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May 19, 2017 161 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Cold Spring’s New Officer-in-Charge NYPD veteran says he likes to walk the beat

By Michael Turton

n April, the Cold Spring Board of Trustees appointed Larry Burke as Iofficer-in-charge of the village police department, succeeding George Kane. Burke, 51, who lives in North Highlands with his wife, joined the force in 2014 and now oversees 12 officers (all village offi- cers, including Burke, are part-time). We spoke with him at the Cold Spring Police Department office on Main Street. His re- sponses have been edited for brevity. Where did you grow up? In Inwood, on the northern tip of Man- hattan, just north of the Bronx and south of Marble Hill. As a youngster, what did you dream of becoming? I didn’t know what I wanted to do. Haldane kindergarteners sit with their new elm. See story on Page 19. Photo by Anita Peltonen I had always seen the officer walking around our neighborhood, keeping us in line when we needed it. He knew our par- Roger Ailes Dies at 77 ents and everyone in the neighborhood. I Fox News founder was former Garrison resident band to me, to his son Zachary, thought it would be a great job. You could and a loyal friend to many. He take the police test when you were 16-and- By Chip Rowe was also a patriot, profoundly a-half years of age. They called me when grateful to live in a country I was 18 and did a background investiga- oger Ailes, the former head of Fox News who spent the last that gave him so much oppor- tion, although I couldn’t go into the acad- decade of his life as a resident of Garrison and a political tunity to work hard, to rise — emy until I was 20. Rforce in Philipstown, died on May 17 at age 77. According and to give back. Is “cop” still considered a to a report by CNN, he fell at his Florida home eight days ago and “During a career that derogatory term? hit his head, after which his condition deteriorated. stretched over more than five Roger Ailes Fox News photo Not for me, although “police officer” is In a statement on May 17, his wife, Elizabeth Ailes, said: “I decades, his work in entertain- more professional. Back in the day in the am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, ment, in politics, and in news affected the lives of many millions. neighborhood, it was always, “The cop’s on Roger Ailes, passed away this morning. Roger was a loving hus- And so even as we mourn his death, we (Continued on Page 8) the block … The cop this, the cop that ….” When did you join the police force? I went to the New York City Police Acad- Beacon Democrats Back Council Newcomers emy in 1987. You were assigned to housing, Committee declines to endorse two incumbents transit or regular NYPD. I was assigned to transit and attended that academy By Jeff Simms and worked in the subway system until I he Beacon Democratic Committee has revealed its endorse- joined the regular NYPD in 1992. ments for this fall’s local elections and is favoring newcom- What was it like being a police Ters for all four ward-based seats on the City Council. officer in New York? Notably, the committee declined to endorse two Democratic in- When you’re a rookie they put you in the cumbents, Omar Harper in Ward 2 and Ali Muhammad in Ward 4. high-crime areas, which for me was the Instead, the committee will back John Rembert in Ward 2 and 40th precinct in the South Bronx. You ran Amber Grant in Ward 4. It also endorsed Terry Nelson in Ward 1 from job to job answering 911 calls. After and Jodi McCredo in Ward 3. None of the four have held political that I got into community policing, which office before. I loved. My patrol was 149th Street and Peggy Ross, who represents Ward 1, and Pam Wetherbee, who Cortland Avenue to 151st Street. You went represents Ward 3, said they will not run for re-election. out every day, walked the beat, went into Omar Harper, left, and Ali Muhammad File photos The Beacon Democrats also (Continued on Page 7) (Continued on Page 6) 2 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Putnam SPCA Proposes Dangerous Dog Act Would place restrictions on plaint. If a judge finds probable cause to the last two years, a judge may order eu- to wear a bright orange fluorescent collar believe the animal is dangerous, he or she thanasia or permanent confinement. and could not be penned within 500 feet animals and owners can order it seized. While the proposed Putnam legislation of a school, hospital, nursing home, day- A hearing must be scheduled within mirrors the state law, it includes a few care center or public park. The property By Holly Crocco five days, during which the complainant additional provisions. For instance, any owner would be required to post 12-inch- must prove by “convincing evidence” that dog deemed dangerous would have to be square “Beware of Dog” signs facing in all fter successfully lobbying Putnam the animal is dan- penned in by walls directions with a photo of the animal. County for a public registry of resi- gerous. If a judge or fencing at least 8 Finally, the proposed law would require Adents convicted of animal abuse, agrees, the dog feet high. the owner to purchase a $500 dog license. the Putnam Society for the Prevention of can be neutered “When you have “We should make it onerous,” said Ross. Cruelty to Animals has asked the Legisla- or spayed or must an animal like this “We don’t want the dog in this county.” ture to pass a Dangerous Dogs Act. always be leashed living next door to Ross could not say how many dogs in During the May 10 Rules Committee meet- and/or muzzled in you, we don’t want the county have been deemed dangerous ing, Putnam SPCA Chief Kenneth Ross ex- public under the it to be able to jump by a judge. “There’s no way to get a grasp plained the proposal, which would target control of an adult over a fence,” Ross unless you go town-by-town,” he said. For dogs that have gone through the court system age 21 or older. explained. An “in- that reason, the SPCA is also proposing to and been declared “dangerous” by a judge. Among other restrictions, its owner also visible fence,” where the animal wears a legislators a registry that would include “We want to know where these ticking must maintain at least $100,000 in liabil- shock collar that is triggered by a buried the dog’s breed, age and photo, the date time bombs are,” he said. ity insurance. wire, would not provide enough protec- the dog was declared dangerous, and the While some municipalities have their If a dog is proven to have attacked with- tion because it could malfunction. A first owner’s name and address. own dangerous dog laws, most rely on out being provoked, has a history of unjus- responder called to the home in an emer- Lawmakers agreed to forward the pro- state law, which allows victims, witnesses tified attacks or has caused serious injury gency would also be at risk, Ross said. posal to the county Law Department for or law enforcement officers to file a com- or death to a companion animal within In addition, the dog would be required review. Beacon Firehouse Plan Shifts from Dog Park Dutchess County Building on that site would cost more services in there.” up front than Memorial Park, but could The council voted 6 partnership possible prove wise in the long run, Kyriacou said. to 1, with Ali Muham- “If we were to choose the first choice se- mad dissenting (he By Jeff Simms lected by the committee, or another site on said the council needed Main Street,” he said, “we would be able to finally make a deci- he long-running effort to identify a to kill at least four birds with one stone. sion), to table the vote site for a centralized Beacon fire sta- It will be a firehouse, we could be talking on the dog park, pend- Ttion will continue, as the City Coun- about relocating City Hall, we could be ing a discussion with Beacon's Memorial Park dog lot Photo by J. Simms cil has pivoted from a plan to put the sta- talking about a community center and we Dutchess County. The tion in Memorial Park, and is now setting could be talking about parking. feasibility of partner- years old — has proven challenging. its sights on the Dutchess County building “All of those are structural facilities ing with the county is expected to be on an The most recent study commissioned at 223 Main St. that, if we put them on Main Street, we upcoming council workshop agenda. by the city in 2014 recommended a The council appeared in recent weeks to could share.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has 21,200-square-foot station at the city- have settled on the Memorial Park dog-run Kyriacou also pointed to the new Beacon urged county and local officials to share owned Cannon Practice Field at the cor- area and was scheduled to vote on May 15, Highway Department building on Camp resources as a means of reducing tax bur- ner of Verplanck Avenue and Matteawan but opted to table the decision after a num- Beacon Road as a facility whose out-of-the- dens. When asked whether the county Streetn. The site is no longer being con- ber of residents spoke out against the choice way location limits the sharing of services. would consider sharing a Main Street fa- sidered because a 1920s deed restriction and Council member Lee Kyriacou ques- That led Mayor Randy Casale to the cility with the city, Dutchess County Leg- stipulates that the land only be used for tioned the long-term viability of the park. Dutchess County building, which sits on the islator Jerry Landisi said: “I’m not sure children’s athletics. Memorial Park emerged as the choice west end of Main and houses mental health how the county will react to this, but I feel Should the city return to the Memorial after a site selection committee whittled facilities and the Department of Motor Vehi- it is worth looking into. I have always felt Park dog run, the land would need to be down a list of nearly 20 potential loca- cles. “I would like to talk to Dutchess County that location could be put to better use. removed from the state’s park inventory tions. However, at the May 15 meeting, it and ask if we could share services with them,” This could potentially be that better use.” before Beacon could build there. That pro- was Kyriacou who suggested reconsider- Casale said. “I’d like to ask if we knocked that Numerous studies have concluded that cess, said City Attorney Nick Ward-Willis, ing the committee’s original first choice — [223 Main] building down and placed a new the city’s three aging fire stations should would involve Beacon making up for the rebuilding and expanding the 106-year-old building on that whole site, then we might be consolidated, as maintaining the sta- loss by adding parkland elsewhere or Mase Hook and Ladder station on Main. be able to put a couple of [city and county] tions — two of which are more than 100 making improvements to existing parks.

artful cooking / event planning 845-­424-­8204 www.freshcompany.net highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current May 19, 2017 3 Letter to Merchants Raises Concerns Also, Village closes in on clear at all in the letter,” Merandy said. water and wastewater, told “We’ll do whatever we can to help busi- the board that a deteriorated Dockside agreement ness owners mitigate the problem or at sewer line on Fair Street can least tell them why compliance is impos- be relined without excavat- By Michael Turton sible,” he said, adding that state officials ing. The cost savings means said they “are willing to work with people.” ain Street business owners in repairs to the Market Street What is the policy when the village Cold Spring received a surprise sewer line can be done within owns the stoop? “That was the one thing in their February mail: A letter budget. M they would not answer,” Merandy said. “It from the state Division of Human Rights • Trustee Fran Murphy said she was like asking a politician, I guess. They that stated they are required to make had met with Jack Goldstein danced around that.” their shops accessible to those with physi- of the Cold Spring Area Cham- Deputy Mayor Marie Early said only a Illustration by Dana Wigdor cal disabilities. ber of Commerce to discuss few businesses received the letter because “A refusal to remove architectural bar- the Chamber paying half the • The Cold Spring Boat Club has donated state officials “looked at a number of prop- riers which prevent persons with dis- cost of maintaining the public rest- $600 for tree and shrub plantings at erties and concluded it was too expensive abilities from accessing a public accom- rooms near the pedestrian tunnel. and not readily achievable to make the the club site and will provide volunteer modation may constitute an unlawful stores handicap-accessible.” • Trustee Lynn Miller said Main Street labor for fence painting. discriminatory practice,” wrote Human Merandy cited Doug’s Pretty Good Pub merchants plan to lobby Putnam Rights Specialist Albert L. Jacobs III. “We In May 16 business … as an example. Compliance would be County legislators for a share of sales- ask that you remove the step at the en- • Merandy reported that an agreement difficult because it has a village-owned tax revenues collected in the village. trance and install a ramp.” that will allow the village to oversee stoop and a pole in front of a narrow en- • Trustees approved the sale of a village- About 10 merchants received the let- Dockside Park has been sent to the trance. He said state officials indicated owned stoop at 69 Main St. at $4 per ter, Mayor Dave Merandy said at the May state parks department for approval. they would accept an explanation as to square foot plus legal costs. The board 9 meeting of the Village Board. The vil- Merandy said the village will be able to why compliance isn’t possible. The pub’s is also considering requests for the lage owns the stoop in front of most Main earn revenue from the property, includ- owner, Doug Price, said he had referred purchase of property on Moffat Road Street buildings but was not copied on the ing from the sale of alcohol at events. the matter to his lawyer. and at 37 Fair Street. correspondence. “I read the letter as a While the village will be responsible bit threatening and I think a lot of people In other business … • The board approved the hiring of a for basic maintenance, it will no longer did,” he said. • Village resident Cathy Carnevale has full-time Highway Department laborer be required to maintain shore protec- The mayor said he met with officials from donated $1,000 to cover the cost of at $16 per hour plus benefits. tion proposed by the state. the Division of Human Rights, who told three Main Street garbage cans. The • Philipstown Justice Court Judge Camille • Trustees authorized the mayor to sell a him it wanted building owners to indicate village will match her contribution. Linson was appointed acting judge for 1,002-square-foot village-owned prop- whether they could comply. “That wasn’t • Greg Phillips, the superintendent of the Cold Spring Justice Court. erty at 26 Garden St. for $4,008.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, at a meeting held on the 10th day of May, 2017, duly adopted a resolution, a summary of which is published herewith subject to a permissive referendum. Dated: May 17, 2017 Philipstown, New York, Tina M. Merando, Town Clerk BOND RESOLUTION DATED MAY 10, 2017 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN taxable real property of said Town, a tax suffi cient to pay the principal of and interest on ADDITION TO AND RECONSTRUCTION OF DAHLIA HOUSE IN AND such bonds as the same become due and payable. FOR THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN, PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW YORK, Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, in- AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $400,000 AND AUTHORIZING, cluding determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, THE ISSUANCE OF annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or fac- $400,000 BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. simile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described has been determined to be a ownership of said bonds, appointing the fi scal agent or agents for said bonds, providing Type I Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environ- for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the mental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual Act (“SEQRA”), for which all required steps under SEQRA have been satisfi ed; NOW, countersignature of a fi scal agent or of a designated offi cial of the Town), the date, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affi rmative vote of not less than two-thirds denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown, Putnam also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervi- County, New York, as follows: sor. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 1. The construction of an addition to and reconstruction of Dahlia house, section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain including incidental costs and expenses, in and for the Town of Philipstown, Putnam such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as County, New York, is hereby authorized, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFEREN- the Supervisor shall determine. DUM, at a maximum estimated cost of $400,000. Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of offi cial intent for purposes Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan of fi nancing of the aforesaid maxi- of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specifi ed in this resolution, no mum estimated cost is by the issuance of the $400,000 serial bonds of said Town, hereby monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a longterm basis, authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the described herein. aforesaid specifi c object or purpose is twenty-fi ve years, pursuant to subdivision 12(a) Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested (1) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further deter- only if: mined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed fi ve years. 1. Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not Section 4. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to autho- authorized to expend money, or rize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance 2. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby del- resolution are not substantially complied with,and an action, suit or proceeding contesting egated to the Supervisor, the chief fi scal offi cer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in Section 5. The faith and credit of said Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, summary form in the offi cial newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and inter- with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section est on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appro- 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. priation shall be made in each year suffi cient to pay the principal of and interest on such Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMIS- bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the SIVE REFERENDUM. 4 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Flashing light turn is sharp. It puts homeowners under a few meetings to determine what the Almost as soon as we moved from constant danger. We refuse to become the district should consider in a bond refer- * Brooklyn to Cold Spring in February 2016, statistics the state apparently needs. endum that we hope to put before voters Winner: 20 I noticed the busy and dark intersection We are talking about a single flashing in May 2018, if the committee agrees. We at Route 9 and East Mountain Road did light. How long should it take? anticipate the first meeting in June, with Better Newspaper not have a flashing light. Saleh Shoua, Philipstown additional meetings in early fall. A representative from Central Hudson If you would like to be part of the group, Contest Awards agreed that the intersection could use a Haldane focus group please call Linda Dearborn at 845-265- *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2016 flashing light but said he would need ap- Thank you to the voters who on May 16 9254, ext. 115, or email ldearborn@hal- proval from Philipstown. The town sent approved the release of funds from our daneschool.org. Publisher capital reserve for repairs. They will have Diana Bowers, Superintendent Highlands Current Inc. my request to the state highway depart- ment. I also wrote the agency myself. zero impact on taxes as we already have Haldane Central School District 161 Main St. the money set aside. Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 Three months later, it responded that (1) there had not been enough accidents at With funding approved, the first step Watch your language will be to replace the gym bleachers, which Handicapped?! Really, Highlands Cur- 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 the intersection to justify a light, and (2) it was the town’s problem. have been cited during insurance inspec- rent? (“Stonecrop Wants to Add More Founder I contacted Supervisor Richard Shea tions as a potential safety problem. The Parking, Better Handicap Access,” May Gordon Stewart and Councilor John VanTassel without pads on the gym walls also need to be re- 12.) Use “visitors with disabilities” or (1939 - 2014) success. It was like playing a game of ping placed, and a student sitting area in the el- “people who use wheelchairs,” not “handi- pong. Now they ignore me. ementary library needs to be rebuilt. These capped people/visitors.” Use “accessible Managing Editor In the meantime, my daughter and I repairs will be made over the summer. parking,” not “handicapped parking.” Chip Rowe have both witnessed near-accidents at the Our next step is to form a focus group The terms you use in the headline and [email protected] intersection. The intersection is dark, so or steering committee to discuss the throughout the article have been known it is hard to identify where to turn. The “wants” and “needs” for our buildings and to be disrespectful, insensitive, dehuman- Arts/Feature Editor campus. The group will be asked to hold izing and offensive for decades. As writers Alison Rooney and editors, you know how important in- [email protected] clusive language is. Do better. Suzanne Murray, Garrison Senior Correspondent Michael Turton Ailes for sale Is this newsworthy? (“Real Estate: Ailes Reporters Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Move to Florida,” May 12). Sounds more Brian PJ Cronin like a combination of gloating and an in- Joe Dizney vasion of privacy. How about real estate Pamela Doan stats for some of your well-connected Mary Ann Ebner board members? Jeff Simms Fred Fryer, Cold Spring The editor responds: The Aileses were Layout Editor the most prominent residents of Philip- Kate Vikstrom stown, and Roger Ailes was all over the local and national news, including as an Advertising Director Michele Gedney advisor to the future president of the U.S. For information on advertising: If that were the case with any of our board 845-809-5584 members, we’d report on their real estate [email protected] listings, as well. highlandscurrent.com/ads The Highlands Current is a 501c3 nonprofit funded by grants, adver- By Michael Turton tising and the generous support of Taking it to the Street our readers. Thank you. What’s for dinner tonight? (Asked outside Foodtown)

THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, Vol. 6, Issue 21 (ISSN 2475-3785) is published weekly by Highlands Current Inc., 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Nonprofit postage paid at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Mail delivery $20 per year. highlandscurrent.com/delivery [email protected] © Highlands Current Inc. 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the publisher. Advertisements designed by The Highlands Current may not be “Grilled cheeseburgers with cheddar, “Blue Apron: Tandoori chicken with “Pulled pork. reproduced in whole or in part without permission. pickles, onions and ketchup.” broccoli and potatoes over Jasmine rice.” But I just stopped for cat food.” ~ Mark Dubiel, Cold Spring ~ Angela Devine, Cold Spring ~ Sharon Acocella, Beacon highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current May 19, 2017 5 School Budgets Pass Easily Haldane Central School Garrison Unified School Proposition 2: $380,000 to purchase buses and van District District Yes, 785; No, 226 Budget for 2017-18: $23.5 million (1.82 Budget for 2017-18: $10.56 million (2.86 Proposition 3: Student as non-voting percent increase) percent increase) member of board Yes, 518; No, 180 Yes, 117; No, 33 Yes, 845; No, 167 Establish Capital Reserve Proposition 2: $150,000 bus purchase Proposition 2: Proposition 4: Create 10-year Capital Fund to replace current one Yes, 491; No, 202 Reserve Fund Ned Flanagan Yes, 124; No, 34 Yes, 832; No, 182 Proposition 3: $100,000 from Capital Reserve Fund for new bleachers, library Trustee (two open seats): Trustees (four open seats): Former Garrison renovations Diana Swinburne (incumbent), 122 Kristan Flynn (appointee), 819 Yes, 532; No, 165 Courtney McCarthy, 120 Anthony White (incumbent), 808 Resident in Critical Craig Wolf (appointee), 772 (one open seat): Trustee Beacon City School District Kenya Gadsden (incumbent), 761 Condition After Crash Peggy Clements (incumbent), 418 Budget for 2017-18: $68.6 million (2.81 Sandy McKelvey, 147 Flynn, White and Wolf will serve three- ed Flanagan, 16, a former percent increase) year terms; Gadsden will serve one year. NGarrison resident now living with Yes, 864; No, 162 his family in Stratton, Vermont, on May 3 lost control of a 2003 Ford Ranger he was driving on a dirt road Garrison School Board in Stratton and hit a tree, according to Indian Point Task Force to Meet the Vermont State Police. Notes from May 3 meeting he Indian Point Closure Task Force will hold its Although wearing a seat belt, Flanagan Tfirst meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, By Lily Gordon suffered a severe brain injury and was at Cortlandt Town Hall, 1 Heady St., in Cortlandt airlifted to the Albany Medical Center • Garrison School Principal John Griffiths reported that 32 percent of elemen- Manor. Hospital. After being placed in a medi- tary school students and 35 percent of middle school students opted out of The task force was created in February by Gov. An- cally induced coma, he has started to taking the state mathematics assessments this month — more than had opt- respond to simple commands as the drew Cuomo to examine issues, such as its impact on ed out for the English Language Arts tests in March. the regional economy, related to the planned closing sedatives are reduced. • Garrison students have finalized their high school selections: 12 will attend Hal- of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in 2022. dane, six are going to James O’Neill High School, and five to private schools. Friends of the Flanagan family have launched a GoFundMe campaign Its members include State Sen. Terrence Murphy of • Richard Timmons will retire as supervisor of buildings, grounds and trans- for medical expenses that so far Yorktown, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, who repre- portation effective Aug. 31. sents Philipstown, and a number of union represen- has raised more than $54,000. • Students in Garrison’s Class of 2013, who are now graduating from high See gofundme.com/ned-flanagans- tatives. Commission documents can be viewed by school, were admitted to Duke, Middlebury, Tulane, Dartmouth and Skid- searching for “17-00994” at www.dps.ny.gov. medical-fund. more, among other schools. DOLLY RETURNS in 2018!

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To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the fi lming of Hello, Dolly! (back in the summer of 1968) the Putnam History Museum will present an exhibit in 2018. If you have interesting photos, stories, or memorabilia you would like to share, please contact Christopher Radko at www.DollyReturn2018.com.Thank you! 6 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

stores and talked to people. You wound up being have their privacy, I get that. But realistically at (from Page 1) Cold Spring’s New Officer-in-Charge part of the neighborhood. a certain age — and it’s getting younger, between 12 and 16 — it’s paramount to talk to your kids. Do you approach the job differently in a There’s always peer pressure. Sometimes mom village? It’s still community policing. I like to walk up and dad have to go through a kid’s room to head and down, go into stores, meet the people. That’s off things. how you get a feel for the place. People see you When I’ve talked to parents who have lost a and after a while they get comfortable with you. child to an overdose they have sometimes said You learn things that way. they gave him or her their space when maybe they should have taken more action. For us it’s about Most people want to put their mark on an presence on the street. If parents come talk to me organization when they are put in charge. or one of my officers — that would be best. What will your mark be? I’m not looking to put a stamp on anything. My Are you involved in the community reputation speaks for itself. If people think of me outside the CSPD? as someone who came here, loved the community I’m a firefighter with the North Highlands Fire and gave back, that’s all I’m looking to do. Department and president of the firehouse. I’m also a member of the Knights of Columbus. In the past, there have been break-ins at businesses. Can policing prevent that? What do you do to relax when you’re not You can make suggestions to store owners. When on the job? you check stores, you see some of the back doors I used to like riding my Harley, but I sold it. are not locked. If someone has a drug problem, It’s just being at home with my wife and having it’s easy to grab something to sell. I have worked some down time. And we like to get away. The midnights the last couple of months; I make sure last few years we’ve travelled to Italy, Spain, Por- doors are locked. I watch for people on the street tugal, France, Croatia and Greece. Officer-in-Charge Larry Burke Photo by M. Turton whom I don’t recognize. It’s about more presence, What do you like most about being a patrolling so that everyone sees we’re police officer? out there. I love the whole thing — the good, the bad Building Coming Down? What are your thoughts on the and the ugly. It’s like being a referee in a hock- opioid problem? ey game. The home team likes you one day and I was in the NYPD narcotics di- the next day you have to call a penalty and then vision for 14 years before I retired. you’re in trouble. I did “buy and busts,” search war- What part of the job do you dread? rants and case work on gangs. To Getting to the scene of an overdose or a suicide, me, in a small village, it’s more of the hardcore stuff. It’s not just about the person a community thing, parents tak- who passed away; you’re trying to comfort the fam- ing better interest in their kids. ily. They have questions. Why did it happen? How It’s difficult. You want your kids to could they have prevented it? That’s the hard part. Two Lives Saved t the May 9 meeting of the Village Board, Cold Spring Police Department Offi- cer-in-Charge Larry Burke praised Officer Terry Comiskey for his work on the AApril 29 midnight shift. Comiskey responded to a 911 hang-up, found a person who had stopped breathing and administered CPR until an ambulance arrived. On March 20, employees at the Putnam County Office Building in Carmel saved the life of Robert Odell, 71, of Cold Spring, after he collapsed in a hallway on the first floor. Spe- cial Victims Investigator Jaemie Caban, who works in the District Attorney’s office and is trained in CPR, began chest compressions after finding Odell had no pulse. Putnam County sheriff’s deputies got Odell’s heart beating with a defibrillator on the thirdattempt.

SCGY Properties, which owns the former site of Carolyn's Flower Shoppe at 126 Main St. in Cold Spring, has asked the Historic District Review Board for permission to demolish the building. The board plans to visit the site on May 20. Photo by Michael Turton

HELP WANTED: SUMMER HELP The Village of Cold Spring is seeking to fi ll two Temporary Summer Help positions. One is with the Highway Department with responsibilities that include lawn mowing, maintenance, street cleaning, etc. The second position is with the Village Clerk with responsibilities that include organization and classifi cation of materials for records management and data input. For more information contact the Village of Cold Spring at (845)265-3611. Send Resume and Letter of Interest by May 25, 2017 to: Undersheriff Paul Boscia, Special Victims Investigator Jaemie Caban, Robert Odell, Mayor Dave Merandy, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516 Special Patrol Officer Teddy Young and D.A. Robert Tendy Photo by Christina Rizzo

HELP WANTED: LABORER HELP WANTED: TACONIC OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER The Village of Cold Spring is seeking a Full Time Laborer for the Highway Taconic Outdoor Education Center (NYS Parks) seeks a year-round, part-time Department. Responsibilities include lawn mowing and maintenance, street cleaner. Health insurance and benefi ts possible. Candidate must live locally and cleaning, garbage and recycling, etc. This position is for 40 hours/week. have reliable transportation. Must be a self-starter, able to take direction and work well with others. Responsible for cleaning 9 cabin units, 2 main lodges and For a detailed job description and qualifi cations contact Village of Cold Spring assisting with other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the facility. at (845)265-3611. Appropriate appearance, behavior and communication around school children Send Resume and Letter of Interest by May 25, 2017 to: required. NYS Parks is an equal opportunity employer. Mayor Dave Merandy, 85 Main Street,Cold Spring, NY 10516 Contact: [email protected] highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current May 19, 2017 7

Beacon Democrats Back Council Newcomers (from Page 1) endorsed the two incumbent at-large con — endorsing Frits Zernike and Nick council members, George Mansfield and Page, respectively. The seats are held by Lee Kyriacou. John Forman and Jerry Landisi, both Wetherbee, who is chairperson of the members of the Independence Party. Democratic Committee, said it inter- Landisi said this week that he will run viewed 10 candidates for the council seats, for re-election; Forman has not made an including the four incumbents who plan official announcement. to run. After the interviews, “each of our The Beacon Republican Committee will committee members voted for who they issue its endorsements for local offices -af felt would be the most qualified candi- ter Memorial Day, said Chairperson Jus- date,” she said. tin Riccobono. Harper, the Ward 2 incumbent, called Candidates from the Republican and Rembert, his potential primary opponent, Democratic parties can begin collecting a “great guy,” saying, “I have a lot of re- signatures on June 6 to get their names spect for him.” on the ballot for the primary election, Muhammad declined comment on the which will be held Sept. 12. Petitions may committee’s endorsements but said he be circulated through July 13. Dutchess would run as an “independent Democrat.” County requires a minimum of 50 to 63 The six seats on the council (the mayor signatures for City Council candidates is the seventh voting member) are con- running as Democrats, depending on the tested at the same time, with the win- number of registered party voters in the ners serving two-year terms. The city’s ward, and at least 14 to 20 signatures for charter review committee recommended Republican candidates. Candidates who in March that the at-large terms be ex- hope to represent Beacon in the County tended to four years, but the council has Legislature must collect between 54 and not embraced the idea. The mayor serves 178 signatures, depending on the district a four-year term; that position will be on and party. the ballot in 2019. Non-affiliated candidates may circulate The Democratic Committee also inter- nominating petitions between July 11 and viewed four candidates for the 16th and Aug. 22. They are required to have at least 18th district seats in the Dutchess County 42 or 48 signatures, depending on the Legislature — both of which include Bea- ward, and 137 or 160 for the county seats. COLD SPRING ROYALTY — Erin Ledwith and Dylan Byrne were named the Haldane High School queen and king at the annual prom, held May 12 at Divorce Litigation and Mediation the Thayer Hotel at West Point. They are shown at Boscobel during the traditional pre-party photo shoot. Photo by Grace Byrne NORAH HART, ATTORNEY Hart-Smart ® Divorce Streamlined Litigation & Expedited Settlements Join Dr. Michael O’Brien’s Call for a Free Consultation • 212-897-5865 medical practice, www.hart-smart.com • [email protected] Beacon’s only solo Internist-Pediatrician L  C   S   V   Now accepting adults and • Family Asset Protection children for direct primary care. • Wills, Probate, Trusts, Government Benefi ts • Dutchess, Orange and Putnam County Insurance-accepting pediatrics • Free Consultation: (412) 716-5848 practice opens in July. J W. F   | .F  L . 4 Jackson St., Beacon, NY John Call 845-883-8633 Michael McKee, PhD Greener, for an appointment. Licensed Psychologist CPA Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT) Investment Counseling Estate Planning 35B Garrison Landing Garrison, N.Y. 10524 Bill Paying 45 Popham Road Bookkeeping Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 Taxes (914) 584-9352 GreenerCPA.com [email protected] 845.424.4470 x2 [email protected] www.McKeeTherapy.com Individual & Family Offi ce Services NY Alert For public safety and transportation alerts by text or email, visit nyalert.gov 8 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Roger Ailes Dies at 77 (from Page 1) celebrate his life.” of the President, an account of the 1968 “My doctor told me that I’m old, fat and presidential race, Republican candidate ugly, but none of those things is going to Richard Nixon met Ailes on set in 1967 kill me immediately,” Roger Ailes joked to and said, “It’s a shame a man has to use Vanity Fair in 2013. “The actuaries say I gimmicks like this to get elected.” Ailes have six to eight years. The best tables give replied, “Television is not a gimmick.” me 10. Three thousand days, more or less. Impressed, Nixon hired Ailes to create I’d give anything for another 10 years.” campaign films. For better or worse, Ailes “I’ve been prepared to face death all of is credited with applying Hollywood and my life,” he said. “When it comes, I’ll be Madison Avenue to presidential politics, fine, calm. I’ll miss life, though. Especially turning Nixon from a politician into a my family.” performer. Ailes became a sought-after The Aileses moved to Garrison in 2007 political advisor and is credited with and a year later purchased the weekly giving President Ronald Reagan the line Putnam County News & Recorder, based from his 1984 debate when he was said to in Cold Spring. They proceeded to trans- be too old: “I will not make age an issue form the paper into a vehicle that local of this campaign. I am not going to ex- critics assailed as a scaled-down version ploit for political purposes my opponent’s of the conservative Fox News, which Ailes youth and inexperience.” founded in 1996. The couple moved to Ailes moved into the news business Florida late last year and sold the paper in the early 1990s, saying television was to its editor. Elizabeth and Roger Ailes, at left, are shown at a ceremony in 2015 to announce that a more powerful than politics. After Ailes The Aileses were an influential but of- new senior center would be named for him. File photo by Michael Turton created a cable channel called America’s ten contentious force in local politics. In Talking for NBC, Rupert Murdoch in 1996 2014, they threatened to sue a Cold Spring true that this document puts institutional Spring and named for Roger Ailes. asked him to start Fox News Channel, Village Board member who wrote a criti- interests above businesses and private Ailes was born in Warren, Ohio, on which would revolutionize cable news. cal post on Facebook, as well as a former citizens?” May 15, 1940. In what biographers have According to a biography by Zev board member who shared the post. Mem- Ailes resigned from Fox in 2016 after al- said was his “Rosebud” moment, his abu- Chafets, Roger Ailes: Off Camera, Ailes bers of the Philipstown Town Board and legations by 25 women, including anchors sive father told Roger to jump from his began putting items aside in “memory Cold Spring Village Board frequently criti- Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, that bunk bed into his father’s arms. But as boxes” for his son when Zachary was 4 cized the PCNR for its coverage and com- he had sexually harassed them at some he leaped, his father stepped away. “Don’t years old, to be opened after his father’s mentary, calling it inaccurate. point during his 50-year career in tele- ever trust anybody,” Robert Ailes suppos- death. Ailes showed Chafets the contents Ailes’ wider introduction to the commu- vision. (He denied the allegations.) After edly said. of one, which included a pocket-size copy nity came at a 2010 public meeting over a his resignation, the Aileses withdrew a In 1962, after graduating from Ohio of the Constitution, an anniversary card draft revision of the Philipstown zoning $500,000 pledge they had made toward University, Ailes landed a job at The Mike from Elizabeth (“It’s important for him code. Ailes demanded of the board: “Is it a senior center to be constructed in Cold Douglas Show. According to The Selling to know that his mommy loved his dad- dy”), a program from a Fourth of July celebration in Garrison at which Ailes and Zachary read patriotic texts, biogra- phies of Ronald Reagan, $2,000 in cash (“Here’s the allowance I owe you,” which Ailes said was an inside joke), gold coins (“If you have a little gold and a handgun, you can always get across the Canadian border”) and a copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.

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Get Mail Delivery of The Current highlandscurrent.com/md highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current May 19, 2017 9 The Calendar Roman Holiday Actor Charlie Plummer jets here was a whirlwind of activity in the Plummer household in Cold to Italy for Ridley Scott film TSpring as son Charlie, who turns 18 on May 24, was days away from depart- By Brian PJ Cronin ing for a last-minute, months-long stay in Rome. Guide books are stacked on the table and Plummer is dealing with all the details that come with living overseas, such as phone chargers that fit European outlets. “I would have gotten there and not been able to charge my phone until August,” he said. Plummer’s trip isn’t a summer Charlie Plummer in The Dinner Photo courtesy of The Orchard vacation. He’s moving to Rome to star in a forthcoming film, All the Money in the Charlie’s father, John Christian Plummer, World, alongside Kevin Spacey, Michelle major films: Lean on Pete, with Steve was directing plays at the Depot Theatre Williams and Mark Wahlberg. It will be Buscemi; Behold My Heart, with Marisa on Garrison’s Landing and contemplating directed by Ridley Scott, best known for Tomei; and Clove Hitch, with Dylan strategies to get more boys involved in his films Alien, Blade Runner, Hannibal, McDermott. In 2015 he was nearly cast as theater. He hit on the idea of staging an Thelma & Louise, Black Hawk Down and the lead in Spider-Man: Homecoming, adaptation of Star Wars with an all-kid The Martian, among others. out July 7, but the role went to Tom cast. It worked better than he imagined. The film is based on the story of John Holland. “I mean, it was Star Wars, it was a Paul Getty III, whom Plummer portrays, That’s not a bad run so far for a kid safe environment and I trusted my dad,” a teenage grandson of oil titan John Paul who did everything he could not to be an says Charlie. “But I still thought theater Getty who was kidnapped in 1973 in Italy actor. Growing up in Los Angeles with was just a fun thing you did during the and held for $17 million ransom. Getty two parents in the film industry, Plummer summer. Then I saw my mom in a (played by Spacey) refused to pay because was often asked if he was interested in professional show and found out that the he thought his grandson was setting him getting in front of the camera. He de- Charlie Plummer at the premiere of The kids in the show got paid. For some up. Things went downhill from there. murred, he says, because he was too shy. Dinner at the Tribeca Film Festival on reason, it never occurred to me that What’s going uphill is Plummer’s It wasn’t until the family moved to April 24 Shutterstock theater could be career. This fall he will appear in three Cold Spring in 2006 that he reconsidered. (Continued on Page 11) Bidding for Laughs Beacon stars of page and enough money to buy a house in Beacon,” replied Rees. screen revive auction Their original shows took place at comedy Hudson Valley Auctioneers on Main Street and the pair claimed that as part of their rental agreement By Brian PJ Cronin “David’s comedy they were required to auction at least one item t’s been three years since is weirdly suited to during each performance. David Rees and Sam being an auctioneer. The May 20 show takes place Anderson performed their I He whips everyone at the LNJ Tech Services auction-themed comedy in Building at 4 Hanna Lane as Beacon, but the duo returns into a frenzy a benefit for Planned Saturday, May 20, for a and generates Parenthood, the United benefit performance. huge amounts of Nations Refugee Agency and A few things have the NAACP. They will keep changed about the offbeat money for even the the auction theme but ramp act, which focuses on the ridiculous prizes.” it up for the cause. granular details of Beacon “David’s comedy is weirdly suited to personalities and businesses: One of them being an auctioneer,” Anderson said. “He no longer lives in Beacon. In an effort to whips everyone into a frenzy and remain on the cutting edge of relocation generates huge amounts of money for trends, Rees moved last year from Beacon even the ridiculous prizes.” to Brooklyn. When the two men began working “Did you pioneer that path?” Ander- together in Beacon in 2010, neither of son asked. “The reverse move? You’re them were known as performers. But supposed to have kids in the city first and they shared a love of exploring minutiae then move to Beacon to buy a house.” in search of the ecstatic. Anderson is the “I sold the kids in the city to have critic-at- (Continued on Page 12) David Rees, artisanal pencil sharpener Photo by Meredith Heuer 10 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

FRIDAY. MAY 19 WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 Pizza Night & Ice Cream Social Calendar Highlights Tax Assessment Grievance Day 4 – 8 p.m. North Highlands Fire Department Desmond-Fish Library 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring For upcoming events visit highlandscurrent.com. 10:15 a.m. Music and Movement for Toddlers Call 845-265-7285 for takeout. Send event listings to [email protected] 1:30 p.m. Storytime | 3:30 p.m. Lego Club Desmond-Fish Library Associates 472 Route 403, Garrison Awards Dinner 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org François Chaignaud & Cecilia Bengolea In the Unlikeliest of Places (Reading) 7 p.m. Factoria at Charles Point Farmer Training: Practical Fence Building (Performance) 3 p.m. Putnam Valley Free Library 5 John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill 1 p.m. Glynwood Farm 3 p.m. Dia:Beacon 30 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 3 Beekman St., Beacon 845-528-3242 | putnamvalleylibrary.org Hear & Now: Jason Angell, Longhaul Farm CSA 845-265-3338 | glynwood.org 845-440-0100 | diabeacon.org Sunset Reading Series: Jim and Karen Shepard 7 p.m. Garrison School Town Board Meeting NashSkill Music Festival 4 p.m. Chapel Restoration 1100 Route 9D, Garrison | gufspta.org 7:30 p.m. Town Hall 3 p.m. – Midnight. Riverfront, Peekskill | nashskill.com 45 Market St., Cold Spring | sunsetreadings.org Anne of Green Gables 238 Main St., Cold Spring Guided Tour with Cheese & Wine Reception Walden Chamber Players 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com 4 p.m. Stonecrop Gardens 4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Trojan Women See details under Saturday. See details under Saturday. 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Jazz Vespers Depot Theatre Cocktail Party Fundraiser Oak Ridge Boys See details under Friday. 5:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 5 p.m. Garrison Landing 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 10 Academy St., Cold Spring Riverfront Park, Garrison’s Landing 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org THURSDAY, MAY 25 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com Paintings by Jill Shoffiett (Opening) Scott Stapp of Creed Veterans’ Group of Putnam County 5:30 – 8 p.m. Create Community 7 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 6 p.m. Cornerstone Building SATURDAY, MAY 20 11 Peekskill Road, Cold Spring See details under Friday. Route 52 and Fair St., Carmel Cold Spring Farmers’ Market 845-202-3494 | facebook.com/createcommunity Inside I’m Dancing (Documentary) 845-278-8387 | mhaputnam.org 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Boscobel Silent Film Series: Sparrows (1926) 8 p.m. More Good | 383 Main St., Beacon Inside Out (Film) 1601 Route 9D, Garrison | csfarmmarket.org 7 p.m. Butterfield Library storyscreenbeacon.com 6 p.m. Stock-Up | 29 Teller Ave., Beacon Master Gardener Plant Sale 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring storyscreenbeacon.com 8:30 a.m. – Noon. Cornell Cooperative Extension 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org MONDAY, MAY 22 Darrell Hankins (Music) 1 Geneva Road, Brewster Anne of Green Gables 6:30 p.m. Howland Library Public Hearing on Mental Health Services 845-278-6738 | putnam.cce.cornell.edu 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 313 Main St., Beacon 6 p.m. Putnam Dept. of Social Services All About Alpines Workshop See details under Friday. 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 110 Old Route 6, Carmel 9 a.m. Stonecrop Gardens Flamenco Jazz Concert Students vs. Faculty Basketball Game 845-808-1500 | putnamcountyny.com 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 6:30 p.m. Haldane Gym Garrison Fire District 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org 477 Main St., Beacon Proceeds to benefit Class of 2018 7 p.m. Garrison Fire Company | 1616 Route 9, Native Plant Sale 845-765-3012 | howlandculturalcenter.org Dance Jam Garrison | 845-424-4406 | garrisonfd.org 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center across 7 p.m. Towne Crier Café from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall | hhnm.org SUNDAY, MAY 21 379 Main St., Beacon Row of Honor Pancake Breakfast TUESDAY, MAY 23 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com Animal Rescue Foundation 5K Run/Walk 9 – 11 a.m. Carmel VFW New Moms & Infants Group American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace 10 a.m. Memorial Park, Beacon 32 Gleneida Ave., Carmel 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Lee Boggs (Documentary) with Q&A 845-793-0500 | arfbeacon.org 845-808-1620 | putnamcountyny.gov/roh 472 Route 403, Garrison 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Haldane PTA Family Game Night Shabbat Walk in the Woods Email [email protected] 50 Liberty St., Beacon 1 p.m. Haldane School 10 a.m. Little Stony Point (Railroad Bridge) Special Fire Company Election moviesthatmatterbeacon.org 15 Craigside Dr., Cold Spring 3011 Route 9D, Cold Spring 6 – 9 p.m. North Highlands Firehouse 845-265-9254 | haldanepta.org 845-831-2012 | beaconhebrewalliance.org 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring Anne of Green Gables FRIDAY, MAY 26 Charlotte’s Web 845-265-9595 | nhfd21.org 2 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Used Book Sale 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley Panel Discussion: Healthcare Legislation See details under Friday. 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Kent Library See details under Friday. 6:30 p.m. Mahopac Library | 686 Route 6, Mahopac West Point Band: Armed Forces Day Concert 17 Sybil’s Crossing, Kent Lakes Cleanup at the Camp 845-628-2009 | mahopaclibrary.org 2 p.m. Eisenhower Hall Theatre 845-225-8585 | kentlibrary.org 2 – 6 p.m. Settlement Camp House Beacon Historical Society 845-938-4159 | westpointband.com MayFest 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center François Chaignaud & Cecilia Bengolea 2 – 11:30 p.m. Surprise Lake Camp facebook.com/BeaconRec 477 Main St., Beacon (Performance) Lake Surprise Road, Cold Spring | mayfestnyc.com 845-831-0514 | beaconhistorical.org 3 p.m. Dia:Beacon | See details under Saturday. International Film Series: The Lady in the Van (British) 7 p.m. Howland Library See details under Thursday. Tony Garnier and Art Labriola 7 p.m. Towne Crier 379 Main St., Beacon • Custom Guitars 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com Anne of Green Gables • iGuitar USB 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre • Factory Direct Sales See details under May 19. • Expert Repairs & Setups Pitching Tents (Film) • USB/Synth Upgrades 7:30 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley • Lessons See details under May 19. Jason Kao Hwang Trio Patrick G. Cummings 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 290 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516 See details under Saturday. 845•809•5347 x226 www.iguitarworkshop.com | [email protected] highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current May 19, 2017 11

Roman Holiday (from Page 9) a career. That motivated me to try for “I kept telling them, ‘Go to New York Broadway. I never thought about TV or and audition kids there and you’ll find ex- films.” actly what you need,’ but they thought it Television is where Charlie ended up, would be a hassle,” explains John Plum- again due to accidental prodding from mer. So he visited his son at the William- his family. In 2012, John Plummer was stown Theater Festival, where Charlie hired as a writer for the cable series Gran- was in a play, to film an audition tape. ite Flats, which can best be described as Plummer submitted it, without saying a Cold War precursor to Stranger Things Charlie was his son, as an example of the with less parallel dimensions and more talent available outside L.A. The produc- Russian spies. The show centered on a ers cast Charlie in the best way, without group of children unraveling a series of knowing the connection. mysteries in their small town, and the The show aired for three seasons and casting directors were having trouble find- also starred Charlie’s mother, Maia Guest, ing suitable child actors in Los Angeles. Parker Posey and one of Charlie’s idols,

Charlie Plummer in King Jack

Christopher Lloyd. If he decides to at- “If I can continue to get these “He’s such a sweet tend college, Charlie guy, and we had a lot opportunities where I can says he would drop act- of scenes together, but work with people like Ridley ing until graduation. we’re both very shy,” Scott and Michelle Williams, I “If I can continue to says Charlie. “So in all get these opportunities want to keep taking them and that time I think we where I can work with had about five conver- learning as much as I can.” people like Ridley Scott sations off-camera.” and Michelle Williams, Since Charlie’s schedule makes attend- I want to keep taking them and learning ing high school impossible, he’s earning as much as I can,” he says. his degree online. “If you’re not self-mo- If that sounds remarkably well-ground- tivated, you can fall behind real fast,” he ed for a teenager about to become a Hol- observes. “It’s tough because when I’m lywood star, his father isn’t surprised. working, I’m too busy for it, and when I’m “Well, sure,” John says. “We’re Bud- not working, I’m trying to work.” dhists.”

Charlie Plummer in Granite Flats

Charlie Plummer Filmography All the Money in the World (pre-production) As J. Paul Getty III (with Kevin Spacy, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams) Clovehitch (post-production) As Tyler (with Dylan McDermott, Samantha Mathis) Behold My Heart (post-production) As Marcus Lang (with Marisa Tomei, Timothy Olyphant) Lean on Pete (post-production) As Charley Thompson (with Travis Fimmel, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Thomas Mann) The Dinner (opened May 5) As Michael Lohman (with Richard Gene, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, Chloë Sevigny) King Jack (2015) As Jack Granite Flats (TV Series, 2013-15) As Timmy Sanders Boardwalk Empire (TV Series, 2011-13) As Michael Thompson

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Bidding for Laughs (from Page 9) large for The New York Times Magazine, Get Your War On. The comic ran in, where he writes a weekly column called among other places, Rolling Stone, and “New Sentences” that teases out the earned him more than $100,000 in deeper meaning of sentences that catch syndication fees, which he said he his eye, whether they are poetic (“You’re donated to a group that removes land- so quiet you’re almost tomorrow,” by mines in Afghanistan. Ocean Vuong) or plain (“Switch-hitting is Newly divorced and broke, Rees took a decision you have to make over and a job in 2010 at the Poughkeepsie office of over again,” by Chipper Jones). the U.S. Census Bureau and became Rees just completed the second season enamored with his government-issued of his TV show, Going Deep with David pencils. He taught himself how to Rees, which appeared first on the Nation- sharpen them using a variety of hand al Geographic Network and most recently tools, which then led to his artisanal on The Esquire Channel. The show, sharpening business. which Rees describes as “teaching you On one hand, the business was a gag, how to do the things you already think poking fun at the wave of artisanal and you know how to do,” had Rees traveling bespoke businesses. On the other, Rees around the country (and frequently did painstakingly teach himself to filming in Beacon) to interview experts sharpen pencils by hand, and the results on the best way to tie shoelaces, shake can only be described as beautiful. Rees’ hands, dig a hole, light a match, swat a ridiculous premise was oddly poignant. fly or climb a tree. In 2013 Rees wrote a book, How to “I always loved going to a dinner party and sitting next to someone who knows a lot about something I’ve never A panel from Getting Your War On thought about and then badgering them with Sharpen Pencils, which manages to be a geyser all over the place.” questions,” said Rees. straightforward manual of how to sharpen “I’m working on a bit right now about The show sprang out of pencils, a moving record of a painful and Jeff Sessions' face,” said Rees. “It will be his well-received stint as an transitional time for the very illuminating.” artisanal pencil sharpener. author and a celebration of “David has these Tickets for the show and the satisfaction of hand auction, which begins at 8 Shortly after he moved to gigantic reservoirs Beacon in 2009, Rees retired crafting. The book also p.m., are $50 at Eventbrite his popular political strip instructs readers how to of both joyful (search for “LNJ Tech”). A about the Iraq war and the David Rees and Sam Anderson performing at Hudson break into someone’s house enthusiasm and dance party begins at 10 Valley Auctioneers Photo provided in order to destroy their p.m. Parking is limited, so Bush Administration called excoriating anger. electric pencil sharpeners. It audience members are received rave reviews. Going Deep embodies advised to bike or walk. “David has these the first, and Get Your Rees has another gigantic reservoirs of both request. War On embodies the joyful enthusiasm and “I’m excited to come excoriating anger,” ex- second. back to Beacon, so do you plained Anderson. “Going think we could get Randy Deep embodies the first, and Get Your there?” he asked, referring to Mayor Casa- War On embodies the second. What’s fun le. “I just think it would be nice if Randy about the comedy shows, is tapping into was there and I got the key to the city.” those reservoirs and watching them

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www.baja328.com Thank you to our advertisers 328 Main Street We are grateful for your support and Beacon NY encourage our readers to shop local. 845.838.BAJA Contact us: [email protected] highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current May 19, 2017 13 ‘Things Are Not What They Seem’ Abstract artist glossy textures. “She took Abstract Expressionism and goes full circle made it her own,” explains at Garrison Art Becky Gordon, the exhibition coordinator at the Garrison Center Art Center. “There are usually up to 20 layers, each saturated By Alison Rooney with color yet translucent. arylyn Dinten- Each exists independent of fass, known for each other, but they work her innovative together to create an ecosys- M tem using basics of design and approach to materials Quarry and technologies as a color as a metaphor for things painter, sculptor, print- which exist in the world. It’s maker and installation almost like looking through a artist, also happens to microscope, blown up.” be a part-time resident Born in Brooklyn in 1943, of Garrison. And so she Dintenfass was exposed to offered the Garrison Art others working in the Abstract Center on Garrison’s Expressionist movement while Landing something it getting her bachelor’s in fine might not ordinarily arts from Queens College. be able to book: a solo Initially she focused on exhibit of her work. sculpture devised from The show, Ocular. ceramic and elements like steel Echo, opens Saturday, Marylyn Dintenfass Photo by Alvia Urdaneta and wax coated with epoxies. Drawing inspiration from May 27, with a reception wood panels segmented into grids. In an architecture, her sculptures became from 4 to 6 p.m., and runs through June essay in the monograph Marylyn installations. (One example: a Barrier Reef 18. It features paintings from a series Dintenfass Paintings, critic and curator 30,000-square-foot installation on the inspired by the Hudson Valley and Lilly Wei notes that after completing a exterior of a parking garage in Fort will present a print workshop on June 10 created in and around Garrison. painting, the artist “takes it apart, Myers, Florida.) called “Key Matrix,” and Dintenfass will The circle is a recurring symbol in treating each panel as a discrete entity, Whatever the medium, Dintenfass talk and take questions about her work Dintenfass’ work, the “prism through exchanging panels between works in an says “the overarching theme is things are on a date to be determined. which I consider my engagement with aesthetic mix-and-match as she searches not what they seem. Inherent in that is a the visual variety of nature,” she ex- for interactions and relationships of color sense of duality, and that sense is what plains. “Color, shape and transparency and form that satisfy her sense of visual intrigues me.” are used as expressions of change; excitement, sparked by the frisson of the A show she mounted in 2015, Oculus, metaphors for ecosystems of water, earth, dissonant.” consisted of a dozen works that each air, flora and fauna.” Dintenfass’ abstract imagery usually measured 77-by-77 inches. Each depicted In her paintings, Dintenfass frequent- appears as stripes or circles arranged a circle. A critic for Artnet described ly experiments with paints, working on across translucent layers of matte and them as “variously reminiscent of the iris 19 Front St., Newburgh, NY 845-561-3686 of an eye, an oculus, a distant planet seen www.downingfilmcenter.com through a telescope, an archery target, or Now Showing a nipple. 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SAT 2:00 5:15 8:30 SUN 12:45 4:00 7:15, MON 7:15 The reason for that is that they could slip TUE 12:45 4:00 7:15 away — at any moment life can change. WED & THU 7:15 “People have seen different things in my work, molecular to the galactic. What Alien: Covenant (R) matters the most to me is not what they FRI 3:15 6:30 9:45, SAT 2:15 5:30 see, but what the paintings inspire them 8:45, SUN 1:00 4:15 7:30 to feel.” MON 7:30, TUE 1:00 4:15 7:30 Dintenfass’ work is held in more than WED & THU 7:30 30 collections, including the Metropoli- Guardians of the Galaxy 2 tan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian (PG13) American Art Museum. Twice a fellow at FRI 2:45 6:00 9:15 The MacDowell Colony, she also taught SAT 1:45 5:00 8:15, SUN 12:30 for 10 years at Parsons School of Design. 3:45 7:00, MON 7:00 As part of the exhibit, Lisa Mackie TUE 12:30 3:45 7:00 Tidal WED & THU 7:00 14 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

COMMUNITY BRIEFS William Kemble, co-founder of the Found- systems and environment. For an applica- healthcare legislation. The panel will in- Bannerman Begins Tours ry. His home and 9.42 acres of the site will tion, see glynwood.org. clude researchers, teachers, advocates Also adds trail bridge be sold. The overlook will offer views of and a healthcare administrator. See ma- Foundry Cove, Constitution Island, West hopaclibrary.org. annerman’s Island has started its two- Point and parts of the Hudson Highlands. Renee Bailey Returns to Bhour tours on Fridays, Saturdays and In addition, a steel staircase will be in- Jazz Vespers Sundays through October. For a schedule stalled to ascend the bluff from the marsh and to purchase tickets, see bannerman- trail that leads into the preserve from the Final concert of season castle.org. A number of performances will Metro-North Station. Five oversized land- is May 20 be presented over the summer, including ings in the staircase will accommodate he final Jazz Vespers the one-man American Soldier, with Doug- benches and panels that explain the his- las Taurel, on June 17 and Frank Marquette Tof the season will take tory of the Kemble property and its con- place at the First Presbyte- presenting Whiskey Women on Aug. 19 and nections to the Foundry. The overlook will War of the Worlds on Sept. 16. The Hudson rian Church of Philipstown include a 15-by-32-foot wooden deck. at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Valley Shakespeare Festival will also pres- The park and its 1.5 miles of trails are ent Romeo and Juliet on July 15 and 16. May 20, with vocalist open during construction. The $520,000 Renee Bailey. She will be A newly designed and erected trail project is being completed by Transitional bridge, constructed by West Point cadets backed by Rob Scheps on Builders of Staatsburg under the direction flute and soprano sax, Ed led by Col. Brad Wambeke and engineering of Heather Blaikie, Scenic Hudson’s park instructor Led Klosky, will be open. At the Xiques on alto sax, Tom planner. The nonprofit has so far invested McCoy on piano, David same time, the original Bannerman resi- A scene from Stand by Me, the first film of the Cold $8 million in the preserve. Winograd on bass and dence is being renovated by a crew led by Spring Film Society's summer season, which will be Mike Larocco on drums. A mason Arik Morgan. shown on June 24. Cold Spring Filmmaker wine and cheese reception will follow the service. The event is free in Festival but donations are welcome. Free Summer Movies Dunning Man will play Hoboken Film Society releases schedule he Dunning Man, a film produced Haldane Foundation he Cold Spring Film Society has an- Tby Kevin Fortuna of Cold Spring and Raises $22K Tnounced its selections for its seventh based on his short story of the same name, annual free Summer Film Series, held will play the Hoboken International Film Will also award $1,000 scholarship on Saturdays at Dockside Park in Cold Festival on Tuesday, May 23. Directed by he Haldane School Foundation raised Spring, north of the gazebo at the foot of Michael Clayton, the film follows a down- Tmore than $22,000 at its Taste of the Main Street. and-out landlord as he tries to rebuild his Valley fundraiser held April 29 at Glyn- • June 24: Stand by Me (1986) life in Atlantic City with only three low- wood Farm. The funds will be used to • July 8: Double Indemnity (1944) rise condos to his name. See hobokenin- award grants to benefit the school district • July 22: Rushmore (1998) ternationalfilmfestival.com. and its students. • Aug. 5: Psycho (1960) Scanga Woodworking • Aug. 19: The Italian Job (1969) was the chief sponsor of • Sept. 2: Song of the Sea (2014) / Moby the event, and more than Dick (1956) 20 other Cold Spring and All films start at sunset. Popcorn, lemon- Philipstown businesses ade, candy, tote bags and T-shirts are avail- contributed. able for purchase. See coldspringfilm.org. The Foundation is ac- cepting applications for a $1,000 scholarship to be Summer Camp Registration awarded to the graduat- Nature museum accepting applicants ing Haldane senior who best communicates how he Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Arik Morgan works on the masonry on an HSF-funded program Tin Cornwall is accepting applications the original Bannerman residence. benefitted his or her edu- for its summer science and nature camp Photo provided James Carpinello plays small-time landlord Connor Ryan cation. Applications are for children ages 4 to 12. Weekly sessions in The Dunning Man. due at the high school of- begin July 3, and programs for children fice by Tuesday, May 23. ages 9 to 12 and teenagers ages 13 to 16 West Point Foundry For more information, see haldaneschool- will be offered starting July 17. The camp Upgrades Writer’s Residency at foundation.org. includes hikes, crafts, music and field Glynwood trips. See hhnm.org. $500K project continues through fall Health Care Discussion Two weeks to highlight food systems Classical at the Chapel onstruction begins this month on im- Emphasis on single-payer bill Cprovements at West Point Foundry lynwood has launched a program to Cellist and pianist to perform May 28 Preserve in Cold Spring. Ghost authors, journalists and colum- he Putnam County League of Women An overlook will be created on a 3.26-acre nists for one- or two-week residencies on TVoters will present a panel discussion ellist Julia Bruskin and pianist Aaron bluff, part of a 13-acre parcel Scenic Hud- its grounds to write essays and articles at the Mahopac Library at 6:30 p.m. on CWunsch will perform at 4 p.m. on son purchased in 2009 that was home to that highlight the Hudson Valley’s food Tuesday, May 23, on state and national Sunday, (Continued on next page) C.&E. Paint Supply, Inc. Tools • Hardware • Plumbing & Electrical Supplies

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS State Senate. Beacon Born and raised in Cold Spring Music at the Library as the middle of five sons, Schat- Documentary Follows Life Singer-songwriter to play Howland zle joined the U.S. Army in 1956 at age 22. A sergeant, he served in of Activist arrell Hankins, former vocalist and guitarist for the U.S. Air Force Band, Germany during the Korean War Will be shown May 25 at church D at the same camp as Elvis Presley. will perform at the Howland Library in After leaving the service, ovies that Matter Beacon will screen Beacon at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25. Schatzle taught science at Briar- MAmerican Revolutionary: The His free hour-long performance will in- cliff High School for more than Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs at 8 p.m. clude originals and covers ranging from 30 years. He is a longtime mem- on Thursday, May 25, at the First Pres- bluegrass and country to pop and rock. ber and former commander in byterian Church in Beacon, with a dis- the American Legion and VFW cussion to follow. The 2013 documentary in Cold Spring and coordinated follows a 98-year-old Chinese-American Memorial Day parades and the woman in Detroit who devoted her life placement of more than 1,000 to an evolving revolution, which includes flags on gravesites of veterans. transforming yourself. See moviesthat- matterbeacon.org. Anti-Bullying Project Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin will perform at Receives Grant the Chapel Restoration. Photo provided Cold Spring group organizes (From previous page) May 28, at the letters of support Chapel Restoration in Cold Spring. The nify Against Bullying, based in Mas- performance includes Nadia Boulanger’s Usachusetts, on May 1 awarded its first Three Pieces for Cello and Piano; Claude out-of-state grant to See the Wish, a Cold Debussy’s Three Pieces for Piano; Cesar Spring organization founded in 2009 by Franck’s Sonata in A Major for Cello and author Jennifer Young and composer Jan- Darrell Hankins will perform at the Piano; and Francis Poulenc’s Cello Sonata. uary Akselrad. Howland Library. Photo provided Bruskin debuted at age 17 with the Bos- The $1,000 grant will help pay for post- ton Symphony Orchestra. She frequently age and promotion of its Be-A-Friend Proj- performs with Wunsch, her husband, who ect, in which students write encouraging teaches chamber music at the Juilliard letters to victims of bullying. The letters Grace Lee Boggs, the subject of a School. The concert is free but donations are packaged by See the Wish and deliv- Share Your News documentary to be shown by Movies That are accepted. ered as a large package of support. Matter Beacon on May 25 With Our Readers The project began with a delivery of 75 Cold Spring Veteran letters to a sixth-grade boy in Pennsylvania o submit your upcoming events and has since delivered nearly 5,000 letters. Tand announcements for Inducted into Hall of Fame Most recently, it sent 393 letters to a sev- Final Season to See consideration in our Community Nominated for honor by state enth-grader in Amarillo, Texas, whose bul- Constellation Briefs section (in print and online) Sen. Serino lying was so severe the abuse was featured submit a text-only press release on the local news. Students from Jennifer Tours begin May 27 from Beacon (250 words or less) along with hilip Schatzle, 82, of Cold Spring was Windels’ fourth-grade class at Haldane El- a separately attached high- elissa McGill’s light-based art proj- Pinducted on May 16 into the New York ementary contributed letters. resolution photograph to: State Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame. To participate, visit seethewish.com or Mect at Bannerman Castle in the He was nominated for the honor by Sue email [email protected]. Hudson, Constellation, has been extend- [email protected] Serino, who represents Cold Spring in the ed through the summer. Weekend sunset tours depart from the Beacon riverfront from May 27 through Oct. 8. The instal- lation consists of 17 points of solar lights on tall poles that slowly come on at dusk and hover over the island for two hours Visit highlandscurrent.com for news before fading. See melissamcgillconstel- updates and latest information. lation.com.

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Photo provided WWW.DAINSLUMBER.COM 16 May 19, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com A Seat at Every Table Depot Theatre honors Economic Development Division.) “Bob’s a legal eagle,” says Claudio consummate volunteer Marzollo, who also serves on the Depot board. “At the time we proposed turning By Alison Rooney the depot into a theater, neither the ob Bickford has done so much volun- Philipstown Recreation Department nor teer work in Cold Spring and Gar- the Town Board knew anything about Brison over the past quarter-century running a theater. Bob helped set up the that when he decided to slow down, it is 501(c)3” in 1996 that allowed it to operate viewed as a “retirement.” as a nonprofit. On Sunday, May 21, Bickford will be Marzollo also praises Bickford’s deft honored by the Philipstown Depot negotiation skills. “The only difficulty is Theatre at its Spring Benefit for his 19 that because Bob has been on so many years on its board. The event takes place boards, sometimes one board makes him at Riverfront Park on Garrison’s Landing stay out of a discussion about the other!” from 5 to 7 p.m. he says. “But he’s always been the calm, The Garrison resident has served on intelligent voice; the wise counsel; he’s nearly a dozen nonprofit boards since he been tremendously helpful.” and his wife, Wendy, moved to Philip- Bob Bickford Photo by A. Rooney stown in the early 1990s. But after stepping down this year from the boards Bob Bickford’s Bickford says that in his experience a of the theater and Friends of Fahnestock well-functioning nonprofit board has "a and Hudson Highlands State Parks, he Volunteer C.V. good mission." He noted the challenge of will remain on just one: the MeKeel’s • Treasurer/Director, Friends of recruiting board members. If a potential Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands Corners Chapel Association, which candidate is working, he says, you only State Parks (2008-2017) maintains the small church at the usually have him or her on the weekends. intersection of Route 9 and Route 301. • Board Member, Metropolitan And if they’re retired, “everyone wants Transportation Authority (2008-16) “It’s just me and Eddie Cleary now,” them.” In addition, fundraising has never Bickford says. “But we’re gearing up for • Trustee, Constitution Island been easy for him. “It’s a task I don’t have the Fourth of July celebration. We sing Association (2007-10), Treasurer a great deal of talent for; some do,” he (2010) patriotic songs — it’s fun!” says. “It is a problem locally as there are After moving to Philipstown, Bickford • Putnam County Board of Ethics, Chair only so many pockets. The same group of got his feet wet as a volunteer by joining (2006-present), Vice Chair (2000-06) people support all the local organizations the St. Philip’s Church choir. “I knew two • Member, Hudson River Valley — if there’s a party, the same people people already — Holly Evarts and Doug Greenway Council (2001-2005) come.” Banker — and then ran into a real • Treasurer/Trustee, Mekeel’s Among his many volunteer positions, powerhouse, Nan Gordon,” he recalls. “She Corners Chapel Association Inc. Bickford says working for the Depot told me — well, I suppose she asked me (1999-present) Theatre has been particularly memorable. — to join the vestry of the church and the • Vice President/Trustee, Building “It’s my favorite because it always has such Bob Bickford, right, with Steve Andreson board of the Putnam County Historical Bridges, Building Boats Inc. (1999- interesting things going on,” he says. in the Depot Theatre production of To Kill Society [now called the Putnam History 2010) “Every year it’s a different season, different A Mockingbird Photo courtesy of Amy Dul Museum]. I became treasurer of both • Director, Canterbury Choral Society productions, different problems, and the organizations, and eventually I became Inc., New York City (1998-2011), board meetings are fun and substantive.” director I worked with and we did a president of the historical society.” Treasurer (1998-2010) Bickford has had other roles at the couple of Ionesco’s and [Tom Stoppard’s] Bickford says his particular value on a • Vice President/Director, Philipstown theater — the kind with entrances and The Real Inspector Hound. You get board is that, as a lawyer, he is familiar Depot Theatre Inc. (1998-2017) lines. Although a member of Hasty bitten. I always re-upped.” with the tax filings required of nonprof- • Director, Hudson Highlands Land Pudding Theatricals at Harvard, Bickford Bickford’s more recent appearances its. (Among other stops in a long career Trust (1997-2003) didn’t appear on stage again until his include To Kill a Mockingbird (as a after graduating from Harvard in 1956 • Director, Manitoga Inc. (1995-1997) involvement with the Depot. lawyer) and 1776 (as a statesman). and Harvard Law in 1960, he was Tickets for the Depot benefit, which • Trustee, Putnam History Museum “I always fancied myself an actor,” he start at $125 each, are available at brown- associate general counsel at Kidder (1994-2004); President (1996-2003) admits, “but I didn’t do anything until I Peabody, counsel to the Vincent Astor became involved with the Philipstown papertickets.com/event/2905571. 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In 1697, all of what is Carmel, where Joshua Myrrick is buried. now Putnam (except for a strip along the Connecticut An abstract of its entries includes many border known as the Oblong) was granted to Adolphus mentions of Joshua, as well as one for Dr. Philipse. The family controlled this region until after the William Clark and one for Widow Clark, Revolutionary War. In 1806 a corner of Philipstown was in a 1797 claim against her estate by Pe- annexed by Fishkill, placing some Putnam records in ter Badeau Sr. Dutchess County before and after the counties divided. A further clue: a 1785 will filed in New At the same time, land-hungry Connecticut residents York County and proved in Dutchess for migrated west into the county, while others migrated Abigail Clark of Frederick’s Burgh. It An entry for Dr. William Clark in a ledger kept by Dr. Elias Cornelius north through the Oblong, stopping in Putnam. Relation- mentions a grown son, William, execu- ships with churches in Westchester County were com- tors Elias Cornelius and Isaac Seacor; mon, as well. As a result, many of the records you’re after an account with Dr. Cornelius? A few entries do show witnesses were Peter “Beadean” Sr. and Isaac “Badean.” may be in places you don’t expect. they bought or sold medicine and sundries to each other. No doubt this was Peter and Isaac Badeau, whose names For Putnam, the County Historian Archives in Brew- So unfortunately, the Cornelius ledger does not pro- are found throughout the Cornelius ledger. ster is the best starting point. Call for an appointment vide conclusive evidence to prove or disprove that Wil- So what’s missing? While “Widow Clark” was almost (845-808-1420), followed by an email to historian@put- liam Clark of Ulster County was the son of Abigail Clark certainly Abigail Clark, above, and she had a son, Wil- namcountyny.gov with details of your search. (The office of Fredericksburgh, Dutchess County. But finding Abigail liam, we still lack ironclad evidence that she was the is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Wednes- Clark with Secors and Badeaus suggests Huguenot roots. mother of the William Clark who married Mary Myrrick. day.) I was recently there looking into the family of Dr. We may yet uncover her identity in the records of the Although, with all the other relevant names in proximity, William Clark, who lived in Ulster County from 1800 to French churches of New Rochelle and New York City. the relationship seems likely. 1818. His wife, Mary Myrrick (1777-1851), was the daugh- Hoping to find more references, I went to the source. LaRobardier is a professional genealogist and presi- ter of Joshua Myrrick, who lived in Putnam County prior The Cornelius ledger is on microfilm at the New York dent of the Dutchess County Genealogical Society. Every to the war. Public Library. Unfortunately, it does not provide any other month, she will discuss strategy and resources for Upon arriving at the historian’s office, I was presented information about when Dr. William Clark’s children research in Dutchess and Putnam counties and answer with the Myrrick family folder and another with “cer- were born. I was hopeful because most of the abstracts queries from readers. She can be reached at genealogy@ tificates of competence to practice medicine, 1797-1843.” noted that a wife or child highlandscurrent.com. I was not aware of this resource. We found no William had been the patient, and Clark but there was a certificate for Theodorus Clark sometimes named them. dated May 1, 1832. A Theodorus/Dorus Clark appears in But William Clark’s entries Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, as do the earlier were skimpy. 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Sightings Desk Refer- 15 minutes, I remember looking at the ence: United States of America 2001-2015 school clock, as I was starting to get bored has drawn attention to the phenomena of watching it (hey, I was a kid). people seeing things in the sky they can’t When I’d finally made up my mind to immediately identify, a.k.a. unidentified tell someone about this, it was gone. I flying objects. The book is a statistical can’t possibly have been the only one who analysis of reports made to the Mutual saw this, yet I have never heard of anyone UFO Network (MUFON) and the National else who admits to having seen anything UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC). Here unusual. are select sightings from the Hudson Garrison, Oct. 26, 2002 Highlands, edited for brevity. For more, About 9:30 p.m. I saw an array of hover- see highlandscurrent.com. ing red lights through the woods behind Cold Spring, July 15, 1966 my house. Some were blinking. There was In 1966 I was 8 years old and at sleep- no sound. There is no tower or any houses away summer camp at Surprise Lake. for miles. I watched for about 10 minutes. That night in our bunk, there was a light I’m a nurse and have never seen a UFO shining through the window. We figured a and am not even sure they exist. counselor must have set up a flood light. UFO photographed in Beacon, Aug. 10, 2016 Cold Spring, March 15, 2004 That night I dreamed two figures were I was watching The Tonight Show when standing over me looking down at me, whole encampment — 19 kids and five teen- disk that stood still and made no sound. the cat jumped up to the corner of the one a typical grey with almond-shaped aged counselors — had been abducted by the After a second or two, the disk moved window and pushed the drape aside. Curi- eyes. On the right, a round-headed, round- light, and the counselors subconsciously re- closer and covered a half-mile almost in- ous, I looked out and saw what looked like faced and round-eyed dude with a mouth enacted the whole event. stantly, stopping on a dime. After another a 747 going very slow. I went outside to get stuck in the position like he was saying second or two, it veered off to the east, in Garrison, June 1974 a better look. The craft was about 300 feet “Ooooh.” The grey inserted a probe into the area of South Mountain Pass. I have I was about 15 and was walking with a long, going 25 to 35 mph, no noise, maybe my forehead. been encouraged by books like Night Siege friend on Manitou Road west of Route 9D 600 to 1,000 feet up. I pulled the covers over my head. I figured to think that sightings in the Hudson Val- at about midnight. We were walking with Beacon, Dec. 28, 2011 it was a dream. The next evening the counsel- ley have not been unusual. our backs to the highway and noticed the I didn’t want to be the first person to ors transformed an indoor basketball court sky light up. We turned and saw an object Cold Spring, 1975 talk about this sighting so I’ve been scan- into a “spacecraft.” A lot of kids were scream- in the sky, about 1,000 feet up and half a I was looking out the window of my el- ning the internet for two months hoping ing in terror. In retrospect I realize that the mile south of us. I saw a white, glowing ementary school classroom. Against the (Continued on next page)

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A grey alien from the TBS comedy People of Earth, which is set in Beacon and has Haldane kindergarteners made leaves the morning of the tree planting to help welcome it to the upper campus. Photo by Anita Peltonen been renewed for a second season that begins later this year. Garden Club Plants American Elms at Schools someone would post about it. This kind of thing makes you doubt your sanity. Resistant to disease, they About 3 p.m. I was driving east on I-84 should live hundreds of years when I saw something strange. It almost he Philipstown Garden Club, in looked like a derby hat hanging in the an effort to reintroduce Ameri- sky. (I know it's goofy but that’s what it can Elms to Philipstown, on May reminded me of). I could see the bulge in T 11 planted one on the Haldane campus the middle and then what sort of looked in Cold Spring and one at the Garrison like a brim sticking out at the sides. School with the assistance of kindergar- I was doing 75 mph and it quickly passed teners who added mulch and water. in and out of my field of vision because of Dutch Elm disease has had a devastat- mountains and hills that the road cuts ing effect on elms, but a cultivar known through. I came around that bend and as the Princeton Elm developed by a nurs- there in the sky right above the highway eryman in Princeton, New Jersey, in the was a massive object. As I went under- 1920s is immune, explained Christopher neath, it looked almost diamond shaped Radko, a provisional member of the Gar- and a matte gray. After I passed, I looked den Club. Some of the elms planted in in my mirror but it was gone. This all Princeton have so far survived nearly 100 transpired in about 30 seconds. People in years. They are winter-hardy to minus 44 When kindergartener Mac Hendricks, left, graduates from high school, he expects the other cars around me were also looking up. degrees, grow as high as 100 feet tall and elm to be "taller than Haldane school." His classmate Gavin Lyons King predicts "it When I got to the tollbooth, I asked can live several hundred years. will be 100 feet high!" Photo by Anita Peltonen the collector if she had seen it. Beaming, “What’s so cool is that these two trees she said, “I finally saw one.” The weird- will become the kindergartners’ own trees, ,elms and present a lesson on the signifi- The two 500-pound trees were pur- est thing, it looked aquatic, almost like a and they will grow together,” said Radko, cance of trees as providers of timber, shel- chased at Rosedale Nurseries in Haw- manta ray and had two black circles un- who contributed funds to purchase the ter, food, shade, oxygen and beauty. thorne, which provided a discount, and derneath that looked empty, like holes. trees. “When these kids become adults, Besides Radko, Garden Club volunteers transported by Tony Bardes, of Habitat It was completely still and silent, and they can return to visit with their own kids who worked on project include Susan Choi, Revival Co., to the schools at no charge. freaked me out. I wondered if it wasn’t a to see the elm tree they helped to plant.” Mishara Canino, Deb MacLeod, Pam Euler At the Garrison School, Dick Timmons military craft, but the woman at the booth Members of the Philipstown Garden Halling, Barbara Price, Pamela Doan, Jeanne and Brian Butting dug the hole for the tree, seemed positive it was a UFO. I tried to Club earlier visited each school on Arbor Clemente and Cathy Duke. The advisors while at Haldane that duty was taken care snap a picture but all I got was the roofline Day (April 28) to teach students about the were JoAnne Brown and Elise LaRocco. of by Michael Twardy and Tony Stronconi. of my car. Beacon, Aug. 10, 2016 At about 2:10 p.m., I was taking photos Signs Sprout in Nelsonville Woods for landscaping paintings. When I was Silverstein to be respectful: “Enter this de- looking through my photos that evening, By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong serted house, but please walk softly as you there was an object I didn’t recognize. It do. Frogs dwell here and crickets, too.” Oth- didn’t appear to be a bird. Many profes- anderers glancing up in the Nel- ers pose questions: “When did it last rain?” sional photographers said I should submit sonville woods might spot a piece “What did this place look like 100 years of Hudson River driftwood in a the photo to UFO experts. W ago?” Others call attention to forest crea- most unlikely location — mounted high on Beacon, Feb. 24, 2017 tures: “I forage here” and “I hunt here.” a tree trunk and turned into a rustic sign. I was walking into my kitchen at about Berkley hopes the signs help “strength- About two dozen signs began appear- 11:45 p.m. and noticed an unusually bright en connections between people and place” white light over Mount Beacon. A series ing around May 7 along the footpaths and promote stewardship of the woods. of smaller multicolor lights (red, blue and between the Haldane campus and Main A sign in the Nelsonville woods She said the signs are not expected to last orange) began moving around the white Street. They are the work of the Nelson- Photo by L.S. Armstrong forever in the elements, although two had light. This went on for over an hour, with ville Woods Stewardship Team, a group of Explorer’s clubs got the signs hung, and oth- already disappeared by the time she and the lights growing much larger, moving, students, teachers, parents and neighbors ers from the school and community assisted Wick gave a tour on May 12 to Nelsonville dancing, and finally disappearing. There’s led by Haldane parent Lyn Berkley. with design and manufacture. A Yorktown Mayor Bill O’Neill, his wife and grand- definitely something happening there. Sixth-graders from Mark Wick’s ecology Heights firm, Signs Ink, donated stencils. daughter. In any case, Berkley advised, class painted the messages, the EcoKids and One sign shares a reminder from Shel “think of it as an installation.” 20 May 19, 2017 For mail delivery, see highlandscurrent.com/delivery Sports Haldane Lacrosse Falls in State Tournament Defeated 9-4 by Hastings in Haldane goalie John Hankel saw a lot of Brandon Twoguns scored action early as the majority of the first peri- first in the second period Section 1 match-up od was played on the Blue Devils' side. Hast- to put Haldane up 1-0, but ings junior Orin Jason often had the ball and in the ensuing face-off, By Leigh Alan Klein took six of Hastings’ nine shots; Haldane Hastings’ Frank Carozza managed two. But neither team scored. won the face-off, ran down he Haldane boys’ lacrosse season During the break, Crowe gathered his the middle of the field and ended on May 17 with a 9-4 defeat players in the shade and implored them scored. The Yellow Jackets Tat Hastings, which will advance in “to push in transition.” fired off four more goals the Section 1, Class D tour- in the period, two within a nament to play top-seeded minute, putting Haldane in Bronxville. The Blue Devils a 5-1 hole. were seeded No. 9 and Hast- At half, the coaches tried ings No. 8. to motivate their team. “Do It looked like trouble early you want to go out without a The Haldane lacrosse team huddles during its May 17 when the Blue Devils broke fight?” Crowe said. “They are game against Hastings. Photo by L.A. Klein out the black jerseys on more tired than you are.” the hottest day of the year In the third, after an third goal but Hastings answered 25 sec- so far. It was 92 degrees at Orin Jason miss, Blaine Fitzgerald went the onds later, and with 6:36 left, Jason scored game time and though it length of the field, withstood a slash and his third of the game to make it 9-4. had a deeper roster than powered through to the front of the net. “We played tough,” said Crowe. “This is the Yellow Jackets, Haldane The deficit was now 5-2. Eighteen seconds a hard-working group. We just had a tough seemed to wilt in the heat. later, Brandon Twoguns bounced in a goal, time finding the back of the net. Too many Coach Ed Crowe said he making it 5-3. dropped passes, and they capitalized.” would take the blame for But Haldane’s momentum was short- He noted that the Blue Devils, who won the uniforms. “We were 1-0 lived. Hastings scored two goals in 40 sec- only two games last year but six this season, on grass wearing black,” he Brandon Twoguns, who scored three goals against onds, extending its lead to 7-3. will have 19 players returning. “I like the di- explained. Hastings, in a game earlier this year File photo by Ross Corsair With 8:42 to play, Twoguns scored his rection the program is headed,” he said.

Highlands Current Athlete of the Week High School Varsity Scoreboard Eliana Lotero, Girls’ Basketball Beacon 9, Lincoln 8 Beacon High School All-State, Third Team (Class C) Taryn Maloney (2-for-3) otero, a senior on the girls’ Allison Chiera, Haldane Peekskill 2, Beacon 1 varsity lacrosse team, All-State, Seventh Team (Class A) State tournament L scored eight goals in the Lauren Schetter, Beacon Thursday, May 18 Bulldogs’ 16-11 win over Pawling No. 18 Somers at No. 15 Beacon, Boys’ Lacrosse 4:30 p.m. on May 8 and followed that up Haldane 14, Peekskill 8 with four goals in a home loss to Monday, May 22 Hastings 9, Haldane 4 No. 6 Solomon Schechter at No. 3 Sleepy Hollow on May 11. Haldane, 4:30 p.m. Lotero led Beacon, which fin- Girls’ Lacrosse Pelham 1, Beacon 0 Track ished 2-14, in assists and was Sleepy Hollow 12, Beacon 8 second in scoring behind senior Section 1, League 3D Championships Jessica Musacchio. Baseball Haldane top finishers “Eliana has been fantastic on Irvington 6, Haldane 5 Girls’ 4x800-meter Relay the attacking end,” said Coach Brian Haines home run 1. Haldane (10:15.22) Haldane 7, Yonkers Montessori 6 Brian Lange. “She reads defens- Haines home run Girls’ High Jump es well, and is smart in her deci- Millbrook 2, Haldane 1 1. Abbey Stowell (4-8) sions to drive or distribute. Mov- Lourdes 8, Beacon 2 Girls’ Discus ing her from midfield to attack Nyack 1, Beacon 0 allowed her to take advantage. 1. Teresa Figueiras (71-1) State tournament She worked hard on her cutting, Girls’ Shot Put Saturday, May 20 and side-arm shot this season, 1. Abbey Stowell (31-8.75) Yonkers-Gorton winner at No. 6 Beacon, and it has paid off in these later 11 a.m. Boys’ 800-meter Run games. As a lefty, her ability to 1. Nicholas Farrell (2:03.67) change pace and roll the crease Softball has been effective.” Haldane 7, Putnam Valley 1 For more track results, see Beacon 12, Lincoln 4 highlandscurrent.com. Olivia Dean (3-for-4) Visit highlandscurrent.com for news updates and latest Eliana Lotero Photo by Dawn Sela information.