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ryan Quinn could be called an artist, but not one who works in a gal- We Know There’s a Problem. What Can Be Done About it? Blery — or even indoors. hat’s the question The Current hoped to answer 2015, Dutchess had the second highest rate of over- Quinn is the principal and founder of for the Highlands. Last year, drug overdoses – dose deaths per capita in the state (trailing nearby One Nature, an environmental design the most visible marker of the epidemic – killed Sullivan County); Putnam was in the middle of the firm whose main office is down an alley T 64,000 Americans, a 22 percent increase over the pack, but the rates in both counties were higher off the west end of Main Street in Beacon. year before. About 15,400 of those deaths involved than those of New York City or the state. Its native-plant nursery is down another heroin, 20,000 involved fentanyl (a synthetic that is On Aug. 18, Forrest Ryzy-Ryski, a 2011 graduate alley nearby. No matter which alley you go 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine) and of Haldane High School in Cold Spring and a talent- down, the mission is the same: Creating 14,400 involved prescription painkillers, according to ed artist, writer and martial arts fighter, became the spaces in which nature and culture can in- preliminary federal data. teract in a way that benefits both. latest casualty when he died of a heroin overdose On July 31 a commis- “Often in conservation we hear about in Georgia, where he sion assembled by Presi- minimizing our impact on the planet,” was attending Kennesaw dent Donald Trump to says Quinn. “I’m a full supporter of that, State University. He was address the crisis made but my professional interest is how hu- 23. an urgent recommen- mans can be beneficial to the planet.” A memorial service dation that he declare If you’ve walked down Main Street, you was held in Garrison on a national emergency, have seen One Nature’s work. For the past Sept. 10. The day after few years, the firm has stewarded a pop- noting that the overdose his death, on Facebook, up park it designed on the corner of Main death rate in the U.S. has his grandmother posted and Cross on what had been a vacant lot. reached the equivalent an anguished plea: “I There are more public projects to come of 142 people per day. wish I could go with him in Beacon; The firm has been collaborat- The problem is not far and take care of him, ing with the Wee Play Community Project away. Dutchess and Put- tell him that I love him to build a woodland playground in Memo- nam counties together and try to understand rial Park amongst the grove of Black Lo- have an overdose death, the big why.” In frustra- cust trees. It will be designed for children on average, about every At a vigil held in Cold Spring on Aug. 31 to raise awareness of tion, she warned oth- who have outgrown the tot lot at the bot- four days. Statewide, overdose deaths, a participant adds Matt Herring's name to ers who, perhaps, think tom of the hill. about seven people die painted rocks. Herring, 24, of Wappingers Falls, died on Aug. 25. they do not need help: One Nature’s most ambitious public each day. From 2013 to Photo by Ross Corsair (Continued on Page 10) project so far is (Continued on Page 8) As the Towers Turn Discussions continue in Nelsonville tower The Philipstown Town Board became Nelsonville, Philipstown entangled in the Nelsonville tower debate By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong at its Sept. 7 meeting when Frances O’Neill asked that board members “act quickly to hilipstown’s ongoing debate over support opposition to the desecration of placement of new cell phone towers our historic and beautiful cemetery.” The Pthis month generated: spouse of Nelsonville Mayor Bill O’Neill, • Pledges from Philipstown to help Nel- she chairs a grassroots group called the sonville oppose a proposed tower above Save the Cold Spring Cemetery Committee. the Cold Spring Cemetery, The 110-foot tower, proposed for Rockledge • Differences over whether town officials Road, overlooking the cemetery, is being re- rebuffed attempts to put a tower at the viewed by Nelsonville village committees. highway garage, Although the tower does not fall under • Agreement between town officials and the Philipstown board’s direct jurisdic- tower developers to reconsider the old tion, O’Neill asked board members to con- landfill as a site, tact Homeland Towers about installing • Criticism by a lawyer from Homeland the structure at the Philipstown highway ROAR OF APPROVAL — After sitting patiently while her face was painted, a young Towers, the tower developer, that de- garage at 50 Fishkill Road in Nelsonville. visitor to the carnival held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Cold Spring on Sept. 17 mands by the fire department were “an In her presentation, O’Neill cited Home- delights in the results. 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As the Towers Turn (from Page 1) town officials about the landfill site and, claims it pursued use of the garage prop- “on a very preliminary basis,” about the erty for a cell tower but was ignored by highway department headquarters on town officials. Fishkill Road. “That is patently untrue,” Supervisor Shea attended the ZBA meeting and Richard Shea responded. when Robert Dee, the chairperson, asked Shea said that he had met with Home- if the Town Board was interested in using land Towers this past summer about the landfill, he replied, “Yes.” placement of a tower at the town’s former However, Gaudioso said the landfill would landfill on Lane Gate Road. not work “from a coverage standpoint.” At the time, he said, neither the Nelson- “I can’t believe some accommodation ville tower nor the highway garage were couldn’t be made there,” Shea said. mentioned, which he termed “curious” “It doesn’t work from an engineering and “peculiar.” Councilors John Van Tas- standpoint,” Gaudioso said. sel and Nancy Montgomery also said the Nevertheless, he and Shea agreed engi- Town Board and tower representatives neers should evaluate the landfill to see if never discussed the garage as a location. it contains a suitable tract — not necessar- The dispute may be the result of mis- ily the one considered in 2014. taken identity. Income and legal action In 2014, negotiations between the Town The proposed cell tower would go a tract of land roughly in the area off to the left, on In her Sept. 7 remarks to the Philipstown Board and Homeland Towers to locate a Rockledge Road. Photo by L.S. Armstrong Town Board, Frances O’Neill said that put- tower at the former landfill ended when ting a tower on town-owned property could neighbors objected. This summer, Vin- about using the “town DPW [Department On Sept. 11, addressing the Philipstown produce $60,000 in annual rent. cent Xavier, Homeland Towers regional of Public Works, a.k.a. the highway de- Zoning Board of Appeals, Robert Gaud- Shea recalled that in 2014, the revenue manager, told Nelsonville officials he had partment] at 50 Fishkill Road” for a tower ioso, a Homeland Towers attorney, said from leasing land for a tower was said to but met with “unresponsiveness.” he had spoken several weeks earlier with contacted Shea in late 2014 and early 2015 (Continued on Page 6)

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After Indian Point: It crippled the control room at Yankee The Highlands Current Rowe and sent its own sort of shockwave through the surrounding communities: People Power Could the plant pose a greater risk than anyone had thought? What role should residents “It was a very serious situation, and it - 4, 2017 woke people up about the reactor in Rowe,” August play in decommissioning - said Deb Katz, who lived four-and-a-half booth at the nuclear plants? miles from the plant, and who responded by helping to launch the Citizens Aware - By Brian PJ Cronin ness Network (CAN). The grassroots or - n Sunday, June 16, 1991 — Father’s ganization advocates the replacement of Day — lighting struck both the nuclear plants with renewable energy and - Yankee Rowe nuclear plant in Mas empowerment of communities affected by - O nuclear waste. , Clearwa sachusetts and the Vermont Yankee nucle In June, Katz spoke at a forum in the - ar plant, about 20 miles to the northeast. Journal News Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison. Or ganized by the Spirit of Beacon Day ter and the National Resources Defense Council, it focused on the challenges fac ing the region after the scheduled 2022 closing of the Indian Point Energy Center Photo by M. Turton near Peekskill. Since CAN’s founding, four - nuclear plants in New England have been decommissioned. CAN, along with the Union of Concerned Scientists, was instrumental in demon strating that the Yankee Rowe plant was unsafe and mismanaged, which led to its Melanie Leonard, a Beacon hatmaker, works withwore straw, amazing felt and hats suede. that she made herself. closure in 1992. The group thought its I became her apprentice. I also trained work was done, Katz said. “We had shut - with Anya Caliendo, is well known for her down our local nuclear power plant and we Sunday, Sept. 24 Melanie the Millinertechnique and flamboyant designs. were all going to get to go back to working in our gardens,” she said.(Continued “We didn’t on Page con- 6) What kinds of hats do you make? sider ourselves activists, we were just con Beacon hatmaker uses I do hats for men and women, a lot of cerned citizens.” straws and also felt and suede. classic techniques — and Photo provided What are you most proud of? adds a elanielittle Leonardflair is the owner of I make everything by hand using classic WYNONO, a custom hatmaking millinery techniques. I don’t use machines. Deb Katz shop she runs from her Beacon (rain date Oct. 1) I do everything; produce everything, on M my own. I’ve just kept making hats, almost home. (The name is a Native American like a mad woman. I've kept practicing and word meaning “first born” or “one of a (Continued on Page 12) kind.”) She spoke with Michael Turton gotten a million times better. about her craft. Her responses have been edited for brevity. How did you get into making hats? 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Four years ago a woman came into a bar where I worked in Brooklyn. She always

3) are not running for re-election. - Many Moving Parts inThe Beacon Republican-endorsed candidates are Wayne Theiss (Ward 1), a volunteer - deserve Southern Dutchess Eye Care today. Council Election firefighter who owns an HVAC business; Andrew Gauzza III (Ward 3), a Manhat - Photo by Ross Corsair Incumbent knocked off tan College student; Chris Bopp (Ward 4), ballot; Democrat to run an accountant, real estate agent and for mer City Council member; and Amando as Republican Downer, a business consultant who is run Thorough, comfortable back-to-school eye exams. Schedule now. By Jeff Simms ning for an at-large seat. - In Ward 2, the Republican-endorsed STRIPED EARTH — A shot taken of a horse farm in the Dutchess County he Beacon Republican Committee - countryside north of Millbrook has issued its endorsements for the candidate is Democratic incumbent Omar upcoming City Council elections, - Harper, who was endorsed by the GOP in T 2015, as well. With the exception of Harp while objections knocked three Demo er and Bopp, the Republican(Continued candidates on Page 3) Main Street at N. Chestnut cratic candidates off the ballot — although are running for office for the first time. they can appeal or gather enough signa Meanwhile, tures to be included as independents. All six seats on the council are contested every two years; current members Peggy 969 MAIN ST. FISHKILL (845) 896-6700 sdec2020.com Ross (Ward 1) and Pam Wetherbee (Ward Brian D. Peralta, OD Dr. Gary M. Weiner, OD Dr. Brian Powell, OD

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Senior Center funding state’s budget proceedings, and are to be state Department of Transportation, as dispersed upon receipt and approval by the was reported. He allocated the funds. * As the state Senate and Assembly spon- Winner: 20 sors of individual State and Municipal Dormitory Authority, Senate and Assembly. The Tioronda Bridge award originated Better Newspaper Facilities (SAM) grants for the county We look forward to the completion of from a funding stream called “multi-modal,” Senior Center at the Butterfield site, we the Senior Center, which will provide a which received its funding in the 2017 budget Contest Awards enthusiastically offer our support for the wonderful new opportunity for Philip- for both the Assembly and the Senate. It is *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2016 project, as it fulfills a critical need in the stown seniors. As always, if you have any limited to bridge and road construction. In community (“State Money for Senior Cen- questions, please contact Assemblywom- the Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie allocated NNA* Winner: ter?,” Sept. 8). an Galef at 914-941-1111 or Sen. Serino at a part to Assemblyman Skartados to be used 9 Better However, as was shared with Putnam 845-229-0106. for his district at his discretion. Newspaper County officials from the outset, the state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef Assemblyman Skartados chose the and municipal grant process is a lengthy Sen. Sue Serino, Albany Tioronda Bridge because it is the focal Contest Awards procedure in which the Dormitory Au- point of several nature trails, parks, and *National Newspaper Association, 2016 thority performs many checks to ensure Tioronda funding economic development — all reasons he that taxpayer money is being spent cor- I wanted to clarify the role of Assembly- gave before the City Council in September Publisher man Frank Skartados in securing funding Highlands Current Inc. rectly by the grant recipient. The process for the bridge to be a single vehicular lane for the restoration of the Tioronda Bridge 161 Main St. is designed to prevent misuse of state with pedestrian walkways. The Depart- (“$500K for Tioronda Bridge,” Sept. 15). In Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 funds, and is incredibly thorough. ment of Transportation will have to ap- my experience, I’ve seen a number of elect- 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 We expect the county will meet its fidu- prove the project and oversee the funds, ciary responsibilities to qualify for these ed officials take credit for grants they did which is why the Assemblyman made Founder grants and as such, the Senior Center will very little to make happen. In this case, it certain DOT wouldn’t object to its mixed Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) ultimately receive SAM funding. To fur- was the opposite. The Assemblyman did vehicular and pedestrian design. The city not just communicate a grant from the Managing Editor ther clarify, these grants are not tied to the will have to find additional funding sourc- Chip Rowe es to complete the project. [email protected] In other examples, Assemblyman Skartados assigned $250,000 in 2016 to Arts/Feature Editor Beacon for two dump trucks with plows Alison Rooney and upgrades to the water treatment plant. [email protected] SAM and Capital Projects grants follow Senior Correspondent a similar path as the multi-modal but are Michael Turton broader and can be allocated to municipal and not-for-profit organizations. Reporters Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Over the past five years, Skartados has Brian PJ Cronin awarded many of these grants, which Joe Dizney range from $125,000 to $500,000, to such Pamela Doan projects as building a library, purchasing Mary Ann Ebner fire trucks, new school buses, workforce Anita Peltonen housing construction, park and trail de- Jeff Simms velopment, and municipal infrastructure Layout Editor projects, to name a few. Kate Vikstrom Steve Gold, Beacon Editor’s note: Gold is Skartados’ chief Advertising Director of staff. The SAM program, which was Michele Gedney created in 2013 and is funded by state For information on advertising: bonds, has been derided by critics as a 845-809-5584 “slush fund” [email protected] (Continued on next page) highlandscurrent.com/ads Taking it to the Street By Anita Peltonen What documentary would you recommend? The Highlands Current is a 501c3 nonprofit funded by grants, advertising and the generous support of our readers. Thank you. THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, Vol. 6, Issue 39 (ISSN 2475-3785) is published weekly by Highlands Current Inc., 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Nonprofit postage paid at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Mail delivery $20 per year. highlandscurrent.com/delivery [email protected] © Highlands Current Inc. 2017 All rights reserved. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (from previous page) or “pork” because it allows members of the this position had experience in schools? tendent Matt Landahl, who had proposed The recommendations from those state Assembly to allocate money at their What training did the candidate receive? a school resource officer to the school meetings can be found in the Comprehen- discretion for local projects. (Because the Although I have my opinions about board, said that, in his experience, “an sive Plan at coldspringny.gov. See page 69, Assembly is controlled by Democrats, few- these questions, an open dialogue is the SRO brings a higher level of problem-solv- Objective 7.3. er Republicans receive these earmarked best way to decide an issue as important ing, collaboration and outreach.” He not- Karen Doyle, Cold Spring funds.) The requests for SAM money come at this. ed that “one piece of feedback that rang from the governor or legislative leaders Barry Nelson, Beacon true was from a community member who Merging the police and are approved by the Division of Bud- suggested that I spend more time in the In response to the letter from Michael get and Dormitory Authority, which ad- I’m surprised it has taken this long to schools in my duties as superintendent Bowman in the Sept. 15 issue, in which ministers the grants. One man’s pork, of have this conversation. Lawmakers have before I make a recommendation like this he suggested Cold Spring should con- course, is another man’s progress. taken the active-shooter threat so seri- to the board. That is a valid point. At the sider consolidation of its police force, ously that schools have been required to time of this writing, it is only my eighth the $906,000 shared services agreement Police in Beacon schools upgrade their passive security features to school day. With that in mind, I will between Wappingers Falls and Dutchess This concept of having a police officer include access control and response drills. complete a more thorough assessment of County will include eight full-time officers in the Beacon schools was brought up While those policies will provide a higher our safety practices and administrative to provide the village with 24-hour police during the 1990s and should have been level of readiness and safety, they often work.” protection (“Wappingers Falls Disbands implemented then (“Beacon Schools Con- rely on personnel who specialize in educa- Police,” Sept 8). For the fiscal year ending sider Police Presence,” Sept. 15). A school tion, not security. Breakneck and mergers in 2018, Cold Spring has budgeted less resource officer is a great idea and would I always find it very odd that people The high school I graduated from 20 than half that amount ($387,000) to staff benefit the school district, the community leave the city to come hike in an area that years ago had a sheriff’s deputy as the se- part-time police officers to provide Cold and the police department. is also jammed with other people (“Break- curity resource officer. He was dedicated Spring with 24-hour protection. Carmela Cervone Walden-Lail, Beacon neck to Close for Repairs,” Sept. 15). Isn’t to the high school, which educated over part of the lure of hiking to get away Stephanie Hawkins, Cold Spring 2,000 students annually, and was able to I have worked in schools for years from other people? They may as well walk deter or mitigate many threats not only The Village of Wappingers Falls has a where there was a school resource officer. around Central Park. due to his presence but because of his fa- population of 5,522 and a budget of $5 Several questions should be addressed Mary Fris, Beacon and discussed including: Should the of- miliarity with the students, the staff, and million, of which $906,000 (18 percent) ficer be in uniform? Should the officer the issues they faced. Thank you for reminding readers of the will fund police services. Cold Spring has carry a weapon? Is there a well-developed While Beacon school district staff are village’s Comprehensive Plan [as part of a population of 1,948 and a budget of $1.6 job description? Will the officer only inter- amazing, it would provide me with an extra discussion of a potential merger between million, of which $387,000 (24 percent) act with students when there is difficulty? level of comfort to know that my two daugh- the Cold Spring and Philipstown highway goes for police services. Will the officer be available to mentor ters (one in high school, one in elementary) departments]. The issue of potential uses The Cold Spring Police Department does students who have struggled in the past? are protected by the measures that only a for the village garage site on Fair Street not provide service 24/7/365. Try calling Whom in the schools will the officer re- school resource officer can bring. was discussed by residents at multiple after hours and on weekends. Sometimes port to? Will the resource officer have an Michael Stevens, Beacon public meetings organized and moderated you get no answer, and sometimes you get office or will he or she be floating around Editor’s note: In a letter to the commu- by the Special Board for the Comprehen- the Sheriff’s Department. the various schools? Has the candidate for nity dated Sept. 15, newly hired Superin- sive Plan. Patty Villanova, Putnam Valley 6 September 22, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

As the Towers Turn (from Page 3) be $1,600 a month, or $19,200 annually. Towers lawyers had not responded to his about safety. As part of its voluminous this letter is an insult,” Gaudioso said. But he added that even $60,000 a month inquiries. application, Homeland Towers submitted The ZBA nonetheless voted 4-1 to add would be insufficient if a tower placement In any case, Shea said, placing a tower assurances from an engineer, James Ca- the fire department demands to the crite- was unsuitable, adding that the town above the cemetery “is a non-starter. It’s ris, that the tower, a hollow “monopole,” ria Homeland Towers must meet to obtain was willing to go to court, if necessary, abhorrent, a terrible idea. We would sup- would not likely catch fire, except per- a special-use permit. to block construction of an objectionable port fully the effort to block this.” haps in unusual cases of a construction Homeland Towers also must have the tower. Bill O’Neill, Nelsonville’s mayor, said incident, such as a welding mishap, or approval of the Conservation Board, He also questioned the need for more on Sept. 9 that he and Shea had agreed a lightning strike. He wrote that Home- which met on Sept. 12, because a small towers. “One of the failings of these tower to work together “to find a more suitable land Towers would construct a 260-foot- portion of the site involves wetlands. At companies when they approach us is to site.” long driveway wide enough for emergen- that meeting, neighbors raised questions give documentation that proves there’s a cy vehicles. about pipes protruding from the soil at need,” he said. “These are huge money- “These are huge moneymakers. This is Dee, the ZBA chair, said the North the site and the effect of high winds. makers. This is just a for-profit enterprise just a for-profit enterprise they bring Highlands Fire Department, which would “We are known to live in a high-velocity they bring into the community; they mar respond to calls, wanted a wider driveway, wind area,” Roger Gorevic, who lives near the landscape and move on.” into the community; they mar the a surface strong enough to support equip- the site, told the board. “Hurricane Irma Besides, he said, other technological landscape and move on.” ment that weighs at least 75,000 pounds, has shown us that tall structures can be options exist. Board members suggested a shed at the site to store equipment, and brought down.” He warned that if the tow- the latter include signal repeaters, which, er fell it would block access to the moun- Fire safety radio equipment for first responders pro- Councilor Bob Flaherty noted, “they have At the same time, a second tower, provided on the tower at no cost. tain, or escape by residents. all over Manhattan,” as well as antennas posed by Homeland Towers for Vineyard If Homeland Towers meets those crite- The ZBA and Conservation Board plan in church spires. Road, off Route 9, is under review by the ria, the fire department said, it would not to hold a joint public hearing on the pro- The Rev. Tim Greco, pastor of the Philipstown Zoning Board of Appeals and oppose the tower, although it believes the posal on Nov. 13. Church on the Hill, told the Town Board its Conservation Board. landfill site is the better option. he “would be more than happy” to put an During scrutiny of the company’s plans “We have no problem working with Visit highlandscurrent.com for news antenna in its steeple but that Homeland by the Zoning Board, questions arose emergency services, but, quite frankly, updates and latest information.

THE VILLAGE OF COLD SPRING WANTS YOU POSITION AVAILABLE Are you interested in public service? If so, the Village of Cold Spring has School Crossing Guard opportunities for you to get involved. We are seeking village residents to serve The Town of Philipstown is off ering a part-time position as a School on the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Recreation Commission. Crossing Guard. Any persons interested should submit their resume to: If you are interested, please forward letters of interest accompanied by a brief Richard Shea, Supervisor resume to the Village Clerk at 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Town of Philipstown All submissions must be received by September 29, 2017. 238 Main Street, P.O. Box 155, Cold Spring, New York 10516

MEETING CHANGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning The Town of Philipstown Zoning Board of Appeals Board of Appeals of the Town of Philipstown on has changed the date of their regular monthly Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m. meeting to October 2, 2017. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York at the Philipstown Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY. to hear the following appeal: New York SMSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, 22 Sky Lane, Philipstown New York. Tax Map # 83.18-1-22 & 23. The applicant seeks a Special Permit Amendment and front yard setback area variance (150 feet EETING OTICE required, 50 feet proposed) pursuant to Sections 175-64 and 175-46(G) M N (3)(c) of the Zoning Code to permit a temporary communications tower The Town Board will hold a workshop on: until existing communications tower is replaced. The property is in the SR October 4, 2017, 7:30 p.m., Zoning District. Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring At said hearing all persons will have the right to be heard. Copies of the The Board will discuss the Climate Smart Communities Program. application, plat map and other related materials may be reviewed in the offi ce Europa McGovern, Planner and Clean Energy Communities of the Building Department at Philipstown Town Hall. Coordinator of the Hudson Valley Regional Council, will be in Dated 9/13/17 attendance to outline the next steps and plans for certifi cation. Robert Dee, Chairman, Town of Philipstown Zoning Board of Appeals

PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Philipstown on Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Philipstown on Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York Philipstown Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York to hear the following appeal: to hear the following appeal: 1657, LLC (Christopher Buck), 1657 Route 9d, Cold Spring, New York. Essex Green, Inc., Douglas Lane, Cold Spring, New York. Tax Map # 49.-1-24.1. This application is a Planning Board referral to the Tax Map # 49.6-2-14. The applicant seeks to obtain an area variance Zoning Board of Appeals. The applicant seeks to obtain an area variance for front and rear yard setbacks due to the failure to comply with the to erect an accessory garage which will exceed the 1,000sf maximum of Dimensional Table of Chapter 175 of the Town Code. The property is the Town Code Section 175-10(D)(5). The property is in the RC Zoning in the RC Zoning District. District. At said hearing all persons will have the right to be heard. Copies of the At said hearing all persons will have the right to be heard. Copies of the application, plat map and other related materials may be reviewed in the application, plat map and other related materials may be reviewed in offi ce of the Building Department at Philipstown Town Hall. the offi ce of the Building Department at Philipstown Town Hall. Dated 9/13/17 Dated 9/13/17 Robert Dee, Chairman, Town of Philipstown Zoning Board of Appeals. Robert Dee, Chairman, Town of Philipstown Zoning Board of Appeals highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 22, 2017 7

Beacon Adopts Building Freeze Craig House Sold to Investment Group us some time to look at these things — but No new construction for he historic Tioronda Estate on the outskirts of Beacon, which includes the we have to actually look at them.” Tformer Craig House psychiatric center, was sold on Sept. 18, just hours before six months In July, Mayor Randy Casale asked the the City Council enacted a six-month building moratorium. council to consider a moratorium after By Jeff Simms being told the city could strain its water Daniel Aubry, the Beacon real estate agent who brokered the deal, said on Sept. 20 that he could not reveal the name of the buyer or the purchase price without the supply if building continued at its current fter months of discussion, the Bea- permission of the buyer, who he said is traveling outside the country. Aubry confirmed con City Council on Monday (Sept. pace. With more than 1,000 apartments that the buyer is the same “investment group” that he referred to in an interview with 18) adopted a moratorium that halts and condominiums either in construction The Current in July. A or under review, Beacon was growing much nearly all residential and commercial con- The details of the sale have not yet been filed with Dutchess County. struction in the city for six months. faster than expected, Casale said, and could The investment group, which purchased the property from the estate of the late philanthropist The council voted unanimously to enact quickly outpace its existing water supply. In the weeks following, the discussion Robert Wilson, plans to develop the parcel, and Aubry said he is in discussions with “hospitality the moratorium just after 11 p.m., draw- groups” about bringing in a spa, boutique hotel or similar venture. ing applause from the handful of specta- expanded beyond water. On Sept. 18, the tors who remained at the meeting. The council adopted the moratorium with two The property’s 14,000-square-foot, neo-gothic mansion, built in 1859, will be “at the heart” of any project, Aubry said. The balance of the 64-acre property will “very likely” ban will be in place until March. amendments — the first allows the city to review and revise zoning codes along be developed for housing, he said. Current zoning would allow about 22 single-family The cut-off for exemption from the homes on the property. freeze was July 25; any projects in prog- Main Street and the Fishkill Creek cor- ress or under Planning Board review be- ridor while searching for water, and the The contract was signed in May but Aubry said the deal would not have happened if the moratorium had been in place. fore that date are not impacted. Appli- second removes a clause that would have cations submitted after July 25 may be ended the moratorium automatically if “The moratorium creates a considerable heard and reviewed but not approved. the city finds more water. amount of uncertainty, and the markets Single-family homes and other low-im- “I’m trying to broaden it out a little bit,” don’t like uncertainty,” he said. “I suspect that this could be the pact projects are also exempt. said Council Member Lee Kyriacou, who proposed the amendments and has pushed for a last land deal to happen Earlier this year, residents concerned in Beacon for a while zoning review to accompany the moratorium. about the pace of growth formed the — but I understand the grassroots Beacon People’s Commit- The council has already begun to re- community’s concern, tee on Development and began petition- view the zoning codes. John Clarke, a and the people spoke.” planning consultant hired by the city, on ing the council and Planning Board to Regarding the slow construction. Sept. 11 presented draft revisions for the possibility of zoning “The moratorium is a step in the right Main Street and Fishkill Creek districts. changes while the direction but it’s the beginning of a longer In addition, engineering consultants moratorium is in place, process,” said Dan Aymar-Blair, one of the are drilling for water at several test sites Aubry said, “I expect organizers. “Development isn’t just putting in and near Beacon, and the water depart- [the new owners] will buildings up; it can create jobs or attract ment plans to more accurately calculate use the six months to tourists. It’s part of an ecosystem that we the capacity of its three reservoirs while explore their options.” Craig House Photo by Kathy Steinberg create for ourselves. The moratorium buys also addressing leaks in the system.

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Safe Harbors Green in Newburgh, at the corner of Broadway and Liberty Streets Photos by B. Cronin

Lots of Green (from Page 1) working on it, people walking by would always ask us, As with all of its projects, One Nature planted only native ‘What are you building?’ And we’d say, ‘A park!’ ‘For who?’ species at Safe Harbors Green after touring adjacent blocks across the river in downtown Newburgh, where last year the ‘For you!’ ” and taking note of what plants were growing wild. Pollina- firm helped Safe Harbors on the Hudson, a nonprofit hous- tors such as milkweed and goldenrod supply food for but- ing and arts group, transform a long-abandoned lot into the terflies and bees, clover and bluestem grasses aerate the soil, area’s most innovative park. and in the years to come the magnolias, elms and the pin “I don’t think we’ve ever done anything that has got- oak in the center of the park will create a canopy. ten so much immediate universal support,” says Lisa Sil- “In environmental design, when you’re working with verstone, the executive director of Safe Harbors. “Even plants, you have to remember it’s a slow process and though so much of our programming is accessible, it’s all think long term,” Quinn explains. “As these trees grow, behind a door. But this isn’t behind a door. It’s a barrier- the character of the park will change.” free space for everybody.” Thanks to the plant selection and the construction of In an area of downtown Newburgh that was sorely infiltration basins known as swales, the park absorbs lacking public space, Safe Harbors Green provides an oa- all rainwater. “Not a single drop leaves this park,” says sis. “People feel safe and welcome here,” says Silverstone. Quinn. One Nature even took into account the increasing Although the park was designed to create several of what severity of storms expected because of climate change Quinn refers to as “exterior rooms” that differentiate sections and installed a swale of last resort, deeper than the rest, of the park, its sightlines allow visitors to also keep the entire to manage the flow of floodwaters into grates that will park in view. This allows for a feeling of being secluded but wind the water into the streets at a controlled flow. not hidden, visible without feeling on display, he says. “I hope they never have to run, but if they do, it’ll Since the park’s opening it has hosted performances, One Nature's Bryan Quinn and Blair Patterson in the work,” Quinn says. “If we ever get another hurricane up camps and spontaneous rallies and vigils. firm's pop-up park on the corner of Main and Cross here, I’m going to pull my truck up to the park and wait “The great thing about working with public parks is Streets in Beacon. out the storm to see if it fills up.” that they’re for anybody,” says Quinn. “When we were

By appointment at Giovanni Anselmo Luciano Fabro Pino Pascali magazzino.art Marco Bagnoli Jannis Kounellis Giuseppe Penone 2700 Route 9 Domenico Bianchi Mario Merz Michelangelo Pistoletto Cold Spring, NY 10516 Alighiero Boetti Marisa Merz Remo Salvadori @magazzino Pier Paolo Calzolari Giulio Paolini Gilberto Zorio highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 22, 2017 9 The Calendar Window Opens to See Historic Home Garrison site welcomes inherited a third of the Philipse lands. A Loyalist, Robinson later was a principal visitors over two weekends player in the Benedict Arnold/John André affair. Some believe André was kept at By Alison Rooney Mandeville House, and not at West Point, after his capture near Tarrytown. f you haven’t been inside Mandeville After the British lost the war, Robin- House, now’s the time. The foundation son’s land was seized by New York that owns the historic home in Gar- I authorities and, in 1785, auctioned off. The rison, which was built between 1735 and winning bidder was Joshua Nelson, who 1737, opens it to the public only a few happened to be Mandeville’s son-in-law. times each year, and its fall hours are 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 30 and Oct 1 and again on The Upjohn years Oct. 7 and 8. There is no charge. In 1852 the Mandeville home and land The home, at the northwest corner of was sold to architect Richard Upjohn, Route 9D and Lower Station Road, served who had retired from his New York City as headquarters during the Revolution- practice and moved to the more bucolic ary War for Gen. Israel Putnam and other Highlands. Upjohn did what architects Fort Arnold (West Point) commanders. tend to do — he renovated, adding wings Its acreage was part of the 1697 land and a library, partitioning the attic into grant to Adolphe Philipse by King rooms, and altering the façade from its William III. Robert Perry in front of Mandeville House in 2006 Photo by Susan Stava Colonial style to the then-popular Gothic It is believed that Jacob Mandeville, a Revival with peaks on the dormers and New Yorker of Dutch descent who was entry dated July 26, 1779, that reads “To entrance is decorative, with a stoop and scroll work on the eaves. born in 1709, built the home. Following cash paid at Mandevile for house, rooms, fluted pilasters surrounding the door. Along with several Garrison homes, his marriage in 1735 to Sarah Davenport etc.” Across Lower Station Road, on what is Upjohn designed nearby St. Philip’s of Philipstown, he leased 400 acres in the A Revolutionary-era road leads to the now the Highlands Country Club, was a Church. Prior to its construction, worship- Philipse Patent for £5 a year and con- house, the exterior of which has under- grist mill and dam. pers met at Mandeville house. Upjohn structed the original house on a hill that gone several transformations. It retains Before the war, the 4.75 acres was part lived in the house until his death in 1878. provided a clear view across the Hudson. its gabled, shingled roof, replete with two of a larger parcel owned by Beverley In the 1920s, Col. Julian Benjamin, George Washington probably did sleep chimneys. Underneath, placed among its Robinson that he acquired through his who had purchased the property from there; his expense account contains an eight bays, are dormer windows. The marriage to Susanna Philipse, who Upjohn’s (Continued on Page 14)

an initiative at the abbey in which six graduate students from the University of Michigan spent a year collecting data on Having Faith in Nature every aspect of the monastery: its energy Garrison native makes film monks remained, and the film documents uses, building construction, business their struggles with how to best honor practices and daily practices. about monks who live close one of their four vows, stewardship of “They thought given my organization- to land — their own their 1,200-acre farm. (The others are al background [she holds an MBA in poverty, chastity and obedience.) The organizational behavior and development answer, it turns out, is an extensive from George Washington University], I’d By Alison Rooney application of sustainable practices. find what was being done there interest- here do ecology and theology cross “Stewardship is a welcome burden,” says ing. The place was undergoing changes, paths? one monk. yet they didn’t know what these changes W One answer to that question Dain says the screening in her would bring. I went over and started plays out in the documentary, talking to Father James [Orthmann], who Saving Place, Saving Grace, was the liaison with the students.” co-produced by Deidra Dain, She became fascinated by the struc- who grew up in Garrison. It ture behind the cloistered setting: The will be screened at 2 p.m. on monks rise at 3:30 a.m. for prayers, then Deidra Dain Photo provided Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Des- spend most of the day communicating mond-Fish Library, with a hometown is special because growing up without words while practicing agrarian Q&A with Dain to follow. in Garrison taught her to value the practices and baking to sustain the The hour-long film, which outdoors and the beauty of nature. “The community. Dain made with George Shenandoah Valley and the Hudson River “I learned about their infrastructure, Patterson, documents a Valley have huge parallels,” she says. and the hierarchy in relation to the liturgical year at a Cistercian Dain lives in the Shenandoah Valley diocese, and the pope,” Dain explains. “I monastery in Virginia's near the monastery and first became asked them, ‘You’re going to get this big Shenandoah Valley, Holy aware of it when she visited for a week- report, but what about implementation?’” Cross Abbey, which has been end spiritual retreat about 15 years ago. The youngest monk at the time of home to a community of She found the time “very powerful; I was filming was 57, and with dwindling Trappist Monks since 1950. The monks prepare their well-known fruitcakes. thrilled to discover this place.” numbers the men questioned why they Only 11 of the original 68 Photo provided Ten years later, friends told her about were so concerned about sustaining their (Continued on Page 18) 10 September 22, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

We Know There’s a from members of our board of di- Problem. What Can Be rectors. Their support allowed our Done About it? (from Page 1) writers, photographers and de- signers — Chip Rowe, Scott Veale, “There is no answer, you also will Michael Turton, Liz Schevtchuk die, it is a matter of time. Your Armstrong, Jeff Simms, Anita grandmother will shed tears to no Peltonen, Kate Vikstrom, Lynn end, too.” Carano, Ross Corsair and Brian PJ Cronin — to spend more time on We saw some of that pain on this project than they would for a Aug. 31 at the Cold Spring band- typical news story. We hope to ad- stand, when those struggling dress other national issues of local with addiction and their families importance in the near future. and supporters came together to observe International Overdose Awareness Day and call for more This series will have resources to fight the expanding four parts. shadows. We saw it in graffiti near In Part 1, reporters Michael the Metro-North station: “Cold Turton and Liz Schevtchuk Arm- Spring Kills Kids & Breaks Hearts.” strong spoke with the parents of Overdoses have become the young men who struggled with leading cause of death for Ameri- opioid addiction. One died, one cans under 50, outpacing assault survived, but they faced many and suicide. They kill more Ameri- of the same obstacles in getting cans each year than die in auto treatment. We asked them to crashes or gun violence. They are Participants at an Aug. 31 vigil at the bandstand in Cold Spring added names to share their experiences, hoping it killing people faster than H.I.V. painted rocks that were placed around the bandstand among the flowers. would provide a road map. Photo by Ross Corsair ever did. And the addition of In Part 2, we will examine the fentanyl to the mix with heroin has role of law enforcement and the made the epidemic even deadlier. When fentanyl showed up in courts in battling the epidemic. the Hudson Valley in late 2013, Turton will examine the work of the there were 68 heroin overdoses Putnam County Drug Court, while in Poughkeepsie in less than two Jeff Simms spent time with Bea- months. Fentanyl is widely used in con and Dutchess County police medicine; much of what is found officers who are at the front lines. on the street is manufactured in il- In Butler County, Ohio, the sher- licit labs in China and Mexico. Why iff doesn’t allow his deputies to wait for a poppy to grow? A lethal carry an overdose antidote, while dose is about 2 milligrams, which Laconia, New Hampshire, a city looks like a few grains of salt. It is the size of Beacon, has assigned so potent that police officers can an officer to focus on preventing be sickened during drug busts. deaths. Where is law enforcement A lethal dose of the synthetic opioid And dealers are now importing in the Highlands on the continuum fentanyl. DEA the even more deadly carfentanil, between those two extremes? an elephant tranquilizer that is In Part 3, we will look more 10,000 times more powerful than closely at treatment options. Brian Forrest Ryzy-Ryski PJ Cronin will profile the Dutchess County Stabilization Center, an innovative first stop for those in morphine, to mix with heroin. Chi- crisis, while Anita Peltonen and nese suppliers sell 2 pounds of Armstrong visited treatment cen- the drug – enough for 50 million ters at Graymoor in Garrison, Arms doses – for about $2,750. Acres in Carmel and CoveCare According to a federal re- Center (formerly Putnam Family & port released last month, nearly Community Services) in Carmel. 600,000 teenagers and adults in Finally, in Part 4, we will share the U.S. are addicted to heroin, the thoughts of specialists, counsel- and more than 2 million to pre- ors, doctors and those struggling scription painkillers. Doctors in with addiction about what they feel Putnam County write 50,000 an- should take priority in addressing nually for opioids; in Dutchess, it’s the problem. And we will close 165,000, both at per-capita rates with a dose of hope – the stories of higher than New York City or the people who have survived in what state at large. Most states, includ- is a lifelong battle. ing New York, have cracked down We appreciate your feedback on doctors who overprescribe, about the series and thoughts but that forces many addicts to about how best to address the turn to street drugs, whose po- epidemic. Email editor@ tency is harder to measure. highlandscurrent.com. If you have To find out more about the missed an installment, each will fight against opioid addiction be posted at highlandscurrent.com, in the Highlands, The Current where comments are welcome. We also have posted additional Chart by Lynn Carano created an enterprise journal- ism fund with initial contributions material and resources. highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 22, 2017 11

“We were fortunate,” Jim says. Sasha’s Story “Sasha was open with us about 'So much pain; what was going on. We were mortified.” so many questions' The couple approached the program’s director. “He said he By Michael Turton The first time they found Sasha thought Sasha was exaggerating,” badly impaired, they knew it was lexander “Sasha” Matero, she says. They decided to leave not from smoking a little marijuana. the program. of Garrison, died in 2014 But it wasn’t heroin, either. They Aof an overdose after strug- took him to the emergency room, Never gave up gling with an opioid addiction since where Melanie said they were told: Sasha’s battle with his addic- before he graduated from Haldane “That’s nothing that needs detox. tion would last for more than High School in 2007. He was buried There’s no need to admit him. You seven years, until his death. “It on what would have been his 25th can take him home.” was like two steps forward and birthday. Jim argued, telling the doc- three steps back,” Melanie recalls. Jim and Melanie Matero ad- tors, “No! Something is seriously “We tried four or five times to get opted Sasha from Russia in 1999, wrong here.” him into rehab.” when he was 9. They remember They paid for a 30-day pro- their son as a curious, intelligent The next afternoon, they took gram but felt they had to lie to and personable young man with a Sasha to their family doctor. Mela- Sasha, telling him it was covered smile that lit up a room. “He really nie believes the ER visit had fright- by insurance. “He felt terrible had a joie de vivre,” Melanie says. ened her son. “He let the doctor tell us that he thought he had a about it, that he had this disease,” In 2005, when he was a sopho- drug problem,” she said. The prob- Melanie says. “He didn’t want us more in high school, Sasha had lem was the opioid pain pills. Sasha Matero to be burdened financially.” surgery to repair his ACL, a knee After he turned 18, Sasha ligament, which he had injured The Materos asked how to get recalls asking. The response: “It’s also didn’t want to live at home. in an accident. During his recov- Sasha admitted to a residential his first time. That’s all he needs.” “There are many behavioral ery, he took opioid painkillers. “It drug treatment program, but symptoms of addiction — it’s a wasn’t a big topic of conversation were told he would first have to The six-day stint was the only disease of the brain,” Melanie at the time,’’ Jim recalls. “The fail at an outpatient program (a time during Sasha’s illness that says. “He didn’t want to expose doctor prescribed it. You have to policy that has since changed). their insurance covered the cost us to that.’’ trust the doctor.” Because Sasha was adopted of rehab. Sasha was always independent, Becoming addicted and had scant medical history After paying for another week regarding his mental health or on their own, they appealed the she says, and he found jobs, lived The pills “flipped the switch,” genetic predisposition to addic- insurance company’s decision with roommates and worked Melanie says. “The painkillers tion, the doctor suggested he be to the New York State attorney hard. “He was smart; he could worked. They made the pain go taken to a psychiatric hospital for general. The AG’s office sided get jobs easily,” his mother says. away.” evaluation. with the insurer. Because Sasha He graduated from high school She believes the ACL injury was not a danger to himself or a year early by taking classes at led her son to experience a loss All he needs others, and because there was no Dutchess County Community Col- of self-esteem that contributed Just before his 18th birthday other history of drug abuse in the lege and was certified in HVAC. to what quickly became an ad- and after nearly two weeks in the home, they found no reason to “He was functioning through all diction. “He lost his entire so- psychiatric ward, Sasha entered keep him in the program. this, yet his brain needed drugs an inpatient rehab program. more and more.” cial group because he could no Sasha was eligible for outpa- longer play soccer,” she said. “He The Materos, who own Jay- tient peer-to-peer counseling in Unbelievable frustration lost his identity and the painkillers mark Jewelers on Route 9, had which young adults talk to other The family’s journey through helped him deal with that.” medical insurance that entitled young adults about their addic- addiction was arduous and in- The Materos think the pain- their son to 30 days of rehab. tion. The problem: according to credibly frustrating. killers were overprescribed ini- Four days after he was admitted, Sasha, the main topic of conversa- “There were times he’d get tially but say other factors quickly they say the insurer told them that tion was how to beat drug tests very tired of it and reach out for followed. “I’m sure he’d go to a Sasha would be released in two and which dealers had the best help and we’d do our best – but party and take whatever kids had, days. “How can that can be?” Jim prices. there were no resources.” Jim take a lot of Dimetapp [cough says. “He’d come to us on a Friday syrup], smoke some pot, as long night and say, ‘I can’t do this any- as it killed the pain,” Melanie says. more; I can’t live like this; I need She said that at the time Sasha’s your help.’ addiction began parents took two “They’d give us the number basic approaches: (1) “Just say no for Arms Acres [in Carmel] or St. to drugs,” or (2) take good care of Christopher’s [in Garrison], and the user in hopes that it is a phase. they’d say, ‘We open at 9 a.m. “Those were the two camps,” Monday, give us a call then,' ” Jim Melanie says. “You were either says. “For most of this time Sasha tough love or an enabler.” was not using heroin, so there Help hard to come by was nothing for him to detox out Denial was not an issue in the of. He wasn’t physically impaired. Matero household. There’s no treatment for that.” “We tried to attack it head The Materos were advised that on as best we could, given the if they felt Sasha’s life was in dan- limited knowledge we had and ger they should take him to the psychiatric ward at Putnam Hos- the outside help we could find,” Jim and Melanie Matero Photo by M. Turton Jim says. pital (Continued on next page) 12 September 22, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Sasha’s Story (from It's unclear if Sasha knew there previous page) was fentanyl in the mix. “It was just coming onto the scene then,” Center in Carmel. During one cri- causing a spike in overdoses, sis, Melanie remembers Sasha say- Melanie says. ing, “I’m not going to kill myself, but if I go back out on the street After Sasha’s death, a friend tonight, I might use so much that feel like you’re Alice in Wonder- In March 2014 Sasha found a offered the Materos, who have I die.” land and things aren’t as they Salvation Army rehab program three adult children, what they should be.” in upstate New York. He made feel is wise advice: don’t spend They took him for a 72-hour much time on the “why,” but on observation, and the treatment “The toll it took on him, on the arrangements to enroll. But that day he was found dead in a hotel what lies ahead. Their experience center advised them to take their family, and all your friends was just has made them painfully aware of son off their insurance. unbelievable,” Jim adds. “I don’t room in Newburgh from an overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl. the seriousness of the opioid epi- “They told us he’d get much know if words can adequately demic, but they say they are not better, quicker access if on Medic- describe the frustration.” Unanswered questions allowing it to overwhelm them. aid,” she says. Cheap and easy “I often feel a pang of jealousy “I feel like our family lost a son After taking that step, they The Materos are unsure when when I read the classic obituary to addiction,” Melanie says. “I were told that there were no beds Sasha turned to heroin, but his line, ‘died surrounded by loved don’t want our other children to available. In the meantime, Sasha behavior and moods became ones,’ ” Melanie says, because it lose their mother to fighting ad- could go to a supervised homeless more erratic. “It was more toward sounds so peaceful and dignified. diction.” shelter. The shelter turned him away the end,” Jim says. “You could tell “So much pain, so many ques- Following Sasha’s death, because he had just spent time in a by his personality when he was tions,” says Melanie of her son’s the Materos chose to be open psychiatric hospital. involved with drugs and when he death. Why did he overdose just about what happened. “We put Next, someone advised them to wasn’t.” as he was about to enter treat- the cause of death in the obitu- have Sasha arrested so the Put- Unlike the prescription pain pills, ment? “My guess is that it was ary,” Melanie says. “People were nam County Drug Treatment Court heroin was inexpensive and relative- a last hurrah,” Melanie says. “If shocked, but there is nothing to could send him to rehab. ly easy to find. “Cheap and easy is you’re going in for bariatric sur- be ashamed of.” gery, you’re going to have steak “He wasn’t breaking the law; he a recipe for disaster,” Jim says. “It’s “I’m happy that people are what you’re seeing in the commu- and potatoes and all the butter was coming to us saying that he and sour cream you can eat.” talking,” Jim says. “It’s coming wants help!” Melanie says. “You nity constantly now.” out of its deep, dark hole.”

Max’s Story It took four years, but Max still receives therapy but also survived. His mother, who is no longer struggling By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong at the time owned Hudson Val- with drug addiction, his hen Teri Barr discovered ley Outfitters on Main Street in mother says. Getting to in 2009 that her son, Cold Spring, led him through a that point was not easy. Max, was using drugs, whirlwind of treatment programs, A prescription W withdrawals and relapses, court she was well aware of the chal- appearances and incarceration Barr says her son lenges she faced. She had been became addicted when an addict herself, years before, and, finally, immersion in a program in California. he was 14. His feet had but had survived. been badly sunburned Max, who now lives in Florida, while boating, and a doctor prescribed an opioid painkiller. After exhausting the first prescription, “we went back to the doctor and Teri Barr with her son, Max Photo provided asked for more, be- vate school in New England but cause he was in pain,” Barr said. soon discovered that there was “As a mom, I didn’t want him to widespread drug use among its be in pain.” students. She believes the stage was set So Max came home to Cold for Max’s struggles even before Spring to live with his mother. his injury. “All of a sudden, a kid (Barr and Max’s father were doesn’t just turn into an addict,” divorced.) Before long, money she says. “Kids who are vulner- began to disappear from the able to using drugs have a need house and she found drug para- to feel accepted” but never quite phernalia. feel they fit in, she says. Interventions ensued: counsel- Around the same time, Max ing, psychiatrists, a hospital in began smoking marijuana. His Kingston, stints in Arms Acres mother packed him off to a wil- treatment center in Carmel. There derness camp, and “it worked,” were so many rehabs she lost she says. “It was good.” count. “Probably 15 to 20” in four What happened next was not years, she says. so good. A safe place Story continues at Chart by Lynn Carano On the suggestion of the camp highlandscurrent.com. staff, Barr enrolled Max in a pri- highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 22, 2017 13

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 Fall begins Mah Jongg Open Play The Art of Inventive Repair Calendar Highlights 10 – 11 a.m. Old VFW Hall 6:30 p.m. Boscobel For upcoming events visit highlandscurrent.com. 34 Kemble Ave., Cold Spring 1601 Route 9D, Garrison 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 845-265-9575 | boscobel.org Send event listings to [email protected] BeaconArts Member Meet Up Windows on Main (Opening) 7 p.m. Center for Creative Education 7 p.m. Oak Vino Wine Bar 464 Main St., Beacon | beaconarts.org Silent Film Series: Cosmic Journey (1936) 389 Main St., Beacon Highland Photographers’ Salon 7 p.m. Butterfield Library MONDAY, SEPT. 25 windowsbeacon.com 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center | Details under Tuesday. 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Putnam County Flu Clinic Aery Theatre 20/20 Play Festival Mother Courage (Reading) 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 2 – 6:30 p.m. Carmel Fire Department 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Aery Theatre 20/20 Play Festival Route 52 and Vink Drive, Carmel 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison See details under Friday. 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 845-808-1332 | putnamcountyny.com 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org See details under Friday. State Constitutional Convention Discussion 6 p.m. Mahopac Library THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 686 Route 6, Mahopac Senior Luncheon Volunteer Landscape Day 845-628-2009 | lwvny.org 1 p.m. Church on the Hill I Run Beacon 5K Run/Walk 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Manitoga Beacon City Council 245 Main St., Cold Spring | 845-265-2022 8 a.m. Memorial Park 584 Route 9D, Garrison 7 p.m. City Hall Courtroom Search runsignup.com for “Run Beacon” Veterans’ Group of Putnam County 845-424-3812 | visitmanitoga.org 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon 6 p.m. Cornerstone Building Clearwater Annual Meeting 8th Annual Prostate Cancer Walk 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org Route 52 and Fair, Carmel 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. River Center 9 a.m. Walkway Over the Hudson Beacon School Board 845-278-8387 | mhaputnam.org 23 Long Dock Road, Beacon 61 Parker Ave., Poughkeepsie 7 p.m. Beacon High School 845-765-3012 | clearwater.org New Wave Dance Party Hudson Valley Vegan Fest 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon 7 – 10 p.m. University Settlement Camp Hudson Valley Vegan Fest 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Gold’s Gym 845-838-6900 | beaconk12.org 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Gold’s Gym 258 Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie | hvvegfest.org Garrison Fire District Meeting 845-765-0472 | beaconmusicfactory.com See details under Saturday. Family Day 7 p.m. Garrison Fire House Years of Living Dangerously (Documentary) Garden Conservancy Open Day 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Constitution Island 1616 Route 9, Garrison 7 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Stonecrop Gardens Shuttle from Cold Spring train station 845-424-4406 | garrisonfd.org See details under Saturday. 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring constitutionisland.org 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org The Chain that Saved the Colonies (Talk) Monarch Butterfly Tagging 7 p.m. Fort Montgomery Historic Site Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center 690 Route 9W, Fort Montgomery Noon – 6 p.m. Mayor’s Park Silent Studio Muser Drive, Cornwall 845-446-2134 | nysparks.com See details under Saturday. 8:30 – 10 a.m. Garrison Art Center 845-534-5506 x204 | hhnm.org Spirit of Beacon Day 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Infant CPR Workshop FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 Noon – 4 p.m. Main Street 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org 11 a.m. Desmond-Fish Library Kol Nidre Service One River, Many Streams Festival New Moms & Infants Group 472 Route 403, Garrison 6 p.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance 2 – 4 p.m. Main and Cedar, Beacon 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Call 845-424-3020 to register. 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon Jersey Boys 472 Route 403 | Email [email protected] Walter De Maria: Truck Trilogy (Opening) 845-831-2012 | beaconhebrewalliance.org 2 p.m. Ike Hall Main Street Summit 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Dia:Beacon 655 Ruger Road, West Point 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Beahive Beacon Sing Your Song (Documentary) 3 Beekman St., Beacon 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 845-938-4159 | ikehall.com 291 Main St., Beacon 845-440-0100 | diabeacon.org 50 Liberty St., Beacon Philipstown Community Congress mainstreetsummitbeacon.com Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest moviesthatmatterbeacon.org 2 p.m. North Highlands Fire Department Beacon Historical Society Noon – 9 p.m. Mayor’s Park 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Depot Docs: Cutie and the Boxer 61 Fair St., Cold Spring 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre ecologicalcitizens.org/ 477 Main St., Beacon oktoberfestincoldspring.eventbrite.com See details under Sept. 22. philipstowncommunitycongress 845-831-0514 | beaconhistorical.org FriendRaiser The Rippingtons with Russ Freeman Closing Reception Tomorrow (Documentary, 2015) 1 – 5 p.m. Howland Public Library 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 3 – 6 p.m. Gallery 66 NY 7 p.m. Butterfield Library 313 Main St., Beacon 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 66 Main St., Cold Spring See details under Saturday. 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com 845-809-5838 | gallery66ny.com Ageless Wonders: When Did I Become a Yom Kippur Eve / Kol Nidre Services Aery Theatre 20/20 Play Festival Support Groups Senior? 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Window Opens to See Historic Home (from Page 9) descendants, worked with Nancy Allan to restore the exterior to an approximation of a (According to the Dutch-English farmhouse, as it appears today. The house has a fine collection of Philipstown tax rolls, the Hudson Valley and original 18th century furniture. The interior of the house has low property has an assessed beam ceilings and paneling. full-market value of just Nancy Allan eventually became an owner of the property and left it to her daugh- under $1 million. The ter, Margaret Allan Gething. When Gething died in 1975, she left the home, and foundation’s most recent another she owned in San Antonio, to a trust to maintain as historic sites. The home is IRS filing says the nonprof- now owned and maintained by the Perry-Gething Foundation, which is overseen by it paid $32,867 in property Robert Perry, a Texas lawyer and friend of the family. taxes in 2015, on both the Infrequent tours New York and Texas The fact that the home is open infrequently has led critics to charge that Gething’s homes.) wishes that it be a historic site are not being honored. The kerfuffle came to a The trustees also have been accused of using the home as a part-time residence but not head in 2006, when an paying property taxes. But Perry says the IRS does not require that the foundation open the article in The New York A state historic marker outside the Mandeville House home at all, only that it be maintained, and notes that the foundation has for years paid Times detailed a series of Photo by Susan Stava property taxes voluntarily, so that the home is not a burden on Philipstown. charges and countercharg- es between Perry and Robert Bickford of Philipstown over public access to the site. In an email, foundation board member Katherine Perry said the Times article was “apparently the result of misinformation and misunderstanding. The house has been open every spring (June) and fall (October) for tours and cultural events for New York state and local communities.” She added, “There have been no further developments as the ‘contro- Aery eatre Co. 20/20 One Act Play Festival versy’ was groundless and without merit.” Through Sept. 24 Bickford, an attorney, had at the time of the Times article filed two complaints with See website for details the New York State attorney general. He didn’t pursue the matter, he wrote in an Excellent Creatures Dialogues with Drama play reading: email, but still believes Perry has not honored the wishes of his client, which was to give the home to the community. He added, however, that “through the foundation he Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht created, he has maintained it beautifully.” Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. Bickford said his concern now is what will happen to the property. The foundation has only three trustees, “all of whom are aging, and none of whom is part of the Depot Docs: Garrison community (except that Mr. Perry shows up from time to time).” Cutie and the Boxer Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. Can’t Make It? Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (Theatre is adjacent to train station.) andeville House is sometimes open by appointment. Email Katherine philipstowndepottheatre.org • Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com MPerry at [email protected] or call 845-424-3626 to inquire.

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three schools are reprinted on cloth and of the year by The New York Times Book Haldane Verse attached to driftwood along the trails at Reading Series Returns Review. The series is supported by a grant Works appear on poetry trail the Outdoor Discovery Center at the Hud- First event scheduled for Oct. 1 from the Putnam Arts Council. son Highlands Nature Museum in Corn- he Poetry Trail organized by the Riv- wall. he Sunset Reading Series at Chapel Ter of Words program at the Hudson The Haldane Elementary students TRestoration in Cold Spring returns at Manitoga Benefit Highlands Land Trust opened on Sept. whose poems were selected are Saminah 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, with Jenny Of- Performance set for Sept. 30 17. Poems written by eight students from Scherer (teacher Jennifer Windels), Vio- fill. She will read from her novel, Dept. of leta Edwards-Salas (Windels) and Allie Speculation, which tells the tale of a fail- omposer Suzanne Thorpe will present Cairns (Lisa Pray). ing marriage as a suspenseful love story CResonance & Resemblance at 2:30 p.m. and was called one of the 10 best books on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Manitoga in Garri- son as a benefit for the site. The work, which Culture with a Card was created for and inspired by Manitoga, Butterfield offers streaming service is part sonic and part meditation. Tickets start at $20. See visitmanitoga.org. he Butterfield Library in Cold Spring Thas subscribed to Hoopla, a digital media service that allows library card- School Forest Clean-up holders to stream or download movies, Volunteers will clear trails music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and television shows on the web or mobile de- he Garrison School will host a School vices. See hoopladigital.com. TForest workday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, to clear existing trails and create new ones, including one Fifth-Grade Poster Contest that will allow students to walk from the Theme is ‘Trees for Bees’ school to the forest. Volunteers can bring tools, water, gloves, tudents in the fifth grade are invited to hammers, long-handled lopping shears, Ssubmit artwork for the annual Arbor saws and pruning shears. Call 845-424- Day poster contest organized by the state 4733, ext. 230, or email [email protected]. Department of Environmental Conserva- tion. The theme is “Trees for Bees.” See River of Words judge Irene O'Garden www.dec.ny.gov/education/25420.html. Innovation Center with Haldane Elementary poets Saminah The deadline is Jan. 5. Jenny Offill will read from her novel at Library raising funds for new space Scherer, Violeta Edwards-Salas and Allie the Sunset Music Series on Oct. 1. Visit highlandscurrent.com for news n anonymous donor to the Desmond- Cairns Photo provided Photo by Michael Lionstar updates and latest information. AFish Library in (To next page)

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(from previous page) Garrison has of- Beacon fered $25,000 in matching funds toward Share Your News an Innovation and Learning Center Beacon Artists Honored scheduled to open in the library’s lower With Our Readers level in 2018. Receive Dutchess County arts award The project is expected to cost $175,000. he 31st annual Dutchess County Exec- o submit your upcoming events To donate toward the match, contact Li- utive’s Arts Awards will be presented and announcements for brary Director Jen McCreery at 845-424- T T on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Villa Borghese consideration in our Community 3020. in Wappingers Falls. Briefs section (in print and Among the 11 honorees are Mi- online) submit a text-only press release (250 words or less) chelle Rivas, coordinator of Young along with a separately attached Adult programs at the Howland high-resolution photograph to Public Library in Beacon, for her [email protected]. contributions to arts in education, and Kelly Ellenwood, for her work as president of BeaconArts. See artsmidhudson.org.

Artwork by Crystal Wagner, Newburgh Open who will be taking part in Studios Newburgh Open Studios on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 A Putnam County Sheriff's deputy shows off his Annual event begins Sept. 30 Image provided patrol car to Haldane kindergarten students on ewburgh Open Studios, a Sept. 13. Photo provided Nself-guided tour of creator spaces, galleries and installa- tions, will take place from noon to 6 p.m. NY Alert on Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. For public safety 1. Maps are available at Newburgh Art & and transportation Supply, 5 Grand St. More than 80 artists alerts are participating. In addition, the Glen- by text or email, Lily Grounds will be open at 532 Grand Ave. in Balmville with sculptures and in- visit DIAGRAMS — Eric Erickson's work will be on display stallations from 30 artists. See newburg- nyalert.gov at the Buster Levi Gallery in Cold Spring through hopenstudios.org. Oct. 1. Image provided

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Having Faith in Nature (from Page 9) land and handling the constant repairs cameraman, had done a piece for HGTV on The Dain Family needed throughout the property and the foods of the Shenandoah Valley that eidra Dain is a member of encroachment of surrounding develop- included fruitcakes made at the monastery. Dthe Dain family that owns the ments. Conservation easements proved to He was among the stakeholders. “It was his Peekskill lumber business founded be part of the solution. So did reorganiz- idea to do a documentary, because it was in 1848. Her parents, Sue and ing the volunteers who assisted the such a special place,” Dain says. Henry “Tip” Dain, moved after monks. World War II to Peekskill, then “Father James told me that all the “It was a provocative subject: how the learned from a bread delivery man volunteers were disparate and uncoordi- men are making choices about the about Garrison. They bought land nated, so I asked if they had ever had on Old Albany Post Road and built a groups talk to each other, because it’s a land and each other, as well as other small home there in 1951. lot of work bringing stakeholders togeth- spiritual choices. It’s a universal need, Father James Orthmann Photo provided They had four girls and a boy, in er,” she says. “As a result, I conducted a shown locally.” that order. Deidra is the fourth; the group meeting, discussing strengths and that we would maintain editorial baby brother Jeff, now runs the issues, and prioritizing them.” Dain and Patterson didn’t want to control,” she says. “We wanted to focus lumberyard. “We all went to Garrison Patterson, a former network news make a promotional film. “We were clear on how the monastery brought people Union Free School, and to church at together who would not normally find St. Philip’s, and we all still go back common ground, with the main theme to visit,” says Deidra, who lives in being the intersection of ecology and Winchester, Virginia. “My father theology. was very active on the school board “The monks live by the Rule of St. and active on the local Republican committee up to the era of Nixon, Benedict, which mandates that they be when he lost interest. He was also stewards of the land,” she continues. involved with the Fish and Game “Traditionally they have always lived on Club, was a vestryman at church land they’ve worked on replenishing and and won a lot of golf tournaments at restoring. A lot of people are into Highlands Country Club. All this while conservation, but this small group of commuting for 42 years to the city, monks made it their mission statement. long before there was a big parking “It was a provocative subject: how the lot at the station.” men are making choices about the land and each other, as well as other spiritual choices. Martha Teichner, was placed on a roster It’s a universal need, shown locally.” of films available to PBS stations across Saving Place, Saving Grace was the country. completed in January and aired by a PBS The cemetery chapel at Holy Cross Abbey, which is on a farm known in the 18th station in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Earlier century as "Cool Spring" Photo provided this month, the documentary, which is Visit highlandscurrent.com for news narrated by CBS News correspondent updates and latest information.

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Growing Pains for Haldane Volleyball This Week’s Games But with seven seniors, all Saturday, Sept. 23 eyes on state tournament Haldane Cross Country at Adirondack XC Beacon Cross Country By Leigh Alan Klein at Bowdoin XC Beacon Boys’ Soccer fter a win at Croton on Sept. 20, vs. Putnam Valley, 1 p.m. the Haldane girls’ volleyball team stands at 5-3 in its second season af- Monday, Sept. 25 A Beacon Boys’ Soccer ter moving up from Class D to C. The program had dominated at the smaller Class vs. Poughkeepsie, 4:30 p.m. Haldane Boys’ Soccer D level, winning 13 consecutive regional vs. Croton, 4:30 p.m. titles, but it lost in the Section 1, Class C Haldane Volleyball final last year to undefeated Pawling. vs. Yorktown, 6 p.m. The Blue Devils play at Class A Beacon Members of the Haldane girls' volleyball team Photo provided tonight (Sept. 22). Their next home game is Tuesday, Sept. 26 Seven of the 12 players on the 2017 ros- Volleyball participation continues to Haldane Girls’ Tennis Monday, (Sept. 25), against Class A Yorktown. vs. North Salem, 4:15 p.m. ter are seniors, and they have one goal in grow nationally and has eclipsed basket- Beacon Cross Country mind, says second-year head coach Kelsey ball as the second most popular sport for Pre-League meet, 4:15 p.m. Flaherty: a state championship. female high school students, behind out- Beacon Volleyball (An immediate goal for the Blue Dev- door track and field. vs. Arlington, 4:30 p.m. ils will be to play on Sunday, Nov. 5. For Flaherty credits club volleyball for the Wednesday, Sept. 27 the first time this year in Section 1, the sport’s growing strength; she was a mem- Beacon Girls’ Tennis regional finals for all four classes will be ber of the Downstate Juniors Volleyball vs. Ardsley, 4:15 p.m. held on the same day at Pace University. Club in Peekskill for seven years. “I always Haldane Cross Country In past seasons they have taken place at encourage the girls to stay involved with at Pawling, 4:30 p.m. two locations on separate days.) volleyball during the off season,” she says. Beacon Boys’ Soccer Coach Flaherty, a 2012 Haldane grad, “It makes all the difference.” vs. Peekskill, 4:30 p.m. was a five-year starter for the Blue Devils, Flaherty: Some players to watch Thursday, Sept. 28 who won the state Class D championship • Senior Mackenzie Tokarz: “Co-captain, Haldane Girls’ Tennis during her senior year. She then excelled libero and key defensive player.” She vs. Pleasantville, 4:15 p.m. at Division II Saint Michael’s College in has 110 digs on the season. Haldane Boys’ Soccer Colchester, Vermont, where she had more vs. Putnam Valley, 4:30 p.m. than 500 career kills. • Senior Mackenzie Patinella: “Another “For as long as I can remember Haldane co-captain who plays offense and terbacks for the team,” Flaherty says. has always had an amazing volleyball pro- defense.” “They call the plays, and they run the gram, and that still stands true today,” • Senior Sophia Azznara: “A co-captain offense.” Monteleone leads the team Flaherty says. “This season I see a new and defensive specialist.” with 37 kills, while Rodino has 18 serv- light in my team. We are motivated in ev- Senior Mackenzie Patinella (12) • Junior Willa Fitzgerald: “A key to the ing aces. ery practice and, of course, at every game.” front row on offense.” • Sophomore Grace Tomann: “One of our • Sophomores Olivia Monteleone and go-to hitters,” she has 35 kills so far Varsity Scoreboard Melissa Rodino: “They are the quar- this year. Football Arlington 6, Haldane 0 Haldane 40, Onteora 18 Beacon 7, Poughkeepsie 1 Brandon Twoguns (143 yards rushing, Beacon 2, Lourdes 1 (OT) Highlands Current 3 TDs, 90 yards passing, 1 TD) Volleyball Nyack 35, Beacon 6 Haldane 3, Keio 0 Athlete of the Week Boys Soccer Briarcliff 3, Haldane 2 Meagan Meeuwisse, North Salem 7, Haldane 0 Haldane 3, Irvington 0 Croton 4, Haldane 0 Rye Neck 3, Haldane 1 Beacon Pleasantville 3, Haldane 2 Haldane 3, Croton 1 he junior goalkeeper has been Beacon 4, Lourdes 1 Beacon 3, Roosevelt 0 a bright spot for the Beacon Daisy Okoye (5 kills), Bri Dembo (19 aces) Beacon 3, Peekskill 1 varsity girls’ soccer team, with Chaminade 5, Beacon 1 Beacon 3, Carmel 1 T Beacon 3, Henry Hudson 0 42 saves, including two in the Bull- Beacon 4, Ketcham 0 dogs’ first win of the season, a 7-1 vic- Girls Soccer Tennis tory at Poughkeepsie on Sept. 18. Albertus Magnus 1, Beacon 0 Henry Hudson 4, Haldane 3 “She has made some incredible Haldane 3, Henry Hudson 2 (OT) Haldane 4, Pawling 1 saves against the top competition in Jade Villella (2), Maura Kane-Seitz (1) Haldane 7, Beacon 0 Section 1,” said Coach Hugo Alzate. Beacon 7, Panas 0 Pleasantville 1, Haldane 0 “Last season she was susceptible Beacon 5, Poughkeepsie 0 Haldane 2, Pawling 1 to high shots, but she now has the Meagan Meeuwisse Photo by Richard Kuperberg Sr. Villella (1), Robin Ben-Adi (1) See highlandscurrent.com height and athleticism to get to balls for more scores. that most keepers can’t.”