the summer
time we put down brine to
the Putnam County Veterans
Memorial Park, a new salt
shed at the county’s Highway
Garage in Patterson, and a roof
replacement at the Putnam Cor-
rectional Facility in Carmel.
Brianne has also outlined
plans for funds to assist with
a number of road projects, in-
cluding culvert replacement on
Croton Falls Road in Mahopac,
retaining wall reinforcement
on Snake Hill Road in Gar-
rison, a new intersection at
North Main Street and Crosby
Road in Brewster, realignment
of Fair Street and Terry Hill
Road in Kent, and sidewalk
LEGAL NOTICE
COUNTY OF PUTNAM
NOTICE FOR REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that sealed
proposals, will be received
by the Director of Purchasing
of Putnam County for the
following commodities and/
or service:
RFP #08-09 SALE
O F C E RT I F I E D H O M E
H E A LT H A G E N C Y
OPERATING CERTIFICATE
o r O T H E R C R E AT I V E
MANAGEMENT
A LT E R N AT I V E S F O R
T H E C E RT I F I E D H O M E
HEALTH AGENCY
Detailed specifications
may be secured at the
office of the Director
of Purchasing, County
of Putnam Purchasing
Department located at 110
Old Route 6, Building
No. 3, Carmel, New York
10512 between the hours of
8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.,
M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y,
beginning 1:00PM June
24, 2009. The County of
Putnam officially distributes
bidding documents, from the
Purchasing Department or
through the Hudson Valley
Municipal Purchasing
Group's Regional Bid
Notification System. Copies
of bidding documents
obtained from any other
source are not considered
official copies. Sealed
PROPOSAL must be filed
i n t h e a b o v e o ff i c e o n o r
before 1:00 P.M, July 31,
2009.
Dated: Carmel, New York
Alessandro Mazzotta,
Purchasing Director
Department
pack it down. The brooks
along these roads are full
of that stuff. Dirt roads are
probably one of the bigger
contributors to erosion and
turbidity in the brooks along
these roads. There’s a lot of
my materials in there, wash-
ing off the road.” Though
the dirt r o ad s migh t s eem
primitive, maintaining them
to the standards expected
by residents is not a cheap
endeavor.
Asked about concerns over
endangered box turtles and
other animals that tend to
inhabit wetlands in this area,
and how the town could
commence work without
acknowledging all of the
state and federal concerns
about both wetlands and
endangered species, Shea
was adamant: “We have to
adhere to all state and federal
environmental concerns. We
have a wetlands inspector, a
stormwater engineer, and a
civil engineer. I myself am a
conservationist who worked
for the U.S. Forest Service.
More time and money has
been spent on this project
than on any other area of
town. We don’t ‘do’ knee-
jerk reactions; we take time.”
Asked about the concerns
of even a few local hom-
eowners, Shea emphasized
that, “we want cooperation,
contentment, and consensus.
We are always open to com-
promise. If someone doesn’t
want to sign the easement
papers, then don’t sign them.
We will have another meeting
with residents before any-
thing else gets done.” But
asked about the estimated
completion date, Mr. Shea
was less optimistic.
“ We ’ l l b e v e r y l u c k y i f
this work gets done by the
end of the year,” he said.
improvements in Cold Spring.
The Putnam Park will also
benefit since the county hopes
to refurbish public toilets and
replace a dam at the Kent fa-
cility with funds applied for,
thanks to the young college
student.
Tamagna put it this way:
“You have to be in it to win
it! With Brianne’s help and
determination, the sky is the
limit. Millions of dollars in
federal stimulus funds are out
there. Why can’t Putnam get
its fair share?”
LEGAL NOTICE
MASTER MART & GAS
LLC, a domestic Limited
Liability Company (LLC)
filed with the Sec of State
of NY on 5/8/08. NY Office
location: Putnam County.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC
served upon him/her to The
LLC, 1565 Rt. 22, Brewster,
NY 10509 General purposes
Latest date to dissolve
5/7/2038
LEGAL NOTICE
PAUL’S SEALCOATING
LLC, a domestic Limited
Liability Company (LLC)
filed with the Sec of State
of NY on 3/23/09. NY Office
location: Putnam County.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC
served upon him/her to The
LLC, 57 Mohegan Pl., New
Rochelle, NY 10804 General
purposes
LEGAL NOTICE
The annual return of
The Theodore and Lucille
Kaufman Foundation for
the year ending December
31, 2008 is available
located at its principal
office located at 33 Old
F o rg e R o a d , K e n t C l i ff s ,
New York,10512 (845-225-
3457),for inspection during
regular business hours by
any citizen who requests it
within 180 days hereof. The
principal manager is Lucille
Kaufman.

GUFS (Cont’d from front pg.)
nity in this regard. A website
offers the technical means
for direct communication.
PCN&R: What do you hope
to achieve with the website?
GS: Central to the spirit of
the site is that we are all af-
fected, all involved, all worth
hearing from, and all worth
listening to. Whatever we
think of one another’s views​
. . . let us respect each other’s
intentions. The site won’t take
sides on any issue and will not
censor comments. It is not a
substitute for attendance at
board or committee meetings,
participation in the PTA, or
direct communication with the
board and school administra-
tion. It does not seek, in any
way, to compete with or be an
alternative to gufs.org, which
is a vital and authoritative
source for school information.
PCN&R: What are your short-
term goals?
GS: Many are frustrated over
the two-year impasse in nego-
tiating a new teacher contract.
The inability of 35 people to
resolve concrete issues neces-
sary to agree upon a contract
also frustrates. There seems to
be a disconnect between the
teachers and their union lead-
ership. The union has misread
Garrison as a community of
rich people who don’t want
to pay taxes. They don’t see
the homes for sale on Tra-
vis Corners Road. The union
also seems unaware of the
economic changes that have
occurred since negotiations
began in 2007. Why are the
union leaders afraid to appear
at meetings and ashamed to tell
residents what the issues are?
PCN&R: There are always
two sides to an issue. What
part does the board play?
GS: The board is too reac-
tive and the citizens want a
proactive approach. Why is
the board so defensive? Each
member is elected individually
to make an individual contri-
bution, but board response
is always monolithic. Read-
ing of meeting minutes does
not yield a complete picture
beyond agenda items. They
should tell the truth about
things that matter, take other
people seriously, and the rest
is just showbiz.
PCN&R: Given your strong
opinions, why don’t you run
for a seat on the board?
GS: Well, as a condition of
my participation on the bud-
get advisory board, I told the
other members that I would
not seek membership on the
Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
PUTNAM VALLEY
CENTRAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
146 Peekskill Hollow
Road
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
R E Q U E S T F O R
PROPOSALS
The Board of Education
of the PUTNAM VALLEY
CENTRAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT hereby invites the
submission of proposals for
the following professional
services:
B E H A V I O R A L
CONSULTING/PROGRAM
D E V E L O P M E N T
SERVICES
Forms for proposal,
certification, conditions
and specifications may be
obtained at the PUTNAM
VA L L E Y C E N T R A L
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Business Office located at
146 Peekskill Hollow Road,
Putnam Valley, NY, 10579.
In all cases, it must be
understood that conditions
and specifications of
t h e P U T N A M VA L L E Y
CENTRAL SCHOOL
D I S T R I C T s h a l l a p p l y.
Sealed proposals must be
marked, (i.e.) “Response
to Request for Proposal for
Putnam Valley Central School
District for Occupational
Therapy Services”, and
will be received until 12
N O O N , J U LY 7 , 2 0 0 9 , a t
t h e P U T N A M VA L L E Y
CENTRAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT Business Office
after which date and time all
proposals will be publicly
opened and subsequently
analyzed.
The Board of Education
reserves the right to
consider qualifications,
experience, and reputation
in the Auditing Services
I n d u s t r y, a s w e l l a s t h e
specific qualifications of a
board. In this manner, my
comments and contributions
would not be read with any
hidden political agenda. In the
future, I may change my mind.
PCN&R: What are your long-
term goals?
GS: The teacher contract is
not an end in itself, but has
become an obstacle to edu-
cation and makes the school
unattractive to new residents.
Many students can be seen
taking the early morning train
to Dobbs Ferry to attend the
Masters School. Migration of
families from New York con-
tinues, and within five years
another school may come into
existence in Garrison if the
teachers and school don’t get
it together. They may lose the
franchise. This could create a
class system with GUFS as a
second-tier institution.
PCN&R: Have you received
any response from members
of the board?
GS: I sent them an email tell-
ing them about the site and its
goals. I also asked for their
thoughts and participation but,
to date, I have only received
one private response. That’s
out of ten members, including
those currently sitting and the
two new members.
PCN&R: How do you envision
this site becoming a vehicle
for change?
GS: By allowing contribu-
tions from all members of
the community. Over the past
two years, the positions of
the teachers and board have
become entrenched. At the last
board meeting several parents
suggested that each side should
replace its negotiating team
with new members who can
approach outstanding issues
with fresh eyes. The room
got very quiet at this point.
Other parents asked that the
teachers put their red “no re-
spect” t-shirts in a drawer
and leave them there. The
negotiation has nothing to do
with respect. It’s only about
contract issues. Parents also
voiced strong disagreement
about the teachers’ conten-
tion that the t-shirts have no
impact on students.
PCN&R: The introduction to
the website states that you hope
to “encourage . . . fulfillment
of our hopes and responsibili-
ties.” How will you do that?
GS: I’m taking it one day at
a time, so I don’t know. This
is a first and people will find
out who they are and how they
wish to use it.
proposer set out herein, in
considering proposals and
awarding the contract. The
Board of Education reserves
all rights and may reject any
or all proposals as it may
deem appropriate to do so.
June 23, 2009
Linda Pregiato / District
Clerk / PUTNAM VALLEY
CENTRAL SCHOOL
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of
Be Scene LLC filed with
S S N Y o n 4 / 1 0 / 0 9 . O ff i c e
l o c a t i o n P u t n a m C o u n t y.
SSNY is designated agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
149 Jaycox Rd. Cold Spring
NY 10516. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of the formation
of Greentek Clean Energy,
L L C . A r t s . o f O rg . f i l e d
with the Secy. of State on
4/9/2009. Office location:
Putnam County SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to: 527
East Mountain Rd., Cold
Spring, NY 10516. Purpose:
any law­f ul activity.
LEGAL NOTICE
BURGERKIDS, LLC, a
domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC) filed with
the Sec of State of NY on
5/27/09. NY Office location:
Putnam County. SSNY is
designated as agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail a copy of any
process against the LLC
served upon him/her to The
LLC, 22 Peppergrass Ln.,
Garrison, NY 10524 General
purposes
T h e P u t n a m S p o r ts m a n
by Lynn E. Greenwood Sr.
A Patriotic History Lesson
School is out for the sum-
mer, and a history lesson is the
last thing on students’ minds.
But for Putnam residents, par-
ticularly those in and around
Cold Spring, where the “River
People” live—the following
history lessons should be read
with interest. We all know that
the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point is responsible for
producing a vast number of
officers in the Army. We will
talk about three of them who
not only played a significant
role in American history, but
also left an indelible mark on
Cold Spring.
In July 1862, seven days
after the Seven Days’ Battles at
Harrison’s Landing near Rich-
mond Virginia, General Daniel
Butterfield, the wounded Com-
mander of the 3rd Brigade,
1st Division, V Army Corps,
Army of the Potomac, made
a lasting contribution to mili-
tary service recognition that
continues today. Reworking
with his bugler, Oliver Wilcox
Norton, another bugle call at
the time, “Scott’s Tattoo,” he
created “Taps.” He thought
the regular call for “Lights
Out” was too formal. “Taps”
was adopted throughout the
Army of the Potomac, and even
adopted by a few Confederate
units who used it, as well.
Gen. Butterfield is buried in
the Cold Spring Cemetery; the
Butterfield Hospital there is
not named by happenstance.
When I was a boy, Memorial
Day parades in the hamlet of
Carmel always stopped at the
cemeteries up Gleneida Avenue
where the rifle carrying Honor
Guard would give a three-shot
salute, followed by a bugler’s
playing of “Taps,” and an-
other “echo” rendition from
the top of Nichols Mountain.
It gave me chills then, as a
Boy Scout at Camp Read in
the Adirondacks, when the flag
was lowered each night, and
still does today whenever and
wherever it is played.
Robert Parker Parrott was
born on October 5, 1804, and
died December 24, 1877, at
Cold Spring. He graduated
third in his class at West Point
in 1824. He achieved the rank
of captain, served out west
in the never-ending Indian
Wars, and was later assigned
to the Chief of Ordinance at
the West Point Foundry in
Cold Spring. He resigned his
rank as captain and became
Superintendent of the Foundry
on Oct. 3, 1836, and served it
well for the next 41 years. His
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY
C O M PA N Y. N A M E :
REMINGTON CUNEO
I N T E R N AT I O N A L , L L C .
A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n
were filed with the Secretary
o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k
(SSNY) on 03/31/09. Office
location: Putnam County.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to the LLC,
74 South Street, Patterson,
New York 12563. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE
BLUE SKY BRIDGE,
LLC, a domestic Limited
Liability Company (LLC)
filed with the Sec of State
of NY on 2/3/09. NY Office
location: Putnam County.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy
of any process against the
LLC served upon him/her to
The LLC, 368 Bullet Hole
Rd., Patterson, NY 12563
General purposes.
LEGAL NOTICE
Go-Go Ops, LLC, a
domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC) filed
articles of organization with
the Sec. of State of NY on
4/6/09. NY Office location:
P u t n a m C o u n t y. S S N Y i s
designated as agent upon
whole process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to 30
Bank St. Cold Spring, NY
10516 Purpose: any lawful
activity.
T HE P UTNAM C OUNTY N EWS A ND R ECORDER
popular 10-pound Parrott Rifle,
followed by 20- and 30-pound
cannons, saw heavy service by
both sides in the Civil War.
His guns were cast with iron
smelted at the foundry after
being mined at sites across
Putnam. With more concern
for the welfare of his country
than with becoming rich, the
guns were sold at reasonable
prices in government contracts.
In 1867 he turned the foundry
over to other parties, but he
continued to experiment in
projectiles and fuses until his
death in 1877.
In May 1876, two Cold
Spring boys—pony soldiers
with hopes of touring the Wild
West—left with the Seventh
Cavalry while the band played
“The Girl I Left Behind Me,”
led by Gen. George Armstrong
Custer with his wife, Libby,
riding next to him. They were
followed by the entire Seventh
Cavalry, consisting of 700 men,
and a wagon train consisting
of 114 six-mule teams, 37 two-
mule teams, and 35 pack mules,
all necessary to transport an
immense and expensive amount
of forage and rations, giving
employment to 179 men, the
entire expedition to seek out
and destroy Native Americans
camping at the mouth of the
Little Bighorn River.
General Custer led 207
troops, split into three forces,
and a total of 264 souls, into an
overwhelming force of 2,000
Sioux, Cheyenne, and Lakota
braves, under Sitting Bull and
Crazy Horse, Rain-In-The-
Face, and others intent on sav-
ing their wives and children at
their camp on the Little Bighorn
River. It was June 26, 1876. A
brave rode off with Custer’s
scalp, wearing his uniform
jacket. No one survived, and
a burial party returned many
days later to haphazardly bury
the remains of the Seventh
Cavalry under Custer’s direct
command, including the two
boys from Cold Spring, NY.
Looking forward to riding
with the PCN&R crew in the
parade on the Fourth of July.
I’ll be wearing a fisher hat and
a wolverine coat, no matter
how hot the day, plus a few
feathers in my pony tail to
honor my Wappinger heritage,
filtered down from my Great
Grandmother Etta Smalley
Wixon, whose daily doses of
cod liver oil when I was just
a kid may have something to
do with why I’m still here
to celebrate another July 4th
birthday!
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of
Top Rope Promotions, LLC,
Art. of Org. filed Sec’y
of State (SSNY) 5/12/09.
Office location: Putnam
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to
c/o Lloyd Zeiderman, 170
Avery Lane, Garrison, NY
10524. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY
C O M PA N Y. N A M E :
2 0 4 M Y RT L E AV E N U E
HOLDING, LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State
o f N e w Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n
05/18/09. Office location:
Putnam County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to the LLC, 9
M u s c o o t We s t , M a h o p a c ,
New York 10541. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of
228 North Quaker Hill Road,
LLC. Arts. of Org. filedwith
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 4/28/09. Office location:
Putnam County.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
to: Corporation Service
C o m p a n y, 8 0 S t a t e
S t . , A l b a n y, N Y 1 2 2 0 7 ,
registered agent upon whom
process may be served.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Page 13
FOOD PV (Cont’d from front pg.)
(Cont’d from front pg.) of the Oregon Corners busi- woman, Patty Villanova, who selection of reading mate-
n e s s d i s t r i c t , a t t h e i n t e r- is an equal-opportunity critic rial and serving as a source
make contributions assume
that the food and money for
section of Peekskill Hollow
and Oscawana Lake Roads.
and has been a vocal oppo-
nent of Supervisor Tendy.
of free videotapes for local
families.
food goes to those people These issues are still under Villanova has been tackling Because Esther McHenry
who need it, not as a con- discussion, but in both cases local school and government and Jacqueline Annabi are al-
tribution to the First Pres- Tendy has been accused of issues with relish for several ready the Republican-backed
byterian Church. not inviting public partici- decades and definitely has a candidates for Town Board,
Church representatives pation early enough in the strong base of support among Villanova will likely face off
have said that the food pan- process, and of appearing the anti-tax crowd that has against the two of them in a
try is part of the church, and dogmatic and unwilling to done periodic damage to PV Republican primary. Given
d o n a t i o n s m a d e t o o ff s e t compromise. school budget vote outcomes her encyclopedic knowledge
food costs are tax-exempt An interesting twist on the over the years. She once of town affairs and pit-bull
only because the money goes Republican side is the ar- wrote a letter to the editor approach to controversy, she
to a First Presbyterian bank rival of longtime government attacking the Putnam Valley will be a formidable oppo-
account. But donors have watchdog and local business- Lib r ar y f o r h av in g a p o o r nent.
questioned why the church
seems reluctant to be trans-
parent about where their
freely given money is going.
First Presbyterian Church
has yet to announce pub-
licly that it is taking this
monthly contribution from
the food pantry, though it did
confirm the amount to the
P C N & R . C h u r c h o ff i c i a l s
had said that the number
would be publicly revealed
once outgoing food pantry
director Jackie Sammon had
provided them with all the
financial information they
needed.
But according to Sammon,
who said she opposed the
fee from the start, only the
church had access to the
pantry’s bank account. The
church had planned on dis-
cussing the numbers during
a meeting of its governing
Session in late June. That
meeting was to take place on
the evening of Friday, June
26, but reportedly only four
people showed up, perhaps
b e c a u s e a m a j o r t h u n d e r-
storm moved into the area.
In any case, there was no
discussion of the monthly
contribution.
Sammon has said she never
consented to the “contribu-
tion” while she was the food
pantry’s director, but church
representatives have hinted
that it was her idea. But
when pressed on the mat-
ter, they said that perhaps
Sammon did not come up
with the amount, but that
she never registered seri-
ous objections when it was
proposed last fall. Sammon
said she was opposed from
t h e s t a r t a n d o ff e r e d h e r
r e s i g n a t i o n e ff e c t i v e J u l y
1 in part because of the
church’s seeming hesitation
in shedding light on the fee.
The PCN&R attempted
to reach the pastor of First
Presbyterian for further
comment since last week’s
story broke, but was unable
to reach her as of Tuesday
morning.
Some volunteers, who
continue to work at the
Food Pantry on Saturday
mornings, have expressed
concerns.
O n e v o l u n t e e r, K y l e
Fitzsimmons, called the
monthly charge “a very
fishy fee.”
“All the donations going
to the food pantry I under-
stand would best be served
going to the folks who would
need it by purchasing food,”
he said. “This is the only
instance I think I’ve ever
heard of a food panty being
charged rent for a charitable
cause.”
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COLD SPRING VILLAGE COLD SPRING MAIN ST

SERVICES
PHILIPSTOWN TREE SER-
VICE: Land clearing, take
downs, trimmings. Stump Re-
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and writing/elementary math.
Refs/reasonable rates 845-265-
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PETS
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Call Sheriff's Dept., 225-4300
only in an emergency.
PUTNAM VALLEY Dog con-
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2nd flr overlooking park. Avail
immed. $1100/mo inc. heat.
Owner/broker, no fee. Sec &
ref. 914-438-3598
AUTUMN VISITS: FULLY
equipped efficiency/studio apt.
for temp, stays or extra guests.
In Cold Spring Village center,
quiet; w/pkng, patio, W/D, Inet,
cable, utils. Walk to train &
shops. Rates from $875/mo;
$375/wk; $250/wknd. Call 914-
443-4723 or
ryanevan4@gmail.com
BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT
cottages available for rent dur-
ing July or August. 2 Bedrooms,
full bath, kitchen and living
room. Heated pool, playground,
and barbecue. Magnificent sun-
sets!! $1850-2000 per week.
The Montauk Soundview 631-
668-5500
LARGE STUDIO APT
utils incld $800/mo. Main
St.Cold Spring, near railroad.
914-779-5999

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
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
914-469-1594.
CERTIFIED NYS TEACHER
grades 1-6, 7-12 Science, Biol-
ogy with Masters Degree look-
ing to tutor students in all sub-
jects during the summer
months. Low hourly rates.
Please call Lora at 845-765-
0675
WANTED
johnfunck@optonline.net
845-424-6017 John Funck 43
Cutler Lane, Garrison
JENNY, A SMALL, BLACK,
DSH kitten.Jenny and her
brothers were found as strays
and will be ready for adoption
in a few weeks. The are cur-
rently in a foster home receiv-
ing the extra care they need.
There are many kittens and cats
at PHS ready and waiting to go
home right now. They are cute
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
and a store front 1,800 sq. ft.
which is great location very vis-
ible $2,500 a month. Utilities
not incld. Pls call 845-265-3434

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 aborist
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.
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
FURNITURE RESTORA-
TION serving the area with
quality professional work for
over 30 years. Custom refin-
ishing excellent repairs, chair
caning and rushing. Call Sun-
burst 845-297-1671 1597 Rte 9
Wappingers Falls.
EXPERT GROUNDS MAINT
Weekly/Biweekly, cleanups,
organic fertilization programs.
Landscape designs/installa-
tions, Tree care by Carl Rankel,
certified arborist. Lic/Insured.
www.create-a-scape.us 845-
424-2323
PC COMPUTER TROUBLE
Repair/Instruction/Upgrade
needed? We can help, reason-
able rates 845-265-3089
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
MAKE A CHILD SMILE
this summer by becoming a
Fresh air Fund host family.
The FAF's been doing this
since 1877 and has provided
free summer vacations to
more than 1.7 million NYC
children. All are carefully
screened and fully insured.
You can pick the gender and
age of the child you invite.
You can be old, young, with
kids or without, single, mar-
ried, living together-the kids
don't discriminate and neither
do we. Just have love in your
heart and a happy home.
Please call Lisa Martens at
845-736-4247 or
lisafaf@aol.com
TAG SALE
RINALDi FLEA MARKETS
Every Sunday 900 Route 44
Poughkeepsie 8am-4pm. Free
parking and admission some-
thing for everyone... Visit
Rinaldifleamarkets.com Ven-
dors wanted. Great Food.
and cuddly and need loving
homes. rememb er, June is
Adop-A-Shelter Cat Month.
All kittens and cats are spayed
or neutered prior to adoption
and are current with vaccina-
tions. To meet Jenny, please
contact the Putnam Humane
Society Old Rte 6, Carmel. 845-
225-7777. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm,
Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
www.puthumane.org
MISC
BIJOU GALLERIES LTD
Check out our display of
china, glassware, jewelry,
and books! 50 Main Street
Cold Spring Daily 11-5
Bijougalleries.com
TENNIS TENNIS TENNIS!!
NTRP 5.0 singles player with
clay court in Cold Spring. some
week days & all weekends, late
June to early Sept. Bill at 917-
680-1465 or 845-265-2175
SHEAFORSUPERVISOR.COM
FOR SALE
KENMORE 15000BTU
Window AC. Used less than 2
months in 2008 $300. Contact
Dan 845-265-3802
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
ONE BDRM APT HEAT/HW
incld. Electric incld W/D incld.
Walk to train/basement stor-
age. $1300 monthly. 914-475-
9241
COLD SPRING RIVERFRONT
one bdrm/one bth. Gorgeous
apt with large terrace in small
exclusive historic 3 story bldg.
Working fplc, jacuzzi bath, cen-
tral A/C and fantastic Hudson
river views. Laundry facilities
and pkng incld. Pet friendly.
Walk to train and shops. Secu-
rity and credit info rqrd. $1625.
June 1 occupancy. Call Laurie
914-906-3563 or email at
lyodice@optonline.net for an
appt.
COLD SPRING 2BDRM APT
1 bath, EIK, lvng rm, lrg yard,
walk to train/shops. W/D , pkng
& water incld. $1450/mo.
Newly painted. One mo sec,
845-661-6632