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April 20, 2018 161 Mani St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Assemblyman Skartados Dies at 62 Represented Beacon in the state Legislature

By Chip Rowe

A CENTURY IN COLD SPRING — The Village Board threw an early birthday party for Joe Etta at its Tuesday (April 17) meeting. The 1938 Haldane grad, who turns 100 on Sunday, is flanked by his daughter, Maureen Etta, and Mayor Dave Merandy. The village is also planning a celebration for June. See story on Page 6. Photo by Michael Turton Frank Skartados Photo by Daniel Case

rank Skartados, the Greek immi- Larry Burke Did Not Call You grant and developer who served four Scammer claims to be Cold enue Service. Even notification of debts Fterms in the state Assembly repre- owed for traffic tickets and fines would be senting Beacon, Newburgh and Pough- Spring police chief sent by mail through the Cold Spring Jus- keepsie, died at age 62 on Sunday (April tice Court system, he said. By Chip Rowe 15) of pancreatic cancer. The Democrat, A lawyer and former Federal Trade who lived on a farm in Milford, had been telephone crook claiming to be Commission manager in Atlanta who diagnosed in late January and entered St. Cold Spring Officer-in-Charge Lar- spent years in telemarketing enforcement Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh on Ary Burke last week demanded that emailed The Current on Friday (April March 24 with respiratory problems. callers send immediate payment for a sup- 13) saying his wife had received a robo- Because Skartados' seat was vacated af- posed tax debt under threat of arrest. call from someone who “breathlessly and ter April 1, under state law the governor “This is a complete scam,” Burke said imperatively” claimed to be from the In- can only call a special election to fill the when told about the calls. “Neither I nor ternal Revenue Service and demanded a position if the legislature is called into a anyone from the Cold Spring Police De- return call to an 845 number or police special session. Otherwise, it will remain partment would ever call anyone for any would be on the way to arrest her. empty until Jan. 1. (See Page 3). kind of payment owed,” particularly for a The number registered in Newburgh Officer-in-Charge Larry Burke Born Jan. 3, 1956, on the Greek island federal agency such as the Internal Rev- to a wireless (Continued on Page 5) File photo by Michael Turton of Astypalaia as the seventh of eight chil- dren, Skartados grew up on a small farm which he helped his father maintain, ac- 5 Candidates for 2 Seats on Haldane Board cording to a biography shared by his chief Garrison incumbents have school board. Incumbent Margaret Parr board. (Gelber and Hoch are seeking of staff, Steve Gold. is among them, but board member Evan their third, three-year terms and On July 4, 1970, at age 14, Skartodos ar- rived in New York City with his mother. no challengers Schwartz chose not to run for re-election O'Rourke his fourth.) The nine-member after serving since 2007. Beacon school board has three open According to his official biography, with- By Pamela Doan The election, as well as a vote on the seats; the deadline for nominating in months his mother had returned to proposed Haldane budget, is scheduled petitions is April 26. Greece and the teenager was left to learn ive candidates filed nominating for Tuesday, May 15. Following are introductions to each of English and work his way through school. petitions by the April 16 deadline In Garrison, David Gelber, James Hoch the five Haldane candidates, in alpha- He graduated from George Washington for two open seats on the Haldane and will run unopposed to betical High School in Manhattan, worked four F Ray O'Rourke (Continued on Page 7) (Continued on Page 3) retain their seats on the seven-member 2 April 20, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

NEWS BRIEFS School Opt-Out Rates Five Questions: Chris Reisman eginning April 11, students in grades By Jeff Simms B3 to 8 took the state English language 5 arts exam and, as in the past, many par- eisman owns Hudson Valley Vinyl at 267 Main St. in see everybody from kids just graduating high school to 70-year- ents who oppose standardized testing Beacon. olds in here. Everyone’s passing good music down. The MP3 is a chose to have their children opt out. . R Record Store Day is tomorrow (April 21). Why convenience. You can’t put a record player in a car or wear one At Haldane, 10 of the 182 elementary (5 per- don’t you participate? while you’re jogging, so there’s cent) and 43 of the 207 middle school students It’s designed to say that re- a need for digital but in the (21 percent) opted out, or 14 percent overall. cords are back “in” style, but I end, people love records. Last year 11 percent did not take the test. don’t think they ever went out What do you specialize in? At Garrison, 13 of the 87 elementary (15 of style. It also promotes limit- Vintage soul, jazz and rock. percent) and 16 of the 59 middle school ed editions, but you don’t need And obscurities. A week af- students (27 percent) did not take the test, that to enjoy records. People ter we opened we bought a or 20 percent overall. Its rate last year was should buy records every day, 7,000-piece jazz collection 32 percent. not just one day a year. spanning the late 1950s into At Beacon, 116 elementary and 291 mid- dle school students declined to take the How did you get hooked the ’80s. We had two Alan Watts records walk in off the test, or 31 percent of the total for grades on LPs? 3 to 8. Last year the rate was 33 percent. There were two kinds of kids street the other day. You don’t The state math tests begin May 1. when I was growing up — the see them too often. kids who liked sports and the What are your desert- kids who liked music. Music island discs? State Recovers $4.1 Million made me feel good, so I started For me, it would be John Col- in 'Stolen Wages' buying records, and it turned trane, A Love Supreme or Nat into an obsession. As I got older Coleman, The Shape of Jazz ore than $4.1 million in “stolen wag- I started looking for more ob- to Come. Metallica, Master of Mes” were repaid last year to 2,389 scure things, and it became an Puppets. From the Beatles, people in the Hudson Valley after enforce- addiction. There’s something Rubber Soul or Revolver. And ment by the state Department of Labor. not right with us record people. Abdul Wadud, By Myself. It’s According to the agency, the most com- mon ways that employers underpay wages Will people ever stop an improvisational cello record and it’s one of the most beauti- include paying tips only; paying a day buying records? rate that turns out to be less than the It’s never going to go away. I Chris Reisman Photo by J. Simms ful things I’ve ever heard. minimum wage; not paying for overtime, training or travel time between work as- 24 Dutchess Inmates signments on the same day; withholding Kids’ Kayak Classes the final paycheck; and charging employ- July 9-13 and July 23-27 Reported to ICE ees for required uniforms or equipment. Week-long series of classes get your utchess County Jail officials released To file a complaint about wage theft, kids outdoors and on the water. D24 prisoners to federal authorities call 888-469-7365. Visit from 2016 through mid-2017, according www.HudsonRiverExpeditions.com/kids for more information. to The Journal News. A spokesman told the paper that jail policy is to notify U.S. HUDSON RIVER EXPEDITIONS Tuition-Free College Immigration and Customs Enforcement he application window opened last whenever anyone in custody was born month for the Excelsior Scholarship outside of the U.S. T program for the 2018-19 school year for The Putnam County Jail does not have a families who earn $110,000 annually or similar policy, said a spokeswoman. less. Combined with other financial aid, the About 10 percent of the population scholarship this year allowed 22,000 New of Putnam and Dutchess counties York residents to attend a SUNY or CUNY is foreign-born, and the highest two- or four-year college tuition-free. percentage of immigrants in the state, The application is open to anyone en- aside from New York City and Long tering SUNY or CUNY in the fall and stu- Island, is found in the Hudson Valley, dents who have never applied. according to the state comptroller. See hesc.ny.gov/excelsior.

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Assemblyman Skartados Dies at 62 (from Page 1) Tributes rank is now at peace and we ur community has lost a truly “Fshould pray for his family and be “Oremarkable advocate and public grateful for his life of service to us all. servant. My heart goes out to his loved Frank came to America as a young man, ones and to the dedicated team who has worked to pay his way through school, worked alongside him for years. May we built a business, and won election to come together today to honor the legacy represent his neighbors in the State of a man who worked tirelessly to always House. If that’s not the American Dream, put our community first.” I don’t know what is.” ~ State Sen. Sue Serino ~U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

Kirwin, a Republican from Newburgh, to trails in Lloyd, seed money for a mixed-use represent the 100th District but two years vehicular-trail bridge along Fishkill Creek later lost the seat to Kirwin by fewer than in Beacon and two waterfront parks along 20 votes. the west bank of the river, Gold said. After Kirwin died in March 2012, While in the Assembly, Skartados also Skartados defeated Republican John For- secured millions of dollars in state grants man, then in his fifth term representing for cities and towns in the district to pur- On Jan. 1, Skartados (center) officiated at the swearing-in at Beacon City Hall of Beacon in the Dutchess Legislature, in a chase essentials such as fire trucks, police members of the City Council and Dutchess County Legislature. File photo by Jeff Simms special election to regain the seat (now cars, snow plows, educational technology, the 104th after redistricting). He easily school buses and hospital equipment and years in the restaurant industry and saved and for eight years was chairman of the won election to a full term that fall with for park improvements, workforce hous- enough to pay his way through SUNY New health department at the New York Mili- 67 percent of the vote and was re-elected ing and other infrastructure, Gold said. Paltz, where he earned a degree in politi- tary Academy and a teacher there of envi- in 2014 with 60 percent of the vote and in Skartados raised goats, sheep and cal science. At the same time, he worked ronmental studies and U.S. history. 2016 with 81 percent. The 104th District chickens on his Milton farm. Among his at the Commandant’s Office of the New He left the academy in 2000 to be- also includes Lloyd and Marlboro. survivors are a daughter, Alyssa Skarta- York Military Academy in Cornwall. He come a real-estate developer, renovating During his time in the legislature, dos; two brothers in the U.S., Russos became a U.S. citizen in 1976. properties in downtown Poughkeepsie, Skartados focused on environmental Skartados and George Skartados (Tina); Skartados went on to earn a master’s including what became the Aegean Enter- threats to the Hudson River Valley, includ- and a number of siblings in Greece. degree in international studies at the tainment Center. He was the founder and ing ship anchorages and the proposed Pil- A viewing will take place at the DiDo- State University of California at Sacra- president of the Academy Street Business grim Pipeline, said Gold. In his first term, nato Funeral Home, 1290 Route 9W, in mento. He served an internship at the Association. the assemblyman secured $6 million to Marlboro today (April 20) from 2 to 4 p.m. United Nations Center Against Apartheid In 2008, Skartados defeated Thomas complete the Walkway Over the Hudson. and 6 to 8 p.m., followed by a prayer ser- After regaining his seat, he secured vice for family and close friends. Will the Seat Be Filled? funds to build Hudson River connector rank Skartados was up for re- Across the state, there are special Felection to the state Assembly in elections scheduled for April 24 to fill November. Under state law, because two state Senate and nine Assembly the seat was vacated after April 1, vacancies that occurred before April 1. the governor can schedule a special The New York State Legislature, which election to fill it only if the Legislature is has 63 senators and 150 Assembly called into special session. members, frequently has vacancies, “Without that, the vacancy is unfilled,” typically because an official is elected or explained Jerry Goldfeder, a New York appointed to another job. For example, attorney who is the author of Goldfeder’s one assemblyman was elected as a Modern Election Law. county clerk and another appointed as regional administrator for the If a special election is announced, Environmental Protection Agency. The political parties select candidates closest special election to the Highlands and independents can file nominating on April 24 will be for the Senate District petitions. There is no primary. The winner 37 seat in Westchester most recently in this case would serve until Dec. 31. held by George Latimer, who was elected Regardless, the primary and general in November as county executive. elections will still take place to determine who takes the seat on Jan. 1.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sign vs. statute * The City of Beacon compelling Jason Letters to the Editor Winner: 33 Hughes to remove the “Resist White Su- he Current welcomes letters to the editor on its coverage and local issues. Better Newspaper premacy” banner from a warehouse has TSubmissions are selected by the editor to provide a variety of opinions and nothing to do with freedom of speech voices, and all are subject to editing for accuracy, clarity and length. We ask that Contest Awards (“Sign Lands Beacon Man in Court,” April writers remain civil and avoid personal attacks. Letters may be emailed to editor@ *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2017 13). It’s about a sign being out of compli- highlandscurrent.com or mailed to Editor, The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., Cold ance with the ordinance. Why doesn’t Spring, NY 10516. The writer’s full name, village or city, and email or phone number NNA* Winner: Hughes display a smaller sign at his busi- must be included, but only the name and village or city will be published. 9 Better ness, Ella’s Bellas, that’s in compliance? Ralph Pettorossi, Fishkill Newspaper I will happily continue to patronize El- of the Haldane school district. This is a Contest Awards How much racism is there in Beacon? la’s Bellas. Thank you, Jason, for speaking tragic loss for the Cold Spring community. *National Newspaper Association, 2016 Last I checked, the Klan disbanded in the up against hate and bigotry. How anyone Jean’s intellect and decency sparkled in 1950s. This is an excuse to attract atten- could be offended by this sign is beyond this life, and she will be missed. Publisher tion to a problem that does not exist. me. Either you resist white supremacy, or Sean Patrick Maloney, Philipstown Highlands Current Inc. Tony Bardes, Cold Spring you don’t. 161 Main St. Erin Giunta, Beacon Jean was an inspiration to me and my Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 I have repeatedly emailed the city about girls in so many ways, not least of which 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 vacant houses on my block that violate People still have Trump signs posted was her humility and kindness every sin- Founder various regulations. The city should be go- around Beacon. Since the election is long gle time I spoke to her. Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) ing after the banks that own those prop- over, do they violate the law? Katie Bissinger, Cold Spring erties or the absentee landlords. The city Marie Maztek, Beacon Managing Editor tells me it’s complicated and they don’t My kindergarten classes always enjoy Chip Rowe have the resources or manpower. What’s the big deal about declaring that pouring over the I SPY books. Thanks, [email protected] When I see city officials wasting my white supremacy is wrong and urging Jean, for making it fun to read. Arts/Feature Editor tax dollars over a banner that doesn’t people to consider it as an issue when they Diane Lapis, Beacon Alison Rooney negatively impact the environment or my vote in November? The Hudson Valley is [email protected] child’s ability to play safely in her own not free of oppressive practices toward Rave review What a movie! What an actor! Charlie yard, it makes me irate. people of color. We all should be talking Senior Correspondent about it. Plummer of Cold Spring is in practically Michael Turton Caroline Jensen, Beacon Holly Bogdanffy-Kriegh, Beacon every scene of the film, Lean on Pete. I Reporters Surely the city has better things to do recommend Cold Springers see what I am Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong than to harass residents. Remembering Jean talking about, and that teachers at Hal- Celia Barbour Marlowe Stern, Beacon Thank you, Jean Marzollo, for leaving dane High School take their classes to see Brian PJ Cronin so much of you here with us (“Jean Mar- the film. It’s an eye opener at a time when Joe Dizney As a mother of two, and the wife of zollo, Children’s Book Author, Dies at 75,” we hear so much about problems that chil- Pamela Doan an immigrant, I see nothing wrong with April 13). dren have while growing up. Jeff Simms children seeing signs like this. It opens a Carinda Swann, Beacon Bill Whipp, Cold Spring Layout Editor dialogue and allows me to explain to my Kate Vikstrom children that it is our right and duty to I have always thought our children were Crime and punishment protect others. I felt comforted when I lucky to have Jean visit their schools. I’m Finally, a judge willing to hold people Advertising Director thankful I knew this wonderful lady. responsible for their actions … and make Michele Gedney saw that sign, because someone was will- Donna Pidala, Garrison restitution! Way to go, Judge Costello! For information on advertising: ing to stand up to hate and racism. I ap- (“Accused Cold Spring Vandal Appears in 845-809-5584 plaud Jason’s courage. Jean Marzollo was a Hudson Valley Court,” April 13). [email protected] Kimberly Sevilla, Brooklyn treasure who brought education and won- Patrick Lambert, Beacon highlandscurrent.com/ads Oh well, no more Ella’s Bellas for me. der to millions of children and parents. I The purpose of bail is to ensure the That said, Hughes has every right to hang remember enjoying her work — especially defendant returns to court. This is a dis- his sign. The First Amendment was put the I SPY series — with my own children. gusting statement by Judge Costello: “I’m into place to protect speech everyone She was a friend and neighbor — she tempted to set bail and put you in jail for might not agree with. It’s easy to protect danced at my wedding and baked cook- The Highlands Current is a 501c3 a while to give you a bit of a wake-up call.” speech we all agree with. ies with my kids. She was a passionate nonprofit funded by grants, voice for education and a stalwart booster Michael Archer, Fishkill advertising and the generous Steve Sumski, Poughkeepsie support of our readers. Thank you. The “bit of a wake-up call” should be res- THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, titution plus fine plus diversion program Vol. 7, Issue 16 (ISSN 2475-3785) (counseling). 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Rosemary Merhige, Beacon Advertisements designed by The High- lands Current may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. For more comments, visit highlandscurrent.com highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current April 20, 2018 5 The Current Wins 13 State Awards Honored for opioid series, in the same circulation division for Best News or Feature Series. reporting, design Among newspapers with circulations of 8,000 or less, The Current was hon- By Chip Rowe ored for its coverage of the arts (second place, for stories by Alison Rooney and he Highlands Current won 11 edi- Brian PJ Cronin); crime, police and courts torial and two advertising awards (third); and local government (honorable Tin the annual Better Newspaper mention, for stories by Liz Schevtchuk Contest sponsored by the New York Press Armstrong). It also received a third-place Association. The awards were presented award among newspapers of all sizes for April 13 and 14 at the NYPA convention its coverage of health issues. in Albany. Peter Stevenson won second place for The contest, which attracted 2,783 en- feature writing among papers with circula- tries from 156 small and midsized news- tions of 3,000 to 5,000 for his profile of hu- papers, was judged by members of the morist Brian McConnachie, while Michael Michigan Press Association. Turton received an honorable mention in Fighting Back – The Opioid Crisis, a se- the same category for an article in which ries of four articles published in Septem- Foundry Cafe owner Jeff Consaga shared ber and October, won the first Thomas G. his favorite stories about past customers. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting in Armstrong received an honorable men- Clay Jones was recognized in the NYPA contest for this cartoon. the division for papers with circulations tion in newswriting among papers with of 5,000 or less. circulations of 4,000 or less for her cov- ernments to share services. Dana Wigdor received an honorable men- “The staff turned out a series of stories erage of a lawsuit filed by developer Paul Kate Vikstrom won second place for tion among weeklies with circulations of and graphics that perfectly demonstrates Guillaro against Cold Spring a week be- front-page design among tabloids with 6,000 or less for a small-space ad she cre- what this award is all about,” wrote the fore the village election, while Clay Jones circulations of less than 6,000. In the ad- ated for the Beacon Institute. judges. “It’s an exhaustive report that’s won third place in the editorial cartoon vertising competition, Vikstrom and Mi- The Current tied for fifth place for total written well and laid out attractively.” division for papers with circulations of chele Gedney won second place for best points won in the contest. The nonprofit The articles, which are posted at high- 8,000 or less for his lighthearted vision of multi-advertiser page among weeklies for weekly has won 33 NYPA awards since its landscurrent.com, also won second place the endgame of an initiative for local gov- their annual Summer Camp Guide and first year of eligibility in 2013.

Larry Burke Did Not Call You (from Page 1) officer was told he owed $8,140; when he without first mailing a bill, never threat- phone, was answered by a voicemail that that the robocall targets are live people,” asked if he could mail a check, the scam- ens to call the police or have anyone ar- said, “This is Detective Larry Burke of the he said. “The Detective Burke character mer insisted the payment had to be made rested, never requires payment over the Cold Spring Police Department. Please is what you’d call in the espionage world within 45 minutes with an (untraceable) phone with a debit card, gift card or wire leave a message.” a ‘cut out.’ The call back was designed to electronic Apple Store gift card or the sher- transfer and never requests credit or debit That helped explain why a profile of confirm there was someone at the number iff would soon be at the door. The officer card numbers over the phone. the officer-in-charge that appeared in who could be tapped for various scams. responded: “When did the IRS start taking It says anyone who receives a suspicious The Current nearly a year ago rose to be- They must be running a comparison be- Apple cards? Is that a recent thing?” call should hang up and report it to the come one of most-read stories on the site tween their outgoing call list and their in- The IRS has compiled a long list of ways U.S. Treasury Inspector General (search last week as people who received calls coming calls. We got a second scam call that scammers attempt to rip people off at treasury.gov for “Impersonation Scam”) searched Google for “Larry Burke of Cold almost immediately from a ‘veterans’ or- (search for “scams” at irs.gov). It notes or by calling 800-366-4484. Spring Police Department.” ganization. Then yesterday I got one from that the agency never demands immedi- When a reporter called the number, another IRS scammer. That’s why I say the ate payment, never calls about taxes owed Michael Turton contributed reporting. it played a generic greeting and went to call to Burke was a qualification call; when voicemail. As of April 19, its owner had not I returned it, I qualified as a live victim.” L  C   S   V   returned a message left by the Atlanta law- A number of police officers who have yer or The Current. received calls that cite unpaid IRS bills • Family Asset Protection The former FTC manager, who asked and threaten arrest have recorded their • Wills, Probate, Trusts, Government Benefi ts not to be identified by name, said he found responses and posted the videos online. • Dutchess, Orange and Putnam County the call interesting in that “the scammers In early March, a video made by an offi- don’t seem to want money” since no one cer in Midland, Texas, went viral and has • Free Consultation: (412) 716-5848 answered the call back. received more than 8 million views. The “What they want to do is to confirm J W. F   | .F  L .

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Paul Piazza for his investigation and arrest of a 17-year-old ing at 7 p.m. on May 1 at Village Hall Honoring Joe Etta who has been charged with felony criminal mischief in con- to hear comments on proposed amend- nection with vandalism in Nelsonville and Cold Spring on ments to Chapter 64 of the Village World War II veteran turns 100 the night of March 31. Code, which governs historic districts. • The CSPD issued 106 parking tickets and 20 moving viola- • Trustees approved an April 18 photo By Michael Turton tions in March. shoot on Main Street by the luggage • The Village Board is expected to approve the 2018-19 budget and handbag company Vera Bradley. ertain birthdays are milestones — first, 16th and 50th on Tuesday, April 24. It includes a tax levy of $1,638,043, an The fee was $1,500 plus the cost of hav- among them. Then there’s Joe Etta’s birthday. The Cold increase of 2.7 percent over last year. ing an extra police officer on duty. CSpring native will celebrate 100 years this weekend and on • The Historic District Review Board will hold a public hear- • The board reappointed Camille Lin- Tuesday (April 17) his hometown honored him at a special meet- son as Acting Village Justice through ing of the Village Board. Dec. 31. With the lifelong resident’s family and friends looking on, • Merandy signed a memorandum of Mayor Dave Merandy proclaimed Sunday, April 22, to be Joseph understanding with BQ Energy, the C. Etta Day. To earn that honor, Etta has done more than simply firm which plans to install a small live a long life. hydroelectric generator at the Fishkill Born on that date in 1918, Etta graduated from Haldane High Road water treatment plant. School in 1938. While serving in the U.S. Army in World War • Eric Wirth was appointed to the II, he participated in three invasions: North Africa, Sicily and Zoning Board of Appeals, succeeding Normandy. He rose from private first class to sergeant during his Alison Anthoine. service, which ended with his discharge in 1945. • The board approved a craft beer fes- In 1947, after returning to Cold Spring, Etta married Catherine tival, Hops on the Hudson, that will Fitzgerald and together they raised five children. Today, he has take place at Mayor’s Park on Satur- eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. day, June 16. A carpenter by trade, Etta helped build the VFW Hall on Kem- ble Avenue, and served as Cold Spring’s building inspector. He also was involved with the Boy Scouts, Little League and other organizations and has served as an honorary member of the Cold Spring Fire Company for the past 28 years. A party will be held in Joe’s honor on June 9 at Mayor’s Park. From the April 10 Village Board meeting … • Cold Spring Police Department Officer-in-Charge Larry Burke praised Officer Bill Bujarski for the March 17 arrest of a motorist wanted in connection with a hit-and-run in Yon- kers. The driver faces a felony charge for two DWIs as well as charges of reckless driving, driving without a license and driving without a court-ordered alcohol detection device. • Burke also commended Putnam County Sheriff's Investigator TREE REMOVED — The iconic European copper beech at the Butterfield redevelopment site in Cold Spring was cut down on March 24. Butterfield Realty, developer of the multi-use complex, had recommended the action based on a report from Garrison Tree Inc. The Village of Cold Spring put a hold on the tree's destruction pending a second opinion from SavATree. Ultimately, both arborists agreed that the beech was in poor condition and beyond healthy growth. The approved site plan for the the key to learning piano project included a protection plan and the right teacher. easement, both of which were intended Sarah Terrell of Piano Adventures Beacon has inspired kids to safeguard the tree. Photo by M. Turton like these since 2010. She’s now scheduling trial lessons for young beginner students for Spring and Summer private lessons. Email or call to schedule a trial today! [email protected] • (917) 449-4029 pianoadventuresbeacon.com Get Mail Delivery of The Current highlandscurrent.com/md

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2015 US 9 GARRISON, NY 10524 | THEGARRISON.COM | 845.424.3604 8 April 20, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Edgewater Debate Chugs Along in Beacon More public hearings, Peg O’Leary, the director of the non- buildable in the code would have a “direct the site that would not require the special- profit Hudson Valley Housing, told the and crippling” impact on affordable hous- use permit, such as townhouses. but no votes council on Monday that changing gross to ing in the region. The city requires 10 per- Melissa Buerkett, a resident, argued cent of developments of 10 units or more that the City Council members should By Jeff Simms to be set aside for affordable housing, so deny the permit and fulfill their campaign ore than a year after the pro- Edgewater, if built as planned, would add promises of controlling development. posal first appeared on a Beacon about 31 apartments to Beacon’s below- “Edgewater is the epitome of too much Planning Board agenda, the de- market-rate stock. at a crucial time in Beacon’s history where M we have the opportunity to shape it into bate over the 307-unit Edgewater develop- O’Leary called the zoning proposal “ar- ment on the waterfront shows no sign of bitrary and capricious,” and argued that a truly livable community for everybody,” slowing down. the Planning Board’s environmental re- she said. “How on earth is this keeping The City Council on Monday (April 16) view process already protects sensitive with a healthy vision for Beacon?” held two public hearings, one focused on landscapes. Edgewater received environ- But Rodney Weber, the project’s develop- Edgewater and the other indirectly re- mental approval from the Planning Board er, asserted that Edgewater is “what is right lated. Both will be critical in determining in December after a protracted debate for Beacon economically and for the peo- ple.” Weber said that because many young how the project proceeds. over its potential impact on the Beacon City School District. people are unable to afford rent in the city, Gross versus buildable A Beacon resident, Arthur Camins, Edgewater’s studio and one-bedroom apart- As part of its nearly citywide zoning countered that raising the affordable re- ments would give them “that edge to get review, the council in December adopted quirements by 10 to 20 percent would be forward, to start something new.” changes to the Fishkill Creek develop- a more effective plan to diversify housing. Christian Campbell agreed, saying that ment zone, including a provision to use people are “falling in love” with Beacon “However, I don’t think the intent of the “buildable,” rather than gross, acreage “but right now they don’t have an entry- zoning law is that if half of your property is to calculate the density allowed on par- way,” while Dan Aymar-Blair cautioned that unbuildable that you get to build twice the cels for development. The clause removed “in a couple of years, when you’re on the density on the remaining portion,” he said. steep slopes, floodways and other environ- other side of the river, you’re going to look mentally sensitive land from the equation. Special-use permit at Beacon and say, ‘What did Beacon do to In the creekside zone, the council did The second, and longer, hearing was to itself? It used to be so beautiful there.’ ” not exclude (or grandfather in) projects discuss a request from the Edgewater de- A vote had been scheduled on the den- presently under Planning Board review. velopers for a special-use permit, which is sity calculation for that night, but City The same provision is on the table for required by the code because the develop- Attorney Nick Ward-Willis recommended most of the city’s residential districts and, ment would include multi-family housing. that the council discuss the proposal fur- if passed, Edgewater attorneys have esti- Among other criteria, the council must ther. If the council grants the special-use Edgewater developer Rodney Weber at mated it would force them to remove 71 decide whether Edgewater would be permit, the developer would return to the the April 16 hearing Photo by J. Simms units from their plan. “more objectionable” than another use for Planning Board for site plan approval.

Giovanni Anselmo Marisa Merz Currently on view Thursday through Monday, Alighiero Boetti Giulio Paolini Arte Povera: From the 11am to 5pm. Pier Paolo Calzolari Pino Pascali Olnick Spanu Collection Free by reservation Luciano Fabro Giuseppe Penone at magazzino.art. Jannis Kounellis Michelangelo Pistoletto Mario Merz Gilberto Zorio 2700 Route 9 Cold Spring, NY 10516 highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current April 20, 2018 9 The Calendar Creative Space Beacon artists to open about your art, all day long. This comes naturally to some, but not for all. It’s a studios next weekend very social event, and a lot of sales can be made.” By Alison Rooney Open Studios, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, is a amantha Palmeri, the director of project of BeaconArts. The works on Beacon Open Studios, has some display include sculpture, drawings and Sadvice for newcomers among the paintings, but there are also writers and more than 60 artists participating in this musicians, dancers and other performers. year’s event, which takes place Friday, There will be demonstrations of encaus- April 27, through Sunday, April 29. tic painting (with beeswax) and print- “New artists have a lot of questions making, a writing workshop, live music for us, because they don’t know what to and children’s performances. anticipate,” she says. “Some think they Maps with four suggested walking will be hanging out, but you have to routes are available at beaconopenstu- work. You’ll be having conversations dios.org and at various locations around Photo by Gary Buckendorf

the city. A schedule for the weekend is also online. The Oak Vino Wine Bar at 389 Main St. is serving as For more on Beacon Open headquarters, and an opening night Studios, see Pages 12 and 13. party will be held there on Friday, April 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. Palmeri has led the all-volunteer event for the past two years after becoming involved as an artist after she moved to the city four years ago and rented a studio at the old Beacon High School. The event’s founder, Theresa Gooby, was inspired by similar events elsewhere. She and Ed Benavente, Robert Brush, Erica Hauser, Thomas Huber, Jackie Samantha Palmeri Skrzynski, Greg Slick, Susan Walsh and Jayoung Yoon are exhibiting their works in an alumni show curated by Palmeri at Big Mouth Coffee Roasters, adja- cent to Oak Vino, through May 13. Palmeri said organizers this year focused on encouraging artists to register. “We’ve tried to step up that part of it,” she says. “Although there has been an influx of artists moving up to Beacon from the city in the past few years, the number of Open Studio participants has remained fairly stable” at 50 to 70. Artwork by Eric Diehl

Artwork by Pamela Garfield Artwork by Mandy Kelso Images provided 10 April 20, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Cold Spring Village Board FRIDAY, APRIL 20 7 p.m. Public hearing on sewage rates Reel Life Film Club: Maidentrip 7:30 p.m. Regular meeting | 85 Main St., Cold Spring 6 p.m. Butterfield Library Calendar Highlights 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Beacon School Board 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Submit to [email protected] 7 p.m. Beacon High School | See details above. Contemporary Art Video Series: Alan Vega/ For complete listings, see highlandscurrent.com Garrison School Board Suicide 7 p.m. Garrison School | 1100 Route 9D, Garrison 7 p.m. Buster Levi Gallery 845-424-3689 | gufs.org 121 Main St., Cold Spring Earth Day Celebration DIY Native Wildflower Seed Bombs Haldane School Board 845-809-5145 | busterlevigallery.com 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Trailside Zoo Noon – 5 p.m. One Nature Garden Center 7 p.m. Haldane (Music Room) | 15 Craigside Dr., Seed: The Untold Story (Documentary) 3006 Seven Lakes Dr., Bear Mountain 321 Main St., Beacon | onenaturellc.com/events Cold Spring | 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church trailsidezoo.org Introduction to ILC Equipment The Godfather (1972) 50 Liberty St., Beacon Earth Day Celebration 1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 7 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley moviesthatmatterbeacon.org 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Stony Kill Farm See details under Saturday. See details under Friday. The Sacred Run, the lotus and the feather 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls | stonykill.org Mount Gulian Opens for Season Showing Up for Racial Justice Potluck (Documentary) Record Store Day 1 – 5 p.m. 145 Sterling St., Beacon 7:30 p.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance 7 p.m. Tompkins Corner Cultural Center 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sound Shack 845-831-8172 | mountgulian.org 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 333 Fishkill Ave., Beacon | recordstoreday.com Drug & Alcohol Addiction: Disease or Natural Email [email protected]. 845-528-7280 | tompkinscorners.org Repair Cafe Brain Habit (Talk) Irish Spring Concert Noon – 4 p.m. Beacon Recreation Center 2 p.m. Howland Public Library WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 23 W. Center St., Beacon 313 Main St., Beacon Cold Spring Chamber Awards Dinner 1008 Brown St., Peekskill Email [email protected]. 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 6 p.m. Dutchess Manor 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com Denial (2016) Bird ID Workshop 263 Route 9D, Beacon | explorecoldspringny.com Noon. Desmond-Fish Library 2 p.m. Butterfield Library | 10 Morris Ave., Cold College Information Night SATURDAY, APRIL 21 472 Route 403, Garrison Spring | putnamhighlandsaudubon.org 6:30 p.m. Beacon High School philipstownreformsynagogue.org See details under Tuesday. Free Admission to National Parks Fun with Science: Glass Demo nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm Beer Fest 4 p.m. Hudson Beach Glass | 162 Main St., Beacon Highland Photographers’ Salon 4 – 8 p.m. Tilly’s Table | 100 Route 312, Brewster 845-440-0068 | hudsonbeachglass.com 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center | Details under Saturday. Boater Safety Class tillystablerestaurant.com 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Garrison Fire Company Benefit to Aid Puerto Rico Communities That Care Coalition 1616 Route 9, Garrison Steve Rossi: Differential Ratio (Opening) 5 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 7 p.m. North Highlands Firehouse 914-804-8823 | [email protected] 6 – 8 p.m. Matteawan Gallery 477 Main St., Beacon 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring | philipstownctc.org 436 Main St., Beacon 845-561-1259 | howlandculturalcenter.org Glynwood Farm 845-440-7901 | matteawan.com THURSDAY, APRIL 26 8:30 a.m. Bird Walk 11 a.m. Lambing and Kidding Billy Squier and GE Smith MONDAY, APRIL 23 Robot Sandbox 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 3:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Brandon del Pozo: Opioid Abuse and What We 845-265-3338 | glynwood.org See details under Friday. See details under Saturday. Can Do About It Styling for Hope (Fundraiser) Art & Practice of Vegetable Gardening (Part 1) 6 p.m. Garrison School 6 p.m. Southern Dutchess Country Club 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stonecrop Gardens SUNDAY, APRIL 22 1100 Route 9D, Garrison | gufs.org 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring 1209 North Ave., Beacon Earth Day Small Business Workshop: Marketing 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org hudsonvalleyhouseofhope.org 6:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Appraisers’ Road Show Coloring Books for Adults Lions Club Shredder Day 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Locust Grove Estate See details under Saturday. 9 a.m. – Noon. The Nest 6 p.m. Howland Public Library 2683 South Road, Poughkeepsie See details under Sunday. 44 Chestnut St., Cold Spring | coldspringlions.org gotoroadshow.com TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Small Business Workshop: Defensive Driving Course Landscape Workday How Governments Buy 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Butterfield Library Senior Luncheon 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Manitoga 6:30 p.m. Butterfield Library | Details under Friday. See details under Friday. 1 p.m. Church on the Hill 584 Route 9D, Garrison 10th Annual College Fair Earth Day Celebration and Hike-a-Thon 245 Main St., Nelsonville 845-424-3812 | visitmanitoga.org 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Beacon High School 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center 845-265-2022 Hudson Valley Comic Con 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon 100 Muser Dr., Cornwall Backyard Family Farm Skills 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Gold’s Gym 845-838-6900 | beaconk12.org 845-534-5506 x204 | hhnm.org 3:45 p.m. Glynwood Farm See details under Saturday. Patty Smyth and Scandal Master Gardeners Garden School See details under Saturday. Plant a Tree/Take a Tree 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 9:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Mahopac Library An Evening of Poetry 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Boscobel See details under Friday. 668 Route 6, Mahopac | putnam.cce.cornell.edu 6:30 p.m. Howland Public Library 1601 Route 9D, Garrison See details under Sunday. Haldane PTA Family Fun 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org FRIDAY, APRIL 27 10 a.m. – Noon. Roller Magic 4178 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park | haldanepta.org Ree Play Sale 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. University Settlement Camp Spring Fever Workshops 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon | weeplayproject.org 10 a.m. Postcard Printmaking Arbor Day Activities 1 p.m. Botanical Papercutting 4 p.m. Howland Public Library Garrison Art Center See details under Sunday. 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org Open Studios Kickoff Party 6 – 9 p.m. Oak Vino | 389 Main St., Beacon Earth Day Cleanup beaconopenstudios.org 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Various locations International Film Night: Maudie (Canada) greenbeaconcoalition.org/earth-day 7 p.m. Howland Public Library Blessing of the Animals See details under Sunday. 10 a.m. United Methodist Church Depot Docs: One October 216 Main St., Cold Spring 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre facebook.com/csshumc 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Hudson Valley Comic Con 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Gold’s Gym Almost Queen 258 Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley hvcomiccon.com See details under April 20. highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current April 20, 2018 11

o order the latest issue of Waymark, When the Lights Come On in the City T which is $10 postpaid, email Poems for [email protected]. By Kyle Laws in the studio across the hall turns Motown even though we’re 1,400 miles from Detroit, Your Pocket 1,400 miles from a city that flows to Lake Erie, pril is National Poetry Month, which includes Poem in Your Pocket Day that opened it arms to migration away from lynchings, Aon Thursday, April 26. The idea is cotton picking, and a South that could not change, simple: carry a poem to share at school, a way of life my kin never lived, immigrants out at a bookstore, at the library, in a park, of Ireland in tenements not far from the statue at work and/or on social media using the that greeted them as they entered New York. hashtag #pocketpoem. But there was something in Motown rhythms We asked Roger Aplon, the author, most recently, of Mustering What’s Left that reached back to the Celtic squashed by English, – Selected & New Poems 1976-2017, to something in the call and response from fields where share selections from his Beacon-based the prick that drew blood also became the needle poetry journal, Waymark – Voices of the in sweatshops across the river from Jersey City. Valley. You can clip a favorite below, or even take a few. (No rules!) Or visit poets. org for many more. Fox River Heights By Robbie Rubinstein Sad Our sister told me when I was born a girl, By Anne Gorrick you were inconsolable. GO CRY SOMEWHERE ELSE! Build a shrine to the past, and go there all Crying under the 1940s, the time. A new study by a team of psychologists has revealed being high-legged kitchen stove, happy all the time is not always a great thing, and could lead to an early I Smell a Scotch begging to trade me death. Do blind people feel pain? YES. Do Sad People Have A Better for a puppy. By Thomas Boyd Memory For People’s Faces? This just in... Everything is Fine. What do What changed, I don’t know. sad people have in common? 200,000 years of human evolution. In The odor sends me into a swamp of You never banished me from addition to consuming entertainment for pleasure (hedonistic motiva- frustrations. My first wife drank your room, where you cheated tions) individuals may also consume entertainment to experience Scotch. A marriage that slipped into at Monopoly, despite my meaningfulness, that sweet moon language. What is every other sad disrepair, then a wheel came off, then it wails & complaints. person in this world dying to hear? Why do sad people love the sunset? sat on blocks for two years until it For the same reason stupid people get angry when they’re asked to be rusted away. After 40 years, the smell We built rafts of logs & rubber tires, less stupid. He warned about living in the past and making a religion out has faded. But a whiff still summons wove paddles from branches along the bank. of nostalgia. Why do sad people write bad poems? Because when we those weekends making plans for elabo- We floated to the tiny island were in 6th grade, it didn’t really matter if we were happy or not. Every- rate boring social events . . . the time in the middle of the river, thing I wrote in the 6th grade was awful! In Genesis, God was saddened for us to go live someplace else, what the decayed cabin our picnic shelter. to see all the great evil which has entered man’s heart, and what do sad about the parties and her mother, she You held me by my wrists over people do? They decide to destroy mankind. Follow Following Unfollow could never leave . . . the flush in my the root-cellar hatch door, Blocked Unblock Pending Cancel. Is it the subway that makes people sad cheeks when I said I could. Scotch threatening to let me fall or do sad people ride the subway? Nothing to write, no images to add ... smells like that marriage, rusted, run to a den of snakes. just bask. down. You taught me Russian Roulette, a cruel game played out on the concrete of the dark, What the Body Loves The Death of Manolete cold & oily garage floor. By Judy Reeves By Tony Moffeit At 5, 6, or 7, I didn’t know if there were Love, surrounded by a crowd bullets or caps in the silver revolver. Give me nighttime. Bring me a moon rising over the roofs of the solitude of his crossing You taught me how to fly. houses. Let me see it as a lovely surprise out my kitchen window. to resurrect an easter of roses I, without knowledge of the fall. And Love, miles blows his horn with a blaze Riding high, belly to feet, A warm bed, pillows, fluffy duvet, clean sheets, cool in summer, for the matador hands clasped, you pumped flannel-warm in winter, and let me stay into the morning, awake accepting the gift of his body harder & harder & finally yelled “Let go!” with first light, then back to sleep for one more dream. manolete’s last words And Love, i can’t go on, i must go on Then lied & teased about Remember the sweet dream with that little fawn that let me hold the revelation of love’s stigmata how high & far I flew her in my arms, cuddle-like. More of those dreams, please, ones I a flame dancing on eggshells to explain away the bruises can remember in the morning, and smile as I recall. manolete’s dying I suffered from the lumpy ground. Smile, let me grow he said “Let go,” on the 2nd anniversary of your death, As I drink that first cup of good coffee. And wouldn’t it be nice, or was it let me go forever surrounded by Love, to have him here again to make that first cup, and the second. gut cry of a call the Kentucky Derby & Mothers’ Day. Please, Love, for the stones in the shadows That year, a Triple Crown. Feed me sweet peaches, and those small clementines and dark for the orchids of the earth There was our army of two chocolate. Hand me that apple. Take me out into the sunshine. left in his throat decked out in military surplus, Let’s put the top down. Let’s put the music on. Let’s go for a ride. and so he goes climbing the lightening-struck limbs Let’s drive to the beach. Let’s walk out into the water. Let’s dive his breath now song to fight your phantoms beneath and surface and look out to the horizon. the archetypes of his leaving in the forest of Fox River Heights. Love, as ancient as the sound of bells Take me there. the old women weeping But what I remember most, my brother, the kids removing their shirts you taught me how to whistle. to pretend they are capes In 1957, we saw The Bridge On the River Kwai. for the passing of the bull I can still blow the theme through my tears. 12 April 20, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com HIGHLAND STUDIO Beacon Open Studios Schedule FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Encaustic (Painting with Beeswax) SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Demonstration Kickoff Party and Exhibition 12:30 p.m. 420 Liberty St. Artist Studios Open 6 – 9 p.m. Oak Vino Wine Bar Live Jazz Noon to 6 p.m. 389 Main St. 1 – 4 p.m. Oak Vino Wine Bar beaconopenstudios.org Musical Previews Open Rehearsal for Spelling Bee SATURDAY, APRIL 28 1:45 & 3 p.m. Beacon Performing Arts Center Noon – 2:30 p.m. Beacon Performing Arts Center *Contains adult humor Artist Studios Open 327B Main St. Improvisation Workshop with Ruth Danon Noon to 6 p.m. Sneak peeks of Little Mermaid Jr. and 25th Annual 2 p.m. 1 East Main St., No. 204 PRINTMAKERS beaconopenstudios.org Putnam County Spelling Bee Improvisation Workshop with Ruth Danon Printmaking Demonstration with Beth 2 p.m. 1 East Main St., No. 204 Weintraub FINE ART 3:30 – 5 p.m. 34 Talbot Ave. PRINTING Funky Spunky Literature Night and After Party 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Quinn’s, 330 Main St. SCANNING LARGE FORMAT

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Recommended Writers in the City Reading First literary night for is passionate about the form. e asked Donna Minkowitz to “I’ve met a lot of people who want to Wshare three of her favorite Open Studios write about their lives, but think, why memoirs. would anyone care?,” she says. “But it’s The Periodic Table, by Primo Levi By Alison Rooney not self-important. Telling the truth Levi was an Italian writer and chemist about your life is difficult and embarrass- fter the artists in Beacon have closed who survived Auschwitz as a young ing, but it can bring people together.” man. their doors on the second and final Her most recent memoir, Growing Up Aday of Open Studios on Sunday, April Golem: How I Survived My Mother, Soul Serenade, by Rashod Ollison 29 (see Page 9), the party will be ex- Brooklyn and Some Really Bad Dates, is A gay black man, Ollison writes beautifully about his childhood tended at least two hours with a Funky, written as if Minkowitz’s mother had in Arkansas and the violence he Spunky Literature Night at Quinn’s. created her as a golem (in Jewish lore, an “There’s been no writing event at endured through the consolations of inanimate figure created magically, often soul music. Beacon Open Studios before,” notes to serve its creator). It details her Donna Minkowitz, a newcomer to reclamation of herself as an adult, with The Architect of Desire, by Suzannah Beacon who is organizing the event, liberal doses of humor. Lessard Lessard recounts the “beauty and which begins at 6:30 p.m. “The more Minkowitz began her writing career literary events we have, the better. We danger” that persist in the family in 1987 at The Village Voice, where for of her grandfather, the architect would love for everyone to participate, eight years she wrote about lesbian and Donna Minkowitz Photo provided Stanford White. not just ‘writers.’ We want literature gay topics, political movements, sex, showcased as something heartfelt.” violence and relationships. Minkowitz and her wife moved to The evening will begin with readings “It was known as a writer’s paper, and and an anti-gay evangelical group. She Beacon in January and she’s already from novelist Julie Chibbaro, poet Ruth there was great freedom given, in terms has since written for many publications, Danon and the theatrical duo of Jason of style and expression,” she recalls. including Slate, Salon, The Nation and conducted a memoir-writing workshop at Craig and Jessica Jellife of Banana Bag & “Even if writing about politics, there was The Advocate, and teaches writing from the Howland library. Having lived nearly Bodice. Minkowitz promises that each no contradiction in also making it her home. her entire life in New York City, Minkow- will offer their “most vulnerable, tender, beautiful.” A severe case of repetitive stress itz isn’t a driver and so was happy to find ferocious, fiercest work” and “sexy, edgy During that time, Minkowitz wrote syndrome forced her to dictate rather Beacon a walkable place. and heartfelt literary writing.” her first memoir, Ferocious Romance: than type, which curtailed her journal- “It was at the top of the list of places Also on the agenda, she says, will be a What My Encounters with the Right ism for a while. But it also tunneled her we wanted to move to,” she says. “I had collaborative Memoir Write-a-Thon with Taught Me About Sex, God and Fury, focus to other forms. She is working on a come for the weekend a few times and audience members, with prizes awarded which detailed the time she spent novel about marriage and also writes had a real sense of it as an arts commu- for the best sentences and scene. embedded, disguised as a male teenager, about food and restaurants for Gay City nity. The people are so nice, and I’m Minkowitz has written two memoirs and in organizations such as Promise Keepers News. pleased at how many are so into writing.”

Please join the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce On April 25, 2018 at 6PM at Dutchess Manor

To celebrate our distinguished 2018 Chamber Award Winners:

James G. Lovell Community Award for service to the entire Cold Spring Area Community: Jennifer Zwarich

The Sustainable Business of the Year Award: Scanga Woodworking

The Non-Profit of the Year Award: The Garrison Institute

“People’s Choice” Award Nominees (winners to be announced at the event!) The People’s Choice for 2018 Business of the Year: Magazzino Italian Art Cold Spring Village Taxi Silver Spoon B&L Deli

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RSVP: https://csacc2018annualawards.eventbrite.com VOTE for the People’s Choice Awards: https://goo.gl/forms/eBvvhzcT63o5qfCe2 14 April 20, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Bargains Galore Help Kids Explore Beacon playmakers to hold lation of a plaque to recognize everyone and raised less than $1,000. who donated funds to buy trees. The sale last year brought in annual sale Phase 2 will include the construction of more than $13,000. rope bridges, balance beams, and nature “It started as a one-day By Alison Rooney play structures within the woods, in addi- sale and we kept on adding hat do pounds and pounds of tion to stroller parking. days and hours,” she recalls. clothing add up to? Wee Play was founded 13 years ago af- This year’s sale will be open W At the annual Wee Play Ree ter a grassroots organizing effort by Ju- from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each of Play sale, which takes place Friday, April lann Schwarz, who tacked flyers to tele- its three days. 27, through Sunday, April 29, at Univer- phone poles and recruited other parents After months of collecting sity Settlement in Beacon, the sum of the of young children. In 2005, the Beacon donations, which include donated bundles of too-small shorts and Recreation Commission voted to fund the sporting equipment, stroll- Phase 1 of the Wee Woods is nearly complete my-kid-won’t-wear-it jackets will be an Wee Play tot lot. ers, bicycles, furniture and Photos provided expansive playground at Memorial Park. Raquel Moller Verdesi, who became in- maternity clothes, along children; a bake sale will be available for The sale is the major fundraiser for volved with Wee Play a year after its with children’s clothing, tired-from-shopping tummies, large and Wee Play, a volunteer organization founding and is now board presi- toys, games and books, volunteers spend small. which, with partners such as the dent and chair of the Ree Play hours sorting and pricing. (No more dona- Following the sale, some unsold items are Beacon Recreation Department, sale, said the first fundraiser tions are being accepted for the 2018 sale.) directed to other nonprofits. For example, the City of Beacon and the How- was held in a member’s garage Parents are encouraged to bring their children’s books are delivered to the Friends land Public Library, created a of the Butterfield Library in Cold Spring for playground at Memorial Park its book sale, which begins May 19. designed for children ages 5 and Volunteers are still needed for the sale younger. It also has improved two days, Verdesi says, for set up, posting other playgrounds, at Green Street and parking signs, packing up leftover mer- Seeger Riverfront parks. chandise and other tasks. The group is now raising money to ex- There are also many volunteer opportu- pand the Memorial Park playground with nities throughout the year, she says, such more natural elements, climbing options as watering the gardens at University Set- and nature play areas (and less plastic) tlement twice a week in season or lending based on designs by landscape architect a hand at classes and play groups at the Bryan Quinn. Phase 1 of the Wee Woods library and Beacon Rec. began in October with the construction “It’s a wonderful way, especially if you’re of a play area centered around a grove of new to Beacon and have young children, 50 eastern cottonwood trees. All that re- to connect with others,” Verdesi says. See mains before Phase 2 begins is the instal- Kids using Imagination Playground blocks during a Wee Play session weeplayproject.org.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Delete Paper Lions to hold shredder day he Cold Spring Lions Club will hold Tits annual shredder day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 21, at The Nest on Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. Remove paper clips and staples from documents. The shredding is free, although donations are welcome.

Bill Dillof and Paula Bradley will perform Foundry Update on April 28 in Putnam Valley. Photo provided Path to close for a few weeks Tea for Mom cenic Hudson plans to close the Marsh SPath at the West Point Foundry Pre- Church to host on April 28 serve in late April for a few weeks to add he Cold Spring United Methodist viewing areas and an overlook. The main Church will host a Mother’s Day Tea trails will not be affected. T at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, with sand- HOME BUILDERS — During a trip to New Orleans, members of the Haldane Class wiches, scones, sweets and fruits. To re- of 2018 worked to repair a home damaged in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. The Moonshine Blues serve seats, call 845-265-3365 or email seniors were in the city from April 10 to 14. Photo provided [email protected]. Tickets are $10. Couple to play in Putnam Valley begins Saturday, April 28. Participants a panel of admissions counselors from aula Bradley and Bill Dillof, a hus- Spring Fundraiser who log 30-minute workouts at locations SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Oneonta, Uti- Pband-and-wife duo known as Moon- such as Foundry Dock Park in Cold Spring ca College, Manhattan College and Mount shine Holler, will perform at the Tomp- Haldane foundation to host dinner and Long Dock Park in Beacon will be en- Saint Mary College will offer advice on the tered into raffles to win sweatshirts and admissions process. On Thursday, April kins Corners Cultural Center in Putnam he Haldane School Foundation will gift cards. See wegetfit.org. 26, at 6:30 p.m., a college fair will be held Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. hold its spring fundraiser, Taste of T in the gym. The concert will include American roots the Valley, at Glynwood Farm on Satur- performed with a variety of instruments, day, April 28, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Beacon and George Wilson will join in. Tickets foundation provides grants for projects by Art by Steve Rossi are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. See faculty, students and members of the com- Rally at Capitol tompkinscorners.org. munity. Tickets are $75 at haldaneschool- Marchers to call for action on Matteawan opens new show foundation.org. climate change he Matteawan Gallery in Beacon will open Differential Ratios, an exhibit housands of protestors are expected T of collages, drawings and sculptures by College Info to rally at the Capitol building in Al- T Steve Rossi, with a reception from 6 to bany on Monday, April 23, to demand Seminar will share basics 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. The show that the governor mitigate climate change will be on view through May 20. See mat- uring a seminar to be held at the by banning fracking, committing to 100 teawan.com. DButterfield Library in Cold Spring percent renewable energy and taxing cor- at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30, Gayle porate polluters. The Green Beacon Coali- Chaky, the founder of the Savvy Scholar, tion is organizing a car pool; email sara- will cover the basics of selecting a college, [email protected]. For general info, see getting accepted and paying for it. Regis- cuomowalkthetalk.org. ter at butterfieldlibrary.org. More College Info Get Fit Beacon High to host panel Challenge starts April 28 eacon High School will have two op- cenic Hudson and a number of regional Bportunities for teens and parents to Smedical centers have joined forces to receive assistance with college planning. organize a six-week fitness challenge that On Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m.,

Join Glynwood’s CSA for fresh, local produce all season long! Artwork by Steve Rossi, who has a show 50 varieties of USDA Certified Organic vegetables opening at the Matteawan Gallery in • Full and half shares available Beacon on April 21 Image provided Pick-your-own herbs and flowers Pickup at Glynwood Add-on bread share from Journeyman Bakery Bring the Kids Season begins in late May; runs through November KidVenture set for April 28-29 Located in Cold Spring, NY, on Route 301 Sign up at www.glynwood.org n Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, OApril 29, IBM and the Chamber Foun- dation will host Hudson Valley KidVen- ture in Poughkeepsie. The festival will include live perfor- mances, trackless (To next page) highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current April 20, 2018 17

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Baby and Dog

his feature is designed as a counterweight to all the bad news in the Tworld that weighs people down. We could share a photo of a baby, or a photo of a dog, but we are giving you both. How many newspapers can say that? Hannah Aakjar of Cold Spring submitted this shot of her son, Marke, then a week old and now in the first grade at Haldane Elementary, with Gepetto. If you have a photo of a baby and a dog, submit it for consideration to [email protected].

COMING OF AGE — Charlie Plummer of Cold Spring is shown in a scene from the film Lean on Pete, which tells the story of a young man who embarks on a journey with an aging racehorse. It also stars Steve Buscemi and Chloë Sevigny and opens today (April 20) at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. Photo provided train rides, hands-on activities, animals and music on Market Street and at the Harlem Quartet to Perform Mid-Hudson Civic Center and Changepoint Two shows at Howland Center Theatre. Tickets for adults and children ages 3 and older are $8 in advance and $10 he Harlem Quartet will perform twice at the door, or pay $12 for a two-day pass. Tat the Howland Cultural Center in See hvkidventure.org. Beacon on Sunday, April 29. At noon, its string players will present a set for chil- dren as part of the Classics for Kids se- Fix It, Don’t Nix It ries organized by the Howland Chamber Repair cafes in Beacon, Garrison Music Circle. Tickets are $10 for adults; children are free. epair Cafes will be held in Beacon and At 4 p.m., the quartet will perform the Art for Tuition Garrison over the next two weekends Quartet Op. 33 No. 2 in E-flat Major (nick- Best Brunch R in Beacon at which volunteers restore and repair named “The Joke” by Haydn) and Take Randolph School raising funds broken items such as bikes, small appli- the A-train, arranged by Billy Strayhorn. he Randolph School in Wappingers ances, china, knits and fabrics to keep Pianist Michael Brown will join the group Falls, will raise funds for its tuition- Open 4:30 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m. them from ending up in a landfill. The T for Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in assistance program with an art auction Closed Mondays & Tuesdays Beacon event will be held at the Recre- E-flat Major Op. 44 and will also play a on Saturday, April 28. The event starts at ation Center from noon to 4 p.m. on Sat- Friday, April 20, 7 p.m. piece by Mendelssohn. See howlandmusic. 5:30 p.m. at the Howland Cultural Center urday, April 21, and the Garrison event at Russ St. George org for tickets. in Beacon and includes works by more the Desmond-Fish Library on Saturday, & Francesco Mena ~ Free than 30 artists. For a catalog and tickets, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 20, 8:30 p.m. see expansionart.org. Terry Reid & The Cosmic American Derelicts Saturday, April 21, 6 p.m. Christopher Brown ~ Free Saturday, April 21, 8:30 p.m. “Simon & Garfunkel through the Years” by Bookends Sunday, April 22, 11:30 a.m. Rob Daniels ~ Free Sunday, April 22, 7 p.m. Joe Duraes & The Skills The Harlem Quartet will perform at the Blue Alien Mystic Howland Cultural Center on Sunday, Thursday, April 26, 7 p.m. Calling All Poets April 29. Photo provided LATE START — Members of the Thursday, April 26, 7 p.m. Cold Spring Boat Club began the Dance Jam Dutchess Art Awards annual dock installation on April 8, Friday, April 27, 7 p.m. Mister Roper ~ Free Nomination deadline is May 20 about three weeks later than usual because of the cold weather. Even so, Friday, April 27, 8:30 p.m. rts Mid-Hudson and the Dutchess the wind and still-chilly temperatures Chris Trapper Bea Acounty executive have opened nomi- made for tough working conditions nations for the annual Dutchess Arts and slow progress. Photo by Robert Plante Saturday, April 28, 8:30 p.m. Sirens of South Austin Awards. The deadline is May 20. There Sunday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. are 10 categories honoring individuals, Karla Bonoff organizations and businesses for contri- Kirsten Maxwell Volunteers discuss how to repair an item butions to cultural life in the county. See brought to a Repair Cafe in Beacon. artsmidhudson.org. Visit highlandscurrent.com for news 379 Main St., Beacon Photo provided updates and latest information. townecrier.com • 845.855.1300 18 April 20, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Nelsonville Adopts Budget, Settles on Fire Protection Also considers regulating short-term rentals By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

ith five members for the first time in 120 years, the Nelson- Wville Village Board on Mon- day (April 16) unanimously approved a $320,400 budget for fiscal 2018-19 and ended a dispute with Cold Spring over fire protection charges. Nelsonville's new five-man board, from left: Michael Bowman, Alan Potts, Mayor Bill O'Neill, Thomas Robertson and Dave Moroney Before taking up other business, Nel- Photo by L.S. Armstrong sonville swore in newly elected Trustees the end of next month. The document had censes and permits; $5,000 in fines and ticipated for three nitty-gritty municipal Michael Bowman and Dave Moroney. forfeited bail; $10,000 in state aid; and They joined Thomas Robertson, an in- been in limbo while the municipalities needs: $23,400 for street maintenance; $6,500 from the cable TV franchise. cumbent who won a new, one-year term wrangled over details. $9,400 for snow removal; and $46,800 for Because of the larger board, the amount without opposition, Mayor Bill O’Neill O’Neill signed both documents immedi- street lighting. ately and Cold Spring Mayor Dave Meran- designated for trustee salaries increased and Trustee Alan Potts on the rostrum. Rentals from $5,300 to $10,600. Each trustee re- The village had a five-man board initially, dy signed them on Tuesday (April 17). Cold The board concurred with Robertson’s ceives $2,650 annually, while the mayor but dropped two trustee posts in 1898 for Spring Fire Company President Matthew proposal to consider instituting regulations earns $4,500. reasons now obscured. Steltz signed them earlier, on March 30. on short-term rentals such as those booked The 2018-19 budget reflects costs from Fire protection expenses vary year to through sites like Airbnb.com. “It’s a concern Fire protection year. As outlined by an agreement between the village’s review of an application for Nelsonville contracts with Cold Spring to the people that don’t do it,” said Robertson, Cold Spring and the Cold Spring Fire Com- a cellphone tower on Rockledge Road. for fire protection, but in 2016 the villages citing residents’ complaints. pany, Cold Spring will pay 52 percent of Last year, Nelsonville budgeted $500 for began sparring over Nelsonville’s portion O’Neill said the village needs to ensure the total firefighting costs, Philipstown “codification”; by March 31, it had spent of firefighter pensions and workers’ com- $3,062, largely because of the cell tower safe lodging for visitors. Looking into the will pay 29.5 percent and Nelsonville will pensation costs. document deluge. The 2018-19 budget al- matter “does not reflect xenophobia,” he pay 18.5 percent. The amount owed will be The disagreement ended amicably on locates $2,500 for codification. said. “We’re hoping not to overregulate.” calculated after each fiscal year. Monday when the Nelsonville Village Likewise, the 2017-18 budget earmarked Nelsonville’s village code allows “the Board unanimously approved a $41,068.52 Spending $8,000 for attorney expenses; by March letting of rooms” to up to two guests at fire-protection contract for June 1 through Nelsonville’s 2018-19 budget is $10,910 31 the village had spent $20,352, of which once if the owner lives in the house. It May 31, 2019. higher than the last fiscal year, anticipat- about $14,000 covered expenses associ- prohibits cooking facilities in rooms, al- In a second 5-0 vote, the board ratified ing a 3.5 percent increase in expenses ated with cell tower review. For 2018-19, though an owner can offer breakfast or a $42,387.78 fire-protection contract for and revenue. The village plans to collect Nelsonville budgeted $12,500. other “board” and allow guest access to the 2017-18 fiscal year, which concludes at $277,844 in property taxes; $4,000 in li- There was no increase in spending an- the kitchen. SERVICE DIRECTORY

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Batter Up! softball or baseball. he Philipstown Little League “Opening day is a beautiful day to celebrate opened its season on a chilly but community,” said Paul Tomizawa, the league Tsunny Saturday (April 14) with five president. “We have lots of volunteers chip- games, including the return of softball. ping in, making sure the season goes well.” The league has 15 teams, with players Registration for softball is still open; in kindergarten through seventh grade, in see philipstownlittleleague.com. For more three divisions. Each team plays at least photos, see highlandscurrent.com. 12 games. Girls in grades 2 to 6 can play Photos by Skip Pearlman

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Monday - Thursday 8 - 5:30 Friday & Saturday 8 - 5 Tel. 845.265.3126 See answers: Page 15 158 Main Street • Cold Spring, NY 10516 20 April 20, 2018 For mail delivery, see highlandscurrent.com/delivery Sports Beacon Baseball Primed for Solid Season Led by All-American pitcher lineup a bit, and the guys battling for posi- tions at the bottom of the lineup need to Lenny Torres Jr. compete,” he said. Besides DeCandia, who won three By Skip Pearlman games on the mound last season, Atwell will rely on southpaws Lepere and Matt fter winning the league champion- Manzoeillo, and righties Dika, Jayen Lare ship with a 13-9 record last season and Lucas Salcedo. Abefore losing in the second round “I’m looking for them to pound the zone of the District 1, Class A playoffs, the Bea- and throw strikes,“ Atwell said. “Our de- con High School varsity baseball team is fense is solid, so we’re looking for them looking to take a step forward this spring. to hit locations and throw off-speed stuff It will rely heavily on its five returning for strikes.” starters, who include All-American and Beacon opened the season hosting All-State pitcher Lenny Torres Jr., who has its annual Spring Bash tournament at caught the eye of Major League Baseball Dutchess Stadium, losing in the cham- scouts. The senior righthander and co- pionship game to Cornwall, 15-5, after captain is joined by senior shortstop and defeating Pelham Memorial by the same The coaches talk strategy before the Bulldogs take the field against Pelham. co-captain Justin Conklin, junior catcher score in the opener. Torres struck out five Photos by Skip Pearlman Andrew Schneider, junior outfielder Nick and allowed just one hit in three innings Lepere and junior infielder Joe DeCandia. in the victory, and DeCandia earned the “All of them had a good year last year,“ win. Dika drove in three runs and Schnei- said Coach Bob Atwell. “They’ll take a big- der drove in two. ger role this year, and can help us defend The Bulldogs improved to 2-3 this week, our league championship.” with DeCandia throwing a complete- A number of other solid players are re- game, three-hitter against Walter Panas, turning from the 2017 squad, he said, such while striking out 10. Torres and Lepere as junior outfielder Mike Manzoeillo, who each had an RBI in that win. is batting cleanup, and sophomore pitcher Beacon was scheduled to host Nyack and utility player Besim Dika. on Saturday (April 21) at 6:30 p.m. and The coach said he has confidence in take on Mahopac at Dutchess Stadium on his hurlers, but they must endure being Monday (April 23) at 4:30 p.m. compared to one of the best high school pitchers in the country in Torres. “He’s been clocked at 98 mph, and is consistent- ly between 93 and 95 with his fastball,” Atwell said. “In 29 years I’ve seen some great players, but this is only the second kid that I’ve seen like this. And he’s got the best arm I’ve ever coached.” Theo Yannitelli and Nick Lepere in the dugout during the Bulldogs' victory over Pelham Beyond Torres, Atwell is looking for consistency on the mound. “Guys need to step up, our offense needs to extend our Varsity Scoreboard Boys’ Golf Henry Hudson 11, Beacon 0 Beacon 262, Putnam Valley 280 Beacon 16, Peekskill 1 George Bekh (47), Matthew Maffei (47), Joshua Espinoza (49) Boys’ Tennis Beacon 255, Sleepy Hollow 287 Beacon 6, Ketcham 1 Bekh (44), Espinoza (51), Jacob Scofield (51) Beacon 5, Panas 2 Baseball Track & Field Croton 6, Haldane 0 Beacon at Green Dragon Invite Haldane 3, Irvington 0 Top finishers Beacon 3, Panas 1 Boys’ 400-meter hurdles Beacon 2, Henry Hudson 0 3. Ethan Burgos (57.70) Boys’ long jump Boys’ Lacrosse 5. Vincent Compagnone (19-03.25) Lenny Torres Jr. Haldane 13, Pawling 2 Haldane 16, Magnus 2 Girls’ high jump 4. Jummie Akinwunmi (5-0) Girls’ Lacrosse Girls’ long jump Next week: Haldane Baseball Nyack 14, Beacon 2 4. Jummie Akinwunmi (16-11.75) For more photos, see Softball Girls’ triple jump highlandscurrent.com. Pawling 13, Haldane 0 4. Jummie Akinwunmi (34-10)