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February 15, 2019 ISSUE 350 161 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.org One Station, More Firefighters Divestment Tougher Sell than Fracking Elected officials find less support for latest appeal

By Brian PJ Cronin

ast month a group called Elected Officials to Protect New York sent L a letter to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli urging him to divest the state’s $209 billion pension fund from energy companies that process and sell oil, gas Beacon chief and other fossil fuels which, when burned, Images by release carbon into the atmosphere that outlines his wish list Beacon contributes to global warming. Historical The letter has been signed by 221 offi- Society on duty at all times. The city has had cials who live in 50 of the state’s 62 coun- By Jeff Simms three firefighters on duty around the income families and people commuting, ties, including four Dutchess County leg- clock for more than 100 years, he said. volunteer numbers and their availability islators. But in contrast to a letter sent by eacon’s fire chief is clear about one The chief recalled that five years ago, are both concerns. “You can have the num- the group in 2012 to Andrew Cuomo urg- thing: he needs more firefighters. the City Council asked how long the de- bers, you can have the qualifications, but ing the governor to extend a moratorium B But where they’ll be stationed re- partment could function with its current are you available to go to calls?” he asked. on fracking that was signed by nearly 1,000 mains up in the air. staffing. “We were just getting by back The city plans to apply by a March 22 officials from all 62 counties, no elected -of Chief Gary Van Voorhis asked the City then,” the chief recalled, and “we’re defi- deadline for a federal grant that would ficials from Beacon or anywhere in Putnam Council on Monday (Feb. 11) for three more nitely below that [now].” The number of help pay the nearly $97,000 annual per- (Continued on Page 8) full-time (“career”) firefighters in addition to volunteers has dwindled, too. In 2002, person cost of hiring new firefighters for the one included in the city’s 2019 budget. the department had 70 volunteers, he a three-year period. But the program only If those four were added, he said, the said; it now has 24, just six of whom are funds 75 percent of a firefighter’s salary Mayor Faces city would have 17 full-time firefighters, qualified to go into burning structures. for two years and 35 percent for the third including the chief, and could have four Van Voorhis said that with more two- (Continued on Page 7) Challenger Nelsonville seats contested

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

elsonville Mayor Bill O’Neill will face a challenger on March 19 when N he seeks re-election to his second term. Three candidates will also vie for two open seats on the five-person Village Board. Trustee Chris Caccamise, who was ap- pointed to the board in August to replace Thomas Robertson, who resigned, filed a petition by the Wednesday (Feb. 13) dead- line to run for mayor. O’Neill, who ran unopposed in 2017, also filed. Trustee Alan Potts will seek a second, two-year term, and Dove Pedlosky and Lisa Mechaley will campaign to join the board. Caccamise, 43, an artist and teacher, teaches at the Allen-Stevenson School, a private boys’ school in New York City. WHERE TO BEGIN? — John Rodak of Rodak’s Auto Repair in Garrison seems a man alone as he contemplates how to get an overturned van with three of its four wheels detached onto his tow truck. The Continental Village Fire Department, Peekskill Pedlosky is an associate director for ex- Volunteer Ambulance Corp and state police responded to the accident, which occurred on Monday morning (Feb. 11) on Bear ternal affairs at New York University, while Mountain Bridge Road. Photo by Bob Rimm/CVFD Mechaley is an educator with the Chil- dren’s Environmental Literacy Foundation. 2 February 15, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org FIVE QUESTIONS: JOEL SCHLEMOWITZ By Alison Rooney

oel Schlemowitz is a filmmaker and author who, on Saturday, Feb. 23, at J Boscobel in Garrison, will demon- By Michael Turton strate an early image projector known as a magic lantern. What are your three What is a magic lantern? It illuminates glass slides. The earli- desert-island discs? est versions in the 1600s used candles as a light source, sometimes with multiple wicks. Then came oil lamps, then lime- light [created by applying a gas flame Radio Head’s OK to a piece of lime], which made it bright enough to use in theaters. At the same Computer, Tame time, German toy manufacturers were Impala’s Currents and creating little kerosene lamps for home Porches’ Water. use. At Boscobel I’ll be using a magic lan- tern from the 1930s refitted with L.E.D. lights — a combination of older equip- ment and new technology which is exactly in the spirit of the magic lantern. It has been adapted through time, never stuck Joel Schlemowitz sets up a magic lantern while Dawn Elliott examines one of the glass in its own era. slides. Photo by Rose Callahan So these were like early movies? In a sense it’s a precursor to cinema, What should the audience expect at and the ghostly figures get larger and although there’s not one moment in time Boscobel? larger and fill the space. In the 19th centu- when images started moving on screen. In We’ll be doing a couple of different in- ry, magic lanterns started being used for the beginning, it was about having them carnations. The first, phantasmagoria, is scientific demonstrations such as making be more dynamic than the equivalent of an example of how, in the 18th century, it appear that the planets were revolving ~ Luisa Uribe, Beacon a modern PowerPoint. In the first half of magic lantern shows were full of specta- around the stage. the 18th century people were already cre- cle, comparable to today’s haunted hous- Are people surprised by the magic ating diagrams for multipanel glass slides es. The lantern can be moved toward and lantern? designed to produce movement. away from the screen, like a zoom lens, I think the general expectation is that Any albums by it will be less impressive than it is. In Re- Van Halen, Led membrance of Things Past, Proust talks Zeppelin and about seeing magic lantern images pro- Jethro Tull. jected in his bedroom and compares it to stained glass in a cathedral. It has such a luminescent, glowing quality. People have heard the phrase magic lantern and might understand what it is, but it’s a revelation to experience it. You’re stepping into an- other time — the images are a cultural win- dow into the thoughts, preoccupations and conceits of the Victorians. It’s interesting to see what they found uproarious. You belong to the Magic Lantern Society, which has 150 members. Is there a typical lantern enthusiast? Lantern enthusiasts, simply by defini- ~ Dean Catalano, Beacon tion, are all atypical!

The Band’s The Last Waltz, The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street and Pearl Jam’s Ten.

The Importance of Being Ernest By Oscar Wilde Directed by Carin Jean-White March 1-17

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By Jeff Simms have profited through the sale of stocks or other assets. To defer taxes on those capital he federal government has desig- gains, an investor can sink his or her money nated more than 500 “opportunity into “qualified opportunity funds.” T zones” in New York state, including If the money remains in the fund for at two in Beacon, where investors can receive least five years, the taxes are deferred and tax breaks, especially for long-term projects. cut by 10 percent. After 10 years, the taxes The zones were added to the federal are cut by 15 percent and only paid on the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Job Act in initial investment, not on any profits real- December 2017 and are designed to spur ized through opportunity zone projects. economic development and job creation “Investors who have earnings in the in distressed communities. There are stock market will find that if they find the four zones in Dutchess County, including right opportunity zone investment and two in Poughkeepsie. Newburgh has two then leave their money there, they will zones. There are none in Putnam County. achieve a much better tax outcome than The first Beacon zone encompasses a 1.3- if they had just paid taxes on their capital mile tract north of Main Street and west of gains,” noted Drapkin. and including Route 52. It has 4,700 resi- Anyone can create an opportunity fund, dents, 17 percent of whom live at or below the the IRS says, as long as it invests in an eligi- federal poverty level, which is $25,000 annu- ble property in one of the nearly 9,000 des- ally for a family of four. The people who live ignated zones in the U.S. and its territories. in the zone earn 72 percent of the area medi- Drapkin said that, on the Beacon tracts, an income. Sixteen percent are unemployed. Pattern for Progress would like to see pro- The second zone lies directly to the posals for mixed-use development that north and includes a former state women’s includes affordable housing. Mayor Randy prison that is part of an ongoing state re- Casale said he hopes to see jobs created The two census tracts in Beacon that have been designated "opportunity zones" are development project. Only 116 people live that keep residents working in Beacon. shown in dark green. in the zone, but 40 percent live in poverty. Dutchess County is expected to hold The challenge for individuals or com- an informational session in the spring to panies with plans in opportunity zones connect projects with investors, and Pat- is finding the investors they need, said tern for Progress is hosting a Q&A with INDEPENDENCE DAY Jonathan Drapkin, the president and CEO representatives from Empire State Devel- of the Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress opment, the state’s principal development COMMITTEE MEETING think tank. agency, at 10 a.m. on March 15 at the New- That’s where the U.S. Treasury hopes to burgh campus of SUNY Orange. The Village of Cold Spring will hold its first organizational meeting of play matchmaker. Its target is investors who the 2019 Independence Day Committee on Tuesday, February 26th. All interested parties – event organizers, volunteers, participants, vendors etc. are encouraged to attend as we plan for an event that is fun and memorable Seed-Sowing at Stonecrop Gardens for all. All volunteers and ideas are welcome! Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 26th Meeting Time: 7:00 PM Meeting Location: Village Hall, 85 Main Street If you can’t attend the meeting but would like to be involved, please contact Please join us for our first workshop of the season... Jeff Vidakovich, Village Clerk, at 845-265-3611 or [email protected] Part 1 Saturday, March 9, 9 am1 pm (Snow date March 10) Learn the basic principles of seed propagation and seedsowing techniques to sow a variety of annuals. Part 2 Saturday, April 13, 9 am1 pm (Snow date April 14) POSITION POSITION Learn how to prick out the germinated seedlings into larger rounds to take home and grow in your garden. AVAILABLE AVAILABLE Space is limited to 12 participants. Participants must attend both workshops. Registration and prepayment required. $80/$60 for members. The Town of Philipstown is seeking The Town of Philipstown is Register online at www.stonecrop.org or call (845) 2652000 volunteers to serve on the Recreation seeking an individual to serve as Commission and the Cemetery Com- a member of the Conservation mittee. Any persons interested should Board. Any persons interested C.&E. Paint Supply, Inc. submit their resume to: should submit their resume to: Tools • Hardware • Plumbing & Electrical Supplies Richard Shea - Supervisor Richard Shea - Supervisor TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN 238 MAIN STREET 238 MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 155 Monday - Thursday 8 - 5:30 P.O. BOX 155 COLD SPRING, NEW YORK 10516 Friday & Saturday 8 - 5 COLD SPRING, NEW YORK 10516 Tel. 845.265.3126 OR [email protected] OR [email protected] 158 Main Street • Cold Spring, NY 10516 4 February 15, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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Green classroom 40 percent in 12 years, and create more Build the bridge! After reading your story about Marjorie than 2 million jobs over 10 years. Christopher Bopp, via Facebook * Guigliano’s efforts to create a green class- If you have a child, if you teach a student, Winner: 33 room, I am even prouder to say my son at- or if you are in any way connected to a school, I like the idea of having someone repro- Better Newspaper tends the Garrison School (“The Sustain- reducing greenhouse-gas emissions must be- duce the historic structural parts of the able Classroom,” Feb. 8). come a priority. Children and teenagers are bridge rather than tacking on a curve to a Contest Awards When speaking about her curriculum, walking out of schools in Europe and Austra- modern bridge. Having one lane that con- *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2017 Ms. Guigliano noted that its primary goal lia to protest inaction against climate change. nects with the Fjord Trail path seems like NNA* Winner: was “for students to internalize the green One well-known activist in Sweden, 15-year a great way to move forward. While I agree mindset, so they would know that sustain- old Greta Thunberg, has said: “I want you to with council members who didn’t find the 16 Better ability was the responsibility of everyone act like your house is on fire, because it is.” proposal that impressive, I want to see a Newspaper in the school community.” Krystal Ford, Garrison bridge so we can walk loops. Contest Awards I couldn’t agree more. We have a lot of ur- Ford is president of the Garrison School Matthew Robinson, via Instagram gent environmental problems that the next PTA. *National Newspaper Association, 2016-2017 generation will have to deal with, including Build another condo on it. That solves Tioronda bridge NYNPA* Winner: climate change and plastics. Children rep- everything. resent a particularly vulnerable group that I would like to see the Tioronda Bridge Gabriel Berlin, via Facebook 4 Awards for is already suffering disproportionately from in Beacon rebuilt as close to the original Excellence the health effects of global warming. as possible (“Beacon’s Lost Bridge,” Feb. I loved that rickety old bridge, with 8). Since the deck will not be the old wood * New York News Publishers Association, 2017 The Garrison School PTA believes in the its beautiful waterfall and creek. I lived urgency of acting on climate change. That planks, they could make a fisherman’s path about a mile away and walked there fre- Publisher is why we have endorsed two policies that or bicycle path that could display the names quently from 1988 to 1999. Highlands Current Inc. focus on reducing greenhouse gas emis- of people who donated to rebuild the bridge. Terri Long, via Facebook 161 Main St. sions while also helping low- and middle- Where I live now, our schools and parks Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 income Americans. place bricks engraved with the names of Beacon development 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 At the state level, it’s the New York Climate residents in walls, monuments or around People are interested in moving to Bea- Founder and Community Protection Act. The bill landscaping designs. The high school placed con, and up until the recent residential de- Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) mandates a shift to renewable energy, with bricks near the football field and running velopment happened, there was nowhere track. These projects drew many donations for them to move to (“Booming Beacon,” Managing Editor 100 percent of human-caused climate pollu- Chip Rowe tion eliminated by 2050 from all sectors. from families who lived here all their lives. Feb. 8). At one point, Beacon had a less [email protected] At the federal level, it’s the Energy In- I lived right next to the Tioronda for than 1 percent vacancy rate. Prices rose novation and Carbon Dividend Act. This more than 30 years, and my childhood because of supply and demand. Arts/Feature Editor bill puts a price on carbon and returns the was spent on it. The bridge cannot be lost. Now, with more places to live, prices Alison Rooney It has been in limbo far too long. should stabilize, at least through the next [email protected] fee equally to all households on a monthly basis. It could reduce carbon pollution by Johnna Dema, Bainbridge, New York economic cycle. Beacon is better than Senior Correspondent ever! It’s still lovely, quirky and awesome, Michael Turton and now there will be tax income to fix infrastructure and to bring the city up to Reporters Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong speed. There is now a possibility of eco- Brian PJ Cronin • Joe Dizney nomic development and good-paying jobs. Pamela Doan • Deb Lucke I’m optimistic. I love living here; I love our Skip Pearlman • Jeff Simms community. There is a lot more positive than negative generated by the development. Layout Editor Kelly Ellenwood, Beacon Pierce Strudler

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Welcome to the Williamsburg of Dutchess The Highlands Current is a 501c3 County. nonprofit funded by grants, advertising Kieran O’Hagan, via Facebook and the generous support of our readers. Thank you. I feel sad that the Beacon I loved no lon- THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, ger exists. The prices are incredibly high is published weekly by Highlands Current Inc. and the town has lost its quirky, lovely mix of people to become a wealthy, dull, Vol. 8, Issue 6 (ISSN 2475-3785) overcrowded and overblown place. Why POSTMASTER: Send address changes did this happen? There was no vision for to The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516-2818. beauty, and greed took over once again. Mail delivery $30 per year. Lillian Rosengarten, Cold Spring highlandscurrent.org/delivery [email protected] Will Newburgh be next? There are some © Highlands Current Inc. 2019 beautiful old buildings there. All rights reserved. No part of this Mary Harrington-Reide, via Facebook publication may be reproduced in any form, mechanical or electronic, without It looks like all the planning over the written permission of the publisher. years is finally paying off. More and more Advertisements designed by The High- lands Current may not be reproduced in rundown properties in Beacon are being whole or in part without permission. (Continued on Page 5) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current February 15, 2019 5

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(Continued from Page 5) purchased and renovated, along with the buildings being built. Property values are increasing and the city is looking good. There will always be people who com- plain that prices are too high, but at least the people who took a gamble on Beacon in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s are fi- nally reaping the benefits of their invest- ments. After living here for more than 40 years, I believe the change is for the bet- ter. We will see more traffic, more conges- tion and other issues, but Beacon seems to be moving to a higher class of life. Charles Symon, Beacon

All this development is ridiculous! It drove me out of my hometown. How many apartments and condos do you need? Who will buy or rent them with the prices so high? I will never understand how and why all these projects were approved. Roxanne Meyer, Wappingers Falls Cold Spring took over management last year of Dockside Park, which is owned by New York state. File photo by M. Turton Plant a tree What an informative and encouraging Reporter’s Notebook sized performance stage at Dockside. article to spur us all into action in the There may even be a creative way to com- spring (“Roots and Shoots: Seedling Trees bine the two. The summer music series for a Greener Future,” Feb. 1). As Pamela could make the stage, lawn and shade Doan wrote, planting trees has many ad- Cold Spring’s Riverfront Puzzle trees its home. The structures could also vantages and can clearly benefit everyone serve the Cold Spring Film Society’s sum- by helping to clean the air. Unfortunately, Can the community put the pieces together? mer series. Add seasonal food kiosk(s), we live in an area that receives low air- with local restaurants having the first quality ratings that we need to counter By Michael Turton ¢¢ The 2012 Comprehensive Plan was shot at operating them. A few panels in- with massive amounts of planting. adopted after a multi-year volunteer effort terpreting Cold Spring’s history and the Hopefully we make this a yearly ritual, t may strike that began with a survey of residents about natural history of the Hudson River and and it would be great to see Doan’s col- some people as their visions for the village. While the plan Highlands are also worth thinking about. umn reprinted at the beginning of the Iodd, but this makes several recommendations about the ¢¢ One of the comprehensive plan’s objec- planting season. winter is the best riverfront, it has largely sat on a shelf. tives is to “protect and enhance the ben- Michael Leonard, Philipstown time to consider Smaller pieces efit of the Boat Club for its members” and the future of Cold Route 9D backups ¢¢ Longtime residents still mourn the loss to “increase the benefit of this riverfront Spring’s riverfront. In of Dockside, the restaurant and de facto site for village residents.” Most residents In your Feb. 8 issue, Jonathan Jacob- fact, if the many pieces of the riverfront community center that hosted countless have no reason to financially support a son, who represents Beacon in the state puzzle are not discussed, preferably at weddings, luncheons, graduation parties clubhouse used exclusively by Boat Club Assembly, called on transportation offi- a moderated community forum, a great and family gatherings along with live music members. But would they contribute to a cials to add a turn lane from Route 9D opportunity may drift away. and outdoor dining in a magnificent setting. building that had a second-floor, revenue- to the Newburgh-Beacon (Hamilton Fish) ¢¢ Bandstand or gazebo? Whatever you producing banquet room that could host bridge to ease congestion during rush Big pieces ¢¢ The state departments of Environmen- call the Main Street landmark, it has many of the functions Dockside once did, hour. But why ease access for more ve- tal Conservation and Parks, Recreation hosted many concerts over the years. with similar views of the river? hicles to our congested local roads when and Historic Preservation are collaborat- But it has problems. Musicians hate the Or how about a three-way partnership we have a low-cost solution at the ready? ing to make Dockside Park a demonstra- acoustics and staring into the bright, set- between the village, the Boat Club and a Instead of jamming more commuters tion site for state-of-the-art shoreline pro- ting sun. Pillars block sight lines. And developer to include a ground-level com- onto the bridge, our leaders should ferry tection, a major plus given the rise in sea on hot days, the dock’s bricks bake like mercial enterprise? Boat Club records show them between the Beacon train station levels expected from climate change. an oven. The bandstand is an appealing that 3,199 guests docked there in 2018, even and the other side of the Hudson. The ¢¢ The village has taken over management symbol, rooted in village history and with with no amenities. How many more boat- Beacon-Newburgh ferry must become a of Dockside Park from the state and can a magical feel, especially at Christmas. ers would stop and spend money in Cold linchpin of our regional conveyance infra- now generate revenue and add modest fa- But as a bandstand, it fails. Spring if the club had inviting facilities? structure, as it had been for centuries. A cilities at what is now an undeveloped site. relatively small investment by the state to Assembly What next? ¢¢ The Recreation Commission and Vil- pay for robust ferry service would free up For the riverfront puzzle to be put to- The puzzle can’t be completed without lage Board are revamping the application roads throughout the region and take our gether, many voices working toward a a sea change in thinking by Boat Club process for events held at Dockside. local economy to another level, as well. consensus will yield better results than members. The club has had its detractors, ¢¢ One potential route of the proposed Gregg Zuman, Beacon individual opinions, regardless of how but not even the harshest critics suggest Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail passes loudly they are expressed. it should not exist. When the club was es- through Dockside. Once you get through those Route 9D Here are a few ideas; some are new, tablished in 1955, riverfront property was ¢¢ The Cold Spring Boat Cub, located on backups, you creep into an even bigger others are not. seen as having little value. Today, one village-owned property, is in discussions backup created by construction on the ¢¢ Reignite interest in the riverfront by real-estate broker puts the parcel’s worth with the village about renewing its lease, Newburgh side of the bridge. It seems asking residents if Dockside Park should at $900,000 and says that’s conservative. which expires in 2023. The club has been never-ending and causes parking-lot con- be renamed. Residents may be passionate Does it make sense that such a valuable, without a clubhouse since 2015, when it ditions on Interstate 84 well east of Bea- about keeping that name or they may fa- village-owned asset benefits so few peo- was razed as part of the remediation of con and on Friday afternoons all the way vor a name that reflects the larger history, ple? If the club can reinvent itself as an toxic coal tar. The club’s fewer than 100 full to Fishkill. The situation is a mess. Thank culture and geography of the Hudson Riv- integral, community-oriented part of an members have to this point been reluctant you, Jonathon Jacobson, for speaking up. er and Cold Spring. invigorated riverfront, its members will to commit to the cost of rebuilding. Club Donald MacDonald, Cold Spring ¢¢ Consider adding a picnic pavilion and benefit along with residents. leaders have said they want a new building an acoustically designed, appropriately What piece would you add to this puzzle? or, at the very least, restrooms. 6 February 15, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

like that — not vaping, not pornography” or anything else that’s legal. “So what Philipstown Again Calls for Sales-Tax Sharing you want to do is limit the area in which they’re allowed.” annual budgets. In December, Putnam County legisla- Also moves to ban vape shops and suspend Upland development Though not rolled into the budget, the sur- tors created a $250 licensing requirement pluses still “have to be accounted for,” Shea for vape shops. It will begin on July 1 and By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong expectations and the amount allocated for said. “And there should be explanations, to be enforced by the Health Department. the budget. “It’s so glaring when you’re hit- the townships which generate that money, of hilipstown Supervisor Richard Shea ting record overages,” he protested. where that excess revenue is going.” Upland Drive last week renewed a call for Putnam According to data provided to the coun- He referred to sales tax as the No. 1 con- The board decided to immediately sus- P County to share sales tax revenue and ty Legislature’s Audit Committee on Jan. cern of the six town supervisors. “Why can’t pend development on Upland Drive and to criticized its refusal to do so as “harder to 24, Putnam County received $63.1 million we get a percentage of that money back?” follow-up with a formal moratorium and rationalize” than ever because of surpluses. in sales tax in 2018 but only planned on Montgomery promised to raise the mat- impact study. It scheduled further discus- The issue arose when Nancy Montgomery, $58.5 million and thus ended up with a ter in Carmel and suggested that the coun- sion for Feb. 20. a former Town Board member a month into $4.6 million surplus. There also were sur- ty could perhaps help fund Philipstown’s Last fall residents objected to a parcel her new job as a Putnam County legislator, pluses in three of the four previous years, drug-abuse resources coordinator job, just owner’s plan to develop a rocky, wooded asked the board about topics of concern. ranging from $1.4 million to $4.3 million. as it helps underwrite the salary of the site at the crest of the narrow, private Unlike most New York counties, Put- “Where is that money going?” Shea asked. town’s senior resources coordinator. lane, which is gouged by potholes. It nam does not return a portion of the sales From the audience, Putnam County winds steeply between Old Albany Post Vape shops tax to the municipalities where it is col- Road and Winston Lane at the southern Sheriff Robert Langley, a Garrison resi- The board said it planned to continue lected. The county stance has long frus- end of Philipstown. dent, said sales tax supports the assign- its ban on electronic cigarette-vape shops trated local officials because historic Cold “There’s no way that [road] would meet ment of sheriff’s deputies as resource of- for six months and send its draft exten- Spring and Nelsonville, the Hudson River current standards” and any building proj- ficers at schools. The county pays half of sion to the county for review. It also will shore, and the Highlands’ mountains and ect along it “is going to cause somebody, the cost, he said. Putnam has nine SROs, hold another public hearing on the issue. state parks draw throngs of tourists while downhill, problems,” Shea said. including one at Haldane. It established the moratorium in June. the town and villages bear the costs. “I don’t think there’s anything as bad in Shea and Councilor Mike Leonard re- The goal is a law that regulates vape At $60.5 million, sales tax is the coun- this town as that,” Leonard remarked. sponded that the board questions the sur- shops, Shea said. As a town, “you can’t ty’s largest source of revenue. It accounts pluses, not the sales tax included in the for about 40 percent of Putnam County’s completely discriminate against anything $160 million budget for this year. The property tax share is $43.5 million, and the remainder comes from the state and According to data provided to the county Legislature’s Audit Committee on federal governments and income gener- ated by county departments. Jan. 24, Putnam County received $63.1 million in sales tax in 2018 but only Shea objected to the county’s retention of planned on $58.5 million and thus ended up with a $4.6 million surplus. sales tax revenue even when its take exceeds

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NEWS BRIEFS be impossible to find a site that fit all (from Page 1) Fire Department of its needs. In a straw poll, the council year. After three years, the city would members agreed to pivot and to research have to pay 100 percent of the salaries. closing one of the three stations. “That’s the route we should go, but if A consolidated station is still his pref- not, we need to put in the 2020 budget for erence, Van Voorhis said Monday. But if three more firefighters,” Van Voorhis said. all three stations stay open, he’d like to Newburgh has bolstered its depart- add one firefighter at Beacon Engine, one ment using the same grants, although the at the Mase Hook and Ladder station on city was unable to absorb the firefighters’ Main Street and two at the Tompkins salaries when they expired. A new grant Hose Fire Station on South Avenue. The arrangement would allow from the program for $1.5 “No matter what we million helped retain some four firefighters, rather than do, if we stay at three, of the firefighters last year. three, to respond to calls. there has to be work Council Member Jodi Mc- Fire stations done. If we’re going Credo summarized Van Voo- That’s one fire narrative in to put any money into rhis’ presentation, observing Beacon. The other — whether that “if we have three fire- ICE BREAK — The tundra of the Hudson River at Long Dock Park in Beacon after a Tompkins Hose, we to maintain each of Beacon’s houses, we’re spread out and deep freeze turned on its heels into a 60-degree February day Photo by Guy Peifer three stations — is less de- should look for some extra money and we can cover a lot of the city. fined. If we have one firehouse, we’re Van Voorhis spoke to the make the building look Putnam Valley Teen Study Finds Disparity at nicer than it does now, combining all of our resourc- council for nearly an hour, es, and we can make one re- because it is at the Shot in Head Beacon Schools with much of that time spent ally great firehouse. But hav- Friends say death was accidental Black, Hispanic students behind acknowledging that one of entrance to the city.” ing two firehouses defeats the the stations, likely the Beacon – Mayor Randy Casale purpose of both” scenarios. 17-year-old Put- sing civil rights data compiled by the Engine station on East Main “Right,” Van Voorhis re- A nam Valley teen U U.S. Department of Education, Pro- Street, would close. But in the end, he said, plied. The ideal scenario would be a cen- fatally shot himself in Publica built a database to examine racial that’s not the ideal scenario. tral station, he said, “but if we go three the head on Feb. 1 at disparities at 96,000 public and charter The city has ordered numerous studies to two, we have to make some modifica- his home, according schools in 17,000 districts across the U.S. over the past decades on how to best man- tions” at the two stations that remain. to the Putnam Coun- See projects.propublica.org/miseducation. age its fire stations. In recent years, the “No matter what we do,” said Mayor ty Sheriff’s Office. Knapp The numbers showed that “black and council appeared ready to move ahead with Randy Casale, “if we stay at three, there Elias Orion Knapp, Hispanic students are, on average, less plans for one central station, with locations has to be work done. If we’re going to put a senior at Putnam Valley High School, likely to be selected for gifted programs on Main Street, Route 9D and near Ham- any money into Tompkins Hose, we should later died at Westchester Medical Center. and take Advanced Placement courses mond Field all considered at different times. look for some extra money and make the Three friends who were present when than their white peers,” ProPublica re- Most recently, the dog run at Memorial building look nicer than it does now, be- the gun fired told the sheriff’s depart- ported. “They are also more likely, on Park emerged as a likely candidate, but in cause it is at the entrance to the city.” ment the shooting was an accident. average, to be suspended and expelled.” December the council conceded it might Deputies responded at about 7:45 p.m. The data included the Beacon City School after one of the teens called 911. Knapp was District (where 54 percent of its 2,984 stu- transported by the ambulance and then dents are non-white) but not Haldane (13 airlifted to Westchester Medical Center. percent) or Garrison (22 percent). The data The death remains under investigation showed that, while segregation of white by the sheriff’s department. and black students at Beacon is low: Elias was the son of Steven and Helena • Black students are, on average, academi- (Tanttu) Knapp. According to an obitu- cally 1.3 grades behind white students. ary posted by Yorktown Funeral Home, • Hispanic students are, on average, academi- many of his organs were donated. cally 1.2 grades behind white students. Besides his parents, Elias is survived by • White students are 1.9 times as likely his sisters, Saara Knapp and Maija Knapp, to be enrolled in at least one AP class and his grandparents, Carol Knapp of as Hispanic students. Lake Peekskill and Esko and Annikki Tan- • Black students are 3.6 times as likely to ttu of Lappeenranta, Finland. He is also be suspended as white students. survived by his girlfriend, Amanda Faul. A • Hispanic students are 2.1 times as like- memorial service was held on Feb. 9. ly to be suspended as white students.

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tion by a 2-1 margin. (from Page 1) Climate Change “That had never happened before,” said County are among the signatories. Frongillo. “Usually we win elections by 50 The Current contacted three officials votes or so.” After the election, the new from the Highlands who signed the 2012 council banned fracking. fracking letter and are still in office to ask Frongillo noticed that Caroline’s story about divestment. Philipstown Supervisor was not unique: More than 200 other mu- Richard Shea and Beacon Mayor Randy Ca- nicipalities across the state had passed sale did not immediately respond. George similar bans. Mansfeld, a longtime member of the Beacon “It was the largest environmental move- City Council, said he was unaware of the di- ment of its kind in a generation in New vestment letter but would gladly sign on. York,” he said. “We came together as elect- Last year, Elected Officials to Protect ed officials of these communities to say New York wrote a letter to lobby for the ‘Look, if it’s not safe in one of these munici- creation of a state Decarbonization Ad- palities, it’s not safe anywhere in our state.’ visory Panel to examine the feasibility of The impacts cross municipal boundaries.” divesting the state pension fund. (One of Divestment hasn’t grabbed the same the panel’s members is Bevis Longstreth, a attention as fracking, but the stakes may Garrison resident who also serves on the be higher. A 2013 study by scientists from board of Highlands Current Inc.) It too had Stanford, Cornell and the University of no signatories from Beacon or Putnam. California at Davis concluded that burn- Dominic Frongillo, a co-founder of Elect- ing fossil fuels in New York State contrib- ed Officials to Protect New York, said the utes to at least 4,000 deaths and $33 bil- group is trying to “empower elected officials Smoke pours from the chimney of a coal power plant. Photo by Carole Castelli lion in public health costs annually. who may want to lead and take action on Frongillo said that it makes no sense for these issues within their own municipali- putting their business model ahead of the dustry regulated. the state, which is attempting to transi- ties. This is a platform for us to join together survival of human civilization.” At the municipal level, something else tion to clean energy, to support fossil-fuel and be the kind of leadership we need.” Elected Officials to Protect New York was stirring. Further upstate, in Caro- companies through investments in its He said the group would like to see the was founded in 2012 as energy companies line, where Frongillo was a council mem- pension fund. It also doesn’t make sense state fully divested from fossil fuel compa- were pushing the state to allow fracking, ber, half of the registered voters signed from a financial standpoint, the group nies by 2020. “We’re appreciative of the gov- a process used to extract gas and oil from a petition urging their elected officials says. In its letter to the comptroller, it ernor’s leadership on this, and Comptroller shale rock. Fracking seemed likely to be to ban fracking within town limits. The claims that New York’s retirement fund DiNapoli is committed,” said Frongillo. “But approved, and environmental organiza- two members of the council who favored lost more than $261 million from 2010 to you can’t negotiate with companies that are tions were discussing how to get the in- fracking were defeated in the next elec- 2015 on its investments in coal.

Giovanni Anselmo Marisa Merz Winter Hours Alighiero Boetti Giulio Paolini Presidents’ Day Weekend Pier Paolo Calzolari Pino Pascali Saturday, Sunday, Monday Luciano Fabro Giuseppe Penone 11 am to 5 pm Jannis Kounellis Michelangelo Pistoletto Admission is free to the public Mario Merz Gilberto Zorio 2700 Route 9 Cold Spring, NY 10516 magazzino.art highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current February 15, 2019 9 The Calendar

Marc Breslav Mixing It Up Recommends Cold Spring resident marks Aztec Two-Step 25 years as disc jockey Aztec Two-Step By Michael Turton Donna the Buffalo Rockin’ in the Weary Land arc Breslav of Cold Spring recently celebrated 25 years as a volunteer Donovan M disc jockey at the Vassar College Sunshine Superman radio station, WVKR (91.3 FM or wvkr.org). He drives to Poughkeepsie each Thursday to Fairport Convention host “Radio Eclectica” from 6 to 8 p.m. Unhalfbricking Are there limits to your “eclectica”? Grateful Dead It’s within the bounds of “lost” rock, blues Marc Breslav at WVKR in 2014 Photo by Arlene Seymour Cornell and folk. The label allows me, forces me, to be expansive. I’ve added stuff over the years rock such as Genesis, Yes and Emerson and a transistor radio tuned to WABC. When Howlin’ Wolf such as coverage of the passing of the famous Lake and Palmer. I don’t particularly care a song I liked came on I’d tape it because my London Sessions* and not-so-famous — producers, technical for it but feel obligated to play it. parents questioned the cost of buying 45 rpm Van Morrison people, musicians. There have been so many Is there anything you would call a singles. The first album I owned was Simon Astral Weeks and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Wa- great people passing away from the vinyl era. guilty pleasure? ter. I liked every song and was able to con- Poi Dog Pondering How long does it take to prepare for Bruce Longstreet, the general manager vince my parents that it was cheaper to buy it Poi Dog Pondering a show? at WFMU in East Orange, New Jersey, once than 12 singles. My radio heroes were people My philosophy has been more the Bud- said that “a little bit of candy every once in like [New York City DJs] Ron Lundy, Harry Patti Smith dhist principle of being an empty vessel a while is OK.” For me it’s “Reflections of Harrison and especially Dan Ingram. Horses waiting to be filled, but lately I’ve started My Life” by the Scottish band Marmalade. to plan parts of the program, which takes And I can get into “Dizzy” by Tommy Roe or How does your record collection Paul Winter Consort a couple of hours. “Midnight Confessions” by the Grass Roots. compare to the WVKR archive? Icarus WVKR has 20,000 to 25,000 records Do you only play music you like? What sparked your interest in being and 50,000 CDs. My collection is just a few * with Eric Clapton, Stevie Winwood, There are two areas in which I some- a DJ? Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts times stray: jazz and certain progressive As a kid I’d sit with my cassette recorder (Continued on Page 12) A Store Full of Surprises You never know what you’ll find at Archipelago

By Alison Rooney “They want things that you don’t see any- where else,” explains Chevtaikin, who opened s the owner of one of Cold Spring’s the store in 1998, “especially now, when they longstanding Main Street busi- can look everything up so easily online, and A nesses, Archipelago at Home, when so many products are copied.” Timothy Chevtaikin identified his cus- That’s one reason he doesn’t allow any- tomer base early. one to take photos inside the store beyond the occasional snooping reporter. To fill his stock with what he calls “vin- tage pieces with a wow factor,” Chevtaikin scours auctions and estate sales and at- tends the New York Gift Show and others farther afield — he just returned from Las Vegas. He also has longstanding relation- Everywhere you look there is something to look at, at Archipelago. ships with a number of artisans. “Eighty percent of what’s here is unique to Sid Dickens Tiles, which are signed col- ship, can’t carry larger objects home, while Archipelago,” he says of his many antiques, lectibles released in limited editions twice locals work during the week and say they including best-sellers such as mirrors, lamps, a year by a Vancouver artist; and Billy Joe can’t find parking on weekends. clocks and tables. He also stocks tableware, Kitchen Strainers. He also has local lines Even after 20 years, what to buy for the crystal and smaller items such as door hooks. such as ceramics by Suzanne Robertson of store is still trial and error, “but eventually He strives to make the other 20 percent at Cold Spring Pottery. everything sells, and I hardly get any re- least unique to Cold Spring. “Being in a small Like most shop owners on Main Street, turns,” he says. He has found social media community, with lots of stores, you have to Chevtaikin sees a mix of tourists and lo- useful to promote his latest finds (see ins- be careful not to step on toes and carry what cals, each with their constraints — the tour- tagram.com/archipelagoathome). “It works someone else has,” Chevtaikin says. ists, particularly Europeans and those who well with people who come in just once or Timothy Chevtaikin Photos by A. Rooney Some of his mainstays are Soap Rocks; arrive in the fall on the Seastreak cruise (Continued on Page 12) 10 February 15, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

THEEdited byWEEK Pamela Doan ([email protected]) AHEAD For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.

COMMUNITY the opiate overdose antidote SAT 23 Narcan. RSVP requested by phone Balancing Almost SAT 16 or email to narcantraining@ Anything MLK Jr. Day Breakfast beaconvac.org, but walk-ins also welcome. Free GARRISON and Parade Noon. Garrison Art Center BEACON 23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960 8 a.m. Springfield Baptist Church VISUAL ARTS garrisonartcenter.org 8 Mattie Cooper Square | 845-831-4093 SAT 16 In this four-hour workshop, Following a free community Winter Weekend sculptor and woodworker James breakfast at 8 a.m. and a ceremony Murray will show participants how at 9:30 a.m., the annual singing NEW WINDSOR to use tools and various materials parade and civil rights march 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Storm King Art Center to create hanging mobiles. will begin outside the church. 1 Museum Road | 845-534-3115 Cost: $75 plus $10 materials The event was re-scheduled stormking.org from Jan. 21 due to weather. Explore the outdoor art SAT 23 installations in a winter landscape. Guided Tour: Death is Also SUN 17. Cost: $18 ($15 seniors, SUN 17 Irrelevant Korean Lotus Lantern- $8 students, children ages 4 and younger and members free) PEEKSKILL Making Class 2 p.m. Hudson Valley MOCA GARRISON SAT 16 1701 Main St. | 914-788-0100 2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Ocarina hudsonvalleymoca.org 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 Stop by for an in-depth tour of GARRISON desmondfishlibrary.org selections from the Marc and Livia 2 p.m. Garrison Art Center Make and take home your own Straus Collection. Cost: $10 ($5 lantern while learning about 23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960 seniors, students, children 8 and Korean culture and history. garrisonartcenter.org older; members free) Registration required. Cost: $5 The ocarina is an ancient type of vessel flute that was typically fashioned from clay. Renee Ivanoff KIDS & FAMILY THURS 21 will instruct participants on how to SAT 16 Jigsaw Puzzle Swap trap air to shape a flute and create GARRISON sound. Registration required. Open Winter on the Farm 6 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library to adults and children ages 10 and WAPPINGERS FALLS 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 older. Cost: $50 plus $5 materials 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Stony Kill Farm desmondfishlibrary.org 79 Farmstead Lane | 845-831-3800 Bring a puzzle you have completed SAT 16 stonykill.org and take home a new one. Where is the Madness Enjoy an all-you-can-eat You Promised Me pancake breakfast from 10 a.m. FRI 22 to noon, along with, from 11 a.m. PEEKSKILL Spaghetti Dinner to 2 p.m., horse-drawn sleigh Maple Sugar Tours 5 – 7 p.m. Hudson Valley MOCA rides, barn tours, maple-tapping BEACON 1701 Main St. | 914-788-0100 demonstrations, snowshoeing and a nature trek to look for tracks 5:30 p.m. Elks Club FRI 22 hudsonvalleymoca.org crafts. Cost: $10 ($5 children) and signs. The program is for 900 Wolcott Ave. | 845-831-9746 Karaoke Night This exhibition will feature children ages 8 and older. Free elks.org COLD SPRING dystopian landscapes from the SAT 16 Dine in or take-out spaghetti, collection of Marc and Livia 8 p.m. Old VFW Hall | 34 Kemble Ave. Pizza & Paint Party FRI 22 meatballs, salad, bread and dessert Straus that reflect anxiety over haldaneschoolfoundation.org prepared by the Elks’ Ladies the future. The opening reception COLD SPRING Teen Talent Night Get ready to belt out your favorite Auxiliary. Cost: $10 ($8 seniors, is free with museum admission. 6 p.m. Butterfield Library KENT songs in support of the Haldane $5 children younger than 10) Cost: $10 ($5 seniors, residents, 10 Morris Ave | 845-265-3040 5 p.m. Kent Town Hall School Foundation. Admission students, children ages 8 and older) butterfieldlibrary.org 40 Sybils Crossing | 845-225-8585 includes one drink ticket. Cost: $20 SAT 23 Middle and high school students Show off your talent: Sing, dance, Maple Sugar Tours SAT 23 are invited to create a masterpiece juggle, anything goes. Putnam County SUN 24 with guidance from Tania Dirks. Free students ages 8 to 12 will perform CORNWALL Turkish Marbling Children’s Storytime beginning at 5 p.m. and teens at 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. GARRISON COLD SPRING SUN 17 6:30 p.m. RSVP by phone. Free Outdoor Discovery Center | Muser Drive 10 a.m. Garrison Art Center 10:15 a.m. Split Rock Books 845-534-5506 | hhnm.org 23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960 Operation Opera 97 Main St. | 845-265-2080 FRI 22 Learn all about how syrup and garrisonartcenter.org BEACON splitrockbks.com other products are produced from Learn from Christina Di Marco 3 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Chasing Coral Author and illustrator Julia the sap of maple trees and see the how to create images by practicing 477 Main St. | 845-765-3012 GARRISON Sarcone-Roach will share her latest process in action. Take a short, ebru, or cloud painting. The howlandmusic.org 6 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library book, There Are No Bears in This guided tour or a longer one-mile hike. technique can be used to create As part of its Classics for Kids 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 Bakery. Continues each weekend through works on paper as stand-alone series, the Howland Chamber desmondfishlibrary.org March 17. Cost: $10 ($8 children artworks, cards, origami or covers. Music Circle hosts the Met Chorus The Reel Life Film Club, a ages 3 to 17; members $8/$6) Cost: $85 plus $15 materials Artists to share the magic of documentary series for middle opera. Cost: $10 (children free) school students, will present SUN 24 a film about scientists, divers Narcan Training MON 18 and photographers who set out to discover why coral reefs are BEACON Winter Wildlife Survival disappearing. A Q&A follows the 1 p.m. Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corp FORT MONTGOMERY screening, and pizza will be served. 1 Arquilla Drive | 845-831-4540 opt. 5 1 p.m. Fort Montgomery Historic Site The screening was rescheduled beaconvac.org 690 Route 9W | 845-446-2134 from Feb. 8 due to weather. Free Receive training in administering How do deer, frogs and insects survive the cold weather? Go on highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current February 15, 2019 11

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SAT 16 The Vagina Monologues BEACON 7:30 p.m. Catalyst Gallery 137 Main St. | 845-204-3844 catalystgallery.com Eve Ensler’s play, first performed in 1996 and based on her interviews with more than 200 women, celebrates female sexuality and strength. The proceeds will benefit the Grace Smith House in Poughkeepsie, which battles domestic violence. Call to reserve tickets. Cost: $12

THURS 21 13: The Musical BEACON 7 p.m. Beacon High School 101 Matteawan Road | 845-350-2722 beaconperformingartscenter.com In this performance of the Broadway production, a boy from New York City tries to find Laurel and Hardy, Feb. 23 his identity at a middle school in a sleepy Indiana town. Also FRI 22, SAT 23. Cost: $12 ($8 seniors, 18 and younger) TALKS & TOURS THURS 21 Calling All Poets FRI 22 SAT 16 BEACON Good Bye Lenin! Community Conversation: 7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St. BEACON Immigration 845-855-1300 | callingallpoets.net 7 p.m. Howland Public Library COLD SPRING Mike Jurkovic will moderate an 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 1 p.m. Putnam History Museum open mic of writers reading their beaconlibrary.org 63 Chestnut St. | 845-265-4010 prose or poems and discussing the This touching and funny 2003 putnamhistorymuseum.org works with the audience. Sign- film, part of the library’s ongoing In this program, sponsored by up begins at 6:45 p.m. and the International Film Series, tells Humanities New York, the museum’s first six writers will perform for 5 the story of a man who tries to new executive director, Sarah minutes each. Cost: $5 donation recreate the East Germany his Johnson, will lead a guided reading mother knew before her coma. Free and discussion of President Lyndon FRI 22 B. Johnson’s remarks at the signing A Secret History of SAT 23 of the Immigration Bill on Liberty American River People Island in 1965. RSVP requested by The Magic Lantern email (info@putnamhistorymuseum. BEACON GARRISON 7 p.m. Red Barn | Long Dock Park org) or phone. Cost: $10 (members free) A Secret History of American 2 p.m. Boscobel | 1601 Route 9D 845-463-4660 | beaconsloopclub.org River People, Feb. 22 Wes Modes will discuss his project 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org TUES 19 Watch a demonstration of a magic Meet the Poet Laureate collecting stories from people who lantern, an early projector that uses live along rivers and are dealing MUSIC SUN 17 hand-painted slides. See Page 2. BEACON with the effects of climate change, Beacon Musicthon 6:30 p.m. Howland Public Library Cost: $22 ($15 children; ages 4 and environmental issues, economic SAT 16 BEACON 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 displacement and gentrification. The younger, free; members $18/$11) Threading Strands 4 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St. beaconlibrary.org project traversed the Hudson River NEWBURGH 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com Beacon’s new poet laureate, in a shanty barge last year. Free SAT 23 7:30 p.m. Mount Saint Mary College In a celebration of the Salon Peter Ullian, who will serve a Laurel & Hardy Aquinas Hall | 845-913-7157 Stage series, which began in two-year term, will be introduced SUN 24 newburghsymphony.org 2013, Boom Kat, Carla Springer, COLD SPRING and read selections. Free 7 p.m. Butterfield Library Poetry Reading The Greater Newburgh Symphony Jerry Kitzrow, The Costellos, 10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040 COLD SPRING Orchestra will perform a strings- Russell St. George, Open Book, butterfieldlibrary.org THURS 21 4 p.m. Split Rock Books only concert that includes Grainger’s Len Xiang, Vickie Raabin and “Irish Tune from County Derry,” Pärt’s Abigail Lilly will perform. Free Laugh along with three short films Pub Trivia 97 Main St. | 845-265-2080 “Cantus in memoriam Benjamin by the comedic duo: The Finishing COLD SPRING splitrockbks.com Britten” and Vaughan Williams’ Touch (1928), Liberty (1929) and 6 p.m. Hudson House | 2 Main St. | Mike Jurkovic, Heller Levinson, THURS 21 “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Big Business (1929). Cary Brown 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Mary Newell and Irene O’Garden Music Night Butterfield librarians Anita will read from their latest collections. Tallis.” Cost: $35 to $50 ($25 seniors) will provide live accompaniment GARRISON for the latest installment of the Peltonen and Luanne Morse will The event was rescheduled from 8:30 p.m. Dolly’s Restaurant library’s Silent Film Series. Free challenge your intellect. Free Jan. 20 due to weather. Free SAT 16 7 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-6511 Fred Zepplin Band dollysrestaurant.com BEACON This new monthly event features 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center acoustic sets and sing-a-longs. Free 477 Main St. | 845-831-4988 fredzepplin.brownpapertickets.com CIVIC Headed by Fred Zepplin on ukulele, this Hudson Valley band TUES 19 covers not only Led Zeppelin Board of Trustees but America, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, ELP, Deep Purple, Bowie, COLD SPRING Kansas, Three Dog Night and 7:30 p.m. Village Hall Santana. Cost: $10 ($15 door) 85 Main St. | 845-265-3611 coldspringny.gov Rescheduled from Feb. 12

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day and said he wanted a copy. Also, one night I was pulled over for failing to dim my brights. When I told the officer I was coming from WVKR, he asked my name and said, “Radio Eclectica! I listen to you!” and tore up the ticket. That was cool. Have you always volunteered as a DJ? One week at WVBR in Ithaca I was paid $40 for covering for vacations. But other- wise, it’s all been volunteer, including in Redlands, California; Elmhurst, Illinois; Boston and at WFMU, which is one of the great surviving freeform stations, along with WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bob Dylan alludes to WFMU in a song when he sings, “Howdy, East Orange.” WFMU had guys like Bob Fass and Bob Brainen, who I Spy: a motorcar, a silver bear, platters were pre-internet music encyclopedias. everywhere. A corner of Archipelago. Photo by A. Rooney WVKR is a nonprofit run by Vassar. How does that work? Breslav at WVKR around the time he first began volunteering there in 1994 It has a fair number of student DJs, and Archipelago (from Page 9) students manage the station. Sean Ander- Photo by Lisa King twice a year, because they frequently spot son, one of the best managers in my 25 something online and call and ask about For one segment, I spoke with Dar Wil- years, came back after the holidays one year it,” he says. “Even if they can’t come for a Breslav (from Page 9) liams about how the river influences her and said, “Guess what I got for Christmas? month to pick it up, we work it out.” music. For another, we recorded sounds The complete works of Hank Williams! offbeat things I lucked into that are quite Chevtaikin began his career as a make- along the river. At Norrie Point Marina in There is a God!” It continually surprises me valuable, such as a record by The West up artist but says he has been a collec- Staatsburg the wind playing against the how much interest Vassar students have in Coast Pop Art Experiment Band, a 1960s tor since he was a teenager and always sailboats sounded so musical you’d swear what was largely their parents’ music. They psychedelic group from Los Angeles. wanted to own a store. When he decided it was a drummer. We even recorded the still like Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. to pursue that dream, he searched along About 15 years ago you co-produced underwater sounds of the Holland Tunnel. a series called Hudson River Radio. What’s ahead for independent radio? the Hudson for a suitable location. What was that? Any other memorable moments? I’m somewhat pessimistic. A lot of col- “I wanted a place where people could We made 30-minute programs on the An interview I did with Don McLean leges are selling their stations to networks get to it from Grand Central without a nature, culture and beauty of the river. about his Hudson River music, including because the [FCC broadcasting] license is car and walk around,” he says. “In Cold There were 15 episodes, and they are still “Castle in the Air” and portions of “Ameri- worth a lot of money. Spring, the train stops right in the village. can Pie,” stands out. He called the next archived at wvkr.org and other places. The music played by commercial I thought, If I’m going to move here, aren’t stations is far more segmented by other people thinking the same thing? If genre than it was in the 1960s and they’re living in apartments, they’ll be 1970s. 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"La Benedicion Del Fuego" "La Luz" "Viernes Santo" Night Lights Photographer shares photos of El Salvador after dark

By Alison Rooney During his visits to El Salvador, Sibilia volunteers for Casa Clementina, a Salvador- decade ago, Michael Sibilia of Bea- an nonprofit that uses media and the arts to con was a sometimes-freelance pho- give youth direction. He’s worked with resi- A tographer invited to take photos in dents on projects as diverse as bicycle repair El Salvador on the set of a documentary clinics and photography workshops, as well film. It was his first time outside the U.S. as with programs which connect young During the evenings, Sibilia strolled the people with their grandparents. streets of Suchitoto. After working each An aunt gave him his first camera, day on set under the constraints of arti- a Brownie she thought would help her ficial light, he was struck by the contrast 5-year-old nephew with his attention defi- with the natural light. cit disorder. It did, he says. Then, as now, “During the set work, the color tem- he shoots whatever catches his eye, how- perature was perfectly balanced, while ever fleeting, and that often becomes the at night there was no consistency in any unexpected focal point of the frame. “La Via Crucis” of the sources; even the streetlamps had Born in the Bronx, he moved with his different types of light,” he recalls. There family to Putnam County as a child and was a lot going on at the time in Suchi- has also lived in Cold Spring. On Sept. 11, toto; it happened to be Semana Santa, the 2001, he happened to be in Lower Man- week before Easter, with many gatherings hattan and took photos for the entire day, and processions. prompting people who saw them to sug- Sibilia began taking photos. “The light,” gest he turn professional (see michaelsi- he says, “painted the images.” Over the bilia.com). He has never done so full-time, next 10 years, he made multiple trips back but his photos have appeared in many to the country, which he calls “incredibly newspapers and gallery shows. beautiful, on every level.” While organizing his photos for storage An exhibit of his Salvadoran photogra- (La Luz was first mounted in 2010 at the phy, La Luz — Reflejos de Semana Santa Museo de Arte in San Salvador), Sibilia, en Suchitoto (The Light — Reflections of who lives and works in The Lofts at Bea- Easter Week in Suchitoto) opened last con, had a thought: Why not see if its gal- weekend at The Lofts at Beacon Gallery lery would be interested in showing them? and runs through March 10. Sibilia’s most recent project is in New- “The Salvadoran people there are the burgh. For the past five years he’s been most wonderful I’ve ever met,” Sibilia visiting in the middle of the night to pho- says. “Even though when I shot these I tograph the city in its own special light. knew no Spanish — even now my Span- ish is marginal — they’ve welcomed me. The Lofts at Beacon Gallery is located Their sense of community and family is on 18 Front St. (off Route 52), in Beacon. incredible, and now families are getting It is open daily. See loftsatbeacon.com or call 845-202-7211. torn apart” at the U.S. border. “Caminando En La Luz”

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Kid Friendly and plant themselves into the minds of the little people around you. It could be a note, a single chocolate kiss, or a new special experience that you’ve My Little never done before. Earlier this winter, we visited a treat store after an evening round of shoveling. Valentines Inside, there was a new candy display that we’d never seen before, and the colors of the wrapping inspired our every sugary, By Katie Hellmuth Martin happy impulse. My little one looked up ear Reader, at me and asked: “Can I get two pieces of I am writ- candy?” (He can never make up his mind.) D ing you a I looked at him and gave a solid: “YES.” Valentine’s note to- The person behind the counter com- day from the depths mented: “Ooh, you spoil them.” No strang- of Snow Day Season, er to judgment, I was ready. Yes, I do. Be- where schools get closed, cause there is a lot I say “No” to that you delayed and dismissed early. This season is don’t see. Constantly. Could be with the a struggle for most parents because it in- TV. Devices. Jumping on couches. Nicely volves being inside, de-icing a car and put- plowed snow banks that beg jumping into ting children into it to drive to the grocery just because it’s fun (but the neighbor store to get essentials and entertainment might not appreciate the newly kicked (cupcake mix and frosting), shoveling side- snow on his cleared sidewalk). walks and steps, running out of cat food, As parents, we are always saying “No” and generally picking up the house on an and distracting our children with questions ongoing basis. By the end, your body hurts! to somehow convince them of our frame of While bleaching the snow slush and mind. It rarely works, and my little ones are melted sugar from the floor in the early getting better at answering back, cornering hours of the morning before everyone me with come-back rhetorical questions. woke up, I realized: Blimey, Valentine’s In the aisles of Key Food this week, my son Valentine's day score! Photo by K. Martin Day is this week! Did I get the gifts that I’d asked me: “Can we get the marshmallows intended to? Do I have time today? Wait, for s’more’s during the snow day?” what day is it? Egads! The Tooth Fairy My answer: “I thought we decided that His response: “But we want to make The previous week, we were on a Spe- was supposed to come last night! we only liked marshmallows from Hudson s’mores tomorrow.” Coming up with oppos- cial Mission for a birthday present and a Before the flickers of failure take over Valley Marshmallow, and that we weren’t ing questions was getting tiring. There was Jo Jo Siwa hair clip. Off to Walmart we your mind, know this: it’s easier than you buying these store ones anymore?” only so much quick thinking I could do with went. And out we came with boxes of think to create the love that the day is It was dark outside, and he knew we my other little one squirming in the grocery classmate Valentine’s cards, chocolates about. The busy stuff, the Valentine’s Day weren’t going to another store. Chances cart and my third one on a mission to get the and heart baggies. My most ambitious at- cards, the prep work, the little friends, the were slim of hopping down the road to get graham crackers. So, yes to the s’mores. Yes! tempt at class Valentines to date. well wishes: All of these gestures go far those special marshmallows. Was I on time this year for Valentine’s For my husband: I found the remote Day? Yes. Why? Because my son had strep control that our toddler put into a vase throat and swollen tonsils last week and one month ago! It got a big red bow. Fi- could only eat pancakes. After the doctor’s nally, we can turn off the TV without un- appointment, we went to Cracker Barrel for plugging it. SAVE THE DATE breakfast, and out we came with the biggest Pat yourself on the back, dear reader. Give Rice Krispies treat we had ever seen (2 feet). yourself a heart. It’s never too late to give a A valentine from my son to my daughter. friend a valentine. You’re doing great. St. Philip’s Nursery School

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By Chip Rowe

150 Years Ago (February 1869) The barn of Colin Tolmie on Paulding Avenue was robbed of a harness and sleigh robe about the same time that the stable of Edward Baxter on Rock Street was opened with fake keys and a silver-plated harness and new horse blanket taken. Because both men are members of the Philipstown Vigi- The mansion at the Ruppert estate, now part of St. Basil’s Academy Photo by Daniel Case Jacob Ruppert Library of Congress lance Committee, the acts are being inter- preted as acts of defiance by local thieves. that alcoholism and drug addiction were Father Quill of Our Lady of Loretto ment complex on 8 acres near the river. Frederick Warren was killed while diseases and not moral failings. posted a “notice and warning to persons A 104-unit apartment house and 56-bed throwing water from a pail on a fire at the who have no respect for law and order” nursing home at Fair Street and Northern West Point Iron Co. on West Street when 75 Years Ago (February 1944) after vandalism to the church. He blamed Avenue were also in the works. the framework beneath him collapsed. Lt. Philip Rusk of Cold Spring was “entirely too much coddling of juvenile James Bailey, a clerk in the employ of recognized for bombing and destroying 25 Years Ago (February 1994) delinquents” and said “a small minority of George Purdy, was applying liniment to a Japanese submarine seaplane base at Peter Di Natale of Cold Spring donat- the irresponsible and ignorant, who are in the foot of a colt when the horse kicked Marshall Island. An Associated Press re- ed a kidney to his brother, Christopher need of psychiatric study, care and treat- him over the eye, causing a severe wound. porter who was in the plane with Rusk Di Natale of Nelsonville, in a double op- ment, in a correctional institution,” were Villagers and cadets rescued a West Point wrote a detailed account of the attack. eration at Westchester Medical Center. leading law-abiding teens astray. soldier who, while walking across the river Anna Tatham of Garrison was seriously (Christopher died in 2003 at age 50.) The Cold Spring Lions announced they to return to the post after visiting his wife, injured when she was shot in the abdo- The 619-page Hearts in Conflict: A One- had booked comedian Harry Clayton for who boards on Market Street, fell through men. Her husband told state police she Volume History of the Civil War, by Curt its April dinner. Clayton had appeared on the ice. He managed to get out of the water was cleaning a shotgun while he was in Anders of Garrison, was released by Carol NBC as well as local stations in Puerto but could not move in the cold. another room when he heard a shot. In Publishing Group. Rico and Hollywood and also had done a Awards for excellence in map drawing another incident, Cataldo Loiodice, a bus Putnam County sheriff’s deputies ar- Budweiser commercial. were presented to students at the Rock driver for the Haldane school, was injured rested a 40-year-old Hopewell Junction The Hudson River Valley Commission Street school. when he slipped on the ice and the shot- man accused of selling crack and cocaine said it would hold a public hearing on a The editor of the Cold Spring Recorder gun he was carrying exploded. in Cold Spring. He allegedly used a pay proposal to build a 140-unit senior apart- opined: “We may be hard to prove that the The Greek Orthodox Church purchased phone on Main Street to conduct business. children of this generation are more un- the 125-acre Garrison estate of Col. Ja- grateful than those of the preceding one, cob Ruppert, the New York Yankees own- but we are sure that there is no advance in er who died in 1939, from his heirs for that respect…. We have heard that a Main $55,000 [about $800,000 today]. The es- Street girl has packed up her clothes and tate’s oil paintings, bronze statues and an- run away because her mother would not tique furniture were to be sold at auction let her go to a party.” after residents were offered a final view R.E. Dalzell was mugged on Wall Street inside the mansion for 25 cents admission by thieves who took his two parcels, one to benefit the Red Cross. A group of Garri- with dried apples and the other with raisins. son residents, hoping to keep the estate on The express train arrived at 1:34 p.m. the tax rolls, attempted to buy it from the with a long box addressed to Cold Spring church without success. With its removal and labeled “Glass.” When opened it was from the rolls, about 28 percent of Philip- found to contain the corpse of a child [ap- stown would be tax-exempt. parently being transported from the city 50 Years Ago (February 1969) for burial]. Apparently the two men ac- Haldane defeated Millbrook, 49-47, companying the body wanted to transport when Bruce Downer scored with two sec- the body as “extra baggage,” which is less onds remaining in the game. With a 10-3 expensive, and labeled it “glass” to ensure record, the Blue Devils led the five-team careful handling. Harlem Valley Section of the Dutchess 125 Years Ago (February 1894) County Scholastic League with a 5-1 re- The Cold Spring Recorder reported that cord. John Zuvic of Haldane led the league “people are complaining about the snow in scoring with 22 points per game. that is not removed from the sidewalks.” Judge Wood was looking for a copy of the Proceedings of the Board Supervisors for the Current Year 1875 to complete his collection. The West Point Foundry notified work- CLASSIFIEDS ers that due to poor sales it was cutting all wages by 10 percent. WANTED Residents of Putnam Valley voted down a proposal to spend $535 to replenish a HANDYMAN — Basic knowledge of fund that reimbursed farmers for sheep carpentry, plumbing, light electrical, drywall/ injured or killed by dogs. painting & basic maintenance of property John Pierce of the Keeley League spoke for 7-building complex. Liability insurance at the Methodist Episcopal Church on required. 10/hours per week, $30 rate. “Temperance Work and the Keeley Cure Inquiries: [email protected], Spring as a Factor Therein.” The Keeley cure was Brook Condo Association (2/8, 2/15) named for Dr. Leslie Keeley, who argued 18 February 15, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

Ithaca College Paige O’Toole, Garrison James Kerkapoly, Garrison (Music: Amanda Erickson, Garrison Araksia Pendergast, Beacon Production Arts Management) College Lian Petrie, Cold Spring Dante Nastasi, Cold Spring (Theatre and James Madison University Evan Poholchuk, Cold Spring Performance Psychology, Playwriting) (Harrisonburg, Virginia) Deans’ Lists Megan DiBartolo, Garrison Suzanne Ricottilli, Beacon Leandra Rice, Cold Spring (Arts Kelly Vahos, Cold Spring Brad Thomas, Beacon Management Visual Arts) The following students from the High- Hali Traina, Cold Spring (Cinema Studies) Siena College (Loudonville) SUNY Oneonta lands were named to their college or uni- Katina Pagones, Beacon Abby Antalek, Beacon University at Albany versity deans’ lists for the fall quarter of Kenneth Doxey, Cold Spring Tanner Froats, Garrison the 2018-19 school year. Did we miss any- Springfield College (Massachusetts) Kara Dunderdale, Beacon Daniel Hernandez, Garrison one? Ask the school to email editor@high- Anthony Sinchi, Cold Spring (Sport Mia Reid-Espinal, Beacon Giliean Pemble-Flood, Cold Spring landscurrent.org. Management) Dylan Waller, Cold Spring Bridget Walsh, Garrison (Athletic Training) SUNY Oswego Belmont University (Nashville) James Koller, Beacon (Business University of Delaware Zachary DiGregorio, Beacon SUNY Delhi Administration) Jordan Erickson, Garrison Sharona Berken, Cold Spring (Nursing) Buffalo State College Eleni Vakirtzis, Beacon (Biology) Matthew Gallinger, Garrison Dannia Vargas, Beacon (Nursing) Anna Kelley, Garrison (Hospitality Charlotte Labrie-Cleary, Cold Spring Jesse Sandler, Garrison Administration) SUNY Geneseo (Zoology) Daniel Rotando, Cold Spring Johanna Coronel, Cold Spring John Thompson, Beacon (Creative Clarkson University University of Hartford Elizabeth Osborn, Cold Spring Writing) (President’s List) Autumn Lennon, Beacon (Civil Terrel Davis, Beacon Engineering) (Presidential Scholar) SUNY New Paltz SUNY Potsdam Liann Romine, Beacon Sarah Abdo, Beacon Leah Giavatto, Beacon (Business Nicole Etta, Cold Spring East Stroudsburg University Sophia Acquisto, Beacon Administration) (Pennsylvania) University of Maine Morrigan Brady, Cold Spring Alexa Stephens, Garrison SUNY Purchase Julie Costigan, Cold Spring Allisen Casey, Cold Spring Alexandra Caruso, Beacon (Theatre University of Rhode Island Emerson College (Boston) Caroline Casparian, Cold Spring Design/Technology) Tyler Ericson, Beacon (Design/Technology) Tanner Asaro II, Garrison Aidan Gallagher, Cold Spring Ramsey Heitmann, Garrison (Theatre Hudson Valley Community College Trey Herring, Beacon and Performance) University of Vermont (Troy) Isabela Leon Ferrer, Beacon Anaela Hurt, Beacon (Theatre and Risa Repetto, Garrison (Business Jake McCollum, Beacon (Humanities / Jacob Manglass, Beacon Performance) Administration) Psychology) Dustin O’Connell, Beacon SPORTS

Haldane girls get ready for the playoffs,” Searight said. (from Page 20) Basketball The Haldane girls’ varsity closed its sea- “If we shoot well and get out running, In Section 1 honors, Mame Diba, Kyle son on Wednesday (Feb. 13) with a 71-33 we’re a tough team to stop. This is the Sussmeier and Matt Champlin were named loss at Putnam Valley. The Blue Devils, who time of year the girls look forward to. And All-League and Champlin was named All- finished 5-15, will next play in the Section the County Center is like a second home, Conference. Haldane also received an hon- 1, Class C semifinals on Feb. 21 at the West- with Haldane’s history there.” orable mention in the Class C rankings chester County Center in White Plains. Against Putnam Valley, Bela Montele- from the New York State Sportswriters As- The Blue Devils are the five-time defend- one led the Blue Devils with 13 points and sociation for the week of Feb. 12. ing Section 1 champs. Coach Tyrone Searight Olivia McDermott had six. There are four qualifying Class C teams said he expects Haldane will be the No. 3 “Putnam Valley is the second-best team in Section 1; the others are Tuckahoe, seed matched against No. 2 Hamilton (8- in Class B,” Searight said. “They are legit. Schechter and Hamilton, which also played 12). The other Class C teams in Section 1 are We played fairly well, but our energy level on Thursday. The results of both games Schechter (11-8) and Keio Academy (3-16). could have been better, and our defense Matt Champlin File photo will determine the tournament seeding. “We played a tough schedule in order to just wasn’t there at moments.”

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R A N D Y T A B L E A M O A T D A M E N P R O D S A M E O F T E N R A P E N T E R N O R A E R I E I V Y E R A S B A C Y F R E E P A T E R E E R I E L A A L B A R D S P O W E R D E A D I A U P S O L O U P S A V E R T A A A H A S N T O D E D E M O S E A S Y E W E R P N A T O E P I C I S C O R E P E A K S 20 February 15, 2019 For mail delivery, see highlandscurrent.org/delivery SPORTS Follow us at twitter.com/hcurrentsports Beacon Boys Finish 13-7; Prepare for Tournament Day’ion Thompson named to All-Section team

From left to right: Aaron Davis (4), Shane Green (11), Ebow Simpson (34) Photos by S. Pearlman

By Skip Pearlman nant team. They score in bunches, and fast.” Timpano said a slow start after the he Beacon High School’s boys bas- half doomed the Bulldogs. “When you ketball team played strong for the get down against Poughkeepsie, it’s very T first half on Wednesday night (Feb. tough to get out of that hole. Our plan 13) at Poughkeepsie, but the Pioneers put was to let them shoot, and in the first half the game away in the third quarter and it worked because they didn’t shoot that went on to win, 83–61, to close regular- well. But in the second half they hit four season action for both teams. three-pointers and got fast-break points.” The Bulldogs (13-7) were scheduled to Thompson scored 16 points for the Bull- begin the state tournament on Saturday, dogs, while Davis added 15, Manny Garner Feb. 16, with a Section 1, Class A qualify- had 10, and Shane Green had nine. ing game at home. The winner will ad- “Aaron and Day’ion don’t quit,” Timpa- vance to the first round on Feb. 20. no said. “They both play hard right to the Beacon’s opponent will be determined last second, and they don’t allow anyone today (Feb. 15); seedings are based on a else to hang their head. And now it’s sec- formula that takes into account a team’s tional time.” record against Section 1 opponents and He added: “Outside of our two losses to End of an Era the records of the teams they play. (See Poughkeepsie, our average margin of de- Derek Kisslinger (10 years) and Anthony Pezzullo (six years) are coaches for the Our Lady of Loretto Knights, who play in the Westchester/Putnam County highlandscurrent.org for the latest.) feat was four points. I think we can hang Catholic Youth Organization league. They coached their last games on Feb. 10 as In Section 1 honors announced Feb. 10, with the teams in Class A. But we have their youngest children aged out of the local program. Kisslinger’s eighth-grade Aaron Davis and Day’ion Thompson were to execute our game plan, and shoot well boys this year finished 7-3, while Pezzullo’s eighth-grade girls were undefeated. named All-League, while Thompson also from the free-throw line. We want to force Photos provided was named All-Conference and All-Section. our style of play on other teams. If we do He leads all Dutchess County players with a that, we have a good chance.” 20.6 points-per-game average. Beacon also Beacon girls received an honorable mention in the Class Wrestling The Beacon girls’ varsity (3-17), which A rankings by the New York State Sports- Varsity Scoreboard Beacon @ Division 1 Sectionals finished its season last week with losses writers Association for week of Feb. 12. 99 pounds at Walter Panas (32-26), Hendrick Hudson Boys’ Basketball On Wednesday at Poughkeepsie, the Beacon 67, Roosevelt 43 3. Chris Crawford (60-27) and Poughkeepsie (45-40), did not Pioneers led 16-12 after a quarter. Beacon Albertus Magnus 67, Beacon 63 160 pounds qualify for the post-season. kept things close and trailed just 32–30 at Aaron Davis (24), Day’ion Thompson (17) 4. Joe Maldonado halftime, but Poughkeepsie took over in Haldane boys Beacon 83, Poughkeepsie 61 Girls’ Bowling the third quarter with a 27–13 run. The Haldane boys’ basketball team Girls’ Basketball Beacon @ Section 1 Finals Poughkeepsie, which finished 17-3 and was (14-5) was scheduled to finish its season Putnam Valley 71, Haldane 33 The Bulldogs finished second behind North undefeated against other Section 1 teams, is against Blind Brook on Thursday (Feb. 14) Walter Panas 32, Beacon 26 Rockland, which won its 15th straight title. the “best team in the section,” said Coach in a home game that was postponed from Hendrick Hudson 60, Beacon 27 Jenna Maffei and Brianna Virtuoso Scott Timpano. Although Tappan Zee is un- Jan. 19 due to weather. Poughkeepsie 45, Beacon 40 advanced to the state tournament. defeated at 20-0, Poughkeepsie is “a domi- (Continued from Page 18)