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y the time you read this, if all has gone according to plan, we will Bhave moved our office in Cold Spring from 69 to 161 Main Street. We’ll be located on the same side of the street in part of the building that houses the Once Upon a Time antique store. Other new neighbors will include Joseph’s Fine Jewelry, Cold Spring Pet Supply and, next door, Groombridge Games (looking forward to understanding what goes on in there). The key reason for moving is to use a smaller space for less rent to make the Haldane’s Taylor Farrell (left), Heather Winnie (center) and Ruby McEwen (right rear) compete in the Monroe-Woodbury Crusader dollars we raise from supporters go fur- Classic. See story on Page 16. Photo by Peter Farrell ther toward our mission: continuing to publish a quality weekly newspaper and daily website. Thanks to the leadership Boat Club Party Under Fire of our board of directors, our mission is very much alive and kicking. Deemed ‘reckless’ by mayor We occupied 69 Main for more than five years. It was rented by our founder By Michael Turton Gordon Stewart as the headquarters for his then-upstart Philipstown.info, which party and bonfire held by mem- launched on July 4, 2010. But Gordon al- bers of the Cold Spring Boat Club ways had more in mind for the space. He Aat its riverside location on Sept. 12 saw it as a home for cultural events that so angered neighbors that a number of would bring people together to share and them have asked the village government celebrate many forms of expression. to cancel the lease with the club. In this pursuit, as in the creation of the A dozen neighbors, calling themselves website and later the print paper, Gor- the Cold Spring Waterfront Coalition, don was ambitious, generous, inclusive shared with The Paper an email they sent and occasionally aggravating—especially to Mayor Dave Merandy and Village Clerk if you were trying to get work done in Mary Saari in which they complained the office on deadline. More than once that the party had included a late-night we looked up to find artists carrying in bonfire with 6-foot-high flames that was sculptures and paintings or musicians positioned perilously close to the boat- lugging speakers and guitars, sheepishly house.The neighbors also complained the declaring Gordon said they could set up club had violated its lease with the village Ashes from the Sept. 12 bonfire Photo by M. Turton for the show we knew nothing about. by allowing alcohol and loud music on With a brick wall as backdrop and a the property. (The village leased the site Board, claimed that Cold Spring Police belligerently honking their horns.” revolving cast of thousands, Gordon for a token fee of $1 per year, although arrived at about 11 p.m. in response to launched a songwriting series, classical Claims of many ‘asinine’ incidents complaints but that after the officers de- music recitals, a summer jazz program, the agreement has been suspended and “These are just a few of the many, many parted the party continued until 2 a.m. poetry and play readings, candidate de- will be renegotiated pending the removal asinine, dangerous and untenable occur- with Boat Club members “‘scooping the bates, photo exhibits and video installa- of coal tar from the site.) rences over many years,” the neighbors tions. Dare I mention Cold Spring Radio The email, which was discussed at the loop’ [around the block at the foot of complained. Boat Club members “seeming- broadcasting live on Saturday mornings Tuesday (Sept. 22) meeting of the Village Main Street] ... running stop signs and ly live in the past and meanspiritedly long (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) Main Street Businesses Hit by Thefts Money and goods taken Thieves also hit Solomon’s Mine Antiques the same weekend and Le Bouchon restaurant overnight on By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Sept. 16. Michael V. Ierra, manager of Le Bouchon, said the cul- or 30 years, Leonora Burton has operated the prits there broke in through the back door, smashing the Country Goose on Main Street in Cold Spring frame, and stole about $500 worth of cash and liquor. “It Fwith nary an incident — until last Saturday was very haphazard,” he said. Because the thief or thieves (Sept. 19), when someone purloined a small part of the left behind some of the higher-priced liquors, Ierra said Goose’s nest egg. he assumes they were either “very stupid or very young.” Burton’s handbag, a canvas satchel, containing The restaurant staff, after discovering the break-in, store income, her wallet, credit cards, driver’s license called the Cold Spring Police Department and filed a and other essentials, disappeared from beneath the report. Investigators from the Putnam County Sher- counter of her kitchen- and tea-supply shop in a mo- iff’s Department tested for fingerprints. “They were The Philipstown.info offices at 69 Main opened on July 4, ment when she had turned her attention elsewhere. very nice and very efficient,” Ierra said. A week after 2010. File photo The Country Goose was not alone in misfortune. the theft, he had received no (Continued on Page 5) 2 September 25, 2015 The Paper philipstown.info

Small, Good Things based enclosure system. (The goes” freedom that proves the ver- sandwich takes perhaps its most satility of this concoction in this extreme manifestation in the predominant native form. Anything Goes aptly-named “Something Differ- For this recipe, I substituted light- ent” at Brooklyn’s Junior’s Res- ly cooked and drained chopped ba- By Joe Dizney taurant. Two potato pancakes con for the pork belly and included enclose sliced beef brisket, au both shrimp and sautéed shitakes— lthough we Americans (and many jus… with applesauce… doctor’s leftovers from a previous meal— Western Europeans) associate consent required, presumably.) which again points to the “whatever Apancakes with breakfast — and a Or think pizza — maybe not you want” flexibility of this prepa- sweet breakfast at that, with fruit, syrup traditional Italian, but certainly ration. Okonomiyaki is, if nothing and all the trimmings — history and ar- kitchen-sink-American, best ex- else, a great way to use those tiny cheology suggest that pancakes may be emplified by Wolfgang Puck’s bits of tasty things you have laying one of the oldest and most widespread “California-style” which opened about which don’t quite add up to a and varied recipes known to man. up “the slice” to exotic ingredi- complete meal. This ubiquitous, pan-fried flatbread ents like, duck, goat cheese or I left out the bonito flakes and recipe spans every continent and cul- zucchini flowers, and reaching dashi in deference to less adventur- ture, beginning with the ancient Greeks a zenith in the so-called “Jewish ous palates but suggest giving them (tageninas, made with wheat flour, olive pizza” — topped with smoked a try, at least once, for authentic- oil, honey and curdled milk) and contin- salmon, crème fraîche, capers, ity’s sake. The sauces are Western Okonomiyaki Photo by J. Dizney ues into Africa, Meso-America, India and and dill. approximations of traditional (al- Asia. Composed around a starch-based Which brings us to this week’s beit commercial) Japanese counter- flakes, sesame seeds or pickled ginger. batter (usually wheat, but corn, buck- recipe: Okonomiyaki, ostensibly Japa- parts. (The sauce preparations specified Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki (Hi- wheat and other grains or bases — think nese street food, and not-so-surprisingly will keep refrigerated up to two weeks roshima-yaki) is a lofty, layered pile of potatoes — will do), pancakes invariably known as “Japanese pizza.” It is literally and are useful to have on hand for even batter, cabbage and other ingredients include additional ingredients, toppings and figuratively based around the idea faster weeknight preparation.) smashed down as it cooks and topped or fillings, and that’s where the fun begins. of a savory pancake, containing “what For the gluten-intolerant, buckwheat, with noodles, a fried egg and sauce, The aforementioned sweets are but you like” or “what you want” (okonomi), rice flour or potato starch are possible while Tokyo-style (monjayaki, named a start: an endless list—sweet and sa- grilled or cooked (yaki), and bound by a substitutions although proportions may after Monja Street, the main thorough- vory—of meats, seafood, cheeses, vegeta- flour-based egg batter. vary. And if you’re prone to Paleo, there’s fare) is runnier and more “fluid.” Osaka- bles, fruits and nuts (anyone for choco- Okonomiyaki is common throughout a version out there for you. (or Kansai-) style is somewhere between late chips?) appear in combinations and the country, although batters and top- I can easily see swapping out the cab- a pancake and an omelet in which the quantities limited only by personal and pings vary by region and may include any bage for kale, chard or some other sea- ingredients are evenly incorporated into cultural tastes — or good sense. of the following: grated nagaimo (yam), sonal crucifer. Consider sprouts, shred- the batter and pan- or griddle-fried on Pancakes are also the “ur” fast-food: dashi (a seaweed-seafood preparation), ded carrots or potato/sweet potato for both sides, dressed and served. Again the spiritual-culinary ancestor of the green onion, pork belly, beef cheeks, oc- additional nutritive value. And there’s no fast, cheap and easy. French crêpe, the Indian dosa, African topus, squid, shrimp, vegetables and ra- reason not to try chicken. I even encoun- The province of numerous mom-and- injera (or enjera) or the Russian blini. men or soba (noodles). In addition to the tered a version featuring oysters fried in pop restaurants, versions are as numer- Shapes and sizes vary but the impetus is egg batter, the most prevalent ingredient butter, which, along with a little bacon, ous as those eateries, and this “Osaka the same—use what’s available, tasty and is thinly sliced cabbage. starts to sound like a Hangtown Fry (but soul food” is notable for the “anything quick. Fast, cheap and easy. Okonomiyaki is usually finished off that’s another story). It’s not much of a stretch, either, to with a sweet-spicy sauce specific to Ja- As I said, almost anything goes. see the pancake as a precursor to the pan (Otafuku, by brand) and/or Japanese Okonomiyaki sandwich — whatever-you-have-on-hand “mayonnaise” (sweeter and more “egg- sandwiched (an early noun, verbed!) be- y;” and again, by brand — Kewpie) and Makes roughly six 4” to 5” pancakes tween two slices of a convenient starch- garnished with seaweed flakes or bonito For the “red sauce”: For the “white sauce”: ½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons sriracha, more or less 1 tablespoon sugar to taste 1 tablespoon ketchup For the pancakes: 1/3 cup flour 5 large eggs 2 cups cabbage, sliced in a fine chiffonade 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and chopped 1 teaspoon sesame oil 3/4 cup (total) chopped, cooked additions: Salt and pepper to taste shrimp, bacon, mushrooms or a combination* Canola oil for frying 1. Prepare sauces: Whisk ingredients together (independently, of course); chill and set aside while you make the pancakes. 2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Gradually add the flour until incorporated smoothly. Fold in cabbage, scallions, and additions. 3. Warm two tablespoons oil in skillet over medium-high heat until it glistens. Spoon mixture into the skillet as you would for pancakes; cook at three minutes each side or until uniformly golden. Keep warm, covered, in a low (200 to 225°F) oven as you make the remainder. 4. Garnish drizzled with sauces. (Other traditional garni: sesame seeds, bonito flakes or lime wedges.) * Any of these additional items should be pre-cooked and drained as the six- minute cook time is not enough to ensure proper cooking. philipstown.info The Paper September 25, 2015 3

Boat Club Party Under Fire (from Page 1) Respect and vulnerability cause the lease with the Boat Club has During public comments, Jean Pierre for the days when our neighborhood was a Merandy said at the Tuesday meeting been suspended, those who attended the Seibel, who was among those who signed lumber yard.” that he and Trustee Fran Murphy had party were trespassing. “We don’t want the email to Merandy and Saari, said The coalition was also critical of the visited the site and, judging by the pile people hanging out there,” she said, “The he appreciated the mayor’s use of the village’s handling of the lease agreement. of ashes, there had been “a very large Boat Club needs to know that there is no words respect and vulnerable in light of “For eight months of the year [from Sep- bonfire … quite close to the building.” Boat Club as of now.” the fact that the village government and tember to April], the village turns a blind The mayor said the building’s exterior The lease has been set aside while the Boat Club will be renegotiating the lease. eye to the unsightly and irresponsible na- showed evidence of the heat. “It could New York State Department of Environ- While “some members are wonderful,” ture of the Boat Club facility,” it alleged. have definitely went up,” he said, calling mental Conservation removes coal tar he said, “the Boat Club barely acknowl- As a result, it said, “a large, prime por- the bonfire “reckless.” from the site, a project that is expected edges there’s a community down there.” tion of village-owned waterfront land is “Enforcement is the key,” Merandy to be completed by the spring and which Another neighbor who signed the let- transformed into an industrial outdoor said. “Residents, I think understandably, will require the razing of the boathouse. ter, Sean Tortora, said of the party: “If storage yard for large boats, rusted pipes, were not very happy with the [police] Cold Spring Boat Club Commodore anyone wanted to say, ‘We definitely used tires, rusty rims, a growing number response.” He pledged to follow up with Mark Patinella declined to comment on don’t want to have this club any more’ … of wooden docks and two cranes. CSPD Officer-in-Charge George Kane. the email, saying he had not seen it until ripping apart the Boat Club and starting “While most members of the Boat Club Deputy Mayor Marie Early commented The Paper shared it with him, and that he a fire within feet of a structure says to are required to store their boats off site that “many things were done in violation had not attended the Village Board meet- me, ‘We don’t want to come back here.’” during the winter months, more than a of the [Village] Code,” adding, “We need ing. (The email was classified by the board Greg Phillips, a resident of New Street, small few are allowed … to use the village the police to enforce it.” She also alluded as “correspondence” and so not listed attended the Village Board meeting the property as their personal storage facil- to the possibility that members of the Cold on the agenda.) Patinella said the club’s week after the bonfire and spoke briefly ity,” the email continued. “Storage rights Spring Fire Company were present, a fac- board of governors will discuss the matter about the incident and the issue of vil- never were within the generous spirit and tor she suggested may have affected police but that a meeting date had not been set. lage liability. In a follow-up email to The dictates of their $1-a-year lease.” response. ”Has there been a conversation Merandy said at the Village Board Paper, he wrote: “I am not one to advo- with the police?” she asked. If there is a Residents request termination meeting that he didn’t understand the cate revocation of lease and existence, as call about a fire, she said, “just because of lease Boat Club’s thinking. “They seem to be seems to be the tone of the letter. Do I some of the people standing around The residents asked the Village Board vulnerable but don’t understand that,” think there needs to be a better job of watching the fire happen to be members to evict the club, writing that “the current he said. The party involved only a few controlling activities and practices of of the fire company” does not make it safe. scenario exists because it is the ‘easiest’ people, “so I’m not going to condemn the what happens there? Yes.” John Landolfi, president of the Cold and ‘cheapest’ way for the Boat Club to give whole club,” but these incidents could He added: “It is typically the actions Spring Fire Company, had not responded the least and take the most.” They urged lead to the termination of the lease. He of a few that spoil it for the many, and to requests by email and phone for com- the board “to eliminate all current and fu- promised the board would take action “if I think the Boat Club would be the first ment by press time on Thursday afternoon. ture legal exposure to the village and have there is continued abuse of the property.” to admit that. Cooperation and mutual the Boat Club remove all docks, cranes, etc. Partiers were trespassing He also said that the club’s neighbors de- respect is what will yield the best result, now and cancel the Boat Club lease.” Trustee Fran Murphy argued that be- serve to be treated with respect. for this and many issues.”

We Have Moved (from Page 1) as we stepped gingerly past the micro- cloud”—a breezy euphemism for thou- Beacon as well. We cover stories in Bea- phones and we whispered in the back sands of acres of electricity burning serv- con because our two communities are room over some fine point of journalistic er farms collecting and storing our clicks. increasingly intermingled, especially as inquiry? We never looked beyond Main Street policy makers introduce pathways such Gordon reveled in the tumult and for a new home because we want to be as a trolley connection and the Fjord waved off obstacles to the next great ven- seen not just online but directly by the Trail. tures, which no doubt are recalled fondly people in the community we seek to Stop by and visit with us in the days by organizers and participants alike. serve. We hope to expand our presence in ahead. I hope they will share memories and thoughts online. I recall attending an early Ken Veltz- hosted songwriters showcase with my wife and getting beguiled by a duo called Open Book. We purchased Michele and Rick Gedney’s CD and wondered what else was going on at this funky store- front. Turned out it was a vortex with a mighty pull. Later, finding Rick and Michele as friends and colleagues was one of a string of fortunate relationships A Listening Room performance held at bound together by a commitment to 69 Main St. in 2011 File photo meaningful work. More than a few times Gordon ex- groaned loudly when he started playing pressed disappointment that we didn’t the piano searching for the proper me- replicate his film-inspired conception of lodic structure of a Mozart piece as we a newsroom (e.g., The Front Page or All the President’s Men) with phones ring- struggled to proofread and write head- ing, typewriters clacking and reporters lines. and editors engaging in witty and biting A physical space that has meaning is repartee. In the digital age our work is even more important in an age when so quieter and more studious, although we much of our lives seems encased in “the 4 September 25, 2015 The Paper philipstown.info Craig Watters Seeks to Bring ‘Diversity of Thought’ to The proper handling of dirt Town Board roads remains an issue. Do Publisher Libertarian runs you think the Town Board’s Philipstown.Info, Inc. decision-making process has with Republican and been fair? Has it allowed Founder other endorsements enough public input? Gordon Stewart I agreed with what the Town Board (1939 - 2014) By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong did on that particular section of South Mountain Pass. It was a situ- Managing Editor raig Watters, a member ation that cost us lot of money, and Kevin E. Foley of the Libertarian Party it’s an environmental problem. I’m running for the Philip- not advocating paving one inch more Arts/Feature Editor C stown Town Board, discussed Alison Rooney than necessary to sustain the invest- his candidacy with The Paper. ment it takes to maintain those dirt His responses have been edited Contributing Editor roads. We need to look at all sides Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong for conciseness. of the environmental issue. We have Why are you running for 10,000 folks in town and not many Senior Correspondent Town Board? actually live on these roads, yet their Michael Turton I would like to bring a little taxes go toward maintaining them. diversity to a Town Board that And when year after year there’s a Layout Editor is five-to-nothing of a single significant portion of our budget allo- Kate Vikstrom party. All municipal govern- cated to maintaining especially steep slopes, that’s a little unfair for people Calendar Editor ments work best when there’s who never even travel these roads. Chip Rowe a healthy discourse in a civil Craig Watters Photo by L.S. Armstrong [email protected] debate about the issues, and it I know these folks [who opposed would be great to have an oc- the South Mountain Pass paving] Reporters casional dissenting vote and and a more-personal-freedom perspective. felt it was preordained. With some of Pamela Doan someone that would perhaps raise a little these things that you kind of know are The idea of creating a Garrison Peter Farrell more of an objection to certain things going to be controversial, why not pro- Fire District is generating public Brian PJ Cronin that are brought before the board. I have pose them earlier in the year so they have debate. What is the best outcome been endorsed by the Libertarian Party more time to be discussed? That doesn’t for Philipstown residents? Photographer and the Independent Party; in addition, hurt anybody. I’m not opposed to the formation of a Maggie Benmour I’ve been endorsed by the Republican district but what I find a little bit discon- What is the one overriding reason Party and the Conservative Party and Advertising Director certing is the timing. The Town Board is Philipstown residents should vote the Reform Party. But on a town level, it Michele Gedney going to appoint five commissioners who for you? is not about an R or a D -- or an L, in will set the initial budget. It’s asking a Adding a little diversity of thought is For information on advertising: my case. It’s about the issues and about lot for a newly structured commission to key. If it was five to nothing Republicans, 845-809-5584 neighbors. I would vote for a Democrat. If the voters Email: [email protected] have a short amount of time – we’re talk- What are your qualifications ing a couple of weeks or even less – to think diversity and tolerance of opinions Advertising closing: that are a little bit different than their Tuesday at noon and skills? formulate a budget. We could have got- I’m running because as a small-busi- own, and choice, is important, I’m your Requirements: PDF or jpeg ten the ball rolling in January and this ness owner I’ve had plenty of opportu- guy. I love this town and I’m running (minimum 300 dpi) board would have had a significantly nity to understand how you need to be because it’s part of the process; and if I Review our rate sheet: longer period to get to the bottom of able to see both sides of an issue to be wasn’t running there would be almost no www.philipstown.info/ads where that budget should be. I’d be able able to come to a satisfactory conclusion. point in even having an election. © philipstown.info 2015 to speak to that issue as a taxpayer and You can’t come into any of these discus- resident of Garrison. All rights reserved. No part of this sions with a pre-conceived notion. I’m a publication may be reproduced in still-life photographer; I shoot product any form, mechanical or electronic, photography. [On projects] healthy ne- Flu Shots Available in Garrison on Oct. 7 without written permission of the gotiation means everyone feels they got publisher. Advertisements designed what they needed out of the discussions. Free for residents age 65 and older by The Paper are copyrighted and Part of my job is to understand the needs may not be reproduced in whole or and goals of everyone involved. he Putnam County Department of Health will offer flu vaccination shots in part without permission. I want to preserve the uniqueness of Tat the Garrison Fire Department at 1616 Route 9 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. on this town. My wife and I have been ac- Wednesday, Oct. 7. tive with the Cold Spring Lions Club. We The clinic is open to Putnam County residents 18 years of age and older. The also take pride in is our river-sweep ef- fee is $25, or free for residents 65 years and older or with a Medicare card. forts. Supported by Lions Club members, Proof of residency such as a driver’s license is required. The pneumonia Read what your we’ve partnered with Riverkeeper over vaccine will not be available at the clinic this year. the last few years to clean a lot of debris neighbors are from the Hudson. I’m also on the board Appointments are not necessary, but a signed consent form is required. It is of an organization called the Friends of available for download at putnamcountyny.com/health/immunization or at saying: the American Revolution at West Point. the clinic. What two priority issues facing Flu vaccinations will also be offered in all county school districts for students the Town Board in the next year and staff. Check your school’s calendar or with the school nurse for details. Visit our are you most eager to tackle? One thing that certainly made a big Comments splash was the issue about [permits being required for] mass gatherings and private events. I understand that the expansion of section online. that law is not intended to affect individ- uals having small gatherings, weddings and things of that nature. But I felt it was loosely written and allowed for the possi- For more information on bility of unintended consequences. In the where to fi nd things or future it would allow for the possibility of infringing on personal rights. what’s happening, visit: I was a little disappointed that despite the fact we had a standing-room-only Community Directory crowd at the public hearing, none of the Expanded Calendar folks on the Town Board stood in opposi- the indian Point emergency Planning Arts & Leisure tion. I expect we’ll see that revisited and PotAssium ioDiDe (Ki) I would definitely like to make sure that Guide and it’s much more tightly defined and keep Are available in the Town Clerk’s Offi ce, 238 Main Street, all at a sharp eye on any encroachments on Cold Spring, New York, during normal business hours. personal-property rights. If elected, I wouldn’t be looking hard to Fact sheets are available for Potassium Iodide and radiation find new laws to pass. As things come up, emergencies. The Town Clerk’s offi ce hours are Monday I would be inclined to address them from through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. the principles of a limited government philipstown.info The Paper September 25, 2015 5 Flaherty Seeks Election to Town Board Cites dedication, follow lar time I had too many other any large apparatus or other big expenses. things going on. I have a little It gives people in Garrison more control through, community roots more flexibility now. I think I over finances. At the first public hearing can do a good job of serving I asked if there could be a public referen- By Michael Turton the people. dum to see if the citizens of Garrison want to become a fire district or not, but you ob Flaherty was appointed to the What are your can’t do that. It’s regulated by the state. Philipstown Town Board this past qualifications and skills? There is a question about doing it this spring, filling a vacancy created I’m a very dedicated per- B late in the year. Nothing is etched in when Dave Merandy was elected mayor son, a loyal and honest per- stone. If we don’t make a decision [at our of Cold Spring. Flaherty is now seeking son. I think my professional meeting] on Oct. 1st we’ll probably make election for the first time, running for background as a senior proj- that decision early next year. I believe ect manager in information one of two contested seats. The Paper everybody on the board is in favor. And technology is also a plus. met with the Democratic candidate to at the last public hearing I think that I’m responsible for a gross discuss his qualifications and town is- people were coming around to it as well. profit at the end of projects sues. The interview has been condensed I think the majority of people are very so I have a good understand- and edited while staying true to Fla- open now to the idea of Garrison becom- ing of budgets. The biggest herty’s responses. ing a district. thing though is I’ve been a Why are you running for Town member of this community The proper handling of dirt roads Board? forever. I love Cold Spring remains an issue. Do you think the I’ve always volunteered a lot in the and Philipstown. When I was Town Board’s decision-making community, such as with the Knights of asked to serve on the board I process has been fair? Has it Columbus. I’ve been here for 55 years and gave it a lot of consideration allowed enough public input? this is a natural progression for me at this -- I just didn’t say yes right Bob Flaherty Photo by M. Turton There’s definitely some things we can improve on. [Highway Superintendent] point in my career. About 10 years ago away. I asked [Philipstown before I said yes. Bill Mazzuca asked me to run and I didn’t Supervisor] Richard Shea a lot of tough Roger Chirico has a five-year paving have the time to do it. I felt I needed to questions about what needs to be done. What two priority issues facing schedule. I think we need to look at that put in time and effort and at that particu- I made a very thoughtful determination the Town Board in the next year schedule. I’d like to make it public so are you most eager to tackle? everyone is aware of our plans. I don’t One thing that’s been talked about for think we need to pave every road. Over Main Street Businesses Hit by Thefts (from page 1) a long time is shared services between the last four years I think we’ve paved updates on the case. Cold Spring, Nelsonville and Philipstown. less than a mile of roads. There’s a lot of Jerry Solomon, of Solomon’s Our building inspector helping out Cold maintenance on the dirt roads. Mines, said Thursday that someone Spring with Butterfield is just the tip of According to our superintendent of swiped a $65 vase from his shop the iceberg. We also had a meeting with highways, there’s 80 percent mainte- sometime last weekend — he was Nelsonville to talk about what services nance cost on dirt roads versus 20 per- unsure exactly when. In the after- we could help them with -- the building cent on paved roads. We look at areas math of the loss at the Goose, Bur- department and the court system. where there are steep slopes -- 10 to 15 ton alerted others and tried to make Another big project is that the Town percent grade that are constantly wash- up for the contents of her wallet. Hall needs updating. Everyone’s aware ing out -- those are the areas we have “Just a heads-up to everyone,” the stairs are very steep. We’re looking to to concentrate on. Unfortunately every she wrote other Main Street pro- modernize the building to some extent, time we do it, it does stir things up. A prietors on Sept. 20 in an e-mail. get an elevator in there and better stairs. couple months ago a survey in the PCNR “My bag, hidden under the coun- The sale of the VFW building will hope- was 86 percent in favor of paving. I think ter — with my entire life in it, Le Bouchon restaurant, Main St., Cold Spring fully allow us to do that now since we we made the right decision. have a little excess money that we didn’t including cash — was stolen yes- Photo by K.E. Foley What is the one overriding reason have in the past. terday sometime during the af- why Philipstown residents should satchel, Burton, an author of historical ternoon. Please make certain that The idea of creating a Garrison vote for you? you keep everything safe.” romance novels, had notes on a pending Fire District is generating debate. I believe my dedication, honesty and By Wednesday afternoon, Burton, a manuscript. What is the best outcome for being a member of this community native of Wales, had contacted her banks “I have no identity,” she said Wednes- Philipstown residents? all these years is a plus. When I get in- in Cold Spring and Great Britain, as well day evening. She added that “it’s amaz- A fire district would be the best way to volved with something I follow through. as credit card companies, and was mak- ing how difficult everything is” dealing go. This gives the people of Garrison an At work, I have to make sure that when ing progress in sorting out the repercus- with the bureaucracies of U.S. institu- opportunity to have a little more input, something is started it’s completed. And sions. Not everything could be readily tions, compared to those she had inter- to say what they want to do. They’ll actu- I think I represent the whole of Philip- replaced: Along with the valuables in her acted with in the U.K. ally have a vote if they want to purchase stown, not just a particular party. 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She headquartered herself monthly online seminars. at the library, soaking in all the informa- Cohen has been participating in the tion she could find. Support-A-Walk for 19 of its 21 years. She About that time, she received a post- says the fundraiser, which began with card from a fledgling organization in her about 800 participants and now attracts hometown of Yorktown Heights about a closer to 10,000, is “very uplifting ... . Ilene Cohen with her daughter, Cindy Cohen Hutchison Photo provided walk it was organizing to fund research People walk with signs on their backs, and assist cancer patients. She visited in memory of friends, celebrating their portant way to call attention to preven- opt for a double mastectomy, which the group, Support Connection, to make remissions.” tative, proactive care. “We live in a toxic would mean no post-operative radia- a donation and ended up volunteering. For her daughter, the walk is an im- environment,” says Cohen Hutchison, “I tion and reconstructive surgery could be Years later, she’s still at it as Support know a lot of parents of very young chil- done at the same time. Connection prepares for its 21st annual dren who are dealing with cancer right Kapoor chose the latter and says she Support-a-Walk, scheduled to begin at 9 now. Because of my family history, I’m awoke after the 12-hour surgery “feeling a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4 at FDR State Park. very tuned in to the symptoms, but many I looked the same, just with some scars.” “We have no professional fundraisers, so young people are not expecting it so they this walk is critical,” says Cohen, whose Referring to the removal of belly fat used don’t follow up,” in particular with ovar- cancer, remarkably, remains in remis- to rebuild her breasts, Kapoor jokes, “I ian cancer. sion more than two decades later. Her had a tummy tuck, boob job and kicked She advised women that “regardless daughter, Cindy Cohen Hutchison, who cancer, all in one!” She said the dual pro- of how you feel about Western medicine, lives in Cold Spring, is also participating, cedure “definitely made it all easier for get a Pap smear done. What you do with as she has for many years. me, and my opinion of plastic surgeons the diagnosis is your own choice, but di- Support Connection, which was found- has really changed — they affect lives in agnostic care is important.” ed with the funds raised from the first a very big way.” To donate, visit firstgiving.com/sup- Support-a-Walk in October 1995, pro- Kapoor was spared chemotherapy portconnection. You can search for “Co- vides emotional, social and educational through the use of an oncotype test that hen” to find Ilene’s and Cindy’s fundrais- services to women who have been affect- examines tumor tissue at a molecular lev- ing pages. For more information about ed by breast and ovarian cancer, along el and predicts the risk of recurrence. (“If the event, call Support Connection at with their families. Its services extend it’s low, the risks of chemo outweigh the Karen Kapoor posted this photo on 914-962-6402 or email walk@support- through Putnam, Dutchess and West- benefits,” she explained.) Three weeks af- Facebook with the caption: “Two thumbs connection.org. chester counties. up for no chemo! Hiked up Sugarloaf to ter her surgery, Kapoor was back hiking, Cohen describes Support Connection celebrate.” Walking in New York City going to the beach and running around as a one-on-one organization. “A live per- Fifteen years ago, Karen Kapoor’s aunt with her two children, her only medical died of breast cancer at age 54. That put regimen being a course of hormones. Kapoor, who lives in Cold Spring, on no- “I had a good, normal August,” she tice, and she pressed her doctors to pre- said. “I consider myself very lucky to scribe a mammogram although she was have had this finite process.” The hiking, only in her 30s, far younger than the age done with friends, has been a salvation September 25, 7:30 p.m. at which they are recommended. This in many ways. “We hiked three mornings past spring, for no discernable reason, a week at dawn, climbing a mountain. It Depot Docs: How to Dance in Ohio she became more vehement. has been awesome for me, physically and “On April 7, I walked into my gyne- Q&A and reception to follow mentally.” cologist’s office and outright demanded Kapoor surprised friends and neigh- one,” she recalled. “I don’t know what bors by keeping all of this under wraps September 26, 8 p.m. made me so insistent this time. I told her until she was declared by her doctors to I was going to be 38 and needed to get be cancer free. “When I first found out Cabaret in the Country: this done. The doctor wrote the script [I had cancer], I was super quiet,” she and set it on the counter and then start- recalled. “I didn’t want to trouble any- ed the examination. Then she stopped, Simply Streisand one, and I wanted to get through the saying, ‘Actually I do feel something, but With special guests treatment. I decided to post my story on don’t panic.’” Facebook to become an advocate, to urge Kapoor notes she would have had a women to be proactive. Don’t be afraid, October 2, 8 p.m. New Date! hard time feeling the tumor without because if you find something early, it the doctor’s guidance. “We all say we do can be easy to treat. The science is so ad- Music Tracks: our [self] exams, but there needs to be vanced now it can totally be taken care a trained hand involved,” she said. The Andy Revkin’s Backtracking of, if you take care of yourself.” cancer was confirmed with a biopsy, and Like Cindy Cohen Hutchison, Kapoor Kapoor describes herself as “insistent on urges women to have regular check-ups. October 4, 3:30 p.m. finding it out, but actually not ready for When she posted her story online, she the diagnosis. But I focused on what I Popular Mechanics needed to get done.” learned that some of her friends had Written and performed by Terrence O’Brien Kapoor currently is training and rais- never had one. “Know your body,” she ing money to participate on Oct. 17 and 18 advised, and “know your family history.” in the Avon 39, a 39.3-mile walk through- Kapoor decided to take part in the October 18, 4:30 p.m. out Manhattan and over the Brooklyn Avon 39 to help spread that message. Bridge and back to fund breast cancer “Avon does things like help families deal Depot Theatre Special Benefi t research and patient care. 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Some public this weekend artists work from home, others are in traditional gallery settings by Jeff Simms and still others utilize “messy, alternative” spaces, ore than 60 explained Gerardo Castro, artists will who has organized the pull back the M event since the first in 2011 curtains this week- with his co-owner at end in Newburgh as Newburgh Art Supply, part of the city’s fifth Michael Gabor. Open Studios event, “It’s extremely rare to offering a glimpse have an artist invite you into their creative into their space,” Castro spaces. said. “It’s more of an Free shuttles will intimate encounter because run from Friday you get a look into how they evening to Sunday work as opposed to experi- afternoon from the encing them in a gallery.” Beacon train station Open Studios is de- to Newburgh Art signed to show off the Supply at 5 Grand vibrant artistic community St., where maps will Newburgh Open Studios poster (excerpt) in Newburgh, he said. be available to direct Source of images: newburghopenstudios.org “People have a misconcep- visitors to participat- tion” about the city, he said. Primary Forces, encaustic piece by Carol Flaitz, on view during ing studios. Studios “There are things happening here that Newburgh Open Studios will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. The are not being reported on, and at its event kicks off Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. with the core is an art community doing 20-minute film highlighting 53 individuals who are opening of Ruedi Hofmann’s Pivotal, Faces of Change: amazing projects.” helping to revitalize Newburgh. Newburgh at the Thornwillow Institute, 7 South At the Thornwillow Institute, Hofmann’s Pivotal “When you say ‘Newburgh’ what follows is some- Lander St. exhibit will feature still photographs—many of them thing that’s generally a negative,” ” Hofmann said. “So Emanating from the historic waterfront district, life-sized—as well as video interview clips and a how do you change that consciousness (To Page 10) Novelist Susan Choi Appears at Reading Series on Oct. 4 Sunset Readings also partners with Choi, who teaches at Yale, has written four novels. Her first, The Foreign Student, won the Constellation Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, while her second, American Woman, was a finalist for By Alison Rooney the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. A Person of Interest was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award, and ike chamber music concerts for the literary- in 2010 Choi was named the first recipient of the inclined, the Sunset Reading Series at The Chapel PEN/W.G. Sebald Award given to a promising LRestoration have inspired a devoted following. writer who has published three works of fiction. The announcement of upcoming authors is always Choi’s most recent novel, My Education, was highly anticipated. Happily, autumn brings a harvest published in 2014. of readings. In a review of My Education, which is set in Susan Choi, who will read from her work starting the world of graduate student academia and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, is “a novelist I’ve admired involves intertwining passions, perhaps connect- since I read her third book, A Person of Interest,” says ing the wrong people, Emily Cooke of The New Ivy Meeropol, who co-founded the reading series with York Times wrote that “Choi is a graceful, Bekah Tighe. “I quickly found her first two and perceptive writer, and all of her novels are devoured those, too.” striking for the visual beauty of her descrip- tions.” On Sat. Oct. 17, the Sunset Reading Series plans to host its “first reading on a boat,” Meeropol says, when Melissa McGill will read from a forthcoming companion book to her Bannerman Island Susan Choi Photo by Adrian Kinloch installation Constella- tion. “We will read while be on hand to read, including Sam Anderson of The we journey out to the island to New York Times, poet and artist Edwin Torres, poet watch the stars come out,” Jeffrey Yang, and New Directions editor Hadrien Meeropol says. “The photogra- Coumans. phers and designer of the book Constellation, which rises nightly above Banner- will be there, too.” man’s Castle, uses solar-powered LEDs atop 17 A number of writers who aluminum poles to simulate stars. These points contributed to the book, which reference features of the castle still standing, as well will be published by Princeton as echo pieces that no longer Artist rendering of Constellation (Evening) File photo courtesy of Melissa McGill (Continued on Page 9) Architectural Press, will also 8 September 25, 2015 The Paper philipstown.info

Friday, September 25 Wed nesday, September 30 International Film Night: Baran (Iran, 2001) Calendar Highlights P ainting for Seniors (First Sessions) 7 p.m. Howland Public Library | 313 Main St., 10 a.m. Landscapes | 1 p.m. Still Life Beacon | 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Philipstown Community Center Depot Docs: How to Dance in Ohio (2015) for the week ahead See details under Monday. 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre For further details about upcoming events, Lego Club 10 Garrison Landing, Garrison 3:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org visit philipstown.info. 472 Route 403, Garrison The Last Mountain (Documentary, 2011) Send event listings to [email protected]. 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Children’s Pottery (ages 6-12) (First Session) 50 Liberty St., Beacon 4 p.m. Garrison Art Center Oktoberfest with Bobby Heckman & The Oktoberfest with Diamond Chips [email protected] 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Royal Bavarians Noon – 6 p.m. Wayne Recreation Area The Outlaws Noon – 6 p.m. Wayne Recreation Area See details under Saturday. 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley Palisades Interstate Parkway, Beacon Peekskill Project 6 (Opens) Quick & Ridiculously Delicious Dinners 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 845-786-2731 | visitbearmountain.com Noon – 6 p.m. The Factory Space | 100 N. Water 6:30 p.m. Homespun at Home 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com 259 Main St., Beacon Six Million and One (Documentary, 2011) St., Peekskill | 914-788-0100 | hvcca.org 917-803-6857 | homecookingny.com/beacon 1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Catoberfest 2015 Saturday, September 26 472 Route 403, Garrison | 845-598-3746 3 – 9 p.m. The Hop | 554 Main St, Beacon Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Philipstown Community Center P assport Day philipstownreformsynagogue.org catoberfest.brownpapertickets.com 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Putnam County Clerk Preceded at noon by Shabbat service West Point Band with Hannover 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel Artist Talk: Thomas Huber 3 p.m. Eisenhower Hall Theatre 845-808-1142 | putnamcountyny.gov 3 p.m. Matteawan Gallery | 436 Main St., Beacon 655 Ruger Road, West Point Self-Care Acupressure Workshop 7 p.m .Philipstown Community Center Family Day 845-440-7901 | matteawan.com 845-938-4159 | ikehall.com See details under Monday. 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Constitution Island Benefit Performance by Ben Neill A ni Kalayjian (Cello) and Reiko Uchida (Piano) constitutionisland.org 4 p.m. Manitoga | 584 Route 9D, Garrison 4 p.m. Chapel Restoration | 45 Market St., Cold Historic District Review Board 8 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St., Cold Spring Hudson Valley Irish Fest 845-424-3812 | visitmanitoga.org Spring | 845-265-5537 | chapelrestoration.org 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Riverfront Green, Peekskill Cabaret in the Country: Simply Streisand Beacon Sukkah Project Community Potluck hudsonvalleyirishfest.com 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 5 p.m. Polhill Park | Route 9D and Main, Beacon Haldane vs. Arlington (Girls’ Soccer) 10 Garrison Landing, Garrison 845-831-2012 x3 | beaconhebrewalliance.org Thr u sday, October 1 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 11 a.m. Haldane School | 15 Craigside Drive, National Theater: Man and Superman Haldane vs. Putnam Valley (Boys’ Soccer) Cold Spring | 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 6 p.m. Downing Film Center 4:30 p.m. Haldane School Newburgh Open Studios Sunday, September 27 19 Front St., Newburgh See details under Saturday. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 845-561-3686 | downingfilmcenter.com E at Smart Restaurant Week Begins Jonathan Kruk: Stories Around Little Stony newburghopenstudios.org | Continues on Sunday. putnamcountyny.com/lhp/esrw Craig Ketter (Piano) 5 p.m. Little Stony Point Park Free Admission 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center | 477 Main St., 845-424-3358 x7 | hhlt.org I Run Beacon 5K Run/Walk Noon – 6 p.m. Hudson Valley Center for Beacon | 845-765-3012 | howlandmusic.org 8 a.m. Memorial Park, Beacon | runsignup.com/ Solarize Hudson Valley Informational Workshop Contemporary Art | 1701 Main St., Peekskill Race/NY/Beacon/IRunBeacon5KRunWalk 7 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Storm King Art Center 472 Route 403, Garrison Run 4 Your Life 5K Race/1K Walk Monday, September 28 1701 Main St., Peekskill 10 a.m. 1 Geneva Road, Brewster solarize-hudsonvalley.org Get tickets at smithsonianmag.com/museumday R hythm & Music (ages 3-5) (First Session) putnamcountyny.com/health/run4yourlife Town Board Meeting 12:15 p.m. Philipstown Community Center Speed of Sound Music Festival 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Town Hall 2nd Annual Cops and Rodders Car Show Noon to 11 p.m. Dutchess County Airport 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison Noon – 4 p.m. Mayor’s Park, Cold Spring 238 Main St., Cold Spring 263 New Hackensack Road, Wappingers Falls 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 845-803-6884 | Hosted by Cold Spring Police 845-265-3329 | philipstown.com speedofsoundfest.com North Highlands Fire District Budget Meeting Benevolent Association 7 p.m. NHFD | 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring 845-265-7285 | nhfd21.org Friday, October 2 The Made in Philipstown Banquet Daniel Carter/William Parker/Federico Ughi Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale (Jazz) 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Methodist Church 8 p.m. Quinn’s | 330 Main St., Beacon 216 Main St., Cold Spring | Continues on Saturday. Thank you to these Co-hosting 845-831-8065 | quinnsbeacon.com Haldane vs. Putnam Valley (Girls’ Soccer) organizations along with the many 4:30 p.m. Haldane School T uesday, September 29 See details under Saturday. 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That was the case thinking, whereas here we’ll F be doing things like focusing for two Haldane veterans, Si- mon Dudar, who taught third on robots, utilizing 3-D design and fourth grades, and Leah to build in a new way, learn- Horn, the seventh-grade sci- ing about electric circuitry, ence teacher. Both had to say all sorts of things,” Dudar ex- they had to think long and hard plained. “There will be lots of before accepting newly-created brainstorming and research, positions offered by Superinten- and we’ll find ways to docu- dent Diana Bowers. ment it all, so it isn’t all about Dudar has become the train- just the finished product.” ing and support specialist, who Dudar leads middle and will oversee the Makerspace, high school classes in the among other duties, while Horn space for three periods. The re- is the technology, innovation, mainder of his day is devoted Leah Horn Photo provided Simon Dudar Photo by A. Rooney integration specialist, respon- to “pushing into elementary sible for technology at the el- classrooms,” he says. Like Horn, Dudar had his ementary, middle and high turn it into a well-oiled machine.” dated, Haldane is ahead of the curve in doubts about leaving traditional teach- schools. Horn spent time over the summer many ways, such as its two Makerspaces ing. He wasn’t sure he would like not Horn, who had spent her entire training at the Lower Hudson Regional and now a Makerspace teacher. having his own classroom and knowing 14-year-career in a Haldane classroom, Information Center in Harrison. In the One unanticipated benefit of her new his students “inside and out. I will miss will succeed Jennifer Wilson, who was meantime, at Haldane, new WiFi access position, Horn says, is that “I know these the special bonds, especially with those chief information officer but also direc- ports were being installed and Horn high school kids — I taught many of kids having trouble, to connect with and tor of special, remedial and assessment asked a volunteer auditor to assess the them — and now I’ll be getting to inter- sustain,” he said. But Dudar believes he services. These two jobs have been sepa- school’s technology. She plans to take act with them again, as well as getting to made the right choice and is eager to see rated, and Horn will tackle infrastruc- a closer look at whether it makes more know the elementary kids.” what the students will accomplish. ture: the frequently faltering WiFi, the sense to upgrade the existing website As that new Makerspace teacher, Du- (for some, difficult to navigate) district platform or try something entirely new. dar will collaborate with students at all website and aging laptops and PCs. Once Horn gets more of a grip on the levels on science, technology, engineer- Haldane contracts with an IT compa- underpinnings of the technology, she ing and math while focusing on “project- NY Alert ny for the big fixes; Horn is now the sole says she’ll devote more time to what she based learning.” He will work with sev- For the latest updates on liaison. 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show photo ID. There are no boats leav- Three Haldane Students ing from Garrison Landing this year. The Honored at Poetry Trail last boat will depart Constitution Island Reception at 4:30 p.m. hree Haldane Elementary students Twere among the eight young poets Sculptures at Saunders honored Sept. 20 at the opening of the Hits Halfway Hudson Highlands Land Trust’s River of Words Poetry Trail at the Hudson High- Mid-run reception set for Oct. 3 lands Nature Museum in Cornwall. he mid-run reception for Collabora- The Haldane winners and their poems Ttive Concepts, the sculpture installa- were Niamh Fortuna for Hummingbird, tion at the 140-acre Saunders Farm, 853 Gael Frezza for Beaver and Joia McKelvey Old Albany Post Road in Garrison now for Bat. The other winners were Parker in its 10th year, will take place from 2 Fisco, Benjamin Ostroff and Brinn Pat- p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. A pro- terson from Putnam Valley Elementary gram of dance, opera and theater will School and Madison King and Alexandra take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Halasz from Willow Avenue Elementary performance field. School in Cornwall. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum director Jackie Grant, River of Words The farm is open daily from 10 am. to More than 500 nature-inspired poems educator Irene O’Garden and Hudson Highlands Land Trust director Andy Chmar dusk until Oct. 31 for self-guided tours. were submitted for consideration. The with student poets at the opening. Photo courtesy of HHLT Maps are avilable next to the gate to the eight selected poems were sewn as calig- parking area, south of mailbox 853. Park- raphy onto cloth, attached to driftwood Service Network to Host Free Admission to Two ing and admission are free. Handicap ac- and hung on trees along a trail at the Na- cess with an on-site “taxi service” will be ture Museum. Awards Breakfast Local Art Museums available during the mid-run opening. The Poetry Trail is open from dawn to For more information, call 845-528-1797 dusk through Nov. 15. Maps are located Event scheduled for Oct. 7 in Mahopac Ticket required but can be downloaded online or visit collaborativeconcepts.org. at the Nature Museum’s parking lot and he Putnam Community Service at its information center. This installa- TNetwork will host its 30th Annual he Hudson Valley Center for Con- Snakes to Invade tion was made possible through a grant Awards Breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. on Ttemporary Art in Peekskill and the from Central Hudson Gas & Electric. The Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Putnam County Storm King Art Center in New Windsor Hubbard Lodge River of Words education program was Golf Course in Mahopac. will open their doors free on Saturday, funded by the Educational Foundation The network, a program of Cornell Co- Sept. 26, as part of Smithsonian Maga- Sept. 27 program designed for of America, the Malcolm Gordon Chari- operative Extension of Putnam County, zine’s 11th annual Museum Day Live. children ages 5 and up table Fund, the RBC Blue Water Project recognizes community volunteers, pro- Visitors may download free admission n Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m., the and the Vidda Foundation. For more in- fessionals and organizations who have tickets at smithsonian.com/museumday. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum formation, visit hhltrow.org. O made contributions in human services Each ticket admits two people. Many will host a program on snakes for adults and/or community services. smaller New York City museums are also and families with children ages 5 and Farmer’s Market Now The breakfast is $20 per person. For participating; the Smithsonian site has a older at Hubbard Lodge, 2880 Route 9, information call 845-278-6738 or email list. Last year’s event drew some 400,000 Cold Spring. Accepts Food Stamps [email protected]. visitors to museums nationwide. “Snakes, being both predators and Shoppers can buy fresh products prey, play an important part in the bal- Putnam County Clerk Family Day at ance of our ecosystem,” notes environ- isitors to the Cold Spring Farm- mental educator Carl Heitmuller. Visi- Vers’ Market can now pay for pro- Hosts Passport Saturday Constitution Island on tors are invited to get a close-up look at duce, meat and other products with a these reptiles’ amazing adaptations and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro- Clerk on hand to answer questions or Sept. 26 accept applications learn how to identify snakes that live gram (SNAP) card. The market is open Van will shuttle visitors from Cold in the Hudson Valley. There will be live from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday he Putnam County Clerk’s Office will Spring train station snakes as well as artifacts available for through October at Boscobel on Route host its second annual Passport Sat- hands-on interaction. T he Constitution Island Association 9D in Garrison, and from November urday on Sept. 26. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is $7 per adult and $5 per will host its annual family day on the to April at St. Mary’s Church in Cold at its office at 40 Gleneida Ave., Carmel, T child (Nature Museum members receive island on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9:30 Spring. to provide information and accept U.S. a $2 discount per admission). For more a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A shuttle van will leave To use SNAP benefits, visit the Market passport applications. Call the clerk’s information call 845-534-5506 x204 or the Cold Spring Metro-North train station Table to purchase wooden tokens for $1 office at 845-808-1142, ext. 49301 with visit hhnm.org. The program is present- every half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each. The tokens can be used as cash at questions, or visit putnamcountyny.gov. ed in partnership with the Hudson High- Advance ticket holders receive priority. market booths that display a sign “EBT U.S. citizens must present a valid pass- lands Land Trust. The day will include miniature horses Tokens Accepted Here” to purchase port when entering or re-entering the from the Therapeutic fruits and vegetables, breads, fish, baked U.S. by air. Citizens entering the country Equestrian Center; pet goods for home consumption and dairy, from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and goats, ducks, rabbits, a maple and honey products. Bermuda at land borders and sea ports bearded dragon and a Unused tokens may be exchanged at of entry must present a passport book, baby kangaroo at the the Market Table for a refund credited passport card, or other travel documents Two by Two Zoo’s ex- back to the benefits card, or saved for approved by the U.S. government. later visits. To learn more about SNAP hibit; turtles, snakes and skunks from Hud- benefits, visit fns.usda.gov/snap. Visit for news www.philipstown.info son Highlands Nature updates and latest information. Museum and raptors from Teatown Reser- vation. History buffs will enjoy talks about the Warner Family and tours of the island’s Revolutionary War re- doubts. Milk snake Photo by Pam Golben A highlight will be the Teddy Bear Parade in which children can show off their fa- vorite stuffed animal during a march Four Solo Exhibits to on the great lawn. Storyteller Jonathan Open at Gallery 66 NY Kruk will entertain with tales of “Ye Olde Hudson Valley.” Visitors are wel- Opening reception scheduled for Oct. 2 come to picnic or buy a hot dog with all allery 66 NY in Cold Spring will host the trimmings. Books and souvenirs also Gfour solo exhibits in October together will be available for purchase. called “Observations, Beyond and About.” Suggested donations are $10 per adult Donald Alter presents new work called and $9 for seniors and children aged 6 “Walmart Series.” At age 84, he mastered to 16 (those under 6 are free). Cadets, ac- the computer to enable him to create tive military and DOD personnel are also paintings and drew various shoppers who admitted free. caught his attention. Early in the process, Those age 16 and older are required to his response generated a (To next page) philipstown.info The Paper September 25, 2015 13

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also partner to offer After Hours will return at 6:30 p.m. on The Hop will be serving a German- original programming Friday, Oct. 30, with a Halloween Zom- style menu, including Sauerbraten, brat- that combines the gas- bie Party. Come dressed as your favorite wurst, and mushroom strudel, and will tronomic and theatrical “walker” and learn to do monster make- make a donation for every beer sold be- arts, including a Caba- up with a professional makeup artist, tween 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Live music be- ret series called “Down- join in a zombie hunt with Nerf guns and gins at 4 p.m. and includes sets by the stairs at the Marriott” watch a classic zombie film. Solar Sound Band, Judith Tulloch Band, and a twist on HMT’s Registration is required for both Daria Grace and the Pre-War Ponies and annual Ten-Minute Play events. Call 845-265-3040 or email jbl. The Costellos. Festival where patrons [email protected]. Admission is free. Food tickets can be will sample an array of purchased in advance for $20 at cato- dishes featured in each B eacon berfest.brownpapertickets.com or at the of the plays after the door for $25. production. Sukkah Project Opens Tickets are available by calling 800-838- in Beacon Howland Library Team 3006. Pre-theatre dining Celebration of bounty and In Utero by Heidi Ettinger Photo provided Wins Battle of the Books reservations at each of vulnerability Dutchess County teams take top the CIA restaurants will (From previous page) rather judgmen- three spots be available two months prior to each pro- pen to the Sky: The Beacon Sukkah tal and derisive imagery. As he contin- Project, a communal celebration of the duction by calling 845-905-4533 or email- O he Beacon Bees took first place in ued, he came to realize that his responses Jewish holiday of Sukkot, will take place ing [email protected]. the 11th annual Battle of the Books were getting more generous and accept- over eight days starting Sunday, Sept. 27. T Competition on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the ing. The subjects were not a unique mis- Now in its second year, the project George Fischer Middle School in Carmel. anthropic breed to be ridiculed. explores the themes of harvest and im- The seven-hour competition involved Heidi Ettinger has always been drawn permanence. Partners include Beacon student teams from 23 libraries within to the intricacies and potential danger of Arts, the Laba House of Study at the 14th the five counties of the Mid-Hudson Li- childbirth and to the deterioration and Street Y and the Hudson Valley Center brary System competed. The team from complication of anatomical death. In her for Arts. Wappingers Falls took second place and exhibit, “Anatomically Correct” she at- “Everything has its moment and then Poughkeepsie placed third. tempts to explore these perilous begin- it passes,” says Rabbi Brent Spodek of The Beacon team was coached by Tom nings and endings through the frame- Beacon Hebrew Alliance. “The question and Kristen Rigney and sponsored by work of anatomy. The bas-reliefs of the is ‘What can any of us harvest in the the Friends of the Howland Library. The fetuses in utero at the time of birth were time we have?’ This is a holiday about Beacon Bees is Emmanuel Arubuike, inspired by medical models constructed celebrating those possibilities.” William Dambra, Angelina Finateri, Em- in the mid-18th century for the Univer- Symbolizing the idea of imperma- manuel Gonzalez, Ezra Hubbard, Patrick sity of Bologna. The clay models of that nence, Open to the Sky is a temporary Lewis, Maggie McGarry, Marisa Morgues century were designed to permit tactile structure located across from City Hall and Cleveland Wright. Student coaches exploration of the uterus, as safe delivery in Polhill Park, next to the Beacon Visi- are Ezekiel Arubuike, Autumn Lennon, depends on determining exactly how the tors Center. The roofless structure will Rachel Ng and Katherine Webster. The fetus is positioned. be home to discussions, workshops, sto- emcee was Zachary DiGregorio and the Much of Nancy Drosd’s work explores rytelling and song. scorekeeper was Ella Lewis. the inescapable dilemma of “Boundar- Scheduled participants include Kath- For more informaton, visit mhbattleof- ies.” This series of girls examines the self leen Frith, president of Glynwood Farms, books.org. at the brink of life. who will speak about the regional food Susan Grabel is a sculptor and print- movement in the Hudson Valley and the maker. Concerned about the lack of posi- Denise Summerford Photo provided women who are making it happen; Bea- tive images of older women Grabel began con Mayor Randy Casale, who will hold to explore the reality of the older wom- Butterfield Opens Late open office hours; Andy Rivkin of the an’s body. The body she depicts in her ex- New York Times, who will speak on the hibit, “The Venus Cycle,” is not idealized, for Teens papal Encyclical on Climate Change and but shown as it is, with all its wrinkles, After-hours program begins Oct. 2 David Ross, formerly of the Whitney Mu- 19 Front St., Newburgh, NY lumps and bumps, imprinted with life’s seum, in dialogue with Kazumi Tanaka 845-561-3686 www.downingfilmcenter.com experiences. o you ever wonder what goes on at about art after Hiroshima. Gallery 66 NY is located at 66 Main St. Dthe library after hours? Starting A schedule is posted online at bit.ly/ Now Showing The four exhibits will be on view from next month, the Butterfield Library in OttsCalendar. Grandma (R) Oct. 2 through Nov. 1, with an opening Cold Spring will be open after regular FRI 7:30, SAT 3:30 5:45 8:00 reception scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2 hours on select Fridays for students in The Hop to Host Benefit SUN 1:30 3:45 from 6-9 pm. The gallery is open from grades 6 and up. TUE & WED 7:30, THU 2:00 7:30 noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays. For The first after-hours program, Jeop- for Shelter more information call 845-809-5838 or ardy Heroes, will be held at 6:30 p.m. National Theatre Live Presents: visit gallery66ny.com. Catoberfest will benefit Beacon Man & Superman (NR) on Friday, Oct. 2. Based on the televi- sanctuary sion show, the game features categories With Ralph Fiennes SUN 6:00 I Loved, I Lost, I Made such as Marvel Universe, Animal Heroes, he 4th Annual Catoberfest will take Movies, Princess to the Rescue and Video Tplace from 3 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, MONROE THEATERS Spaghetti Opens Oct. 9 Game Heroes. A minimum of 10 partici- Sept. 27 at The Hop, 554 Main St., Bea- at TMACC 34 Millpond Parkway One-woman show includes meal pants is needed and group registration is con, to benefit the Mid-Hudson Animal encouraged. Aid cat sanctuary in Beacon. Monroe, NY 10950 • 845.395.9055 cooked on stage www.monroecinema.com enise Summerford will star begin- Film programming by Dning Oct. 9 in a one-woman show for Downing Film Center Half Moon Theatre portraying the mad- cap adventures of a single New Yorker Now Showing looking for love while cooking a three- Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG) course dinner (including homemade pas- FRI & SAT 3:00 5:30 8:00 ta) on stage. Based on Giulia Melucci’s Buying Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Coins, etc. SUN 1:00 3:30 6:00 memoir as adapted by Jacques Lamarre, Specializing in estate jewelry. We buy to resell, not to scrap. MON 7:00, TUE 2:00 7:00 I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, cele- 171 Main Street WED & THU 7:00 brates Italian home cooking as an expres- Cold Spring NY 10516 sion of love and a source of comfort when (PG13) • Thursday & Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Pawn Sacrifi ce the romance goes cold. • Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. FRI & SAT 3:15 6:00 8:45 A limited number of onstage seats are SUN 1:15 4:00 6:45, available at $75 to $90 to enjoy Summer- MON 7:15, TUE 2:15 7:15 ford’s meal during the show, which runs WED & THU 7:15 through Oct. 25 at the Marriott Pavil- ion Theatre at The Culinary Institute of Maze Runner: America. The Scorch Trials (PG13) Half Moon Theatre’s season will con- tinue with a variety of offerings, from FRI & SAT 3:30 6:30 9:30 Patrick Barlow’s A Christmas Carol to SUN 1:30 4:30 7:30 the comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha MON 7:30, TUE 2:30 7:30 and Spike. Half Moon and the CIA will Store: 845-265-2323 • Cell: 914-213-8749 WED & THU 7:30 14 September 25, 2015 The Paper philipstown.info Did Eric Clapton Dock at Cold Spring? Blue Guitar creates a stir wherever it goes

By Michael Turton

he rumor mill was abuzz on Sunday morning (Sept. 20) when Tthe Village awoke to the sight of a beautiful yacht anchored off Dockside Park called Blue Guitar. A quick online search turned up sources that claim the 103-foot vessel, which gives its home port as London and flies a British flag, is so-named because it’s owned by rock-and-blues guitar legend Eric Clapton. Alas, while Clapton owns a yacht, at last report it was the 156- foot Va Bene, valued at about $60 million. Still, Blue Guitar was impressive. Few who viewed the yacht, built in 1967 in Southampton, England, would have turned down the chance to be one of the seven guests it can accommodate, or even the five-person crew. The Blue Guitar can accomodate up to seven guests and five crew members. Photo by M. Turton

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R oots and Shoots Turning Away Invasive Plants in the Garden Native plants are an ly move a few out of the container on the patio. (Yes, like many gardeners, I have alternative a habit of collecting plants that I’m not sure what to do with.) By Pamela Doan Spirea alba has prolific clusters of small, white flowers that bees and but- can’t believe how many invasive terflies are attracted to. It prefers wet plants I have inadvertently purchased conditions, ideal for a pond or stream and brought home over the years. Be- I bank or a rain garden. fore I knew much about the value of na- My other major mistake that I had to tive plants, I tried to talk with gardeners correct this summer was the cup-plant and staff at greenhouses but what I’ve I bought at a non-profit plant sale five realized is (1) you have to ask the right years ago. Silphium perfolatium did question (e.g., “Do you have a native make the DEC’s prohibited plant list and plant that likes these conditions?”) be- although mine wasn’t violating any regu- cause otherwise you’ll be steered toward lations, I couldn’t let it become a prob- whatever is popular, and (2) many home lem, which is too bad. I loved that plant. gardeners don’t understand the impor- Tall and strong, it had thick stalks with tance of native plants and landscaping dozens of bright yellow flowers. It was that contributes to an ecosystem — like the centerpiece of one of my flowerbeds me, five years ago. and it also attracted bees and butterflies. Today was the last straw for a spirea I After I dug it out this spring as it was bought many summers past at an end-of- sprouting, I had to spend the rest of the season plant sale. It’s a Japanese variety summer continuing to dig it out and I Spirea japonica and, while it isn’t on the bet I’ll be digging it out for a few more New York State Department of Conserva- years. It doesn’t have a bad reputation for tion’s list of prohibited plants, it is in the no reason. U.S. Department of Agriculture invasive I’m redesigning the whole bed and plants database. It’s too bad: I had final- started from the center where it left a ly decided where to put it after it spent substantial hole. I filled in with a few Lia- years in a container on the patio. A monarch at the New York Botanical Garden Photo by P. Doan tris. It’s a popular cutting-flower, too, and It turns out that Spirea japonica can maybe more well-known in florist shops. get aggressive, crowding out other milkweed. The woodchuck helped him- Native plants probably existed in your Liatris varieties include 40 different plants. I’ve noticed its pink flowers on self to those, too, and I have a better yard before it was developed. The birds plants, at least. It’s also known as blazing the roadside and in the woods. It thrives understanding why they don’t make it and pollinators, all of the insects and star and prairie feather. A few of the Lia- anywhere there is disturbance in the soil. in the woods anymore. I didn’t see any wildlife, relied on them, as did other veg- tris were too tasty for the fat woodchuck Its seeds are hardy and it can quickly monarchs in my yard, sadly. During etation. Even when we disrupt the land who has been living in the yard to pass create a dense stand. a recent visit to the New York Botani- by building on it and paving it, we can up, but I’m hopeful next summer to have So I’ll instead be planting a native va- cal Garden, I saw that a section in their still create oases. Ask a few more ques- more blooms. Bees and butterflies could riety called Spirea alba, known as mead- home garden feature had at least a doz- tions at the landscape center before be found enjoying the one that bloomed, owsweet. I bought 10 seedlings at the en monarchs covering buddleia bushes. bringing home a plant and it’s possible however, so that was a success. Putnam County Soil and Water District They’re so beautiful, it’s hard to believe to have a positive effect. I also added two varieties of native spring sale many years ago and can final- the threats they are surviving.

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