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observation” about the significance of the building, which along with the church Beacon Church Plan Questioned occupies a strip of Wolcott Avenue, pinched Dutchess Parsonage would be of 500 and demolish the church’s parson- between two new housing complexes: River age and replace it with a 30-room hotel. Ridge Views townhouses and the West End Redistricting demolished for new hotel Prophecy Theater LLC faced pushback Lofts apartments. By Leonard Sparks on Tuesday (July 13), when they introduced “It’s part of Beacon’s history; it’s part their project to Beacon’s Planning Board. of the fabric that we’re all responding to Falls arking, traffic and the demolition of Gavin Hecker, one of Prophecy Theater’s changing so rapidly, and that a lot of your a structure dating to the mid-1800s. owners, said the group considers the parson- fellow residents feel is just getting lost,” Apart P Those are some of the concerns age beyond repair and said a previous study he said. “That’s one component that we’re facing a team of investors who want to determined it had no historical significance. going to be talking a lot about.” Commission renovate the historic Reformed Church of But John Gunn, chair of the board, said Prophecy is proposing “minimal changes” Beacon into an event space with a capacity “the rest of Beacon may have a different (Continued on Page 8) disbanded as Republicans seek to reduce Legislature’s size By Leonard Sparks

utchess County is two for two, but batting zero. D Twice, county legislators have voted to create an independent, nonparti- san commission to redraw the boundaries of their districts based on new census figures. Twice, the process has quickly unraveled. On Monday (July 12), the Legisla- ture’s 15 Republicans voted to approve a law reopening the application period for people interested in serving on the county’s Independent Reapportion- ment Commission, a seven-member body approved by voters in November 2020 to redraw legislative boundaries based on new population figures from the 2020 Census. Each of the Legislature’s 10 Demo- crats opposed the new law. Republicans also approved on Monday language for a referendum to amend the county’s charter in order to reduce the Legislature’s size from 25 to 21 members. Both County Executive Marc Molinaro and Legislature Chair Gregg Pulver have declared their support for shrinking the FOR THE BIRDS — Children attending the Philipstown Recreation Center’s summer camp created a colorful array of birdhouses body. Because the amendment abolishes now hanging from a tree outside the Claudio Marzollo Community Center in Garrison. Photo by L. Sparks offices established in the charter, it will have to be approved by voters during the general election on Nov. 2. vice-chair of the Historic District Review Both votes capped a three-week whirl- Cold Spring To Allow LLC Owners Board, on a number of updates to the wind that began when Christian Cullen, 1976 depiction of the Cold Spring Historic chief assistant county attorney, ruled in Second public hearing set The board also approved a revision to the District, using detailed mapping provided a memo distributed on June 24 that the draft law, allowing limited liability compa- by Putnam County’s Geographic Informa- commission must be dissolved because for short-term rentals nies (LLCs) to operate a STR if one of the tion System (GIS) office. its chair, Richard Keller-Coffey, is on the By Michael Turton principals in the LLC resides in the build- The new map will include street addresses, Webutuck school board in Amenia and ing. Previously, the law totally prohibited making it easier for residents to pinpoint ineligible for membership because he is he Cold Spring Village Board at its an LLC to operate a short-term rental. their properties, and will exclude from the an “elected official.” Tuesday (July 13) meeting scheduled Once adopted, the law will become historic district a small number of properties Commissioners, under the law creat- T a second, and likely final, public Chapter 100 of the village code, which is that, in part, lie outside its boundary. ing their body, “shall not currently be hearing on the proposed law to regulate currently undergoing an extensive update. Discussion of the Community Stake- nor have been for the three years preced- short-term rentals (STRs) in Cold Spring. After a protracted discussion, the holder Group, to be established as part ing the formation of the commission an The hearing will be held at Village Hall on Village Board came to an agreement with of the review of the Cold Spring Police elected official, employee of New York July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Al Zgolinski and Sean Conaway, chair and (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 6) 2 July 16, 2021 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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By Leonard Sparks brown for about 15 to 18 minutes and you develop the most beautiful crust. Oh, my By Michael Turton ean Anderson, a Garrison resi- god. The taste is wonderful. dent, is the owner of Super Square D in Newburgh and inventor of the Did you have setbacks while When was the baguette baking box (baguettebakingbox. developing the finished product? com). The first one I made was too heavy. And last time you then, [with] the baguette trays, I didn’t climbed a tree? Tell me about Super Square? figure out the ice thing until a couple of Super Square is a metal-fabricating years ago — how to put the ice in, how to company I started 25, 30 years ago. It does control the amount of water. Then it took a lot of garden iron work, like trellises quite a while for us to develop the perfect and pergolas and jungle-gyms for plants. [baking] time for the box during the expan- Probably when I was We’ve done a lot on the top of buildings in sion phase and in the browning phase. I 9; we kids would climb Manhattan. The name comes from tools have boxes full of baguette trays that I will evergreens and pick I started making in 1993. I designed and never use. patented measuring and layout tools. riveting is done by hand. It’s 100 percent out the bagworms. made in Newburgh. What has the response been like? Why create a baguette baking box? We’ve had a tremendous number of people I’ve been baking bread for years. Really How does the box work? that send us pictures of their first bread and good bread needs steam. I used to put the I preheat it to 475 degrees. After you it’s really incredible what they end up doing. water in the bottom of the oven. I’d spray make your baguettes and you let them rise We have several recipes for different types of the inside of the oven. I’d do all kinds of for a half an hour, you put one or two ice bread and some people come up with some things to try to make it look more profes- cubes into the baguette tray, you pull the really interesting bread that they make sional and taste better. I realized that you hot baking box out of the oven, open the themselves. I have this wonderful customer need to control the atmosphere inside the lid, put the baguette tray in with the ice, in Hastings who actually takes it on vacation oven, especially the atmosphere directly close the lid and bang it back into the oven. with her. During the pandemic, there were around the bread. So, I built a box because What the ice does is it gives you an amount a lot more people home and there were a lot I had a metal shop. All of these are made by of water in that very hot box which turns to more people cooking for themselves. So, that ~ Laura Head, Beacon hand. I bend them on a machine, but all the steam immediately. After 24 minutes, you gave us a real boost. We had one day where welding and the finishing is done by hand; reach in the oven, take the lid off and let it we sold 50 boxes.

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EDITOR Chip Rowe LETTERS AND COMMENTS [email protected] and everyone will drive to Peekskill or The house as it was originally designed SENIOR EDITOR Legislators and Pot Shops Leonard Sparks There seems like a lack of education and Beacon. and built in the early 1860s was a text- significant false information being spread John Anthony Gargiulo, via Facebook book example of Italianate Revival-style BEACON EDITOR (“Putnam Legislators Urge Towns, Villages architecture as popularized by Alexander Jeff Simms Not To Inhale,” July 9). The quoted misin- Opt out of alcohol, then. Jackson Davis, Calvert Vaux and Richard Eric Szyszka, via Facebook Upjohn in the mid-19th century. The modi- ARTS EDITOR formation is more of a threat to public Alison Rooney health and safety than the information fications carried out between 1907 and 1913 [email protected] cited. These towns need to do a better job Parking For Beacon Developments during Sam Sloan Jr.’s ownership intro- of speaking with real industry profession- I know firsthand the residents parking in duced Mediterranean motifs, i.e., terracotta REPORTERS als rather than the ill-informed. the municipal lot take up more than 17 spots roofs and stucco exterior walls. Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Ruben Lindo, Ulster County (“Where Will The Cars Go,” July 9)! They park Mediterranean villas were very fashion- Brian PJ Cronin • Joe Dizney able from 1900 to 1930. The alterations Pamela Doan • Deb Lucke on the street more than 24 hours when it’s Skip Pearlman • Michael Turton The ill-informed in this particular arti- four-hour parking. Also, there isn’t any park- carried out for Sloan Jr. were tastefully cle, in my estimation, is the reporter who ing spots for us residents that live throughout executed, simultaneously “modernizing” STUDENT CORRESPONDENTS misquotes and misinforms the reader. The Beacon to park there! Just yesterday I had to the family home while retaining its origi- Ezra Beato (Philipstown) letter uses information from the Prevention drive around the parking lot for 15 minutes nal architectural character and massing. Rachel Thorne (Beacon) Council of Putnam after years of studying looking for a spot since Main Street parking In 2014 the house was again altered, as this article explains, but this time, the LAYOUT DESIGNER Colorado and other states that legalized is nonexistent. Also, I might add, they were Pierce Strudler marijuana. The letter only asks municipali- nasty, complaining about everything when I modifications completely obliterated any ties to opt out for now in order to see how worked in the flower shop. trace of the original house’s architectural ADVERTISING DIRECTOR the process rolls out in New York. Towns Ashley Marie Soto, via Facebook character and integrity. Michele Gedney can opt back in any time, but cannot opt out The alterations, which took several years For information on advertising: to finish, involved stripping the building 845-809-5584 after opting in. Read the letter for yourself. Sloan Estate Sale down to its basic shell and the removal of [email protected] Amy Sayegh, Mahopac I’d respectfully like to offer some correc- highlandscurrent.org/ads Sayegh is a Putnam County legislator, tions to the staff of The Highlands Current the center tower and several wings. All representing Mahopac and Mahopac Falls. with regard to the architectural modifi- architectural components and fixtures MEMBERSHIP cations to this once-spectacular mansion were removed and sold off. The house Emily Hare That means they don’t get the tax money (“Sloan Estate For Sale,” July 9). re-emerged as a modern interpretation of [email protected] an 1830 to 1840s Greek Revival manse. 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dishes and other items. “Right now we really do need everything,” said Lunsford. Beacon’s Community Cookout Returns Those interested in donating can contact Event set for July 24 after “Usually we’re prepping for six to eight ship, just a good time,” he said. The event Lunsford through the Beacon Annual Cook- months beforehand,” said Berkley “Boom” usually begins with setup around 8:30 am out community page on Facebook (bit.ly/ last year’s cancellation Lunsford, one of the organizers. “This one — “by 10 a.m. we’re cooking” — and goes beacon-cookout). After COVID, Lunsford said that the By Brian PJ Cronin is real short notice.” late into the night with dancing, eating and Still, Lunsford is grateful that the event will old friends catching up. “There are people Beacon community needs a day out to fter missing last year due to the be taking place at all. He remembers playing from Beacon who have moved away who gather and reconnect more than ever. COVID-19 pandemic, Beacon’s basketball at the cookout when he was a kid. come back to Beacon just for that day,” said “We haven’t been outside for like a year A Annual Cookout returns to South “But in the past few years, the people who Lunsford, who noted that the event is open and a half,” he said. “And there’s a lot of Avenue Park on July 24, with a rain date of started it passed it down to the younger gener- to all. “It’s really like a Beacon reunion.” people that didn’t make it through the July 25. The planners of the event, which ation, and we’ve been getting more and more With so little time to plan, the organizers pandemic. We’ve got to think about them.” has been taking place every summer for people to come every year,” he said. Atten- are looking for businesses and members of over 30 years, just got the go-ahead from dance usually is upward of 500 people. the community to donate hotdogs, hamburg- Visit highlandscurrent.org for news the city last week. “It’s a day for community, love, friend- ers, paper plates, ice, sodas, condiments, side updates and latest information.

tive MaryEllen Odell praised the response Central Hudson, Other Utilities Settle For $86 Million by state, county and local officials, but said Central Hudson and New York State Electric Agreement resolves cable and internet service under the Opti- aro said in August 2020 that, two weeks and Gas Corp. (NYSEG), which serves eastern mum brand. after Isaias, the county was still notify- Putnam, took “far too long” to restore power. complaints about Tropical “The size of these settlements should make ing Altice of outages “they seemed to know In addition to Central Hudson’s outages, 90 Storm Isaias response it abundantly clear that New York utilities nothing about.” He called the company’s percent of NYSEG’s 39,000 customers in are obligated to prepare for severe weather performance after the storm “the worst I’ve Putnam lost power, she said on Aug. 12, 2020. By Leonard Sparks and to develop robust emergency response seen in my 25 years of service.” “The utilities were not prepared and that programs,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. On the day of the storm, Central Hudson is just not acceptable,” Odell said. “Not entral Hudson Gas & Electric is It was Cuomo who ordered, the day after requested 200 line-workers from the North having access to a reliable power source is one of four utilities that will pay a Isaias, that the state Department of Public Atlantic Mutual Assistance Group, a consor- more than an inconvenience. For many, it C combined $86 million to New York Service investigate utility companies whose tium of 21 utilities in 21 states, four Cana- is a matter of life-and-death.” State to resolve charges that they failed customers lost service. The DPS is the parent dian provinces and Washington, D.C. After In all, the state reached Isaias settle- to prepare for and adequately respond to agency of the Public Service Commission. the group sent only 16, Central Hudson ments with the utilities totaling $190 large-scale power outages caused by Tropi- In separate “notice of apparent viola- should have pursued “any means possible, million, according to Cuomo. The utili- cal Storm Isaias last year. tions” letters dated Aug. 19, 2020, the depart- including additional contractor personnel,” ties also agreed to develop better response Central Hudson, whose customers include ment said its review had found that Central to get more workers, the state said. plans and improve their coordination with residences and businesses in Dutchess and Hudson and Altice had violated state law and After the storm, Putnam County Execu- local governments, he said. Putnam counties, will pay $1.5 million Public Service Commission orders by failing under an agreement with the Public Service to have enough personnel and equipment to Commission, said the state on Thursday restore service to customers after sustained (July 15). The PSC has spent nearly a year 40-mph winds and 70-mph gusts inflicted investigating the performance of electricity heavy damage on utility poles and power and cable providers after nearly 900,000 of lines and conductors in the Highlands. their customers lost service when Isaias hit Nearly 117,000 Central Hudson custom- the Mid-Hudson, New York City and Long ers, including about 44,000 in Dutchess Island on Aug. 4, 2020. and 36,000 in Putnam, lost power. Central SUMMER DOT SALE Con Edison and Orange & Rockland Hudson’s website was also down for more SALE FROM JULY 22 TO JULY 31 Utilities will pay $82 million, a total that than eight hours between Aug. 4 and 5, also includes penalties for their response leaving customers unable to report outages to outages in Brooklyn and Manhattan in or get information on restoration estimates, 25% 30% 60% 2019 and a steam outage in 2018, accord- according to the state. ing to the state. Frontier Communications, Altice was also accused of not having a telecommunications company that serves enough workers to restore cable TV and Shop in store 86 Main St. Cold Spring, NY 10516 Orange County, will pay $2.5 million for its internet service to 400,000 customers and Isaias response. of waiting six days after the storm to begin Instagram the_gift_hut | Facebook @thegifthutny The state earlier reached a $72 million a “coordinated outreach” to local officials. Unique Gifts, Toys, Puzzles for the Whole Family settlement with Altice USA, which provides Dutchess County Executive Marc Molin-

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line fires, one elevator rescue, one electri- (from Page 1) (from Page 1) Redistricting LLC Owners cal hazard and two assists to paramedics. State, Dutchess County or any town, city, Department, was tabled as the meeting Mayor Dave Merandy congratulated CSFC or village in the county, or a member or neared two and a half hours in duration. member Travis Fyfe for having successfully officer of any political committee.” completed his firefighter training. Cullen argues in the memo that Keller- In other business ... The board denied a request by the owner Coffey’s position on the school board not In her preliminary financial summary of 9 Main St. to install pavers on village- only made him ineligible, but also inval- of the fiscal year that ended May 31, village owned property there, saying it preferred idated his votes in selecting remain- accountant Michelle Ascolillo reported that that the plot remain “green.” ing members. The commission held its revenues for the general fund, which supports The Recreation Commission held a walk- first meeting on Feb. 25 and only met for most village operations, are expected to through with organizers of the Putnam monthly sessions four times after that. Its exceed expenses by about $300,000. The EFP Food and Wine Festival, scheduled for Aug. work has been limited to hearing presen- Group will conduct its independent external 7 and 8 at Mayor’s Park. The commission tations because the Census Bureau is not audit beginning in early August. Ascolillo and the Philipstown Recreation Depart- releasing population counts needed for also said about 90 percent of the tax levy has ment are planning a “fun softball tourna- redistricting until September at the earliest. Rebecca Edwards and the Dutchess been collected, a payment level comparable ment” at the park on Sept 11 and 12, and 18 “You have a situation here where you’re County Legislature's other nine to recent years. Residents have until the end and 19. They also are considering setting up vulnerable to attack in the future,” said Cullen Democrats have opposed the of January to pay their village taxes before times at the park when pickup sports such on Monday in arguing that the commission disbanding of the county's Independent unpaid accounts are sent to Putnam County. as basketball and frisbee can be played. needed to be disbanded because someone Reapportionment Commission. The Cold Spring Police Department Matt Kroog, superintendent of water could challenge its redrawn districts in court answered 55 calls for service in June. Offi- and wastewater, reported that the update over Keller-Coffey’s eligibility. member qualifies as an elected official. cers also issued 63 parking tickets and eight of emergency action plans for Cold Spring’s Keller-Coffey was selected by the county Rebecca Edwards, minority leader for the traffic violations. There were no arrests. dams is now complete. Legislature’s Democrats, one of two commis- Legislature’s Democrats, pointed to an Among the Cold Spring Fire Co.’s 21 The Highway Department processed 64.7 sioners they were allowed to choose as minor- email sent from the seven commissioners to calls last month were four incidents on the tons of trash and 19.9 tons of recyclables last ity party. Republicans, who hold 15 of the Molinaro on June 27, three days after Cullen Hudson River, two motor vehicle accidents, month. The department is looking to fill two Legislature’s seats, also chose two commis- said they were disbanded. two incidents at Breakneck Ridge, two power vacancies as a result of recent resignations. sioners, and the four members selected by Cullen did not give “a clear reason, basis, the parties then picked the remaining three or authority for this alleged disbandment,” members from a pool of candidates. according to the email, and they asked Molinaro to provide, in writing, “the reasons Cold Spring Set To Adopt Code Changes I have not seen any for such action, who has decided that such Revisions include the of the Metro-North tracks. The chapter will commentary about action is necessary, and, given the commis- be amended to incorporate 11 streets east sion’s independence, who you suggest has addition of six new chapters of the tracks, a program approved by New the nefarious work of school the authority to disband it and what the By Michael Turton York State in 2015 but not implemented. board members in getting basis for this assumed authority is.” Deputy Mayor Marie Early explained that Frits Zernike, a Democrat who repre- he Cold Spring Village Board closed moving forward with the new residential in the way of fair drawing of sents parts of Beacon and Fishkill, said on the public hearing on proposed parking program (RPP) also will require legislative districts. Monday that “it has not been established T changes to 10 chapters of the village adoption of revisions to the chapter cover- that a school board member is an elected ing vehicles and traffic, which details ~ Rebecca Edwards code on Wednesday (July 14). official to the extent that it then disquali- The hearing outlined minor revisions how the RPP will be implemented and is The law creating the commission fies him from eligibility.” to nine chapters. including: Community currently being reviewed. specifies that a vacancy “be filled in the Edwards said a commission “still exists.” Choice Aggregation, Code of Ethics, Plan- The only comment on the revisions came manner that the vacant position was orig- “In the very extensive debate in the United ning Board, Alarms, Building Construc- from Karen Jackson, animal control offi- inally filled.” It only calls for disbanding States around legislative gerrymander- tion, Returned Checks, Reimbursement cer, who suggested that Chapter 45, deal- the commission if it fails to meet require- ing … I have not seen any commentary of Professional Consultants’ Expenses, ing with dogs, omit reference to controlling ments for public hearings, its plan does about the nefarious work of school board Licensing and Taxation. dogs “by command.” That approach is not include evidence of compliance with members in getting in the way of fair draw- The changes include the addition of six often ineffective, she said. Jackson also Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act or it does ing of legislative districts,” she said. new chapters: Short-Term Rentals, Fences suggested adding signage reminding not meet the statutory deadline for adopt- Dutchess County’s first attempt at and Walls, Steep Slopes, Outdoor Lighting people that dogs must be leashed. ing and filing its redistricting plan. creating independent redistricting came Standards, Waterfront Consistency Review The board will consider her comments The Legislature’s Democrats, who walked in 2009, just before the 2010 census. The and Unsafe Buildings. before closing the hearing on that chapter. out of a committee meeting last week to Democrat-controlled Legislature created a Two residential parking programs, The Village Board is expected to adopt the protest the changes, disputed Cullen’s claim five-person committee but it was disman- outlined in Chapter 127, were also reviewed. changes during its July 20 meeting. 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Out There Finch Eye Disease (the symptoms of which Take them down, folks. And while you’re involve a similar eye crustiness but not at it, clean them and any birdbaths you the noticeable neurological impairments), have with a solution of 10 percent bleach to The Mystery West Nile virus and avian influenza (both kill any lingering pathogens that may be on of which can spread to humans) have been them. Silver at Constitution Marsh suggests ruled out. The most intriguing theory so that it’s normally a good idea to wash feed- Of The Sick far is a connection between the disease and ers every three weeks with water and a few the appearance of the infamous “Brood X” times a year with a bleach solution, which cicadas after a 17-year absence. I will admit I have not been doing. Songbirds The cicadas made their scheduled return Those of you with hummingbird feeders this year in the exact states where the aren’t off the hook: Since you’re essentially Removal and cleaning of disease was first detected, and many of just putting out sugar water, those need to bird feeders recommended the bugs are known to be infected with a be cleaned every day. Lingering nectar can fungus called Massospora that causes — quickly turn to mold and bacteria, which By Brian PJ Cronin and I swear to God I am not making this hummingbird’s tiny bodies are very sensi- othing in my up — their butts to fall off. tive to. yard brings It gets better (or worse, if you’re a cicada). If you do find a bird that looks like it’s Nme as much The white fungus that replaces the errant been stricken with the disease, the Audubon pleasure as my bird rear ends also hypersexualizes the bugs Society suggests contacting the regional feeder: the way the while sending high amounts of psilocy- Department of Environmental Conser- grackles congregate bin and amphetamines into them, mean- vation Wildlife Office at 845-256-3098. around it in the morn- ing that the brood, after spending 17 years Handle any deceased birds carefully with ing; the flocks of cardinals burrowed quietly underground, go out in a gloves and place them in a sealed plastic that throng to the tree next to it, making it hallucinogenic, turbocharged orgy of death, bag before disposing of them in your house- seem as if the branches had suddenly burst white spores blasting out of their exploding hold trash, which will limit the spread of into a flourish of brilliant red berries; the fungal butts the whole time. Science! any possible pathogens to other wildlife. squirrel who jumped off the top tree branch Could there be a connection between I was concerned that the birds I’ve grown toward the feeder spread-eagle, like famed the horny death fungus and the mysteri- to know and love would go hungry without 1980s wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Out of an abundance of caution, the ous bird disease? Birds do eat a lot of cica- the feeder up, but Silver told me not to worry. missing by two inches and face-planting Audubon Society is urging New Yorkers to das, and the fact that the brood showed up If you eat insects, this is buffet season. clean and put away their bird feeders for into the soft dirt below. at the same time and place as the disease “At this time of year, it’s easy for the birds now. Photo by B. Cronin Despite these delights, I have taken my suggests a possible link, although corre- to adapt,” he said. “There’s tremendous bird feeder down and am urging you to do lation doesn’t equal causation, even when numbers of insects right now, and they’re the same. not clear how the disease is being spread hallucinogenic doom shrooms are involved. relying more on insect protein than at any It’s not to thwart the squirrels, whose bull- or all of the species of birds that are being Anyway, what were we talking about? Oh other time of the year. They are very resil- headed persistence has gone from being affected. But there are clues. yes, bird feeders! ient as far as that’s concerned.” annoying to somewhat inspirational. It’s at The most common species of birds that the recommendation of the Audubon Soci- have been found with the disease so far are ety, in response to a mysterious new fatal blue jays, common grackles, European star- illness — so new that it doesn’t have a name lings and American robins, all birds that yet — that started affecting songbirds in flock to bird feeders. the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions this “It may not even be related at all to bird spring and has been working its way north. feeders,” said Silver. “It’s just that bird feeders It hasn’t been detected in New York state yet, are a place where birds of different species but as Scott Silver, the director of the Consti- come down together and have the potential tution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctu- to transmit disease between them.” ary near Cold Spring told me: “It’s just to be That means in addition to taking down the cautious and try and stem this as best we can.” bird feeders, birdbaths should be removed as Symptoms of the disease include crusty well. David Curson, director of bird conserva- eyes and signs of neurological impairment, tion for Audubon Mid-Atlantic, has referred such as the birds having trouble walk- to the practice as “social distancing for birds.” ing, flying or even staying upright. Death (Hummingbirds appear to be unaffected so soon follows. Not much else is known at far, so those of you with hummingbird feed- this time. It’s not clear yet if the disease ers can leave them up.) is caused by a parasite or an infection. It’s So far, known diseases such as House

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employees and hotel guests, but is otherwise Gunn said a hotel “makes a lot of sense” (from Page 1) Beacon Church looking to meet the city’s parking require- but one “right next to two residential devel- to the main church building, was built in ments through the use of street spaces. Beek- opments with a potential for 500 people at 1859 and designed by famed architect Fred- man Street has 72 “underutilized” spaces, and a concert, makes zero sense.” erick Clarke Withers. The sanctuary would the group is also exploring renting a parking “This is a very unique site,” he said. “It’s become a venue for music concerts and other lot across Route 9D from the church property a very unique opportunity to really mess it live events, and the rear of the building a cafe that can hold up to 80 vehicles, said Hecker. up, and it’s also a very unique opportunity with a deck overlooking the Hudson River. “We realize that there is a parking to get it right.” Hecker is a musician, promoter and post- requirement that we’re not meeting specifi- The Reformed Church of Beacon was production sound technician for film and cally with the code,” he said. founded in 1813. Its original wood building television who moved to Beacon with his The parsonage was built as a single- was demolished in 1859 to make way for the family two years ago. In 2010, he founded family home in the mid-19th century before current red-brick structure. Few, a Geor- the PhilaMOCA performance space in Phil- being donated to the church in 1907, said gia senator, was buried at the cemetery in adelphia, inside a former mausoleum show- John Clarke, a consultant for the Planning 1828 after dying while visiting Beacon, then room that dates to 1865. Board. He recommended that the devel- known as Fishkill Landing. His remains As part of the development, the church’s opers retain the parsonage’s facade in were moved in 1973 to Augusta, Georgia, historic cemetery would get a makeover constructing the hotel. at that state’s request. and a new walking path connecting Beek- The developers also need a special-use The church’s history also includes a visit man Street to Route 9D installed. The permit because Beacon’s zoning code does from the abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher cemetery was the original burial site for not allow for event venues in that area. The during the Civil War. With membership William Few, a signer of the U.S. Constitu- code does allow for hotel and “hotel-related” shrinking, the church closed in the spring tion, but has become overgrown. accessory uses, but a venue holding 500 of 2020, holding its last service virtually. An Only on “rare occasions” would the church people “seems entirely inconsistent as an evangelical congregation based in Orange host events drawing 500 people, said Hecker. accessory use to a 30-room hotel,” Clarke County, Goodwill Church, has been rent- Most events would draw between 100 and wrote in his review of Prophecy’s application. ing the space since June 2020 for services. 200, he said. Large events would be limited to Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. This is a very unique site. It’s a very “The rest of the week, it would be there for community use — classes, education, art unique opportunity to really mess it shows, exhibitions,” said Hecker. A group wants to turn the Reformed Where attendees will park is a major up, and it’s also a very unique opportunity Church of Beacon and its parsonage into concern. an events venue, hotel and cafe. Prophecy would have 31 spaces on-site for to get it right. ~ John Gunn, chair of the board

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The program also builds on the munici- pal police reform reviews Cuomo mandated Cuomo Declares Gun Violence ‘Emergency’ last year and teams up with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to help commu- worst of the COVID threat “we’re building a “cluster-based strategy” to identify hot Signs bills limiting sales and nities foster better relations with their New York back better than ever before, but spots, similar to its approach in zeroing in police. Likewise, Cuomo directed the state allowing lawsuits against part of rebuilding is addressing the systemic on areas hit hard by COVID-19. Initial hot Division of Criminal Justice Services to injustices that were exposed by COVID,” he spots on Long Island and in New York City, manufacturers, dealers issue new regulations to implement a new stated. Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse “include just law intended to prevent rogue officers who Cuomo signed two gun-control bills into 4,090 young men aged 18-24 but account By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong engage in misconduct or criminal behav- law, both co-sponsored by Assembly Members for 48.5 percent of recent gun violence in ior from getting law enforcement jobs else- eclaring gun violence in New York Sandy Galef, whose district includes Phil- those communities,” according to numbers where. an emergency disaster more lethal ipstown, and Jonathan Jacobson, whose compiled by the governor’s office. “Data shows that when community trust than COVID-19, Gov. Andrew district includes Beacon. The first bans the A summary from his office observed D for the police is low, 911 calls and regular Cuomo on July 6 signed two new gun- sale, purchase, or transfer of firearms to that “the spike in gun violence began patrols decrease, while gun violence and reform bills and announced a sweeping, anyone with an active warrant for a felony as COVID kept many young people out crimes rates increase,” the governor’s office multi-level initiative to target gun-violence or serious offense. The second requires gun of school and work, and disruptions to summary reported. hot spots, foster better police-community and ammunition manufacturers and dealers social supports and services left at-risk Other elements of the program include: relations, involve hospitals in outreach and to establish safeguards to prevent their prod- youth without safe, productive places to go stop the flow of firearms from states with ucts from being illegally used, possessed or during the day,” destabilizing communi- ¢ A $138.7 million investment in interven- weaker gun-control laws. sold, and allows them to be sued in state or ties and “leading to a rise in gun violence.” tion and prevention, including programs Cuomo described his approach as the federal court by municipalities, companies However, it added, summer job programs that engage at-risk youth in summer job first of its kind in the nation, treating gun and individuals for violations of the law. The cut the likelihood of young people’s involve- opportunities and community activities; deaths and violence as a public health and state says the bill comports with the Protec- ment in violence by about 45 percent. ¢ Increased funding for summer sports, disaster emergency, a designation that tion of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a Further, according to the summary, arts and recreational activities; permits funds to be quickly channeled to federal law that gives the gun industry wide- although New York has the nation’s tough- ¢ Establishment of a state-level Office vulnerable areas. spread immunity from lawsuits. est gun laws, 74 percent of guns used in of Gun Violence Prevention to coordinate “If you look at the recent numbers, more State Sen. Sue Serino, whose district criminal activity come from beyond the efforts; people are now dying from gun violence and includes the Highlands, voted for the prohi- Empire State’s borders. The initiative crime than COVID,” Cuomo said in announc- bition on sales to people with warrants and includes creation of a New York State Police ¢ Locating some violence-intervention ing the program. “This is a national problem, against the measure targeting manufactur- Gun Trafficking Interdiction Unit to thwart services, including conflict de-escalation but someone has to step up and address this ers and stores. illegal gun trafficking, increase interaction efforts, in hospitals to better reach the because our future depends on it.” After the The governor’s approach includes use of with other states, and share data. public in hotspots.

NEWS BRIEFS Dutchess County Waives prize to be awarded on Sept. 1. Those 18 and funding for crosswalk and sewer main proj- under will receive a prize for participating. ects, Dutchess County announced on July 9. HIGHLAND STUDIO Fee For Police Officer Exam Registration can be completed online at Nearly $52,000 of the funding will be bit.ly/putnam-hunt. Participants will receive used for the installation of new crosswalks Free test is part of effort to diversify a clue packet via email or can pick them up on Verplanck Avenue and $108,000 to sheriff’s office, municipal forces from the museum, 63 Chestnut St. in Cold replace a sewer main in the area of Fish- he application fee for Dutchess Coun- Spring, Wednesday through Sunday, noon kill Avenue and Hanna Lane. T ty’s law enforcement exam on Sept. 18 to 4 p.m. For more information, email direc- The money is part of $1.2 million in will be waived in an effort to diversify the [email protected]. infrastructure projects underwritten with Sheriff’s Office, the Beacon Police Depart- CDBG funds, including $200,000 for new ment and other local forces. Beacon Holding Classes bathrooms at the Town of Pawling library, In addition to waiving the $25 fee, $150,000 for the construction of a senior Dutchess is expanding its recruitment effort, For Police Fitness Test center, easily accessible to all, in the Town of including at Hudson Valley Renegades Wappinger and $150,000 for sidewalk repair Two options for candidates planning and replacement in the Village of Millerton. PRINTMAKERS games and at local apartment and housing to take next county exam complexes; providing free prep courses for the exam; and waiving the 60-credit college he Beacon Police Department is holding Outdoor Event Scheduled FINE ART requirement for applicants. New officers will T two upcoming classes to prepare people PRINTING have five years to complete the 60 credits. interested in becoming police officers for the For Disabled Residents The deadline for the exam is Aug. 4. Appli- physical fitness test they must pass. Field and Fitness Day to feature SCANNING cants can register at DutchessNY.gov/Jobs. Classes will be held at the Hammond games and other activities LARGE FORMAT Field track in Beacon on Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. Putnam Museum and Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. To register, email utchess County is holding a first-ever HUDSON VALLEY’S [email protected] by July 30. Devent featuring field games and fitness ARCHIVAL PRINTING Launches ‘History Hunt’ Dutchess County is holding a civil service and other activities for residents with physi- exam for the Dutchess County Sheriff’s cal and developmental disabilities on July 22. SINCE 1997 Clues lead to historic sites in the county Office and for police departments in Beacon The inaugural ThinkDIFFERENTLY Field esidents of Putnam County are invited and other municipalities on Sept. 18. & Fitness Day will be held at Bowdoin Park in PICTURE FRAMING R to play detectives for a “history hunt” Poughkeepsie, beginning at 11 a.m. In addition print & map gallery being launched on Aug. 1 by the Putnam Beacon Receives to games and activities, the event will include History Museum. a complimentary lunch and representatives The museum will provide clues to historic Infrastructure Funding from county departments and local organi- 845-809-5174 zations that provide services to the disabled. sites, and residents who register will be City to undertake sewer main, required to visit and take a picture of at Each participant will receive a medal. crosswalk projects 31 STEPHANIE LANE least 10 locations and submit their photos Pre-registration is required at COLD SPRING, NY by Aug. 31. Everyone completing the hunt eacon is receiving more than $150,000 dutchessny.gov/tdfieldday. For more infor- will be entered into a drawing for a grand Bin Community Development Block Grant mation, call 845-486-3568. www.thehighlandstudio.com 10 July 16, 2021 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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 RAINBOWS ALONG  TWO SHOWS IN MAIN — The Howland ONE — The Cold Public Library in Spring Film Society Beacon installed returned to Dockside its “Share Your Park on July 10 with Rainbow” project at an all-time favorite: 307 Main St. In June, The Princess Bride. the library distributed The organizers said kits to students in on Instagram: “An grades three to 12 inconceivable eve so they could create on the Cold Spring artwork for a display riverfront last night. celebrating Pride. And an above-screen Their work will be meteor sighting to displayed in windows boot! Thanks to all for the rest of the who joined us.” summer.

 COLD SPRING SUNSET — This sunset photo was taken  RIVER POOL RETURNS — Beacon’s River Pool has reopened. Swimmers can take a dip in the Hudson in Cold Spring on July 10 by Teresa Lagerman, community Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm. No reservations are needed. and events manager for The Highlands Current. highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current July 16, 2021 11 The Calendar Raising Children Who Do Not Become Jerks Cold Spring author’s parenting book inspired by Kavanaugh hearings By Alison Rooney

he results of a 2020 survey conducted by Parents Magazine are revelatory. T Seventy-six percent of 1,200 mothers and 68 percent of fathers surveyed named “kindness” as the quality they most A trio of stage managers (left to right): Percy Parker, Ivy Heydt-Benjamin and Jim wanted to instill in their children. Melinda Semmelman Photo by A. Rooney Wenner Moyer, in her new book, How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, opens with those results but then hits readers How To Be A Stage Manager with another revelation, this one from For two Haldane students, checking in with heads of different depart- another reputable survey: that 43 percent ments to telling the conductor and light- of the parents “didn’t think their kids were the biggest role is offstage ing-board operator the show is about to respectful.” The genesis for the book, which Moyer By Alison Rooney start and reminding the audience how much time they have before the curtain finished writing just prior to the pandemic, elp wanted: self-starter; someone rises, said Semmelman. was her increasing frustration at the bad Melinda Wenner Moyer Photo by Gabrielle Girard who is able to supervise, highly “The stage manager is the CEO, respon- behavior she saw repeatedly in the media Horganized, energetic, managerial, a sible for all, making sure everything from adults, particularly after the 2016 elec- assumptions,” she said. soother of ruffled feathers, and a techno-wiz. happens correctly on cue and that the show tion. Her frustration reached an apex during Moyer, who lives in Cold Spring with The job description of a stage manager is kept fresh,” he said. “It all comes back to the confirmation hearing in 2018 for U.S. her husband and children, ages 10 and 6, goes on and on, but ultimately, a good being the hub of the wheel, the source of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. At has the credentials to research and write one is the hub where all the spokes of a all information.” dinner with her husband after watching the knowledgeably about both parenting and theatrical production meet, and the wheel For two Haldane High School rising soph- proceedings, an agitated Moyer blurted out: science. As a kid, she loved writing but “doesn’t turn until the stage manager says omores working as stage managers for the “I ought to write a book called ‘How to raise had no interest in science. That changed ‘go,’ said Jim Semmelman. Stage managers Depot Theatre’s summer youth productions, kids who aren’t assholes.’” in college, where she studied molecular are responsible for an array of disparate all of the above applies. Ivy Heydt-Benjamin, The next day she emailed her agent, tell- biology and earned a master’s degree in tasks, from setting props to conveying the who is in charge of The Mystery of Edwin ing him she wanted to science, health and envi- director’s instructions to cast and crew. Drood [the “big kids” show for students scrap her previous idea ronmental reporting At a professional level the job ranges in grades eight to 12], and Percy Parker, for a book and proceed from New York Univer- from collecting actors’ valuables and (Continued on Page 14) with this one. Luck- sity. ily, her agent gave it a After graduating, she green light. The book, worked in a lab and then which is available for for a biotech company pre-order at Split Rock in England. There she Beacon High School Launches Books, will be launched began writing again and locally in a free event wondered if there were at The Desmond-Fish a way of marrying that Youth Theater Program Public Library’s lawn on with science. “That’s Students to produce musical step, we will develop all the elements for the Sunday (July 18) at 4 p.m., how I first thought about performance that will bring us to a success- with Moyer discussing becoming a science jour- for public performance ful production.” That includes “learning, her publication with Dr. nalist,” Moyer explained. Tracy A. Prout, a psychol- Moyer began her By Alison Rooney practicing, participating and performing,” and kids interested in the technical side of ogy professor and ther- research for the book by free, three-week summer theater theater are encouraged to sign up. No previ- apist (register at bit.ly/ listing traits “emblematic program for Beacon school district ous experience is necessary. melinda-moyer). of asshole-ness,” such as A students entering grades seven to Participants also will work one-on-one The idea that kids should be raised to be selfishness, dishonesty and laziness. She 12 is now open for registration. with local theater professionals with cred- tough and take what they can in a competi- then looked at the opposites of those traits, Summer Onstage, a program of the its as performers and theater technicians tive world is countered by research, Moyer and “started researching how generosity Beacon Players, Beacon High School’s on Broadway and for national touring writes in the book’s introduction. She cites happened.” drama and theater arts organization, is productions. a longitudinal study that recorded the “In doing so, I uncovered other aspects, fashioned as a homegrown, summer stock Session one runs from July 26 to 28; traits of kindergarteners and then followed like self-esteem, which not only is impor- theater experience. Students who join will session two from Aug. 2 to 6; and session them for 25 years to see how successful tant, but makes kids generally more select a “young person’s” show; design the three from Aug. 9 to 13. The time for each they became as adults. The “kind children” considerate and assured about interac- lights, sets and costumes; and then pres- session is 9 a.m. to noon. Participants are were most successful, said Moyer. tion with other people, in kinder ways,” ent the show, at no cost, to the community strongly encouraged to sign up for all three “The more generous they were, the more said Moyer. at the high school’s theater. sessions, but can sign up for any or all. they succeeded, in traditional measures Readers of her new book can glean Notes for the program say that “step by Register online at beaconplayers.com. of the word success. It goes against our (Continued on Page 14) 12 July 16, 2021 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

THE WEEK AHEAD Edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected]) For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.

COMMUNITY WED 21 MON 19 Forum on Emergency Stuffed Animal Sleep-Over SAT 17 Rental Assistance COLD SPRING Modern Makers Market NEWBURGH 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Butterfield Library Pop-Up 6 p.m. Newburgh Activity Center 10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040 COLD SPRING 401 Washington St. | 845-763-7011 butterfieldlibrary.org 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. [email protected] Stuffies and dolls are invited to a St. Mary in the Highlands (Lawn) Learn about New York’s program library slumber party. Drop off your 1 Chestnut St. | stmaryscoldspring.com to help with rent and utility friend during the day and then pick The market will feature payments for tenants and landlords. them up on Tuesday. The librarians handmade goods from 40 artisans The forum is co-hosted by Assembly will share photos and stories about and artists, including wood, glass Member Jonathan Jacobson and the fun they had. and leather workers, jewelers and state Sen. James Skoufis. potters, as well as live music, food, TUES 20 beer and cider. THURS 22 Two by Two Zoo Gun Buyback GARRISON SAT 17 NEWBURGH 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Rabies Vaccination Clinic Noon – 4 p.m. 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 The Most Spectacularly Lamentable COLD SPRING The Cathedral at The House desmondfishlibrary.org Trial of Miz Martha Washington, July 17 10 a.m. – Noon Hubbard Lodge 131 Broadway | 845-485-3900 Meet and learn about new animal 2880 Route 9 [email protected] friends on the library lawn. Register 845-808-1390 ext. 43160 for a time slot. Bring in working or non-working book about science-based parenting STAGE & SCREEN putnamcountyny.com/health rifles, handguns and shotguns and strategies with psychology professor The Putnam County Health get up to $250 and an iPad. TUES 20 and therapist Tracy A. Prout. SAT 17 Department hosts a free clinic for Hooping Together Register in advance for this event The Most Spectacularly dogs, cats and ferrets. Bring proof of SAT 24 WAPPINGERS FALLS co-sponsored by Split Rock Books. residency and prior rabies vaccination. Lamentable Trial of Miz Great Newburgh to 5 p.m. Common Ground Farm Martha Washington 79 Farmstead Lane | compassarts.org TUES 20 Beacon Swim GARRISON SUN 18 Heather Davies will demonstrate BEACON Common Sleep Disorders 7:30 p.m. Boscobel Music Conference, hula hoop basics, tricks and games 9 a.m. BEACON 1601 Route 9D Festival & Cookout after the group picks vegetables Pete And Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park 6 p.m. Howland Public Library 845-265-9575 | hvshakespeare.org WAPPINGERS FALLS and makes a salad. Cost: $20 to $40 2 Red Flynn Drive | riverpool.org bit.ly/SleepDisordersJuly20 The Hudson Valley Shakespeare 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Bowdoin Park sliding scale Swim in open water one mile across 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Festival has returned with a play 85 Sheafe Road the Hudson River from Newburgh Dr. Anita Bhola will discuss what by James Ijames that explores WED 21 dutchesscountyparks.com to Beacon in the 17th annual event. may be disrupting your sleep and slavery in America through Martha At this music conference, festival Registration closes SUN 18. Tails & Tales Summer how to get help. Register for the Washington’s fever dreams as her and cookout, get insights from music Reading Zoom event. slaves await their freedom upon industry professionals and enjoy live KIDS & FAMILY COLD SPRING her death. In-person tickets are performances throughout the day. 3:30 p.m. Butterfield Library THURS 22 limited, but the show is available SAT 17 10 Morris Ave. Summer Hydration via streaming. Also SUN 18, MON WED 21 19, WED 21, THURS 22, FRI 23, SAT Bring the Kids 845-265-3040 COLD SPRING 24, SUN 25. Cost: $10 to $175 Women’s Networking GARRISON butterfieldlibrary. 7 p.m. Butterfield Library Event 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Boscobel org 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org SAT 17 POUGHKEEPSIE 1601 Route 9D | 845-265-3638 Incoming In the first of a two-part series 5:30 p.m. Locust Grove Estate boscobel.org 4th graders can via Zoom, nutrition and wellness Dirty Dancing 2683 South Road | 845-229-0106 Museum educator Miss Lisa will discuss Stand practitioner Kathryn Selman will BEACON Up, Yumi Chung! The annual event hosted by state lead this outdoor program focused discuss how drinking water can 8:30 p.m. Story Screen Drive-In by Jessica Kim. Sen. Sue Serino will bring together on Boscobel’s history, the Hudson change the way you feel. 724 Wolcott Ave. | 845-440-7706 women to make connections and hear River and the American Revolution. storyscreendrivein.square.site from a panel of business leaders on Cost: $15 ($8 ages 5 to 18; ages 5 and TALKS & TOURS SAT 24 In the 1987 film, Jennifer Grey the theme of Rebuilding in the Wake under are free) Doggie Fun and Patrick Swayze become dancing of a Challenge. Join virtually or in- SAT 17 partners at a Catskills summer COLD SPRING person. Email [email protected] or Harvest Dye Materials resort, breaking class boundaries. 11 a.m. Butterfield Library call the office to RVSP. WAPPINGERS FALLS Also SUN 18. Cost: $10 ($8 children, 10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040 10 a.m. Common Ground Farm seniors, military) butterfieldlibrary.org 79 Farmstead Lane Learn basic dog manners and commongroundfarm.org SAT 17 tricks as librarian Noelle and her In partnership with NY Textile dog Sunny help you understand how Comedy Night Lab, the farm is offering a your behavior affects your pet. Bring BREWSTER sustainable textiles series for adults. treats and register in advance. 6:30 p.m. Tilly Foster Farm This workshop focuses on using 100 Route 312 | 845-808-1840 regional plants to make dyes. Cost: tillystablerestaurant.com $45 to $65 sliding scale SAT 24 Sunset Tour The line-up will feature Joey Kola, Andrew Kennedy and local GARRISON SUN 18 host Frankie Becerra. Cost: $40 How To Raise Kids 5 p.m. Manitoga | 584 Route 9D Who Aren’t Assholes 845-424-3812 | visitmanitoga.org Get a tour of the house and THURS 22 GARRISON garden, then enjoy the sunset with Oliver! JR. 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library (Lawn) a glass of wine overlooking the GARRISON 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 Quarry Pool. Cost: $100 7:15 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre desmondfishlibrary.org 10 Garrison Landing | 845-424-3900 Local award-winning journalist philipstowndepottheatre.org Casablanca, July 24 Melinda Moyer will discuss her new Directed by teens, actors in grades highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current July 16, 2021 13

4 to 7 will perform an abbreviated original music and folk songs. Cost: version of Oliver Twist, Charles $20 ($15 livestream) Dickens’ second novel. Cost: $10 SAT 24 SAT 24 Vance Gilbert and Casablanca Christine Lavin COLD SPRING BEACON 8:30 p.m. Dockside Park 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier coldspringfilm.org 379 Main St. | townecrier.com Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Expect witty storytelling and Bergman star in this 1942 film original folk music from the singer about an expatriate club owner in and songwriters. Cost: $25 ($30 at Morocco who is asked to help his the door) old flame and her husband escape Putnam Chorale, July 24 from the Nazis. Presented by the Cold Spring Film Society. CIVIC SAT 24 Express. Tickets ($50) are available WMD2 String Band for a pre-concert VIP event at the MON 19 Ritz to benefit Safe Harbors. MUSIC PUTNAM VALLEY City Council BEACON SUN 18 6:30 p.m. Tito Puente, July 24 SAT 24 7 p.m. City Hall | 1 Municipal Plaza Klettner Bros. Band Tompkins Corners Cultural Center 729 Peekskill Hollow Road Almost Queen 845-838-5011 | beaconny.gov BEACON SUN 18 tompkinscorners.org BREWSTER 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bannerman Island Emily Beck Will Demers, Mat Kastner, 8 p.m. Tilly Foster Farm MON 19 845-831-6346 | bannermancastle.org BEACON Dan Bonis and Dave Anastas will 100 Route 312 | 845-808-1840 School Board Joseph and Anton Klettner will 1 p.m. Beacon Farmers Market perform their interpretations of tillystablerestaurant.com perform a variety of rock songs on BEACON classic and popular Americana and The tribute band will perform violin, accordion and guitar. Boats Enjoy Beck’s alternative indie rock. 7 p.m. Beacon High School roots songs. Cost: $15 Queen’s favorite hits. 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boundaries, learn from mistakes” and that props, in between moving tables and stay- (from Page 11) (from Page 11) Raising Children parenting is shaped by factors outside of Stage Managers ing up with all the cues. what’s ahead just from the chapter titles adults’ control. Another factor, she said, doing the same for Oliver! JR. [the “little HEYDT-BENJAMIN: I stage-managed in the table of contents: “You’re Dumb And is that “research tends to look at collec- kids” production for grades four to seven], three Haldane Drama mini-plays. I helped Ugly”; “You Can’t Make Me”; and “This Is tive groups of people,” such as mothers, are both benefitting from the mentorship the actors with their quick changes, ran Too Hard” will have most parents nodding and that results are usually reported in of Semmelman, a veteran television and underneath the stage, getting them where their heads in solidarity. averages that do not account for individual theater stage manager and Garrison resi- they belonged, spotted while an actor was The book eventually took shape with two circumstances. dent who recently joined the Depot’s board. caught falling backwards. A lot of it is sections, with the first focused on traits, Unwary parents can also spur children After a recent long day of rehearsals for about allocating responsibilities, to reli- broken down into ages, and strategies for to believe in gender and racial stereotypes. both shows (Parker is appearing in Drood, ably do something important. nurturing these traits. The second section Both boys and girls internalize at an early as well), the trio talked about the demands looks at parenting strategies as a whole. age the idea that males are smarter and and rewards of being a stage manager. It focuses on some big-picture topics, like that there are racial hierarchies, said Can stage manager skills translate to talking to kids about consent and sex, and Moyer. Children with strong beliefs in Is there a stage manager personality other fields? navigating the world of relationships in a gender stereotypes “are more likely, by type? SEMMELMAN: The skills developed are thoughtful way. their teens, to make sexist comments, and PARKER: I think there is. We tend to be applicable to so many arenas. You grow Her book provides reasons for behav- as adults they’re more likely to harass and more behind the scenes and quieter; we into having a work persona in which you iors, as evidenced by science, not paren- assault women,” she said. don’t prefer the spotlights. can take in a whole bunch of input and sort tal, shoulder-shrugging hearsay. In some Parents need to examine their own it into useful output. You become adept at cases, that same science offers strategies to beliefs and behaviors, said Moyer. HEYDT-BENJAMIN: I love theater and I reading body cues, facial expressions and successfully amend the problematic behav- “What I wanted most is to raise kids love spotlights; I just hate the anxiety that tones to know when someone is not well, iors, while in others, the science effectively who are not jerks, who would care about comes along with being on stage. I like and shift into ‘I should stop that before it said: “Roll with it; it’s natural, and you’re social injustice,” she said. “It was something watching everything get created. happens’ mode. You’re able to handle high not going to win this one.” I could do, which could be meaningful to SEMMELMAN: It’s usually someone who pressure, in quickly changing situations. Factored into all of this, said Moyer, is help understand constructive approaches, has good organizational skills, and is PARKER: There are also 12 different that “kids are supposed to push against and mold the future generation.” always thinking ahead. It helps to have endings [via audience vote], plus I’m performed, because then you get a sense memorizing the cues for Oliver!, but I of what the performers need to do their job love it. At the Depot, part of the experi- to the best of their ability. ence is learning. I started here when I was 7 years old, and, with my quieter person- How do you handle the dynamic of ality, continued to be in the ensemble, stage-managing peers? which was great, but being an assistant stage manager for other shows gave me The Real Estate Market is Booming! PARKER: For the summer shows, one big more confidence for Drood’s audition. I Contact these top local agents to see the latest listings, or to sell your home thing to remember, especially for the little kids’ show, is that these are kids — 4th to felt like if I can get 20 kids to listen to me, 7th graders. When the director and chore- I probably can be loud and funny for my ographer are occupied with some of them, audition. Now I’m playing one of the leads Krystal Campbell I’ve suddenly got 10 kids doing nothing, for the first time. BROKER | NOBLE SQUARE REALTY so they turn to me and we sit in a circle HEYDT-BENJAMIN: I can have anxiety and play theater games. 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By Chip Rowe The editor of The Recorder noted that each man owns the sidewalk and half the road 150 Years Ago (July 1871) in front of his lot, that the public has only Seventeen Cold Spring residents signed the right of passage, and that “lounging” a letter to the Board of Trustees claiming on either is technically a crime. He blamed that its vote to raise the pay of the street storekeepers whose “hunger for trade makes commissioner from $1.75 to $2 per day them submissive” when tolerating loiterers. had violated the 1846 village charter. The Johnny Wood, the son of James Wood of commissioner, David Holmes, had submit- Market Street, was playing with the head ted a bill for $21 but the board delayed of a horse owned by Charles Bullock while paying it until it could get legal advice. In its wagon was being unloaded when the response, their counsel noted that the char- animal bit off his thumb and an 8-inch ter limited the pay of the street commis- tendon from his forearm. A crowd gath- sioner to 75 cents a day but that the village ered at Boyd’s Drug Store to see the wound had been paying more for some 20 years. dressed and observe the fragment. He also noted that, under state law, the A reader complained in a letter to The trustees could be paid up to $1 per day each Recorder that, during the funeral of a child The early DeWitt Clinton train inspired a replica that came through Cold Spring in 1921. as overseers of highways but that the village of Lawrence Schmidt, the tobacconist, at bylaws required them to be volunteers. The his home by the railroad, mourners had Joseph Ferris, while driving a rickety aboard, her wet clothing was too heavy. Men Cold Spring Recorder suggested it might be to step over a drunken man lying near the wagon on Academy Street with two wheels on the steamer alerted George Howell, who time to update the charter. front door. Mrs. Schmidt called the consta- on the sidewalk, spilled a load of wood. was on the shore in Cold Spring, and he James Duffy of Parsonage Street was ble but was told the officer would need a A stranger who was about 80 years old rowed across to rescue her. critically injured on July 4 when a small warrant to remove the man, which Justice was seen wandering Garrison over two days The jury in a lawsuit filed by Mortimer cannon set off a supply of powder in an Ferris later said was not the case. before he was detained and his sons notified Ballard, who claimed Thomas Finaughty open box. Gilbert Forman’s low fields were covered in New York City. The man was first noticed owed him $200 because his chickens, J.A. Murphy agreed to pay for the damages with frost early one morning and his pota- by the coachman for Mr. Belcher, who had horses, hogs and dogs had trespassed on to the fence at the pound, which he broke toes damaged. to stop and climb down to get him to leave his land, deliberated for 10 hours before open to free his cow, which had been found Following a competition before an exam- the middle of the road, where he was walk- awarding Ballard 6 cents. wandering the village. Two weeks later, a ining board, the eldest son of Jackson Dyke- ing deep in meditation. Later that day, he Another jury heard a lawsuit filed by cow owned by Murphy approached the man, the district attorney of Westchester was seen on the railroad track near Garri- Louis Ballard against Finaughty for $200 pump opposite B Street while being driven County and a native of Cold Spring, was son; a constable removed him and secured for allowing his chickens to trespass, but from pasture and knocked down a girl and selected by Rep. Clarkson Potter to receive his lodging at the hotel. The next morning, could not agree on a verdict after three cut her skin and dress with its horn. a commission to West Point. he was again on the track and was taken to hours of discussion. A second jury threw the depot, where he lunged at the baggage out the case and the judge fined Ballard master with a razor blade before attempting $18.45 for bringing a meritless action. to slit his own throat. The man was brought A third lawsuit filed by Margaret Ballard to Cold Spring to await his sons, who said against Finaughty was tossed when the their father had been missing. It was not plaintiff failed to show. The judge fined clear how he ended up in Garrison. her $11.75. O.H. Speedling purchased the former Baxter’s Store in Nelsonville and said he 100 Years Ago (July 1921) would add a porch for anyone who wished At a meeting of the Putnam County Histor- to rent it as a retail store. Otherwise he ical Society, W.L. Culver shared news of planned to turn it into a market. discoveries made by members of the Field The highway commissioners voted to Exploration Committee that he chaired for the build an iron bridge made at the foundry New York Historical Society. For several years, over the pond at Vinegar Hill. the committee members had been trying to Despite shouted warnings from the flag- find the locations of Revolutionary War camp- man at the Main Street crossing, Fergus sites. Guided by contemporary accounts, it had Brady attempted to beat the train in his located Camp Robinson on the west side of wagon. After the engine clipped the fender, Cat Rock Road in Garrison, which was occu- Brady held tight to the reins and was pulled pied during the winter of 1779-1780 by soldiers off the vehicle, which was reduced to frag- from Massachusetts and Connecticut. Among ments. Neither horse nor driver were injured. the artifacts was the original die, or matrix, When a southbound freight train pulled used to manufacture the officers’ buttons of into the Cold Spring station, its brakeman the 21st British regiment, which had proba- could not be found. He was finally located bly been found by a soldier at Saratoga and unconscious on the top of a caboose, having discarded. Culver said there were still traces apparently been knocked unconscious by the of hearths that marked the sites of the log bridge frame at Breakneck. He was taken to huts that the soldiers lived in. Culver noted the residence of Issac DeLapoy, the night that the committee had located a camp called watchman at the depot, and a telegram was Connecticut Village about two years earlier sent to his father in Westfield, Massachusetts. but was still looking for the New Boston and William Andrew Rose, 5, was standing on Soldier’s Fortune camps. the wharf in front of his house opposite Cold The Lending Library, which had opened Spring to watch a steamer when the swells in January with three members, reported caused him to slip into the water. His mother it now had 126, and that its 550 books had saw him disappear and ran to the spot to been checked out 3,008 times. find him clinging to a timber. She went into Teachers from Garrison, Nelsonville and the water and put her son into a small boat Haldane held a picnic at the Cragside estate moored nearby but when she tried to climb (Continued on Page 17) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current July 16, 2021 17

(Continued from Page 16) Episcopal Church. When he arrived in 1961, the church had recently suffered a fire. [now the Haldane campus] for children who William H. Osborn Sr., a metallurgist and took part in the Wild Flower Show. The chil- former president of the Hudson River Conser- dren were enrolled as junior members of the vation Society, died at age 76 while recuperat- Wild Flower Preservation Society of Amer- ing in Massachusetts from injuries sustained ica, whose aim was to protect native plants. after he fell from a horse at his Garrison The Rev. George Williams, who over four home, Forest Farm. A graduate of Princeton years had expanded the Baptist Church by and the Columbia University School of Mines, 20 members and overseen the installation Osborn had twice been wounded in action of an organ, piano and pipeless heater, while fighting in France during World War I. resigned to accept a call at another church. Mary Smith, the county agent for dependent 25 Years Ago (July 1996) children, told the Putnam Board of Supervi- After two years of construction, a sors that three children were no longer wards $235,000 bridge opened over the railroad because their mother had been located in tracks at Little Stony Point. The previous another county, where she had remarried. bridge had been condemned. The Garrison Union Free School hired Vinny Tamagna, who represented Philip- Meta Byrnes as principal, Katherine stown on the Putnam County Legislature, Millicker as intermediate teacher and said it was “reprehensible” that NYNEX was Emma Rathjen as primary teacher. removing pay phones in the area, including at Dr. J.G. Simmons, who purchased the the Continental Village clubhouse, unless they Helen Wilson place in Garrison, enter- averaged at least $5 in revenue per day. “In an tained about 30 members of the Westches- emergency, lack of a phone could result in loss ter Tennis Club of the Bronx. of life,” Tamagna warned. He asked anyone Grace Tiemeyer complained to the who saw phones being removed to call him. Village Board that the Cold Spring Light, A public hearing was held on a proposed Heat & Power Co. had destroyed shade trees Cold Spring law that read: “No person shall in front of her property by sawing off limbs. engage in coasting or sliding, sledding, tobog- The clerk was directed to notify the firm ganing, roller skating or rollerblading on any that no trees were to be trimmed without street or sidewalk in the village as follows: the approval of the board. Chestnut Street, Main Street, Lunn Terrace, The Cold Spring Market purchased a Above and below: a collection of photos that Robert Beckhard took of the New York City Market Street south of Main, Morris Avenue, new, up-to-date slicer. subways was auctioned in 2014 for $250. His photos were displayed in Cold Spring in Parsonage Street north of Pine, the waterfront The State of New York purchased the 1971. including the dock area, and all of West Street, 1,600-acre Van Cortlandt estate, including Mountain Avenue and Northern Avenue.” Anthony’s Nose and a road from Manitou 50 Years Ago (July 1971) The Desmond-Fish Library held an open built 30 years earlier. A 7.5-mile section of Interstate 84, house for its new director, Carol Donick, In Garrison, the Graymoor school and through Newburgh, opened at noon on July a native of Pennsylvania who had lived in grounds were leased to Mr. Costello, who 1, completing the 72-mile freeway from the Paris and Moscow. [Donick left in 2013 to opened a gas station that offered refresh- Connecticut line in Putnam County to the become director of the Kent Public Library.] ments. Pennsylvania line in Orange County. Hamilton Fish Jr., a former congressman The trustees of Philipstown School Mayor Raymond LeFever warned mini- and Garrison resident, died at his home in District No. 13 presented a budget of $7,000 bike riders using village streets that they Washington, D.C., at age 70. He had first that covered teachers’ salaries, payments to would be ticketed. been elected in 1968 after defeating future truant officers, a clerk, a physician, a trea- Merton Akers, a former news manager Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy in the surer and a janitor, and costs for a library, for United Press International and author Republican primary. The funeral service fuel, insurance, books, supplies, water, of a syndicated column called This Was the was held at Trophy Point at West Point. repairs and a new flag pole. 75 Years Ago (July 1946) Civil War, died at age 72 at his Cold Spring The body of Sgt. George A. Casey was William Hageny, the principal of home. In 1951 he had helped lead UPI into brought to Cold Spring from France and Haldane High School, said that members the teletype era. laid to rest at Cold Spring Cemetery. Casey of the board of Putnam school directors A 21-year-old man from White Plains had been fatally wounded three years would be called into a special session to died when he slipped and fell 100 feet into earlier during the battle of the Argonne select a county superintendent following an abandoned copper mine off South Moun- Forest, and the local American Legion the resignation of Harold Storm. Asked tain Pass Road in Garrison. He was a student chapter was named in his honor. who was qualified for the position, Hageny at the School of Visual Arts in New York City Harry Nelson DeLanoy wrote a poem in replied, “I know I am.” He said he had not and had been exploring with two friends. memory of Casey that began: “Hark! Up been aware, until informed by the Pough- Walter Goodwin Sr., who was the golf pro at the village street there comes / The tread keepsie New Yorker, that Storm had been the Highlands Country Club in Garrison for 18 of feet to muffled drums; And, rumbling on appointed as superintendent of the Arling- years, died at age 74. Born in Belfast, he served the earthen road, / A caisson bears its flag- ton and Pleasant Valley district. with the British Army during World War I draped load, / While hoofs of horses, on the The Putnam County Fish and Game Asso- and the Canadian Army during World War II. ground, / Seem but to add a solemn sound ciation received 3,000 pheasant eggs from the The Medical Arts Building in Cold Spring / That breaks the cadence of the tread / Of state and hired a breeder to rear 500 birds. opened an exhibit of photos by Robert comrades marching with their dead.” In addition, chicks would be distributed to Beckhard of Garrison depicting people The famous Empire State Express Engine farmers in batches of 100 to raise. The asso- riding the New York City subways. Hamilton Fish Jr. No. 999 traveled through Cold Spring pull- ciation hoped to be able to turn loose about The Putnam County Historical Soci- ing a replica of the DeWitt Clinton engine 1,500 adult cock pheasants in the fall. ety opened an exhibit of jugs made in the Tamma Cain, a Garrison native, left for and coaches that was on its way to Chicago Rep. Mallory Stephens, chair of the brickyards and pottery yards that lined the Atlanta to serve for two weeks as a line for display. The original engine had been House Ways and Means Committee whose Hudson River in the 19th century, with the judge during the tennis competitions at built at the West Point Foundry. district included Putnam County, was notable exception of those made at Fishkill the Summer Olympics. Cain learned the After 20 years as a grocer in the Dyke- challenged in the Republican primary by Landing by John or Jacob Caire. game at the Highlands Country Club and man building at the corner of Main and Henry Ekstrom, chair of the Putnam Board A gala was held at the Holiday Inn in spent 15 years as the tennis coach at Fair- Pearl, C.W. Smith announced he would of Supervisors, who had also secured the Fishkill to honor Father John Mills on his field University. She also had officiated at convert the place to an auto service garage. Democratic nomination. 10th anniversary as rector of St. Mary’s the U.S. Open seven times. 18 July 16, 2021 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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Janet Savaia (1945-2021) New York City. James Scofield (1938-2021) ing for trout and was a devoted Yankees Mostly a homemaker while raising chil- and Giants fan. James was an antique Janet F. Savaia, 76, dren she became a real estate agent and James F. Scofield Sr., dealer and enjoyed playing darts. mother of three and then ultimately followed her passion for 82, a lifelong Beacon James is survived by his children, Linda loving wife of Charles antiquities. She and her husband owned a resident, died July 3, Scofield, James Scofield Jr. (Christine) and Savaia, died on July 4. successful antique business for 13 years in surrounded by family Kimberly Scofield, and two grandchildren, Born in Herkimer, she Seminole before retiring. Ms. Savaia was members, at Vassar Rebecca and Jacob Scofield. His wife, the raised her children in a member of the Orchid Society, Women’s Brot hers Med ic a l former Janis Ortmann, died in 1984. Cold Spring and Semi- Club and Garden Club. Her interests were Center in Poughkeepsie. A memorial service was held on July 9 nole, Florida, finally residing in Coral family, antiques, gardening and cooking. He was born in Beacon on Dec. 15, 1938, at Libby Funeral Home in Beacon, with Springs, Florida. She outlived life expec- She is survived by her husband of 51 the son of Harold and Rebekah (Little) military honors rendered by the Marine tancy suffering from progressive supranu- years; her daughter, Lorri and husband Scofield. After graduating from Beacon Corps. Interment took place at Fishkill clear palsy. Joseph Spence; and sons, Peter Formato High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Rural Cemetery. Memorial donations may Janet was born on March 26, 1945, to and Christian Savaia and his wife Carrie. Corps, where he served from 1957 to 1960. be made to the Beacon Volunteer Ambu- parents Thomas and Alba Pallaria. She Janet has six grandchildren: Sydney, Justin, James worked for over 30 years in chemi- lance Corps (beaconvac.org). married Charles Savaia on Nov. 22, 1970, Gabriella, Leah, Kenley and Charlie, ages cal research manufacturing for Kay-Fries, in Briarcliff Manor. After graduating 22 to 5. Janet’s brother, Richard Pallaria, and last worked for Gemark in Newburgh. Other Recent Deaths from Herkimer High School in 1963, she lives in Cochecton with his wife of many James was a retired life member of Elizabeth Newton, 63 attended the Katherine Gibbs School in years, Robin McClernon. Beacon Engine Fire Co. No. 1. He loved fish- Frank Zottarelli, 70

Jay Palefsky, a dynamic teacher, artist, and the rules, and break them.” Often customers would leave feeling they Jay Palefsky artrepreneur, lost his battle with cancer on After teaching art for more than two had found a new friend, and would return Wednesday, July 7, 2021. decades, he packed his bags to pursue life as with a “remember me?” Jay’s warmth, enthu- Jay resided in the woods of Garrison with an “artrepreneur,” with a steadfast commit- siasm and ability to talk ran through every his wife, Marilyn, where they raised two chil- ment to doing things differently. In Jay’s aspect of his life, leaving a “feel good feel- dren, several pets, and many questions about words, “This artistic journey has taken me to ing” with everyone who met him. life and starting a business. Jay died peace- a world where my right artventive mind has Jay is survived by his loving wife and fully in the post-and-beam home he built met my left computive brain.” He believed devoted partner Marilyn, son Joshua, daugh- over 40 years ago. His family was with him, that “between reality and illusion the artist ter Sarah, and brother Howard. A memorial loving and caring till the end. builds a bridge of creativity … and an adven- service will be held on August 1st at 2:00 p.m. Born and raised in the Bronx, Jay attended ture begins.” Jay is known for creating pieces followed by a reception at the South High- the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and grad- via a unique concept of interactive art that lands Chapel, 19 Snake Hill Rd. in Garrison, uated with a degree in art education from the he called Morphicism. NY. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that University of Miami in Florida and SUNY Jay relished meeting everyone who entered friends make donations to the charity of their New Paltz. Jay was passionate about inspir- his shop, asking them about their lives, jobs, choice, or to the Highlands Choral Society ing his art students at Lakeland High School and interests — explaining he would always at P.O. Box 273, Garrison, NY 10524. Park- in NY, where he developed his motto, “learn remember them by their conversations. ing for the memorial will be limited.

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eacon’s 14 and under team performed well in last weekend’s Pitch for Kids B Tournament in New Windsor. The Bulldogs placed third out of 11 teams in pool play and advanced to win their first championship-round game, beating the Hudson Valley Renegades, 4-3, before falling in the semifinals to Aces Baseball (Westchester County), 4-1. Beacon’s Hudson Barton (28) tags out a Wallkill runner in a rundown Aiden Heaton went three innings for Beacon's 11U team in its In the win over the Renegades, pitcher between first and second in a loss on Tuesday (July 13) at Beacon. game against Wallkill. Anthony Borromeo picked up the victory in relief for Beacon, throwing four-plus scoreless innings after replacing starter Bulldogs 11U Shuts Out Poughkeepsie Liam Murphy. Beacon trailed 3-1 in the third inning Win comes one day when Mike Fontaine started a rally by getting on base, Derek Heaton followed after loss to Wallkill at with an RBI triple to make it a 3-2 game, Memorial Park and Jackson Atwell followed with an RBI single to tie the game. Mercer Jordan then By Skip Pearlman delivered another RBI single, giving the Bulldogs the lead for good. ust like every other area team, the “We really played well the whole tourna- Beacon 11 and under baseball team has ment,” said Coach Bob Atwell. “The kids Jbeen battling this week to get games pitched well and played solid defense. played in between rainstorms, but the Bull- They competed at the dish.” dogs played twice, blasting the Poughkeep- Atwell called Borromeo’s performance sie Lightening, 7-0, on Wednesday (July 14), “big,” and also praised Fontaine, who one day after dropping a 5-1 decision to the “pitched well for us in pool play.” Jack- Wallkill Chargers. Both games were played son Atwell and Heaton also “both played at Beacon’s Memorial Park. nice defense for us throughout the tourna- In the win over Poughkeepsie, Parker ment,” the coach said. White started for the Bulldogs and pitched In pool play, Beacon defeated the New a gem, throwing six innings of one-hit ball, York Blackhawks, 4-0, and tied the N.E. striking out nine, with no walks. Pride, 6-6. “You can’t tell if he’s up five or down five,“ In the semifinal loss to the aces, Jack- coach Jed Varricchio said of White’s calm Beacon’s Connor Varricchio (R) slides safely in at second after smacking an RBI son Atwell gave the Bulldogs a strong five demeanor. “He’s so focused and zoned in, he’s double against Wallkill. Photos by S.Pearlman innings on the mound, trailing 2-1 when an absolute gamer. And he had one of the best he left. Ronnie Anzovino pitched in relief. games I’ve ever seen an 11-year-old pitch.” Varricchio started and went three innings, kids; they got to see talent from all over.” “Both of those guys competed well,” Bob Connor Varricchio led the offense with a giving up three earned runs, and Heaton Varricchio said the team, playing its Atwell said. “They kept us in the game; 3-for-3 performance, driving in two runs. closed out the final three. third year together, is showing good prog- there were a lot of tough innings and they White helped himself at the plate, going Varricchio also doubled in the team’s ress and has taken to a new coaching staff made some good pitches. 2-for-3 with two RBI; Hudson Fontaine only run in the loss. that includes Mike Fontaine and Nelson “Base running hurt us in that game,” drove in a run, Jake DeLuise went 2-for-3 “We only had three hits,” said the elder Hernandez. he added. “The Aces are a high-scoring with two runs scored and five stolen bases, Varricchio. “Wallkill is a good team — they “The guys are really doing well,” he said. team, and we played well, but some bad and Aiden Heaton went 2-for-3. hit the ball and they’re smart and well- “As long as they’re confident, having fun base running took us out of it.” “That was a great game for our guys,” coached. We played a good game; we don’t and getting better, that’s what matters.” Ryan Smith had Beacon’s lone RBI in Varricchio said. “Poughkeepsie is always give up.” Beacon was scheduled to travel to face the loss. a strong team, but our guys hit and played The team also played at the New York the New Windsor Cyclones today (July 16) Beacon was scheduled to host the sparkling defense. Our defense really Elite Baseball Tournament in Newburgh at 5:30 p.m. Beacon hosts the Cyclones on Newburgh Red Storm today (July 16) at helped Parker out; all of the hard work is on July 10 and 11, going 0-3. “We battled in Monday (July 19) at 5:30 p.m. at Memo- Beacon High School at 6 p.m. The Bull- starting to pay off.” every game, but just came up short,” Varric- rial Park, and hosts Cadets Baseball on dogs are at Marlboro on Saturday at 2 p.m. In Tuesday’s loss to Wallkill, Connor chio said. “It was a great experience for the Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.