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and RECORDERWe are 143 years old but new every Wednesday

by Michael Mell

The May 21, 2009, Putnam Valley Board of Education business meeting approved numerous resolutions to ful-fill the requirements of the

recently passed budget. I t was, however, a presenta-tion by high school Principal Jonathan Bryant that sparked a discussion about college preparation for Putnam Val-

What’s InsIde

Haldane Baseball Hopes for 3-Seed in

Section Tourney

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Sports

Along the PhilipstownParade Route

Memorial Day Pictures

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NewsFeatureAmerican Flag

Vandalized at Gazebopage 2

Office for the Aging Celebrates 40th

page 10

(See PVSD on Page 13)

Putnam GOP Endorses Sheriff Smith

Stave Off Boredom with Summer Camps

PUBLIC NOTICES

Nelsonville: Due to the Memorial Day holiday, garbage and recyclables will be picked up in the Vil-

lage of Nelsonville on Saturday, May 30th, 2009.

Cold Spring:The Village Water Department will be conducting a hydrant flush of the distribution

system beginning Sunday, May 31st, through Friday, June 5th, from 9pm through 4am each night. Residents will notice little water pressure during the hours of the flush and a period of discoloration each morning, and are advised to run their cold water taps until clear. On Monday, June 1st, between 8am and 2pm, commercial sprinkler systems will be flushed in various parts of the system and may also cause periods of discoloration.

by Annie Chesnut

It won’t be long. Moms and dads will be gett ing ready to go to work or begin their daily projects at home, and instead of grabbing a kiss, a lunch bag, a backpack, and heading off to school, their kids will be sleeping in or settling down on the sofa for a day of TV and complain-ing: “There’s nothing to do!” “I’m bored!”

But don’t fret, parents, you still have options. Like every-thing else in our economy, the summer camp business is ex-

periencing some slowdowns, and that includes camps in our area. Yes, there are super-popular programs that always fill up quickly, but you can still find something for your child to do this summer as long as your budget allows.

The PCN&R spoke wi th some area camps to see how things are going. The unsci-entific sampling represents a handful of popular local programs.

At the Garrison Art Centers (www.garrisonart-center.org) Summer Art on the Hudson camp, there are

s t i l l some openings . GAC Executive Director Carinda Swann told us, “It’s slower than usual. We got out our advertising early this year, so the older group is expe-riencing a lot of enrollment, but , for younger kids , we still have space. We like to emphasize that, at only $200 per week, our program is cheaper than babysit t ing.” Their three-week program is for children entering grades 1 - 8, and runs from June 29 to July 17, 2009, from 10am to 3pm, with a one-hour ex-hibition on July 17, from 3

to 4pm.M a n i t o g a ( w w w. r u s s e l -

wrightcenter.org) offers five one-week sessions at its Sum-mer Nature and Design Camp. The season runs from Monday, July 6, through Friday, August 7, for children 5 to 12 years of age, who are divided into groups according to age and grade level. Each day begins at 9am and ends at 3pm. Camp director Lori Moss explained that the camp is unique and word about i t usually gets out. With the first three weeks already sold out, Moss added

Philipstown Celebrates Memorial DayHeavenly Music in Historic Settingsby Michael Turton

The bars and restaurants a long Cold Spring’s Main St ree t tha t a re cashing in commercially on a growing reg iona l appe t i t e fo r l ive music have an unlikely part-ner in boost ing the area’s e c o n o m i c f o r t u n e s — t h e not-for-profit sector. Think Boscobel, think the Chapel o f Our Lady Res tora t ion , th ink The Depot Thea t re . While these venues and the organizations that run them may not be in business for financial gain, their musical programs help attract visitors to Philipstown, visitors who spend money.

The non-profits’ combined musical menu is eclectic, to say the least. That menu fea-tures sounds that range from big band to classical, from Broadway hits and jazz to the sounds of whales and newly invented instruments. Add that to Main Street’s folk-rock-blues leanings, and the melodic choices presented to residents and visitors alike go beyond wide-ranging.

The settings in which the non-profits offer their per-formances are unquestion-ably some of the area’s most beautiful, quaint, and historic places. They must stir at least

a half-note of envy in their for-profit musical colleagues.

The Chapel of Our Lady R e s t o r a t i o n s i t s p e r c h e d above the Hudson R ive r, t u c k e d i n n e x t t o C o l d Spring’s Metro-North s ta-t ion. Bui l t in 1833 as the

original site of Our Lady of Loret to church, the Greek Revival building offers com-manding views of the river below. But inside, the one-hundred-seat former chapel

provides a unique kind of musical intimacy. “The mu-s ic ians love i t here” says Executive Director Barbara DeSilva. “They come from all over the world— and they call back. They want to come back to the Chapel,” she said. And

the audience? “They come from all over, too,” DeSilva says. Concerts at the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration are free and held on Sundays at 4pm. The New Amsterdam Singers Chamber Chorus will be featured on June 14. On August 16 pianist Andy La Verne and guitarist John Ab-ercrombie will perform jazz standards as well as original compositions. Pianist Jason Cutmore will play selections from Albeniz, de Severac, and Schubert on September 20. DeSilva is also planning a “s t r ings” summer music camp for children.

Boscobel Restoration, lo-cated on Route 9D between Cold Spring and Garrison, is renowned as the home of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, premier art exhibits, and what might be the most stunning of all the views of the Hudson River, but i t s mus ica l per formances a re also first-rate. A Sunset Jazz Soiree will be held Thursday, September 17. Summer’s end will be celebrated with a Big

PV School Board Talks About College Prep

by Michael Mell

The Putnam Valley Town Board met on May 20,2009, to face a twenty-five i tem agenda. Supervisor Tendy and the board worked expeditious-ly, however and the meeting adjourned in less than two hours. In his opening remarks, the Supervisor praised the Volunteer Ambulance Corps on receipt of the EMS Agency of the Year Award. He also cited the Town Fire Depart-ment for completion of FAST training. Completion of the Fire Assistance Search Team training is a four-year process and they are now only one of two companies recognized in Putnam Valley.

A representative of Ben-nett Kielson Storch DeSantis presented the highlights of the annual audit report. The

town audit for the year ended December 31, 2008, “con-forms to accepted account-ing practices.” He noted that town revenues were down and expenses were up, but that an unused contingency fund brought the overall balance into the black by $218,000. The result of this surplus is that the undesignated Town General Fund balance is slightly less than $700,000, falling within the range set by the NY state.

Putnam County Legislator Sam Oliverio told the board that there would be a “lean year coming.” Federal stimu-lus monies will “dry up by year’s end” and “sales tax revenues have been decreas-ing.” He said that the county is looking at a tax increase of two to five percent. To minimize the increase, Mr.

Town Board Meets For Only Two Hours in PV

by Annie Chesnutand Joe Lindsley Jr.

Philipstown residents com-memorated those who have laid down their lives for the nat ion during a Memorial Day parade that culminated in a ceremony at Cold Spring Cemetery. The event featured an invocation by the pastor of Our Lady or Loretto, a well-received and sobering speech by Haldane alumnus Captain Joseph Luchetta, and a 21-gun salute.

Walking the parade route on Monday morning, May 25, 2009, was a little bit like traveling through a full-scale museum exhibi t on Smal l Town America. In one drive-way a dad was helping his pint-sized son into his Little League t-shirt and cap. A few steps away two firefighters in their dress blues were heading towards the parade route, hats askew and ties still undone on this warm pre-summer morning. A lovely colonial

Members of the VFW participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial at Cold Spring Cemetery Photos by Caroline Balducci

by Eric Gross

Putnam’s rate of unemploy-ment has declined to 6.1 per-cent , a drop of more than one-half percent from the 6.7 percent recorded in March, which was the highest in more than two decades.

The New York State Labor Department reported the April statistics last week, which came as no surprise to Putnam lawmakers.

Despite the decline, Legis-lator Dan Birmingham, who chairs the legislature’s Eco-nomic Development Com-mittee, said, “job losses were fairly widespread,” which he called a “sad reflection of difficult economic times.”

Birmingham said the coun-ty’s rate of unemployment had risen substantially over the 3.7 percent recorded in

April of 2008.According to the Labor De-

partment the Lower Hudson Valley region has lost more than 9,800 private sector jobs in the past 12 months, while statewide, more than half a million jobs have been elimi-nated because of the struggling economy.

County Executive Rob-ert Bondi continued to ex-press hope last week that, with spring here and summer around the corner, jobs in the fields of hospitality, leisure, and construction will pick up. Bondi, a former college economics professor, said some areas were seeing job-growth already: “Educational and health services have added jobs, primarily in the fields of social assistance and health-care.”

County Unemployment Rate Declines in April

by Michael Turton

There’s a very good chance that you have experienced this. You walk out of your house one Saturday morn-ing and look at the two cars parked in your dr iveway. I t suddenly dawns on you that neither car has spent a single night in your garage in more than two years. You fling open the garage doors, confident that you can easily rectify the situation. You look at the mass of objects that greet you and say to yourself, “Wow! I have a real storage problem.”

In fact you don’t have a storage problem at all . At least not compared to the one confronting the Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum (PCHS&FSM).

PCHS&FSM is the o ld-est non-profit organization

in Putnam County. I t was established 103 years ago. With a mission “dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Putnam County” it is home to a collection of artifacts, documents, and other his-torically significant objects that is not only much more extensive but also much more important to the community than your formidable pi le of tacky wedding gifts, old bowling trophies, and that Commodore computer that you were sure your kids would find really useful some day.

Until recently PCHS&FSM did not have a storage prob-lem at all. The Hudson Val-ley Hospital, which managed the old Butterfield Hospi-tal located just across the s t reet f rom the museum’s 63 Chestnut Street home in Cold Spring, had allowed the

Buddy, Can You Spare 500 Square Feet?

Mindy Krazmien standing in the Foundry School Museum with some of the items that need to be stored.

Photo by Michael Turton

Foundry Museum Faces Storage Crisis

Captain Joseph Luchetta, Haldane alumnus, tells of heroism in Iraq

The Cold Spring Pipe Band marches down Main Street during the Memorial Day Parade.

by Eric Gross

Two-term incumbent Sher-iff Donald Smith has received the backing of the Putnam County Republ ican Com-mittee to seek reelection in November.

The sheriff was nominated last Thursday night, May 21, 2009, during the GOP con-vention in Mahopac, where 200 delegates gathered to hear from the candidates prior to

making their decision.Sheriff Smith was opposed

by former Southeast Judge James Borkowski and by re-tired NYPD Captain Andrew DeStefano of Patterson.

Borkowski to ld the del-egates that the campaign of 2009 was “not about the past, but the future.” The candidate called the incumbent a “de-cent and spiritual man who has my respect. We are not talking about personalities.

The issue is the Sher i ff ’s Department and an underlying question: ‘Is the job being carried out vigorously?’”

Borkowski promised to be a “proactive sheriff who will fight for the men and women of the Sheriff’s Department. We can’t be satisfied with the status quo. Putnam County is changing. Crimes are chang-ing. Violent crime is on the r ise . We must look to the future and move the Sheriff’s

Department forward. It’s time for change!”

DeStefano described the Republican Party as an “en-dangered species , because it lacks new ideas and new faces. The GOP has lost con-trol of Washington as well as Albany and if we are not careful, Putnam County may be next.” The challenger ad-mitted having a “deep respect for Donald Smith but the (See Sheri f f on Page 11)

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(See PV Board on Page 11)

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From left to the right, the members of Haldane’s Destination Imagination team, which won the bronze medal at the world championships in Tennessee: Allison Chiera, Gavin Koepke, Eric Rizzi, Nick Chiera, Andrew Platt, and Aurora Straus. See story on page 13.

(See Camps on Page 13)

Haldane Takes Bronze in World Championship

Wednesday, May 27, 2009CXLIII No. 21 Philipstown & Putnam Valley

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Meetings This Week

7:30 PM - Putnam Valley ZBA No Meetings Scheduled 7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA Workshop

7:00 PM - Haldane School Board7:00 PM - Putnam Cty Legislature7:00 PM - CS Hearing-Boat Docking7:30 PM - CS Planning Board7:30 PM - CS Board Workshop

7:30 PM - Garrison School Board7:30 PM - Philipstown Board weekly workshop

THURSDAY 5/28 FRIDAY 5/29 MONDAY 6/1 TUESDAY 6/2 WEDNESDAY 6/3

On Friday, May 22 2009, at approximately 10:15pm, the Village of Cold Spring Police Department responded to the gazebo on West Street for a report of Criminal Mischief to an American Flag.

U p o n a r r i v a l , O f f i c e r Tompkins observed that an American Flag that was hang-ing from the ceiling of the gazebo had a large rip down the middle of the flag. The

wooden railings on the stairs of the gazebo also had a large piece cut out.

Witnesses in the area stated that there had been a large number of youths on the ga-zebo prior to the incident. Anyone with information in-volving this incident is urged to contact the Village of Cold Spring Police at 265-3407. All calls will be kept confidential.

Flag Vandalized at Gazebo; Police Seek Information

G r e e n e r y A b o u n d s a t Plant Sale at The Landing

Ladies in the Philipstown Garden Club painting pots for the upcoming Members’ Plant Sale. Their creations will be for sale, some potted, some not.

Come to Garrison’s Land-ing the weekend of June 5, 6, and 7 for Philipstown Garden Club’s annual plant sale. An opening night cocktail party will take place on Friday June 5, from 6:30 to 9pm under the tent at the Landing by the gazebo.

The focus this year is on Members’ plants, all grown in local gardens, which will be for sale, as well as baked goods, prepared and packaged by PGC members. Refresh-ments are available and there is a silent auction with many fabulous items, including a one-week s tay in a condo in Grand Cayman, a native flowering dogwood installed in your garden, a Michael Kors leather handbag, plus many other goodies too numerous to list.

The sale continues on Sat-urday from 10am to 4pm with tool sharpening available from 12 noon. Bring your hand tools with you for some professional care. On Sunday, June 7, the sale opens at 10am and will close at 2pm. You might be lucky and see a few of the Quadricentennial ships pass-ing by the Landing on their way up the Hudson. Don’t miss this event; the plants are special, the baked goods delicious, and the venue is spectacular. All proceeds go towards sponsoring summer positions for local students in area environmental orga-nizat ions . Come and meet the expert gardeners, pick up some tips and some wonderful plants. All parking must be in the Metro North lot, which is free on weekends.

Seasonal Delight on the Corner of Pine & Paulding

by Catherine Garnsey

Mary Jane Smith’s Maxi-Rhodi is in bloom again on the corner of Pine and Pauld-ing to the delight of many residents. When asked if this was the largest and oldest rhododendron in Cold Spring, Mrs. Smith replied, “I’m not sure” and then produced a photo of her house taken in 1929, which shows the bush on the corner when it was very young, looking perhaps 4 feet tall. She then explained that the beautiful maxi-rhodi next door at the Junjulas house grew from a shoot taken from this magnificent bush.

Joe Etta, passing by in his truck with Ralph Landolfi at the time of the photo, stopped and remarked, “Oh yeah, I used to walk by this very same bush when I was going to the Catholic school many years ago. I remember every day, I would bring the nuns, who lived in the convent down the s t ree t ( the now aban-doned building in the cul de sac) their lunch in buckets that was made in the school on Fair St.” Ralph Landolfi added that he was also one of the seniors (8th grade) at Our Lady of Loretto School who was chosen for this job.

CorreCtion

In the article, “Zoning Section 165-B Stirs Debate in Putnam Valley,” in the May 20 edition, the minimum acreage for farms within an agricultural district was incorrectly described as 70 acres. The correct size is seven acres. Also, regarding our descrip-tion of the amendment to Section 165-9 about the definition of a “non-conforming” use, the proposed amendment is intended to resolve any conflicts between overlapping districts, by making the definition consistent between them.

Last weekend turned out beautiful for the parade and the festivities in Cold Spring and the surrounding areas. Coverage of Memorial Day overall is on pages 8 and 9. Coming this weekend is the Float Your Boat fam-ily event at the Garrison Art Center, and on June 4 is the Hudson High-lands Land Trust Musical Tot Trek--call ahead for reservations 424-3358. Special Birthday wishes to John Eaton, our local Titanic historian and Dexter’s “dad.” Best wishes to Anna Campbell Birn, Tom Scuccimarra, Matt Balducci, Siraj Memon, Christopher Wallin, Jenna Marie Consa-ga, Tommy & Joey Virgadamo, Frank Keegan, Krista Gaetano, Aneesh Tolat, Romal Patel, Elizabeth Norton, James E. Greenough III, Shivan Mehta,John Stanco Avery Zuvic, Tim Donovan, Pran Pratijhtha, Day-gbhai Patel, Shrilekha Tolat, Jeff Consaga, Raymond Gilmore Jr., Kris-tin Van Tassel; and Happy Anniversary to Mike & Michele Bowman.

Photo by Catherine Garnsey

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Graymoor Sisters CelebrateTheir Jubilee

On Saturday, June 20, theFranciscan Sisters of theAtonement at Graymoor inGarrison, will host a ‘Jubi-lee’ celebration for five oftheir members. The fivewomen will be honored fortheir years of faithful minis-try as Franciscan Sisters ofthe Atonement. The tributewill begin with a Jubilee Massat 11am. at Pilgrim HallChapel, Graymoor. This spe-cial liturgy will be followedby a reception for family andfriends of the Sisters celebrat-ing Anniversaries.

Marking her 75th year as anAtonement sister is SisterRosita Perpetua. Markingtheir 50th anniversary are:

Sister Mary Electa Barber,Sister Edward Marie Tesiero,Sister Nancy Sargent, andSister Rene Drolet. All fourgolden jubilarians continue inactive ministry: Sister MaryElecta Barber is the Coordi-nator at St. Francis Convent,Graymoor in Garrison; SisterEdward Marie Tesiero contin-ues in Parish ministry in theDiocese of Ogdensburg, NY;Sister Nancy Sargent is pres-ently ministering at Atone-ment Home in Alberta,Canada; and Sister ReneDrolet is the Secretary Gen-eral of the Franciscan Sistersof the Atonement. Sister Reneresides at Graymoor.

Sister Rene Drolet Sister Mary Electa Barber

Putnam Valley Memorial BloodDrive Collects 34 Pints

About 50 Putnam Valleycommunity members came tothe Wagner-Goebbels Memo-rial Blood Drive held by thePutnam Valley AmbulanceCorps on May 14, in conjunc-tion with Hudson ValleyBlood Services (HVBS). Atotal of 34 pints of wholeblood and 14 units of red bloodcells were collected, an

amount capable of savingabout 102 lives.

Now is the time to donateblood or sponsor a blood driveto help maintain your com-munity blood supply duringthe summer months. Pleasehelp by organizing a blooddrive within your community,house of worship, or place ofwork.

Thomas “Dorsey” Monroe, Sr.Thomas D. “Dorsey” Mon-

roe, Sr., age 85, a lifelong resi-dent of Cold Spring, died onWednesday, May 20, 2009 atthe Veterans AdministrationMedical Center at CastlePoint, NY.

Born January 13, 1924 inCold Spring, he was the sonof the late Samuel andCatherine (Trimble) Monroe.

Mr. Monroe, a retired fore-man for DeLucia Textiles inBeacon, NY, also worked forGrand Union/Food Town inCold Spring. He was a 60-yearlife member and Past Presi-dent of Cold Spring Fire Co.#1, former Chairman of theZoning Board of Appeals forthe Village of Cold Spring,and parishioner of St. Mary’sEpiscopal Church in the High-lands. He was also a veteranof the U.S. Army Air Corps,serving as a B-17 ball turretgunner in Europe during WWII.

He was predeceased by hiswife, Judy (Duquette) Mon-roe, in 1987. He is survivedby two sons, Scott and SusanMonroe of Cold Spring, andThomas and Elizabeth Mon-roe Jr. of Cold Spring, onedaughter, Amy and RichardMonroe of New Hamburg, NY,

four sisters, Lucille Komasa,Bonnie Cretelli, and Marga-ret Merandy, all of ColdSpring, and Mitzi LeFevre ofClaverack, NY. Five grand-children, Melissa Milligan,Matthew Monroe, LaurenMonroe, Samantha Monroe,and Sydney Monroe, and fourgreat grandchildren, Peyton,Kelsey, Reese, and BaileyMilligan also survive him. Inaddition to his wife, Mr.Monroe was predeceased bythree brothers, Samuel, John,and Richard Monroe, two sis-ters, Martha Wells, and EckyMonroe, and one granddaugh-ter, Alysa Monroe.

Funeral services were heldat St. Mary’s EpiscopalChurch in the Highlands, 1Chestnut St., Cold Spring, onSaturday, May 23, 2009, andinterment followed in ColdSpring Cemetery. Friendscalled at the Clinton FuneralHome on Friday, May 22. Inlieu of flowers, donations maybe made in Mr. Monroe’sname to The Lustgarten Foun-dation for Pancreatic CancerResearch, 1111 Stewart Ave.,Bethpage, NY 11714 or St.Jude’s Children’s Hospital,501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,TN 38105.

Douglas Marsh died May 8,2009, in Salado, Texas.

He was born to John S.Marsh and Flavia Seith inCleveland, Ohio, on Decem-ber 2, 1939.

He attended grammarschool at Haldane Central andgraduated from the sixthgrade. Douglas then attendedStanton Military Academy inStanton, VA.

He served his country in twoservice branches, the Armyand subsequently, the Navy,serving two tours aboard theUSS Boston in Vietnam. Hereceived two Bronze Stars, aNational Defence ServiceMedal and Expert Marksman-

ship Award.After serving his country for

over seven years, he left toreturn to Vermont and begana career in law enforcementas county sheriff and EMTtech and volunteer fireman,before retiring.

He is survived by his wifeof 33 years, Paula Marsh, andtwo daughters, Dawn Marieand Lori Ann, both of Den-ver, CO. He is also survivedby many cousins and friends.He was preceded in death byboth parents.

Burial will be with full mili-tary honors in Vermont’s Vet-erans’ Memorial Center inRandolf Center.

Douglas Marsh

Patrick J. Hurley, 85 passedaway on May 19, 2009 at hisresidence, with his family byhis side. A resident of Bea-con, and former resident ofGarrison, he was the formerowner of Hurley’s BP GasStation in Glenham.

Patrick was born on March29, 1924 on Bell Island, New-foundland, the son of the latePatrick and Julia HollahanHurley. He was married toAgnes Hickey Hurley on BellIsland in 1944, and she pre-deceased him in 1991. He wasmarried to Betty PavlickHaley Hurley in Beacon in1994 and she predeceased himin 2004.

He is survived by his chil-dren: Carol Carey and hercompanion Ron Reynolds, ofBeacon, Patricia and her hus-band Bill Papula of Beacon,Agnes and her husbandStephen McKeon of Ft. Piece,FL, Julia and her husbandGlenn Richards of Beacon,Anita and her husband AlMiller of Beacon, Patrick J.

Patrick J. HurleyHurley and his wife Debra ofForestville, NY and JohnHurley and his wife Donna ofAynor, SC. 23 grandchildrenand 33 great-grandchildren,as well as several nieces andnephews also survive him, asdoes hia son-in-law HenryMilczewski of Hyde Park anda lifetime friend, Loretta Lane,and family. He was prede-ceased by a daughter, BridgetMilczewski; his sisters MaryHunt, Alice Ryan, ElizabethFoley and Marie Farrell; hisbrothers John, Lawrence andMartin Hurley.

Visitation was held last May21, at Libby Funeral Home andwas followed by a Mass ofChristian Burial on May 22at St. Joachim’s CatholicChurch in Beacon. Intermentwas private.

In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to Hospice, Inc.374 Violet Avenue,Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601. Toemail a condolence to the fam-ily, please visitLibbyfuneralhome.com.

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS

1101 Route 9D, Garrisonstphilips.highlands.com

Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.424-3571 - e-mail:

stphilips@highlands.com

FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF

PHILIPSTOWNAcademy & Cherry Streets

Cold Spring - 265-3220Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor

www.presbychurchcoldspring.orgemail: FPCP@verizon.net

Worship Service: 10:30amChancel Choir Rehearsal:Wednesdays 7pmOffice Hours: Monday andWednesday 9-11:30, Tues. andThurs. 9-2Food Pantry: Saturdays 9-10am

OUR LADY OFLORETTO CATHOLIC

CHURCHFair Street, Cold Spring

(845) 265-3718www.ourladyoflorettocs.comFr. Brian McSweeney,

PastorMasses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.

7:30am, 9, & 11:45am., Week-days: 8:15am, St. Joseph’s -Sun., 10:15am. Holy Days:8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, HolyDay Vigil: 530pmConfessions: Sat., 4:30-5pmBingo - Thursdays, doors open6pm, first game begins 7:15pm.$1,500 in Total Cash Prizes.Concessions available.

PHILIPSTOWN REFORMSYNAGOGUE

P.O. Box 94Cold 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 message or e-m a i lphilipstownreformsynagogue@gmail.comSat. June 6 - Shabbat MorningServices, led by CantorShoshana Lash. Discussion/9:30am, Services/10:30am,location tbaSun. June 7 - Annual Congre-gational meeting, 2pm,Butterfield Library

COLD SPRINGBAPTIST CHURCH

(American BaptistChurches, USA)

Paul Laurelli(Interim Pastor)

245 Main St., Cold Spring265-2022

Sunday Services, 10:30amWednesdays: Prayer- Fellow-ship time, 7pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENT

Route 9, Garrison424-3671

graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.org

Sunday Eucharist - 11am,Pilgrim Hall.Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat.11:30am.Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm.Centering Prayer - 8pm.Monthly Prayer Meeting 2ndSunday of every month at 2pm.Recovery Inc. every Wednes-day, 7:30pm.Wednesdays, 9:30-11:15am,Bible Study, led by Fr. PeterTaran, Mass follows at 11:30am,through MaySat. June 20 - Jubilee Celebra-tion, 11am

UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLD

SPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)

(265-3365)South Highland UMC,

19 Snake Hill Rd. GarrisonCold Spring UMC,

216 Main StreetPastor Timothy Henderson

South Highland in Garrisonworship service at 9:30am. ColdSpring worship service at 11am.Sunday School occurs duringworship service time throughJune 2009.Sat. June 20 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noonSat. Sept. 12 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noonSat. Oct. 10 - Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noon

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPALCHURCH IN THE

HIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,

Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen,

Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, Senior

Warden, 265-3624www.stmaryscoldspring.

dioceseny.orgSun. Masses: 8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sunday schoolin Parish Hall during 10:30 massThurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in par-ish hall, 8pm

HISTORIC TOMPKINSCORNERS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH729 Peekskill Hollow Road,

Putnam Valley(845) 528-7280

Rev. Gordon Bienvenue(914) 736-6480

www.tompkinschurchny.orgh1st Sunday of the month wor-

ship: 2pm

BEACON HEBREWALLIANCE

Conservative Synagogue331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon

Rabbi Josh WohlCantor Ellen Gersh

845-831-2012www.beaconhebrewalliance.orgFri. night Shabbat services7:30pmSat. morning Shabbat services,9:30amPlease check the website forinformation regarding religiousschool, services, and events

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUP

Quaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd &4th Sundays of each month,10am, at 848 Old Albany PostRoad (Whyatt Stone Cottage),Garrison. Call for directions.Children of all ages welcome.

TEMPLE BETH-EL118 GRAND AVE.,POUGHKEEPSIE

845-454-0570www.templebethelpok.ny

Shalom Tots - First Sat. of eachmonth - 11:15am

REFORM TEMPLE OFPUTNAM VALLEY

362 Church RoadPutnam Valley

Rabbi Allen Darnov(845) 528-4774www.rtpv.org

Shabbat Services: Fridays,8pm; Young people’s service-third Friday of the month, 7pm.Hebrew School, ages 3+

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERANCHURCH

65 Oscawana Lake Rd.,Putnam Valley

www.stlukesputnamvalley.org528-8858,

mail@stlukesputnamvalley.orgSunday Worship - Service:9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am,Family Communion Serviceincluding Sunday School:10:30amThu. - Prayer Service, 8pm

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPELA mission Chapel of OurLady of Loretto Church

Upper Station Rd.,Garrison, 265-3718

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

GRACE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

337 Peekskill Hollow Road,Putnam Valley

Pastor Tony Mecca845-526-3788

Sunday Service & SundaySchool: 10 am.

Prayer Service w/ Com-munion: Tues 7 pm. “Tuesdaysw/ Tony” - Discussion group,9am.

FOURTH UNITARIANSOCIETY OF

WESTCHESTER1698 Strawberry Road

Mohegan LakeRev. Dawn Sangrey

914-528-7131www.fourthuu.org

Sunday Morning Worship at10:30am

FIRST HEBREWCONGREGATION OF

PEEKSKILL1821 Main Street, Peekskill

914-739-0500www.firsthebrew.orgsfma@optonline.netRabbi Lee Paskind

Services: Sat. 9:30am; Fri.8pm; Monthly Fri. family ser-vice, 6:30pm

Daily minyan at downtownsynagogue (call for info)

CHUANG YENMONASTERY

2020 Rte 301, Carmel845-228-4283/4288

www.baus.orgbauscym@aol.com

Sunday programs:9-10am - Chanting and Medi

YORKTOWN JEWISHCENTER

2966 Crompond RoadYorktown Heights

914-245-2324www.yorktownjewishcenter.orgFridays 6:15pm (Standardtime)Fridays 8pm (Daylight savingstime)Saturdays 9:15-11:15am

Obituaries

Ongoing:

Cold Spring Farmers’ Market,Saturdays through Thanksgiving,8:30am-1:30pm, at The Nest,Chestnut St.

Putnam Valley Farmers’ Markets:Fridays, 3-7pm, Tompkins CnrsMethodist Church, outdoors, 729Peekskill Hollow Rd. June 19-Oct. 9 ALSO Wednesdays, 3-7pmat Putnam Valley Grange, AdamsCnrs, 128 Mill St. Indoor/Outdoor,through Dec. 16.845-528-0066

Historic Walking Tours of ColdSpring conducted by volunteersfrom Putnam County HistoricalSociety, 2pm, free, meet at footof Main St.; through Labor Dayweekend.

This Week:

Thu. May 28 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce MonthlyMixer, private tour of StonecropGardens & cocktails on the pa-tio, 6pm. $15/members, $20/non-m e m b e r swww.coldspringchamber.com

Thu. May 28 - Putnam Family &Community Services’ Annual Mtg,7pm, 1808 Route Six, Carmel.RSVP by May 21. 845-225-2700,ext. 136 orcmckeever@pfcsinc.orgt

Thu. May 28 - Registration forSeniorNet computer classes, 9am-12noon, Putnam Valley TownCenter, 117 Town Park Lane. 845-424-8318.

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Thu. May 28 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Fri. May 29 - Haldane MS Dramapresents Who’s Dying To Be AMillionaire?, 7pm, auditorium, $8general, $5 students/seniors, buyat door.

Sat. May 30 - "Float Your Boat"free family event to celebrate thequadricentennial. Garrison ArtCenter, noon -5pm. Create float-ing sculptures out of shipwreckedmaterials with woodworkers,builders, and artists. Launch onflotilla line. Bring hammer, screw-driver and picnic lunch. RSVPor walk the plank!info@garrisonartcenter.org, 424-3960

Sat. May 30 - Scouting Commemo-rates the Quadricentennial w/ ‘NoChild Left Inside’ Hike. 9:30am,Dutchess Stadium, Sponsored byHudson Valley Council, Boy Scoutsof America & Girl Scouts of Heartof Hudson. Outdoor Expo, 12:30-4pm. 845-566-7300,www.scouting.org.

Sat. May 30 - Ask the MasterGardeners at the Farmer’s Mar-ket in Cold Spring. 8:30am to1:30pm. Gardening questionsanswered with detailedreccomendations. PH soil test -$5 per sample. For informationcall Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion 278-6738

Mon. June 1 - 1st Annual TillyFoster Golf Outing, CentennialGolf Course, Brewster. 18 holes,modified shotgun and scrambleformat; catered luncheon, silentauction, and awards ceremony.$175/pp. Helaina, 845-222-0722.

Coming Up:

Thu. June 4 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Musical Tot Trek w/ StacyLabriola. Ltd. space, reg. req’d.10am, 1 hr. Level: easy/family-friendly/no strollers. www.hhlt.org,424-3358

Thu. June 4 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Fri. June 5 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce annual fullmoon cruise on the River Rose.Details tba.www.coldspringchamber.com.

Fri. June 5 - Opening night soi-ree, Philipstown Garden Club PlantSale, 6:30-9pm; sale continues overthe weekend. Garrison’s Land-ing.

Sat. June 6 - 4-H Fishing Clinic– Putnam County Veterans Me-morial Park, Carmel. 10am-3pm.Open to 100 youth ages 8 to 14(need not be a member of 4-H).Pre-reg req’d. Cornell Coopera-tive Extension, 278-6738,www.cce.cornell.edu/putnam.

Sat. June 6 - Native Plants forPutnam Gardens. Mahopac Libray,9:45 - 11AM. Free. Call 628-2009for info.

Sat. June 6 - Break the SilenceMarch, hosted by People AgainstDomestic Violence. Accompaniedby CS Fire Dept. Pipes & Drumsand Knights of Columbus AgainstDomestic Violence. Begins at 3pmon lawn of St. Mary’s Church,Cold Spring; continues to gazeboto hear music by Mother Lodeand suvivors’ stories.

Sat. June 6 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Discover the West PointFoundry Preserve w/ ScenicHudson’s Park Mgr. (service hike)10am, south end of CS Train Sta-tion platform 2 hrs., moderate.www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. June 6 - Appalachian TrailHike w/ Old Rd. Society, departsGraymoor Parking lot 10am, 845-739-8146

Sat. June 6 - Annual SnappingTurtle Walk at Boscobel, 7:30-9am, admission fee. 424-3638,ext. 110, www.boscobel.org

Sat. June 6 - Old-fashioned barnraising at Glynwood Center, 10am-4pm. Free. Bring a hammer, bringthe kids: scarecrows, baby ani-mals, making ice cream. Rt. 301,Cold Spring.www.glynwoodcenter.org.

Sat. June 6 - City-wide yard salein Beacon. Pick up a list of sitesat City Hall. 9am-3pm.

Sat/Sun June 6/7 - Annual PlantSale, sponsored by PhilipstownGarden Club, Garrison’s Land-ing, Sat: 9am-4pm; Sun. 10am-2pm.

Sun. June 7 - 15th AnnualDesmond-Fish Library AssociatesDinner. Monteverde. Details tba.424-3020.

Sun. June 7 - QuadricentennialHudson River Flotilla, should passby between 2-5pm.

Sun. June 7 – Sunset Series:Readings at Chapel of Our LadyRestoration. 4pm, wine and cheesereception follows. Free, park atMetro-North station.

Sun. June 7 - Children’s FishingDerby at the Garrison Fish & GameClub on South Highland Rd. Reg.begins 8:30am, derby runs 9-noon.All Philipstown children under 14welcome; must be accompaniedby a parent or guardian.

Sun. June 7 - Big Truck Day, 11am,Butterfield Library. Food, jumpycastle, crafts, games, stories andT R U C K S !www.butterfieldlibrary.org

Sun. June 7 - Garrison Fish &Game Club’s Children’s FishingDerby, South Highland Rd. 9am-noon; reg. begins at 8:30am. AllPhilipstown children under age14 are welcome; must be accom-panied by parent or guardian.

Wed. June 10 - Senior ShoppingTrip to Woodbury Commons. Free.Registration required. Registra-tion will be taken beginning April20. 424-4618.

Thu. June 11 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce Board ofDirectors meeting, 6pm, ButterfieldLibrary.

Thu. June 11 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Sat. June 13 - Hudson HighlandsLand Trust Family Fun Festival,4pm, Philipstown CommunityCenter (Glenclyffe). Featuring NOBRAKES bluegrass. $25/family,$10/individual incl. BBQ dinner.www.hhlt.org, 424-3358.

Sat. June 13 - Sustainable PutnamWorkshop: The Victory Gardensponsored by Cornell Coop Ex-tension. Putnam County Emer-gency Training Ctr., Don SmithCampus, 112 Old Route 6, Carmel.www.cce.cornell.edu/Putnam or845- 278-6738.

Sat. June 13 - Putnam CountySecret Garden Tour, self drive tomost beautiful private gardens inPutnam to benefit PARC. 10am-4pm. $25/advance, $30/day of,group rates avail.www.PutnamARC.org, 845-278-PARC, x287.

Sat. June 13 - Putnam CountyAARP Chapter #1183 SpringLuncheon. 12 noon, Four Broth-ers Restaurant, Rt. 6, Mahopac.$20p/p incl. tax & tip. 845-277-3149.

Sun. June 14 - Cold Spring An-tiques Show, Mayors Park, FairSt. 60 Dealers Selling AntiquesOutdoors. 9am–5pm, rain or shine.265-4414 orwww.ColdSpringAntiqueShow.com

Sun. June 14 -Concert: NewAmsterdam Singers ChamberChorus, Clara Longstreth, MusicDirector. 4pm, free. Chapel of OurLady Restoration, 45 Market St.,CS, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. June 14 - Putnam CountyDay, Boscobel, Rt. 9D. Free ad-mission for all county residents.

Thu. June 18 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Fri. June 19 - Westchester Broad-way Theatre I Love You, You’rePerfect, Now Change Hilarious."Philipstown Seniors," members$50, non-members $55. Reser-vation deadline May 16. Eileen265-5098.Sat. June 20 - Consti-tution Island Seafood Gala, 5-8:30pm, by reservation only.$150p/p. Shuttle runs from southend of Metro-North CS parkinglot. 845-446-8676,www.constitutionisland.org.

Sat. June 20 - Bake sale, spon-sored by South Highland UMChurch, 9:30am-noon, in frontof Foodtown.

Sun. June 20 - Constitution Is-land Seafood Gala, 5-8:30pm, byres. only, $150p/p; depart fm CSMetro-North parking lot,www.constitutionisland.com

Thu. June 25 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

Sat. June 27 - Little League clos-ing ceremonies, 10am, followedby River/Valley Cup games, 12noon, details tba.

The Putnam County News & Re-corder is happy to announce yourevent. A complete listing of Com-ing Events are on our website atwww.pcnr.com. To send your list-ing: PCN&R, PO Box 185, ColdSpring, NY 10516; fax 265-2144;e-mail, editor@pcnr.com.

2009 River Summit to DiscussFuture of the Hudson River

All those who care about thefuture of the Hudson River areinvited to attend a “2009 RiverSummit” on Monday, June 8 atThe Thayer Hotel at Wes tPoint, from 10am to 4:30pm.Discussion will focus on revi-talizing and sustaining the rivervalley environment for the ben-efit of all its residents.

New York State Departmentof Environmental Conserva-tion (NYS DEC) Commis-sioner Pete Grannis will be thekeynote speaker.

Organized by the HudsonRiver Estuary Program of NewYork State Department of En-vironmental Conservation, thisdialogue about the future of theriver is co-sponsored by His-toric Hudson River Towns,Clearwater, Hudson RiverFoundation, Riverkeeper, Sce-nic Hudson, The Hudson RiverEnvironmental Society, TheMetropolitan Waterfront Alli-ance, The Nature Conser-

vancy, and others.Other speakers will include

Katie Dolan, The Nature Con-servancy; Frances Dunwell,NYS DEC; Roland Lewis, TheMetropolitan Waterfront Alli-ance; Barney Molloy, HistoricHudson River Towns; AlexMatthiessen, Riverkeeper; JeffRumpf, Clearwater; NedSullivan, Scenic Hudson; Den-nis Suszkowski, Hudson RiverFoundation; and Jim Tierney,NY S DEC.

Advance registration is re-quired due to space limitations.The cost per person is $30 andincludes all sessions and lunch.To register, call HistoricHudson River Towns at 914-232-6583.

For more information aboutthe River Summit, e-mailhrep@gw.dec.state.ny.us orcall 845-256-3016. For direc-tions to The Thayer Hotel, goto www.thethayerhotel.com orcall 845-446-4731.

Sat. June 27 - HH Land TrustTake-a-Hike! Anthony’s Nose w/NY-NJ Trails Conference’s GeofConnor. 10, U-bend parking area,Rte. 202 & 6, one mile so. of BearMt. Bridge. 2.5hrs., Level: Diffi-cult. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sun. June 28 - Walkabout at TillyFoster Farm. Guided historicaltours, 1pm. Reservations rec, spaceltd. 845-279-4474,www.tillyfosterfarm.org.

Thu. July 2 - Bingo at Our Ladyof Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring.Doors open 6pm, first game be-gins at 7:15pm.

EventsCultural

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JULIA L. BUTTERFIELDMEMORIAL LIBRARY

Rtes. 301 & 9D(845) 265-3040

www.butterfieldlibrary.orgMon & Wed: 10am-8pm

T, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pmSun. 12-3pmSat. May 30 - Silent Film Se-ries: Animation team of Faith& John Hubley, 3pmSat. June 6 - Silent Film Se-ries: OzFest, directed by L.Frank Baum, 1912/14, 3pmSun. June 7 - Big Truck Day,11am. Food, jumpy castle,crafts, games, stories andTRUCKS!Fri. June 12 - EcoKids hike,3:15, meet at trailhead Moun-tain Ave & Cedar St.

DESMOND-FISHLIBRARY

Route 9D & 403, Garrison,(845) 424-3020

http://dfl.highlands.comHours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pmTue & Thu 2-9pm;Sat 10am-4pm, Closed Sundaysuntil September 13Tue. June 2 - Great Decisionsdiscussions series: World’sFood Supply, 3:30pmTue. June 2 - The Simple Wis-dom of Acupuncture, presentedby Evan Schwartz. Free. 6:30to 8:00 pm

PHILIPSTOWN DEPOTTHEATRE

Depot Square, Garrison’sLanding

philipstowndepottheatre.org(845) 424-3900

Fri. May 29 - Rob Morsberger& Peter CaloSat. May 30 - SAVE THEDEPOT DAY: noon-1:30:World’s Greatest Magician;3pm: Depot Docs presentsGimme Shelter; 6:30pm Pools,Private Lives & Show Tunesperformance; 8:30pm: MusicTracks performanceFri. June 5 - GAC Youth RockNightSat. June 6 - Song Perfor-mance Worshop showing

PARAMOUNT CENTER1008 Brown Street,

Peekskill(914) 739-2333

tickets@paramountcenter.orgFilm: Duplicity, Wed/Thu May27, 28, 8pmSat. May 30 - Ronan Tynan,7:30pm (re-scheduled fromearlier in the year)Thu. June 11 - Keith Emersonw/ special guest CarmineAppiceFilm: Hunger, Fri, Sun, ThuMay 15, 17, 21, 8pmFilm: Gomorrah, Sun May 31,3pm, Thu June 4, 8pmFilm: Tulpan, Fri. June 5, 8pm,Sun. June 7, 3pm, Wed. June10, 8pm

MANITOGA/THERUSSEL WRIGHTDESIGN CENTERRoute 9D, Garrison

(845) 424-3812russelwrightcenter.org

Tours on selected weekdays;every weekend at 11am and1:30pm, res. a must. Groundsopen for hiking all year.Sat. June 6 - Laurel Festival,1-4pm, annual Dragon Rockblock party celebrating bloom-ing of mountain laurel. Potlucklunch & strawberry ice cream;families welcome.

GARRISON ARTCENTER

Garrison’s Landing(845) 424-3960

garrisonartcenter.orginfo@garrisonartcenter.orgGallery Hours: Tue/Sun 12-

5pmMay 29 - June 21 - CURRENTWithin, group sculpture ex-hibit; opening reception Fri.May 29, 6-8pmSat. May 30 - Float Your Boat,family quadricentennial event.12 noon - 5pm. Create float-ing sculptures for flotilla.Saturdays May 23 - SpringFever Workshops, 10am-1pmSundays May 24, 31, June 7- Etching, 12:30-3:30pmSaturdays May 23, 30 June6, 13 - Landscape Painting,9:30am-12:30pmSundays May 24, 31, 7, 14 -Drawing on the Right Side ofthe Brain, 1:30-4pm

HOWLAND LIBRARY313 Main St., Beacon

(845) 831-1134www.beaconlibrary.org

Closed on Thu. May 21 until2pm

M, W, F: 9:30am - 5:30pmTu & Th 9:30am - 8pm

Sat.10-4pm, Sun.12-4pmFri. May 29 - Kurdish filmTurtles Can Fly, 7pmOngoing Programs:Mondays – Wii Bowling forSeniors. 1–3pm. Free. No reg-istration required.Tuesdays – “Knit Together”knitting club. 10–11:30am.Free. No reg. req’d.

THE HOWLANDCENTER

477 Main Street,Beacon(845) 831-4988

Thursdays, 7-9pm - Medita-tion Classes, drop in, no pre-reg req’d, $8 classThrough June 14 - Paintingsby Connecticut Pastel SocietyFri. July 24 - John Hammond,8pm

PUTNAM COUNTYHISTORICAL SOCIETY& FOUNDRY SCHOOL

MUSEUM63 Chestnut St., Cold

Spring (845) 265-4010

www.pchs-fsm.orgMuseum hours: Wed-Sun,

11am-5pmOffice hours: Tues/Fri 10-5Through mid-August - Ex-hibit: “George Pope Morris:Defining American Culture”

PUTNAM ARTSCOUNCIL

Tilly Foster Farm100 Route 312

Brewster(845) 278-0230

www.putnamartscouncil.comArt Classes for all ages.Express Yourself, summer artsprogramThrough May 30 - HighSchool Congressional ArtCompetition winners, recep-tion on Monday, May 11, 7-8:30pm

VAN BRUNT GALLERY137 Main St.. Beacon

*Note new address(845) 838-2995

www.vanbruntgallery.comGallery open Thu/Mon

11am-6pmThrough June 1 - Dual ex-hibit: Lyndon Preston & Tho-mas Sarrantonio

HUDSON HIGHLANDSNATURE MUSEUM

Wildlife Education Center,Cornwall-on-Hudson,

Fri-Sun, 12-4, (845) 534-7781

Outdoor Discovery Center,Cornwall

10am-4pm, Sat-Sun(845) 534-5506

www.hhnaturemuseum.orgSat. May 30 - WildflowerWanderings, 10amSat. June 6 - Turtles in Trouble,10amSun. June 14 - Toad-Ally,guided hike 10amSat. June 20 - Dazzling Drag-onflies, 10am

CHAPEL OF OUR LADYRESTORATION

45 Market St., Cold Spring 845-265-5537

www.chapelofourlady.comSun. June 7 - Sunset ReadingSeries: Nick Flynn, poet &memoirist, 4pm, freeSat. June 13 - Lawn party tocelebrate opening of Chancery,5 to 7pmSun. June 14 -Concert: NewAmsterdam Singers ChamberChorus, Clara Longstreth,Music Director. 4pm, free.

STONECROP GARDENS81 Stonecrop Lane

Cold Spring(845) 265-2000

www.stonecrop.orgMon–Fri, plus 1st & 3rd

Sat., 10am – 5pm; also openFri. until dusk from May 1-

Oct 2; $5/ members - nocharge

Tue. June 9 - Guided GardenTour - Shrubs in the Garden,6:30pm - 7:30pm, $10/mem-bers - no chargeSat. June 13 - Secret GardenTour - 10am-4pm, res. req’dthrough PARC

BOSCOBELRoute 9D, Garrison

(845) 265-3638www.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 $8Sat. June 6 - Snapping TurtleWalk, 730-9amSun. June 7 - Exhibition opens:Home on the Hudson

PUTNAM VALLEYLIBRARY

30 Oscawana Lake Rd.,(845) 528-3242

www.putnamvalleylibrary.orgHours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6;Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5;Sat - 10-5Book discussion group 3rd Tue.of each month, 7:30pm

CONSTITUTION ISLANDWest Point, NY(845) 446-8676

www.constitutionisland.orgPublic tours from June throughSeptember, Wed & Thu at 1 and2pm, leaving fm South Dockat West Pt. Res. req’d.

HUDSON VALLEYSHAKESPEARE

FESTIVAL155 Main Street

Cold SpringPeformances at Boscobel

(845) 265-7858Box Ofc: (845) 265-9575www.hvshakespeare.org

The Complete Works of Will-iam Shakespeare (Abridged)Much Ado About NothingPericlesSeason begins June 20; tick-ets on sale nowSun. June 14 - Behind theScenes Preview, 4:30June 24, July 1, July 9 -Putnam County specially-priced nights

Sculpture on Display at GACand on Boscobel’s Grounds

Garrison Art Center’s thirdannual summer sculpture exhi-bition CURRENT will open onMay 29, 2009, and includes bothindoor and outdoor installa-tions. The sculpture exhibitionwas launched in 2007 to fur-ther the Art Center’s missionof enriching the arts and to raisemonies for the Gillette Schol-arship Fund that awards morethan $8,000 annually to artistsand students in need, from chil-dren to adults.

CURRENTwithin, May 29 –June 21, will feature works byten artists in the Gillette andBalter Galleries at GAC. Theindoor exhibition allows for theinclusion of smaller scale andmore fragile works. An open-ing reception is scheduled forFriday, May 29, from 6-8pm,and the public is invited to at-tend the free event.

CURRENTwithout, May 29– Sept. 8, is sited on the groundsof Boscobel, and will featureworks by eight artists, some ofwhom are also participating inCURRENTwithin. A receptionfor all artists “within and with-out” will be held in the BoscobelRose Garden on Friday, June12, from 6-8pm. Stroll themagnificent grounds and enjoythe exhibition and the majesticriver views. Hors d’oeuvres willbe provided by Cathryn’sTuscan Grill and wines byYannitelli Fine Wine & Spir-its. A donation of $25 per per-son will admit you to the exhi-bition party and the grounds ofBoscobel.

Garrison Art Center grate-fully acknowledges the talentand generosity of the artists whooffer their work for the plea-sure and enlightenment of all.Others who have made theseexhibitions possible are majorbenefactors: Lisa and LloydZeiderman, Jasmine Swann andJohn Wieker, and YannitelliFine Wines and Spirits. Busi-ness sponsors include: Mid-Hudson Concrete Products,Inc., Redi-Rock of the HudsonValley, M. Studio Gallery,Ashburn Family Chiropractic,Padilla Home Builders, GreyPrinting. Patrons are: Cali &Roger Gorevic, Phyllis Joyner,Christine Martin, Meg Staleyand Jerry Gretzinger.

To attend theCURRENTwithout June 12reception at Boscobel,please contactinfo@garrisonartcenter.orgor call (845) 424-3960. Dur-ing regular visiting hours, thereis a grounds fee at. For moreinformation see Boscobel.org.The exhibition galleries atGarrison Art Center are openedTuesday – Sunday from 12 noonto 5pm and are free of charge.

Proceeds from the Boscobelreception and from the sale ofsculpture will be contributed tothe Gillette Scholarship Fund.GAC is proud to be able to of-fer this opportunity to artistsand students in need. For in-formation on the applicationprocess, contact the Art Center424-3960.garrisonartcenter.org.

Morsberger and Calo inPerformance at the Depot

Rob Morsberger (right) andPeter Calo.

Philipstown Depot TheatreMusic Tracks presents twonotable singer/songwriter/musicians Friday May 29 at8pm. Both Rob Morsbergerand Peter Calo have distin-guished careers in music, withPeter currently rehearsing forJulie Taymor’s Spiderman,and Rob as composer for theaward winning PBS seriesNOVAscienceNOW.

S i n g e r / S o n g w r i t e r / A r -ranger/Keyboardist, RobMorsberger has worked withMarshall Crenshaw, TheRoches, Loudon WainwrightIII, Crash Test Dummies, JulesShear, Willie Nile, and manymore. Since 1995 he hasworked steadily with guitar-ist John Herington (SteelyDan) bassist Paul Ossola(Levon Helm, The Roches)and drummer Robin Gould(Carly Simon). They are cur-rently working on their fourthalbum.

A master songwriter, com-poser, and performer in hisown right, Peter Calo has per-formed and/or recorded withCarly Simon, Hall and Oates,Joe Pesci, James Taylor, Linda

Eder, Robben Ford, JimmyWebb, Joel Grey Klezmer con-servatory Band, New YorkVoices, Boston Opera Com-pany, The Platters, Luther“guitar” Johnson and hasplayed in the musicalHairspray.

Rob and Peter are bringingtheir many talents together fora great evening of music May29 at 8pm. Please call thePhilipstown Depot Theatre at424-3900 to make reserva-tions for this event. Ticketsare $15. Rob Morsberger andPeter Calo at the Depot The-atre.

Summer Art For Kids StartingSoon at Tilly Foster

Kids can enjoy art this Julyat Express Yourself, a multi-arts program the Putnam ArtsCouncil offers for children 6-13 at its headquarters at TillyFoster Conservation area inBrewster. Drawing, painting,and pottery are just some ofthe mediums children willenjoy as they create projectsdesigned to encourage creativ-ity and promote individual-ity. Projects are age appropri-ate and designed for all lev-els of ability.

Would you like to pet a boaor meet a bearded dragon?New this year will be weekly

visits by educators and natu-ralists from the Nature ofThings, an environmentaloutreach program. These vis-its will serve as inspirationfor many of the art activities,in addition to the animals andlandscape of the farm.

The first of the two-weeksessions starts June 29 andthere is still time to register.The program runs from 10-2,Monday through Thursday.Full information isavailable atwww.putnamartscouncil.comor (845) 278-0230.

Local Dancers Put Their BestFoot Forward at Bardavon

Philipstown’s own Lianna Culp (left) and Brigit O’Malleywill perform as members of Dutchess Ballet Company onMay 30th at The Bardavon.

On Saturday, May 30, BalletArts Studio, together with TheDutchess Ballet Company,proudly presents Mozart Minu-ets & More at the BardavonOpera House in Poughkeepsie.The show will feature localyoung dancers includingPhilipstown’s own Lianna Culp,Lucy Freilich, Kaelin Martin,Alexa and Amanda Magnotta,Brigit O’Malley, and Anya andSophia Ptacek, among manyothers.

At the concert, The DutchessBallet Company will premierea ballet by world-renownedPrincipal Danseur MichaelShannon, set to the waltzes ofDmitri Shostakovich. Studentswill be featured in dances tominuet and contredance com-positions by Mozart, and willhighlight the classical and con-servatory-level ballet trainingat Ballet Arts Studio. The eclec-tic, entertaining program willalso include a selection ofmodern, African, and hip hopstyle pieces.

The Dutchess Ballet Com-pany (operating under the aus-pices of the Young PeoplesPerformance Company, Inc.) isa non-profit dance company,

which strives to create profes-sional style training and per-formance opportunities for tal-ented, young dancers age tenand up. In addition to its per-formance in affiliation withBallet Arts Studio at theBardavon each Spring, DBCperforms community serviceconcerts including an annualshow for the Children’s Homeof Poughkeepsie.

Ballet Arts Studio is a con-servatory style dance schoollocated in the heart of Beacon,NY. Students ages three throughadult are offered classes in alllevels of Ballet, Modern, Afri-can, and Hip Hop dance stylesby experienced instructors, whohave all worked as professionaldancers.

There will be two perfor-mances, at 2pm and 6pm; allseats are $20, and can be pur-chased at the Bardavon BoxOffice, 35 Market Street, 845-473-2072, or online atticketmaster.com or by phonethrough TicketMaster: 800-745-3000. A portion of all ticketsales will go to support TheDutchess Ballet Company’scommunity service perfor-mances.

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The Putnam County News and Recorder

Covering Philipstown and Putnam Valley

in New York’s Hudson Highlands

founded in 1866 as the Cold Spring Recorder

a publication of the Putnam County

News & Recorder, LLC, a subsidiary of the

Hudson Valley Freedom Press, LLC

lEttErs to thE EditorUS Mail: PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516

email: editor@pcnr.com

Village Has Many Good Businesses

To the Editor:Several years ago my wife

and I began to look for a location to open a children’s boutique. Our search took us to many towns, and villages, in the area. We soon realized that there was only one place that represented what we had been looking for, and that is Cold Spring.

We were able to obtain a space for our business, and opened over a year ago. We have enjoyed everything that Cold Spring offers, shopping, dining, and a commitment to the community. We have al-ways interacted with and sup-ported the local businesses.

As in life, and the comments of Ms. Lee, people don’t al-ways share the same opinions, or views, about what makes a good business, or commu-nity. Cold Spring represents a unique variety of shopping, dining, and people , a l l of which make it a great desti-nation. While we appreciate Ms. Lee for her support, there are also other Cold Spring businesses that deserve the same recognition.

Ralph D’AlisoFishkill

Representation for Lakeland

To The Editor:The word “disappointed”

doesn’t capture i t . On the way to a meet ing in Cold Spring, I pulled the car up to our mail box (we have a subscription and don’t get the PCN&R until Thursday) and tossed it in my bag. When I pulled out the paper at the table (in Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill’s stunning new lounge with a view of their lovely new street tree bed planting)

to show the story on my deer lecture on Saturday, I was shocked.

There it is - above the fold on the right side of the front page. Holding my breath for the school tax vote results, I read: Haldane, Garrison, Put-nam Valley, and… but where’s Lakeland? Not to panic, just underneath it reads, “report-ing by” with three names so it must be in the story. But neither story nor results were found.

Hello? We’re here too! We are the so-called “equaliza-tion” folks who live in Garri-son yet pay for schools located in Westchester (yet cannot vote for off icial represen-tation). We live, purchase, play, volunteer, work, and pay property taxes, and love living in Philipstown, but pay more than three times (now maybe up to four times) as much as comparable homes in town.

L a k e l a n d ’ s $ 1 4 7 m i l -l ion budget , $812,000 bus proposition, and an advisory referendum passed. If you live in Westchester County, their 3.9 percent Lakeland increase in spending is a mere 2.5 percent added to their school tax bill. But for us? Well, we’re special, so we’re looking at a 10% increase. Lakeland school district cov-ers portions of Philipstown, Putnam Valley, and Carmel. Isn’t Lakeland’s $9 million transportation bill enough of a convincer to explore put-ting our county and district lines in sync? How about our assessment practices?

Since Lakeland’s publ ic information director got a raise to $97,596, maybe we can expect something other than their bill? Could they tell the PCN&R their upcoming Board meetings? Since psy-chologist costs now exceed $1,175,215 (ar t textbooks just $800.) maybe we could

get some group therapy ses-sions held at the Continental Village clubhouse for those caught in this real financial Putnam paradox!

Oh yes, the deer lecture and Garden Your City signing at Barnes & Noble wasn’t found, but was thankfully posted on PCN&R’s website. Speaking of thanks, since letters to the Editor cannot contain expres-sions of such, how about “A Round of Thanks” column? What is more “community” than thanking people, groups, and individuals for doing posi-tive things? We have much to be thankful for!

If not , read between the lines: “I write with sheer anger that so many participated in the 2nd History Rode litter clean-up along Old West Point Road East and am furious that the Highway Department picked up all the heavy junk and li t ter in the bags they dared to donate and, how could they have remove those old political signs, motors, e tc . decorat ing Cross St . /Road?” There really should be a minimum fine and escalating range that a judge can impose if the police catch those who trash our roadsides.

Barbara Feldt Garrison

Sprinkle Some Charity on Depot

To the Editor:As you might already know,

the Philipstown Depot Theater is facing a major threat to its existence. If we do not install a sprinkler system within a few months, we will be shut down. I t i s as s imple and clearcut as that. The pipes and sprinkler heads were in-stalled last summer, but the major problem we now face is that of the water source. Unfortunately, the water sys-

tem at Garrison’s Landing is inadequate in both volume and pressure to supply our system, so it is not a simple matter of plugging our sprinkler pipes into the municipal system.

We will have to either install a 10,000 gallon tank or draw water from the river. While we have not yet worked out the fine points of the engineering, we know that either system will cost at least $120,000. That’s the bad news. The good news is that we already have more than two thirds of that amount either in hand or pledged. Senator Leibell has come through for us with a $25,000 grant. Also, and im-portantly, generous members of our board have pledged over $40,000 in matching funds, meaning that each dollar you give will turn out to be two dollars towards our survival.

I hope you will be as gener-ous as possible in this difficult financial climate. We are hav-ing a big, all day “Save The Depot” benefit on Saturday, May 30. I hope you will be able to join us (see the ad elsewhere in this paper for details). There are four events, showcasing the many kinds of programs that we do.

On Saturday, we offer an event for children, one for music lovers, one for fi lm afficianados, and one for the-ater buff. Come to one, come to all! Delicious food by the Fresh Company will be on sale in between events. If you cannot come (or if the event you want sells out before you get tickets), please make your presence felt by sending a donation to keep our treasured community resource alive.

With appreciation in ad-vance for any help you can give.

Claudio Marzollo President, Philipstown Per-forming Arts, Inc.

Rand’s World

To the Editor:In your opening editorial

you approvingly invoke Ayn Rand, and her fairy tale for would be oligarchs, robber barons, and absolute rulers, Atlas Shrugged . Like Miss Rand, you happily overlook the fact that “producers” in-c lude the ranks of people who turn wrenches, grow and harvest food, file insurance claims, build roads, etc.

Furthermore, those individ-uals who don’t make enough money to pay federal income taxes are not getting a free ride. They still shoulder their share of sales taxes, excise taxes, use taxes, surcharge fees, and gasoline taxes.

Your statement that the rich create all the jobs and sup-port all the charities is flat out nonsense. Small busi-nesses create the majori ty of all new jobs. While the rich may purchase the most tickets to black tie charity events, they do not contribute the most hours to disaster relief, donate the most pints of blood, or coach the most l i t t le league teams. Pillars of the community come from all walks of life, and from all income levels.

A functional society, messy though it may be, recognizes that all of its members have something of value to contrib-ute. Therefore it encompasses everyone: weak and strong, fortunate and unfortunate, the highly skilled and the below average.

Miss Rand missed this point. And so, in contrast to a living community, the ideal world she depicts is , in the end, sterile. None of her heroic protagonists have any chil-dren. Her dogmatic, purist phi losophy which, as you describe it, offers “no grants, no medical care, no freebies, no charity,” does not lead to

a noble society. Instead, it is a road to extinction.

Charles Albert MarksGarrison

Taking Note

To the Editor:W h i l e I d i s a g r e e w i t h

your Edi tor ia l in the May 13 PCN&R , I respect your right to voice your opinion. However, I take exception to your practice of adding a Publisher’s Note after certain Letters To The Editor that you disagree with.

Isn’ t th is a v iola t ion of established journalistic stan-dards? In a l l my years of reading newspapers I’ve never seen this done. If you find fault with a letter, you have your Editorial plus your Opinion Column. The Letters To The Editor should remain a public forum for your readership, a venue where there voice can be heard and repspected.

I wish you luck with your endeavor and look forward to the free flow of ideas.

Ray FitzgeraldCold sprinG

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Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o’er,

Sleep the sleep thatknows not breaking,

Dream of battled fields no more.

Days of danger, nights of waking.

—Sir Walter Scott

Some readers may have no-ticed that the PCN&R instituted an edi tor ia l page in the May 13th issue. We did so in keeping with a longstanding American tradition dating to at least the 1830s, practiced by nearly every newspaper in the country, from college papers to big-city dailies. But we did not simply initiate an editorial to go along with the crowd. Instead, we hope to spur the open discussion and dialogue vital to self-government here in Putnam County.

Writing in the online journal of Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Gartner suggests that “it is folly—and dereliction of duty—for newspapers to abandon editorials.” Editorials, properly

construed, seek to challenge the status quo, to encourage people to examine their values and their actions. As Socrates said, “The unexamined l i fe is not worth living,” and such an examination only comes about when one’s views are challenged.

Classic liberalism was built upon the notion that if citizens were free to speak their minds and willing to listen to others a government by the people could flourish. Out of the melee of ideas, the best ones will gain the support of the people, though even those ideas should always be subject to scrutiny. A reac-tionary posit ion that seeks to s t i f le opposing viewpoints is the attitude of the despot, while a timid refusal to speak up will

ensure that free and open dia-logue is replaced by a tyrannical monologue. The give and take of a free-flowing discourse is not only a prized American freedom but also a necessary mechanism in a land governed by the people and not by an elite few.

For democratic debate to flour-ish in Putnam County, we all must act as checks and balances on each other. We hope that our editorials will challenge the com-munity to consider ideas to which they are unaccustomed, and we likewise hope that the commu-nity will participate via letters to the editor and op-eds. The PCN&R is committed to serving as the virtual town meeting of Philipstown and Putnam Valley.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

of Consortium Properties/B a l l y h a c k R o a d L L C . Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/09. Office location: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/25/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Bay Rd., Box 1856, Quogue, NY 11959. Address to be maintained in DE: c /o Incorpora t ing Services, Ltd., 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

of Family Tree Properties, L L C . A u t h o r i t y f i l e d with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/16/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/27/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Bay Rd., Box 1856, Quogue, NY 11959. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o Incorporating Services, Ltd., 3500, South DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: a n y l a w f u l a c t i v i t i e s .

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

o f H e f f e r o n H e a t i n g & Cool ing , LLC. Author i ty filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/9/08.Jur is . of org: CT filed: 2/15/01 NY o f f . l o c . i n P u t n a m C o . SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process m a y b e s e r v e d . S S N Y shall mail copy of process t o : The LLC’s p r inc ipa l address: 120A Great Plain Rd , Danbury, CT 06811 . Ar ts o f o rg . on f i l e wi th Sec of State Connecticut , 30 Trinity St, Hartford, CT 06106 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICEP u t n a m C o u r i e r, L L C ;

Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion f i l e d 2 / 2 3 / 0 9 ; S S N Y; Putnam County, New York; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Address for mailing copy of process: 86 Main Street, Cold Spring NY 10516; Purpose: any lawful purpose; Perpetuity.

LEGAL NOTICENot ice o f fo rmat ion of

Nelsonville Salvage LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/20/09. Off ice loca t ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process agains t the LLC to : 287 Main Street , Nelsonvi l le , N Y 1 0 5 1 6 . P u r p o s e : a n y l a w f u l a c t i v i t y .

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

Proits LLC. Arts. of Org. f i l ed wi th Secy. o f S ta te of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/09. O ff i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p r o c e s s a g a i n s t i t m a y b e s e r v e d . S S N Y s h a l l mail process to: Nat ional Registered Agents, Inc., 857 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, a lso registered agent. Purpose: a n y l a w f u l a c t i v i t i e s .

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M P A N Y , N A M E : QUESTOVER FARM LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 12/12/08. Office locat ion: Putnam County, SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process aga ins t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Carina Rush, 81 Alview Avenue, Brewster, New York 10509. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENYS DOTREQUEST FOR BIDSS e a l e d b i d s f o r t h e

following projects will be r e ce ived i n an enve lope a n n o t a t e d w i t h p r o j e c t n a m e a n d n u m b e r u n t i l 10:30 a.m. on June 25, 2009 a t the Off ice of Contrac t Management, NYS Dept. of Transportation, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1 CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read. A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing “25% of the bid total” as specified in the cont rac t p roposa l , must accompany each bid. Plans and proposals can be obtained from the Plan Sales Unit, at the above address; and the Regional Off ices noted below. The r ight is reserved to reject all bids.

A T T E N T I O N CONTRACTORS,

C o n t r a c t o r s s h o u l d b e advised of new legislation f o r L o b b y i n g o n A l l P r o c u r e m e n t C o n t r a c t s effective January 1, 2006. D e t a i l s o f g u i d e l i n e s , r e g u l a t i o n s a n d f o r m s a r e p r o v i d e d o n t h e Department’s Web Site. For more information, Contact Person(s) Jodi Riano, Bill Howe NYSDOT Contrac t Managemen t Bu reau , 50 Wo l f R o a d , 1 s t F l o o r , S u i t e 1 C M , A l b a n y N Y 12232 Email: jr iano@dot.s ta te .ny.us , whowe@dot .state.ny.us (518) 457-3583 Suzanna Charles NYSDOT O ff i c e o f L e g a l A f f a i r s Email scharles@dot.state.ny.us (518) 457-3583

Reg . 08 , Joan Dupon t , Regional Director, 4 Burnett Blvd. , Poughkeepsie , NY 12603

D261089, PIN 8810.91, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster & Wes tches te r Cos . , Job Order Contract for Bridge Maintenance, Rehabilitation a n d B r i d g e R a i l , S t e e l Repair, Spot Painting, etc.) deemed to be Maintenance R e l a t e d i n S c o p e . , B i d Depos i t $75 ,000 .00 , NO P L A N S , P r o p o s a l s $ 2 5 , plus $8 Postage. A PREBID MEETING IS SCHEDULED. S E E P R O P O S A L F O R DETAILS. BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND. Goals: MBE/WBE 0 - 0%

LEGAL NOTICENYS DOTREQUEST FOR BIDSS e a l e d b i d s f o r t h e

following projects will be r e ce ived i n an enve lope a n n o t a t e d w i t h p r o j e c t n a m e a n d n u m b e r u n t i l 10:30 a.m. on June 18, 2009 a t the Off ice of Contrac t Management, NYS Dept. of Transportation, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1 CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read. A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing “25% of the bid total” as specified in the cont rac t p roposa l , must accompany each bid. Plans and proposals can be obtained from the Plan Sales Unit, at the above address; and the Regional Off ices noted below. The r ight is reserved to reject all bids.

A T T E N T I O N CONTRACTORS,

C o n t r a c t o r s s h o u l d b e advised of new legislation f o r L o b b y i n g o n A l l P r o c u r e m e n t C o n t r a c t s effective January 1, 2006. D e t a i l s o f g u i d e l i n e s , r e g u l a t i o n s a n d f o r m s a r e p r o v i d e d o n t h e Department’s Web Site. For more information, Contact Person(s) Jodi Riano, Bill Howe NYSDOT Contrac t Managemen t Bu reau , 50 Wo l f R o a d , 1 s t F l o o r , S u i t e 1 C M , A l b a n y N Y 12232 Email: jr iano@dot.s ta te .ny.us , whowe@dot .state.ny.us (518) 457-3583 Suzanna Charles NYSDOT O ff i c e o f L e g a l A f f a i r s Email scharles@dot.state.ny.us (518) 457-3583

Reg . 08 , Joan Dupon t , Regional Director, 4 Burnett Blvd. , Poughkeepsie , NY 12603

D261212, PIN 8809.81, C o l u m b i a , D u t c h e s s , Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster & Westchester Cos., Emergency Standby Project at Various Locations., Bid Deposi t $400,000.00, NO P L A N S , P r o p o s a l s $ 2 5 , plus $8 Postage. A PREBID MEETING IS SCHEDULED. S E E P R O P O S A L F O R DETAILS. BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND. Goals: MBE/WBE 0 - 0%

LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PHILIPSTOWNPUTNAM COUNTY, NEW

YORKThe Town of Philipstown,

Town BoardTo w n H a l l , 2 3 8 M a i n

Street, Cold Spring, New York

10516Separate sealed bids for

Roof Replacement - Claudio Marzollo Community Center o f P h i l i p s t o w n w i l l b e received by the Town Clerk a t t he Town Ha l l a t 238 Main Street Cold Spring, New York 10516 until 1:00 PM local prevailing time on June 17, 2009 , and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

T h e R e q u e s t f o r P r o p o s a l s , B i d F o r m , Contract Drawings, Contract Speci f ica t ions , and other contract documents may be examined at the following locat ion: Town Hal l , 238 Main Street Cold Spring, New York 10516

Copies may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk located at 238 Main Street Cold Spring upon payment of $25.00 for each set. Any unsuccessful bidder or non-bidder shall be entitled to a refund of this payment in accordance with Section 102 of the General Municipal Law upon the return of such sets in good condi t ion as determined by the Town.

A pre-b id meet ing wi l l be held a t 1 :00 PM local prevailing time on June 5, 2009 at the Town Community C e n t e r , 1 0 7 G l e n c l y f f e Drive, Garrison, New York (off Route 9D)

E a c h b i d s h a l l b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n a c c e p t a b l e f o r m o f B i d G u a r a n t e e i n a n a mo u n t equal to a t leas t f ive (5) percent of the amount of the Bid payable to the Owner as a guarantee that if the Bid is accepted, the Bidder will execute the Contract and file acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) days after the award of the Contract.

O W N E R R I G H T S RESERVED:

The Town of Philipstown, h e r e i n a f t e r c a l l e d t h e Owner, reserves the r ight to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informality or technicality in any Bid in the interest of the Owner.

STATEMENT OF NON-COLLUSION:

Bidders on the Contracts a r e r e q u i r e d t o e x e c u t e a n o n - c o l l u s i o n b i d d i n g c e r t i f i c a t e p u r s u a n t t o Section 103d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

The Owner hereby notifies a l l B i d d e r s t h a t i t w i l l a ff i rmat ive ly insure tha t in regard to any Contract en t e red in to pu r suan t t o this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be d i sc r imina ted aga ins t o n t h e g r o u n d s o f r a c e , color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

At ten t ion of b idders i s par t icular ly ca l led to the requirement as to conditions o f e m p l o y m e n t t o b e observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. Bidders are also required to comply with the provisions of Section 291-299 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

No Bidder may withdraw h i s b i d w i t h i n 4 5 d a y s after the actual date of the opening thereof.

By Orde r o f t he Town BoardDate: May 27, 2009 Tina M. Merando,

Town Clerk

LEGAL NOTICETAX NOTICE VILLAGE

OF COLD SPRINGNotice is hereby given that

I have received the warrant and tax book for the year 2009/2010 and that I wil l receive same at the office of the Village of Cold Spring Clerk, 85 Main Street, Cold S p r i n g , N Y o n M o n d a y through Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm during the period from June 1 to June 30th within which per iod of time taxes may be paid without additional charges.

On a l l t axes remain ing unpaid as of July 1, 2009, f ive percent (5%) wil l be added for the f i rs t month and 1% for each month or fraction thereof until paid.

Tax bills will be mailed to each taxpayer by June 1, 2009.

General rate: $9.5543 Fireman’s Service Award:

$0.3034Dated: May 20, 2009Mary Saari, Village Clerk

LEGAL NOTICESpecial Meeting NoticeT h e Vi l l a g e o f C o l d

Spring Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting o n We d n e s d a y, J u n e 3 , 2009 at 6:00 pm at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold S p r i n g , N Y t o d i s c u s s t h e Q u a d r i c e n t e n n i a l celebration. Dated: May 20, 2009Mary Saari, Village Clerk

LEGAL NOTICEP U B L I C H E A R I N G

NOTICEN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

G I V E N t h a t a P u b l i c Hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Philipstown on June 6 , 2009 , a t 7 :30 p.m. at Phil ipstown Town H a l l , 2 3 8 M a i n S t r e e t , Co ld Spr ing , New York , t o h e a r t h e f o l l o w i n g Appeals : THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER, INC.: A p p e a l # 8 4 3 f o r a S p e c i a l U s e P e r m i t . Appl icant i s a non-prof i t organizat ion which seeks approval to construct and operate a riding academy/boarding stable as a tenant o n l a n d s o f S t o n e c r o p Gardens, Inc. The proposed use requires the construction of paddocks; an access road; a 4 - space ga rage w i th a second floor for the night check person (watchman); a m a n u r e s h e d ; a n d t h e academy s t ruc ture which will contain stables for 20 horses, a horse service area for shoeing, veterinary, and s imi lar serv ices ; a c l ient waiting area; administrative off ices; an in-door r iding a r e a ; a n d t r a n s i t i o n hal lways. (Located Route 301 – Stonecrop Gardens, Cold Spring) in an R-120 District. TM #39.-2-10, 25 & 26.

A t s a i d H e a r i n g s a l l persons will have the right to be heard . Appl ica t ion materials may be seen in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeals at the Town Hall.Date: May 25, 2009

Vincent Cestone, Chairman

Zoning Board of Appeals

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAMNOTICE FOR REQUEST

FOR PROPOSALN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

G I V E N , t h a t s e a l e d proposal, will be received by the Director of Purchasing of Putnam County for the following commodities and/or service:

RFP # 02-09 ON CALL A R C H I T E C T U R A L & ENGINEERING SERVICES DUE: JUNE 23, 2009

R F P # 0 3 - 0 9 N E E D S A N D O F F I C E S PA C E A S S E S S M E N T S T U D Y DUE: JUNE 26, 2009

RFP # 04-09 ENERGY C O N S E RVAT I O N A N D ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STUDY DUE: JUNE 26 , 2009

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e o f f i c e o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f P u t n a m P u r c h a s i n g Department located at 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, beginning May 27, 2009. The County of Putnam officially distributes bidding documents from the Purchasing Department or through the Hudson Valley M u n i c i p a l P u r c h a s i n g G r o u p ’ s R e g i o n a l B i d Notification System. Copies o f b i d d i n g d o c u m e n t s ob ta ined f rom any o the r source are not considered o f f i c i a l c o p i e s . S e a l e d PROPOSAL must be filed in the above off ice on or before 1 :00 P.M. , on the dates indicated above.Dated: Carmel, New York

Alessandro Mazzotta, Purchasing Director

Putnam County Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAMNOTICE FOR BIDN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

RFB-22-09 SUPPLY AND ERECTION

O F P R E - E N G I N E E R E D STEEL FIRE TRAINING TOWER.

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. You may also visit our web site at www.Putnamcountyny.com. Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009.

Please note there is a site walk for this bid, which will commence at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 8, 2009 at the Putnam County Fire Training Facility, Gipsy Trail Road, Carmel, NY 10512.Dated: Carmel, New York May 20, 2009

Alessandro Mazzotta, Purchasing Director

Putnam County Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: AROB REALTY HOLDINGS LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 01/14/09. Office locat ion; 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, 2273 Route 6 , Brews te r, New York 10529. Purpose: Fo r any l awfu l pu rpose .

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

MMBSW, LLC. Ar ts . o f Org. f i led with NY Dept . of State on 4/22/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. Principal business addr.: 17 Jon Barrett Rd., Patterson, NY 12563. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 2095 Route 22, Pat terson, NY 12563. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JSJMP E N T E R P R I S E S , L L C . Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion w e r e f i l e s w i t h t h e Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/07/09. Off ice Loca t ion : Pu tnam C o u n t y. S S N Y h a s b e e n designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY sha l l ma i l a copy of process to the LLC, 43 Shore Line Road, Brewster, New York 10509. Purpose: Fo r any l awfu l pu rpose .

LEGAL NOTICE Not ice o f fo rmat ion of

Be Scene LLC f i led wi th SSNY on 4/10/09. Off ice loca t ion Putnam County. SSNY is designated agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 149 Jaycox Rd. Cold Spring NY 10516. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Middle Schoolers Impress at Haldane Spring Concert

Five young musicians were all smiles after performing in the concert: (left to right) Steven Casement, James Perkins, Andy Mechalakos, Albert Bajsicki, and Kieran Austin. Photo by Patrick Perkins.

The Haldane Middle School Spring Concert opened with the 7th and 8th Grade Chorus singing the traditional spiri-tual “Joshua (Fit the Battle of Jericho)” arranged by Kirby Shaw. Next they sang “Ride on the Wind” by Mark Patterson featuring Jessica Cox on the flute. They closed with “River Jordan” from The Civil War: An American Musical by Jack Murphy and Frank Wildhorn, arranged by Mark Bryne with soloists Caroline Schweikhart and Bayley Semple.

The 6th Grade Chorus sang next beginning with “Da Pa-cem Domine” a four-part Lat-in canon written by Melchior Franck and arranged by Mary Goetze. “Corner of the Sky” from the Broadway Musical Pippin by Stephen Schwartz and arranged by John Ca-cavas followed. The tradi-tional American folksongs “Cross the Wide Missouri” (Shenandoah/The Water is Wide) arranged by Don Besig and Nancy Price and featur-ing Jessica Cox on flute was next. They closed with “ABC” as performed by The Jackson

Five and arranged by Roger Emerson featuring soloists Kelly Vahos, Connor Yankov-ich, Robert Young, Melissa Biavati, Vanessa Uribe and Nick Allen.

The 6th Grade Band fol-lowed playing “Free Spirit” by William/Clark, “Super-heroes R’ Us” arranged by Michael Story, “Power Drive” by Jeff Taylor and “Imperium” by Michael Sweeney. The 7th and 8th Grade Band closed the program with “Encanto” by Robert W. Smith, “Aztec Fire” by Jay Bocook, “Black Horse Troop” by Sousa/Fen-nell and “Big Four” by King/Swearingen.

Congratulations to all of the talented musicians and to Choral Director Barbara Vul-taggio, Band Director Debbie Contini and Pianist Martha Mechalakos. The Haldane Music Department would like to thank the Board of Edu-cation, Greg Casement, Mr. Gordon Casement, and Mr. Steve Sterl ing for helping them get their excellent new set of timpani.

John McGuire Inducted Into Tech Honor Society

John McGuire III is pictured with his teacher, Mr. Giovanni Petriccione.

Cold Spring’s John Mc-Guide III was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at Putnam Northern Westchester Tech Center on May 20, 2009, at the York-town Campus. This award is considered America’s high-est award for excellence in Career and Technical Educa-tion. John is the first student in the13 year history of the Nat ional Technical Honor Society in the plumbing and p ipe f i t t ing c lass to ever receive this award.

John was presented this award in honor of his ability and commitment, qualit ies required by today’s quality-driven business and industry.

John maintained outstanding grades and attendance at both the Tech Center and at Hal-dane, where he is a junior.

John is also a member of Skills USA an attended the competition, held in Syra-cuse this past Apri l . John competed with other New York State students and was outstanding. Awards & prizes were given to the graduating Seniors; John was just glad to compete. Next year, when he is a senior, he will definitely be competing again.

The Night was f in i shed off by a reception and with food prepared by the culinary students at the Tech Center.

In late April a team of Put-nam Valley Middle School seventh grade students and staff brought an important message to elementary school students: Learn how to be safe. The “Safe Kids” Program was initiated more than thirteen years ago in response to a New York State mandate to include a safety and abduc-tion prevention program in the schools’ curriculum. Mrs. Pam Darreff, PVMS Health teacher, coach, and chair of the Put-nam Valley Health Advisory Council, heads up the Safe Kids program, with help from her staff of teacher-trainers.

Each of this year’s teams was made up of six to eight en-thusiastic seventh graders. As part of the Safe Kids program, Elementary School parents are encouraged to reinforce safety ski l ls at home, and have been given some take-home flyers to help continue teaching the lessons begun in the school program. Safe Kids is funded through the budget of the Putnam Val-ley Health Advisory Council.

This year’s Safe Kids teams were: Kindergarten (Mrs. Nadell and Mrs. McCarthy, team leaders): Justin Kroll, Rosemarie Babcock, Denise Canela, Denis Kelly, Allison Saffo, Manny Saffe.

First Grade (Mrs. Bowe, t e a m l e a d e r ) : C h r i s t i n a Policastro, Juliana Albano, Meghan Cassidy, Cody Fla-

nagan, Richie Denike, Kevin Tompkins.

Second Grade (Mrs. Ra-canelli, team leadeer): Elise Alexander, Laura Ahmetaj, Emily Azcue, Samantha Cun-ningham, Erick Lowe, Sara Zadrima, Ryan Finn, Dylan Kreiser.

Third Grade (Mrs. Darreff, team leader): Amelia Spittal,

Danielle Babcock, Emily Cray, Jackie Budano, Royce Con-lin, Amanda Gonzalez, Kevin Consolazio, Tyler Patterson.

Fourth Grade (Mrs. Byrnes, team leader): Courtney Carl-son, Justin Mazzarisi, Vic-toria Chizzik, Joseph Funi-cello, James Fitzgerald, Mally Rhian, Kelly Sepa, Robert Funicello.

PVMS Students Teach Younger Kids About Safety

Safe Kids participants from PVMS pose for a group photo. “No-GO-Tell” is the foundation of the stranger awareness aspect of Safe Kids. Children are taught to forcefully say no, to run away, and to tell a trusted adult what happened.

Latin Jazz Ensemble to Play at Chancery Opening

The annual benefit lawn party for The Chapel Of Our Lady Restoration celebrates their “new architectural gem on the Hudson,” the Chancery building, on Saturday, June 13, from 5 to 7pm.

There wil l be a tent , so come ra in or come shine . There will be jazz, by Ronny Figueroa and the Quinto Niv-el Latin Jazz Ensemble. There wil l be wine, sof t dr inks , and gourmet hors d’oeuvres, some straight from the kitch-ens of board members. On the Chancery walls, a short but fascinating tour through

history, including rarely seen photographs and news clips.

All this for a modest fee of $40 per person. To make reservat ions and purchase tickets for the benefit party, call 845-265-5537. Or come by and pay at “ the door.” A volunteer board oversees chapel and grounds, and this is i ts only fundraiser.

The chancery and the cha-pel are located at 45 Market Street in the village of Cold Spring, adjacent to the Metro North train station. Free park-ing is available on weekends at the station.

Hike Appalachian Trail With the Old Road Society

On Saturday, June 6, the Old Road Society of Philip-stown will sponsor an easy hike along the Appalachian Trail . They wil l leave the Graymoor parking lot just off Old West Point Road East at 10am, and walk north along the Appalachian Trail , ap-proximately 1.5 miles to the Hudson overlook, enjoying abundant mounta in laure l

blooms along the way. Bring a snack if you like. They will then return to the start ing point. For a more intrepid hike, they can post a car and individuals can continue on the trail until it crosses Old Albany Post Road at Chapman Road. Heavy rain cancels. Call 845-739-8146 or email nsk@bestweb.net for more information.

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GarrisonPictured, far left, is Captain

Wendy Heintz of the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company plac-ing a wreath at the monument at Garrison’s Landing. Below, Brother Theodore Novak of Graymoor officiated at the 8am ceremony on May 25, 2009. Fire Company members and onlookers then traveled to the “old” fire house on Upper Sta-tion Road, pictured near right, which dates from 1951, where another ceremony was held in honor of slain Company mem-ber and Garrison resident John Marcinak. Boy Scout Troop 437 of Phil ipstown joined in, raising the flag donated in John’s name by Patti Mc-Cormack Smith of Garrison. Brother Novak officiated and Chris Simone, Assistant Scout Master and Fire Company member, explained that in 1976 Mr. Marcinak, Senior, along with his son, John, had replaced the old f lag pole with a new one donated by West Point.

This year Troop 437, un-der the leadership of Donald Panthen, took down the flag pole for refurbishing.As Chris Simone said, what better day than Memorial Day to remember John Marcinak and fly a new flag from the freshly painted pole.

Putnam ValleyEvery year the Veterans

of Foreign Wars chapter of Putnam Valley, led by Com-mander Robert Ulrich, helps to organize the Memorial Day commemoration festivities at Town Hall on Oscawana Lake Road and other memorial sites around town.

Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, Fire and Ambulance company members, local of-ficials, and townspeople regu-larly gather for the Town Hall ceremony.

This year, Anthony “Tony” Rush, a midshipman at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis and the 2007 valedictorian of Putnam Valley High School, was on hand to participate in the wreath-laying.

Local notables included Su-pervisor Robert Tendy, Put-nam County Legislators Sam Oliverio and Vinny Tamagna, and various members of the PV Town Council.

Top Right: Anthony Rush lays a wreath at the PV Town Hall veterans monument.

Bottom Right: The Putnam Valley VFW Honor Guard, let by Commander Robert Ulrich, far right, displays the colors.

m e m o r i a l D ay o b s e r Va n c e s i n G a r r i s o n a n D P u t n a m V a l l e y

Photos by Margaret O’ Sullivan. Photos by Paul DeNardo

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house was bedecked with red, white, and blue bunting in ad-dition to the brilliant petunias and geraniums overflowing its flower boxes.

Farther down, another fa-ther-son pair crossed the street wearing matching cardinal red t-shirts—one with “COACH” on the back and the other with the child’s team name and number. On a park bench a woman was giving her shaggy dog a drink of water before the festivities began in earnest, and everywhere families were bringing out their lawn chairs to wait for the event to begin.

The parade route wound through town, stopping at sev-eral memorials and smaller cemeteries before arriving at its destination on Peekskill Road—the flagpole at the Cold Spring Cemetery. Hundreds of parade goers circled the area, which included the Hal-dane High School band, a full Honor Guard, and numerous dignitaries.

Grand Marshall Anthony Mazzuca, a veteran of World War II, was in charge, along with Assistant Grand Marshall Anthony Sexton, a Korean War veteran, both of them loyal members of the American Le-gion and the VFW. Graduating senior and class valedictorian, Greg Casement, conducted the Haldane band in a spir-ited rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner,” after which Father Brian McSweeney of the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, gave the invocation. He asked those gathered to

“pause with solemn gratitude and deep respect for our fallen service men and women,” and to honor all those who, “from Lexington and Concord, Get-tysburg and Antietam . . . to Kabul and Baghdad, have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.”

Captain Joseph Luchetta, a 1998 graduate of Haldane High School who attended junior college in Alabama, was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 2000, received his college degree in Con-necticut, and was deployed twice to Iraq (most recently a 15-month tour in 2007-08), was the guest speaker. He first thanked the local veterans’ organizations for remember-ing the current members of the armed forces by sending gifts during the holidays—the photos from home, cards, and packages “are just what we need,” he added.

Captain Luchetta reminded us that 1.3 million Americans have perished in wars and that 150,000 are currently deployed. He added that it was amazing to him how much the war in Iraq has changed since his first deployment in 2003—thanks to more effec-tive weaponry and equipment as well as surge strategy. He recalled his very first mission, which was to deliver a radar detection system to another unit. One hour into the mission a vehicle was hit on the pas-senger side and Staff Sergeant Ronnie Sanders was killed. Captain Luchetta and other

leaders were worried about the effect that this would have on the morale of their young fighting men, but “the result was the exact opposite,” he said. The group dedicated every mission over the next fifteen months to Sanders.

Later, in 2006, a platoon from the 126th Infantry was operating in a dangerous sec-tion of Baghdad and an en-emy grenade was thrown into a vehicle operated by PFC Ross McGuinness. McGuin-ness yelled for his comrades to leave the Jeep and fell on the grenade in order to make sure none of them were hurt. “He gave his life to protect those he had grown to love,” Captain Luchetta concluded. “Today we remember PFC McGuinness, Staff Sergeant Sanders, and all the others.”

Afterward, Captain Luchetta told the PCN&R that he de-cided to join the army after watching a graduation cer-emony at West Point. “I just didn’t want to do the normal thing,” he said.

Captain Lucetta said that after returning from Iraq he sees the world—and Cold Spring—in a different light.

“You grow up in this town and see all the veterans but you don’t know what they’ve been through,” he said. “You kind of walk around with blind-ers, but once you do a little bit of living, you see things differently.”

Captain Lucetta’s Memo-rial Day speech will appear in next week’s PCN&R.

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PHOTOS, right: Top: Parade-goers waving from their corner seats in front of Nelsonville Village Hall. Middle: Local Boy Scout color guard presents the colors at the Cold Spring Cemetery. Bottom: Emergency vehicles clustered at the end of the line of march.

PHOTOS, above:Top right: Nelsonville parade-goers enjoying the perfect weather.Bottom center: One tired parade viewer found a comfortable spot on his mom’s feet.Bottom right: Front-row seating for yourself and your best friend is one of the benefits of living on the parade route.

Photos by Annie Chesnut and Caroline Balducci

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Local Performers to Play for Italian Quake Region

On Monday April 6, 2009, the Abruzzi region of Italy, including the Capital City of L’Aquila and twenty-six vil-lages, was struck by a violent earthquake.

One cannot imagine the dev-astation that has occurred to this beautiful region of Italy. The tiny villages are nestled into the majestic mountains, and you can sometimes see the peaks covered with crystal- white snow, even in the month of June. And in summer one can hike into the mountains, pick snow-white mushrooms or a flower that one has never seen before. The silence of these mountains brings solace and peace to anyone who has been there.

Such is not the case now. Village upon village has been destroyed, homes and church-es demolished; the piazza, a gathering place where fresh mountain water springs from the fountains, no longer ex-

ists. Hundreds of tents cover the grassy fields and gardens where the people once har-vested their crops.

On Monday evening June 22, 2009 at 7:30pm interna-tionally acclaimed perform-ing ar t is ts Mary Mancini , vocalist, and Mario Tacca, renowned accordion virtuoso, will bring their magnificent talents to the Paramount Cen-ter for the Arts, 1008 Brown St. , Peekskill, for the benefit of the people in Abruzzi . Bringing their great talents to the show as well, are “Uncle” Floyd Vivino, radio and TV personality and comic, Steve Ritrovato, singing songs of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Da-rin, and the sensational City Rhythm Orchestra.

For ticket information, call the Paramount Center for the Arts: 1-877-840-0457. For additional information visit www.gioiaproductions.com

Kent Seminar Focuses on Outdoor Emergency Care

The Kent Public Library, 17 Sybil’s Crossing, will be hosting the third annual semi-nar on “Outdoors Medical Emergencies for Expedition and Camp Leaders” on Sat-urday, June 13, 10am–12pm.

This seminar is for leaders of hikers, boaters, and camp-ers, focusing on major medical emergencies that may occur along remote trails, water-ways, and campsites where help is not readily available.

The seminar is free, but registration is required. Call 845-225-8585 to register or register online, www.kentli-brary.org, and click on “Li-brary Programs.”

Ray Phillips, MD, Associ-ate Professor of Medicine (Internal Medicine) at New York Medical College, West-chester Medical Center is the seminar leader.

Hosts Announced for Desmond-Fish Library’s Literary-Themed Dinners

Nicole Jandrucko, Chair of the 15th Annual Desmond Fish Library Associates Din-ner, has named the hosts of the literary-themed dinners which will be auctioned off to the highest bidders in a silent auction at the event to be held on Sunday, June 7.

Gustave Flauber t ’s MA-DAME BOVARY will be the theme of the dinner hosted by Donna and Bill Florence at Mossyside, their 19th century Norman style farmhouse in Garrison. Originally part of Evan Dick’s 225 acre farm/castle estate, Mossyside was carefully laid out by a master at his craft , with mult iple fireplaces, a secret doorway, and magnificent mature plant-ings. A bonus: Donna Flor-ence has traveled abroad to study the culinary arts with master chefs.

Five years ago Bob Harvey and Joel Weiser were very impressed by the visi tor’s center at Locust Grove, the Samuel Morse estate on the Hudson. Tracking down its architect, they asked him to incorporate the same “feel” into a remodel of their Gar-r i son home, requ i r ing an abundance of light spilling in dur ing the day, garden views from every window, and ample wall space to display their vast collection of art acquired and cherished over the years. Dinner chez Bob

and Joel is aptly described as PICTURES AT AN EXHIBI-TION by Sara Houghteling..

The soaring residence of Kathy and Joe Plummer sits on a bluff with arguably Cold Spring’s most breathtaking view of the Hudson: Crow’s Nest Mountain, West Point, Constitution Island, all are panoramically in view from the home’s large wrap around decks. The flight of raptor birds who sweep down into the wildflower meadow be-low to collect their evening meal brings to mind Alistair MacLean’s WHERE EAGLES DARE .

Janet Evanovich’s ROCKY ROAD TO ROMANCE is the theme chosen for a dinner hosted by Betsy and Emerson Pugh at their home located on Rock Street. Constructed in 1984 by a prominent art-ist/builder, the home served for many years as a bed and breakfast and was a favorite site for weddings and recep-t ions. Fourteen years ago, the Pughs returned the home to single family residence burnished with spectacular river views,

The promise of cocktails at Sandra and Don Nice’s his-toric Garrison home followed by dinner at T. Jefferson Cun-ningham’s Coleman House is a highlight of the Library Dinner auction. THE SPY , James Fenimore Cooper’s

novel of the American Revo-lution, was set in this region, and the De Rham Farm which consisted of 350 acres served as a camp for the Continental Army. Fif ty years ago the Nices bought the 200+ year old main house of De Rham Farm. Today the home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jeff Cunning-ham’s handsome Coleman House and grounds, once a working farm, was originally owned by William Coleman, Chairman of Cyrus Erie Corp which handled steamboats on the Panama Canal.

Tennessee Wil l iams’s A STREETCAR NAMED DE-SIRE is the theme for a week-long stay at an historic home in New Orleans. Overflowing with a bevy of fine dining establishments, e.g., Gala-toire, Arnaud’s, Antoine’s, Commander’s Palace, New Orleans’ French Quarter of-fers the visitor an array of choices to delight the ear as well as the palate, with jazz of many different varieties, from Dixieland to contemporary. Sources say the city has made great strides recovering from Hurricaine Katrina.

The Desmond Fish Library Associates Dinner will take place under a tent at Monte-verde Restaurant at Oldstone located just south of the Bear Mountain Bridge. To accom-modate guests who want to view the Tall Ships as they sail on the Hudson as part of the river’s Quadricenten-nial, the Library Dinner will begin earlier than usual, with cocktai ls served a l f resco s tar t ing a t 4pm, fo l lowed by d inner commencing a t 5:30pm. As previously re-ported, this year’s Honorees include Betty E. Green, com-munity-wide organizer and volunteer, Irene O’Garden, actress and children’s book author, and Alice Waters , renowned chef, writer, and advocate for sustainable farm-ing and children’s nutrition.

Soon a f t e r t he Pu tnam County Office For the Aging officially opened the doors to the Putnam Valley Senior Center in December 2005, Sid Gibson volunteered to set up shop for a SeniorNet Com-puter Learning Center. He was also a volunteer instructor at the SeniorNet Computer Learning Center at the Wil-liam Koehler Memorial Senior Center in Mahopac.

As Gibson viewed his class-room of six new computers, he reflected on the highly rewarding experiences he has had since June 2005. As a Garrison resident, he saw a Computer Learning Center as a major resource to the residents of Philipstown.

“We had a slow start,” Gib-son explained, “because our Town had a very low density of population. ... There were no ‘pockets’ of seniors living in the area.” It was necessary for Gibson to get the message out by word of mouth, and he did just that with personal donations to advert ise the Computer Learning Center. He also recruited a highly motivated Garrison resident, Susan Allen, as his “partner” and instructor.

Gibson refers to Allen as the “pied piper” of attracting

new students. If you look out your window anywhere in the Philipstown area, you’ll see Susan posting flyers in every store window, library, gas station, anywhere she can find an empty space.

SeniorNet Learning Centers offer computer classes spe-cifically designed for adults 50 and older. Since 1986 Se-niorNet has educated over a mil l ion older adults about computers and the Internet to enrich their lives and enable them to share their wisdom. SeniorNet members learn and teach others to use computers

and communications’ tech-nologies to accomplish a va-riety of tasks. If you would like additional information about the Putnam County Of-fice For the Aging SeniorNet Learning Centers, you may call Sid (Putnam Valley) at 424-8318 or Cathy O’Brien, Coordinator (Mahopac) a t 628-6423.

The SeniorNet Program is sponsored by the Putnam County Office For Aging and is staffed by RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) volunteers under the direc-tion of Mary White.

Pictured, left to right: Standing: Suz Cotter, Lorraine Butroni, Monika Wolf, George Wolf; Seated: Sid Gibson, Putnam Valley SeniorNet Coordinator

Philipstown Seniors Learn New Skills

by Eric Gross

Putnam County’s Office for the Aging’s 40th birthday bash will be remembered for the next 40 years.

More than 500 people con-gregated at the Office for the Aging’s Carmel campus last week for a celebration attended by scores of “seasoned” citi-zens, local and state officials, and a small army of volunteers who wished the over-65 set good health and long life.

The office, which has as-sisted thousands of seniors over the years, was funded under the Older Americans Act by the Putnam County

Board of Supervisors in 1969.County Executive Robert

Bondi recalled that Putnam was one of the first five coun-t ies in New York State to initiate the program: “Four decades ago, two employees worked out of a closet on the third floor of the County Office Building. Today, more than 70 dedicated staff members work at four different sites and we are looking forward towards breaking ground on the new state-of-the-art office which will become the county’s se-nior citizens’ administrative facility in Kent.”

William Huestis, executive director of the Putnam Office

for the Aging, who is celebrat-ing his 30th anniversary in the position this year, welcomed the guests. “We resemble char-acters in the movie Rocky in Putnam because, as our senior population continues to sig-nificantly increase, the Office for the Aging will continue to fight on their behalf to provide services in larger numbers.”

Cold Spring native John Beale, Director of the Dutchess County Office for the Ag-ing, congratulated Putnam on the auspicious occasion and praised Huestis for his work around the state. “Bill and his staff do incredible things for Putnam’s senior citizens.”

Office for the Aging Hosts Big Bash

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Army and police have noth-ing to do with each other. Under the sheriff’s regime, no systems are in place to prevent crashes or domestic violence or drug trafficking. 2008 crime numbers in Put-nam County are horrendous.”

The sheriff was the final candidate to address the con-vent ion, charging that his opponents’ claims relating to crime were not true. “Putnam County is the safest county in the Hudson Valley. Crime is not on the rise. The De-partment of Criminal Justice Services reports Putnam’s crime rate declined by 18.9 percent from 2002 through 2008. Putnam has the sec-ond lowest crime rate of any county in New York—second only to tiny Hamilton County in upstate New York—popula-tion of 5200 people—where deer outnumber the popula-tion by large numbers.”

Sheriff Smith briefly talked about the issue of immigra-tion, urging federal lawmak-ers to step up to the plate. “We have done our job by reporting to federal immi-gration officials 460 illegal aliens picked up for various crimes, but action is needed at the federal level.”

The sheriff called Putnam County a “great place to live, work, and raise a family.” He called his association with the military—the sheriff is a retired brigadier general—and law enforcement “two of the most noble jobs in the world. I don’t need a job, but I want to serve because more has to be done.”

Ballots were handed out and 30 minutes later, Put-nam GOP Chairman Anthony Scannapieco announced the results: Sheriff Smith - 114, James Borkowski - 72, and Andy DeStefano - 14.

Following the announce-

ment, the sheriff expressed elation. “I love serving resi-dents of Putnam County as their sheriff and am deeply honored that the Republi -can Party has endorsed my candidacy for a third term.”

Borkowski sa id running against a two-term incumbent was a “tall hill to climb. The convention process heavily favors the incumbent. When he ran for sheriff in 2001, Don Smith lost at the convention and later beat then-Sheriff Robert Thoubboron in a Sep-tember primary.”

Borkowski said he believes tha t “change i s needed. I stepped down from my judge-ship because of that belief. I now look forward to taking my ideas to the voters . . . in a September GOP Primary.”

Republicans also endorsed three incumbent members of the Putnam Legislature. Vincent Tamagna of District No.1 has served on the nine- member governing body for the past 15 years. The Philip-stown resident forecast that he and his colleagues would take “strong measures to keep our ship af loat . The GOP will turn it around despite the tough economic times.”

Legislator Mary Conklin of Patterson was nominated to seek reelection to her District No.4 seat. Conklin, who is concluding her first 3-year term, promised to “face my job wi th cont inued f i sca l responsibility.”

Legislator Dan Birming-ham of Brewster, who repre-sents constituents in District No.7, to ld the convent ion “we are in a new era and we in politics have our work cut out for us.”

Republ icans a lso unani-mously endorsed Dr. Michael Nesheiwat to seek reelection as coroner.

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Band Concer t and Sunse t Picnic on September 12.

The Music Tracks series makes its home in the Philip-stown Depot Theatre at Gar-rison’s Landing. The historic train station, built in 1892, is an architectural gem and seats only about e ighty people . Not surprisingly, Executive Director Amy Dul says, “It is very intimate” before adding, “The musicians love it.” Dul says that the acoustics are so excellent that she encourages musicians to play without amplification. In the months ahead she wil l be encour-aging a truly varied list of musicians. On Friday May 29, two singer-songwriters come together as keyboardist Peter Calo and guitarist Rob Morsberger play “music for local hep cats.” Ben Neill and David Rothenberg will ap-pear on Friday, June 26. Neill plays the “mutantrumpet,” an invention of his own, and will collaborate with clarinetist Rothenberg and his captivat-ing interpretations of whale and bird sounds. One night later, Cold Spring’s multi-ta lented Vel tz family wil l feature thei r fo lky-rocky-bluesy sound. Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Laura Ben-jamin will perform her own soulful, introspective, lyrics on Friday July 10, and Franc Ambrosia will do his take on Broadway’s hit songs on Saturday, August 15.

On Saturday, May 30, the Depot Theatre will also host a mus ica l benef i t to he lp raise money for that venue’s sprinkler system. The eve-ning will be a “who’s who” of local musical talent, includ-ing Uncle Wade, Tiki Daddy, The Veltz Family, Dana Edel-man, Buddy Traina, Art and Stacy Labriola, “and others.”

While the Cold Spring and Garrison Area Chamber of Commerce works on behalf o f loca l bus inesses , i t i s a non-prof i t o rgan iza t ion i t se l f—and s ign i f i can t in the local music scene. The Chamber is again planning a music-filled summer, both to entertain locals and to attract

customers to area restaurants and shops. “Chamber busi-nesses sponsor the mus ic series because they know it is good for business,” says Deb-bie Darman, Chamber board member and coordinator of the 2009 music program.

The Hudson River Quad-ricentennial is providing a very picturesque bonus to th is year’s music . “Seven tall ships will sail past Cold Spring on the afternoon of Sunday, June 7. It will be an amazing sight and we’re go-ing to celebrate it with some great l ive music,” Darman said . The r iverfront par ty will take place at the band shell, showcasing numerous local musicians for the entire afternoon. The ships will sail past the village between 3pm and 5pm.

The Chamber’s major musi-cal contribution is its annual Summer Sunset Music Series. The f ree Sunday even ing concerts take place on Cold Spring’s waterfront begin-ning July 5 and run through Labor Day. This years’s line-up will include Dar Williams, Gandalph Murphy, and the Slambovia Circus of Dreams, M. Shanghai, Buddy Traina, Kathleen Pemble, and numer-ous other artists. New this year will be weekly opening acts featuring up-and-coming local musicians.

And, last Saturday, what might be the a rea’s mos t unusua l non-p ro f i t mus i -cal offering played its final note—at least until i t starts up again in the fall . Satur-day Jazz Vespers is hosted by the F i r s t P resby te r ian Church of Phi l ips town on third Saturdays from Septem-ber though May. A service that melds worship and jazz, musical director Tom McCoy describes it as “informal, re-laxing, peaceful, and full of inspiring words and music.”

Amen to not-for profit mu-sic. I t not only boosts the local economy—it nourishes the community’s spirit .

MUSIC (Cont’d from front pg.)

Oliverio said that there would be cuts to administrative staff and reductions in support to outside agencies. Support for “quality of life” agencies, such as museums, will be reduced. Although unspoken, it seemed implied that arts and other cultural groups will fall into this category. Despite this, Mr. Oliverio emphatically as-serted that “there will be no reductions to libraries.” Mov-ing on, Oliverio described a recent public meeting about Peekskill Hollow Road. “Over 100 persons attended,” he said, providing comments and sug-gestions. County Legislator Vinny Tamagna is overseeing this issue and will be incor-porating public comments. Another public meeting is planned.

Mr. Oliverio’s final com-ments segued neatly into the board’s planned discussion of the designation of Peekskill Hollow Road as a scenic/his-toric byway. Councilwoman Wendy Whetsel said that the board “has been researching similar projects in other com-munities.” “The goal,” she continued, “is to craft a law to reflect the desires of the community.”

Town Attorney Bill Zutt told the board he was “concerned” that the county may not have fulfilled SEQRA requirements regarding designation of the road. He believes, however, that the town has the authority to enact a historic road pres-ervation law. Zutt informed the Board that he has been in

touch with the town attorney for North Salem, which has passed a law similar to that envisaged by Putnam Valley. At the direction of Supervi-sor Tendy, he will proceed to draft a law based upon North Salem’s.

Friends of Peekskill Hollow Road leader John Cohen ad-dressed the board, saying that

they must be “very careful with the wording,” as “scenic” is very different from “historic” in this context. A “scenic” road designation is subject to reversal by the county in the future, where a “historic” designation is not. Mr. Cohen also asked what the schedule for action will be and whether there would be further oppor-tunity for public comment. Attorney Zutt stated that he is in the “information gathering” stage and cannot, at this time, give any t imetable. Cohen expressed his concern that the issue “doesn’t lag further.” Tendy said that he understood Mr. Cohen’s concern and that board would proceed apace with this matter.

The board had planned to

schedule a special work ses-sion with the Oregon Corners business owners regarding the development plan presented by RBA, a planning group that has also worked with Cold Spring. Readers of the PCN&R will recall that a previous meeting about the RBA plan incurred a severe and acrimonious reac-tion from business owners. Mr. Tendy informed the board that the Oregon Corners business owners have decided first to meet privately to review the materials prepared by RBA before airing their comments in a public forum. Upon comple-tion of their meeting, they will contact the supervisor.

Councilman Bob Cinque recapped a discussion about Lake Oscawana that occurred at the last workshop. To pre-vent further pollution of the lake, it has been suggested that a septic management dis-trict be created, comprising residences with “deed access” or otherwise adjacent to the lake. Residents of the pro-posed district would pay an assessment to the town. In exchange the town would use these funds to engage a septic system contractor to pump the systems every two to three years. The district could be expanded as may be required and assessments could, at the town’s discretion, be waived. In time it is anticipated that ex-cess funds accumulated would be used for residents with hardships or other extenuating circumstances. Mr. Zutt said he would begin to prepare the

necessary paperwork.In other matters, the board

voted in favor of a proposed local law to amend the Town Code to allow engineering/inspection fees to be waived, at the Planning Board’s dis-cretion. This clarification will prevent fees from having to be paid twice. Facility Director Susan Manno will now wear another hat, as the board ap-pointed her to the position of safety officer for the town. Regarding changes to zoning for the agricultural district, the board clarified that existing non-conforming properties would be “grandfathered.” Non-conforming properties that may be added to the dis-trict in the future would also be allowed.

During the public comment period, town resident and tax watchdog Pat ty Vil lanova expressed her concern that the proposed new firehouse, if built, will end up costing the town money. “Everyone knows,” she said, “that when the new firehouse is built, the town will move into the former firehouse building.” Villanova appeared convinced that these events are preordained along with their associated, but un-specified costs. Based on this argument, she requested that the issue should be presented on the upcoming town ballot, so that the community may voice its opinion. The board appeared perplexed by the request but made no com-ment and thanked her for the suggestion.

PV BOARD (Cont’d from front pg.)

Talking about Peekskill Hollow

Road, John Cohen stressed the difference

between ‘scenic’ and ‘historic.’

Sheriff Donald Smith gets an affectionate hug from his number one supporter—his wife, Jane, at last week’s Republican convention. Photo by Eric Gross

Bondi remembered a decade ago when Putnam led the state with the lowest rate of unem-ployment. In 1998 Putnam’s rate of unemployment was as low as 2.7 percent.

Birmingham also reported at the committee meeting that foreclosure judgments have reached new heights across the county. “For the first quarter of the year, 36 homes are being foreclosed upon. These are our neighbors and friends—people whom we sit next to in church and synagogue—men and women who coach our children in Little League.”

JOBS (Cont’d from front pg.)

Put Valley Board Tackles Lengthy Agenda

Special to the PCN&R

Celebrate the arrival of the Tall Ships into the waters of the Hudson off of Cold Spring on Sunday, June 7, with a day-long music festival sponsored by the Cold Spring Area Cham-ber of Commerce, Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill, Jaymark Jewelry, Riverview Restaurant, and Loft Recording.

With music beginning at 2pm, the festival will con-

tinue throughout the day with six bands playing their own varied styles ranging from swing to rock and the blues. The flotilla of Tall Ships will pass through the area at ap-proximately 4pm The parade includes: The replica of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon that he used on his historic sail up the Hudson River 400 years ago; the Clearwater Sloop; the Woody Guthrie; Onrust; Harvey; and many more. West Point will honor them with a 16 cannon salute and vintage bi-planes will fly overhead.

The Working Class Blues Band will kick off the festival with their toe-tapping uptempo jump blues. At 3pm, The Ro-swell & the Ukulaliens will take the stage for an hour of an eclectic mix of tunes rang-ing from the ’20’s through the ’70’s, with a focus on swing tunes.

Purple kniF and Wendy Martin will perform at 4pm and 5pm.

Buddy Traina, a singer/song-writer, will take the stage at 6pm and will be accompanied by Evan Schwartz on bass and Mike Larocco on drums.

Last up for the evening at 7pm is Painted Betty.

Bring a picnic and your friends and family for this his-toric celebration of the Quad-ricentennial. A few merchants from the Cold Spring Farmers Market will be on hand with refreshments for purchase.

For more information, please contact the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce at cold-springchamber.com or call 914-420-7995.

Music Fest To Welcome Tall Ships

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by Ray Gallagher

It is rare indeed when the top seed of the Sect ion 1 Class C lacrosse tournament enters the fray in the throes of a four-game losing streak, yet that is the deal for the state-ranked (No.9) Putnam Valley Tigers, who enter the post season with a shroud of doubt hovering above the collective clan.

At 11-0 just three weeks ago, Coach Brian Kuczma’s Tigers (now 11-4) were riding the high, cruising through their Section 1 schedule as if the team were a cruise ship slic-ing through balmy Caribbean waters. Suddenly, the ship has nearly capsized, leaving the Tigers in a sea of despair as the losses mounted; White Plains (15-12), Greeley (13-4), Mahopac (15-10) and, most alarming, North Rockland (13-12). “Our confidence was shook up,” Coach Kuczma said. “It took us a quarter against Mahopac to realize that we can compete with anyone. We have refocused ourselves and I believe we are ready to begin our next season.”

The next season is what coaches call the second sea-son; the post season… where men are men and champion-ships are decided. Putnam Valley needs the stars to align if things are going to pan out. This team had been driven by a team-first mantra from day one, but ‘tis the season for stars to shine. All-Section midfielder Jimmy van de Veer-donk has to play these next few games as if his life depended on it. Vandy is a horse, but he jumped the gun time and time again against Mahopac in the faceoff circle, giving the Indians valuable possessions they had not rightly earned. That can’t happen against No.8 Ardsley in the quarters or No.4 Byram Hills in the semis, as the Tigers brace for a seemingly eventual show-down with second-seeded Rye, the four-time reigning Class C champs.

I t was Byram Hil ls that threw the Tigers for a loop last season, with a shocking elimination of the Tigers in the semifinals last May. To avoid that this spring, the Tigers will need the performance of a lifetime from junior net-

minder Brendan McCrudden. Whether or not he has the kind of championship moxie A.J. Babnik had back in 2004 when the Tigers won their only Section 1 title remains to be seen, but if McCrudden can’t stand on his head to make the big save in crunch time and the Tiger poles don’t measure up, Putnam Valley will likely go home an also-ran yet again.

That will cut to the core of this senior-laden outfit, which needs to find a way out of this current free-fall. Better ball movement is imperative, as is a ceaseless desire to stop Rye dead in its tracks. The Garnets can be had this season and the Tigers are a “built-for-now” team, so if there were ever a time to pick the Garnets off, that time would be now, which means seniors like van de Veerdonk, Dil-lon Chesnut, Kyle Calabro, Dan Amato, Billy Ries, and Mike Mondelli had best step up and take ownership of the situation.

“We began to feel comfort-able in our position and it bit us,” Coach Kuczma admitted. “We had a team meeting and reminded our players that hard work, focus, and intensity is what made us successful. I t is now t ime for the se-niors to take some ownership and lead the team. It is their team. They responded with a new level of focus that we haven’t seen since pre-season. I’m excited for us to get back on the field and do what we do. Mondelli said it best when he said, ‘well done, is better than well said,’ and that’s the way we’ll take it for the rest of the season.”

That’s the only way the Tigers get to hoist the hard-ware for the second time in their short eight-year history.

Class C Playoffs

Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 27 (at higher seed)

N o . 8 A r d s l e y a t N o . 1 P u t n a m Va l l e y, 5 p m ; No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 Byram Hills; No. 6 Nanuet at No. 3 Bronxville; No. 7 Pleasant-ville at No. 2 Rye.Semif ina l s : F r iday, May 2 9 , ( a t h i g h e r s e e d ) . Section 1 finals: Thursday, June 4, (at White Plains High School), 3pm.

by Ray Gallagher

A youthful Haldane High baseball team improved to 12-7 overall, 6-3 in league play last week by going 3-1 with wins over Poughkeepsie (7-4), Pawling (10-9), and Dover (13-2), before losing to state-ranked (No.1) Keio by an 8-6 count to conclude the week.

P i t c h e r J a c k s o n Z u v i c hurled seven innings, allow-ing three earned runs and five hits in the win over Pough-keepsie. He whiffed five and stands at 4-1 overall. Senior Mike Impellittiere was 3-4 with two runs while Joe Dullea went 2-3 with a pair of runs and three ribs.

The Blue Devils were down 7-3 in the bottom of the sev-enth against Pawling and tied

it to force extra innings. Down 9-7 in the bottom of the eighth, the Blue Devils roared back and scored three with Matt Tringali scoring the winning run on a wild pitch. Tringali chucked 4-1/3 innings to pick up the win and improve to 2-1 on the year.

Joe Dullea was the hitting star, going 5-5 with five RBI and two runs. Peter Allen (2-4) and Mike Impellittiere (2-4, 3 runs) were big contributors.

Pitcher Ryan Koval lasted five innings in the win over Dover, al lowing two runs, none earned. He allowed four hi ts , fanned four, and im-proved to 2-1. Freshman Dan Kinnaird chucked a pair of perfect innings in relief. CF Derek O’Dell (2-5) had three RBI and a run while Impel-littiere (2-4, 2 RBI, run) and

Peter Allen (3 RBI, 2 runs) were huge with the stick.

Catcher Will Charkowsky was 3-3 with three RBI and two runs against Keio while Impellittiere (2-3) had a run and a rib. The Blue Devils will begin the playoffs this coming Saturday a t home against an opponent to be determined.

“We play Valhalla Tuesday to f in ish regular season,” Coach Tom Virgadamo said. “If we win, we will get the 3-seed. If we lose, it looks like we will get the 4-seed. Either way we will play home on Saturday. We’ve improved game in and game out and we’re starting to peak at the right time.”

There’s nothing better than that with the post season fast approaching.

On Monday, June 1, the Blue Devil Booster Club will host Haldane Varsity Letter Night. At 7pm, members of all spring Varsity sports teams and their families will gather in the small gymnasium at Haldane to be recognized for their participation.

Varsity teams to be acknowl-edged dur ing the evening include basebal l , sof tbal l , lacrosse, track, and golf. Each team member will receive an “H” letter and a pin for their respective sport. Those who have already earned a letter will be given a pin to add to

their letter.The recently established

Blue Devil Booster Club is a non-profit organization of parents, students, coaches, and friends whose mission is to promote and support all ath-letic programs in the Haldane Central School District and to help foster a positive student-athlete experience based on spor tsmanship , teamwork, and excellence.

The purpose of the Club is to support and promote all athletes in the Haldane Cen-tral School District by uniting students, parents, coaches,

faculty, s taff , a lumni, and communi ty in a way tha t enhances school spirit, and provides financial support to continue a rich tradition of quality student-athletes. In order to assure the ongoing improvement to all Haldane Central School District ath-letic programs, the Club oper-ates in conjunction with all existing sports associations.

For further information or to become a member of the Blue Devil Booster Club, please email bluedevilboosterclub@gmail.com.

Skil led Putnam Valley HS Laxmen Face Tall Order

Haldane Hardballers ‘Starting to Peak’

The Haldane varsity baseball team defeated Pawling, 10-9, at Dutchess Stadium on Tuesday, May 19 in extra innings. Photo by Caroline Balducci

Haldane Varsity Letter Night Scheduled

PV midfielder Billy Ries works his way through traffic.. Photo by Ray Gallagher

Mark your calendars now for Monday, June 22, when the Northeastern Anesthesia Services Charity Golf Tour-nament to benef i t Putnam Hospital Center is held at Ridgewood Country Club in Danbury, CT.

The golf tournament is set to begin with a continental

breakfas t and regis t ra t ion from 9:30 to 11am, followed by a shotgun start at 11:45am. A full barbecue lunch will be provided with assorted bever-ages and snacks available all afternoon. During the day, there will be a hole-in-one contest and competitions for longest drive and closest to

the pin. Following golf, there will be an awards dinner re-ception, including silent and live auctions as well as raffles and door prizes.

For golf and sponsorship information, please call the Putnam Hospital Center Foun-dation at 845-279-5711, Ext. 2963.

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Many times during the previ-ous life of this column, and the life of this columnist, the Me-morial Day edition would be a tale of visiting the Stormville flea market over this weekend and of the unique things Mama and I found there. We didn’t go this weekend, and in fact, haven’t been there in several years. We did, however, go to a local tag sale at a home on Croton Falls Road, an annual event here, and one where we once bought a Mickey Mouse tent, currently in possession of my grandchildren, Kevin and Kyle, whom we gave it to, which usually sits it their fenced-in play yard. But they have let me borrow it during the last weekend in July each year, where I set it up on the grass area behind the “Dis-covery Tent” at the annual 4 H Fair.

There, Chief Put Put, donned in his “Mountain Man” out-fit consisting of a wolverine coat, leather pants, moccasins, and a Fisher fur hat, tanned with face intact, hangs several various dyed and natural fox tails, along with other furs, from the t en t po les . An antelope rug, made f rom the tanned hides of 16 of the animals sewn together, as an underlayment, the tent, rug and the added adorn-ments, making a ideal background for photo oppor-tunities for those f a i r g o e r s w h o want to record the memory of going to the 4 H Fair. This of course requires a bit of nerve, having to pose next to Chief Put Put, holding a pair of antique toy muskets. And the subject is required to wear an Indian feathered Chiefs headpiece, complete with a multicolored leather band and genuine wild turkey feathers (no eagle).

I had made a promise to at-tend an affair held Saturday morning at the Putnam County Fish and Game Association, on Drewville Road here in Carmel. It started at 10am, but I got there a little late, hav-ing to stop at the Carmel Fire House on another important mission. I had stopped by the firehouse earlier in the week and met Chief Mark Earle on his way out. He stopped and yelled out of the Chief’s car

window that he had a jacket for me in the Chief’s Office, and to come back Sunday morning, which I did. Turns out, it’s a two part jacket, the outer nylon blue jacket, and a zip in, inner wool liner in black that zippers in for cold weather use, or can be worn alone, on a cool fall day, or at night in the summer, in the “Bull Pen,” after a parade. Both garments have a large Fire Department logo--and each are inscribed “Chief Put Put.” After 51 years of service in the Carmel Fire Department, it is something I will wear with pride. It complements my “Honorary Chief” uniform, as well, when worn together on occasion.

It turns out the affair at the F&G was not only to honor late members Ed Rebentisch and Morgan Seymour, but was a “Memorial Breakfast,” preceded by a Memorial Pro-gram, giving a reflection and “Rest In Piece” memorial to 48 deceased members of the Putnam County Fish and Game. Fitting for Memorial

Day Weekend, they were all listed in a brochure with a color print of an American flag. Tom Colavito gave the introduction, followed by Rich Gleason who did the invoca-tion, then Don Hardwick and again, Rich Gleason, who did the personal reflections of their memories of each of the 48 recipients of honor of the day. Rich Gleason also did the closing Benediction. It was a moving experience for the many who attended, more so for Sue Rebentish, my friend from 4-H, who has always catered to my needs, and, Sandra Seymour and son, Robert.

In addition to close friends, Morgan and Ed--there we so many others on the list who had touched my life many times over the years.

It’s near midnight now and I’m hoping I can successfully send this off to Cold Spring, but not before mentioning, my late friend, Lt. Colonel Harry Roy Lagerwall, shot down in Laos, way back in 1972, two weeks before Christmas. Roy and 10 crew members went down in the C-130 “Flying Gunship.” Two machine gun-ners operating in the open cargo bay were blown out of the exploding plane, parachuted to the ground and were rescued. The rest, including Roy, who was co-piloting the plane were listed as M.I.A. for over 20 years. But the pilot’s wife or-ganized a search party, found the plane’s wreckage, and the remains were returned to the States. Mama and I attended a funeral affair at Arlington National Cemetery, where Roy’s remains were buried with his Air Force “dog tags.”

I met Roy on my first day of kindergarten in 1942. Roy l ived in Lake Carmel. We were best friends through the 12 years in Carmel schools that followed, and that friend-

sh ip con t inued t h roughou t h i s college and ROTC career at Syracuse University, his ca-reer that followed in the Air Force, including years in the Strategic A i r C o m m a n d , a n d h e l i c o p t e r rescue work re-trieving downed pilots off of Viet-nam. Finally, his repeated requests for active duty in

the Viet Nam war zone was granted. My last letter from Roy was dated Dec.10,1972, a three-page, two-sided let-ter on A.F. stationary, much of it telling about his many positive attacks on personnel, trucks loaded with supplies--all moving south down the Ho Chi Minh trail to Vietnam. The letter came to Carmel on Dec. 23, 1972, the same day the announcement came on the air of a local Putnam radio station at the time, that Roy’s plane went down.

His picture in his Air Force uniform in the living room here is a constant reminder of our friendship. Roy, and his entire crew are listed on the memorial wall at Wash-ington, DC.

Remembering Those Who Have Passed On

THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Page 13

organization to use the empty building as an overflow stor-age site. It was a marriage made in heaven: close prox-imity and climate-controlled storage. Historic objects need be stored in buildings with at least basic heating and cool-ing in order to conserve them over the long term. In lesser conditions they deteriorate quickly—especia l ly paper documents , maps, and the like. At the museum, stringent cl imate control constantly keeps the temperature in the storage area between 69 and 72 degrees while the humidity never strays from the 48 to 52 percent range.

But when Butterfield Hos-pi ta l was sold to Unicorn Contracting in 2007, things changed. All of the objects s tored a t the o ld hospi ta l had to be moved back across the s t ree t to the museum, where there is precious little storage space. According to Execut ive Director Mindy Krazmien, the museum has

about 1100 square feet. That may sound like a lot but not when you consider that the organization has been around for more than 100 years and has a collection that includes artifacts that date back to the early 1800s.

“We need about 500 square fee t of addi t ional s torage area,” Krazmien recently told the PCN&R . She went on to say that until that extra space is found, the museum will have a tough time ful-filling its mandate. The map room, located in the museum’s basement , i s in tended for researchers needing access to the museum’s impressive collection of historical area maps. Instead, i t is now a makeshift storage room, and, for all intents and purposes, unavailable for research.

Likewise the classroom, which would normally allow today’s s tudents to re l ive what Putnam County pupils experienced a century ago, is also not available. These days it looks more like your garage than a replica of a

19th century schoolroom. The building which now houses PCHS&FSM was originally the schoolhouse for the old West Point Foundry’s workers and their families.

Whi le s igni f icant docu-ments, maps, and clothing require the rigid climate con-trol available at the museum itself, furniture and other less fragile artifacts can be stored in areas with just heating and cooling. It is some of those heartier objects that Krazmien hopes to see stored off-site.

One significant object that could be stored offsite, free-ing up space for more deli-cate parts of the collection, is a beautiful wooden sled from Russia. According to Krazmien, i t was given to the Butterfield family by a Russian officer or diplomat in 1893, when they hosted a party in honor of the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailov-ich, a cousin of Russian em-peror Alexander III. It must have been quite a party. The Duke was accompanied by a rear admiral in the Russian navy and about 50 Russian officers.

PCHS&FSM is now in an active search for additional s to rage space . Las t week a cont ingent o f i t s board members led by PCHS&FSM president Neal Zuckerman approached the Nelsonville Village Board to inquire about the availability of the old Nel-sonville fire hall located on Main Street. Village trustees were empathetic but indicated even a short-term commit-ment was not possible because the future of the building is very uncertain.

The economy is not help-ing the museum’s situation. PCHS&FSM’s major fund-ing sources include Putnam Coun ty and the Town o f Philipstown, and it also re-ceives support from numer-ous area residents and busi-nesses. Philipstown reduced its funding from $30,000 to $25,000 as part of its 2009 bel t t ightening. Krazmien also indicated that a Preserve America grant of $80,000 which had been expected in early March will not likely be received this year, “The year when we need it most,” she added

The PCHS&FM attracts from two to three thousand visitors each year. Visit its website at www.pchs-fsm.org.

SPACE (Cont’d from front pg.)

One object that could be stored offsite is a beautiful wooden sled from Russia.

ley students. Mr. Bryan t , Dr. Space ,

Trustee Fitzgerald, guidance counselor Teresa Zagorski, and two seniors a t tended a program last January at Manhattanville Community College, called “Transitions: Preparing Students to Succeed in College.”

The objective of the semi-nars,” Mr. Bryant said, “was to improve student readiness across the region.” A coop-erative venture sponsored by BOCES and Manhattanville, it was intended to “improve student readiness,” “decrease attrition,” and provide “life skills,” which will prepare stu-dents for success both inside and outside the classroom.

Principal Bryant introduced the student attendees, Saman-tha Arzon and Christopher Considine, saying that their goal was to “reflect on what we can bring back here and the number one thing we feel would be best for Putnam Val-ley.” Chris attended a morn-ing seminar called “Surviv-ing Your First Year,” which dealt with issues of health and safety. “They talked about what you can expect,” said Chris , “and what services were available to students.” Samantha added that, “there is help available as long as you seek it.” In the afternoon, Chris and Samantha attended an interactive discussion with current college students who had just completed their first semester. Samantha said that she learned there are “a lot of colleges and a lot of factors” that need to be considered. “Which college will be the best for you, personally?” she asked and, “can you pic-ture yourself there for a long time?” Having student alumni return to speak to seniors is something both Chris and Samantha agreed upon. They also felt that scheduling these visits during the school day would be a good idea. (The PVHS PTSA has long spon-sored college informational evenings during the college January break, at which PVHS

students and parents can meet with PVHS alumni enrolled in college, as well as their parents, but attendance by both students and parents has been light.)

Board President Tina Mack-ay asked whether the ses-sions touched on academic concerns. Mr. Bryant said that the focus was on “social transition” and life skills, such as time management. Mackay inquired further asking, “did any ideas come out?” Bryant told the Board that Mama-roneck High School holds roundtable discussions online with alumni and seniors. “Rye High School” he continued, “has a program devoted to admissions and financial aid paperwork.” Trustee Reale commented that “we used to have a program about transi-tion to college, trade school, or work.”

Debra Considine (Chris’s mother) addressed the Board, saying that the school did not prepare their older son well, so “these things are a good star t .” Ms. Considine was not as concerned about SAT preparation and other pre-college exams as she was about a school-sponsored “plan to get through the process.” She continued saying “we need more support . . . not just a single evening event but . . . integrated into the junior and senior curriculum.”

Teresa Zagorski spoke, ex-plaining that the school does have regular sessions for stu-dents as well as evening ses-sions for parents, but that they are often not well-attended. Ms. Mackay expressed her surprise at the low attendance. Mr. Reale seemed less so, saying “we have to develop a culture” whereby the often complicated and challenging process of college prepara-tion is acknowledged. The Board appeared in accord on the benefits of integrating college preparation into the curriculum for juniors and seniors, but no specifics were discussed.

PVSD (Cont’d from front pg.)

that she is not panicking, but that she “would like to have been entirely sold out by Memorial Day, like last year. I t ’s hard to say: We raised tui t ion a l i t t le , but there was no comment from parents. Five short years ago, the benchmark was how many counselors we needed to hire and ‘will we break even?’ Now it’s much more popular, but it is also tougher [now] for families. I think that people are staying closer to home.”

At Summer Tra i l s Day Camp (www.summertrai ls-daycamp.com) on Mahopac Avenue in Granite Springs, owner/director Jamie Sirkin reported that they are doing well this year, although she is def ini te ly not ic ing that families seem to be making later decisions and asking more quest ions. “Famil ies are looking for value for their dollar,” Sirkin said. “People are educat ing themselves: Are we accredited? Do we have on-site nurses? Are our staff members experienced?” She also recommended that parents contact the Ameri-can Camp Association (www.acacamps.org) to get more information.

Amber Stickle of the Phil-

ipstown Summer Fun program (www.philipstownrecreation.com) said that “normally most of our registration doesn’t come until later in June, but, when registration opened in late April , we were busier than normal. One thing go-ing for us is that we are a little bit less expensive [than other programs] and people can register up to the week before the program starts.” Philipstown’s Summer Fun programs begin June 29 and run through August 21. For fu l l - t ime working parents their additional before- (8am to 9am) and after-camp (3pm to 6pm) programs are es-pecially attractive. “We’re on track right now,” Stickle concluded, “and we hope it stays that way.”

Surprise Lake Camp (www.surpriselake.org) is a pri-marily Jewish, Cold Spring s leep-away camp that has operated on a nonprofit basis since 1902. Director of De-velopment Celia Baczkowski noted that “families seem to be enrolling much later than in previous years—several months later. Usually by this time of year we have more children enrolled. We are be-hind last year.” Baczkowski

also said she believed that people are “holding on to their money longer to see what life brings them.” Surprise Lake is a large camp that is full most years. Capacity is 960 campers, and they are already fully-staffed. Because Surprise Lake is a nonprofit, she added, “Scholarships are the cornerstone of our mis-sion. We are giving out about $800,000 in scholarships this year, compared to $650,000 last year. Today, even our full-fee families are asking for help.”

Camp Floradan (845-528-2091) is a popular opt ion for Putnam Valley families. The camp is located right on Oscawana Lake Road, near the PV Elementary School, and it also serves the Floradan development of small, older houses. Longtime director Ed Wallach reported that “Right now, whatever we’re doing, we’re doing right. We have 400 kids registered, and we are ahead of last year. As long as Mom and Dad work, we

have always sold out. That’s the key for us.” Wallach, a retired teacher, typically hires at least one teacher to head each group, and “all of my teachers are back this year.” He added that, “one of the rea-sons we do so well is because of our pricing. We consider ourselves a working-person’s camp. We run an extended day, from 8am to 6pm, and we don’t charge for it.”

Other local programs of in te res t inc lude the r iver workshop programs offered by Building Bridges Build-ing Boats (845-265-5220), a Cold Spring non-profit, with weekly sessions in which kids learn boat handling and safety whi le gaining an in t imate knowledge of the Hudson.

Putnam Valley Parks and Recreation also offers a very comprehensive summer camp program, including teen travel camps. For more information call 845-526-3292.

CAMPS (Cont’d from front pg.)

Special to the PCN&R

Haldane Elementary’s Tie D-I Devils won the bronze medal for third place at the D e s t i n a t i o n I m a g i n a t i o n world championship tourna-ment called “Global Finals” in Knoxville, Tennessee this past Saturday, May 23, 2009.

The team also received the Renaissance Award for “out-standing design, engineering, execution, and performance” of the team’s Superst i t ion Origin Detector, des igned and ope ra t ed by Andrew Plat t . All ison Chiera, An-drew Platt , Aurora Straus, Eric Rizzi, Gavin Koepke, and Nick Chiera competed in the creative problem solv-ing competition against 56 other teams from around the world —all winners of their State or Country competi-tions. Team managers Cindy Chiera and Mol ly McCoy

St raus were ecs ta t ic wi th their team’s outstanding per-formance. The team received their bronze medals and Re-naissance Award before a full house at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena. I t was also broadcas t l ive a round the world via the internet.

The team’s six members have spent countless hours over the past seven months working on their solution to the challenge called, “Private DI .” This improvisa t ional challenge requires teams of up to seven members to create a six-minute skit including all props, costumes, and scenery, during a 30 minute prep time followed immediately by the performance.

Dest ina t ion Imaginat ion is the world’s largest non-profit , volunteer-driven or-ganization devoted to helping kids gain practical life skills

through interest ing, enter-taining, and mind-boggling challenges. Teams compete locally in regional competi-tions, with winners advanc-ing to the State Champion-

ships. Winners at the state and country level advance to the Global Finals in Knoxville.

Haldane Students Bring Back Bronze

Members of Haldane’s Destination Imagination team receive their medals in Knoxville, Tenn.

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MASSAGE:Feel Good Again!Georgia Christy,Licensed Massage Therapist.424-4224.

YOUR DISPLAY ADS cango on the PCN&R web site foran additional $10. Call Marga-ret @ 265-2468 for more info.

SWEDISH MASSAGE:Back pain, neck pain, stress?Sleep better, heal better,think better, feel better. DanAnderson LMT 527-7533

YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOMEby Toland Construction. Reno-vation, restoration, remodelingand new construction. All sizejobs. PC#1244 and insured.845-265-2253

HONOR THY PLUMBERVillanova Plumbing & Heat-ing. Masters of the fine art ofplumbing and heating for over25 years. Repairs, new instal-lations including radiant & HWheat. No job too small. Call845-528-3158 anytime.

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WANTEDHUD VALLEY AUCTIONEERSAntique and Estate buyerscommission sales, auctionsheld monthly, 432 Main St.Beacon 845-838-3049, NeilVaughn. For info visit www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com

MAKE A CHILD SMILEthis summer by becoming aFresh air Fund host family.The FAF's been doing thissince 1877 and has providedfree summer vacations tomore than 1.7 million NYCchildren. All are carefullyscreened and fully insured.You can pick the gender andage of the child you invite.You can be old, young, withkids or without, single, mar-ried, living together-the kidsdon't discriminate and neitherdo we. Just have love in yourheart and a happy home.Please call Lisa Martens at845-736-4247 orlisafaf@aol.com

LOCAL FARMERS ANDVendors wanted for a newFarmers Market opening inJune in Garrison. Call for op-portunity, Michael 845-424-6300

REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE NEEDSLimited Editions Realty 21Main Street, Cold Spring. Call845-265-3111 or go tolimitededitionsrealty.com

2.5 ACRE COMMERCIALResidential building lot off Rte9 in Cold Spring $125,000 orBest Offer, 845-424-4363

COLD SPRING VILLAGEHome. 3 BR, 1 + 1/2 BTH,FPL, Hd Wd Flrs, Garden, OffSt pkng for 4 cars, + detached 2story garage w/500 sq ft office/artist studio. Great location,walk to train & shopping.$399,000. By Apt only 845-265-2944

2008 SKYLINE MANUFAC-TURE Home 2 BDRM 1 Bath.small quiet park. Cold Spring$69,900. 845-797-5007

BOHA LOT COLD SPRINGgorgeous, wooded lot on LakeSurprise Rd. Steps to reservoir,seasonal stream, protected area,super low taxes 917-533-4168

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 aboristcert. # NY 5332A. Fully In-sured. Reg. No. PC2213-APlease Call: 845-265-3434

CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWCleaning Service. Specializingon 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.

CARPENTERY/CABINETRYDesign to finish. Restoration,renovation, built-ins. Li-censed/Insured PC 2025-AChris: 845-265-6063 atwww.architecturalwoodwright.com

WEST SIDE CYCLEfor all your motor cycle needslocated at 120 Old Rte 9,Fishkill. 845-897-2444

T R A N S P O R T A T I O NAW Limousine. Affordablerides in luxurious Towncars toall airports & NYC. Profes-sional courteous drivers. 1-866-304-LIMO (5466)

METICULOUS HOUSECleaning. Affordable rates, re-liable, excellent refs. Insured.Call 845-590-7146

HOMETOWN HANDYMANpainting, dry wall, all yourmaintenance, repair & improve-ment needs. No job too small.Courteous dependable, afford-able service. Refs available. PClic #2807-A. Call George 845-265-4710

LOCAL LOCKSMITHServices. Licensed Bonded In-sured 24 Hr. emergency ser-vice. Security since 1970 -locks, safes, camera systemsand more. Call 845-528-5021.www.allalertalarm.com

NAIRN CONTRACTING CO.,LLC. Remodeling - Building -Renovations - References - In-sured - PC#441 Est 1987 845-265-7810

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGETeresa Peppard LMT 914-204-3619

LANDSCAPING - Do youhave small landscaping jobsthat larger companies are hesi-tant to do? I am well-trained,experienced and certified byNYBG in design. I specializein small jobs and do the workmyself. Whether its planting,expert pruning, stump grind-ing, landscape, mini-back-hoeservice or masonry repairs,callGreg at 845.446.7465 forconsultatioin & personal ser-vice.

MELLON ELECTRICResidential - Commercial. Newhomes & additions. Serviceupgrades & generators. No jobtoo small. PC#4409 845-446-2579 Bob

PC COMPUTER HELP NOW!Windows slow? computercrash? We can help! virus re-moval, performance tuning,upgrades, Wi-Fi, backups, lostpictures, lost music, iPod/iPhone/Blackberry sync. Callus for all your computer needs,we service individuals and busi-nesses. MS Cert. MAC to. Inbiz for 20+ years . 1(845) 284-2390

TUTORAll ages. Sixteen years teachingall subjects including:Spanish, Writing, History &College Essay Prep. SATReading & Writing review.Frank Ortega 845-265-4236

KIMMEL BUILDERS ALLphases of construction. Largeand small projects. many satis-fied customers. view ourwebsite, kimmelbuilders.com845-656-4956 lic PC941

FURNITURE RESTORA-TION serving the area withquality professional work forover 30 years. Custom refin-ishing excellent repairs, chaircaning and rushing. Call Sun-burst 845-297-1671 1597 Rte 9Wappingers Falls.

EXPERT GROUNDS MAINTWeekly/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

REPAIRS BY RETIREEsmall home repairs and handy-man jobs. very experienced andvery reasonable. 845-913-8538

PC COMPUTER TROUBLERepair/Instruction/Upgradeneeded? We can help, reason-able rates 845-265-3089

H O U S E C L E A N I N Gthorough, honest, reliable, natu-ral products provided. Exc refs845-518-3616

PETSLOST OR FOUND PET? CallDog Control Officer, 265-4732.Call Sheriff's Dept., 225-4300only in an emergency.

PUTNAM VALLEY Dog con-trol office operates small im-pound. Please contact them ifyour dog is missing and mighthave travelled into Putnam Val-ley. They maintain list of lostdogs and sightings. Adoptionsare also available. 526-3293

DOGGIE DAY CARE &RESTFULL SLEEPOVERS. Iwelcome your furry friend as atrue guest in my home. Theyhave total access to my homeand my one acre fenced yard inthe woods. Bow Wow Hausjohnfunck@opton l ine .ne t845-424-6017 John Funck 43Cutler Lane, Garrison

FOUR KITTENS LOOKINGfor good homes. Assorted col-ors. 845-831-7370-H 845-416-8342 cell

ANGEL, WHAT A PERFECTname for a dear little lady!Sadly, Angel's owner becamevery ill. She was the mostloving companion to her petparent. Now that Angel has losther home, she needs anotherparent to give her affection to,in return to be adored as sheonce was. Angel is a prettyPastel Calico, Domestic ShortHaired kitty and approx 3 yearsold. She is spayed, current withvaccinations and her adoptionfee is $100. You can meet herat the Putnam Humane Soci-ety, Old Rt 6, Carmel. 10-4pm.845-225-7777 orwww.puthumane.org

FOR SALESTEEL BUILDINGSRecession Disc18x21 Reg $6,279 Now$4,18636x51 Reg $15,047 Now$10,031105x105 Reg $87,362 Now$58,241 + Cod Adj, ErectionAvail. www.scg-grp.comSource#10M 845-206-4297

SUNLINE CAMPERSleeps 4, with kitchen and lava-tory. A must see! 845-788-4100. Asking $1350

COLD SPRING CONSIGNMENTcorner Lane Gate Rd & Rt 9.Clothing, antiques, glass-ware, also perennials, hang-ing baskets, annuals. 10% dis-count on $200 purchase ormore of plants only. call Rick914-438-4914

LCL ARTISTOSTONES

Jewels of FireOne of a Kind Wood-Fired

Clay Necklaceswww.ostones.com

www.chrisostrowski.com

RENTALSCOLD SPRING MAIN STstore for rent 1000 sq ft. Greatlocation 1 block RR $1600/mo. Incl heat 845-528-1975

COMMERCIAL SPACEavail at 3021 Rte 9, ColdSpring. Warehouse 1,600 sq.ft. with office 300 sq ft.$2,000 a month and a storefront 1,800 sq. ft. which isgreat location very visible$2,500 a month. Utilities notincld. Pls call 845-265-3434

OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13'convenient location, close toall, Garrison. $525.00 incl allutilities except phone. call914-720-4835 ask for Ann

ONE BDRM APT HEAT/HWincld. Electric incld W/Dincld. Walk to train/basementstorage. $1300 monthly. 914-475-9241

COLD SPRING RIVERFRONTone bdrm/one bth. Gorgeousapt with large terrace in smallexclusive historic 3 storybldg. Working fplc, jacuzzibath, central A/C and fantas-tic Hudson river views. Laun-dry facilities and pkng incld.Pet friendly. Walk to train andshops. Security and creditinfo rqrd. $1625. June 1 oc-cupancy. Call Laurie 914-906-3563 or email atlyodice@optonline.net for anappt.

GARRISON PROFESSIONALCommercial Office rental atThe Stone House. Excellentlocation. Rt9 at Putnam/Westchester border. $475/mo.Includes heat, electric, park-ing. Ref, Sec. Indian BrookProperties 845-788-4191

STORE/OFFICE $1300 ONEblock from RR station, MainSt. Cold Spring 900 sq ft. Kit+ bath w/shower 347-217-0903

4 BDRM/2BATH GARRISONhome, peaceful setting onpond & stream. Granitecounter tops in Kit. Jacuzzibath, year round/weekendsdelight. $2300/mo 914-271-9529/day 914-862-0438 eve/wknds.

MISCBIJOU GALLERIES LTDCheck out our display ofchina, glassware, jewelry,and books! 50 Main StreetCold Spring Daily 11-5Bijougalleries.com

EVENTSFREE 1ST THURSDAYSat Horsemen Trail FarmHealth & Wealth Workshopsstart 7:15pm June 4, July 2farm tour info845-265-2665orhorsemen@localnet.com

ROCK AND MINERALweekend. June 6/7 from 10-5.Examine fossils, minerals, 17lb crystal points, fluorescents,amber, free tumbled stone toall children, bring your miner-als for identificatioin, items forsale starting at $3. An educa-tional experience for all!!Putnam Valley Grange Bldg,128 Mill St, Putnam Valley.email :quailcrossing10@gmail.com

NATIVE AMERICANFestival on the Hudson.Bowdoin Park 85 Sheafe RdWappingers Falls. May23,24,25, 11am-6pm, birds ofprey show, horse rides, nativedrumming, dancing, history andstorytelling, craft vendors,foods. All welcome. email:quailcrossing10@gmail.com

FREEFREE STONE 845-424-4363Masonry Quality and landscapeStone for walls, fireplace, pa-tios and more! This stone isFree as material for any suit-able stone project contracted toGarrison Stone works. PC2037,WC 11439

PIANO, WHIRLPOOL 18.1cu. ft refrigerator and Queensleeper sofa 845-265-4290

CHILDCARESEEKING PART-TIME NANNYfor infant. Two mornings perweek preferred. Experienceand excellent references re-quired. Contact Diana Hird845-809-5208

CHILDCARE SERVICEProvider, in my home, NorthHighlands, full time, part timeor after school, experienced,Please call Jaimee at 845-809-5236

HELP WANTEDFULL TIME HOUSEKEEPERCook needed in Garrison bwtn40-45 hrs/week. Job incldshousekeeping w/laundry, cook-ing, grocery shopping, runningerrands, driving, competitivesalary based upon skills & refs.Hours incld Sats & some Sun-days. Live in or live out. 518-755-4146 cell.

ELDER CAREGIVERFemale person needed to helpcare for my elderly mother inher home in Hopewell Jct. 11/2hours in the early evening and/or late AM. Dressing, bathing.Mut have refs. 845-519-0992leave message.

STRONG, ENERGETICresponsible person to work Satmorns 8-12 with CS villagehomeowner mostly on land-scape projects. No exp nec. $15/hr. 914-450-8430

HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR.Premiere children's sleepawaycamp in Cold Spring, NY islooking for a team player to beour Housekeeping supervisor.Candidate will be responsiblefor the cleanliness of all com-mon areas, bathrooms, show-ers, dining halls, and buildingsthroughout camp, in additionto restocking of supplies andinventory. will work with andsupervise 5 additional staff. Plscall 212-924-3131 or fax re-sume to 212-924-5112 April-October.

TAG SALESALE SAT/SUN JUN 6/7791 Rte 9D, see signs, EthanAllen pillows, mirrors, clocks,tables, chairs, accessories,planters, armoire, settee, fewantiques, all barely used, NoJunk. 845-721-2171 for info.

ALL GOOD STUFF TAGsale. Antique, vintage, newitems, home decor. Clothes,misc 38 Esselborne Rd, ColdSpring. Off E. Mtn Rd, May30/31 9-5

LOST & FOUND

LOST RED TABBY KITTENabout 10 months old, namedPumpkin. Neutered, verytimid. vicinity of Forge Gate.Pls call 845-803-4123

GARRISON 3BDRM 2BATHhouse renovated 1860 farmhouse, beamed ceilings,skylites, sub zero. Uniqueinholding in Fahnstock StatePark amid 3500 acres of for-est, lakes, water falls, mead-ows. Garrison school, lawncare, lake & beach permitsincld. $2400/mo 845-265-2519

COLD SPRING 2BDRM APT1 bath, EIK, lvng rm, lrg yard,walk to train/shops. W/D ,pkng & water incld. $1525/mo. One mo sec, 845-661-6632

CHARMING "FIELDSTONEwith sparkling in groundswimming pool...for sale$449,900 or seasonal rental$12,000. Maryann's PreferredProperties 914-227-7667

HUDSON RIVERFRONTCottage: 2BR 1Bth, boat slip,deck, oversized garage. Spec-tacular views! Wal to train(Manitou) $1500/mo + heat,lights, trash. Lease, sec, refs.816-351-4773, 816-351-9663Ready 7/1/09.email:Borger2@aol.com

CS SUMMER SUBLETfor Aug. 2BR. Hudson views,5min to train. $900. Ref, sec.Call Luke at (845) 809-5033

MAIN ST STUDIO APTlarge windows, walk to RR.H/and HW/ elec,incld. $800.914-761-8880 ext 11 Mon-Fri9-5

MAIN ST COLD SPRING1 or 2 bdrm corner apts. Fplce,wide plank flrs, great light.$1350 H/HW incld 914-761-8880 ext 11 Mon-Fri 9-5

COLD SPRING VILLAGE2bdrm 1 bath apt, LR/DR w/pergo floors, large kitchen w/dishwasher, laundry and pan-try, rear deck & yard, mainfloor living $1600/mo, onemo sec inclds heat, water/sewer 845-406-5784

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