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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Philipstown & Putnam Valley

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West Point: Warner House Structurally Unsound

Putnam Officials Monitor Swine Flu Putnam

by Joe Lindsley Jr.

Putnam Commissioner of Health Dr. Sherlita Amler is calling on the public not to panic in the wake of the swine flu virus outbreak spreading throughout the United States. Several dozen cases of the illness have been reported across America with hundreds more in Mexico. Dr. Amler told the PCN&R: “The disease is much less severe in the U.S. than in Mexico but it is not the run of the mill seasonal influenza. Swine flu is spread the same way and is prevented the same way. As long as people wash

Tours of island will continue, but house will be closed to the public Long before Guinan’s pub became known as the “little chapel on the river,”—a place where visitors could find respite, libations, and good cheer—another house just a bit further up the Hudson served as a “little chapel” in a more literal sense. In the 1800s, the Warner sisters, including the one who wrote the famous hymn “Jesus Loves Me,” welcomed West Point cadets for Bible studies at their house on Constitution Island. And before that, the Warner House, as it came to be known, served as a hospital for wounded warriors of the Continental Army. Last week, the Army, which owns the island, announced that it will temporarily shutter the white wooden house for vital structural repairs. The announcement came just as the Constitution Island Associa‐ tion, which manages the prop‐ erty and owns the archives and

The Warner House on Constitution Island was built in the late 1700s. It has served as a barracks, hospital, and as the residence of the Warner family, which included the famous sisters who were popular writers in the 19th century. furnishings, was preparing to to visitors, though. said Elizabeth “Betsy” Pugh, welcome school children for “We happened to have a chair of the board of trustees of tours before opening to the board meeting last Saturday the Constitution Island Asso‐ general public for the summer. and it was my job to announce ciation. “It startled everyone The island will remain open [the closing] to the board,” ( S e e Wa r n e r o n P a g e 6 )

Veterans Rally at Loyalty Day Celebration Attendees outraged at Homeland Security for depicting vets as terrorists by Eric Gross

Veteran color guards march into the Veteran’s Memorial Park for the annual Loyalty Day observance, which began in 1921 as a counterpoint to communist May Day celebrations.

Hundreds of veterans and their families gathered at the P u t n a m C o u n t y Ve t e r a n ’ s Memorial Park in Kent on Sunday, April 26, 2009, to ce leb r a te Lo y a lty D a y — a day set aside to remember all veterans, while also serving as a counterpoint to the com‐ munist May Day celebrations. Under brilliant sunny skies, Karl Rohde of Lake Carmel, a f o r m e r N e w Yo r k S t a t e C o m m a n d e r o f t h e Ve t e r‐ ans of Foreign Wars, praised Americans for their loyalty on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the day and lashed out at the Department of Homeland Security for issuing a report last week dealing with “homegrown terrorists.” The report identified Amer‐ ican veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as possible so‐ called homegrown terrorists.

(See Loyalty Day on Page 6)

Haldane Students Use Putnam Stages Indian Problem Solving Skills Point Disaster Scenario

Participants in the county‐wide emergency preparedness exercise feign illness aboard a school bus. by Eric Gross

Haldane’s Destination Imagination Team, from left to right: (bottom row) Nick Chiera, Gavin Koepke, Andrew Platt; (middle) Eric Rizzi, Allison Chiera; (top) Aurora Straus Special to the PCN&R Haldane Elementary’s Tie D‐I Devils earned First Place in Instant Challenge and Second Place overall in the Destination Imagination State Tournament this past

Saturday in Binghamton, New York. For a second year in a row, they will advance to the Global Championship Tourna‐ ment in Knoxville, Tennes‐ see, next month. The team’s six members, Allison Chiera, (See Imagination on Page 9)

Emergency responders throughout Putnam County were pressed into action on S a t u r d a y, A p r i l 2 5 , 2 0 0 9 , when the Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services orches‐ trated a countywide emer‐ gency preparedness exercise at three locations in Carmel. The trigger for the event was an “incident” at the In‐ d i a n P o i n t E n e rg y C e n t e r (nuclear power plant), re ‐ quiring the “evacuation” of residents in western Putnam to reception centers—one of which was located at Carmel High School.

The General Population Reception Center at the school was activated. This was where the monitoring and decon‐ tamination of evacuees took place. Trained emergency workers performed monitoring and decontamination tasks with the assistance of the American Red Cross, which supported the registration and mass care of the “evacuated” residents. At the same time, a mock bus‐truck crash at the Guide‐ posts parking lot sent EMS from agencies across Putnam to the county seat when the scenario involved information (See Drill on Page 9)

by Eric Gross

their hands numerous times each day with warm to hot soap and water and if they feel feverish do not venture out of doors and spread the virus to others, Putnam County should be fine.” The commissioner urged anyone with flu like symp‐ toms to call their doctor: “We at the Putnam Health Department will remain vigi‐ lant throughout the period of alarm.” H u d s o n Va l l e y H o s p i t a l Center treated 27 flu‐like cases earlier this week. Of those seven were tested for flu. So far no one has tested positive for the swine flu.

Cold Spring Seeks Stimulus Funds from Washington by Michael Mell Of the handful of agenda items at the April 21, 2009, Cold Spring village workshop, use of federal stimulus monies and zoning dominated the eve‐ ning. Procedures and restric‐ tions on the use of stimulus funds continue to issue forth from Washington, but as has been widely noted, a primary desire is that these funds be used for “shovel ready” proj‐ ects. With this in mind, Mayor Seth Gallagher solicited the trustees for ideas. Priming the pump, Galla‐ gher identified several capi‐ tal projects that are “shovel ready,” or close to it. First is the addition of two new floating docks, which has an estimated budget of $75,000. Prompted by the Hudson River Quadricentennial, these docks would accommodate increased river traffic occasioned by the

celebration. Afterward they would continue as an attrac‐ tion to boat traffic. Improvements and modi‐ fications to the village court would cost $200,000. Mandat‐ ed by the state, these upgrades will address outstanding safety and security issues. Ongoing system and equip‐ ment upgrades to the waste‐ water treatment plant would include new turbines and motors. These upgrades are anticipated significantly to reduce energy consumption and have been ball‐parked at $100,000. Although the Cold Spring Fire Company is still inter‐ ested in a possible new home at the Butterfield Hospital site, they have prepared a renova‐ tion budget of $500,000 for the existing firehouse better to serve the community. In‐ cluded in this budget would (See Cold Spring on Page 9)

Cases of swine flu have been reported in New York City as well as California, Texas, Ohio and Kansas. A private school in Rye‐ Westchester County closed when a number of students reported a flu‐like illness. Dr. Amler said there was no need for people to put on masks in the workplace to protect against infection. Her advice centered on regular hand washing: “Wash those hands whenever you can and perhaps forget about giving that little kiss of greeting until the outbreak subsides.” No cases of swine flu have been reported in the region.

School Board Candidates Announce Their Platforms see pages 10-11

Revenue Plummets by Eric Gross

Lawmakers are perplexed that Putnam County coffers have taken the largest hit ever when it comes to sales tax revenue. Commissioner of Finance William Carlin released the county’s monthly sales tax report Monday at a meeting of the legislature’s Audit and Administration Committee, indicating $3,987,197 col‐ lected in sales tax receipts in March—an astonishing $1,693,147 decline over the same period a year ago. Putnam Legislature chair‐ man Tony Hay suggested to his colleagues that “no one panic just yet.” Legislator Vincent Tamag‐ na studied the numbers and believes that “Putnam has been hit for real. Despite the double‐digit loss, our county has fared better than its neigh‐ bors.” Legislator Sam Oliverio said the decrease resulted from last year’s “once‐in‐a‐lifetime spending outburst. For some reason, a shopping frenzy in March of 2008 drove sales

(See Sales Tax on Page 6)

Nelsonville Tax Rate Rises Modestly by Michael Turton The Village of Nelsonville adopted its 2009 budget after a public hearing held on April 20, 2009. Spending by the village will total $349,464, an increase of 1.3 percent from 2008. For residents that trans‐ lates into a tax rate increase of 1.39 percent, or seven cents

per thousand dollars of as‐ sessed property value. As in other area municipali‐ ties, Nelsonville’s projected revenues from mortgage taxes will be down considerably from previous years, due to the slumping economy and new housing starts, in particular. Revenues in that category (See Nelsonville on Page 9)

The Lasting Legacy of ‘Pop’ Lyons by Joe Lindsley Jr. During the Easter weekend, Philipstown lost a lion. Harold Lyons, or “Pop,” as he was known to his children and to many people throughout the area, passed away at the age of 80 after a sickness that lasted several months. A wid‐ ower since 1983, Lyons was a friend and father figure to many, but especially to his four children, Nathan, Er‐ nest, Beverley Hotaling, and Barbara Moore, who sat down with the PCN&R last week to talk about their father. In the days surrounding Ly‐ ons’s funeral, stories resem‐ bling parables were circulated around Cold Spring, such as the true tale of Harold Lyons and the three debtors. “When we were kids, we were very poor,” said daughter Barbara. “When he first started his business, he used to go door to door to collect money. Most of it was by handshake only. It was not by contract. My mother told him he had to get some money, because of the holidays.” Nate continued: “The first guy gave him a hundred dol‐ lars. So then he got a hold of my mother and says, listen, I got a hundred dollars. She said,

Schools Haldane & Putnam Valley Honor Rolls pages 12‐13 Haldane Holds ‘Em on Poker Night page 13

‘Good, but you still got to try to collect some more.’ So he went to the second person and he didn’t have any. The third one gave him a sad story, and he thought the guy needed the money more than he needed it so he took the hundred dollars he got from the first guy and gave it to the third.” According to Ernie, the youngest of the four who is currently running Harold Ly‐ ons & Sons Trucking, “He was just always there.” Barbara recalled how he would pick up any hitchhiker he passed, many of whom were on the way to the rehabilitation center at Graymoor. He would even give them money if they needed it. And Ernie remem‐ bered the stranger his father once picked up in Fishkill who was stranded after wrecking his car. Lyons picked him up, gave him a ride home, and gave him money. A member of the Philipstown Republican Committee, Lyons was a supporter of many lo‐ cal organizations, and would quietly offer his help wherever it was needed—to the Meth‐ odist church, sports teams at Haldane, Little League, and more. He never sought credit or attention, though. Lyons was known as a hard

Harold “Pop” Lyons, enjoying a favorite community event. worker, an ethic born out of necessity. When he was 16, his father died, and, as his four older siblings already had families of their own, he had to support his mother, three younger brothers, and crippled sister by working at a factory. Later, at age 26, he started his construction and excavation business, but, in order to get

WHAT’S INSIDE News Culture Tots Park Closed for New Equipment Installation page 2 Breakneck Crash page 2

Art Exhibits: Desmond Fish Boscobel Van Brundt Tilly Foster pages 5,8,11

it off the ground, he had to work nights at another job to support his family. Though he was a keen sup‐ porter and a trustee of the Methodist church, Lyons was not a church going man, and, according to Barbara, “He didn’t like Sundays because it wasn’t a day of work. He ( S e e Ly o n s o n P a g e 6 )

Sports Putnam Sportsman on Hunting Turkeys page 14 Putnam Valley vs Kennedy Catholic page 15

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Motorcyclist Injured in Breakneck Accident by Michael Turton

Emergency services personnel tend to the accident victim before he was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Davidson and crashed onto the Part of Route 9D was closed shoulder of the road, sustainfor almost an hour late Suning multiple injuries. Witday morning, April 26, 2009, nesses said that two motordue to a motorcycle accident cycles came up fast behind just north of the Breakneck northbound traffic and, when Ridge tunnel, near Cold a car slowed to park, the Spring. motorcyclist had to brake hard A Putnam Valley resident and subsequently lost control. lost control of his Harley

The second motorcyclist, who asked not to be named, is the accident victim’s brother. He said that his brother suffered multiple foot fractures and serious abrasions to his legs and side. “He went down hard, really hard,” the brother stated. Breakneck Ridge was packed with hikers, as it always is on good-weather weekends. Beacon Fire Department, Dutchess Junction Fire Department, EMS Ambulance, Cold Spring Police, Fishkill Police, and New York State Police all responded to the accident, which stopped traffic in both directions. While the speed limit on Route 9D south of Cold Spring to Bear Mountain was reduced to 40 mph a few years ago, the speed limit remains at 55 mph north of Cold Spring through the Breakneck Ridge area—despite heavy weekend traffic, numerous accidents, and several fatalities over the years.

Tots Park to be Closed for a Week as New Playground Equipment is Installed

Skilled Volunteers Needed for Community Build Day on May 2 The Friends of the Tots Park (FOTP) and the Village of Cold Spring are happy to announce that their new play equipment (phase 1 and 2) will be installed on May 2 at McConville Park. Due to the construction, the Tots Park will be completely closed from Wednesday, April 29 to Tuesday, May 5. Please respect the fencing. They regret any inconvenience this may cause and hope you will all enjoy the new and improved park from May 6 onward. On the day of the community build, Saturday May 2, they need volunteers who either have some level of construction skills or are ‘handy’ to assemble and install the equipment (the play equipment company will pro-

vide a supervisor and the Village Highway Department will do all the digging and concrete pouring). If you have skills and are available to help for any length of time between 8am and 4pm on Saturday, May 2 please email [email protected] to sign up for the build. Your RSVP is important so that the FOTP knows how many hard-working souls to feed that day! Also, please note that for their safety, no children will be permitted on site during the build. The Friends are very grateful to Ed Trimble and the highway department for their assistance on this project. The highway crew is responsible for crafting the beautiful new benches that have already been

delivered to the park. Their deepest thanks go to Mayor Anthony Philips for his advance work to make the benches and this installation possible and to current Mayor Seth Gallagher for seeing the project through. This park was originally funded and built by parents and other community volunteers. The Friends thank all past and present supporters and hope they can count on you to help them make the park even better on May 2 and beyond. Rain date is Saturday, May 9. Please visit totspark.blogspot.com for updates or to make a donation to the Friends of the Tots Park fund.

NOTE: There were no Letters to the Editor received this week. Reminder: Next week is the last week for Letters concerning School issues due to the upcoming election. This week’s issue of the Putnam County News and Recorder is notable for a few reasons. We have no obits, not one birth and not one letter to the editor. And speaking of editors, our former editor and publisher’s last day is Thursday, April 30th. Yes, Brian O’Donnell is leaving after approximately 20 years at the helm. He managed to bring the PCN&R into the 21 st century with computers, a web site, better coverage of local and county meetings and a total commitment 24/7 to the PCN&R. We will miss his “techie” expertise, overall knowledge, and understanding of human nature. So good luck to Brian, we have no idea what he will be doing but maybe he’ll stop by one day and give us a hint. And now on to birthdays, those celebrating this week are Mark Duheil, Sonia Desai, Florence Ryan, Geo. W. Van Tassel Sr., Judy Barcavage, Butch Tangen, Cory F. Seabolt, Rachel Fricker, Jessica Fricker, Christopher Marchese, Gerald Thomas, Joseph Meisel, Marisa Pidala. Anniversary wishes go to Adele & Roy Kannenberg, John & Kristin Van Tassel, Patricia and Earl Lyons, Jack & Gloria Barnes, Mary & Robert Lomino. Congratulations to all.

Meetings This Week THURSDAY 4/30 7:30 - PV ZBA (6:30 Work Session)

FRIDAY 5/1 No Meetings Scheduled

MONDAY 5/4

TUESDAY 5/5

WEDNESDAY 5/6

7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA Workshop

7:00 PM - Haldane School Board 7:00 PM - Putnam County Legislature Monthly Mtg 7:30 PM - Cold Spring Planning Board Monthly Mtg 7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board Weekly Workshop

7:30 PM - Philipstown Board Weekly Workshop 7:30 PM - Garrison School Board

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Sun. May 10 - Mother’s Day Garden Party, Chuang Yen Monastery & Buddhist Temple, 2020 Rt. 301. 10:30am-3pm, food for sale, martial arts demo at 1pm. Tue. May 12 - St. Christopher’s Inn Centennial Gala, 6:30pm, University Club, NYC. Hon. Chairs Gov. & Mrs. Pataki, MC: Scott Clark of ABC News. Tickets: Anthony Gallicchio, 845-335-1005 or [email protected]

This Week: Wed. Apr. 29 - Hudson Valley Food & Wine Experience, benefiting Putnam/NW Women’s Resource Ctr, 6-9pm, Villa Barone Manor, Mahopac. Artisan food & wine, auction, raffle, $75. (845)628-9284 or contact: [email protected]. Wed. Apr. 29 - Bird walk in honor of Audubon’s birthday, hosted by Constitution Marsh Audubon Center & Sanctuary. 7:30-9am. Free, limited space, res. req’d before noon on 4/28: [email protected] or 265-2601, ext. 10. Thu. Apr. 30 - Hotsy Totsy Follies, Philipstown Community Center,1-2:30pm. Free. Reservations suggested. 424-4618. Fri. May 1 - Songs for Autism benefit concert. Performances by Caravan of Thieves, Marc Von Em, David Kraai, Stacy Labriola, more. Towne Crier Café, 130 Rt. 22, Pawling. $25/advance, $35/ at event. Doors open 5pm, show at 7:30pm. www.PutnamARC.org, 845-278-PARC, x287. Fri. May 1 - GUFS 8th grade play: Twelfth Night, 7pm, Garrison School gym. Sat. May 2 - Manitoga Camp Open Day, 2-4pm meet camp staff, explore site and learn about program; also Philipstown Day at Manitoga, Route 9D, Garrison. Discount tour rate of $8 for residents. Tours at 11am and 1:30pm, limited space, res. required. www.russelwrightcenter.org.

Sat. May 2 - 4-H Puppeteers Players performance. Butterfield Library. 11am. Free. Young children and families invited to meet the puppets after the show. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 278-6738 Sat. May 2 - Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries Awards & Scholarship Dinner Dance. 6-11pm, Crystal Bay on the Hudson, Peekskill. Res. deadline Apr. 21. www.cyfm.org or 424-3609. Sat. May 2 - HH Land Trust Takea-Hike: Song Birds of Spring w/ Audubon’s Lew Kingsley. Bring binoculars. 8am parking area at corner of Dennytown & Sunken Mine Roads, 2 hrs., easy/familyfriendly, www.hhlt.org, 424-3358 Sun. May 3 - Constitution Marsh’s Annual Spring Fundraiser, 4-7pm, 265-2601. Sun. May 3 - Nelsonville Kids’ Fishing Day, 8am-4pm, lower reservoir on Fishkill Road. Free; fishing gear provided. Hot dogs, pizza etc. Tue. May 5 - Hudson Valley Hospital Center’s 32nd Annual Golf Tournament, Hudson National Golf Club, Croton. 18 holes of golf, lunch, cocktail party, dinner, raffle, live auction. 914-734-3862 or [email protected]. Tue. May 5 - Putnam Valley Senior Club excursion to Mount Haven, PA. 8:30am-6:30pm. Breakfast and lunch buffets, open bar, dancing, games, movie, and shopping. $32/PV residents, $35/ non-residents. Helen, 845-5283052.

Wed. May 6 - Shop Putnam Business & Home Expo, 10am-6pm, Villa Barone, 466 Rt. 6, Mahopac. Breakfast, 8-10am, Rotary Club luncheon, 12-1:30pm. www.shopputnamexpo.com, 845628-5553.

Coming Up: Fri. May 8 - Philipstown Community Blood Drive at Garrison Fire House Rte 9, 2:30-8pm. Co-sponsored by local Girl Scout troop 2504 and Jaymark Jewelers. Fri. May 8 - “Eeels, Aliens and Shipwrecks: Updates in river Science” with Chris Bower. 7pm, free. Beacon Sloop Club, next to the ferry dock. www.beaconsloopcub.org, 845265-2969. Sat. May 9 - Highland Garden Club’s Annual Plant and Basket Sale for Mother’s Day; lilacs are in bloom. 9am-1pm, front of Foodtown. Sun. May 10 - Mothers Day High Tea Luncheon, Horton House Family Center, 1540 Rt. 376, Wappingers. High Tea luncheon, homestead tour and serenade by tenor John Vergil. 12 noon and 4pm seatings, $35. www.HortonHouseFamilyCenter.com, 845-463-3088. Sun. May 10 – Sunset Series: Readings at Chapel of Our Lady Restoration. Poet Jeffrey McDaniel. 4pm. Free, wine & cheese reception follows. Free, park at Metro-North station.

Tue. May 12 - Mohegan Sun & Cornerstone Production “Seaside Rendezvous” Live entertainment, with good old-fashioned fun. Snack pack box lunch for the trip home. “Philipstown Seniors,” members/ $30, non-members/$35. Reservation deadline April 10. Eileen, 2655098. Wed. May 13 - Seminar on Campaign Finance presented by NY State Board of Elections, 9:30am-12:30pm, Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services “Tops” Building, 112 Old Rt. 6, Carmel. Register at www.elections.state.ny.us or 845278-6970. Wed. May 13 - Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training information meeting, 6pm, Courtyard Marriott, 2641 South Rd., Poughkeepsie. Raise money while training for long distance running. www.teamintraining.org. Thu. May 14 - Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting, 6pm, Butterfield Library. Sat. May 16 - Friends of Fahnestock & Hudson Highlands State Park Picnic at Canopus Lake/ Winter Park area. 12-4pm, free. Pre-reg req’d by Apr. 25. Rain or shine. $10/person, $15/family. www.fofhh.org/picnic Sat. May 16 - Artists on Location Spring Art Auction paintings in the style of the Hudson River School (and more). Live art auction; 3:30pm viewing, 5pm auction. Garrison Art Center, 4243960, garrisonartcenter.org.

Sat. May 16 - Kids’ Day at Putnam Hospital Center. 12 noon-4pm. Hands-on demonstrations, health and safety exhibits, kids’ crafts and games, vendors, penny social. Free. 845-279-5711, ext. 2453. Sat. May 16 - HH Land Trust Takea-Hike! Bird Walk to the Boardway w/ Marsh Exec. Dir. Eric Lind. Bring binoculars, 8:30am, Constitution Marsh parking area. 1.5 hrs., moderate w/ some steep inclines. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358 Sat. May 16 - Master Gardener Plant Sale, Tilly Foster Farm, Route 312, Brewster, 8:30am – 12:30pm. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 278-6738 or www.cce.cornell.edu/ putnam. Sun. May 17 - Mountain Laurel Outdoor Rec Fest, 9am-3pm, Taconic Outdoor Education Center, 75 Mountain Laurel Lane, Cold Spring. Learn about birds, orienteering, kayaks, adventure challenges. Live wildlife presentation. $2/adults, $1/kids. Sun. May 17 - Concert: Louigi Boccia, tenor & Arthur McManus, piano. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market St., CS, park at Metro-North station. Sun. May 17 - Walkabout at Tilly Foster Farm. Guided historical tours, 1pm. Reservations rec, space ltd. 845-279-4474, www.tillyfosterfarm.org. Wed. May 20 - Senior Bruncheon, Philipstown Community Center, 10am-1pm. Free. Philipstown residents only. Reservations required. Registration will be taken beginning April 20. 424-4618. Thurs. May 21 - Shade Gardening, Mahopac Public Library, 78:15pm, free. Perennials, shrubs and trees for the shaded wooded areas of your property. For info call 628-2009. Sat. May 23 - Manitoga Landscape Day Volunteer Landscape Day: Mary’s Meadow w/ Darrell Morrison. 9am-2pm, lunch served. www.russelwrightcenter.org or 4243812.

Sat. May 23 - PV Sunset Series all-day tag sale & music fest. 1pm onwards, Town Park. Benefits PV Food Pantry - bring canned goods - & Dog Shelter. Features Hey Baby, The Core Band & many others. Refreshments, farmers market, volleyball, art for kids. www.pvpr.com or 845-526-3292. Sat. May 23 - Bake Sale sponsored by South Highland United Methodist Church, 9:30am-noon, Foodtown Mon. May 25 - Memorial Day Parade, meet at foot of Main Street, Cold Spring. Time tba Mon. May 25 - Memorial Day program at National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Purple Heart recipients share memories, reflections, poetry. Refreshments, res. encouraged, ltd. Seating. Concert follows. 11:30am-1:30pm, 374 Temple Hill Rd., New Windsor, 8 4 5 - 5 6 1 - 1 7 6 5 . www.thepurpleheart.com Thu. May 28 - Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce Monthly Mixer. Details tba. www.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 or [email protected] Sat. May 30 - "Float Your Boat" free family event to celebrate the quadricentennial. Garrison Art Center, noon -5pm. Create floating sculptures out of shipwrecked materials with woodworkers, builders, and artists. Launch on flotilla line. Bring hammer, screwdriver and picnic lunch. RSVP or walk the plank! [email protected], 4243960 The Putnam County News & Recorder is happy to announce your event. A complete listing of Coming Events are on our website at www.pcnr.com. To send your listing: PCN&R, PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail, [email protected].

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2009 School Board Candidate Platforms

J OE C URTO Haldane Board of Education Trustee Election I am pleased to announce my candidacy for the May 19th Haldane Board of Edu‐ cation election. Though run‐

ning unopposed I have set up a campaign website (www. jcurto.com) which will give you a very detailed history of my background. My past and current not‐for‐profit in‐ volvement, as well as some personal insights and phi‐ losophies about public ser‐ vice are specified. We choose our elected leaders for their ability to think, listen, and apply reasonable judgments for very difficult issues. For those who don’t know me, I believe you’ll find the website very insightful. In a nutshell, I was born in 1961 in Yonkers and am one of five siblings. We moved at an early age to Chappaqua where I attended the public school system and graduated from Horace Greeley H.S in 1979. I received a B.S. in Management from Syracuse University in 1983. One year out of college and contemplating law school

Note: The PCN&R prints the school board candidate platforms in their entirety exactly as they were received.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Curt Anders’ Books LLC. A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n were filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 12/2/08. Office location: Putnam C o u n t y. S S N Y h a s b e e n designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against the LLC to: 666 Old Albany Post Road, Garrison, NY 10524 Purpose: any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE H AT T F O R D , B R O W N AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12‐2‐08. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to Alicia Ragno/Letitia Ragno, 10 Alta Rd., Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. Latest date to dissolve: 12‐1‐2039. General Purposes. LEGAL NOTICE M A N A H A N I N D U S T R I A L G R O U P, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 8‐15‐08. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 51 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mahopac, NY 10541. General purposes. LEGAL NOTICE PRISTINE EQUITIES LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12‐18‐08. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to Alicia Ragno/Letitia Ragno, 10 Alta Rd., Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. Latest date to dissolve: 12‐1‐2039. General Purposes.

a pro‐active school board. Though a volunteer entity, a school board has the abil‐ ity to take the lead locally on many important initia‐ tives that affect everyone, not just community members with children at Haldane. We should be active in address‐ ing the dysfunctional system Albany has created in how we fund schools, we should take the lead in addressing areas of shared services between our many local institutions and we should reach out to the talented local residents who bring compelling life experiences to our students. We should convey, in detail, why a successful local public school is important to all of us. When the school runs well and challenges each of us to do better, we all benefit and in many different ways. I encourage you to exercise your civic duty and right to vote on May 19th. If there’s anything you’d like to talk about or share don’t hesitate to e‐mail, [email protected], or call me at 265‐1008. I’m excited about working with the Haldane board members and representing the community again. We can do great things together.

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S C H WA RT Z Haldane School Board I am pleased to announce that I have chosen to run for re‐election for my seat as a proud member of the Haldane School Board. The good folks at the PCN&R have allowed me (and any other community member running for elected office) to w r ite a little bit abou t myself and why I believe I should be re‐elected to the Haldane School Board. My family and I moved to Cold Spring in 2002 from New York City because of its unique qualities and its school district. My wife, Di‐ anne, is a Special Education

high school science teacher in White Plains and I have twins, Brett and Chloe, who are currently third graders at Haldane. I was elected to the Haldane School Board in 2007 and I wish to serve the Cold Spring community for another three years. I believe my professional life allows me to bring a unique educational expertise to the Haldane School Board. I am the founder and current principal of the Bronx High School of Law and Finance in New York City. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Econom‐ ics from Tulane University, a Masters Degree in Special Education from the City Uni‐ versity of New York, and a Masters in School Adminis‐ tration from Baruch College. I am proud to say that I have been involved with the New York City reform movement that is grabbing national at‐ tention. My educational expe‐ rience has allowed to me ask the right questions and offer my knowledge to my fellow board members in order to ensure the right direction of our district. As a school board member I have sat on the high school principal search committee and am currently the Board liaison and member of the audit committee. I came to the Board at a time of new

leadership for our school district. Together our board has worked very closely with the new superintendent in creating a five‐ year strate‐ gic plan to make Haldane a leading school district in the Hudson Valley. Over the last two years I am proud of the progress this Board and district has made. If I were asked to list some accomplishments I would say that these are the five biggest accomplish‐ ments this board has made over the last two years: 1) two years in a row of less then two percent increases in property taxes. This all dur‐ ing record oil prices, record health care and pension costs, and an economic recession. 2) A change in the way we look at student data in the district. School data, test scores, and student progress is now part of the School Board’s expectations to be shared at Board meetings and discussed as to the real progress of our students. 3) The work this Board is doing with a group of concerned community members regard‐ ing the new heating system in our school. This Board delayed a major capital proj‐ ect in order to work with the community to first conduct a heating feasibility survey before moving forward with

any major heating renova‐ tion to our main building. 4) The direction this district has taken in ensuing long term fiscal soundness for the district under the leadership of Dr.Villanti and our busi‐ ness manager, Anne Dinio, and lastly 5) the ability for members of the community to come to Board meetings and have a real voice that shapes the decisions made by the Board and superin‐ tendent. I have witnessed members of the community come to meetings and make public statements and voice concerns that have had real impact on the district. As a Haldane School Board Trustee, I would continue to keep our district on its five‐ year strategic plan, insist on a responsible fiscal plan for both students and taxpayers, and continue to build strong community relationships to allow Haldane to be a leading school district. It has been an honor to serve this community as a trustee to the Haldane School Board. I believe that we are on the right path from “good to great” and it would be a privilege to continue to serve the Cold Spring community. Please remember to vote for School Board Trustee (two seats are open) and school budget on May 19th.

Butterfield and the Quad Free Putnam Business Expo Set for May 6 in Mahopac The Butterfield Library kicks off its Quadricenten‐ nial programming with a very special guest. Environmental educator and singer/guitarist Linda Richards will present a workshop on the Hudson River on Saturday, May 9 at 2 pm at the Butterfield Library. During “The Hudson’s Hid‐ den Treasures,” children will discover what happens when

Ebenezer Hudson’s treasure chest washes up on the Hud‐ son’s shores. Inside, the river world unfolds with music, artifacts, animals and a giant river puzzle. This program is free but reg‐ istration is required. Please visit the Library’s on‐line calendar at www.butterfield‐ library.org or call 265‐3040, ext. 4 to register for this event.

The 5th annual Shop Put‐ nam Business and Home Expo will take place on Wednesday M a y 6 , 2 0 0 9 , a t t h e Vi l l a Barone Hilltop Manor 466 Route 6, Mahopac. This event gives both businesses and the public an opportunity to connect with the resources and opportunities available in Putnam County. In addition to the displays, (over 100

in 2008), there will be free seminars held throughout the day as follows: 10:30am–1:30pm ‐ “Plan‐ ning for a Successful Busi‐ ness, Now.” 2–3:30pm ‐ “Adjusting Your Business to Today’s Econ‐ omy.” Both workshops are pre‐ sented by the Putnam County chapter of SCORE, Coun‐

selors to America’s Small Business. The exhibit floor will be open from 10am to 6pm showcasing small and large businesses. The public is invited and encouraged to a t t e n d . Va l e t p a r k i n g a n d admission to the Expo is free See www.shopputnamexpo. com for details or call Cor‐ nell Cooperative Extension

845‐278‐6738. This forum is sponsored by The Greater Mahopac‐ Carmel Chamber of Com‐ merce, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Exten‐ sion Putnam County, Putnam County Economic Develop‐ ment Corporation, and the Putnam County Industrial Development Agency.

LEGAL NOTICE P R O D U C T I O N MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1‐20‐09. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to Michael Zinn, 28 Wa i n w r i g h t D r. , C a r m e l , NY 10512. General purposes

LEGAL NOTICE MICHELLE GLASS, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/29/09. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to c/o Philip D’Angelo C PA , 2 0 0 1 P a l m e r Av e . , Ste. 201, Larchmont, NY 10538 General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICE G Z S T E WA RT L L C , a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 7‐31‐08. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Ross & Matza, 265 Sunrise Hwy., Ste. 65, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICE MJET ERRANDS, LLC,a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/21/09. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 14 Garrity Blvd, Brewster, NY 10509 General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Qualification of Consortium Properties/ Ballyhack Road LLC. 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 it 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 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 NOTICE TA D I N I E Q U I T I E S LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12‐3‐08. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to Alicia Ragno/Letitia Ragno, 10 Alta Rd., Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. Latest date to dissolve:12‐1‐2039. General Purposes.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M PA N Y. N A M E : M . BUCCI, LLC. A rticles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State o f N e w Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n 12/10/08. Office location: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Michael Bucci, 114 Vista On The Lake, Carmel, New York 10512. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

the Garrison Union Free School building, Garrison, N e w Yo r k , a t w h i c h t i m e the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine on the following items: 1 . To a d o p t t h e a n n u a l budget of the Garrison Union Free School District for the fiscal year 2009‐ 2010 and to authorize the requisite portion therefor to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2 . To e l e c t t h r e e ( 3 ) members to the Board of Education to three (3) year terms commencing on July 1, 2009, and expiring on June 30, 2012, to succeed Frances DiSarro, Carol McCullough and Marilyn Palefsky. 3.To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York. The election and budget vote shall be by machine or absentee ballot. The hours during which the polls shall be kept open shall be from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualified voters who are in the polling place at 9:00 p.m. to cast their ballots. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for the 2009‐2010 school y e a r, e x c l u s i v e o f p u b l i c monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, and also at said District Election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 o f t h e E l e c t i o n L a w. I f a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of t h e E l e c t i o n L a w, h e o r she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law in the Office of the Superintendent of

Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District on Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., except for Wednesday, May 6, 2009, during which registration will be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the School District Meeting for which such register is prepared. The register prepared by the Board of Registration pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law shall be f i l e d i n t h e O ff i c e o f t h e Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District and shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 14, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 16, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., prevailing time and at the polling place on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration of the may be held after the preparation o f s a i d R e g i s t e r, t o a d d any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 19, 2009. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT absentee ballots may be applied for at the main office of the School District. The School District Clerk must receive applications for absentee ballots at least seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on or prior to May 19, 2009, if the ballot is to be delivered personally t o t h e v o t e r. T h e S c h o o l District Clerk must receive absentee ballots not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2009. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will

be available in the office of the Superintendent of Schools from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on each of the five days prior to the day of the e l e c t i o n , e x c e p t S u n d a y, May 17, 2009. Any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the ballot of any person on such list, by making his challenge and reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT petitions nominating c a n d i d a t e s f o r t h e o ff i c e of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District in Garrison, New York, not later than April 20, 2009, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty‐five (25) qualified voters of the District and must state the name and residence of the candidate. A copy of such petition may b e o b t a i n e d a t t h e O ff i c e of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District during regular school hours. Memberships on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates r u n a t l a rg e . N o m i n a t i n g petitions shall not describe any specific membership of the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated but must state the name and residence of each signer. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 and §2008 of the Education L a w, a n y r e f e r e n d a o r propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said vote and election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the Garrison Union Free School on or before April 20, 2009, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least twenty‐five (25) of the qualified voters of the District; and must state the name and residence o f e a c h s i g n e r. H o w e v e r, the School Board will not entertain or place before the voters any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposition requiring the expenditure of moneys that fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures. Jinx Remson Clerk of the School District March, 2009

MEETING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Putnam Valley Planning Board will be held on M o n d a y, M a y 4 , 2 0 0 9 a t Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road, for the purpose of considering the following applications: Regular Meeting Start Time: 6:00pm AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING 1. Y M C A ‐ 6 8 4 Peekskill Hollow Road (TM: 63.‐3‐27/File: 2008‐0028 and 0029) The applicant is proposing an amendment to the approved Site Development Plan including, but not limited to, modification t o t h e b u s d r o p ‐ o ff a r e a , the construction of several accessory structures, improvements to the existing driveway and parking lot improvements, and a playground area. A public hearing has been scheduled and all interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard. 2. Gair, Roger – 585 Peekskill Hollow Road (TM: 63.‐2‐2/File: 2009‐ 0035) The applicant is proposing a 2‐Lot subdivision on approximately 21.4 acres of land located on Peekskill Hollow Road in the R‐3 Zoning District. The subject site currently contains two single‐family residences and the purpose of the subdivision is to allow each dwelling to be located on individual parcels of land. No site disturbance or new development is proposed. A public hearing has been scheduled and all interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard. SKETCH 3. Kisslinger, Robert‐ West Shore Drive (TM: 62.6‐1‐3, 4, 5/File: 2008‐0026) The applicant is proposing the construction of a single‐family residence on approximately 1.5 acres of land located at the terminus of West Shore Drive in the R‐3 Zoning District. The Applicant has obtained the necessary variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board will now continue its review of the project plans and consider the granting of Sketch Plan Approval. EXTENSION 4. White Rock Development, LLC (TM: 73.‐2‐30.1, 2, 3, 4 & 74.‐1‐62 and 63) INATIVE APPLICATIONS 5. Martin, Howard‐ Chippewa Road (TM: 51.81‐1‐35/File: 2008‐0007) APPROVAL OF MINUTES 6. Approve Minutes of April 20, 2009

Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of BIRTHING ESSENTIALS & RENTALS LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/21/09. Office lo cation: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro cess to: Debbie Aglietti, 23 Hilltop Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

I jumped at the opportunity to run a small business, Yonkers Tennis Center, and I’ve been there ever since. In addition to owning and operating a successful company, I am also a partner in two commercial real estate firms that own and manage retail space. Though completely different opera‐ tions the basic fundamentals of running your own company have prepared me well for many different experiences. I moved to Cold Spring in 1996 and can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live. My commitment to com‐ munity service is deeply in‐ grained and through the years I have served on the Boards of The Westchester Coalition for the Hungry & Homeless (White Plains), The Haldane School Foundation, The Hal‐ dane Board of Education (I was elected and served from 2004‐7), The Julia L. But‐ terfield Memorial Library, Philipstown Little League, and The Yonkers Partners in Education. In addition to Board service I have also and continue to serve on many committees at Haldane and throughout the community. My website details my posi‐ tions and how I’d like to serve as a school board member but the single most important issue I will advocate for is

LEGAL NOTICE H U D S O N VA L L E Y FREEDOM PRESS, LLC; A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n 3 / 2 4 / 0 9 ; S S N Y; P u t n a m County, New York; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Address for mailing copy of process: 86 Main St, Cold Spring NY 10516; Purpose: any lawful purpose; Perpetuity. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Qualification of Steel Winds LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/26/09. Office location: Putnam C o u n t y. L L C f o r m e d i n Delaware (DE) on 9/2/05. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of O rg . f i l e d w i t h D E S e c y. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of the formation of Greentek Clean Energy, L L C . A r t s . o f O rg . f i l e d with the Secy. of State on 4/9/2009. Office location: Putnam County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 527 East Mountain Rd., Cold Spring, NY 10516. Purpose: any law ful activity. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M PA N Y. N A M E : REMINGTON CUNEO I N T E R N AT I O N A L , L L C . A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 03/31/09. Office location: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 74 South Street, P a t t e r s o n , N e w Yo r k 12563. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Qualification of Family Tree Properties, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/16/09. Office location: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/27/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it 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: any lawful activities. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,BUDGET VOTE, AND ELECTIONGARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing on the proposed 2009‐2010 Budget for the Garrison Union Free School District shall be held at the Garrison Union Free School Building on Route 9D in Garrison, Putnam County, New York, on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time. The budget will be available for review on April 22, 2009, at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Garrison Union Free School Building. A report of tax exemptions, showing how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that budgetary process is exempt from taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Garrison Union Free School District, Putnam County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at

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Haldane’s 2008/09 Third Quarter HS Honor Roll PRINCIPALS LIST: Grade 12: Jay Barrett, Gregory Casement, Stefan Jimenez Wisler, Conor Mc‐ Cann, Amber McCoy‐Snapp, Christopher Ryan, Alessandra Scanga, Averyann Zuvic Grade 11: Tatiana Gilmar‐ tin, Michael Grasso, Zach‐ ary Kane‐Seitz, Claire Ko‐ epke, Marisa Nairn, Grace O ’ M a l l e y, H a n n a h P a r k s , Monique Quigley, Santiago Sandoval, Benjamin Thomas Grade 10: Ana Ally, Eva Ally, Virginia Califano, Ed‐ uardo Cerqueira, Malachy C l e a r y, Te s s D u l , J a c q u e ‐ lyn Eschenberg, Sarah Her‐ shey, Ryan Kenna, Zachary Landtroop, Juliette Loeb, Paul Mackey, Stephen Mc‐ Cann, Elizabeth Milner, Kyle Panthen, Alexander Schae‐ fer, Nicholas Scherer, Kelly Semple, Maximilian Smith Grade 9: Rosemarie Mack‐ ey, Melina Marinakis, James Olsen HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 12: Thomas Des Marais, Brendan Galvin, Sa‐ mantha Gunn, Briana Harrold, K i mberley H y a t t , M i c hael Impellittiere, Dakota Kan‐ nenberg, Dominic Pidala, Pe‐ ter Scherer, Olivia Seymour, Jessica Valenti G r a d e 11 : L e l a n d B a c h ‐ mann, Megan Barcavage, Maris Brennan, Robert Cali‐ fano, Angela Claffey, Jes‐ sica Cox, Rebecca Darman, Kristen Des Marais, Hannah

Diebboll, Stephanie Haviland, Shauna Kalantri, Zosia Kruk, M a x i m i l i a n M u e l l e r, J o h n Nakhla, Megan Rohan, Em‐ ily Slinskey, Victoria Smith, Nicholas Torchia, Cameron Zampino Grade 10 ‐ Laura Campbell, Taylor Downey, Dylan Filar‐ do, Christiana Glorius, Simrin Gosal, John Kearns, Quinn Kohut, Connor Mac Donald, Nicholas Marino, Jesse Ma‐ son, Ilana McConville, James Meekins, Christian Perkins, Sara Rizzi,Victoria Serradas, Jacob Slinskey Grade 9: Conor Austin,Salvatore Baisley ,Judith Barcavage,Elizabeth Bengel,Gavin Brower, Brian Costello, Adriana Curto, Sean Daly, Patrick Daponte, Jac‐ quelyn Ferguson, Rebecca Frumento, Luke Harrold, Mat‐ thew Hughes, Callum Lane, Victoria Lebron, Judge Mas‐ trantone, Kyla Moran, Dmitry Spinelli, Daisy Tacuri HONOR ROLL Grade 12 ‐ Victoria Agudo, Maria Alcaraz, Kayla Allen, Danielle Bassignani, Ste‐ fan Carlson, William Char‐ k o w s k y, J u s t i n C o r n e l i u s , Thomas Fry, Sean Gilmar‐ tin, Paul Grandetti, Stefano Guida, Matthew Rodzevik, Emily Truss, Holly Whiston, Cassandra Zouzias Grade 11 ‐ William Biavati, Kyle Bodge, Iliana Chargoy‐ Espinosa, Dylan Cronk, Bri‐ anna D’Alessio, Bradley Dil‐

lon, Richard Ferguson IV, Skylar Francis, Max Kris‐ tiansen, Susanna Lopez, Jade Lyons, Katlyn Mastrantone, Derek O’Dell, Tyler O’Toole, Joseph Scherer, Brandi Van Tassel Grade 10 ‐ Edward Bohl, Michael Clemente, Joseph Cunningham, Olivia Hopper, Christopher Junjulus, Em‐ ily Knapp, Erin Percacciolo, Graham Rice, Peter Spratt,

Matthew Tringali Grade 9 ‐ Andrew Balducci, Miller Francis, Jessica Gore, Henry Heintzman,Wilhelm Hoffman, Kelley Hyatt, Nicholas Junjulas, Daniel K i n n a i r d , S a s h a K l e s z y, Thomas Koumboulis, Emily Lombardo, Alyssa Merritt, James Moss, Orianna Pav‐ lik, Bronwyn Sandoval, Reid Thorpe

Poker Night a Winning Hand Haldane “ Mathterpieces” for Haldane Foundation Combine Art and Numbers

Haldane’s 2008/09 Third Quarter MS Honor Roll PRINCIPALS LIST: Grade 8: Elizabeth Caspar‐ ian, Maris Howell, Patrick Junjulas, Laura Kearns, Molly Prins, Carolyn Schaefer, Bay‐ ley Semple, Miranda Thomp‐ son, Stephen Zalys Grade 7: Kieran Austin, Mary Callaghan, Claire Car‐ roll, Steven Casement, Rachel Conklin, Maya Curto, Michelle McEwen, Brigit O’Malley, Shauna Ricketts, Caroline Schweikhart, Sarah Warren HIGH HONOR ROLL: Grade 8: Deborah Bozsik, Thomas Califano, Ashley Cooper, Caitriona Daly, Sarah Diebboll, Jason Kane‐Seitz, Ryan Koval, Matthew Ma‐ rino, Michelle Miller, Claudia Percacciolo, Emilie Procario, Kelsey Scofield, Aaron Sey‐ mour, Clare Shanahan Grade 7: Kenneth Doxey, Alison Duncan, Danielle Fer‐

ris, Laura Gunder, Jessica Har‐ rison, John Hughes, Isabel Jimenez, Sonya Kuzminski, Gerianne Martin, Elizabeth O’Malley, Kelin Petkus, Remi Smith HONOR ROLL: Grade 8: Katherine Daponte, Ciaran Dillon, Matthew For‐ low, Rebecca Garrison, Ki‐ ran Kalantri, Gus Kristiansen, James Kunz, Sunny Quailer, Luke Rodzel, James Rubino, Owen Thomas Grade 7: Albert Bajsicki, Luke Cleary, Katharine Cun‐ ningham, Gareth Gore, Gia‐ na Grandetti, Dillon Kenny, Emma Kimmel, Alec Lane, Samatha Lisikatos, John Mc‐ Cann, Andy Mechalakos, John Miller, Steven O’Dell, James Perkins, John Rotando, Bran‐ don Rucker, Jack Shortell, Jade Silverstein, Kieran Spinelli, Sabrina Vuksta

First grader Luke Hammond with his Lucky Sevens drawing

The Butterfield Library was transformed into a ca‐ sino on Saturday, April 18, when the Haldane School Foundation hosted its annual Ladies’ Poker Night. Over 30 enthusiastic ladies were treated to a lively evening of wine, hors d’oeuvres, tuxedo‐ clad dealers and bartend‐ ers, and boisterous hands of poker including Five Card Stud, Texas Hold ‘Em, and the women’s favorites, Guts and the always‐hilarious In‐ dian Poker. Haldane mother of two

(with one more arriving this June), Pam Gunther was the night’s big winner. Said Pam, “I never win anything! Baby Luck, not Lady Luck, was on my side last night!” Foundation president Sea‐ mus Carroll added that “the big winners last night were really the kids. The event raised over $1,000 for the Foundation, all of which goes toward funding grants for innovative programs for the students of the Haldane Central School District.

Haldane elementary and middle school artists enjoyed creating “mathterpieces” for the Garrison Art Center exhibit “Art Squared.” The students brainstormed about art and math concepts. Third grade artists studied cubism and designed Picas‐ so faces. They also printed veggie geometry mandalas. Fourth graders studied the artwork of Vassily Kandinsky and designed Kandinsky cir‐ cles. Upper elementary and middle school artists were especially successful with the “Art Squared” theme. They also constructed two wooden sculptures.

Troop 2505 Scouts Hone Outdoor Skills

Junior Girl Scout Troop 2505 camped at Hidden Valley at the Sharpe Reservation where they learned orienteering skills and completed the “Finding Your Way” badge. [LtoR] Samantha Phillips, Grace Seward, Mary‐Margaret Dwyer, Aurora Straus, Allie La Rocco, and Jocelyn Lane.

T HE  P UTNAM  C OUNTY  N EWS  A ND  R ECORDER        Wednesday, April 29, 2009    Page 9 NELSONVILLE (Cont’d from front pg.) are expected to decrease by close to 30 percent. Mayor Tom Corless also indicated that no funds from the federal stimulus package are expected at this time. Last week’s meeting was also a time to reorganize as trustees were assigned, or in most cases reassigned, to numerous village responsi‐ bilities. Mayor Tom Corless heads the personnel com‐ mittee and will also be the liaison with area emergency services organizations. Trustee Ande Merante was reappointed as deputy‐mayor and will head the auditing committee. Merante will also be the liaison with the Town of Philipstown and the local Greenway committee. Trustee Peter Tomann will handle building maintenance and recreation duties, and be the liaison with the Village of Cold Spring. The three‐man village board acts as street commissioner. Walter Garschagen will chair the zoning board and George Duncan will again act as build‐ ing inspector. Wayne Rudolph will handle duties as parking enforcement officer and as‐ sistant zoning enforcement officer. Pauline Minners will again

serve as village clerk and treasurer, records access of‐ ficer, and court clerk. Stephen To m a n n i s t h e a c t i n g j u s ‐ tice. M&T Bank was named the village’s official bank and the PCN&R its official newspaper. Trustees helped continue a longstanding area t r a d i ‐ tion when they approved a one thousand dollar donation to the annual kids’ fishing derby to be held on Sunday, May 3, at the reservoir on Fishkill Road. The village’s contribution helps stock the reservoir with fish. Inmates from the Putnam County Jail will be doing some local community service work by assisting in painting Village Hall. County Legislator Vinny Tamagna addressed the board on a number of matters. He reported that the legislature had recently passed a reso‐ lution opposing County Ex‐ ecutive Bob Bondi’s plan to call for bids on home health care services currently of‐ fered through the Putnam County Department of Health. Tamagna asked for and im‐ mediately received support from the village board in opposing the move to priva‐ tize home nursing. He also

DRILL (Cont’d from front pg.) spoke strongly against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) proposal to add a .75 percent tax on wages in five counties, in‐ cluding Putnam. “It’s another onerous tax,” Tamagna said. “Many people don’t even use the MTA. They’re just look‐ ing for a way to fill a hole in their budget. It’s taxation without representation,” he concluded. Tamagna also announced an historic preservation initia‐ tive entitled “Marking Your Old House.” Sponsored by the Putnam County Historian and Putnam County Historic Preservation Advisory Com‐ mittee, the program encour‐ ages owners of older homes to research and document the b u i l d i n g ’ s h i s t o r y. H o m e s that are approved can then be marked with a bronze plaque purchased by the owner. Docu‐ mentation will be kept in the Putnam County Archives. He also indicated that the Putnam County Historical Society is in need of additional storage space and inquired regarding the possibility of using the upstairs of the old Nelsonville firehouse for that purpose. A delegation of several residents attended last week’s meeting to voice their con‐

cerns over activities at 17 Division Street. The resi‐ dents, who complained that the teenaged boys who live in the house are often left unsupervised, listed under‐ aged drinking, littering, loud noise, and aggressive, bellig‐ erent behavior on the part of the boys as major concerns to neighbors. They indicated that several calls to area po‐ lice have been ineffective in improving the situation. Mayor Tom Corless sympa‐ thized but indicated that the problems cited are matters to be dealt with by the po‐ lice rather than the village board and encouraged the residents to stay diligent and to continue phoning the police whenever similar problems occur. Residents said they have also discussed forming a N e i g h b o r h o o d Wa t c h o n the street. T.J. Rogers also attended the village board meeting. Rogers is Congressman John H a l l ’ s d i s t r i c t r e p r e s e n t a‐ tive and has been making the rounds to local municipal government meetings in his words, “mainly to listen,” and to keep Hall informed on local issues.

30‐minute prep time. The Instant Challenge por‐ tion of the competition re‐ quires the team to solve a problem on the spot, having no prior knowledge of the problem. Usually 2‐5 minutes are allowed to solve this chal‐ lenge with only the materials given. Instant Challenges might be performance‐based, task‐based (such as building something), or a combina‐ tion thereof. Instant chal‐ lenges give all Destination Imagination teams a chance to showcase their ability to think and work quickly, even if their main team challenges are not improvisational in nature. Te a m m a n a g e r s C i n d y Chiera and Molly McCoy Straus have enjoyed watching

the team develop a unique rela‐ tionship. Intense rehearsals‐ ‐a minimum of twice weekly since the fall and seven days a week leading up to the tourna‐ ments – have facilitated not only technical skills but also bonds of friendship and trust among team members, en ‐ abling them to work efficiently under pressure. They have developed a true appreciation for the “process” of creating this solution. The kids are tirelessly determined to make it better and better. Each team member contributes something different and special. “Doing DI has taught me to think in a different way and look for unexpected answers,” says Nick who, along with Eric, is in his sixth year with Destina‐ tion Imagination.

IMAGINATION (Cont’d from front pg.) Andrew Platt, Aurora Straus, Eric Rizzi, Gavin Koepke, and Nick Chiera, have spent countless hours over the past six months working on their solution to the challenge called “Private DI.” This improvisational chal‐ lenge requires the team to create a six‐minute skit includ‐ ing all props, costumes, and scenery, during a 30 minute prep time followed immedi‐ ately by the performance. The team is allowed to use only raw materials (such as paper, tape, PVC pipe, and string) chosen from a limited list and which fit into a 2’x2’x2’ cardboard box. In addition, required elements including a famous sleuth and a supersti‐ tion, both randomly chosen at the start of the prep time, must

be incorporated into the skit. The skit is performed in the styles of three different film genres, also randomly chosen at the start of the 30‐minute prep time. Finally, one min‐ ute prior to the performance the team draws a last surprise element to include in the skit. Another major portion of this challenge requires that the team build a self‐propelled “Superstition Origin Detec‐ tor,” to help solve a mystery in the skit. Fourth‐grader An‐ drew Platt created “SODsha” out of PVC pipe, fishing line, tin foil, and washers. Standing about 4 feet tall, SODsha uses a system of weights and pulleys to soar across the stage. Like all parts of the performance, SODsha must be assembled from raw materials during the

“Victim” Matt Perez of Putnam Valley is checked with radiological equipment by volunteer Stephen Miller of Carmel. that the truck was carrying a illnesses” from the chemicals. “hazardous” chemical. The “victims” complained Numerous casualties were of respiratory symptoms while reported— from fatalities to others were feared to be “car‐ those “contaminated” with rying chemical contamina‐ the chemical. tion.” In addition to the primary Putnam Deputy Commis‐ events, several individuals sioner of Emergency Services were taken by ambulance to Adam Stiebling commended Putnam Hospital Center, since agencies on both sides of the concern was expressed about county for working togeth‐ “reported radiation exposure er, saying, “The activation contamination” and “rumored of emergency preparedness

Fire crews wearing breathing gear arrive on the scene and use the Jaws of Life to enter the bus. services demonstrates how n o t c o n d u c t e d , e m e rg e n c y well county agencies and the responders would be taken paid and volunteer EMS force aback by the sites and sounds protect residents, guests, and before them when arriving businesses from Cold Spring a t a m a j o r c r i s i s . I f , G o d to Carmel as well as their forbid, a calamity should oc‐ a b i l i t i e s , c a p a b i l i t i e s a n d cur within our county, EMS, needs for improvement.” firefighters, police and others Putnam County Director are now prepared, knowing of Emergency Management what to do in the most rapid T h o m a s L a n n o n d e s c r i b e d fashion, allowing for a mass the exercise as “realistic. If rescue to occur.” exercises of this type were

COLD SPRING (Cont’d from front pg.) be structural modifications to accommodate the planned new ladder truck. The mayor described repairs to streets and pavements, and safety improvements on Route 9D between Main Street and Benedict Road. $875,000 is anticipated to be necessary to make repairs, add ADA curbs, and to implement the recommendations prepared by the RBA Group and presented to the board last February. The last item on the stimulus wish list was repairs to the retaining wall on Main Street, which are estimated to cost between $80,000 and $90,000. The price range represents the amount of labor and materi‐ als supplied by the village. Trustee Bruce Campbell will be looking into the matter and will report back to the board. The consensus of the trust‐ ees appeared to be that these projects were necessary to the village and matched the inten‐ tion of the stimulus package.

Trustee Lynn Miller pointed out that the street repair proj‐ ect appeared to be “the least shovel ready.” Mayor Galla‐ gher agreed but stated, “if we want things to happen, we need to work our representatives.” There will be much competi‐ tion for stimulus monies. Trustee Campbell agreed, informing the board that rep‐ resentatives of Congressman John Hall have told him that last year, they received only twelve requests from locali‐ ties, but this year the number was already over 125. The mayor read a letter from Ken Kearney requesting that two parcels he owns, located at the southern end of Kem‐ ble Avenue and the corner of Boulevard and Kemble—also known as the Marathon Bat‐ tery site—be re‐zoned from light industrial to residential. Mr. Kearney seeks to create a thirteen‐lot subdivision, a townhouse development, park‐ ing, and open space. He has

presented conceptual plans to the village’s Comprehensive Plan Special Board and Zon‐ ing Board, which encouraged him to reach out to the village board. The letter concludes with a request to meet with the village board. Real estate development is a hot topic in Cold Spring, with memories of the lumberyard property still fresh in many minds. Mayor Gallagher and the trustees appeared amenable to meeting with Kearney and tentatively scheduled a meet‐ ing for May 5. Much discus‐ sion ensued, however, about what the nature of the meeting should be, who should at‐ tend, and which agency should be in charge. Special Board member Karen Dunn said she “doesn’t want to see a battle like what occurred with the lumber yard property.” Carol Casparian, also of the Special Board, who lives adjacent to the site in question, offered

assistance to the village in this matter. Mayor Gallagher asked the Special Board to continue looking into this for “a little while longer.” Karen Dunn responded that she is “not sure this is in our purview.” Neither party seemed willing to take responsibility, although both concurred in their desire to work together in the best interests of the village. Another issued raised was that Mr. Kearney’s presenta‐ tion to the Zoning Board last week set in motion a 60‐day clock for review and com‐ ment. Concern was voiced that a meeting with the village board is only intended to stop the clock. Dunn opined that that wouldn’t be such a bad idea. She continued, saying that the board “should take its time to ascertain all the facts.” Trustee Robertson seemed to take the letter at face value, saying that “all he wants to do is meet with us and we should sit down and listen.”

Page 6    T HE  P UTNAM  C OUNTY  N EWS  A ND  R ECORDER         Wednesday, April 29, 2009 LOYALTY DAY (Cont’d from front pg.)

WARNER (Cont’d from front pg.)

LYONS (Cont’d from front pg.)

“Uncle Sam believes that these veterans may be dis‐ gruntled and will join right‐ wing extremist groups in op‐ position to the principles and beliefs of the U.S.,” Rohde said. Rohde called the report “very upsetting. Veterans are loyal to this great country every day of their lives. For the federal government to identify a veteran as a ter‐ rorist is an obscenity.” The former state com‐ mander urged all residents of Putnam County and vicinity to contact “our local United States Senators as well as Congressman John Hall and tell them the veterans that serve our country are not

because we had not expected it. But we are running all of our tours, the weekday tours … the schoolkid tours, all of our special Saturdays and of course our seafood gala.” Pugh stressed that, while the temporary closing of the old house is not ideal, the Con‐ stitution Island Association board knew it would have to happen at some point. “It’s not a hard luck story,” she said. “No matter when this happens it would be monu‐ mentally inconvenient.” The army, which has not yet released its official report detailing what repairs are needed, will have to seek fund‐ ing for the restoration project. Pugh said that the island’s association will likely help with fundraising to speed up the renovation process. While the closing of the house will cause some headaches in the short term, it could lead to a much‐desired restoration of the house’s interior to its original state, in addition to the necessary structural re‐ pairs. The island will still host its regular events, from the annual seafood gala on June 20, to Revolutionary War re‐ enactments, boat rides, and hikes. “Kids will come over and see the house from the outside,” Pugh said. “They’ll spend most of their time with the guys on the Revolutionary War trail, which is probably what they’d prefer to do anyway.” Typically, the island can only be accessed by boat from West Point, but for certain weekend events, such as the seafood gala, the July 25 Garden Day, and the Aug. 29‐30 Reenactment Weekend, the island can be accessed via shuttle from the Cold S p r i n g M e t r o ‐ N o r t h p a r k‐ ing lot. When the railroad was built, the Warner sisters’ father, Henry, allowed the tracks to cross his island in return for a right‐of‐way on the railroad bridge. Today, the right of way is used only by

wanted to work every day, and he wanted his kids to do so as well.” “He would look at some‐ thing and know what needed to be fixed,” added Barbara. “Everybody in the community practically went to him.” Lyons taught his children to be honest and to work hard. He instilled in his children the notion that “if you want some‐ thing, work for it,” according to Ernie. Laughing, Barbara added, “But if you’re not fam‐ ily [and you want something], just ask Pop. Us, he just wanted us to work harder.” “He would give to other people but us he wanted us just to work,” Ernie added, with a smile. Lyons was such a hard work‐ er that sometimes he would pull off the side of the road to take a short nap in his truck. Longtime Cold Spring mayor Anthony Phillips would some‐ times drive by and wake him from his roadside slumber. According to Barbara, Ly‐ ons didn’t have any hobbies, though he was a Yankees fan. And, as a descendant of a fam‐ ily that has been in Philipstown since at least the late 1700s, he was keenly interested in the history of the Hudson Valley. His great grandfather, David Lyons, was captain of one of West Point’s three supply ships during the Civil War. “After his first heart at‐ tack, the doctor told him to go home and enjoy his hobbies,”

terrorists but are people who are loyal to this country and who should be honored.” Rohde received an ovation. Putnam Sheriff Donald Smith received a pleasant surprise when members of the Putnam Lake VFW presented him with a special framed proclamation in recognition for his service to the United States as a brigadier general and as Putnam’s chief law‐ man. In accepting the surprise recognition, the sheriff said, “Loyalty Day is what America is all about. All men are cre‐ ated equal. America is the beacon of freedom, hope, and justice around the globe.”

Sheriff Donald Smith (right) receives his award.

Family members recall the sacrifices made by all veterans while standing beneath a Vietnam‐era helicopter which now calls Putnam County home.

Betsy Pugh, chair of the Constitution Island Association, overlooking Constitution Island and the Marsh, hopes West Point will make the Warner House structural repairs a priority and encourages the public to get involved. the caretaker, who lives on the lines at battlefields around barracks and later a hospital island, and by the occasional the world, remembering the for the Continental Army. Saturday shuttles. lessons they had learned in Fort Constitution, which was H e n r y Wa r n e r i n t e n d e d t h e s h a d o w o f t h e h i l l o n abandoned before it was fin‐ for the house to be a sum‐ Constitution Island. ished, was a temporary forti‐ mer cottage, but, according To d a y, p a m p e r e d b y t h e fication on the Hudson, until to Pugh, the New York City Gen. Washington ordered his lawyer made some bad busi‐ Many cadets who troops to the higher ground ness decisions in the 1830s, the river at West Point. went to Warner’s across and, faced with hard times, It was at Constitution Island his family took up permanent that a chain weighing 65 tons Bible studies residence on the island. The was strung across the nar‐ later wrote place is a pleasant retreat row portion of the Hudson letters from the to prevent British ships from in the warmer months, but, as Pugh said, “Having been sailing toward Albany. front lines down there in the middle of Even with the house closed February, let me tell you this c o m f o r t s o f m o d e r n p r o s ‐ until Summer 2010, the island was not a nice place to be. perity, and perhaps having will continue to offer much Cold, wet, damp, windy. It forgotten about the serious‐ to visitors. At other times, it can just be pretty miserable.” ness of life, many might meet must be accessed from West One can imagine the sis‐ such lyrics with cynicism, Point. For more information, ters and the cadets, buffeted b u t S u s a n Wa r n e r ’ s s o n g contact the Constitution Is‐ by the winds, unsure of the achieved worldwide popu ‐ land office at (845) 446‐8676 future, huddled around the larity and brought comfort between Monday through Fri‐ fire singing the lyrics writ‐ t o m a n y — e s p e c i a l l y We s t day from 9:30am to Noon. ten by Susan Warner in her Point graduates—throughout Pugh suggested that those novel Say and Seal. “Jesus the world in the 19th century. who are concerned that the loves me! / This I know, For The island is historic for building might be emptied and the Bible tells me so. / Little other reasons: The men who shuttered for some time send ones to Him belong; / They fought to make America free, letters to West Point garrison are weak, but He is strong.” including George Washington, commander Col. Daniel Bruno Many of the cadets who par‐ once trod the pathways that a s l e t t e r s f r o m t h e p u b l i c ticipated in the Warner Bible led to the sundry redoubts. could be beneficial. studies later wrote letters During the Revolutionary to the sisters from the front War, the house served as a

Beverly said. [But] he didn’t have any.” It was the day after that first heart attack, while Lyons was recovering in the hospital, that his wife, Eleanor died at home. Her death hit him pretty hard. Devoted to his family, Lyons did not want his children to move away. At one point, all four of his grown children were living on Lyons Road. “He was sick when I had my house on the market,” Beverly said. “We had somebody that was going to buy it and it fell through, and he said, ‘That’s because God doesn’t want you to move away from me.’” Though he always seemed to be working, Lyons was also known for being a jokester. “He was always pulling a trick on somebody,” Nate said. When his children were y o u n g , Ly o n s w o u l d p l a y football and baseball with all the neighborhood kids. “All the kids thought that he was the greatest father,” Nate said. “He would come out and play with us, trip us, whatever.” Though he was always well loved throughout the area, Lyons was not a big shot. “He was very quiet,” Nate said. “He wasn’t a loud man. He sat back and listened.”

SALES TAX (Cont’d from front pg.) tax revenue through the roof. This year, things are back to normal.” Once again County Execu‐ tive Robert Bondi has called for clean regional shopping: “We need facilities off the interstate highway system so that our families don’t have to travel long distances or spend hours on the road. Unless more commercial enterprises locate within the county, residents will go back to their long‐term spending habits of traveling to

the Danbury Mall, shopping along Route 9 in Dutchess County, or the malls in White Plains and Jefferson Valley in Westchester.” Last year, Putnam collected $51 million in sales tax re‐ ceipts—a dramatic $5.1 mil‐ lion more than was collected in 2007. The county has projected a collection of $51.6 million in sales tax receipts by the end of 2009.

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HUDSON HIGHLANDS NATURE 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.org Afterschool programs for children throughout the year Thu. Apr. 30 - Adult Workshop Series: Low Carbon Diet, 78:30pm, free, ODC PUTNAM VALLEY LIBRARY 30 Oscawana Lake Rd., (845) 528-3242 www.putnamvalleylibrary.org Hours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6; Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5; Sat - 10-5 Book discussion group 3rd Tue. of each month, 7:30pm Sat. May 2 - Open Mike Night, sponsored by PV Arts, 79:30pm PUTNAM ARTS COUNCIL Tilly Foster Farm 100 Route 312 Brewster (845) 278-0230 www.putnamartscouncil.com Art Classes for all ages. Express Yourself, summer arts program Through May 3 - 36th Annual Putnam County High School Student Art Show, opening recpetion: Fri. Apr. 17, 2-5pm

DESMOND-FISH LIBRARY Route 9D & 403, Garrison, (845) 424-3020 http://dfl.highlands.com Hours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pm Tue & Thu 2-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm, Sun. 1-5pm May 2/17 - Paintings and Prints by Rose Gennaro; opening reception Sat. May 2, 1-3pm Fri/Sun May 1/3 and 8/10 The Priceless Pottery Sale Sun. May 3 - Talk by Leg. Tamagna: “Putnam County’s Quadricentennial,” 2pm Tue. May 5 - Great Decisions discussions series, 3:30pm, “Egypt, Key Ally in the Middle East” PUTNAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & FOUNDRY SCHOOL MUSEUM 63 Chestnut St., Cold Spring (845) 265-4010 www.pchs-fsm.org Museum hours: Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm Office hours: Tues/Fri 10-5 Through mid-August - Exhibit: “George Pope Morris: Defining American Culture” Sat. May 2 - Quadricentennial Walking Tour, call for details. PUTNAM VALLEY ARTS (845) 528-7420 www.putnamvalleyarts.com [email protected] Meets the third Tuesday of the month Sat. May 2 - Open Mike Night, sponsored by PV Arts, 79:30pm VANBRUNT GALLERY 137 Main St.. Beacon *Note new address (845) 838-2995 www.vanbruntgallery.com Gallery open Thu/Mon 11am-6pm Sat. May 2 - Mon. June 1 - Dual exhibit: Lyndon Preston & Thomas Sarrantonio

Quadricentennial Walking Tour This Saturday

Jody Saylor will lead walking tour to the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration Enjoy the nice weather as the popular Putnam County Historical Society’s Quadricentennial lecture series heads outdoors this Saturday, May 2 at 5pm. Join hosts Jody Sayler and Christy Guzzetta for a Cold Spring Village walking tour and

a sneak peek of the new Chancery building at the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration. This event begins at the chancery for wine, light refreshments, and an exhibition on the Chapel Restoration’s history. Guests will then follow Sayler, a museum trustee and veteran walking tour guide, on a tour that explores the effect that the Hudson River has had on the growth of Cold Spring. The tour winds through Market Street, Railroad Square, Main Street, Fair Street, and Kemble Avenue. The Chapel of Our Lady of Restoration is located at 45 Market Street in Cold Spring. Admission is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-2654010 or visit www.pchs-fsm.org.

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Rose Gennaro’s Paintings of Local Poet Reads His Work Meeropol the Region on Display at DFL byOnIvyMay 10th, the Sunset head.” Publishers Weekly

Cultural Events JULIA L. BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY Rtes. 301 & 9D (845) 265-3040 www.butterfieldlibrary.org Mon & Wed: 10am-8pm T, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pm Sun. 12-3pm Sat. May 2 - Make a Craft for Mom, 1pm, ages 5 & up. Sat. May 9 - Discover the Hudson’s Treasures workshop w/ Linda Richards, 2pm

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

GARRISON ART CENTER Garrison’s Landing (845) 424-3960 garrisonartcenter.org [email protected] Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun 125pm May 1-10 - Member Theme Show “Apples & Oranges.” Opening 6-8pm. Artists’ reception Fri May 1 PARAMOUNT CENTER 1008 Brown Street, Peekskill (914) 739-2333 [email protected] Thu. Apr. 30 - Jay Mohr, 8pm Fri. May 1 - Underworld film w/ live music by Alloy Orchestra Sat. May 2 - Marc Cohn, 8pm Sun. May 3 - Benefit for Kazi Oliver, 4pm Tue. May 5 - The B52s, 8pm COUNTY PLAYERS, INC. 2681 West Main Street Wappingers Falls (845) 298-1491 www.countyplayers.org Fri./Sun. May 1 through 16 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Fridays & Sats. at 8, Sun. May 10 only at 2pm, $20/adults, $17/seniors MANITOGA/THE RUSSEL WRIGHT DESIGN CENTER Route 9D, Garrison (845) 424-3812 russelwrightcenter.org Tours begin again on May 1; grounds open for hiking all year. Sat. May 2 - Philipstown Day: discount tour rates for residents; reg. req’d Sat. May 2 - Camp Open Day, 2-4pm, raindate Sun. May 3 same time STONECROP GARDENS 81 Stonecrop Lane Cold Spring (845) 265-2000 www.stonecrop.org Mon–Fri, plus 1st & 3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm; also open Fri. until dusk from May 1Oct 2; $5/ members - no charge Tue. May 5 - Guided Garden Tour - Woodland Garden, 6pm – 7pm, $10/members - no charge

Reading Series at The Chapel of Our Lady Restoration will kick off its first full season with a reading by local poet Jeffrey McDaniel. McDaniel has lived in the village of Cold Spring with his wife, Christine Caballero (a graphic artist who designed the new logo for the Tot Park) and their daughter Camilla Wren, for two and half years. When asked what one gains by attending a reading, McDaniel replies, “A live reading is more three-dimensional; the listener can feel the curves in each syllable, as the author’s voice gets planted in his or her

PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT THEATRE Depot Square, Garrison’s Landing philipstowndepottheatre.org (845) 424-3900 Fri/Sun May 1/24 - The Miracle Worker; Fri & Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 3pm BOSCOBEL Route 9D, Garrison (845) 265-3638 www.boscobel.org Opendaily except Tues., 9:30am-5pm,last tour 4:15 $16/adults, $12/seniors, $7/ children, 6-14, under 6/free Grounds only $8 Sat. May 2 - Friends of Boscobel Lecture by Firth H. Fabend: “Patroons and Plowmen: Dutch Settlers in the Hudson Valley,” 10am Sun. May 3 - Sun. May 10 Exhibition Gallery: Watercolors by Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson; on display through May 10 CHAPEL OF OUR LADY RESTORATION 45 Market St., Cold Spring 845-265-5537 www.chapelofourlady.com Sun. May 10 - Sunset Reading Series: Jeffrey McDaniel, poet, 4pm, free

Rose Gennaro will be exhibiting a number of oil paintings, water colors, and prints of the scenic Hudson Valley and beyond at the Desmond-Fish Library from May 2 to May 17. Pictures of many local landmarks will be included, including the view from Bear Mountain, Storm King in autumn, and West Point. One lovely painting captures a fountain at

Boscobel on a sun-drenched spring day. There will be an opening reception from 1 to 3pm on Saturday, May 2 during which the artist will be available to talk about her work. For more information, please call 424-3020. The DesmondFish Library is located at 472 Route 403, near the intersection with Route 9D in Garrison.

HS Invitational Art Show Displayed at Tilly Foster The 36th Annual All Putnam County High School Invitational Art Show is on exhibit at the Lodge at Tilly Foster, (Bldg. #8), 100 Rte. 312, Brewster, through May 3, 2009. This popular annual exhibit from the Putnam Arts Council is sponsored by Mahopac National Bank. The public is invited to view a wonderful variety of work by talented Putnam County High School students selected by their teachers, and then juried for awards by three local artist volunteers. Gallery hours for this popular exhibit

are Tuesday - Friday from 10am to 3:30pm, and weekends, 14pm. Awards have been appointed for First Place & Honorable Mention for the Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac, and Putnam Valley High Schools, a First Place for Sculpture and three overall awards for Best in Show, 2nd, and 3rd Place. Directions and information on this and all Putnam Arts Council programs and events can be found at www.putnamartscouncil.com or call 845-278-0230

agrees; in a review of his latest book, The Endarkenment, they write that McDaniel, “…is known for his commanding stage presence. These poems feel as if they are made for performance, paying less attention to the materiality of language than to speaking in a clear and strong voice.” Jeffrey McDaniel will read from his work at 4pm at The Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, adjacent to the Cold Spring Metro-North station. Free wine and cheese reception to follow. Next reading is June 7 with poet and memoirist Nick Flynn.

Bingo Nights Draw Crowds to Our Lady of Loretto This past Thursday evening Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall was filled with enthusiastic bingo players both from years’ past as well as many newcomers. The players were pleasantly surprised to learn that they could purchase all kinds of bingo games. The admission ticket allowed them to play the seven special games with all they had to offer, and there were many other chances to purchase additional game cards. The early bird cards offer a chance to win a $250 prize to

start off the night, or the 5 games at mid point called the midquickies with the chance to win $50 a game, as well as the extra jackpot tickets. The evening culminated with one lucky player calling Bingo! to win the grand prize jackpot of $500. As the evening closed, you could hear the bingo caller say, “ That is a good bingo indeed. Thank you for coming.” Bingo is played every Thursday evening, doors open at 6pm and the first game begins at 7:15pm. Come play!

Walk-Ons Welcome at PV Arts Open Mike Night Putnam Valley Arts will host an open mike night on Saturday, May 2, 2009, from 7 to 9:30pm. The event will take place at and is is co-sponsored by the Putnam Valley Library, at 30 Oscawana Lake Road. Walk-on acts are welcome: music, poetry, storytelling, comedy, dramatic readings, etc.

Parking is free and coffee, tea, and desserts will be available for purchse. For more info see www.putnamvalleyarts.com or call 845-528-7420. This event is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Anne Anastasi Charitable Foundation

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THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 BOOKKEEPER, PARTTIME on site in Cold Spring office: payroll, payroll taxes, bank recs, monthly cash flow reports, budget tracking. Must be proficient in Quickbooks and Excel. Additional hours available for general office work. E-mail resume to: [email protected]

SERVICES PHILIPSTOWN TREE SERVICE: Land clearing, take downs, trimmings. Stump Removal. Fully insured. Reg. No. PC 607. (845) 265-2187. NR MASONRY LLC: New homes, additions, all types stonework - patios, entrance pillars, fireplaces, walls, curbing, Unilock. Brickwork, stucco, repairs. PC Lic #373, cell 914527-1287 or H 845-424-3795 TREE SERVICE: Pruning, cabling, removal, stump grinding, shearing. Consultation. Certified Arborist. Fully insured. Call Henry L. Kingsley, 2653721. PC#1566. MASSAGE: Feel Good Again! Georgia Christy, Licensed Massage Therapist. 424-4224. SWEDISH MASSAGE: Back pain, neck pain, stress? Sleep better, heal better, think better, feel better. Dan Anderson LMT 527-7533 YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME by Toland Construction. Renovation, restoration, remodeling and new construction. All size jobs. PC#1244 and insured. 845-2652253 HONOR THY PLUMBER Villanova Plumbing & Heating. Masters of the fine art of plumbing and heating for over 25 years. Repairs, new installations including radiant & HW heat. No job too small. Call 845-528-3158 anytime. GARRISON TREE, INC. Tree takedowns, pruning, landclearing, cabling, chipping, firewood. Landscape design, planting, plant health care, stump grinding, mulch. Consultations available. Joshua R. Maddocks, certified aborist cert. # NY 5332A. Fully Insured. Reg. No. PC2213-A Please Call: 845265-3434 CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW Cleaning Service. Specializing on all shapes and sizes, store, office, & home. Free Estimates, fully insured."Got Windows"? Year round service. Call 845431-6967. KC PAINTING - Interior & Exterior painting - sheet-rocking taping - plaster repair. References, insured. PC #260. 2653291.424-3795 BEST DEAL IN TOWN - Get a Classified Ad in the Putnam County News for as little as $6.25. Our classifieds get results! 265-2468.

CARPENTERY/ CABINETRY Design to finish. Restoration, renovation, built-ins. Licensed/Insured PC 2025-A Chris: 845-265-6063 at www.architecturalwoodwright.com WEST SIDE CYCLE for all your motor cycle needs located at 120 Old Rte 9, Fishkill. 845-897-2444 TRANSPORTATION AW Limousine. Affordable rides in luxurious Towncars to all airports & NYC. Professional courteous drivers. 1-866-304-LIMO (5466) PAINTING AND PLASTER Repair. Interior. 22 yrs. exp. George Kimmel, 845-831-8723 METICULOUS HOUSE Cleaning. Affordable rates, reliable, excellent refs. Insured. Call 845-590-7146 HOMETOWN HANDYMAN painting, dry wall, all your maintenance, repair & improvement needs. No job too small. Courteous dependable, affordable service. Refs available. PC lic #2807-A. Call George 845-2654710 LOCAL LOCKSMITH Services. Licensed Bonded Insured 24 Hr. emergency service. Security since 1970 - locks, safes, camera systems and more. Call 8 4 5 - 5 2 8 - 5 0 2 1 . www.allalertalarm.com NAIRN CONTRACTING CO., LLC. Remodeling - Building Renovations - References - Insured - PC#441 Est 1987 845265-7810 THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Teresa Peppard LMT 914-2043619

LANDSCAPING - Do you have small landscaping jobs that larger companies are hesitant to do? I am well-trained, experienced and certified by NYBG in design. I specialize in small jobs and do the work myself. Whether its planting, expert pruning, stump grinding, landscape, mini-back-hoe service or masonry repairs,call Greg at 845.446.7465 for consultatioin & personal service. LAWN MOWING WEEKLY or bi-weekly. Garden tilling, rubbish removal. Reasonable rates. Kent, Carmel call 845-225-6068 PRE-NATAL YOGA...BEGIN your journey towards childbirth with the ancient art of Kundalini Yoga! 6 Week series open to women at any stage of pregnancy! 5/3-6/14 from 12-2pm The Yoga Co-op 2015 Rte 9, Garrison $100. Register at the studio or by emailing: [email protected] RECYCLE YOUR UNWANTED Vehicles. Better ones purchased. We'll go anywhere! Just Call MJM AutoWorks 845440-8931 or 845-234-3788 MELLON ELECTRIC Residential - Commercial. New homes & additions. Service upgrades & generators. No job too small. PC#4409 845-446-2579 Bob PC COMPUTER HELP NOW! Windows slow? computer crash? We can help! virus removal, performance tuning, upgrades, WiFi, backups, lost pictures, lost music, iPod/iPhone/Blackberry sync. Call us for all your computer needs, we service individuals and businesses. MS Cert. MAC to. In biz for 20+ years . 1(845) 284-2390

PC COMPUTER TROUBLE Repair/Instruction/Upgrade needed? We can help, reasonable rates 845-265-3089

POWER WASHING. NOW! is the time. Decks, Fences, Homes, Pools, Patios, Boats, Campers. Lic/Ins. Jim 845-7299559

ADULT CAREGIVER Available. Exp. Drive to all appts. Dispense meds. Companion. Call Ray 845-265-3769

HOUSE CLEANING 10 YRS experience. Good refs avail, homes & offices. Call 845-7651924 or cell 845-625--8999 Stella

EXPERT GROUNDS MAINT Weekly/Bi weekly, cleanups, organic fertilization programs. Landscape designs/installations, Tree care by Carl Rankel, certified arborist. Insured. www.create-a-scape.us. 845424-2323

TUTOR All ages. Sixteen years teaching all subjects, including: Spanish, Writing, History & College Essay Prep. SAT Reading & Writing review. Frank Ortega 845-265-4236

PERFECTION PAINTING "Simply the Best!" Home Improvements, Pressure Washing. Free estimates. Cold Spring 845519-4746

KIMMEL BUILDERS ALL phases of construction. Large and small projects. many satisfied customers. view our website, kimmelbuilders.com 845-6564956 lic PC941

THE PORCH DOCTOR Repair & rebuild tired porches. Steps, railings, decks & Doors. Exp/Insd PC#2568A Hudson Carpentry 845-548-4994

6 WK WRITING CLASS (fiction) by NYU Prof beginning in late may, in CS Village, sundays. Email Luke at [email protected] for info/syllabus. $120 for 6 wks. max 8 Min 5

WANTED HUD VALLEY AUCTIONEERS Antique and Estate buyers commission sales, auctions held monthly, 432 Main St. Beacon 845-838-3049, Neil Vaughn. For info visit www. hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com LOVING COUPLE WISH TO adopt. will provide a wonderful life filled with love, devotion & opportunities life has to offer. Pls call 877-300-1281 Virginia. MAKE A CHILD SMILE this summer by becoming a Fresh Air Fund host family. The FAF's been doing this since 1877 and has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million NYC children. All are carefully screened and fully insured. You can pick the gender and age of the child you invite. You can be old, young, with kids or without, single, married, living together-the kids don't discriminate and neither do we. Just have love in your heart and a happy home. Please call Lisa Martens at 845736-4247 or [email protected]

HELP WANTED REAL ESTATE ASSISTANT part time, temp to hire position. We are looking for a high aptitude, energetic, ready to work legal assistant (paralegal) with experience in bankruptcy, foreclosure and real estate preferred. Must be organized, able to multitask, multiple projects with changing deadlines. Good computer skills. Email resume [email protected] w/salary requirements. SECRETARY (CONFIDENTIAL) /DISTRICT CLERK 12 month position available. Please send letter of interest and resume to: Dr. Barbara Fuchs Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Personnel Putnam Valley Central School District 146 Peekskill Hollow Road Putnam Valley, NY 10579 Or: Fax to (845) 5280274. Deadline: May 8, 2009 THE PUTNAM COUNTY Historical Society seeks volunteer docents. Young adults will gain museum work experience. Older adults will learn local history and share passion with community. Museum open Wed-Sun, 11-5. Please call 845-265-4010.

CLEANERS ($16.12/HR) per diem Sutstitutes, minimum 1-year experience in commercial cleaning preferred. Cleaner/Bus Drivers ($17.04/ hr)per diem substitutes. CDL Class B License with P and S endorsement required. Please request application from Haldane Central School District, 15 Craigside drive, Cold Spring, NY 845-265-9254 ext 111

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE NEEDS Limited Editions Realty 21 Main Street, Cold Spring. Call 845-265-3111 or go to limitededitionsrealty.com 2.5 ACRE COMMERCIAL Residential building lot off Rte 9 in Cold Spring $125,000 or Best Offer, 845-424-4363 COLD SPRING VILLAGE Home. 3 BR, 1 + 1/2 BTH, FPL, Hd Wd Flrs, Garden, Off St pkng for 4 cars, + detached 2 story garage w/500 sq ft office/ artist studio. Great location, walk to train & shopping. $399,000. By Apt only 845265-2944 HOUSE LOCATED AT FOOT of Mt. Beacon priced to sell. $259,900. Fully renovated Central air, hrdwd flrs. www.JonCar Realty.com 845831-3331 LOOKING TO BUY HOUSE in Cold Spring area that needs TLC in 250K price range. Call Richie 917-842-6197 TOTALLY RESTORED 3 bdrm house. Great character. Hrwd flrs, fplce, walkt to train. Priced to sell. $189,000. Jon Car Realty 845-831-3331 www.joncarrealty.com COLD SPRING COMMERCIAL Main Street building, central location. All brick, well maintained. New roof with lvl beams, dry basement. 1400 sf store + two apts. Back door for off street parking and deliveries. $599,900 845-380-1108

FREE FREE STONE 845-424-4363 Masonry Quality and landscape Stone for walls, fireplace, patios and more! This stone is Free as material for any suitable stone project contracted to Garrison Stone works. PC2037, WC 11439

TAG SALE STREET SALE: COLD SPRING just off Rte 9 at E. Mtn Rd S. 3rd St on left. kristen's Ct/Hy Vue Terrace. Portion of proceeds going to The Faust Spirit Award and the Liz Bono Memorial Scholarship-both awarded to graduating Haldane Seniors. May 16 (rain date 17) 9am-5pm GARAGE SALE PLUS NEW goods, vintage items, home decor, clothing, DVDS, books. Closed home decor business 50% off 8-2pm May 2, rain date May 3. 23 Lower Station Rd. Garrison. Next to train Station parking.

PETS

RENTALS

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

COLD SPRING MAIN ST store for rent 1000 sq ft. Great location 1 block RR $1600/mo. Incl heat 845-528-1975

PUTNAM VALLEY Dog control office operates small impound. Please contact them if your dog is missing and might have travelled into Putnam Valley. They maintain list of lost dogs and sightings. Adoptions are also available. 526-3293

COMMERCIAL SPACE avail at 3021 Rte 9, Cold Spring. Warehouse 1,600 sq. ft. with office 300 sq ft. $2,000 a month and a store front 1,800 sq. ft. which is great location very visible $2,500 a month. Utilities not incld. Pls call 845-265-3434

DOGGIE DAY CARE AND RESTFUL SLEEPOVERS. I welcome your furry friend as a true guest in my home. They have total access to my home and my one acre fenced yard in the woods. Bow Wow Haus, John Funck. 845-424-6017 [email protected] 43 Cutler Lane, Garrison

OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13' convenient location, close to all, Garrison. $525.00 incl all utilities except phone. call 914720-4835 ask for Ann

ELI IS A MALE MASTIFF who is absolutely beautiful! He is a happy friendly puppy, but doesn't always know what is expected of him. 6 months old and already 2 homes. He needs someone with patience and consistency to teach him. He needs a home with people who will make a commitment to him. Eliwants to play with other dogs but sometimes just doesn't know how to behave. He is neutered, current with his vaccinations, and his adoption fee is $120. To adopt Eli, please visit the Putnam Humane Society, 10-4 Mon - Sun. Old Rte 6, Carmel. 845-225-7777 or www.puthumane.org.

LCL ARTIST OSTONES The Priceless Pottery Sale Desmond Fish Library Fri May 1-Sun May 3 Fri May 8-Sun May 10 40% of proceeds will go to the Library www.ostones.com www.chrisostrowski.com

CHILDCARE CHILDCARE PROVIDER available, will come to your home, excellent recent references. Please call Patti 845632-3531

FOR SALE JEWELRY, HANDBAGS exotic accessories, giftware, velvet shawls, hand-painted silks. Overstock from my store is now available. Wholesale and Retail. Side Effects/NY, 1011 Brown St., Peekskill. Call for appt 914-736-1235 or email [email protected] ROSE HILL MEMORIAL Park, Putnam Valley NY. Mausoleum with 2 burial crypts $8000 neg. Call 631-744-4555 4 PIECE SOFA SET BAMBOO Frame, fabric white flowered. 2 sofas, 1 coffee table, 1 barrel chair, good condition, $350. 845265-3732

ONE BDRM APT HEAT/HW incld. Electric incld W/D incld. Walk to train/basement storage. $1300 monthly. 914-4759241

GARRISON, EXCEPTIONAL 1 BR contemporary cottage on 25 acre wooded estate. Lovely skylit KIT w/breakfast counter open to Great Rm w/WBS. Glass door to private deck. Laundry Rm w/W/D. natural wonderland for 1 or 2 people. Close to Appalachian Trail. No smokers. Heat+electric included! Ref, Security, Fee. $1300/mo Indian Brook Properties 845-788-4191 OFFICE SPACE AVAIL Garrison. 1,000 sf newly renovated space in commercial office bldg on Rte 9. Day 914271-2100 Eve 845-737-4032 MAIN ST STUDIO APT large windows, walk to RR. H and HW, elec incld, $750. 914761-8880 ext 11. Mon-Fri 9-5 MAIN ST COLD SPRING 1 or 2 Bdrm corner apts. Fplcs, wide plank flrs, great light. $1350 H/ HW incld. 914-7618880 ext 11 Mon-Fri 9-5

TWO BDRM TOWNHOME in heart of beautiful cold Spring. charming features, porch & backyard. Avail shortly. 845-265-4759

SIT WANTED

COLD SPRING RIVERFRONT one bdrm/one bth. Gorgeous apt with large terrace in small exclusive historic 3 story bldg. Working fplc, jacuzzi bath, central A/C and fantastic Hudson river views. Laundry facilities and pkng incld. Pet friendly. Walk to train and shops. Security and credit info rqrd. $1650. May 1 occupancy. Call Laurie 914-906-3563 or email at [email protected] for an appt.

EVENTS

NELSONVILLE ONE BDRM Heat and water incld. Second floor no smoking. $900/mo. Sec. req. Call James 845-2654491 2 BDRM APT 2ND FLOOR walk to antique district $1000/ mo heat incld. 1st mo rent/sec/ fee. Jon Car Realty 845-8313331 www.joncarrealty.com COLD SPRING 2 BDRM APT 1Bth, walk to train/shops. W/ D, lrg yard, storage area. Parking & water incld! $1525/mo 1mo sec, 845-661-6632. OFFICE at GARRISON'S LANDING 14.5 X 19.5 room with private bath. Avail May 1, $750. Inclds heat /parking. Walk to train. 845-424-3937 GARRISON PROFESSIONAL Commercial Office rental at The Stone House. Excellent location. Rt9 at Putnam/ Westchester border. $475/mo. Includes heat, electric, parking. Ref, Sec. Indian Brook Properties 845-788-4191 COLD SPRING VILLAGE Beautiful 1BR w/lg Lvng Rm, EIK, office, walk to train, Pkng, W/D inclds H/HW elec, cable, Internet, Tel. Non smoker $1600/mo Sec/Refs. 914-2275766 email [email protected] for pictures.

EXPERIENCED ADMINISTRATOR /editor seeking work. type 70 wpm. Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Call Susan@914315-1024 or e-mail [email protected]

HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL class of 1992 Reunion! 1pm to whenever? Cold Spring/starts at The Silver Spoon on 6/20/ 09. RSVP Kevin Jones 914262-1643 [email protected] 1 already 19 classmates confirmed! First round is on KJ!! NO FEE 4 event! FREE 1ST THURSDAYS at Horsemen Trail Farm Health & Wealth Workshops starts 7:15pm May 7 info@845-265-2665 or [email protected]

MISC BIJOU GALLERIES LTD Check out our display of china, glassware, jewelry, and books! 50 Main Street Cold Spring Daily 11-5 Bijougalleries.com

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Van de Veerdonk, Tigers Pound Rye on Lax Green

Putnam Valley takes out reigning four‐time champs There’s a new sheriff on the Section 1 Class C la‐ crosse landscape; just call him Jimmy V, as in Putnam Valley senior midfielder Jimmy van de Veerdonk.

D I R E C T R AY S by Ray Gallagher The kid was a genuine stal‐ lion in the Tigers’ stunning 1 5 ‐ 9 r o m p o v e r f o u r‐ t i m e defending Section One Class C champion Rye last Saturday, April 25, 2009, popping a career‐high six goals as the Tigers improved to 7 and 0. “It feels great, but you’ve got to give credit to our de‐ fense and Brendan (McCrud‐ den) in goal for coming up big,” a humble van de Veer‐ donk said. “This is good for our confidence down the road. I think it showed that we can match up with them this year should we see them again.” Rye Coach Brian Dooley and the Garnets might not sleep well if they have to see van de Veerdonk again. He was an absolute beast, having played a career game, accord‐

ing to assistant Coach Bob Baker, who was headed for a celebratory meal afterwards. His combination of speed and strength was quite impressive, as was Putnam Valley’s sheer athletic edge. It wasn’t just van de Veerdonk tickling the twine for a season‐high 15 marks against one of the best Class C programs in the state. Seven other Tigers finished. “Intensity was the differ‐ ence between this year and last,” said senior middie Billy Ries, who scored a goal and was instrumental on clears and rides. “We all can fin‐ ish this year, and we can all contribute to the goals we’ve set. This is big.” The close‐knit unit played its finest game in several years. They were quick to point to one another, yet they realize there’s still room for improvement. In May, when the chips are on the line, Rye might stick those big cranks that McCrudden stepped up to stop in Round 1. Clears will need to be cleaner, that’s for sure, as several of Rye’s goals came off of unforced errors or off‐sides calls. “ We ’ v e a l l b o n d e d a n d formed great chemistry,” said attackman Kyle Calabro, who

Jimmy van de Veerdonk scored twice off left wing and set up another. “We’re all friends on and off the field. We’re there for each other and today our whole defense was amazing, especially Brendan.

We’ve got to get after one another in practice to mini‐ mize some of the mistakes we made, though.” PV Coach Brian Kuczma, a master strategist in both

game and mental preparation, will be sure to keep an eye on his team in the coming days, guarding against overconfi‐ dence. His team seemed to understand that good things can come from this win, but the schedule gets much tougher from here on out. The Tigers will face Byram Hills (6‐1) this week, the same Bobcat team that knocked them out of the Class C playoffs last season in the semis, before taking on four‐time defend‐ ing Section One champion John Jay. “Together we knew we could do this,” said junior Ryan Fitzgerald, who scored one goal and dished a pair of as‐ sists, including a nifty feed to senior Dillon Chesnut, who went behind the back for the final goal of the game, his second tally to go with one assist off the best pass of the day. “This was our first real test and we stepped up to it. This proves to us that we can go far this year if we continue to do well.” Actually, the sky’s the limit should the Tigers repeat this performance regularly. P l e a s e v i s i t w w w. d i r e c ‐ trays.com to view Section 1 sports photo galleries.

Putnam Valley Baseball Playing Better, But Not to Full Potential by Alex Basso The first five games of the Tigers’ baseball season were rough, and they were not play‐ ing to their potential. The team’s confidence was low and they were not making the necessary plays. The next few games were crucial; if the Tigers could not pull out vic‐ tories they would be digging themselves into a huge hole. The week began with the Croton Tigers playing the

Putnam Valley Tigers in a decisive league game. Senior Matt Cordaro would be on the mound, hoping that his senior experience could get the Tigers their first victory of the season. The Tigers of Croton jumped out ahead early with a 2‐0 lead and Putnam Valley was having unwanted memories of their past few games. The Tigers needed to start hitting the ball in timely situations and they did just that by scoring almost every inning and not

allowing the Croton Tigers to score anymore. Cordaro pitched five solid innings. Walter Sherwood closed out the game and the PV Tigers had their first win, 9‐2. The following day PV was playing Croton again, at Cro‐ ton, looking to win big again. PV took the early lead in this game by scoring four runs in the top half of the first in‐ ning. After that inning they never looked back, scoring 14 runs after just 3 innings. Even without the huge run support

the PV Tigers were confident in their chances with myself on the mound and a strong defensive squad behind me. I had held a no‐hitter into the third inning and that was broken up with a single up the middle but no damage oc‐ curred of it and I had thrown four innings allowing no runs, while striking out six. Steven Pino and Anthony Tyndal had closed the game out in relief allowing only one run and the Tigers had won their second in a row by a large margin

of 14‐1. After two convincing wins over Croton, the PV team felt confident going into a more competitive league game ver‐ sus the Briarcliff Bears. The Tigers were happy to get senior Chris Orlando back on the mound after a hand injury, and he would give the Tigers a strong chance to get to 3‐0 in the league. The Tigers took a 5‐2 lead into the sixth in‐ ning, when Orlando was put into a tough spot with runners on second and third and two outs. He seemed fatigued, so Coach Natalie decided to go to me, having thrown a low amount of pitches the day before. That did not work out so well and after two hits, a walk, and an error, the Bears had took a commanding 9‐5 lead. The Tigers scored one more run in the sixth via an RBI triple by Anthony Tyndal. The lead was too much for Putnam Valley and the Bears won the game 9‐6.

May brings a busy month for both hunters seeking a tom turkey, or hopefully two, during the month long spring season, and anglers eagerly awaiting the first Saturday in May (May 2nd), as the walleye, pickerel, pike and tiger musky seasons reopen. The greening of Putnam has been a long time coming, but the last ten days have brought summer like temperatures into the 80s and finally spring is bursting out all over. Wild turkey hunters dressed in camoflauge gear will blend into the surroundings as they attempt to call in a strutting tom looking for the hen he thinks he has heard. Those who purchased their turkey tags that included 2 fall tags for birds of either sex, also got two spring tags for toms only. Hopefully they picked up a copy of NY Hunting a n d Tr a p p i n g , a n 8 2 ‐ p a g e 8 /10‐inch color brochure that includes a section on hunting the wild turkey. In that spring tom‐only season it includes detailed instruc‐ tions to determine the dif‐ ference between the colorful tom turkey and the protected nesting hens, including color p hoto s o f each‐ ‐impo rtan t information for the first time turkey hunter, useful too as a brush‐up reference for ex‐ perienced ones. Hours are restricted during the spring season to one half hour before sunrise to 12 noon. This allows hens to feed during the morning hours and return to their clutch of eggs and sit on them undisturbed for the rest of the day. You must carry your hunt‐ ing license and turkey permit while you hunt, and you can hunt turkeys with a bow, shot‐ gun using shot no larger than #2, or smaller than #8. or a muzzle loading shotgun (same shot size restrictions). You may not take a turkey using a handgun or a rife, and may not use a dog in the spring season. You may not use an electronic calling device to locate or hunt turkeys in the open season. The brochure also includes tagging and possession instructions, and you need to save one leg from each turkey you take. Once you send in your turkey tags, instruction will follow what to do with your leg, or legs. The legs are used for age and sex information. There are two dangers in‐ herent with hunting turkeys in the spring. One is being accidentally shot by another

turkey hunter stalking what he thinks was a turkey he heard, in reality you working a turkey call concealed in your stand w e a r i n g c a m o u f l a g e g e a r. Always call out an alert if you see another hunter ap‐ proaching the area around your blind. The other threat is having close encounters with deer ticks, actively seeking warm blooded critters, includ‐ ing human beings. Spraying with a good tick repellent like “Deet” is recommended, but a careful check of all body parts after you get home and out of your hunting duds is a must! If you find a tick inbed‐ ded into your skin, placing a Q‐tip, saturated in alcohol on it will back it out. I use a burning wood match in an ashtray to dispose of them so they don’t manage to find a way to my cat Gallegher. Jessica, the County nurse, is making her last visit here in that capacity, and I just took a picture of her and Mama doing their thing on the couch for the posterity re‐ cord. Jessica will be stopping by on occasion, just to say Hello, and pick up a dozen of “free range” chicken eggs to keep her Daughter, Angelina, h a p p y a n d h e a l t h y. M a m a is wired up like an outdoor Christmas decoration after a visit to her heart doctor this morning, has to return to the office PCH tomorrow for a follow‐up stress test. Mama’s big concern at this point is how she’s going to sleep tonight with all those wires attached to her body. I may end up needing a stress test too! I m e t C a r m e l To w n S u ‐ pervisor, Kenny Schmitt, at Town Hall on the way from the Hospital to pick up a replacement for my missing hunting guide, telling him, and Town Clerk, Ann Gar‐ ris, that I needed it to write correctly about the upcoming

turkey season. Kenny had good news for Putnam’s Tom turkey hunters, as he told me he has been seeing wild turkeys everywhere, many of them strutting around spread‐ ing their feathers, and he wasn’t sure why – until I told him. The population of wild turkeys in Putnam has soared in the thirty of so years since the State stocked a dozen hens in Fahnestock Park. Wild turkeys had started to filter in across the Con‐ necticut and Vermont State lines into the Hudson Val‐ ley. Wandering spring tom’s found and courted the hens of Fahnestock and the seeds were planted and the crop of flocks of wild turkeys in Putnam was spawned. Today, the wild turkey is prominent in every Town in the County. For anglers who fish the waters of Putnam. the open‐ ing of the walleye season on May 2nd may be the target of their choice in the bod‐ ies of water that they have also successfully regained rees tablis hment‐‐this time through a Putnam County fin‐ gerling stocking that started at the same time as the State turkey stocking 30 years ago. The first walleye stocking occurred at White Pond in Kent and the East Branch of the Croton River just above East Branch Reservoir. The stockings have continued each year since, a good thing, since promises of State walleye stockings once the hatchery at Onieda Lake was completed and went on line, never hap‐ pened. Problems with zebra mussels there, restricted any walleye stockings in NYCDEP ‐controlled waters. It took a few years before walleyes started showing up on anglers stringers in the waters stocked, a few more years before they migrated to Bog Brook, and Diverting Reservoir from East Branch, and Boyd’s Corners Reser‐ voir from White Pond. Due to extremely low water lev‐ els currently at East Branch and Bog Brook Reservoirs, I believe the DEP has posted signs that fishing is currently closed until further notice. The coming of May also signals the spring spawning run of the American shad up the Hudson and Delaware Rivers to the glee of shad netters below and the dismay of anglers above. Last year, anglers found the pickings slim in the Delaware River.

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Religious Forum Explores Inter-Faith Relations

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE HIGHLANDS 1 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring Fr. Shane Scott-Hamblen, Rector, 265-2539 Mr. Ron Greene, Senior Warden, 265-3624 www.stmaryscoldspring. dioceseny.org Sun. Masses: 8am (spoken); 10:30am (sung); Sunday school in Parish Hall during 10:30 mass Thurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in parish hall, 8pm FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT Route 9, Garrison 424-3671 graymoorcenter@ atonementfriars.org Sat. May 2 - Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries Awards & Scholarship Dinner Dance. 611pm, Crystal Bay on the Hudson, Peekskill. Res. deadline Apr. 21. www.cyfm.org or 424-3609. Tue/Thu May 5/7 - Mid-week retreat for seniors Thu. May 7 - Inter-religious forum, 7:30pm ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 26 Prospect Ave., Brewster 845-279-4325 Sunday Service Schedule: 9am - Adult Education in the Rector’s office; 9:15 Children’s Choir practice; 9:45 - Sunday School; 10 - Holy Eucharist Second Sunday of each month: Holy Eucharist also at 8am. Wednesday: noon - Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayers COLD SPRING BAPTIST CHURCH (American Baptist Churches, USA) Paul Laurelli (Interim Pastor) 245 Main St., Cold Spring 265-2022 Sunday Services, 10:30am Wednesdays: Prayer- Fellowship time, 7pm

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH Fair Street, Cold Spring (845) 265-3718 www.ourladyoflorettocs.com Fr. Brian McSweeney, Pastor Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun. 7:30am, 9, & 11:45am., Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Joseph’s Sun., 10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, Holy Day Vigil: 530pm Confessions: Sat., 4:30-5pm Bingo - Thursdays, doors open 6pm, first game begins 7:15pm. $1,500 in Total Cash Prizes. Concessions available. ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH IN THE HIGHLANDS 1101 Route 9D, Garrison stphilips.highlands.com Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec. 424-3571 - e-mail: [email protected] REFORM TEMPLE OF PUTNAM VALLEY 362 Church Road Putnam Valley Rabbi Allen Darnov (845) 528-4774 www.rtpv.org Shabbat Services: Fridays, 8pm; Young people’s servicethird Friday of the month, 7pm. Hebrew School, ages 3+

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL A mission Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto Church Upper Station Rd., Garrison, 265-3718 Sunday Mass: 10:15am

The fifth session of Great Decisions, the Foreign Policy Association form, will focus on “Egypt: Key Ally in the Middle East.” Anne Impellizzeri of Cold Spring will be the facilitator of the program. The discussion will take place in the program room at the Desmond-

Fish Library , Route 9D and 403, Tuesday May 5, 2009, 3:30 to 5:30pm. The briefing book may be borrowed or purchased at the library. Other background reading referred to in the briefing book bibliography is available through the library.

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are hosting a midweek retreat for seniors at the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center from May 5 through 7. The retreat provides the opportunity for seniors to celebrate

life and reflect on their relationship with God. It is accompanied by a guarantee of fun and socialization. The retreat begins Tuesday, May 5 at 3pm and ends Thursday, May 7 after lunch. The cost is $95 per person single or double occupancy. All meals are included. Major credit cards are accepted. For reservations or additional information, call the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center at (845) 424-3671, ext. 2111 or e-mail at [email protected].

PHILIPSTOWN REFORM SYNAGOGUE P.O. Box 94 Cold Spring, NY 10516 Unless otherwise indicated, all services take place at St. Mary’s Parish House, Cold Spring. For more information call 265-8011 and leave a message or e-mail philipstownreformsynagogue @gmail.com Sat. May 2 - Shabbat Morning Services, Yom-Ha-Atzmaut/ Israeli Independence Day, led by Paul Kaye. Discussion/ 9:30am, Services/10:30am, Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring PHILIPSTOWN WORSHIP GROUP Quaker Meeting (845) 424-3525 Meeting for Worship – 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month, 10am, at 848 Old Albany Post Road (Whyatt Stone Cottage), Garrison. Call for directions. Children of all ages welcome. CHUANG YEN MONASTERY 2020 Rte 301, Carmel 845-228-4283/4288 www.baus.org [email protected] Sunday programs: 9-10am - Chanting and Meditation 10-11am - Dharma Talk 11am-12pm - Noon Book Discussion Group Vegetarian lunch, Saturdays & Sundays, 12-1pm Sun. May 10 - Mother’s Day Garde Party, 10:30am-3pm, food for sale; martial arts demo at 1pm

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The Cold Spring Lions Club will be offering a $2,000 scholarship to a 2009 graduate of an accredited educational institution. The candidate must have been a resident of Philipstown since July 1, 2008. The awarding of the scholarship will be based on need, scholarship, and potential to succeed. Applications are available in the guidance offices at O’Neill H.S., Panas H.S., and Haldane H.S. Applications are also available by contacting the C.S. Lions Scholarship

rison; Dr. Mahjabeen Hassan, American Muslim Women’s Association, Briarcliff Manor; Rev. Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Peekskill; and Rabbi Lee S. Paskind, First Hebrew Congregation, Peekskill. Award-winning Journal News religion writer, Gary Stern, will moderate the event at the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center. For more information, call at 424-2111.

Talk by Tamagna Heralds the Local Quadricentennial Events On Sunday, May 3, at 2pm Putnam County Legislator Vincent Tamagna will talk about “Putnam County’s Quadricentennial – 400 years of History” at the DesmondFish Library. Legislator Tamagna will speak about the upcoming events and activities which will mark the Quadricentennial in this area. Vincent Tamagna was appointed by Governor Pataki as the “Hudson River Navigator” in September 2003. As the Hudson River Navigator, Tamagna prepared and submitted an application for Putnam County’s designation as a “Preserve America” community. Thanks to his efforts, Putnam County was selected and First Lady Laura Bush presented this prestigious award at the White House on Jan 15, 2004, where Tamagna accepted it on behalf of the County. He is currently president of the American Heritage Rivers Alliance. Of particular interest is the Great River Day Flotilla, which will be passing through Putnam County on Sunday, June 7. More than 100 notable Hudson Valley and New York City leaders in the boating and waterfront communities have

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES OF COLD SPRING & SOUTH HIGHLAND (Garrison) (265-3365) South Highland UMC, 19 Snake Hill Rd. Garrison Cold Spring UMC, 216 Main Street Pastor Timothy Henderson South Highland in Garrison worship service at 9:30am. Cold Spring worship service at 11am. Sunday School occurs during worship service time through June 2009.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PHILIPSTOWN Academy & Cherry Streets Cold Spring - 265-3220 Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor www.presbychurchcoldspring.org email: [email protected] Worship Service: 10:30am Chancel Choir Rehearsal: Wednesdays 7pm Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9-11:30, Tues. and Thurs. 9-2 Food Pantry: Saturdays 9-10am

On May 7 at 7:30pm, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s historic week-long trip to Israel where he will visit several communities of faith, the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement will host a panel of local religious leaders – Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, and Protestant – who will talk about enhancing interreligious relations in the Hudson Valley area. Participants will include Fr. Anthony Falsarella, St. Basil Academy, Garrison; Fr. James Gardiner, SA, Graymoor, Gar-

Chairman Frank Milkovich, 55 Healy Road, Cold Spring. 2009 marks the 49th consecutive year that the Cold Spring Lions Club has been awarding scholarships. In 2008 the Lions were able to raise additional funds gave a total of $5,000 to Philipstown graduates. It is hoped that the community will continue to support the fund raising drives initiated by the C.S. Lions so that more graduates receive the needed financial assistance to further their education.

planned the first annual Hudson River Day as a Quadricentennial legacy event for New York’s 400th Anniversary. This will be the premier and linear event in the valley to commemorate 400 years of history of the river, boats, ships, and friends. At this time, they have commitments from the flagships Onrust, Clearwater, and Woody Guthrie, the Mystic Whaler, the Half Moon and the Shearwater.They will be accompanied by numerous other sailboats and, weather permitting, vintage airplanes from the Rhinebeck Aerodrome. The Desmond-Fish Library is located at 472 Route 403, near the intersection with Route 9D in Garrison. For more information, please call 424-3020.

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Abilities First Group Serenaded by Students

A very special concert was held at Haldane for students in the Abilities First Inc. Day Hab group directed by Kelly O’Connor. The audience was made up of 21-year-old and older students with various developmental issues. Three buses were needed to accommodate all of the wheelchairs to enable all of the students to attend the concert. Haldane Band Director’s Debbie Contini’s son, Thomas, is a student in the Day Hab group. The 7th period high school band class presented their instruments, explained how they worked and demonstrated how each instrument sounded. They also played several

songs for their guests. Mrs. Contini organized the event to make it the great success it was. The students from Abilities First, Inc. obviously enjoyed the concert and the Haldane students certainly had a wonderful time sharing their talents. Mrs. Contini noted that “Music has magical powers and that was clearly evident at our little concert that we put on for Thomas and his friends. Everyone had a great time, performers and audience alike. It was just a wonderful opportunity for Haldane High School students to share their talents with others.”

Veterans Groups To Take Donations for Poppies The James Harvey Hustis VFW Post 2362 and the George A. Casey American Legion Post 275 will be taking donations for poppies starting Friday, May 1, 2009, at a variety of sites in the villages of Cold Spring and

Nelsonville. Funds raised for this project will benefit many different veteran activities and programs. Thank you for supporting our veterans. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

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SPORTS Should Parochial Schools Play in Their Own Leagues? K e e p C a t h o l i c S c h o o l s O u t o f Schools Should Not Be Excluded Public School Leagues Just Because They Are Winners Ray Gallagher Putnam Valley has a lot of quality baseball players on its varsity team; enough to make yet another run at a Sec‐ tion 1 Class B championship, which the Tigers narrowly missed out on last year in a 4‐3 championship setback at the hands of eventual NYS Public High School Athletic Association champion, Ken‐ nedy Catholic. Imagine that, a Catholic school champion in a public school league. I’m aghast! You don’t make a lot of friends with this school of thought, but in a perfect world it could have been Putnam Va l l e y c o m p e t i n g f o r t h e s tate’s public high s chool championship. All things be‐ ing fair and equal, which they never are when it comes to varsity sports in this neck of the woods, the Tigers might be returning in 2009 as the reigning champions had the playing field been level. Kennedy Catholic, a pri‐ vate Catholic school based in Somers, competes in the Section 1 Class B playoffs despite the fact that it has no geographic boundaries or constraints like Putnam Val‐ ley does or any other public school in the state, which is bound by its borders. I used to not care, when I was young and naïve, but having moved on in life, and having kids of my own now, it clearly bothers me because it directly affects the student athletes on many levels. It’s entirely possible that Kennedy Catholic will once again reign supreme in Sec‐ tion 1 this spring, what with

eight superb starters returning and two of the best pitchers around, one of whom j u s t happens to hail from Putnam Valley. PV‐based Nick Modico and the Kennedy Catholic Gaels are the favorites to represent Section 1 in the NYSPHSAA tournament again this June. That just stinks for the Tigers and other public schools on the Class B diamond, who might once again lose the opportunity of reaching their ultimate goal. I don’t mind when Rye regularly beats PV in the Sec‐ tion 1 lacrosse championship, doing so three times since 2005. Sure, it pains us Valley folk some, but we deal with it because the Garnets aren’t pulling kids from Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac, Somers, Yorktown, Putnam Valley, and beyond, like Kennedy does. “It’s a little annoying that they can “recruit” players from all over the area, and it stings a little more when it’s a kid from P.V.,” Tiger boss Joe Natalie admitted. “It’s been like that for years and I like to think of it as a challenge.” I’ve got to admit to some angst over the fact that Putnam Valley has already been denied entrance into the state tour‐ nament last year on account of the fact that Kennedy has built itself a whale of a base‐ ball program, which should compete in the Catholic High School Athletic Association playoffs come post season. And if it happens again this spring, which I believe it could, having seen the Gaels knock off Class AA Mahopac, 4‐3, last Wednesday; I imag‐ ine I’ll be mighty peeved all over again. In 1997, NYSPHSAA ad‐

opted a resolution that al‐ lowed each section to handle reclassification the way it saw fit. Section 6 (Buffalo area) doesn’t allow non‐pub‐ lic schools to compete in its public school championships. Section 2 (Albany), Section 3 (Syracuse) and Section 4 (Binghamton) each have a system in place to reclassify non‐public schools. Section 1 has been slow to make a definitive move, forcing only programs like Kennedy boys’ basketball, Keio boys’ soccer and Magnus and Our Lady of Lourdes girls’ basketball to move up a classification come playoff time. That was real nice of the NYSPHSAA to put a band‐aid on a gap‐ ing wound. They left it up to each section to divvy up the post‐season assignments and make its own call on “domi‐ nance” rather than just make the parochial schools play in the CHSAA. My point is simple. Making that determination will always come a year too late. If one or two public school programs are affected by the current system every year, that’s one or two too many for my lik‐ ing. How would you like to be that team that lost to Kennedy Catholic or Albertus Magnus or Keio twice before Section 1 finally determined they’d seen enough domination? I don’t mind them playing Sec‐ tion 1 in the regular season. In fact, I encourage it. But it’s time to force private and/or parochial schools to play within their own playoff system in the post season be‐ cause one man’s dominance is another man’s downfall, and when it comes to the youth of America, it’s just not fair.

David Concepcion It’s tough to read Mr. Gal‐ lagher’s comments regarding Kennedy Catholic and not get the sense that he’s eaten some sour grapes. Tr u e , K e n n e d y C a t h o l i c did defeat Putnam Valley— for the third time that sea‐ son—in last year’s Section 1 title game. True again, that Kennedy Catholic went on to win the state title for Class B schools. What we’re having trouble figuring out here at Kennedy is where the alleged unfairness comes into play, or why exactly Mr. Gal‐ lagher is “aghast” at seeing a Catholic school champ in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Like every other school that competes in Section 1, Kennedy Catholic has paid its dues—quite literally. Our athletic director and coaches go to the same meetings as ev‐ eryone else and are classified (Class B, C, etc.), according to en r o llmen t, as is ev er y other participating school. The rules are the same for everyone. The funny thing is that Section 1 coaches are typically all too happy to pencil in a Kennedy Catholic team. That is, of course, un‐ til we start winning. That’s when Kennedy suddenly has an unfair advantage such as the one Mr. Gallagher asserts. Since he specifically ref‐ erences our baseball team, let’s start there. Our kids are not good because they come from Putnam Valley or Brewster or Mahopac or any of the districts our students call home. No, they’re good because they train hard and

play top‐notch competition. During the season, they’re in the gym at 7am every morning before classes taking bat‐ ting practice, and they travel to places like Georgia and Florida, where seasons are longer and the competition is superior, to see how they stack up. During the sum‐ mer and fall, they play on travel teams, taking on the top talent in New England. And they have a superb and well‐respected coach in Bob Fletcher, who teaches them not just how to play the game right, but to do so with respect. R i g h t n o w, o u r b a s e b a l l program is enjoying some “up” years, something ev‐ ery other district experi‐ ences in various sports (see Mr. Gallagher’s note about Rye’s lacrosse dominance). We have students that have played together since they were freshmen, and when you only graduate three seniors from a team that successful and that familiar with one another, you’re going to be in the running for a few years. But even Kennedy can’t avoid the inevitable. All that talent will eventually graduate and Coach Fletcher will turn to his JV and freshmen teams in order to rebuild the program. Moreover, Kennedy Catho‐ lic has no more advantage accepting students from other districts than Putnam Valley. According to New York State Education Law, any district may accep t o u t‐ o f ‐ d is tr ict students provided they pay the fee or tuition as set forth by the local board of educa‐ tion. So there is nothing prohibiting Putnam Valley from accepting students from any other district so long as its board approves. Parents make the same deci‐ sion when choosing a place to raise their children. Homes are often bought based in large part on the quality of a district’s schools, which in clu d es ath letic co mp eti ‐ tiveness. Our parents are no different, save that they’ve chosen a Catholic education for their children. In the end, the only thing patently unfair is the fact that Kennedy students have

to answer for their successes instead of being lauded for them or, at the very least, being able to enjoy them. Instead of lamenting what might have been, Mr. Galla‐ gher could have congratulated his Tigers on a phenomenal season, or applauded one of Putnam Valley’s own in Nick Modico for his role in bring‐ ing a state title to Kennedy. One should hope that after 85 years in northern Westches‐ ter, Kennedy Catholic is part of the fabric of this vibrant and diverse community. Our students learn here, they play here, they live here. Why should they be forced to travel across Westchester, over into Rockland, or down into the Bronx to compete athletically when their home, as well as some of the area’s best com‐ petition, is right here? Were Mr. Gallagher of the same opinion when Kenne‐ dy was struggling through single‐digit win seasons, his opinions might come across differently. Again, it’s fun‐ ny how winning can change people’s perception. So let’s be clear. The mark of the champion is the only target that should be painted on the Gaels’ back this season. They earned it fairly. Now let them defend it. Mr. Concepcion is athletic director at Kennedy Catholic.

Philipstown Knights Begin Soccer Season With 2 Wins

Kate Lahey scores the Knights’ first goal of the season in the team’s 2‐0 victory over Edgemont. The Philipstown Knights later when she collected a began spring play in the West‐ Kate Lahey through ball and chester Youth Soccer League’s blasted a rocket from the left under‐13 division with shutout side high into the Scarsdale victories over Edgemont and net. Samantha Heanue closed Scarsdale. The Knights opened out the first half scoring with the season at home with a her first, once again off a 2‐0 victory over Edgemont’s perfect Warren cross. Wildfire. Brianna DiFrancesco About midway through the and Kate Lahey scored for the second half, Monteleone net‐ Knights. Lahey picked up an ted her second of the match, assist on DiFrancesco’s goal off an unselfish feed in the box and Alex Monteleone assisted from Lahey. Lahey’s strong on Lahey’s tally. Goalkeeper play was rewarded when she Cali Schweikhart’s flying, netted the game’s final goal diving save at a critical point off a nice touch pass from of the second half, preserved B r i a n n a D i F r a n c e s c o . L a‐ a then 1‐0 lead and the team’s hey proceeded to beat the shutout. Scarsdale defense, and calmly The Knights then took to the deposited the ball past the road, battled 90 degree April Daredevils’ keeper. heat, and played a strong match The team played a strong in defeating the Scarsdale positional game, led by a very Daredevils 5‐0. About ten effective defensive unit of So‐ minutes into the match, Alex nya Kuzminski, Emma Jacoby, Monteleone tallied her first of Sara Jacoby, Jordan Erickson, the season off a Sarah Warren Isabel Jimenez, and Nicole cross to give the Knights an Pidala, limiting Scarsdale to early 1‐0 lead. Warren got into a single scoring opportunity the act again a few moments during the match.

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Spring Workshops at GAC Priceless Pottery Benefits Desmond‐Fish Library Garrison Art Center’s Cabin Fever Workshops this winter were a resounding success. Now GAC has the perfect cure for spring fever. The upcom‐ ing Spring Fever Workshops offer a beautiful place at the river’s edge where creativity can blossom. The workshops take place on Saturdays, from 10am until 1pm. Workshops are designed for adults (age 15+) and for all skill levels from beginner to advanced. There’s something for everyone, from drawing and painting to printing, pot‐ tery, and jewelry‐making. The workshops are very reason‐ able: sign up for one or for all ‐‐ one at $40, or 2 at $35 each, 3 or more $30 each, plus a $5 material fee for each. This Saturday, May 2, there are three workshops offered: “Inside Out” is a follow‐up to “Outside In.” Students will sit on the river bank and capture a moment in time with fresh color in soft pastels. “Drypoint” is the perfect way to try printmaking. This basic intaglio printing pro‐ cess produces a soft feathery richness of line. “Collage” is not just for kids. Students will learn from the masters, Picasso, Matisse, Rauchenberg, who used col‐ lage to find new ways of see‐ ing and ultimately changed modern painting. On May 9, in “Out of Line,” teaching artist Jaanika Peerna will guide students to create beautiful drawings free of spirit using the wrong hand or working with closed eyes while following detailed in‐ struction during the process. “Suminagashi,” or ink float‐ ing on water, is the Japanese marbling technique and the f o r e r u n n e r o f Tu r k i s h p a‐ per marbling. With master marbler Christina DiMarco students will create works on paper in one delightful mo‐ ment of time that can be used for bookbinding, calligraphy

,or as a work of art itself. “Fetish Pot” requires that students be familiar with hand building a clay pot. Ceramic artist Edith Ehrlich will teach students how to prepare a pot for attaching adornments. On May 23, in “Stencil Screen” students will learn paper stencil silk screen print‐ ing and complete a series of four prints. “Basic Beading” is a jew‐ elry making workshop where students will learn the basic techniques of beading and complete a single‐strand bracelet. “Float Your Boat Primer” is a workshop where physics and art meet. Building Bridg‐ es, Building Boats director David Hardy and Garrison Art Center director Carinda Swann team up to play with science and art. This workshop will pre‐ pare students for the May 30 free family event in the Art Center’s back yard “Float Your Boat.” For more details and to enroll in a workshop, visit garrisonartcenter.org or call 424‐3960. To find out more about the free “Float Your Boat” event and to attend call or email info@garriso‐ nartcenter.org.

Chris Ostrowski’s three‐ and‐a‐half‐year‐old daughter can frequently be heard say‐ ing “Let’s go to the library.” Her love for the library gave Chris the idea of supporting the Desmond‐Fish Library through his art. From Friday, May 1, through Sunday, May 3, and again May 8 through May 10, from 12‐5pm, Os‐ trowski’s clay art will be displayed on the lawn of the L i b r a r y. T h e r e w i l l b e n o price tags. You decide the pottery’s price, put it into one of the envelopes provided, and drop it in the payment box. Take what you want. Pay what you can. Chris Ostrowski explains his motivation for the “Price‐ less Pottery Sale”: “when I put a price on a piece of my clay art, it excludes some people. One size (price) does not fit all budgets. So I have taken the price tags off and invite

you to set your own prices. The staff at the Library serve people no matter how much money they make. And they operate by a system based on trust. This is what The Price‐ less Pottery Sale is all about; inclusiveness and trust.” Visit the Desmond‐Fish Library, check out some good books, renew your membership, and take home some priceless pot‐ tery. The library is located at the intersection of Route 9D and Route 403 in Garrison. 40% of the proceeds from sale will be donated to The Desmond‐Fish library To s e e s o m e o f t h e l e a f plates, vases, Dragon Eggs, Ostones, and Timescapes that will be available at The Price‐ less Pottery Sale visit www. chrisostrowski.com. For more information, contact Chris at [email protected] or call 1‐888‐LOCI MAY.

Shiver Me Timbers ‐ Cub Scouts at Mystic Seaport

On Saturday, April 18, the Cub Scouts of Cold Spring Pack 137 descended on Mystic Seaport in Mystic Connecticut for a weekend of nautical fun. Little did they know that they were also going to learn about 19th century maritime culture while they were having a blast. The Cubs explored the 19th century replica maritime village to learn about tradi‐ tional boat building, rope and sail making, blacksmithing, coopering, and the culture of the period. They were greeted later that evening by two members of the Seaport staff to enlist them into an overnight campout called Anchor Watch, on one of the historic vessels of the Seaport named the Joseph Conrad. The Conrad as she is affectionately referred to, is an 111‐foot fully rigged iron hulled vessel originally built in 1882 to train young Dan‐ ish merchant mariners. One of the smallest fully rigged

ships built in modern times, she proved to be just the right size to sleep the group of 37 Cubs, parents, and siblings. Normally off limits to regular visitors to the museum, the group bunked in the lower decks after experiencing tra‐ ditional scrimshaw carving and a nighttime history stroll through the museum village. Sunday morning they were treated to a hearty breakfast on the museum grounds before they opened to the public and in one last exciting Anchor Watch activity, the kids were afforded the unique oppor‐ tunity to climb the ship’s rigging all the way up to the crow’s nest! This definitely proved to be the highlight of the trip for the kids and even the adults who dared. It was most certainly a fun weekend for all who joined in. If your son would like to be a Cub Scout please call Joe Platt 265‐3456 or Gary Gunther 845‐265‐9199.

Learn How to Land a Job at The Butterfield Library Sometimes it seems the hardest part of a job is ap‐ plying for one. The interview process can be daunting to even the most qualified indi‐ viduals. In an effort to help those who are in transition between jobs or out of work due to the current economy, The Butterfield Library is of‐ fering an Interview Practice Workshop on Wednesdays at 5:30pm, May 11 thru July 13. These two‐hour sessions will provide a place for you to practice interviewing techniques with other pro‐ fessionals who are also in transition or unemployed. In this workshop, you will role‐play all kinds of inter‐ views and questions relevant to your particular career cir‐ cumstance. Each session will a d d r e s s a d i ff e r e n t s e t o f circumstances including the personality of the interviewer, the interview situation, and more. The group is kept small so that everyone has a chance to practice interviewing and role‐playing. The group par‐ ticipants will critique the interviews and learn from each other’s mistakes. Each person will have the oppor‐

tunity to do it a second time with improvement. The workshop will be led by Beatrice Block. She has been a corporate computer audit/ security professional for 25 years and her graduate work was done in socio‐drama and theater improvisation, i.e. role‐play. She has worked in professional organizations teaching role‐play conflict resolution behavior tech‐ niques. This workshop is limited to 10 participants and registra‐ tion is required. Sessions can be attended on a per‐session basis but you must register for each session you plan to attend. Please dress for an interview. Bring your resume and any question you may have encountered during in‐ terviews especially ones that have been difficult for you to answer. To register for this work‐ shop, please visit the Li‐ brary’s on‐line calendar at www.butterfieldlibrary.org or call 265‐3040 ext. 4 for more information. The Library is located at 10 Morris Avenue, Cold Spring.

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Belgian Organist in West Point Recital The Class of 1936 Distin‐ g u i s h e d O rg a n i s t s R e c i t a l Series will present Johan Hermans, Belgian cathedral organist in recital on Sun‐ day, May 10 at 3pm at the West Point Cadet Chapel. Mr. Hermans will perform works of Bach, Franck, Guilmant, and others. The program is free and open to the general public. West Point’s Cadet Chapel has the world’s largest church pipe organ numbering over 23,500 pipes in a splendid cathedral sanctuary measur‐

ing over 200 feet long. The organ pipes fill the s p a c e from the massive six‐tier galleries in the front to the horizontal trumpets in the back. The performer is seated at a console with four manu‐ als and pedal containing 874 moving stop tabs making it the largest of its type in the world. This organ is heard by literally thousands of visitors every year including heads of state, members of Congress, cabinet members, and foreign dignitaries. The Class of 1936 endow‐

ment was initiated by BG (R) David Hiester and former USMA Organist/Choirmas‐ ter Lee Dettra to fund inter‐ nationally renowned artists in performance at the Cadet Chapel for the enjoyment of the greater community. Please allow extra travel time for the 100% vehicle and photo I.D. inspection at Stony Lonesome and Thayer gates. Due to changing se‐ curity requirements at West P o i n t , p l e a s e c h e c k w w w. westpoint.edu/special before leaving for the recital.

Shakespeare Festival Gets NEA Grants Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival announced today that they are one of the 37 nonprof‐ it, professional theater com‐ panies to receive a $25,000 grant from The National En‐ dowment for the Arts (NEA) to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation from June 1, 2009‐May 31, 2010. NEA’s Shakespeare for a New Generation targets middle and high school students, introducing young people to the power of live theater and the masterpieces of William Shakespeare. The Hudson Valley Shake‐ speare Festival’s Education Programs, now in its 13th year, offers a range of work‐ shops to schools through‐ out the region. In addition, they produce a Shakespeare play every year that tours

schools and theaters ‐ offer‐ ing students an opportunity to experience a Shakespeare production, many for the first time. In 2009 approximately 22,000 students will take part in the workshops and the tour of Macbeth is scheduled to reach 33 schools by May 1. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) is also one of six participating compa‐ nies that will receive an ad‐ ditional grant of $10,000 as part of a partnership with the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delin‐ quency Prevention. These grants, which are supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice, will support per‐ formances and educational activities targeted to youth

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involved with the juvenile justice system. “This grant will allow us to invest further in the lives of at‐risk youth, helping us to help them find their own voices while also working to affect a change in the way that they perceive not only Shakespeare but themselves and their communities,” said Christopher V. Edwards, the HVSF Director of Education and an actor with the company. Each of the 37 participat‐ ing companies will present productions of Shakespeare plays with accompanying edu‐ cational activities to at least 10 schools. These activities may include in‐school resi‐ dencies, workshops, or post‐ performance discussions.

S w e d i s h Wa t e r c o l o r i s t From Sea to Stream: Volunteers Track E e l M i g r a t i o n s a t M a r s h Tr i b u t a r i e s at Boscobel Gallery

The Boscobel Exhibition Gallery opens an exhibition of watercolors by Swedish artist Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson on Sunday, May 3. The exhibition entitled “From Skies to Gar‐ dens” displays over 20 semi abstract paintings, many of which were inspired by visits to Boscobel. It is open to all visitors to Boscobel House & Gardens through May 10. Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson lives and works in Stockholm and New York. She studied oil painting in Brussels at the Academie des Beaux Arts and wood cut techniques in Ch ile. Th is latter f ield of study resulted in the artist illustrating Pablo Neruda’s book Maremoto. In the 1990s Hjertonsson worked in Ha‐ vana, where she served as Swedish Ambassador to Cuba, producing lithographs, wood‐ cuts, and silk‐screens with a focus on various themes from Cuban nature and wild‐ life. During recent years in Finland, Sweden, and New York she has dedicated her‐

self exclusively to watercolor painting. These works tend towards the abstract; taking inspiration from nature in the form of clouds, flowers, and landscapes. T h e E x h i b i t i o n G a l l e r y, over 1200 square feet in size, will be open during regular B o s c o b e l h o u r s , We d n e s ‐ day–Monday, 9:30am‐5pm. Admission for House tour, Grounds and the Exhibition Gallery is $16 for adults; $12 for seniors; and $7 for children. Admission for the Grounds and the Hjertons‐ son exhibition only is $ 8, children (6‐14) $5. For additional information about Boscobel and the Exhi‐ bition Gallery call 265‐3638 or visit www.boscobel.org.

A migration is now under‐ way in the Hudson Valley, and it has absolutely nothing to do with well‐known, colorful and vocal birds. Tiny and trans‐ parent young American eels (or “glass eels”) are quietly sliding up the river and into the rocky, cool water streams of Philipstown. As part of research initi‐ ated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program and the Hud‐ son River National Estuarine Research Reserve, staff and volunteers at Constitution Marsh are engaging in re‐ search to learn more about this mysterious creature. With one of the most unusual life cycles of any fish, eels are born in the Sargasso Sea, over 1,000 miles from the Hudson River and swim and drift in the Gulf Stream to finally arrive here as two‐inch long juveniles. Eels have existed for millions of years, yet their numbers have declined at many East Coast sites without a clear reason. A ten‐foot long, cone‐ shaped net designed to catch these tiny fish is checked on a daily basis. Captured eels and other organisms are counted and weighed, then released back into the water. Environmental data on water

temperature and tide stages are also recorded. By gather‐ ing this ecological informa‐ tion, the research will help answer some basic questions about eels and the habitats they use throughout their far‐ reaching lives. Local monitoring is oc‐ curring in Indian Brook in Garrison, and also at several other Hudson Valley tribu‐ taries in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester Counties. Approximately 60 students, teachers, college interns, and community volunteers are checking nets in Crum El‐ bow in Hyde Park, the Fall Kill in Poughkeepsie, Fur‐ nace Brook in Cortlandt, and Minnisceongo Creek in West Haverstraw. The work runs from April through late May. This study was inspired by the work of scientists Tom Lake of the Estuary Program and Robert Schmidt of Bard College at Simon’s Rock, and is made possible by the combined help of many part‐ ners, including Poughkeepsie High School, the Mid‐Hud‐ son Children’s Museum, the Dutchess BOCES Academy of Environmental Science, Os‐

sining High School, as well as Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary. The goals of DEC’s Hud‐ son River Estuary Program, the Research Reserve and Audubon include involving citizens in hands‐on explora‐ tion of their local ecosystems. Through a positive, engaging experience with science in t h e i r c o m m u n i t y, s t u d e n t s and citizens can participate in meaningful conservation efforts and learn our own lo‐ cal ecosystems are beautiful, full of surprises and worth protecting. The project website is: www. dec.ny.gov/lands/49580.html, and be sure to check out www. constitutionmarsh.org.

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C HRISTINE F OERTSCH Garrison Union Free School Board of Election My name is Christine Foertsch and I am running for the Garrison Union Free School Board of Elections. Since my daughters, Aurora and Solana McKee, started k i n d e rg a r t e n a t G U F S i n 2007, I have been very ex‐ cited by the wonderful teach‐ ers, programming, and edu‐ cational spirit at the school and have been pleased to take part in the many op‐ portunities for involvement and service. I began work‐ ing on various PTA projects and committees and then got involved with the EcoKids after school “special.” I’ve more recently become in‐ volved with the Education Committee (an advisory com‐ mittee to the School Board) and, after attending several School Board meetings, was honored to be asked to run for a Board position. All of these experiences have informed my observations and current

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Qualification of Hefferon Heating & Cooling, LLC. Authority filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/9/08.Juris. of org: CT filed: 2/15/01 NY off. loc. in Putnam Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC’s principal address: 120A Great Plain R d , D a n b u r y, C T 0 6 8 11 . A r t s o f o rg . o n f i l e w i t h Sec of State Connecticut, 30 Trinity St, Hartford, CT 06106 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Nelsonville Salvage LLC. A r t i c l e s o f O rg a n i z a t i o n were filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/20/09. O ff i c e l o c a t i o n : P u t n a m C o u n t y. S S N Y h a s b e e n designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against the LLC to: 287 M ain S treet, N els onville, NY 10516. Purpose: any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of Proits LLC. Arts. of Org. f i l e d w i t h S e c y. o f S t a t e of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/09. Office location: Putnam Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Registered Agents, Inc., 857 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 5 0 1 , N Y, N Y 1 0 0 0 1 , al s o registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given t h a t t h e To w n o f P u t n a m Va l l e y h a s r e c e i v e d a wetlands application from the following applicant: WT 5/09 We s t c h e s t e r ‐ P u t n a m Council, Inc. 50 Clear Lake Road TM: 40.‐1‐14 MEETING NOTICE The Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees will hold a special public meeting on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY with P a m e l a Ta m e s , R e m e d i a l Project Manager of the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss testing results for Constitution Drive properties. Dated: April 24, 2009 Mary Saari, Village Clerk MEETING NOTICE The Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees will hold a special public meeting on We d n e s d a y, M a y 6 , 2 0 0 9 at 7:00 p.m. to provide an update on the plans for the July 4th quadricentennial celebration. All interested parties are encouraged to

interests and opinions. When I’m not in Garrison enjoying life in our com‐ munity, I work as a clinical psychologist in private prac‐ tice in New York City. I got my Ph.D. in 1993 and have spent most of my career serv‐ ing the chronically mentally ill, developing programs in large systems and educating and supervising other profes‐ sionals. Mostly I feel like I’ve spent my career solving thorny problems (usually in a highly emotional context and under a tight budget!). I feel this experience also rec‐ ommends me as a candidate for our School Board. I am eager to put my energy, love of problem solving and under‐ standing of group dynamics to work for our school! If I am elected, I promise to work for the entire com‐ munity, both GUFS families and individuals and families without GUFS students. I believe one role of the school board is to help identify the problems and tensions that exist within our system and between the school and the larger community. In order to identify problems, we have to maintain a curious and non‐defensive approach, re‐ maining open to all feedback and doing our best to validate and incorporate concerns and requests. While “you can’t please all the people all of the time,” I believe the job of school is to actively en‐ gage the community in a dialogue and to respond to as many problems as we can. I have already come to learn that good school governance is a balancing act between students, parents, teachers

attend and be heard. Dated: April 27, 2009 Mary Saari, Village Clerk MEETING NOTICE Public Hearing Notice The Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY to consider and hear public comment on proposed Local Law #1 of 2009 that seeks to add a new Chapter 51 of the Code of the Village of Cold Spring entitled, Outdoor Furnaces. Proposed law establishes and imposes restrictions upon the construction and operation of outdoor wood‐ burning furnaces within the Village. Copies of the proposed local law are available at the Office of the Village Clerk. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and be heard. Dated: April 27, 2009 Mary Saari, Village Clerk MEETING NOTICE The Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY to conduct employment interviews in executive session. Dated: April 24, 2009 Mary Saari, Village Clerk LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY N E W Y O R K PROPERTY INSURANCE U N D E RW R I T I N G ASSOCIATION The persons whose names and last known addresses are set forth below appear from the records of the above named company to be entitled to abandoned property in amounts of fifty dollars or more: PATARO NAOMI M 31 TIMBER TRL CARMEL NY 10512 HOUSE OF OCONNOR 1 OSCAWANA LAKE RD P U T N A M VA L L E Y N Y 10579 A report of unclaimed property has been made to T h o m a s P. D i N a p o l i , t h e Comptroller of the State of New York, pursuant to Section 701 and/or Section 1316 of the Abandoned P r o p e r t y L a w. A l i s t o f the names of the persons appearing from the records of the said insurance company to be entitled thereto is on file and open to the public inspection a t t h e p r i n c i p a l o ff i c e o f the corporation located at 1 0 0 Wi l l i a m S t r e e t , N e w Yo r k , N Y 1 0 0 3 8 w h e r e such abandoned property

and administration, plus the larger community. I am eager to help articulate and promote our definition of “educational excellence.” While the school has made many wonderful improve‐ ments over the years, I do not believe we can “rest on our laurels.” Schools and communities are dynamic systems and need to be con‐ stantly growing and changing in response to cultural and community changes. I wish to help clarify our educa‐ tional principles, priorities and methods, to insure that these principles are being ap‐ plied consistently throughout the school and to improve communication of these to the larger community. Finally, I am passionate about imparting to our stu‐ dent and family community a love of the environment and awareness of the fragile state of our planet and the need for sustainability. Our school is so fortunate to be surrounded by amazing natural resources (the Hudson River, the School Forest) and we should take the opportunity every day to educate our students as to the earth’s preservation. I would do my utmost to engage our school community in these issues. For further information about my background and positions, please visit my w e b s i t e , w w w. c h r i s t i n e ‐ foertsch.com. Thank you for all your support of our school and taking the time to get to know me.

is payable. Such abandoned property w ill b e p aid o n o r b ef o r e August 31st next to persons establishing to our satisfaction their right to receive the same. On or before the succeeding September 10th, such unclaimed funds still remaining unclaimed will be paid to Thomas P. DiNapoli, the Comptroller of the State o f N e w Yo r k . U p o n s u c h payment this company shall no longer be liable for the property. N E W Y O R K PROPERTY INSURANCE U N D E RW R I T I N G ASSOCIATION LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF PUTNAM NOTICE FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY G IV EN , th at s ealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchasing of Putnam County for the following commodities and/ or services: 1. Enviro‐Guard, Infiltrators & Curtain Drain Installation – RFB130582 – Project # 05192009A 2. Combo‐Tank and Eljen Installation – RFB130583 – Project # 05192009B Detailed specifications can be picked up by Licensed Experienced* Septic Installers at the offices of the Septic Repair Program, 100 Rte. 3 1 2 , B r e w s t e r, N e w Yo r k between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. There will b e a M A N D ATO RY S I T E VISIT on Wednesday, May, 13, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at The Septic Repair Program, 100 Route 312, Building No. 4, Brewster. New York. If you are interested, please contact Michele at (845) 278‐8313. Sealed bids must be filed with the Director of Purchasing, C o u n t y o f P u t n a m O ff i c e Facilities, 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, New York on or before 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 19, 2009. *Experience requires 5 Projects Inspected/ Approved by the Putnam County Department of Health. RFB130582 requires manufacturer’s certification or attendance of the Enviro‐ Guard in‐service seminar in addition to the above‐ mentioned 5 Projects Inspected/ Approved by the PCDOH. dated: Carmel, New York April 22, 2009 Alessandro Mazzotta, Purchasing Director Putnam County Purchasing Department

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Beladino Inducted into Honor Society Beverly Beladino, daughter of George and MaryAnn Be‐ ladino of Putnam Valley, was recently accepted into Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, at Salisbury University. Be‐ ladino is a junior majoring in mathematics and secondary education. She is a member of the SU field hockey team. Beladino is a 2006 gradu‐ ate of Putnam Valley High School. At Salisbury Uni‐ versity some 7,800 students in 42 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs pursue liberal arts and professional degrees.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice to Bidders Sealed proposals will be received by the udersigned Village Clerk of the Village of Cold Spring at her office in the Village Hall, 85 Main S t r e e t, C o l d S p r i n g , N e w York, 10516 until Friday, May 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. when same will be publicly opened and read alout for sale to the Village of Cold Spring of: Bituminous Concrete Furnished Delivered and Laid in Place Meeting the specifications of the Village of Cold Spring Highway Department Copies of the specifications may be obtained from the office of said Village Clerk at the above address after Monday, May 4, 2009. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Project must be completed by May 31, 2009. All purchase contracts awarded pursuant to this notice shall be subject to the provisions of Section 103‐A, 103‐B and 103‐D of the General Municipal Law. Dated: April 27, 2009 Mary Saari, Village Clerk LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF PUTNAM VALLEY COUNTY OF PUTNAM NOTICE OF TENTATIVE COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Sections 501, 506 and 526 of the Real Property Tax Law) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Assessor o f t h e To w n o f P u t n a m Valley, County of Putnam, has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year and that a copy will be available a t t h e A s s e s s o r ’ s O ff i c e , Putnam Valley Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, New York 10579, where it may be examined by any person interested, starting on or about May 1, 2009 daily between the hours of 8AM – 4PM, May 9, 2009 between the hours of 8AM – Noon and May 11, 2009 between the hours of 6PM – 10PM until the 26th day of May, 2009 and that on such day the Board of Assessment Review will meet at the Putnam Valley Town Hall at 6PM to hear and examine all verified written complaints in relation to such assessment on application of any person believing his property to be over‐assessed. A publication containing procedures is available at the Assessor’s Office at the Putnam Valley Town Hall. Sheryl Keating, Assessor LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF PUTNAM NOTICE FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchasing of Putnam County for the following commodities and/or service: R F B ‐ 1 8 ‐ 0 9 P AV E R PLACED CHIP SEAL U LT R AT H I N H O T M I X ASPHALT RFB‐17‐09 CRUSHED STONE & LIGHT STONE FILLING Detailed specifications may be secured at the o ff i c e o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f Purchasing, County of P u t n a m O ff i c e F a c i l i t i e s , 110 Old Route 6, Building No, 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. You may also visit our web site at www.putnamcountvny.com. Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009. dated: Carmel, New York April 24, 2009 Alessandro Marzotta, Purchasing Director Putnam County Purchasing Department

Show of Two Masters at Van Over 750 Attend Opening Day at Tilly Foster Farm Brundt Gallery in Beacon At first glance it appears t h a t Ly n d o n P r e s t o n a n d Thomas Sarrantonio, the art‐ ists whose work is on view at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon beginning Saturday, May 2, are on quite different paths. Sarrantonio works directly from nature much of the time. He visits and revisits the same sites around New Paltz and Rosendale, painting en plein air in his finely‐tuned signature style. Later, in his studio, he builds upon what he has discovered in the coun‐ tryside, making larger, more formal landscapes. Preston works in a very different way. Her images emerge out of a unique process that involves some painting but also the use of acid, copper and glass. In short, Sarrantonio represents

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, t h e P u t n a m Va l l e y To w n Board will conduct five public hearings on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. to hear comments on the following proposed local laws : A L O C A L L AW ‐ T O AMEND SECTIONS 165‐6B(1) AND 165‐6C ADOPTING AN UPDATED D I G I TA L Z O N I N G DISTRICT MAP A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND SECTION 165‐44 AND TO REPEAL SECTION 165‐46 OF THE TOWN CODE‐NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND SECTION 165‐45 OF THE TOWN C O D E T E R M I N AT I O N / A B A N D O N M E N T ‐NONCONFORMING USES A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND CHAPTER 165, SECTION 165‐45 AND 165‐ 9 OF THE TOWN CODE‐ NONCONFORMING USES I N E N V I R O N M E N TA L M A N A G E M E N T DISTRICTS A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND CHAPTER 165, SECTION 165‐ 45B OF THE TOWN CODE‐ ENLARGEMENT/ E X T E N S I O N S / A LT E R AT I O N A N D DESTRUCTION OF NONCONFORMING USES HEARINGS TO BE HELD at the Putnam Valley Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD Eileen Royael, Town Clerk Town of Putnam Valley, NY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTIONPUTNAM VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTTOWNS OF PUTNAM VALLEY, CARMEL AND CORTLANDT COUNTIES OF PUTNAM AND WESTCHESTER NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Putnam Valley Central School District, P u t n a m a n d We s t c h e s t e r C ou n ties N ew Yo r k , w ill be held in the High School in said District at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said vote and election will be held on May 19, 2009 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the High School at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To v o t e o n t h e annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2009‐10 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To e l e c t t w o ( 2 ) members of the Board of Education, for a term of three (3) years each, commencing July 1, 2009 and expiring on June 30, 2012. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2009‐10 may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 4, 2009, e x c e p t S a t u r d a y, S u n d a y or holidays at the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n O ff i c e ,

nature and Preston makes abstractions. Visitors to Van Brunt Gal‐ lery in May can spend some rewarding moments finding more places where the paths of Sarrantonio and Preston cross and where they diverge. Both are on “the road less traveled by.” The Lyndon Preston and Thomas Sarrantonio exhibi‐ tion at Van Brunt Gallery, 137 Main Street in Beacon, runs from May 2 to June 1. For more information e‐mail: [email protected] or call 845‐838‐2995. Gallery hours are Thursdays through Mondays 11am ‐ 6pm or by appointment.

The opening day of the non‐profit Tilly Foster Farm Museum wasa huge success. as 750 people turned out to support the farm on Satur‐ day April 25, 2009. Putnam Legislators Dan Birmingham and Tony Fusco, along with members of the media, in‐ cluding representatives of the Ailes family, which publishes this newspaper, showed their support by attending. George Whipple, the found‐ er of the nonprofit Whipple Foundation for the Preser‐ v a t i o n o f P u t n a m C o u n t y, said: “we are delighted at the overwhelming support of the people of Putnam County for

the Tilly Foster Farm Mu‐ seum. The baby pigs, rabbits, sheep, cows all enjoyed the crowd, especially the chil‐ dren who came to visit. The Whipple Foundation wants the next generation of Putnam residents to experience what I experienced as a child grow‐ ing up in Putnam: a connection with the land and livestock. ...the American experience.” Whipple added “President Jefferson pinned his hopes for America on the yeoman farmer. If we can no longer farm as individuals at least we can farm as a community.” Visit www.tillyfosterfarm.org

Legal Notices 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY and at each of the following schoolhouses: Putnam Valley Elementary School, 171 Oscawana Lake Road and Putnam Valley Middle School, 142 Peekskill Hollow Road and Putnam Va l l e y H i g h S c h o o l , 1 4 6 Peekskill Hollow Road. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating c a n d i d a t e s f o r t h e O ff i c e of Member of the Board of Education must be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District, located in the District Office at the High School at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. no later than April 20, 2009; the 30th day preceding the election. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices, candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 28 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. Petition forms are available at the Office of the Clerk of the District, located in t h e D i s t r i c t O ff i c e i n t h e High School at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 6, 2009; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later that 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on May 19, 2009. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after April 27, 2009, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 19, 2009, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education law or pursuant to Article 5 of the E l e c t i o n L a w. I f a v o t e r has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the las t four (4) calendar years, he/she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote in general elections under Article 5 o f t h e E l e c t i o n L a w, h e / she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2014 of

Education Law at the High School, on May 4, 2009, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., at the Elementary School on May 5, 2009, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., at the High School, on May 12, 2009, l between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning five days prior to the election between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State o f N e w Yo r k , t h e B o a r d of Registration will meet on May 16, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the District Office to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the election to be held in 2009 and again on May 28, 2009 between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the elections to be held in 2009 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with § 2035 and § 2008 of the Education L a w, a n y r e f e r e n d a o r propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the District Office, 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, on or before April 20, 2009, no later than 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 69 qualified voters of the District; and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the power of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditures of monies is required by the proposition. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, a Real Property Ta x E x e m p t i o n R e p o r t prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/ preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part. Linda Pregiato District Clerk Board of Education P u t n a m Va l l e y C e n t r a l School District Putnam Valley, New York 10579

NYS DOT REQUEST FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the following projects will be received in an envelope annotated with project name and number until 10:30 a.m. on May 21, 2009 a t t h e O ff i c e o f C o n t r a c t Management, NYS Dept. of Transportation, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1 CM, 50 WOLF RD, A L B A N Y, N Y 1 2 2 3 2 a n d 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 contract proposal, must accompany each bid. Plans and proposals can be obtained from the Plan Sales Unit, at the above address; a n d t h e R e g i o n a l O ff i c e s noted below. The right is reserved to reject all bids. A T T E N T I O N CONTRACTORS, Contractors should be advised of new legislation for Lobbying on All Procurement Contracts effective January 1, 2006. Details of guidelines, regulations and forms are provided on the Department’s Web Site. For more information, Contact Person(s) Jodi Riano, Bill Howe NYSDOT Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wo l f R o a d , 1 s t F l o o r , Suite 1CM, Albany NY 12232 Email: jriano@dot. s t a t e . n y. u s , w h o w e @ d o t . state.ny.us (518) 457‐3583 Suzanna Charles NYSDOT Office of Legal Affairs Email [email protected]. ny.us (518) 457‐3583 Reg. 08, Joan Dupont, Regional Director, 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 D 2 6 11 4 1 , P I N 8 8 0 9 . 8 8 , F.A. Proj. C240‐8809‐883, Dutchess, Orange & Putnam Cos., Bridge Painting at Va r i o u s L o c a t i o n s . B i d Deposit $750,000.00, NO PLANS, Proposals $25, plus $8 Postage. THIS CONTRACT REQUIRES NIGHT TIME WORK. Goals: DBE 0% LEGAL NOTICE N O T I C E O F COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESMENT ROLL PURSUANT TO SECTION 506 AND 526 OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW Notice is hereby given that the Assessors for the Town of Philipstown, County of Putnam, have completed their tentative assessment roll for the current year. A copy will be available May 1, 2009 at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY, where it may be examined by any person interested until May 26. On that day, the Board of Assessment Review will sit at the Town Hall, Cold Spring, NY between the hours of 3‐5PM and 7‐9PM to hear and examine all complaints in relation to such assessments. T h e R e a l P r o p e r t y Ta x Law requires that grievances be in writing. Forms for written submission are available in the Assessor’s O ff i c e , To w n H a l l , C o l d Spring, NY. The Assessor will be in attendance with the tentative roll at the Assessor’s Office on the following days: May 4, 2009 10AM‐2PM May 5, 2009 10AM‐2PM May 6, 2009 10AM‐2PM Dated this 27th day of April, 2009 Gary M. Ritchie, Sr. Brian I. Kenny Anne Nichter Assessors

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PVHS Mock Trial Team Goes PV High School 2008/09 Third Quarter Honor Roll Taking Care of the Earth is to Dutchess for Regionals Elementary in Putnam Valley High Honor Roll Nicole Benvenuti, Courtney Marie Wood. Stanishia, Robert Tendy Jr.,

Pictured above, left to right: Coach Sean Gilroy, Jen Davis, Rebecca Bierhoff, Chris Nelson, Mike Byrne, Dillon Chesnut, Dan Cray, and Maddi Kane. The members of the Putnam Va lley Hi g h S c h o o l Mock Trial Team, coached by social studies teacher Sean Gilroy, were all smiles when they won Putnam County’s mock trial championship several weeks ago at the Putnam County Courthouse. On Saturday April 25, 2009, at the Dutchess County Court‐ house in Poughkeepsie, the PVHS team set out with that victory‐inspired enthusiasm to face new opponents in the regional competition. New York State Mock Trial is a highly structured and scripted program that teaches high school students the ba‐ sics of trial law. High school teams take one “pretend” case supplied by the state, and work on all aspects of it. Mock trial team members play the parts of attorneys, plaintiffs, defendants, expert witnesses, and all of the other characters that make up a real‐life trial. What is definitely not scripted is the role played by the judge:

these trials take place in real courtrooms and are tried in front of real judges. At Dutchess Courthouse the participating county teams were paired off and sent to small family court courtrooms on the third floor of the build‐ ing. A limited number of spectators were allowed to watch, along with the teams’ coaches. F a c i n g o ff a g a i n s t R e d Hook, each team had clearly studied its courtroom pro‐ cedure. In a straightforward libel suit, both teams were aggressive and thorough in the presentations. In the end Red Hook narrowly edged Putnam Valley, and the team was eliminated from further competition. Members of the 2009 Put‐ nam Valley Mock Trial team include Dillon Chesnut, Dan C r a y, C h r i s N e l s o n , M a d‐ di Kane, Jen Davis, Conor O’Leary, Rebecca Bierhoff, Nick Cascioli, Courtney Bo‐ bik, and Mike Byrne.

12th Grade / Dillon D. Ches‐ nut, Janelle Herelle, Jenna Marie Isabella, Kristen Ann Macher, Megan A. Mahoney, Michael Mondelli. 11th Grade / Henry Chen, Maria L. Pagani, Kristen F.M. Ricci, Georgia Beth Sommer. 10th Grade / Christine P. A l e x a n d e r, D o r i s B a c l i j a , Galvert Alexis Barbecho, Alexandra R. Gazzola, Quinn Gilman‐Forlini, Cassandra L. Girvalo, James T. Hertzel, David Lobo, Tess Torregrosa, Kristen N. Weeks. 9th Grade / Sam T. Faber‐ Manning, Emily R. Gifford‐ Smith, Saara E. Knapp, Mar‐ g a r e t K r e i s e r, C o l b y A n n Meagle, Samantha Rogers, Amanda R. San Lucas, Shel‐ ley J. Sperling, Alexander E. Spitzer. Honor Roll 12th Grade / Karrington A. Auth, Michele E. Belanich,

B o b i k , S t e p h a n i e A . B o r‐ rell, Julie Castro, Abigail B. Conklin, Matthew Cordaro, Sharon Cranwell, Michael V. Crocker, Erica S. Fisher, Zachary S. Flegar, Victo‐ riea Hamilton, Sara Kastuk, Edward Michael Jarosiewitz Knapp, Alexander D. Kroohs, Michael D. Lobo, Michelle M. Materasso, Desiree Mc‐ Bride, Lauren M. McIntyre, Dana E. Miceli, Allycia Ann Miller, Travis Mitariten, Jen‐ nifer R. Ogden, Hannah E. Parzen, Christopher J. Pitt‐ man, Elizabeth Regan, Jake Rosner, Giovanna Spica, Peter R. Sportello, Jr., Anthony A. Squillante, Natalia K. Stock‐ inger, Kaicee C. Tannone, Kelli E. Vanderwalker, Kevin VanDevelde, Alyssa Volpe, Kristina Vucetic, Tina Wal‐ lach, Ciara Walsh, Megan L. Wa r n i n g , J e r e m y W h a l e n , Caitlin E. White, Lindsey

11th Grade / Samantha R. Arzon, Ian A. Azcue, Alexan‐ der Basso, Savannah J. Brown, Daniel P. Cray, Jennifer Davis, Eric B. Ebeling, Daniel J. Faber‐Manning, Eric Karabi‐ nos, Sarah Liscia, Trevor J. Mahnert Thomas S. O’Brien, Melissa E. Olam, Eric Pait, Gina M. Raus, Stephanie N. Stoisits, Hannah E. Tavella, Sara R. Zevola. 10th Grade / Logan Baga‐ rozy, Barbara A. Casabianca, Gina Castro, Corey M. Cer‐ rone, Johnmichael J.Chiriyan, Mace O Coleman, Destiny‐ Ann Curran, Melissa Di‐ Rubba, Alyssa N. Durocher, Chui‐Miin Lee, Austin M. Levesque, Steven J.Mazzarisi, Lauren E. Mias, Alissabeth Minnich, Andrew J. O’Grady, Jacqueline M. Rainieri, Maria R. Rao, Danielle A. Roberts, Katherine A. Sherwood, Jes‐ sica M. Spiegel, Victoria A.

Alexis L. Volpe, Erica M. Wharton. 9th Grade / Steven Arraia‐ no, Nina I. Azcue, Catherine J. DeToma, Molly Falcone, Kimberly Gallo, Anthony J. Gentile, Alexandra Givan, Amanda R, Hefner, Caitlin M . K e l l y, T h o m a s K e o g h , Laura M. Longhitano, Mi‐ chelle L. Maffettone, Meghan Malone, Antonio Martinez, Jennifer Merna, Isabelle L. Molle, Ryan M. O’Connor, Andrew S. Orefice, Stephanie A. Pasquale, Diane C. Rush, Christina L. Sawin, Kimberly A . S c h n e i d e r, N i c h o l a s J . Scolaro, Kimberly Sharison, B r i a n R . S i l l e r y, D a n a B . Tatnell, Kristen M. Wagner, Jennifer N. Whittaker, Jaclyn R. Williamson Julianne M. Willis, Christopher Wright, Liana H Wright‐Mark, Aman‐ da L. Yannarelli, Benjamin C. Zevola, Tyler T. Zikorus.

Regents Review Live! Offers Local Authors Highlighted Free Study Programs Reading Partners Week Free study help is available for high school students who are gearing up for the New York State Regents Exams. Regents Review Live! begins May 4 with programming for each of the ten subject exams, and four language exams, airing on public television stations across the state. The New York State Higher Education Services Corpora‐ tion (HESC) has been a major supporter of Regents Review Live! for the past ten years. Streaming video and other study guides for the state‐ wide Regents Exams may

be accessed through HESC’s website, www.hesc.org. HESC is the State’s com‐ prehensive college access and financial aid agency, adminis‐ tering grant, scholarship, and loan forgiveness programs and providing financial lit‐ eracy and federal student loan default prevention resources for students, families, and counselors.

Last week, Haldane Elemen‐ tary School students had a unique opportunity to meet an award‐winning group of writers and illustrators rep‐ resenting a wide variety of genres, as part of Haldane P TA ’ s P a r e n t s a s R e a d i n g Partners (PARP) Writers and Illustrators Week. PARP is a n a t i o n a l P TA ‐ s p o n s o r e d program to encourage read‐ ing among elementary school children. T h e w e e k k i c k e d o ff o n Monday, April 20 when Chris Duffy, a cartoonist and edi‐ tor of the comics section at Nickelodeon Magazine shared his work with the 3rd grade and demonstrated the wonders of 3‐D cartoons. On April 21, Jean Marzollo, the author of over 100 books, including the best‐selling I Spy and Shanna Show books visited the Kindergarten

classes. Also on Tuesday, the 4th grade enjoyed a special interactive presentation by sports reporter Kent Schacht, and the children were able to practice their own interview‐ ing skills. On Friday, April 24 author Elizabeth Cody Kimmel vis‐ ited the 5th grade. Kimmel is the author of many books for young adults and chil‐ dren. Suddenly Supernatural, School Spirit is a featured Scholastic Book Club title, and a New York Public Library 100 Books to Read and Share title. Also on Friday, Karen Kaufman Orloff, author of the picture books, I Wanna Iguana, and If Mom Had Three Arms, gave a colorful pre‐ sentation to the 1st and 2nd grades. For more information, contact PARP Chairperson Johanna Reinhardt, jhnrein@ optonline.net

First grade students, (l‐r), Emily Mazzella and Jay Brazee share their ideas on how to take care of the earth. Clearly, in Putnam Valley, Earth Day is more than just a one‐day affair. At Putnam Valley Elementary School, teachers Scott (4th grade) and Debra (1st grade) Sperling held their combined Earth Day celebrations on Monday, April 20. “We planned an outdoor ‘trash‐free lunch’ picnic, but the weather didn’t cooperate so we ended up in our classrooms,” reported Mrs. Sperling. “The parents were asked to pack a trash free lunch (in as many reus‐ able containers as possible,

cloth napkins, etc.) and were invited to stay for a read aloud of The Lorax in Scott’s class‐ room.” Mrs. Sperling showed a slideshow that she created to accompany Tom Chapin’s children’s song, “Happy Earth Day.” In addition, all week at PVES, student Catherine Mazza from Mrs. Mistretta’s class made public service an‐ nouncements on the school’s morning announcements to share the hardships of acquir‐ ing clean drinking water in underdeveloped countries.

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