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September 8, 2017 161 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Wappingers Falls Two Primaries Disbands Police in Beacon Consolidation with sheriff Results won’t change who’s could save $582K on ballot, only where By Jeff Simms By Chip Rowe eacon residents who are registered he Wapping- Democrats will vote in two prima- ers Falls Vil- Bries on Tuesday, Sept. 12, although Tlage Board of the results will not keep anyone running Trustees voted 5 to 1 for the Beacon City Council off the Novem- on Aug. 30 to disband ber ballot. its police department and In the race for two at-large council seats, enter into a shared-services voters will choose between three Democratic plan with the Dutchess County candidates — Lee Kyriacou, George Man- Sheriff’s Office. sfield and Ali Muhammad — to determine The move is part of a larger initiative, which two will appear on the Democratic ordered by the state of New York, com- line in the Nov. 7 election. But all three have pelling counties to consolidate services. also filed petitions to appear on other lines, County executives have a Sept. 15 deadline Main Street, Cold Spring Photo by June Marie Sobrito either as independents or representing other to submit their plans. parties. A draft of the Dutchess County plan out- In the 16th district of the Dutchess lines 37 projects, including the Wapping- Too Many Visitors, or Not Enough? County Legislature, which includes parts ers Falls-Sheriff’s Office deal, that it proj- Main Street merchants share and Nelsonville. of Beacon, Ved Shravah and Frits Zernike ects would save taxpayers an estimated The event, held at the Cold Spring fire- are vying for the Democratic candidacy. $15 million in 2018 and $12.5 million an- concerns with county house on Aug. 30 and organized by Hud- Zernike is a Beacon resident who served nually thereafter, saving each homeowner son Valley Pattern for Progress, a nonprof- on Transit Oriented Development commit- about $118 annually in property taxes. By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong it think tank based in Newburgh, drew tees under Mayors Steve Gold and Randy Disbanding the Wappingers Falls de- about 40 attendees, including Cold Spring Casale. Regardless of the outcome, he will partment and creating a smaller force of hortly before the busy Labor Day Mayor Dave Merandy. appear on the November ballot on the Wom- full-time officers is expected to save the weekend, consultants dispatched by Pattern for Progress is surveying busi- en’s Equality and Working Families party village $582,000 annually, with the po- SPutnam County asked Main Street nesses in nine commercial corridors as lines. Shravah, a Fishkill resident and the lice budget dropping from $1.49 million merchants to describe the positives and part of a study commissioned to inform former president of the Wappingers Board to $906,000. The (Continued on Page 3) negatives of doing business in Cold Spring county initiatives and grant applications. of Education, filed only as a Democrat. “Let’s think about all the good stuff (Placing a candidate on multiple lines on and bad stuff,” Joseph Czajka, senior vice the ballot, representing various parties or as president for Pattern for Progress, asked an independent, is known as “fusion voting.” participants. Everyone obliged. The belief is that this will translate into more votes, because while one may never vote for a The challenge of tourism Democrat or Republican, who can be against Much of the discussion involved tour- women’s equality or working families? Some ism. Comments ranged from “tourism have called for a law that would require can- consumes our infrastructure well beyond didates to choose one party, to reduce confu- our ability and sales to pay for it” to “tour- sion at the ballot box.) ism is not a problem, it’s a solution” to “we Paul Yeaple, the Green Party candidate need to embrace it” to “Beacon is killing for the Ward 1 council seat in Beacon, will us; they welcome people with open arms.” also be on the primary ballot, but he is un- Greg Miller, co-owner of Go Go Pops in contested for his party’s line. Other than Cold Spring, said “for us on Main Street, the Democrats and Green Party, no other tourism is a great thing” because it pro- party has a primary in Beacon. vides a living. But he said some residents Kyriacou and Mansfield are the incum- contend the number of visitors makes it bent at-large council members, while Mu- difficult to stroll down Main Street. hammad represents Ward 4 but is leaving Besides tourism, other positives cited by that seat to run for an at-large position. participants, in random order, included: Kyriacou and Mansfield both filed peti- • The Hudson River, mountains and tions for the Working Families and Bea- scenery; con United parties, and Muhammad filed TEST RUN — Members of the Class of 2030 practiced riding the bus during • Strong property values; as an independent candidate, so all three kindergarten orientation at Haldane Elementary School on Sept. 1. The 35 • Talent and creativity in the arts, entre- will appear on the November ballot to face students also enjoyed frozen treats donated by Go Go Pops. Photo provided preneurship and services; Republican newcomer Amando Downer. • A strong sense (Continued on Page 7) (Continued on Page 3) 2 September 8, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Hudson Valley Five Questions: Christine Kaufmann and Eileen Lahey Job Stats By Alison Rooney Report finds stability since 2011 he Hudson Valley, Albany region and 5hristine Kaufmann and Eileen La- Long Island have the highest “labor hey have worked together behind participation” rates in the state, all the counter at The Main Course in T C over 60 percent, according to a report re- Cold Spring for the past decade. leased on Sept. 4 by the state comptroller. Can you tell in advance what The rate measures the percentage of someone is going to order? people age 16 and older who are employed Eileen: Most of our customers come in among those who potentially could be in here all the time, so we don’t even bother the labor force. The other 40 percent in- to ask. cludes, for example, students, retirees, stay- Christine: If we don’t know, I know the at-home parents or caregivers, people with questions to ask to help them figure it out. disabilities and the long-term unemployed. We have a lady who arranged for her phys- The unemployment rate dropped in all ical therapy to be done in Cold Spring just 10 regions of the state over the past five so she could stop here. years. But only four — the Hudson Valley, What scone do you wish more Long Island, New York City and the Alba- people would try? ny region — saw increases of more than 2 Eileen and Christine (in unison): Key percent in the number of people employed. lime ginger! By contrast, in much of upstate New Christine: Also, the raisin pecan. People York, noted Comptroller Thomas DiNap- don’t know it because we don’t have it that oli, the lower unemployment rate has not often. Those two, definitely. translated to more people working because Eileen Lahey (at left) and Christine Kaufman Photo by A. Rooney the size of the labor force fell at the same What’s the longest anyone has time. This happens, he said, when people taken to order? How do you stay sane, working so move to other parts of the state, leave the Eileen: It can go 10 minutes. What’s the oddest question you’ve closely and on your feet all day? state or drop out of the workforce because Christine: It’s because our entrées and been asked? Christine: You learn the dance. Eileen: I use the word hence a lot, as in, of retirement, school or family reasons. sides change each day. We hear a lot of Eileen: You come to know each other. “Yes, there’s chicken in it, hence the name The Southern Tier, for example, which “You gotta give me a minute.” And we have good shoes: I wear Keens Chicken Caesar.” includes the counties west of the Catskills and she wears Columbia. Plus, we have Christine: Some of the questions are … along the northern border of Pennsylva- padded mats. [trails off]. But we don’t shame people. We nia, lost nearly 27,000 workers in the past just bring things to their attention. five years, or more than 8 percent of its labor force. The size of the labor force in the Hudson Valley has remained essen- tially unchanged. Get Mail Delivery of The report also notes that the number of workers in New York aged 65 and older The Current rose by 26 percent over the past five years, and that nearly 24 percent of workers in highlandscurrent.com/md the state are members of unions, more than double the national figure.

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Wappingers Falls Disbands Police (from Page 1) move would take place in January, al- officer yelled: “Thanks for laying us off!” though opponents have until Sept. 29 to Members of the Wappingers Falls force gather enough signatures from registered have established a website to gather sup- voters in the village to put the issue on the port to save the department, arguing the November ballot. board wants to hand control to “outsiders.” To encourage counties to consolidate If the plan takes effect, Wappinger Falls services, the state has promised to match, would join a list of 12 towns and three with grants, any savings achieved through villages that have contracted with the consolidation. In the case of Wappingers Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office to pro- Falls, for example, Dutchess County could vide police services, including Pawling, receive a matching grant of $582,000. Rhinebeck and Wappinger. Wappingers Falls has 27 part-time and Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, one full-time officer, as well as dispatch- based in Newburgh, recently completed ers and a part-time commissioner. As part a study for Dutchess County that evalu- of the shared-services agreement, the sher- ated whether Beacon and the village and iff’s office would provide two fulltime patrol town of Fishkill could consolidate their officers from 8 a.m. to midnight and one -of police departments. A plan to consoli- ficer from midnight to 8 a.m. It also would date Beacon’s three firehouses is included The Wappingers Falls Police Department could be disbanded in January unless relocate its Zone 4 office from the Hudson among the 37 projects proposed by the opponents can get the measure on the November ballot. Photo provided Valley Regional Airport to the village. county, with a projected annual savings As the Aug. 30 board meeting ended, an of $135,000 beginning in 2019. Two Primaries in Beacon (from Page 1) Proposed Consolidations As happened with his Democratic peti- most pressing issue. tions, members of the Beacon Democratic Kyriacou, an eight-term council veteran, Dutchess County has proposed 37 projects to consolidate services. Committee (Kyriacou, Mary Gault and says that “Beacon’s popularity puts us in the This list includes those that would involve Beacon, and the projected Prue Posner) filed general challenges to driver’s seat for controlling development — total savings in 2018 for the county and municipalities involved. independent petitions gathered by Mu- if we’re willing to do the homework. • Road salt bulk order ($608,132) hammad for himself, Yeaple, incumbent “The huge range of quality among the Omar Harper in Ward 2, Darrell Williams first majordevelopment projects makes • Street paving materials bulk order ($200,121) in Ward 4 and incumbent county legisla- it clear that Beacon needs not just a de- • Highway equipment rental ($27,685) tors Jerry Landisi and John Forman. velopment moratorium, but more im- • Electronic communications and outreach ($229,071) Pam Wetherbee, a current council portantly specific changes in the details • Microsoft 365 administration ($9,887) member and chair of the Democratic and execution of our zoning,” he said. Committee, also filed initial objections “To jump-start the community discus- • Website administration ($83,465) to independent petitions filed by Ward 3 sion, I have made an extensive, detailed • Public safety software ($98,700) candidate Andrew Gauzza III for himself, set of proposals — to limit Main Street • Worker’s compensation insurance pool ($3.74 million) Landisi and Downer, claiming they did maximum height/size, to encourage job not include enough signatures. creation, to expand historic protections • Police drug task force ($3.5 million) However, none of the objectors followed and Greenway trails, and to support our • Police crisis intervention training ($106,500) up with specifics for the Dutchess County planning/zoning boards to insist on what • Sports field infield mix bulk order ($14,500) Board of Elections to review. we want. The council has already begun deliberating on these proposals even be • Sports field permanent lines ($168,240) Development positions - The three City Council at-large can- fore a moratorium is in place.” didates were asked to identify the city's Mansfield, a (Continued on Page 8)

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cell tower proposal of room up there and if our neighbors are Should those be removed or renamed? agreeable to this idea it’s fine with us. There are also nine Army posts named for * I would say “well done” to Chairman Winner: 20 William Rice and each member of the Nel- Anything to help our community. Please Confederate generals, including Fort Lee Better Newspaper sonville Zoning Board of Appeals for their help get the word out. in Virginia. work on the cell phone tower proposed for The Rev. Tim Greco, Garrison Chris Jenks, Dallas Contest Awards a location near the Cold Spring Cemetery The writer is a law professor and West Anyone interested in supporting efforts *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2016 (“Nelsonville Residents Object to Cell Point graduate. to find an alternative location for the pro- Tower Plan,” Sept. 1). posed cell tower should join us at face- People are going to lose their health- NNA* Winner: The board members came to the hear- book.com/groups/SaveCSCemetery. care, and this is important? 9 Better ing prepared, they asked good questions Jeff Rossi, Philipstown Timothy Doherty, Highlands Falls and were respectful to members of the Newspaper Editor’s note: Maloney and Sen. Kirsten public as well as the applicant’s represen- Erasing Lee Gillibrand (D.-N.Y.) are not alone in their Contest Awards tatives. In short, I saw volunteers acting What is the point of the request by U.S. desire to remove Lee’s name from public *National Newspaper Association, 2016 as true professionals in a low-key, neigh- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to only rename buildings. The Diversity and Inclusion borly manner. Publisher Lee Barracks at West Point because it hon- Council at SUNY New Paltz is reviewing Donald MacDonald, Cold Spring Highlands Current Inc. ors Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee? (“Ma- whether to rename residence halls named 161 Main St. I cannot stand the thought of an un- loney Asks Army to Rename Lee Barracks,” for Huguenot families who settled the area Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 sightly ugly cell tower within eyeshot of Sept. 1). As the story notes, there are two but who owned slaves. Four state lawmak- 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 our cemetery. The Church on the Hill portraits of Lee on campus, but there is also ers also asked that Lee and Jackson streets Founder would be very open to housing the tow- Lee Road and Lee Gate and a Lee Award for at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn be renamed, Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) er in our steeple if it would not compro- the graduating cadet with the highest grade but the Army refused, saying the names in the core math curriculum. honor the Confederate generals as individ- Managing Editor mise the structure itself. There is plenty Chip Rowe uals “in the spirit of reconciliation,” and [email protected] not “any particular cause or ideology.” Arts/Feature Editor Managing growth Alison Rooney Councilmen-at-Large Lee Kyriacou and [email protected] George Mansfield have proposed the most sound, informed and sensible outline to Senior Correspondent Michael Turton manage growth in Beacon. Their draft proposals for zoning and Reporters planning changes outline six development Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong goals which will help steer development Brian PJ Cronin in a positive way. The awareness that Bea- Joe Dizney Pamela Doan con’s desirability as a real-estate invest- Mary Ann Ebner ment destination should be leveraged to Anita Peltonen assure that community development is Jeff Simms given equal weight when negotiating with developers is an important strategy in de- Layout Editor veloping zoning policy. Kate Vikstrom After seeing what it looks like firsthand, Advertising Director I especially agree with the elimination of Michele Gedney five-story zoning in the downtown area. For information on advertising: The view of Mount Beacon is obscured for 845-809-5584 (Continued on next page) [email protected] highlandscurrent.com/ads Taking it to the Street By Sheila Williams How many times a day do you check your phone? 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (from previous page) two blocks west of the new building going density in the middle of Main Street and the Photo of the Week up on Eliza Street. Why do people move to train station while enhancing walkability of By Anita Peltonen Beacon if not for the views of our beauti- our city, increasing housing availability and ful Hudson Valley? discouraging sprawl. More important is the observation by What we did not for foresee is that all this Kyriacou and Mansfield that the building development would happen at once. Right moratorium should address more than now we have many good and some not-so- the water issue. A city growing as fast good projects in the construction phase and as Beacon should have a long-range plan more awaiting approval from planning and with a strong zoning board and regula- zoning. I believe it is time to pause, reflect on tions. Additionally, they recognize that re- what we did right and what we did wrong, development should focus on job creation and to respond intelligently. Mansfield and as well as residential development. Kyriacou are the candidates for the Beacon Beacon’s economic future will be much City Council whom I believe can work to stronger if there is a mixed economy with craft that intelligent response. Please vote readily available jobs other than those in for them on Sept. 12. the service industry, which seems to be John Gilvey, Beacon the engine of growth at the moment. We Gilvey is a co-owner of Hudson Beach can’t depend solely on tourism. Glass. William Sciambi, Beacon Is there an electricity shortage? As a Main Street property and business There is a misconception/myth/lie owner who served on the Main Street about our electricity. Linkage Committee to rezone our busi- New York State is part of a vast power ness district, I feel the need to weigh in region that extends from Ontario to Vir- on the Democratic primary. ginia and from Maine to Ohio. Electricity First, a little history: When we began the generated anywhere in the region is avail- Henry Driscoll and George and Archie Stubbs, all from Garrison, try their luck at process of rezoning, the world was barely able to virtually any user in the region. Lake Canopus in Fahnestock State Park. recovering from the great recession. Beacon Blackouts have been caused by transmis- High-resolution submissions welcome. Email [email protected]. development was moving slowly in the right sion difficulties, not by lack of power. direction but we felt we needed a one-year The Indian Point nuclear plant gener- moratorium to rezone properly. Our goals ates 2,000 megawatts of electricity, which the New York City area. When Indian for the rest of the region, including New York. were to craft laws that would encourage is a quarter of the electricity needed by Point has been temporarily shut down for In a free market, if a shortage of a com- maintenance, the area got its electricity modity existed, the price of that commod- from other facilities in the region. ity would go up. This is not happening in Facing a massive buildup of natural- the electricity market. The price is low, gas pipelines in New England, the Mas- and nuclear generating plants in upstate sachusetts Attorney General conducted a New York need an $7.6 billion taxpayer study of electric need and concluded that subsidy to stay in operation. “under business-as-usual circumstances, New electric plants are built and old the region can maintain electric reliabil- plants are subsidized by taxpayers for the ity through 2030, even without additional sake of investors, plant operators, jobs new gas pipelines.” and the tax base — not because of any Since electricity flows freely throughout need for, or shortage of, electric power. the region, the above statement would be true Charles Davenport, Wappingers Falls

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FISHKILL (845) 896-6700 sdec2020.com Dated at Philipstown, New York, this 30th day of August, 2017. Brian D. Peralta, OD Dr. Gary M. Weiner, OD Dr. Brian Powell, OD Anthony Merante, Chairman 6 September 8, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Beacon Building Freeze Vote Expected Soon Council will hold public sources, and the city has hired an engineer- ley Pattern for Progress to create a compre- ment Corridor zoning districts. ing firm to test several sand and gravel aqui- hensive Community Development Plan. Kyriacou has championed zoning as the hearing on Sept. 18 fers at a site outside city limits. While the proposed moratorium is prin- primary means of managing development A second line of water-related measures in- cipally about water, the City Council has and attracting jobs. He also suggested the By Jeff Simms cludes more precisely calculating the capacity also committed to tackling a number of council study other longer-term initia- of the city’s three reservoirs, correcting leaks corollary issues. The council reviewed tives related to growth, such as expanding he Beacon City Council will hold a in the system and working with Hudson Val- a series of detailed proposals made by the city’s greenway trail and restoring the public hearing on Monday, Sept. 18, Councilperson Lee Kyriacou at its Aug. 28 Tioronda bridge, strengthening protec- to discuss the city’s proposed build- T workshop and assigned consultant John tion of Beacon’s historic properties, and ing moratorium. The soonest it could vote Clarke to draft revisions to the Central providing more support for the Planning on the proposal is at its meeting sched- Main Street and Fishkill Creek Develop- Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. uled for Oct. 2. If adopted, the six-month moratorium would be effective immediately, so if passed in October it would run into April. Projects Development and Schools involving single-family homes would be eacon residents may see a modest decrease in their school taxes this fall due exempted, while commercial building is Bto the increased number of households in the district, but the long-term effect expected to be part of the freeze. of increased growth on the schools is tougher to pin down. New projects that have moved forward District finance chief Ann Marie Quartironi said during the school board’s Aug. 28 (there are three) while the council consid- meeting that the tax levy — the total amount the district collects from taxpayers in ers the moratorium have done so at their Beacon, Fishkill and Wappinger — will be spread across more homes. That’s a short- own risk, City Administrator Anthony term positive for taxpayers. But in the long run development could boost property Ruggiero said. values, and if the district becomes “wealthier” by that measure, state aid is likely to The moratorium will be tied to the city’s decrease — which could bring school taxes back up or lead to programming cuts. water supply. Beacon’s 2007 comprehen- The district’s 2017-18 levy will be just over $37 million, a 1.54 percent increase. For sive plan suggested that existing sources the median Beacon home assessed at $290,500, this year’s bill should drop by about could sustain a population of 17,800, which $75, Quartironi said. was not projected to arrive until 2050. In July, the board adopted a resolution asking that it be given time to review building But with hundreds of housing units under plans presented to the city Planning Board. construction or in development, the city’s On Labor Day (Sept. 4), the Beacon Fire Since then, board members have suggested an influx of students from developments could population — estimated at just over 14,000 Department tested Ladder Truck 45 crowd schools and increase transportation and other costs. Asked to elaborate, school — may approach that ceiling much sooner. at a number of locations, including the board President Anthony White said on Aug. 30 that “sudden increases or decreases in Because moratoriums are typically tied development at 344 Main St. (lower student population make it difficult to plan” in allocating resources and hiring staff. to a specific issue, such as water, the city photo). "We can reach [the top of] all our must make demonstrable efforts to address “The board has made it a priority to keep class sizes low, especially at the primary buildings," it reported on Facebook. the shortage during the six-month building level,” White said. Beacon FD break. The first step is to locate new water highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 8, 2017 7 Too Many Visitors, or Not Enough? (from Page 1) of community; • Local heritage, including American Revolution and Civil War history; • A variety of alluring businesses; • Cold Spring’s ban on chain stores; • “Walkability,” or ease in getting around; • The desirability of Cold Spring and Nelsonville as places to live and work.

Along with tourism, negatives included: • Lack of signage, both in Cold Spring to give directions and inform visitors of services and amenities (such as parking places, including the availability of free parking at the Metro-North station on weekends), and on Route 9 to guide visitors to the villages; • Poor information about the trolley and confusion about its purpose and routes; • Broken sidewalks; Sunday breakfast at the Foundry Cafe on Main Street in Cold Spring Photo by John W. "Miles" Cary • Too little street lighting; landlords; can Grill and a former Cold Spring trust- • Lack of support from Putnam County, “All I hear is complaints, particularly the fact it does not share • Steep school taxes and a small tax base. ee, urged the Village Board to update the sales tax revenue with the municipali- complaints, complaints,” zoning code to address Airbnb rentals, ties that collect it, as well as from New Staying overnight typically from those “who want warning that too much housing could be- York state and the federal government, Alison Anthoine, immediate past presi- to live like 40 years ago.” come solely Airbnb establishments, reduc- and a perception that village govern- dent of the Cold Spring Area Chamber of ing the availability of homes and apartment is unwilling to deal with certain Commerce, expressed concerns about the B&Bs has led to both the positives and ments for long-term housing. low number of bed-and-breakfasts. issues such as parking; negatives of Airbnb rentals proliferating Hostility toward 'outsiders' Lynn Miller, a Cold Spring trustee who • Inadequate public restrooms; in the villages. Ray DiFrancesco, who runs Whistling co-owns Go Go Pops, noted that lack of Cathryn Fadde, owner of Cathryn’s Tus- • High Main Street rents and absentee Willie’s tavern, (Continued on Page 8)

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Too Many Visitors, or Not Enough? (from previous page) Two Primaries in Beacon (from Page 3) four-term council member and former Plan- term as the Ward 4 representative, is a ning Board member, agreed that Beacon is community organizer who also serves on “in an enviable position as a community,” the board of the Community Action Part- and that although the city has become nership for Dutchess County. He calls de- a destination for people moving to the velopment in Beacon “only the tip of the Highlands, “we are witnessing an accel- iceberg,” instead pointing to “a lack of eration of development which threatens community development” as “the biggest the very character of our community that issue facing our neighborhoods.” so many of us have fought for in the past.” For Beacon to succeed, he said, “a fo- He, too, suggested re-examining zoning cus on job creation, education, health and language, building codes and the city’s de- safety, business improvement, and our velopment approval processes: “Our plan- recreational infrastructure is needed now ning should not simply stay in step with more than ever. With public participation Joseph Czajka of Pattern for Progress takes notes as Main Street business owners accelerated development but must chart a and municipal support we can become the from Cold Spring and Nelsonville offer their thoughts. Photo by L.S. Armstrong clear and sustainable path forward.” village that helps to raise the child and Muhammad, who is serving his second supports one another.” observed that often “a lot of people don’t tors of the community. “We’re not look- like outsiders” and that “all I hear is coming at the layers of potential buy-in” to plaints, complaints, complaints,” typically community development, he said, in- from those “who want to live like 40 years cluding newcomers, long-time residents ago.” and Main Street businesses. “The village “It’s more like 60 years ago!” someone can’t survive unless we understand all interjected. these” perspectives, he said. “I get con- But Jack Goldstein, a member of the cerned the conversation just looks at Chamber of Commerce board who was in- pieces” rather than the overall picture. volved in the revitalization of Times Square, Pattern for Progress distributed a sur- advised against portraying the conflict as vey asking participants about ongoing outsiders vs. old-timers. Some people who plans for their businesses, how much arrived in Cold Spring more recently are they pay in rent, their views of local reg- wary of newcomers while some lifelong res- ulations and similar questions. idents welcome everyone, observed Gold- stein, who owns JLG Antiques. Goldstein proposed that communica- Visit highlandscurrent.com for news Beacon Council at-large candidates Lee Kyriacou, Ali Muhammad and George tions must improve among various sec- updates and latest information. Mansfield Photo by J. Simms

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 8, 2017 9 The Calendar Shot in 2008, New Film Tackles Urban Change Local director’s work will October, it was filmed in October 2008 but, in part because it ruminates on screen at Beacon festival change and time, Shuman let it marinate for eight years. By Alison Rooney The result, which will open the annual festival at University Settlement Camp on his year’s Beacon Independent Film Friday, Sept. 15, is a celluloid time capsule Festival will open with the Hudson of the period just before President Barack TValley premiere of a new documen- Obama’s first election victory and a tary by director Rachel Shuman, who particularly active period in New York City’s moved to Beacon in 2014. Titled One ever-changing landscape. The 56-minute film translates easily to 2017, quietly raising touchpoints about development that many cities, including Beacon, are facing. The Sept. 15 screening will be followed by a panel discussion of urban New towers rise over the Lower East Side in 2008. Photo provided planners, developers and activists the city’s future. Although the impending it involved trailing Clay Pigeon. Shuman, moderated by Cassim Shepherd, who 2008 election is frequently invoked, the who lived in New York City for 18 years teaches architecture, planning and focus is on the state of flux that every city before moving to Beacon, knew to train preservation at Columbia University. As is always, to some extent, going through. her cameras on particular events such as the founding editor-in-chief of Urban “The timing is important in as much the Columbus Day Parade and a Blessing Omnibus, a publication of the Architec- as politics informs your daily life,” of the Animals service. But other shots tural League of New York, he spent six Shuman explains, “but not necessarily were obtained by happenstance, such as years working with hundreds of archi- more than that.” the street-theater protests on Wall Street tects, designers, artists, writers, and Waiting eight years to release her following the 2008 bailout. public servants on urban innovation. documentary was not Shuman’s plan. But After growing up in a Boston suburb, Shuman’s documentary follows a after the filming was completed, she Shuman lived in San Francisco while an WFMU radio reporter known as Clay realized it needed more distance. undergraduate at the California College Pigeon, who has hosted The Dusty Show, “I started to think of it as a time of the Arts, where she studied drawing, which features interviews and eclectic capsule,” she says. “I thought it should sculpture and photography. She also had music, on the freeform station since come out at the end of Obama’s term and a love for books, which led her to a 2005. In One October he meanders ask, ‘Was it all what we thought it would publishing program at NYU and to the art around New York City engaging people in be? Where are we now?’ ” books division of the Guggenheim. While off-the-cuff, sometimes highly personal Finding people to interview was a obtaining a master’s degree from the School conversations about their lives, their spontaneous process. For the most part, of Visual Arts, she drifted from photography Rachel Shuman Photo by A. Rooney relationship to the city and how they see (Continued on Page 11) Unleashing the Creative Child Compass Arts offers variety tion, cartooning, Afro-Modern dance fusion, Spanish language and culture for of unusual classes toddlers and a percussion-based orchestra. Samardge, who teaches music at the By Alison Rooney Randolph School and Hudson Hills n a past life, Gina Samardge was an Academy, says the courses focus on giving accordion-playing mermaid. students a skillset to explore their own She was a member of The Soon-To- creativity, including through final projects. I “It’s like giving children a prompt, Be-World-Famous Female Clown Troupe and the all-female Main Squeeze Orches- from which they create,” she says. “For tra, and the experience working in the instance, our Afro-Fusion class teaches circus and vaudeville showed her, she kids basic elements, then takes in their says, “how various art forms intersect.” ideas in composing the dance.” She has brought that lesson to In Rompatom, an orchestra that uses Compass Arts, which she moved in drums, xylophones, recorders, ukuleles, January 2016 from its home inside the clarinets and other instruments, students Howland Cultural Center to a space at create their own 20-minute piece Beacon Soundworks at 395 Main St., featuring World Music, pop and blues. accessible through the Yankee Clipper In another class, Imagination Play- parking lot. house, a fable, fairy tale or other story is Compass Arts offers a variety of altered by the children. For instance, barnyard animals become mermaids and unusual daytime and afterschool classes Compass Arts owner and director Gina Samardge poses with a group of students at the tooth fairies. “We’re giving them an and workshops, including metal fabrica- grand opening of the Compass Arts Enrichment Center last year. Photo by Meredith Heuer example, a story (Continued on Page 12) 10 September 8, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Professional Networking Powerhouse FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 6 – 8 p.m. Towne Crier Café Get On Up, Get On Down Dance 379 Main St., Beacon | pnphv.com 7 p.m. Elks Lodge Calendar Highlights Garrison School Board 900 Wolcott Ave., Beacon | 845-765-0667 For upcoming events visit highlandscurrent.com. 7 p.m. Garrison School | 1100 Route 9D, Garrison Horror Film Night at Bannerman Island: 845-424-3689 | gufs.org Dracula (1931) Send event listings to [email protected] Good Bugs, Bad Bugs and Healthy Gardens 7 p.m. Boat leaves Beacon dock (Talk) 855-256-4007 | bannermancastle.org 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Schwervon Live Music Women: Their Rights and Nothing Less See details under Saturday. 8 p.m. Beacon Music Factory | 333 Fishkill Ave., 5 – 7 p.m. Beacon Visitors’ Center 1 – 4 p.m. Mount Gulian Historic Site The Dream Choir with Cat Guthrie (First Beacon | 845-765-0472 | beaconmusicfactory.com Main Street at 9D, Beacon | cityofbeacon.org 145 Sterling St., Beacon Session) The Drifters Laura Kaufman: Borrowed Scenery 845-831-8172 | mountgulian.org 7:15 p.m. 27 Travis Corners Road, Garrison 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley Mike Bayne: Curated Paintings (Openings) Conversation on Visual Arts: Art and Beauty 914-420-4515 | harmonyandco.com 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 5 – 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center 2 – 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Willie Nelson 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 472 Route 403, Garrison 7:30 p.m. Mid-Hudson Civic Center 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org See details under Sunday. SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 Tradition and Chaos (Panel Discussion) Andrew Dice Clay (Comedy) 2 – 5 p.m. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley Bring the Kids (Ages 4+) SECOND SATURDAY OPENINGS 1701 Main St., Peekskill See details under Friday. 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Boscobel DM Weil: Let’s Have Some Color in Our Lives... 914-788-0100 | hvcca.org 1601 Route 9D, Garrison 5 – 8 p.m. RiverWinds Gallery Public Canoe Trip THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org 172 Main St., Beacon 2:30 p.m. Constitution Marsh Hebrew School Open House 845-838-2880 | riverwindsgallery.com Housing Forum Warren Landing, Garrison 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Reform Temple of Putnam 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Anthony’s Pier 9 Group Show: Cross Pollination hudsonrivervalleyramble.com Valley | 362 Church Road, Putnam Valley 6 – 9 p.m. The Catalyst Gallery 2975 Route 9W, New Windsor Pianist Toshiko Akyoshi (Jazz) 845-528-4774 | rtpv.org 137 Main St., Beacon 845-565-4900 | pattern-for-progress.org 4 p.m. Chapel Restoration Family Music Hootenanny 845-204-3844 | catalystgallery.com Backyard Family Farm Skills 45 Market St., Cold Spring 10 a.m. Beacon Music Factory 3:45 p.m. Glynwood Farm Ky Anderson: Small Stories 845-265-5537 | chapelrestoration.org See details under Friday. 6 – 9 p.m. Matteawan Gallery | 436 Main St., Beacon See details under Saturday. Big Band Concert & Sunset Picnic Woman on a Wheel History and Cycling Event 845-440-7901 | matteawan.com Romance Writers Publishing Workshop 5 p.m. Boscobel | See details under Saturday. 10 a.m. Walkway Over the Hudson Melissa Schlobohm: The Woman Upstairs 7 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Samantha Hunt and Adrian Shirk (Reading) 61 Parker Ave., Poughkeepsie Brad Teasdale: Mermaid Tokens See details under Sunday. 6 p.m. Binnacle Books | 321 Main St., Beacon 845-834-2867 | walkway.org 6 – 9 p.m. bau Gallery | 506 Main St., Beacon Tim Berne’s Snakeoil (Jazz) 845-838-6191 | binnaclebooks.com Keys to the City: Collaborative Drawing 845-440-7584 | baugallery.com 8 p.m. Atlas Studios | 11 Spring St., Newburgh 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Howland Library 845-391-8855 | atlasnewburgh.com MONDAY, SEPT. 11 313 Main St., Beacon SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 facebook.com/keystobeacon Patriot Day 9/11 FRIDAY, SEPT. 15 Comic Book Trade Show & Expo Hudson Valley Pizza and Meatball Fest Beacon City Council 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mid-Hudson Civic Center Car Wash Fundraiser for Texas Flood Victims 1 – 5 p.m. Ice Time Sports Complex 7 p.m. City Hall (Courtroom) 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie 9 – 11:30 a.m. Serendipity 21 Lakeside Road, Newburgh 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon 845-454-5800 | midhudsonciviccenter.org 25 Lady Blue Devils Lane, Cold Spring 845-454-5800 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org Oktoberfest 845-265-3539 Chef’s Farm Fresh Dinner at Bannerman Beacon School Board Noon – 7 p.m. German American Club Black Table and Hexis (Music) 3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Boat leaves Beacon dock 7 p.m. Beacon High School See details under Saturday. 3 – 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center See details under Friday. 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon Annual Hootenanny 477 Main St., Beacon Classics for Kids: Instrument Petting Zoo 845-838-6900 | beaconcityk12.org 1 – 6 p.m. Little Stony Point Park, Cold Spring 845-401-3677 | howlandculturalcenter.org 3 p.m. Howland Cultural Center | 477 Main St., Tom Rainey Trio littlestonypoint.org Dutchess Community Action Partnership Beacon | 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center | 477 Main St., Children and Families: The Roof Over Our Heads Fundraiser Oktoberfest Beacon | brownpapertickets.com/event/3071139 5:30 p.m. DC Sports 3 – 10 p.m. German American Club 1 p.m. Storm King Art Center | 1 Museum Road, 1630 Route 9, Wappingers Falls 11 Kramers Pond Road, Putnam Valley New Windsor | 845-534-3115 | stormking.org TUESDAY, SEPT. 12 845-452-5104 ext. 122 | puttforeaction.org gac1936.com Members’ Annual Garden Party Beacon Independent Film Festival Farm Dance Gala 1 – 5 p.m. Stonecrop Gardens Primary Election Day in Beacon 7 p.m. One October 4 – 9 p.m. Glynwood Farm 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring Polls open noon – 9 p.m. 10 p.m. Gala at Dogwood 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org Boscobel Open for Artists 47 E. 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Tibetan Singing Bowls Sound Bath 7:30 p.m. SkyBaby Yoga Basics of Drawing for Kids (First Session) 75 Main St., Cold Spring 4 p.m. Garrison Art Center 845-265-4444 | skybabyyoga.com 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org Tim Eriksen Trio 7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center Cold Spring Board of Trustees 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 7:30 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St., Cold Spring 845-528-7280 | tompkinscorners.org 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov Aery Theatre 20/20 Play Festival 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Guided Tour: The Flower Garden 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 5:30 p.m. Stonecrop Gardens Don McLean See details under Sunday. 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley See details under Sept. 8. highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 8, 2017 11

Shot in 2008, New Film Tackles Urban Change (from Page 9) to film and video. there’s such a difference between now and “The bells went off, it clicked and I what it was when we first saw it,” she says. felt at home,” she says. “I particularly fell “There’s accelerated development, including in love with film editing. I found it a huge building on Main, that reminds me creative and analytical at the same time.” of something similar on the Lower East Side Clay Pigeon, Schuman’s first film, Negotiations, when it felt like a spaceship had landed. So left, talks to premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in much hasn’t been considered about the a resident 2005. It chronicles the relationship of an history of the place.” in the West interfaith couple during the ninth months She says she isn’t against development Village in they are expecting their first child. but feels it’s a loss whenever gentrification 2008. Shuman’s husband, David Sampliner, is displaces a population. “In order for a city Photo provided also a filmmaker and was the cinematogra- to thrive it needs the same diversity as a pher for One October. wildlife eco-system,” she says. “When you Shuman is excited to show the film in don’t get to know people outside your BIFF Highlights her new hometown. sphere, you don’t learn from each other he fifth annual Beacon Independent crime documentary financed by his mother. Film Festival runs Sept. 15 to “Even in the seven years I’ve been and repercussions trickle down.” T Fighting for Family (7:30 p.m.), including 17. For a complete schedule, visit familiar with Beacon [since her first visit], Quest, a documentary portrait of a family beaconindiefilmfest.org. Movie blocks living in North Philadelphia and the start at $12, or a three-day pass is creative sanctuary offered by their home $35. See brownpapertickets.com/ music studio. event/3061828. All screenings are at the University Settlement Camp, 724 Fright Night at Cinehub, 20 W. Main St. Wolcott Ave., unless indicated. (10:15 p.m.), featuring five shorts Friday, Sept. 15 Sunday, Sept. 17 One October and panel discussion (7 p.m.) Young Filmmakers (10 a.m., free), Opening Night Gala at Dogwood (10 p.m.) including Sunrise Storyteller, in which Kasha Sequoia Slavner sets out on her Saturday, Sept. 16 16th birthday in search of stories of hope Filmmaker breakfast and Access and and resilience. Ethics panel (9 a.m.) Art (12:45 p.m.), with art created from Failed Institutions (1 p.m.), including That start to finish, a profile of artist Donna Way Madness Lies, in which a woman Mikkelsen, and five short films. and her family attempt to save her brother as he descends into untreated Family Dynamics (3:30 p.m.), including schizophrenia. Supergirl, a documentary about a 9-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who is a Comedy (4:45 p.m.), including Black Cat, in competitive weightlifter. A campaign sign filmed in 2008 in New York City for One October Photo provided which Duke Moody decides to make a true- Laura Kaufman Borrowed Scenery Woven sculpture and drawings Artist Talk: Sunday, Oct 1, 3:30pm

Standing Fold, Laura Kaufman Sept 9 – Oct 1, 2017 Opening Reception Sept 9, 5 – 7pm

Mike Bayne Pictures Oil paintings curated by Katherine Mulherin

A Frame, Mike Bayne

The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, NY 10524 Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am – 5pm garrisonartcenter.org 845-424-3960 12 September 8, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Unleashing the Creative Child (from Page 9) comic book and story board "Nowadays, illustrator Ed Murr; Lisa Marie when there are so Martinez, who holds a bach- many restrictions elor’s degree in anthropology on creativity in and Latin American studies; Michelledana Shafran, who has public schools, it’s a master’s degree in creative so important that arts therapy and teaches yoga; other resources and jeweler and metalsmith Kit reach children.” Burke-Smith. Compass Arts also has launched classes for adults, including a women’s chorus and a family chocolate-making workshop. Samardge was introduced to Beacon after coming to Imagination Playhouse students design their own Garabatitos (Spanish exploration) teacher Lisa Marie the city on a weekend visit with her husband. Soon after costumes for their production of A Story, A Story. Martinez assists students in dressing up while teaching moving from Brooklyn, she attended a Beacon Sloop Club Photo by Cappy Hotchkiss them the Spanish vocabulary for their clothing. sing-a-long, where she joined in with Pete Seeger. A music Photo provided teacher who was leaving the Randolph School heard her voice and urged structure they can understand, and then encouraging Samardge to apply to succeed her. At them to explore character development, costumes, the the same time, she had taught creative works,” Samardge says. “We go beyond imitation and classes for children in Brooklyn and aim for interpretation.” thought Beacon was ripe for the same Compass Arts employs the Orff-Schulwerk Approach, approach. Her first venture here was a which is common in public school music education. It toddler movement class at Ballet Arts combines music, movement, drama and speech into Studio. lessons that are similar to the world of play. To register for Compass Arts “I love the idea of having a space where so many classes, most of which begin during the different forms of creativity are going on that they can last two weeks of September, see inspire each other and resonate,” Samardge explains. compassarts.org or call 917-648-4454. “The key is giving kids the tools early so they can Samardge will have an information express their creative voices. Nowadays, when there are table at the Cold Spring Farmers’ so many restrictions on creativity in public schools, it’s Market on Saturday, Sept. 9, and at the so important that other resources reach children.” Beacon Farmers’ Market on Sunday, Cartooning teacher Ed Murr guides students through a group drawing The teachers at Compass include painter Kathy Sept. 10. Courses for children and teens experience in which they're creating an imaginery city. Photo provided Moss; graphic novelist/cartoonist Deb Lucke; Marvel typically range from $50 to $375.

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Marchers on the Move Renovation grants advance, Deputy Planning Commissioner Sandra Fusco told the legislature. In Au- far from assured gust, at a meeting of its Physical Services Committee, she said the request for now By Holly Crocco was simply for “renovations and repairs to n 2015 state Sen. Sue Serino and As- existing structures.” semblywoman Sandy Galef pledged to “I have yet to see a single SAM Iback efforts by Putnam County to ob- tain $500,000 in state grants to renovate [State and Municipal] grant the Cold Spring Senior Center now under come to completion. It does not construction at the Butterfield redevelopment. happen quickly; it’s a very But the county still needed to apply. slow process.” When presenting a draft county budget in 2015, Putnam County Executive Mary- While lawmakers approved the ap- Ellen Odell noted Serino and Galef were plications, Fusco expressed doubt about pursuing state funds for the senior center. whether the county would see the funds But that same month, Galef said the as- any time soon, if ever. “I have yet to see a single SAM [State sembly and Dormitory Authority, which MARCH THROUGH COLD SPRING — Soffiyah Elijah (at right), executive director of and Municipal] grant come to comple- would provide the grants, would need the Alliance of Families for Justice, spurs on supporters during a 143-mile march tion,” said Fusco. “It does not happen more details. from Harlem to Albany designed to protest abuses in state prisons and jails. The quickly; it’s a very slow process.” By August 2016, after a $500,000 pledge marchers stayed at St. Mary’s Church during a stop in Cold Spring on Aug. 15. The She explained that while Serino and from Roger and Elizabeth Ailes for the marchers expect to arrive in Albany on Sept. 13. Photo by Michael Turton $1.3 million center evaporated, legislators Galef had pledged support, the funds passed a $800,000 bond and said the re- are tied to the state budget. As priorities mainder would come from the $500,000 change in Albany, so does the availability in state grants. of funds for projects such as the senior A year later, at its Sept. 5 meeting, the center. county Legislature approved sending two Legislator Carl Albano (R-Carmel) said grant requests to the Dormitory Authori- it was still worth pursuing. “If we get half, ty. One $250,000 grant has been endorsed or some, or a third, that’s all we can do,” he said. by Serino (R-Hyde Park), and the other First Birthday Celebration & Kirtan $250,000 grant by Galef (D-Ossining). Saturday, September 30th, 7pm Specifics about how the money would be Visit highlandscurrent.com for news 89 Dewindt in Beacon, bebhaktiyoga.com spent will be provided if the applications updates and latest information. 14 September 8, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Roots and Shoots Plant It and They Will Come Lessons on coexisting this year than ever before. As I’ve written previously, many of them buzz, while oth- By Pamela Doan ers nibble and munch. There’s a groundhog I’m certain is the same resident I’ve reating habitat doesn't end with watched grow for the past seven years. At homes for just pollinators and birds. least I hope it’s the same one, because it’s CSuccess means attracting other bigger than any groundhog I’ve ever seen wildlife that will enjoy the lovely plants, and deserves royalty status in the ground berry bushes, and seedling trees I care- squirrel family. Is 50 pounds unusual? It’s fully planted. more similar to a medium-sized, short Inevitably there will be losses, unreal- dog than its own species. ized visions and imperfections, I’m real- This summer there’s been a bunny in- izing. While I didn’t intend to attract all vasion, as well. I never see rabbits in this these other creatures, I want to see it as a part of East Mountain. There just isn’t good sign that I’m contributing something any food in the woods. Though we usually to the ecosystem of the forest. The woods don’t see deer hanging around, this sum- So cute — and hungry Photo by Ross Corsair around me are covered in invasive species mer there’s been a doe and two fawns in rounds, and a blue heron has been visit- fore blooming and the phlox only has like Japanese barberry, garlic mustard, the yard at all times of day. Our trail cam- ing our unused pool daily for a couple of flowers that are above the groundhog’s mugwort and Japanese stiltgrass. In fact, era has photographed foxes, raccoons, months. All the sightings are more nu- reach. I’m guarding the turtlehead (Che- I need to see it as a positive sign because opossums, coyotes and, once, a bobcat. merous than any previous year. lone lyoni) because I don’t have a lot left otherwise I’m just left frustrated at the Bears have been spotted by nearby neigh- My main line of protection is repellent to bloom in the yard and it will be the last way my plants keep getting eaten. bors and once in our yard. I’ve seen hawks sprays. 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MON 7:15, WED 3:45 philipstowndepottheatre.org • Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current September 8, 2017 15 Bringing Back the Dead Scholar will discuss How do you evaluate a technology that could alter genetics? “de-extinction” of species The values of conservation include costs regory Kaebnick, a research schol- and benefits but also questions that tend ar at The Hastings Center, a bio- to fall out of consideration if we’re looking Gethics think tank based in Garri- at costs and benefits. They include ques- son, will speak there at 4 p.m. on Sunday, tions, for example, about the kind of re- Sept. 17, on “de-extinction,” or the hypo- lationship to nature we want to have. De- thetical process of using DNA to bring extinction is usually thought of as part of back extinct species such as the wooly the larger field of synthetic biology, and mammoth or dodo. (The talk is free but synthetic biology is rife with values ques- reservations are required by emailing tions. Synthetic biology might allow you [email protected] or calling not only to re-create extinct species but 845-424-4040, ext. 202.) Reporter Alison also to create new ones, to modify exist- Rooney asked Kaebnick about what has ing ones or to drive existing species into been called “resurrection biology.” His re- extinction. sponses have been edited for space. What else are you working on? Is reviving a species that humans A dodo reconstruction by the Natural Gene drives, which are tools for altering helped drive to extinction a better History Museum in London populations of organisms. That is, a ge- proposition ethically than restoring netic change made to one organism will be one that disappeared naturally? question about it. Although if coolness is passed along to most or all of its progeny, The main reason that’s been offered for the sole consideration, I’d try for an impe- and so on, until a whole population — may- recreating extinct species is that if humans rial mammoth, which was much bigger. be a species — is changed. For example, a drove the species into extinction, then (No one’s talking about the imperial mam- drive is being developed for the mosqui- recreating the species might be a way of moth, by the way, which is very distress- toes that transmit malaria, with the goal Gregory Kaebnick Photo provided preserving nature, maybe even of making ing.) But if there was one thing I’d vote for of eliminating malaria, which is very com- amends. Conservationists don’t have any- actually trying it would be the American pelling. At the same time, how can we be often describes morality in terms of rules thing against extinction [as a force of na- chestnut, which is practically extinct. You sure it will not have some other effect on or principles. Religion opens me up to less ture]. If a species has died out from natural can find examples of it, but they’re almost mosquitoes, or even on another species systematic, more intuitive and more di- causes, they’d be inclined not to recreate it. all little, doomed sprouts. Creating some- into which it might somehow find its way? verse ways of thinking about values. What extinct creature would you thing that can get past that stage would How are your degrees in religion and love to see? be a kind of de-extinction. A recreated philosophy connected to your work? A wooly mammoth would be cool, no American chestnut would reclaim an im- Philosophy encourages one to think Visit highlandscurrent.com for news portant role in Eastern forests. about logic and conceptual clarity and it updates and latest information. 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COMMUNITY BRIEFS St. Mary’s Fundraiser Chamber Season Opens St. Mary’s to host carnival Sept. 17 t. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Cold Spring Pacifica Quartet to perform will host a free carnival on Sunday, Sept. S he first concert of the Howland Cham- 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with food ber Music Series will take place on and drinks for sale, music, bounce houses, T Sunday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m., at the Howland face painting and pony rides, among other Cultural Center in Beacon with a perfor- attractions. Donations are welcome. mance by the Pacifica Quartet. See gofundme.com/SaveStMarys. The quartet, which is Simin Ganatra and Sibbi Bernhardsson on violins, Ma- Pig Roast sumi Per Rostad on viola and Brandon Va- mos on cello, will play Quartet in G Major, Annual Lions event Sept. 16 Op. 76 by Haydn, Quartet No. 3 by Dimi- he Cold Spring Lions Club will hold its tri Shostacovich and Beethoven’s Quartet Tannual pig roast from 3 to 7 p.m. on in F Minor, Op. 95. Tickets are $30 each, Saturday, Sept. 16, to raise money for com- $110 for four concerts or $195 for all eight munity projects and the victims of Hurri- concerts. See howlandmusic.org. cane Harvey. It takes place at the Taconic The Pacifica Quartet will perform at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon on Sept. 17. Outdoor Education Center at 75 Mountain Photo provided Craft Beer Festival Laurel Lane in Philipstown. Tickets are $50 per person and include one drink. See mines the finalists and winner. See philip- for children, car seat checks, information More than 150 varieties coldspringlions.org. stowndepottheatre.org for tickets, which on county services for families and safety n Saturday, Sept. 16, from 1:30 to 5:30 are $17 and $20. demonstrations. Op.m., sample more than 150 varieties One-Act is a Winner of craft beers at the fifth annual Hudson Kids’ Safety Day Beacon River Craft Beer Festival at Riverfront Depot to present 20 short plays Park in Beacon. Attendees must be 21 County will host in Carmel Good Bugs and Bad ee 20 short plays over two weekends years or older. Tickets are $45 for gen- Sat the Aery Theatre Company’s annual n Saturday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 Garden club to host talk eral admission or $75 for early access at 20/20 One-Act Festival at the Philipstown p.m., Putnam County will hold a Kids’ 12:30 p.m. See americaontap.com/event/ O he Tioronda Garden Club will present Depot Theatre in Garrison from Sept. 15 Safety Day at the Smith Campus at 112 Old hudson-river-craft-beer-festival. The park a program on Good Bugs, Bad Bugs to 17 and Sept. 22 to 24. Some content is Route 6 in Carmel. The event will include T is located at 1 Flynn Dr. and Healthy Gardens on Wednesday, Sept. for mature audiences. Popular vote deter- photo and fingerprint identification cards 13, at 7 p.m., at the Howland Cultural Cen- ter in Beacon. The presentation will be NY Alert given by Master Gardener Johanna Tomik For public safety and transportation from the Dutchess County Cornell Coop- alerts by text or email, erative Extension. visit nyalert.gov

CHAMPION READERS — The Beacon Buzzers from the Howland Public Library won first place in the Mid-Hudson Library System’s Battle of the Books, defeating teams from 10 other libraries in a five-county area. The teens answered questions about assigned books read over the summer. Front row: Manny Gonzalez, Maggie AT THE ZOO — This work by DM Weil is among those that will be on exhibit McGeary, Angelina Finateri, Marisa Mourgues and Michelle Rivas (coach). Back as part of Let’s Have Some Color in Our Lives … at the RiverWinds Gallery row: Manny Arubuike, Ezekiel Arubuike, Patrick Lewis, Roswell Wendel, Will in Beacon. The solo show opens on Second Saturday, Sept. 9, with a Dambra and Harry Thorne (coach). Photo provided reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Image provided

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS War of the Worlds Author and Literary Events at Bannerman On Sunday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m., Samantha Infamous radio play to be performed Hunt and Adrian Shirk will read from their works at Binnacle Books in Beacon. he script of the infamous radio dra- Hunt is the author of the short story Tma by Orson Welles, The War of the collection The Dark Dark and the novels The Worlds, will be staged on Bannerman Is- Invention of Everything Else, The Seas and land on Saturday, Sept. 16. The boat leaves Mr. Splitfoot. Shirk is the author of And Your the Beacon dock at 3:15 and 4:15 p.m. and Daughters Shall Prophesy, a hybrid-memoir the return trip is at 7:30 p.m. See banner- exploring American women prophets and mancastle.org. Tickets are $65. spiritual celebrities. On Sunday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie will host a Comic Book Trade Show and Expo, with many writers and artists present to sign their work. See midhudsonciviccenter.org. On Thursday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m., Patricia Horvath will read from her memoir All the Difference at the Howland Public Library in Beacon. The book tells of her struggle with severe scoliosis and Javaka Steptoe will read from his Caldecott Award winner, Radiant Child, at how it affected her self-identity. See Binnacle Books in Beacon on Sept. 17. Photos provided beaconlibrary.org. Desmond-Fish Library from her latest daughter of a Russian baron, fled with On Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m., the collection, Fulcrum, and John Pielmeier her parents through Nazi Germany. See Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison will host will read from his novel Hook’s Tale, the butterfieldlibrary.org. a panel discussion with members of the story of Captain Hook from Peter Pan. See Hudson Valley Chapter of Romance On Sunday, Sept. 17, at 10:30 a.m., at desmondfishlibrary.org Writers of America. The panelists Binnacle Books, Javaka Steptoe, the will speak about the paranormal, On Saturday, Sept. 16, at 4 p.m., author and illustrator of Radiant Child, historical, erotic, fantasy, medical Margarita Meyendorf will read from a picture book telling the story of artist romance and suspense genres. See her memoir D.P. at the Butterfield Jean-Michel Basquiat, will read from his John Adair will portray Orson Welles desmondfishlibrary.org. Library in Cold Spring. Born in a Russian work. The book won the 2017 Caldecott in The War of the Worlds on Bannerman On Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m., displaced person’s camp in Germany Award and the 2017 Coretta Scott King Island on Sept. 16. Photo provided poet Irene O’Garden will read at the during World War II, Meyendorf, the Illustrator Award.

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PLA034-1 from The Hartford. Your price, however, could vary, and you will not have the advice, counsel or services of your independent agent. 18 September 8, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com The Stadium Closes Known for sports memorabilia collection he Stadium, a restaurant, Tsports bar and museum on Route 9 in Garri- son, closed on Aug. 25 after nearly 19 years in business. The impressive A baseball signed by Mickey Mantle collection of memo- Photo provided rabilia that adorned its walls and ceiling was started in 1953 by Joseph Walsh, the father of owner James Walsh. Lacking money and space in his family’s one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx, Joseph Walsh began by collecting newspaper clippings, sometimes taking them from the paper before it had been read. When Joseph and his

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wife, Terri, moved into their own home in 1972, he began Zimmer (Brooklyn, 1955) and Ed Lopat (Yankees, 1949 collecting the signed memorabilia later displayed at the and 1953); the 1960-61 MVP trophy of NHL great “Boom restaurant, which opened in 1999. Boom” Geoffrion; Larry Regan’s 1957 NHL Rookie of the Highlights include Mickey Mantle’s 1956 Triple Crown Year trophy; and jerseys signed by greats such as Gretzky, trophy; Larry Kelley’s 1936 Heisman (the first awarded); Lemieux, Messier, Marino, Montana, Elway, Namath, Jor- Paul Hornung’s 1956 Heisman; Babe Ruth’s 1934 Yan- dan, Abdul Jabbar, Chamberlain and Clemens. kees contract for his final season in New York; a 14K gold In addition, it contains the autographs of hundreds of necklace with the Yankees’ World Series ring pendant baseball Hall of Famers, including Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth customized by Joe DiMaggio for Marilyn Monroe; and a and Honus Wagner; baseballs signed by every member third base from the 2000 World Series (Yankees vs. Mets) of the 1948, 1957 and 1960 Yankees and 1925 and 1955 signed by MVP Derek Jeter. Dodgers; and baseballs autographed by every president Inside The Stadium Photo provided There are also the World Series rings won by Don from Eisenhower to Obama.

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Philipstown, Cold Springthat at times Mergeincluded the Village of Nel sonville. It dovetails with a push by Gov. - Building DepartmentsAndrew Cuomo for local jurisdictions and counties to streamline. - The Cold Spring Building Department - 2, 2017 Deal finalized after years highlandscurrent.com/delivery June continues to exist, if only on paper, be of discussion; Nelsonville cause the village will outsource its work to the town. Philipstown Supervisor Rich - uncertain ard Shea said that provides some flexibil By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong ity as the village does not have to dissolve - old Spring and Philipstown agreed its department, which would involve a in votes on May 23 and 24 to con- lengthy legal process, and move every solidate their building departments, - thing to Town Hall. C An inter-municipal agreement also “al at least for a year, with the town’s full- lows us to sort of wade into it,” Shea said. time building department taking over the - The village and town tested the waters in - functions of the village’s part-time de September 2015 when Philipstown began - partment. The village will pay the town handling inspections for the Butterfield $20,000 annually to cover costs. - redevelopment in Cold Spring. The Village Board and Town Board ap Under the agreement, Cold Spring resi proved the merger by 5-0 votes. The contract - dents will file building applications at Vil provides that the town and village equally lage Hall, where officials will review them divide any fees collected above $20,000 an before sending them to Philipstown. Cold nually for Cold Spring properties. - Spring will retain its records. Building departments are typically re - - The Village Board approved the merger Photo by Ross Corsair sponsible for reviewing plans, approving with little comment. and monitoring construction projects for However, at the Town(Continued Board meeting, on Page 5) violations, issuing certificates of occupan Cold Spring resident Lillian Moser object OUT AT HOME — Despite a plea from a Pawling runner, the umpire calls her out after cy for new structures and enforcing zon ed. “I’m going to Or send check to the tag by Haldane pitcher Shianne Twoguns (right) late in the Blue Devils' 3-2 victory ing laws. that made them Section 1, Class C softball champs. The run would have tied the game. The merger, which began at the start of For more photos, see page 19. The Blue Devils played Section 9 champion Pine Plains , the village’s fiscal year on June 1, evolved on June 1 in the Class C sub-regional. and the Hudson Highlands State Park from several years of sporadic discussions Preserve. Dennings Point Four and a half miles away, on the other Read This Story. Thenside ofGo the city, Outside rests home of a 1.2-mile loop that closes each Loads of Beacon routes to winter to become a bald eagle sanctuary. From the trail, hikers and runners can explore for National Trails - Day, and more afoot visit abandoned brick factories along the river as well as nearby, which Dia:Beacon leads to, Sce or, in 161 Main St. before connecting to the mile-long By Jeff Simms Klara Sauer TrailLong DockMadam Park Brett ince being created by the American nic Hudson’s Hiking Society in 1993, National the other direction, to - , another Scenic Hudson park. Trails Day, on the first Saturday Park S The most high profileHudson of theHighlands trails in in June, has encouraged hiking, biking, the works is the that will connect Cold walking and every other muscle-powered, trail-based activity that gets people out Fjord Trail Spring to Beacon — another endeavor doors. - There is no shortage of places to spearheaded by Scenic Hudson, this time with more than a dozen partners. stretch your legs in and around Beacon, The master plan was completed two Cold Spring, NY 10516 and a number of interconnected and far- years ago and Scenic Hudson is con reaching routes are in progress. Here is a ducting environmental reviews of the roundup: - , the region’s preliminary route for a public meeting The most notable of Beacon’s already Photo provided this fall. sizeable network of walking and hiking Mount Beacon The plan is for the trail to have about paths is seven sections: 1) the Cold Spring Met highest peak and one-time Revolutionary - ro-North station to Little Stony Point; War lookout post, with a mile-long trail to The Megalithic Trail Crew, which welcomes volunteers five days a week from June to - 2) Little Stony Point to Breakneck its summit. - October on the Appalachian Trail in Bear Mountain State Park, this year will continue Ridge, possibly between the tracks Located just outside city limits, Mount work on a 5-foot-wide stairway to the top of the mountain. Over the past decade, more and the river; 3) a half-mile connector Beacon Park is maintained by Scenic Hud than 1,000 stone steps have been built. - from the Route 9D Breakneck tunnel son and the Mount Beacon Incline Rail at the Dutchess County line to the pe way Restoration Society. Its trail is rocky destrian bridge at the Breakneck train and steep, with a number of switchbacks, (Continued on Page 6) - stop; 4) from the bridge, running along but the challenge is worth it for the in Route 9D credible Highlands views. From the peak, you can explore the ruins of the Beacon Incline Railway’s powerhouse or, for sea soned hikers, continue to Fishkill Ridge

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Can Beacon Soccer Teams Repeat as League Champs? This Week’s Games By Leigh Alan Klein Saturday, Sept. 9 or the first time in 20 years last sea- Haldane and Beacon Cross son, the Beacon girls’ soccer team Country at Warwick, 9 a.m. Fwon the league title with an overall Beacon Boys’ Soccer vs. Gorton, 11-6 record. 11 a.m. While replacing Gabby Lucas, who is Haldane Football vs. Woodlands, now playing for Pace University, will be a 1:30 p.m. challenge, eight other starters return for Monday, Sept. 11 third-year head coach Hugo Alzate. Beacon Girls’ Tennis vs. Lakeland, “Our goals are to repeat as league 4:15 p.m. champions, host a sectional game and Beacon Volleyball vs. Pearl River, win a sectional game, which Beacon has 4:30 p.m. not done for 29 years,” Alzate said. (Last Haldane Girls’ Soccer vs. Briarcliff, 4:30 p.m. year's girls lost in the first round of the tournament in a game decided by penalty Tuesday, Sept. 12 kicks.) Beacon Cross Country at Croton The Bulldogs will look to possess the Point, 4:30 p.m. ball, dictate the pace and as the season Wednesday, Sept. 13 and team progresses, press opponents Haldane Cross Country at North with aggressive defense. Sophomore Katelyn Rosa (21) and senior Brianna DerBoghossian (16) battle a Salem, 4:30 p.m. The team’s three seniors are co-cap- Lakeland striker on Sept. 2. The Bulldogs fell, 1-0. Beacon Boys’ Soccer vs. Henry tains: Reanna Cader, an honorable men- Hudson, 4:30 p.m. Ericson (“the game goes through her”). able playing a short passing game or tak- tion All-Section selection last season; Sophomore Analiese Compagnone, he ing players off the dribble. Thursday, Sept. 14 defender Brianna DerBoghossian; and Haldane Boys’ Soccer vs. North says, is a “smart and athletic” player who Four players to watch, he says, are junior Chloe Antalek, an All-League selection Salem, 4:30 p.m. Devin Lambe, a two-time All-Section at- who leads the Bulldogs in scoring with could be All-Section this year. Haldane Volleyball vs. Keio, 6 p.m. tacker; senior Matt Wyant, the team’s assist 34 career goals. (Scoring runs in the fam- The boys’ team leader and All-Section midfielder; senior Friday, Sept. 15 ily; her mother, Stacey McKeon Antalek, The boys’ soccer team, which finished Mason Burch, an All-Section center-back, Beacon Girls’ Swimming vs. a 1989 graduate, had 90 career goals for 12-6 last season, also hopes to repeat as and senior goalkeeper Kellen Sela. Woodlands, 4:30 p.m. the Bulldogs.) Beacon Girls’ Tennis vs. Panas, league champions and advance further Seaman noted that high school soccer “What makes Antalek so good is that 4:30 p.m. into the state tournament after being up- has benefited from the growth of Ma- she can finish,” says Alzate. “She has a set in the first round last season. jor League Soccer, which has raised the knack to get her foot or head on the ball.” It won’t be easy: the league has improved sport’s profile. Today’s high school players The juniors include forward Victoria and the Bulldogs’ schedule includes some have grown up watching professional soc- Banks, who, Alzate says, takes some of the of the best teams in the region, including cer on television. offensive pressure off Antalek; goalkeeper Varsity Scoreboard Pearl River, Lakeland, Ketcham and Ar- On the flip side, he said, the sport has a Meagan Meeuwisse (“the most important lington. “pay-to-play” system that excludes a num- person on the team”), and midfielder Eliza Boys’ Soccer The Bulldogs will be looking for bal- ber of players who can’t afford to join club Beacon 1, Lakeland 1 ance, said Coach Craig Seaman, leaning teams that provide a higher level of com- James Patino scored on assist Coaches and Parents on a number of players who are comfort- petition and coaching. from Devin Lambe. Haldane 2, Pawling 0 We welcome your contributions of Andre van Dommele scored two scores, highlights and photos. Highlands Current late goals on assists from Kyle Email [email protected] Zimmerman. Athlete of the Week Beacon 4, Carmel 0 Beacon 4, Pearl River 2 Sam Giachinta, Haldane More sports on Page 19 Girls’ Soccer he running back rushed 152 yards Byram Hills 1, Beacon 0 on 25 carries and scored twice in Goalie Meagan Meeuwisse had Get Mail Delivery of Tthe Blue Devils’ 20-7 victory on nine saves. Sept. 2 over Rye Neck. Coach Ryan Mc- Lakeland 1, Beacon 0 The Current Conville calls the junior a “fast, physical downhill runner.” Football highlandscurrent.com/md Haldane 20, Rye Neck 7 John Jay 42, Beacon 0 Volleyball Thank you to our advertisers Haldane 3, Dobbs Ferry 1 We are grateful for your support and John Jay-East Fishkill 3, Beacon 2 encourage our readers to shop local. Contact us: [email protected] Sam Giachinta rushing around the end against Rye Neck Photo provided