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ith school beginning in Beacon Bruce Campbell, this week, and thousands of W students taking some or all of Former Village their classes online, some officials, educa- tors and activists fear that the city’s “digital Trustee, divide” between those with access to the internet and those without could become even more pronounced. Dies at 67 Statewide, 27 percent of students and 9 Lifelong Cold Spring percent of teachers don’t have adequate inter- net access, according to a report issued in resident loved boating, golf July by the nonprofit Common Sense Media. Neither the Beacon school district nor the city By Chip Rowe government could provide figures on how ruce Campbell, who served five terms many households in the city lack internet on the Cold Spring Village Board access, but the suspicion is that most who do Bbetween 2002 and 2015, died unex- are African American, Latino or elderly resi- pectedly on Monday (Sept. 14) at his home, dents who live on limited incomes, said City two days after his 67th birthday. Council Member Dan Aymar-Blair. Campbell was a lifelong resident of Cold In Dutchess County, according to a study Spring and a 1972 graduate of Haldane High by the United Way, about 37 percent of School. He worked for 36 years at the United residents live below the poverty line or on States Military Academy at West Point, “survival” budgets that include only $75 where he specialized in electronic commu- monthly per family for technology. nications involving maintenance of on-base “Every aspect of human life is centered radio frequencies and television signals as around the internet,” Aymar-Blair said. “If well as support of tactical training exercises. SAFE DISTANCE — Brian Soltish, the principal of Rombout Middle School in Beacon, we have 10 to 15 percent of our neighbors Following his retirement in 2008, Camp- applies a decal to the floor on Sept. 9 that reminds students about social distancing. without internet, we have to help solve that bell joined the Cold Spring Highway Depart- He and other administrators and staff were preparing the school for the return of problem or we risk digital inequity becom- ment, where he was employed at the time of students the following week. For more photos, see Page 9. Photo by Meredith Heuer ing an education and health inequity.” his death. He also was the commodore of the The council member said he sees two West Point Yacht Club, a member of the Cold primary needs that must be addressed in Spring Boat Club and a golfer. Beacon: establishing free public Wi-Fi in key Campbell served two terms on the Village Dutchess Sales Tax Down $11 Million parts of the city, such as Main Street and its Board from 2002 to 2006 and another three parks, and increasing access speed and/or York City, Dutchess ranked 12th in lost from 2009 to 2015. He also was chair of the Putnam falls $2.7 million the lack of service to some households. revenue and Putnam was 23rd. Nine coun- Recreation Commission for five years until To remedy this, the city could create its ties had increases of 0.4 to 2 percent, and 2018 and served a three-year term on the through August own high-speed network, a community Westchester saw a 14 percent jump but Haldane school board after being elected organization could take the lead, or the By Chip Rowe raised its sales-tax rate a year ago from 3 in 2006 to fill a vacancy. city and nonprofits could work together. percent to 4 percent. “I knew Bruce — aka BC, aka Bookie Bunk utchess County through August However, any of these scenarios, Aymar- Because most businesses in the state Bunk — almost my entire life,” said Cold has lost $11 million in sales tax, Blair said, could take “a decade of work.” can operate at some capacity, Dutchess Spring Mayor Dave Merandy. “We shared or 8.5 percent of its revenue in It’s also expensive. In 2010, the city of D County Comptroller Robin Lois said in some of the most hysterical moments as the same period last year, because of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, began offering a statement that she was “hopeful that, altar boys and students at Our Lady of COVID-19 shutdown, according to the high-speed internet access to its 170,000 short of a second shut down, the worst of Loretto. We shared hair exploration together most recent calculations by the New York residents. The project cost $330 million the sales tax hits are behind us.” as teens, with Bruce sporting a most impres- State Association of Counties. (about a third of which came from a federal Sales taxes account for 41 percent of sive Afro while I had a ponytail. In the same period, Putnam has seen grant) but allowed the city to set up more Dutchess County’s revenue, she said. “Many years later we served on the a decrease of $2.7 million, or 6.4 percent. than 130 Wi-Fi hotspots to keep people (Continued on Page 8) Of the state’s 57 counties outside New (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 8) 2 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

FIVE QUESTIONS: HEIDI WENDEL

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong tional billions recovered under state laws modeled on the federal statute. By Michael Turton eidi Wendel, a lawyer in private practice who lives in Nelsonville, What brought you to Nelsonville? specializes in defending whistle- Is there a recurring H When my husband and I moved here in blowers. She also serves on the Philipstown March 2019, my daughter and her boyfriend theme in your Planning Board and is an advocate for the were already living here. She and I had Nelsonville Woods. been coming here to hike for more than 20 dreams? years. We liked the idea of living close to the What type of whistleblowers have you woods but in a walkable village. I grew up represented? in a rural area near Princeton, New Jersey, They’re brave people, often employees and spent most of my childhood playing I dream about at pharmaceutical firms and other health in the woods with my siblings and friends. [singer] Harry Styles care entities who blow the whistle on those companies for apparently defraud- constantly. I love his You often speak out at Nelsonville music and his looks. ing taxpayer-funded programs like Medi- Village Board meetings about protect- care and Medicaid. I bring the cases under ing the Nelsonville Woods. Why are the federal False Claims Act, with the goal they important to you? of forcing the companies to pay back the Because of the beauty and mystery of money to the government. I spent many nature, and because I love hiking. We are years at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s so lucky to be able to hear peeper frogs in office when Preet Bharara was the U.S. the spring and owls at night; see trout lilies, attorney; and as chief of the New York State Heidi Wendel in the Nelsonville Woods marsh marigold, Jefferson salamanders. In Medicaid fraud office when Andrew Cuomo Photo by L.S. Armstrong Nelsonville, we have a project to fight inva- was the attorney general. sive plants and restore native plants, which the government. It’s usually based on will improve biodiversity. This spring we What protects whistleblowers? the whistleblower becoming aware that planted 200 witch hazel seedlings, which, The False Claims Act contains an anti- the company he or she works for is defraud- as they become shrubs, will attract birds ~ Kiera D’Ippolito, Beacon retaliation provision that protects them to ing the government. Notably, those the stat- like bobolinks that are not here but should some degree. To my knowledge, the U.S. is ute protects are blowing the whistle on be. If we restore the Highlands’ ecosys- the only country that permits private citi- fraud against the government — in other tem, more diverse birds and other wild- zens to blow the whistle on fraud against words, not seeking to blow the whistle on life will come. In addition, we planted a I’m dreaming less. fraud by the government. dozen mountain mints that a thoughtful Running two businesses resident donated. As we were putting them during COVID-19, when What kind of numbers are we talking in, several black swallowtail butterflies and about? honeybees landed. I sleep it’s the sleep of While heading up the civil-fraud unit for If people have native plants they can the dead. Philipstown Depot Theatre the U.S. attorney’s office, I investigated a donate for planting in the woods, we announces Live and on-line Events! major pharmaceutical company for paying would love to plant them, and we welcome kickbacks to doctors for prescribing its Join us on-line for the important seed donations, too. The Nelsonville Trail Depot Docs showing of drugs. The case was settled recently for Committee has been maintaining the trails nearly $700 million. To gather evidence, I for decades and done a wonderful job. Ernie and traveled around the country knocking on And the support from the Village Board doctors’ doors. The False Claims Act has is incredible. Its members understand Joe: Crisis Cops recovered many billions of dollars on behalf the value of the woods as a key part of the of U.S. taxpayers, not to mention the addi- town’s identity. Q&A with Ernie, Joe, director Jenifer McShane and editor Toby Shimin We are so lucky to be able to hear peeper ~ Allison Cimino, Beacon SEPT 25 @7PM frogs in the spring and owls at night. Pop Up Theatre Live on the Depot Patio Every couple of years I OCT. 3 dream I’m flying over the 6:30 PM: Night Train:Storytelling brick wall at my elementary OCT. 10 school in France. 6:30 PM: Play Reading: My Name is Rachel Corrie OCT. 17 6:30 PM: Night Train: Storytelling OCT. 24 2:00 PM: Modern Dance Workshop 4:30 PM: All Aboard: Modern Dance Performance

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Garrison Names Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Osika, Investigator Ryan McMahon and Deputy Benjamin Levine were honored on Sept. 9 by New Principal Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. (left) and State Sen. Pete Harckham (right). Photos provided Also looking for facilities volunteers these aid reductions, were they not to be ers responding to emergencies during the Philipstown Man Pleads made whole, would dramatically impact pandemic. he Garrison school board on Wednes- Not Guilty in Father’s Death the programs and services we offer to our The award was part of $5 million in T day (Sept. 16) named Allison Emig as students,” Benante and Daly wrote. “The grants distributed by the Federal Emer- its new principal. She succeeds Alex Levine, Charged with murder and arson Board of Education and school leader- gency Management Agency to fire depart- who left in July to take a job at a middle Philipstown man pleaded not guilty ship remain attuned to this issue, and will ments in New York state. Another $3.6 school in Rockland County. A on Friday (Sept. 11) to second-degree communicate any need for advocacy when million was distributed by FEMA in July. Emig, who has degrees in education from murder and felony arson and evidence- the time is right.” Mount Saint Mary College and the College tampering charges in the death of his Putnam Officers Honored of New Rochelle, began her career with the father, whose body was found last fall in a Magazzino Issues Katonah-Lewisboro School District, where mobile-home fire on Route 9. Recognized for going beyond call she taught for 15 years in the elementary Louis J. Weber IV, 20, entered his plea during Call for Sounds wo Putnam County sheriff’s depu- and middle-school grades before spending an arraignment before Putnam County Judge Artist will create a ‘Cold Spring ties were honored on Sept. 9 with the four years as a principal at Southern West- Joseph Spofford. In addition to the murder T soundtrack’ National Sheriff’s Association Purple Heart chester BOCES in Rye Brook. She will begin charge, which carries a maximum sentence after they were injured while on the job. the job on Nov. 2, the district said. of life in prison, Weber was also charged with agazzino Italian Art, the museum in Deputy Benjamin Levine was stabbed in The Garrison board is also seeking two third-degree arson and tampering with physi- Philipstown, has announced an open M the arm in January when responding to a volunteers with expertise in construction, cal evidence, according to court records. call for sounds. domestic incident in Putnam Valley. The architecture, facilities project manage- After the arraignment, he was returned Through Nov. 7, volunteers are invited to wound, which severed an artery, required ment, facilities planning or related fields to Putnam County Jail. He is due back in share short sound recordings of anything that two surgeries to repair. to serve on its facilities committee. court on Oct. 6. feels reflective of the current moment. Mari- Investigator Ryan McMahon was struck The term for one position expires in June Weber was charged in connection with nella Senatore, the artist behind last year’s by a vehicle last year. He is expected to 2021 and the other in June 2022. Send a the death on Nov. 4 of Louis J. Weber III, parade performance on Main Street in Cold return to work in October. letter and resume by Oct. 16 to Dusti Callo, 72, in a fire at the Post Road Mobile Home Spring, and composer Emiliano Branda will They were the first two Putnam officers District Clerk, GUFS, 1100 Route 9D, P.O. Park south of Route 301. write a score that interweaves each sound to receive the Purple Heart, said Sheriff Box 193, Garrison, NY 10524 or by email to recording to create a symphonic soundscape Robert Langley Jr. [email protected]. made up of the voices of the community. Haldane Will Reduce Levine and Deputy Kevin Osika also were To participate, call 845-476-8409 to leave awarded the Liberty Medal by state Sen. a voicemail, send a recording to the same Six Months Later, Tax Levy Pete Harckham. In July 2019, Levine saved number by text message or email open- But warns of program cuts due to a man who appeared ready to jump from Nelsonville Holds Election [email protected]. For more information, the Bear Mountain Bridge, while in May lower aid visit magazzino.art. Four incumbents ran unopposed 2019, Osika pulled a despondent man off he Haldane school board announced on the edge of the Veterans Memorial Bridge pparently, the fifth time was the charm. Monday (Sept. 14) that it plans to use over Interstate 84 in Brewster. After the COVID-19 lockdown T Garrison Fire Receives Grant A savings to reduce the 3.3 percent increase McMahon, Levine and Osika also wrecked four previous dates for Nelson- to the tax levy approved by voters in June Money for training and supplies received the National Sheriff’s Association ville’s municipal election, four incumbents to 1.96 percent. he Garrison Fire District has been Medal of Valor for bravery. running unopposed were each elected in The 3.3 percent increase was the maxi- awarded $78,329 in federal funds to “This is the finest group of officers I have voting that took place on Tuesday (Sept. 15) mum allowed under a state-mandated tax T purchase personal protective equipment ever worked with,” Langley said in a state- at Village Hall. cap. It equated to an increase of about $56 and for training and supplies for firefight- ment. Mayor Mike Bowman (38 votes from 51 per $100,000 of market value, Superin- voters), Trustees Dave Moroney (50 votes) tendent Philip Benante said at the time. and Chris Winward (39 votes), and Justice Haldane’s proposed $25.3 million budget Court Judge Dennis Zenz (47 votes) each passed with 70 percent approval. Dutchess shares the sales tax it collects (from Page 1) were returned to office. At the same time, Benante and board Dutchess Sales with town and cities, which divide $25 The election was originally scheduled President Jen Daly warned in an email to Before the pandemic, it had budgeted for million annually but also depend on for March 18 but, like spring elections else- community members that difficult budget a 4 percent increase. “growth payments” that totaled $7.8 where in New York, was postponed because cuts may be ahead. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Statewide, sales-tax revenue dropped million in 2019, Lois said. “It remains to of the pandemic to April 28, then pushed had told districts to expect 20 percent less by $1.14 billion, or 10.7 percent. In the be seen how significantly these payments back again, to June 1, then to June 23, aid from the state without intervention Hudson Valley, Orange County saw the to our partners in government will be before finally being moved to September. from the federal government. largest decrease, at 11.5 percent, while impacted by the economic downturn,” “It is important for you to know that New York City had a 14.8 percent drop. she said. 4 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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EDITOR LETTERS AND COMMENTS Chip Rowe support our businesses, schools, civic orga- be a stronger community for it. Stay safe, [email protected] Deer deaths We all have had our hands full with nizations and religious groups is by keeping stay strong, stay healthy. SENIOR EDITOR COVID-19, but on a local level another our rates of COVID-19 low. MaryEllen Odell, Carmel Leonard Sparks micro-organism has now impacted our Students and teachers are returning to Odell is the county executive. The letter lives, decimating the deer population school wearing masks, and we can support was also signed by Dr. Michael Nesheiwat, BEACON EDITOR (“State IDs Fatal Deer Virus,” Sept. 11). It’s them by setting the example — wearing the county health commissioner. Jeff Simms been two weeks since I have seen a deer a mask when we can’t socially distance, who visited daily early in the morning with washing our hands frequently and staying Garrison fire rent ARTS EDITOR home if we don’t feel well. Alison Rooney one, two or three fawns. In fact, I haven’t In 2016 the Philipstown Town Board gave By continuing to do our part, we can be [email protected] seen any deer in two weeks. up its responsibilities for provision of fire Gregory Bochow, Cold Spring a model community that does not invite protection in Garrison and transferred them SENIOR CORRESPONDENT another spike in COVID-19 cases. A surge to a new authority called the Garrison Fire Michael Turton Moving forward in cases could overstress our health care District. The board appointed five commis- heroes, overwhelm our health care system Thank you, Putnam County. Throughout sioners and prepared and levied the taxes for REPORTERS and devastate more families and local busi- the coronavirus pandemic, you have helped 2016, but the district would thereafter raise Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong nesses. We have risen to the moment before, neighbors in need, supported food banks the taxes and arrange for fire protection. Brian PJ Cronin • Joe Dizney and we can do it again now. There is no and food drives, delivered meals for seniors, The appointed commissioners increased Pamela Doan • Deb Lucke question these are still challenging times, made and donated masks and, of course, the taxes to be raised for 2017 by 28 percent Skip Pearlman but we are not only Putnam Strong, we are adapted to wearing masks in public and over those approved by the Town Board for Putnam Supportive. We are fortunate to practiced safe social-distancing measures. 2016. (In a remarkable show of public inter- LAYOUT DESIGNER live in a community where friends, fami- Pierce Strudler Because of your vigilance, our communities est, two commissioners were then voted out lies and neighbors look out for one another. have been able to reopen safely. of office.) The taxes raised have continued Let’s support our businesses by dining ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Now that schools are back in session and at the increased level and for 2020 are more and shopping locally. Let’s continue to offer Michele Gedney more people are returning to work, things than 30 percent greater than those for 2016. help to those most in need. Let’s mask up For information on advertising: may appear to be going back to the “old As a newly elected commissioner in 2017 and set the example for our children and 845-809-5584 normal.” But we aren’t going back; we are (my term ends this year), I learned that in [email protected] young people. And let’s continue to do the moving forward in a new way, and we must 2016 the appointed commissioners (four of highlandscurrent.org/ads right thing so we can help our friends, keep up our efforts in order to maintain whom were members of the fire company) families and neighbors to thrive. We will the success we’ve achieved. The best way to had signed a five-year contract with the entirely separate nonprofit Garrison Fire Co. to pay $24,000 in “rent” for an office THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT at the firehouse, increasing by 2 percent (USPS #22270) / ISSN 2475-3785 per year. This is flabbergasting because the September 18, 2020 district is responsible to pay for all costs Volume 9, Issue 38 of providing fire protection. This includes is published weekly by Highlands paying the mortgage on the building, Current Inc., 142 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516-2819. Periodicals Postage Paid repairs and maintenance, leases of equip- at Cold Spring, NY, and at additional ment and utilities. offices. POSTMASTER: Send address So far, roughly $125,000 has been paid to changes to The Highlands Current, the private company from the taxes raised 142 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516-2819. Mail delivery $30 per year. while the district has paid every cost of highlandscurrent.org/delivery providing fire protection. [email protected] Now, the commissioners (two of whom Distribution audited by the Circulation are members of the fire company) have Verification Council voted 4-1 to sign another five-year contract © Highlands Current Inc. 2020 to continue paying rent with 2 percent All rights reserved. No part of this annual increases. Mine was the only “no” publication may be reproduced in any vote. form, mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the publisher. Why are we paying rent to a nonprofit organization for a tiny office in a building that the taxpayers built and continue to * Winner: 58 Better maintain? Newspaper Contest Awards Stan Freilich, Garrison * New York Press Association, 2013 -19

NNA* Winner: Route 9 warehouse A 20,000-square-foot trucking distribu- 55 Better Newspaper tion center is being considered for approval Contest Awards by the Philipstown Planning Board * National Newspaper Association, 2016-19 (“Public, Board Question Proposed Ware- NYNPA* Winner: house,” Aug. 28). Two public hearings have 11 Awards for passed and a third was scheduled for Sept. Excellence 17. The proposed warehouse would be built * New York News Publishers Association, 2017- 19 on Route 9 at Lane Gate Road across from (Continued on Page 6) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 18, 2020 5

Note to Readers Can You Trust Us? We’d like to think so, but to improve the transparency of our reporting, The Highlands Current has joined The Trust Project, a consortium of news outlets that adopts standards to allow readers to more easily assess the credibility of their journalism. The 200 other outlets in the project include The Washington Post, The Economist, The Denver Post, Frontline Ross Corsair won an NNA award for this feature photo of Sandy Michael Turton was recognized by the NYPA for this feature photo Saunders on his Garrison farm during a sculpture show held there. of horse trainer Cari Swanson with Lily in her kitchen; Swanson (PBS), the BBC and publications in brings the animals inside to get them used to being on movie sets. Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and South America. Along with The Current, the outlets that joined the project on Wednesday (Sept. 16) were inewsource The Current Wins 44 State and National Awards (San Diego), YES! Magazine (U.S.), El Recognized for reporting, The paper has won 11 NYNPA awards since guard … Sort Of” and the Secret Putnam Comercio (Peru), La Nación (Argentina) 2017. series, respectively. and Pocket-lint (U.K.). illustration, advertising Rowe was recognized for investigative Among small papers, Cronin won first reporting for “The Extremist Next Door,” place in sports columns for “School of Hard The Trust Project is funded by he Highlands Current won 44 state about a Garrison native who runs a white Knocks” and first place in environmental Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the and national awards for articles, supremacist website; Brian PJ Cronin won reporting for “Small Pieces, Big Problems,” Democracy Fund, Facebook, Google illustrations, photos and advertise- T for best sports column for Out There; and about microplastics in the Hudson River. and the John S. and James L. Knight ments published in 2019. Shannon was recognized for business Among small weeklies, Alison Rooney Foundation. The awards, announced as recently as reporting for “Living on the Edge, Part 1.” won first place for her feature profile, this week, came from state journalism As a member, The Current will share “Brian Nice Returns with New Show,” and groups such as the New York Press Associa- more information about our standards National Newspaper Association Cronin won first place for in-depth report- tion and national ones such as the National and policies, the expertise of our The Current won 24 awards, bringing ing for “Small Pieces, Big Problems.” Newspaper Association. For a complete list, journalists, the sources we use and its total to 55 since 2016. There were 1,469 see highlandscurrent.org/awards. how readers can provide feedback, entries from 92 papers in 34 states. The Other contests including to correct errors. judges were community newspaper editors In a competition organized by the national New York Press Association and publishers, retired journalism profes- News Leaders Association, Armstrong and The goal, says Sally Lehrman, a This annual contest, which had 2,918 sors and retired or former newspaper Rowe were finalists (along with reporters journalist who founded the project in entries from 173 small and midsized papers, professionals. from The Post and Courier in Charleston, 2014, is to “slow the spread of false was judged by members of the Washington Among all papers, The Current won South Carolina, and The Oregonian) for a and misleading news and amplify Newspaper Publishers Association. first place for localized national stories First Amendment Award for Secret Putnam; integrity-based journalism.” You can The Current won 13 awards and took or series for Rowe’s “The Extremist Next and Rowe was a finalist for best editorial read more at thetrustproject.org. fifth place in contest points. The paper has Door” and second place for Shannon and in a contest sponsored by the International Digital platforms such as Google and won 58 NYPA awards since 2013. Simms’ Living on the Edge. Clay Jones won Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, for Facebook give weight to members as Among papers of all sizes, The Current second place for editorial cartooning for “Why I Flipped on Secrecy.” sources of trustworthy news. won second place for its coverage of elec- his portrayal of a cell tower constructed Rowe was also a finalist for local news tions and politics and third place for its To join the project, The Current of lawyers, and Armstrong and Rowe won reporting for “The Extremist Next Door” in business and economic reporting. completed a five-month compliance second place in Freedom of Information a competition organized by the New York Among small papers, Pierce Strudler review and added the following Law Reporting for their Secret Putnam City chapter of the Society of Professional won first place for front-page design elements to highlandscurrent.org: stories. Journalists, along with reporters from The among tabloids; Deb Lucke won first place Among weeklies, Ross Corsair won New York Times and Newsday. The same ¢ An editorial standards for graphic illustration for “Silent Movie first place for his online photo essay, “Up article was also honored by Local Indepen- document that outlines our Night at the Butterfield Library”; and Liz & Away” and Armstrong and Rowe won dent Online News Publishers as the inves- ethics policies, commitment to Schevtchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe first and second place for local government tigative report of the year among smaller diverse voices, verification and won first place for news or feature series coverage for “Odell Looking for New Body- publications. corrections procedures, funding for their reporting on a law passed by the and ownership structure and other Putnam County Legislature to make it elements. See highlandscurrent. easier to keep documents confidential. org/editorial-standards. The Current also won second place for Manon Zinzell ¢ Professional biographies and news or features series among small papers for Living on the Edge, a series by Victo- contact information for each Student Success Coach journalist who appears on the ria Shannon and Jeff Simms on Highlands masthead, as well as a list of all of residents who are employed but have little his or her stories. savings. Rowe won second place in columns for students with: for his Editor’s Notebook. •Executive Function Skills Challenges ¢ Labels indicating if a story is news In the advertising categories among •ADD or opinion. small weeklies, Michele Gedney and ¢ When applicable, links with Strudler won second place for best small ad and Strudler, Heidi Kitlas and Chris Bock- GOAL SETTING . TIME MANAGEMENT each story to the sources and elmann won second place for best promo- PLANNING . 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LETTERS AND COMMENTS Counting the 2020 2010 2000 1990 Highlands Cold Spring 72.9 69.1 71 72 Putnam County 70.5 66.8 67 56 Self-response rates to the 2020 U.S. census, as Philipstown 70.2 66.2 67 64 of Sept. 16, along with 18th District 67.4 66.5 67 65 historical data, are at right. The Census Bureau Nelsonville 66.7 66.0 - - is sending enumerators to knock on the doors National 65.9 67.2 65 61 of households that have Beacon 65.9 65.8 54 66 not responded to meet a Sept. 30 deadline. The Dutchess County 65.9 65.7 68 64 leading states are Idaho New York State 62.7 64.6 67 62 and West Virginia, where more than 99.5 percent New York City 59.8 64.0 55 53 of residents have Newburgh responded. 44.4 50.2 45 44 Source: 2020census.gov

On Aug. 24, a tractor-trailor and a U.S. Postal Service vehicle collided on Route 9 in Philipstown. Photo by Madeline Rae

(Continued from Page 4) semi and a postal delivery vehicle. There How to Vote by Mail the Magazzino art museum and a housing were 12 truck-related accidents on Route 9 1. To vote by absentee ballot (aka the latter now includes “being unable development. in Philipstown in 2019, one of them fatal. voting by mail), you need to request to appear due to risk of contracting or The warehouse will be large enough for Doubling the number of trucks will double an application. (If you are not yet spreading a communicable disease like 53-foot tractor-trailers to “easily maneu- the number of accidents, double the noise registered to vote, you must first do that, COVID-19.” ver.” The owner is looking to build to and air pollution and congestion. and the deadline is Oct. 9.) To receive a expand his business, which already has a What are the long-term plans for Phil- 3. Mail the completed and signed vote-by-mail application, you trucking facility at Jaycox Road. The expan- ipstown? Is building a massive trucking form to the Board of Elections. can do one of the following: sion will mean more heavy commercial warehouse part of that plan? Is increasing The address is on the traffic and trucking-related accidents on tractor-trailer traffic, accidents, noise and a. Request a form form. Ballots also can be Route 9. air pollution a good plan for all residents at absenteeballot. dropped off at the Board On Aug. 24, just days after the second of Philipstown? elections.ny.gov. of Elections, at any early public hearing, an accident occurred at the Madeline Rae, Garrison b. Download the voting site or at the site of the proposed warehouse between a form at elections. polls on Election Day. dutchessny.gov or 4. Theapplication putnamboe.com. deadline is Oct. 27, c. Call 845-486-2473 although the U.S. Postal (Dutchess) or 845-808- Service has said it cannot 1300 (Putnam). guarantee delivery of Virtual & Safe-Distance ballots for absentee applications d. Email dutchesselections@ received within 15 days before the dutchessny.gov or election, so the prudent deadline is Oct. putnamcountyelections@ 19. You also can apply in-person at the putnamcountyny.gov. Board of Elections up to the day before 2. Once you receive the application the election (Nov. 2). Absentee ballots form, you can select one of six will be mailed out beginning on or about reasons for your request, such Sept. 18. as that you will not be in the county 5. To check the status of your ballot, on Election Day or that you have a visit putnamboe.com/absentee-voting “temporary illness.” The definition of or bit.ly/dutchess-status.

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masks have been offered free at stations and Sept. 15 sued the state over reductions in Coronavirus installed vending machines with personal school aid. The union argued that the cuts protective equipment. “deprive students of their right to a sound COVID-19 by Update basic education” guaranteed by the state ¢ New York, New Jersey and Connecti- constitution. “We can’t just keep waiting for the Numbers State health officials said that, as of ¢ cut announced that anyone traveling from action at the federal level to fund our schools,” Wednesday (Sept. 16), 1,567 (+2 from the a state that has a positive test rate higher said the union’s president, Andy Pallotta, in  day before) people have tested positive for PUTNAM COUNTY than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven- a statement. The state has been withhold- COVID-19 in Putnam County; 5,042 (+28) Number of confirmed cases: day rolling average or a 10 percent or higher ing about 20 percent of state aid payments in Dutchess; 37,672 (+38) in Westchester; positivity rate over a seven-day rolling aver- each month since June, said the union, which 14,698 (+38) in Rockland; 2,231 (+2) in (+26) age must quarantine for 14 days. As of Sept. called on New York to draw upon about $7 1,567 Ulster; and 11,734 (+23) in Orange. State- New Cases in Philipstown: 0 16, the states were Alabama, Alaska, Arkan- billion it has in reserves and settlement funds. wide, there were 447,262 (+896) positives, sas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illi- including 238,958 (+333) in New York City. Tests administered: nois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, ¢ Cuomo said on Sept. 9 that New York City Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, restaurants could resume indoor dining at 25 (+2,268) Statewide, 25,413 people had died as of 42,438 ¢ North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, percent capacity beginning Sept. 30. In addi- Sept. 16, including 63 residents of Putnam South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, tion to spacing tables 6 feet apart, restaurants Percent positive: County and 156 from Dutchess. No deaths Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and will be required to check diners’ tempera- have been recorded in Putnam since the Wisconsin, as well as Puerto Rico and Guam. tures and get contact information from at 3.7 (-0.1) week ending July 3. There were two deaths least one person in each party. They also will this past week in Dutchess after no deaths Number of deaths: ¢ The state extended the open enrollment have to close no later than midnight. were reported from July 17 to Sept. 9. period for its Health Plan Marketplace to (+0) Dec. 31. See nystateofhealth.ny.gov. ¢ The governor on Sept. 7 enacted a law 63 Beacon had 11 active cases as of Sept. ¢ requiring all local and state public employ- 16 and Putnam had 17 for the week ending ¢ State health officials on Sept. 15 eased ers, including school districts, to create plans DUTCHESS COUNTY Sept. 10, but no new cases reported in Phil- visitation restrictions for nursing homes, to protect workers in the event of another ipstown, which has had 132 since March. Number of confirmed cases: which had been allowed to have visitors if state disaster emergency involving a commu- they had no cases of COVID-19 in the previ- nicable disease. The plans must be submitted In Dutchess County, there were 1,294 5,042 (+80) ¢ ous 28 days. Under that restriction, only to unions and labor management commit- tests conducted on Sept. 16, with 28 posi- Active Cases in Beacon: 11 about 25 percent of the state’s 613 nursing tees by Feb. 4 and finalized by April 1. The bill tives, and in Putnam, there were 364 tests, homes were eligible; under the new limit, passed the state Senate, 58-2 (Serino voted Tests administered: with two positives. The percentage of posi- health officials expect about 500 will be able yes) and the Assembly, 141-0 (Sandy Galef, tive results in the Mid-Hudson Region was to have visitors. Among other restrictions, whose district includes Philipstown, and (+9,050) 1.4 percent. Statewide, there were 91,504 155,691 the state said visitors must test negative for Jonathan Jacobson, whose district includes tests conducted on Sept. 16 and 896 posi- COVID-19 within the previous seven days Beacon, each voted yes). The Department Percent positive: tives, or 0.98 percent. and see residents only outdoors or in well- of Labor will also create an online portal ventilated areas. Also, only two visitors will for public employees to report violations of 3.2 (-0.2) The number of COVID-19 patients in ¢ be allowed at one time per resident, and only health and safety rules for communicable intensive care in New York state stood at Number of deaths: adults will be allowed to visit. diseases, including COVID-19. 135 as of Sept. 16; the number of intubations was 68; and the number of hospitalizations 156 (+2) ¢ In response, state Sen. Sue Serino, ¢ More than 2.4 million unemployed work- was 486. whose district includes the Highlands ers in the state may receive an extra $300 Source: New York State Department of and who is the ranking member on the per week for at least three weeks under the Health, with weekly changes in parentheses, After Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the ¢ Senate’s Aging Committee, said the guide- federal Lost Wages Assistance program, as of Sept. 16. New cases in Philipstown for Metropolitan Transportation Authority to week ending Sept. 10. lines were causing confusion. “I am hearing according to the state Department of develop a plan to bolster mask compliance from loved ones who cannot find a testing Labor. The Federal Emergency Manage- allowed to reopen as of Sept. 9 at 25 percent on subways, buses and railroads, the MTA site that will take them without COVID-19 ment Agency has sent funding for the weeks capacity with enhanced air filtration, venti- announced it would fine riders who refuse to symptoms, many who are being told there is ending Aug. 2, Aug. 9 and Aug. 16. lation and purification standards in place, wear a mask $50. This measure followed an no chance they will receive their results in at least 6 feet between machines and barri- April 17 order by the governor that all custom- seven days and even more who are wonder- ¢ Dutchess County announced on Sept. ers between table game players. ers and employees must wear a face covering ing why they are being forced to cover the 9 that it would make $430,000 in federal while riding public transit. The MTA said its costs,” she said in a statement. She called on grants available to assist for-profit businesses ¢ On Sept. 3, the state said it would allow surveys have found that about 10 percent of state officials to set up rapid-test sites near with five or fewer employees (including the salon and tattoo services such as facial riders do not. Compliance will be enforced nursing homes, provide priority results for owner) that have been affected by the COVID- massages; facials; face waxing around lip by agency and city police officers, not MTA visitors and pay for testing. 19 shutdown. The program is being admin- or nose areas; face tattoos; facial makeup; employees. The MTA has launched Opera- istered by Community Capital New York. It cosmetic lip tattooing; lip or nose piercings; tion Respect, a program in which 4 million ¢ The New York State United Teachers on will provide grants of up to $10,000. Beacon and beard trimming or shaves that require is also committing $150,000 for businesses a customer to remove their face covering, in the city. Among other criteria, businesses provided that the employee is wearing a face must retain, rehire or create at least one job shield in addition to a face covering. The guid- that pays less than $54,950 annually and ance also requires employees to test negative must have been in operation before March for COVID-19 at least once on or after Sept. 3. 15, 2017. See communitycapitalny.org. ¢ Questions? Dutchess County posts ¢ Cuomo announced that, beginning updates at dutchessny.gov/coronavirus Sept. 8, school districts will be required and has a hotline at 845-486-3555. Putnam to provide the Department of Health with County posts info at putnamcountyny. daily data on the number of people who com/health. New York State has a hotline have tested positive. The data will be at 888-364-3065 and a webpage at ny.gov/ posted at schoolcovidreportcard.health. coronavirus. The state also created an ny.gov. The state also launched a dashboard email list to provide updates. The federal at suny.edu/covid19-tracker to track infec- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tions at the 64 State University of New York posts updates at cdc.gov. To find a test site, (SUNY) campuses. visit coronavirus.health.ny.gov.

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Beacon Wi-Fi (from Page 1) How the Internet connected during the pandemic. In West Des Moines, Iowa, officials Gets to You invested nearly $40 million in a broad- band network, and in Wilson, North Caro- Across the country, fiber pipelines lina, Greenlight Community Broadband is owned by companies like Crown the first community-owned, “fiber-to-the- Castle run underground along home” network in the state. highways and train tracks and In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo in between population centers, with “co- December vetoed a bill that would have location centers” between. Combined required the Public Service Commission with huge bandwidth providers such to study the feasibility of municipal broad- as Cogent and Hurricane Electric, band, saying the study would be too expen- this network forms the “internet sive but that he and legislators could revisit backbone” of the U.S. the issue later. State Sen. Sue Serino, whose district Mobile networks such as Verizon or includes the Highlands, and Assembly T-Mobile, and cable companies (in Members Sandy Galef, whose district includes Beacon, it’s Optimum) handle billing Philipstown, and Jonathan Jacobson, whose and other issues and are considered Dhruv Mehrotra of Mutual Aid Beacon (left) sets up a shared broadband internet district includes Beacon, each supported “last-mile” distributors to homes connection at a home on Wilkes Street in Beacon that will broadcast Wi-Fi to a pavilion and businesses within a population doing the study. The municipal service in Memorial Park. Photo by J. Simms would be distinct from a $500 million state center. program launched in 2015 to pay internet Mutual Aid, a volunteer group that shutdown this past spring and the begin- Optimum holds a franchise service providers to expand their networks formed at the onset of the pandemic, is ning of the new school year, the district has agreement with the city for television to less-populated areas, particularly upstate. working with Beacon 4 Black Lives on given out about 45 of them, said Superin- service, although “anybody can Companies typically do not service rural projects to bring free Wi-Fi to public places tendent Matt Landahl. provide any other type of service,” areas because of the infrastructure costs. and underserved neighborhoods that could The units cost the district about $80 each, City Administrator Anthony Ruggiero Greta Byrum, a Mutual Aid Beacon suffer most now that school has started. plus operating costs, and are programmed told the City Council during its volunteer who is also the director of digi- Mutual Aid last weekend created a Wi-Fi to work only with the Google Chromebook meeting on Monday (Sept. 14). tal equity initiatives at the New School for hub at one of the pavilions at Memorial computers supplied to each student. However, Verizon said last year that Social Research and of a project called Park and has plans for similar projects at In the long term, Byrum believes Beacon it has no plans to expand its high- Community Tech New York, agreed with Tompkins Terrace, the Davies Apartments could follow the lead of Sullivan County, speed FIOS service into Beacon. Aymar-Blair that it would take a lot of work and Polhill Park. where a $160,000 pilot project seeks to to set up a Wi-Fi network that covers all of The Beacon City School District also provide high-speed internet service to Instead, Verizon has asked city Beacon. But, she added, “it’s totally doable” purchased about 75 mobile hotspot units to 5,500 people using Citizens Broadband officials about installing a series of if focused on specific neighborhoods. distribute to students in need. Between the Radio Service, a new spectrum allocated “small-cell” wireless facilities that the by the Federal Communications Commis- company said would boost wireless sion that broadcasts the internet over lower signals and fill in coverage gaps. frequencies, similar to the LTE bands used CURRENT CONVERSATIONS by mobile phones. streets to bury large amounts of fiber — While Citizens Broadband Radio Service might not be feasible. would require towers or other “mounting “The door is open for these new kinds assets” to transmit its signals, it could work of solutions,” Byrum said. “There’s more State Assemblywoman in a place like Beacon, where a full broad- political will than there has been” in recent Sandy Galef band buildout — including digging up the memory. “My entire family was born there, and (from Page 1) Bruce Campbell most died there,” he said at the time. “I Haldane school board together, and during worked there while in high school, and my tenure as mayor, Bruce was the village many of my relatives were also employed park groundskeeper. He seemed to have there.” Many other longtime residents endless energy. I’ll miss his sense of humor could say the same, he said. and laugh. He was definitely a Cold Spring Campbell was born on Sept. 12, 1953, in character.” Cold Spring, the son of Duncan and Helen Former Mayor Ralph Falloon, under whom (Dalzell) Campbell. After graduating from Campbell served as deputy mayor, said Camp- Haldane, he attended Dutchess Commu- bell was “a good, hard-working guy” who was nity College. He married his wife, Patricia, “incredibly trustworthy and always had the in 1983, according to an obituary posted best interests of the village at heart. Cold by the Clinton Funeral Home, which is Spring has lost a true asset and caretaker.” handling funeral arrangements. In an interview in 2015, after announc- He was a member of the Cold Spring ing he would not run for a sixth term on the Jaycees and the Cold Spring Lions Club, Village Board, Campbell offered advice to his which in 2000 named him Lion of the Year. successors: “Keep Cold Spring, Cold Spring. Along with his wife, Campbell is survived New ideas and opinions are always welcome by his son, Evan Campbell, of New York and encouraged, but do everything possi- City, and three siblings: John Campbell, W E D N E S D A Y S E P T . 2 3 | 7 : 0 0 - 7 : 3 0 P M ble to keep politics at a minimum and work Kathy Campbell and Linda Campbell. together. Good things can come out of that.” Friends may call on Sunday (Sept. 20) Galef, whose district includes Philipstown, The redevelopment of the former Butter- from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Clinton Funeral has been a member of the Assembly since 1992. field Hospital site was a major project Home at 21 Parrott St. A graveside service during much of Campbell’s tenure. He said will be held on Monday (Sept. 21) at 10:30 REGISTER TO ATTEND THE LIVE ZOOM Q&A: in 2015 it had been difficult to watch the a.m. at Cold Spring Cemetery. former hospital deteriorate over the previ- highlandscurrent.org/current-conversations ous two decades. Michael Turton contributed reporting. highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 18, 2020 9

Back to School in Beacon Teachers, administrators and staff in the Beacon City School District prepped last week to welcome students for the first day of class on Monday (Sept. 14). About 35 percent of parents and guardians opted to have their children attend only virtually because of concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The photos here were taken at Rombout Middle School. Photos by Meredith Heuer 10 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

AROUND TOWN

 NEW EAGLE SCOUT — Andrew Scicluna (left) became an Eagle Scout during a ceremony on Saturday (Sept. 12) at  GET COUNTED — Judy Farrell, a the Garrison Fish and Game Club. He is member of the Philipstown Town Board, shown with John Pieza of Philipstown placed signs around town to encourage Boy Scout Troop 437. For his Eagle Scout people to take part in the U.S. Census.  REMEMBERING 9/11 — The City of Beacon and its Fire Department hosted a project, Scicluna restored and archived The counting is scheduled to end on Sept. memorial ceremony at Patriot Park on Sept. 11 to remember those lost in the terrorist the crosses and Stars of David that 30. See 2020census.gov. attacks in 2001. The Libby Funeral Home donated a wreath for the event. are placed on the lawn at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Cold Spring each year for Memorial Day.

 GOOD CITIZEN — The Beacon Elks Club named Matt Landahl (right), superintendent of the Beacon City School District, as its Distinguished Citizen for 2019-20. The award is typically handed out in the spring but was delayed because  FIRST DAY — The Hudson Hills Academy in Beacon held its first day of class on Sept. 9. The Montessori school is utilizing outdoor of the pandemic. Landahl is shown with space at its two campuses with class sizes split in half. This photo was taken at the school’s Leonard Street campus. Photos provided Elks’ Exalted Ruler Ron Piga.

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"Battle Royale" “Ode to Chephalopods” “Sea Serpent Ship Battle” “The Collector” The Artist Next Door Mark Darnobid By Alison Rooney Despite occasional forays into acrylics and oils, Darnobid has stuck with ink and water- hen Mark Darnobid started colors while experimenting with drawing getting into tattoos, the designs surfaces such as clamshells, or the edges of W posted on parlor walls and in books. “I like the unpredictability of water- stylebooks — known in tattoo lingo as colors, and their portability,” he says. “flash” — struck him because of their acces- Darnobid is also inspired by the work of sibility and boldness. illustrators such as Gustav Dore, William “It’s a simple execution of a design, but it Pogany and Albrecht Dürer. Much of his art has to be readable,” he explains. “It’s done is thematic. A rundown on Facebook of draw- by craftspeople.” ings for sale during the past holiday season While not interested in becoming a described them as including “something for tattoo artist (he is committed to his career lovers of Star Wars, sea life, roses, owls, mari- as a social studies and special education time art, history, Lord of the Rings, horror, teacher), he decided to use the basic tools of birds and everything in between.” tattooing — ink pens and black watercolor He is drawn to coins, both ancient — “to learn on my own how to dilute and classical American designs the watercolor in order to get differ- by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and ent values. Then I started adding Adolph Weinman, which “have Ink illustrations on seashells, meant to resemble scrimshaw Photos provided other colors to my palette. I had to provide a bold, recognizable some pointers from people along image because they wear so of a difference between crypto-zoological and sold it at festivals, but with the shut- the way and watched the occa- much over time. Every once in creatures that people imagine and real down has “found that connecting one-on- sional video, but mostly I bought a while, I do a painting with a marine life.” one with people is kind of my approach. I’ve art books and tried to dissect motif I’ve lifted off an ancient Growing up in Wappingers (he now found this niche where there aren’t a lot of works of artists I appreciated. I coin.” lives in Sullivan County), Darnobid says he artists, so I find what I do resonates with wanted to learn on my own before One of his favorite subjects is enjoyed drawing but “I never felt I had a people; I have a lot of repeat customers and getting a proper education.” travel — particularly any kind real gift for it, and it seemed inaccessible. I commissions. Though I do sell some things Initially, Darnobid studied of journey with a boat, liked sci-fi, fantasy and, once I got to high on Instagram, it’s hard to get a foothold in designs by artists from as which “represents school, comic books, but it wasn’t until I social media; there are just so many artists. early as the 1930s who the journeys I have started drawing myself that I developed an “I’m very self-conscious about feeling are considered to be been on,” he says. appreciation for them. Now I try to draw that I’m ‘selling’ all the time,” he says. early masters, such “When the jour- from a lot of different sources.” “Luckily, I’ve never had to rely on it as my as Norman Keith ney is so active, Before he became a teacher, Darnobid main source of income. There are so many Collins, known as the destination spent a few years working with a heavy artists struggling during this time.” “Sailor Jerry.” becomes an metal band called Shai Hulud. His experi- The pandemic has had an upside for “He joined the afterthought.” ence criss-crossing North America, load- Darnobid. “For me, the past few months Navy and was tattoo- Another is ing equipment and selling merchandise, have actually been OK,” he says. “I’ve found ing in Hawaii during marine crea- has stayed with him. “It guided how I do that working and having a young child [he World War II,” tures, because things,” he says. “I learned you can achieve and his wife, Cassie, have a 3-year-old son, Darnobid says. “He “you don’t have some level of success as an artist rather with a daughter due soon] actually helps me worked through to to look to [outer] than being a commercial success. The manage my time better. Nap time or when the early 1970s. He space for weird- success comes from reaching people.” my son goes to bed are the only times I have incorporated lots of ness. What about He has shown his work at galleries in available, but if I didn’t have a 3-year-old I Japanese work into the octopus? Cold Spring and Beacon (including a two- might get more distracted. The situation has his designs.” There’s not much artist show last year at Catalyst Gallery) helped me maximize my time and efficiency.” 12 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

THE WEEK AHEAD Edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected]) For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.

COMMUNITY bring your own. Cost: $25 ($50 with of biodiversity can lead infectious picnic box) diseases to jump from wildlife to SAT 19 humans. Register online. One Too Many 5K SAT 26 Virtual Walk Philipstown Bikes Day THURS 24 BEACON COLD SPRING Memoirs of a Prison 8 a.m. – Noon. Libby Funeral Home 9 a.m. – Noon Physician Assistant 55 Teller Ave. Haldane High School COLD SPRING Open Studios, Sept. 26 - 27 libbyfuneralhome.com/One-Too-Many The annual event around a 7 p.m. Butterfield Library The Libby Funeral Home is 1.7-mile loop, is hosted by the 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org FRI 25 tells the story of a Muslim immigrant hosting this run/walk in support Philipstown Trails Committee. It Bohdan Darnobid will discuss in Britain who tries to keep her son of the New York State Children’s is open to walkers, bicyclists and Virtual Bedtime Stories Prison Doc, Thirty-Five Years: out of trouble by apprenticing him to Alliance. Choose a 5K or 9K route. other non-motorized movers. Email COLD SPRING Memoirs of a Prison Physician a Jewish baker, and the recipe that [email protected] for 7 p.m. Butterfield Library Assistant, his memoir of working helps them flourish. SAT 19 information. at Sing Sing and the Fishkill 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Pop-Up Book Sale Correctional Facility. Get cozy and enjoy a bedtime story. Register online. VISUAL ARTS GARRISON SAT 26 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Virtual Lawn Party MUSIC SAT 19 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 COLD SPRING SAT 26 Illuminate desmondfishlibrary.org 5 p.m. Putnam History Museum SAT 19 4-H Family Guided Space Out, Outside GARRISON Shop for used books and support putnamhistorymuseum.org/home/ Nature Walk 5 – 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center the library. Also SUN 20. eventsmc BEACON COLD SPRING 23 Garrison’s Landing Take a virtual tour of the 5 p.m. Polhill Park 9:30 a.m. – Noon. 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org SAT 19 historic Kemble House with owners Steve Davis, Matt Luczak Fahnestock State Park Meg Hitchcock’s solo exhibit Rombout Colonial Days Marianne Sutton and David Watson and Craig Chin will perform putnam.cce.cornell.edu of works on paper from 2008 to to support the museum’s programs. soundscapes. HOPEWELL JUNCTION The easy 2-to-3-mile guided the present examines eastern and Cost: $30 ($25 members) educational walk at Fahnestock 10 a.m. Brinckerhoff House western religions through sacred SAT 19 Park is suitable for children ages 5 68 N. Kensington Drive texts. Through Nov. 8. SUN 27 and older. Registration required. 845-227-4136 The Valley Hour Cost: $10 per family eastfishkillhistoricalsociety.org Spirit of Beacon Day BEACON SAT 26 Return to Colonial-era Fishkill with BEACON 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Open Studios blacksmith, broom-making, gunsmith Noon – 4 p.m. howlandculturalcenter.org STAGE & SCREEN NEWBURGH and woodworking demonstrations, spiritofbeacon.org Annalyse and Ryan will host Noon – 6 p.m. Newburgh Art Supply SAT 19 as well as house tours. Hosted by the Instead of a large gathering and this series featuring Hudson Valley Story Screen Drive-In 5 Grand St. | newburghopenstudios.org East Fishkill Historical Society. Also parade, the community is invited to musicians livestreamed from the More than 60 artists plan to SUN 20. Cost: $5 celebrate on their porches for this Howland. Civilization Viral (Gwen BEACON exhibit their work in their studios, virtual event. Organizations and Laster, Damon Banks and Tim 8:30 p.m. University Settlement alternative gallery spaces and first responders will drive through Regusis) will perform, along with 724 Wolcott Ave. | 845-440-7706 outdoors during this 10th annual neighborhoods until 2 p.m., and Jeremy Schonfeld and Tony DePaolo. storyscreendrivein.square.site event. Pick up a map at Newburgh local musicians will perform online. The pop-up drive-in theater will Art Supply; the tour is self-guided SAT 26 screen Jaws (1975) and Jurassic and within walking distance. TALKS iForest Sunset Concert Park (1993) this weekend and New this year is the Newburgh GARRISON Shrek (2001) and Dumb and Community Photo Project’s exhibit of TUES 22 Dumber (1994) next weekend. See 5 p.m. Manitoga | 584 Route 9D wheat-pasted photos on the theme of website for show times and health Unmasking the Truth. Also SUN 27. Graphic Novel Book Club 845-424-3812 | visitmanitoga.org protocols. Snacks will be available COLD SPRING Experience Pete Wyer’s 7 p.m. Split Rock Books for purchase. Also SUN 20, THURS immersive, multisensory sound 24, FRI 25, SAT 26, SUN 27. Cost: CIVIC 845-265-2080 | splitrockbks.com installation in the forest. Cost: $25 $10 ($8 children, seniors, military) Summer Pierre will lead a virtual ($20 members) Most meetings are being discussion on Dominique Goblet’s streamed or posted as videos. FRI 25 Pretending is Lying. Register online. KIDS & FAMILY See highlandscurrent.org/ TUES 22 Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops meeting-videos. Dutchess Forum on THURS 24 WED 23 GARRISON 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Police Reform History Book Club Fairy Tale Quiz for Kids MON 21 845-424-3900 BEACON COLD SPRING GARRISON philipstowndepottheatre.org City Council 6 p.m. Zoom 7 p.m. Split Rock Books 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Presented as part of the ongoing BEACON dutchessny.gov/PoliceForums 845-265-2080 | splitrockbks.com desmondfishlibrary.org Depot Docs series, this film follows 7 p.m. Via Webcast Join an online discussion for Brush up on your stories and be Beacon residents are invited two San Antonio police officers who 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org A Woman of No Importance: The ready to win prizes and take part in to share their views on policing are part of a mental health unit Untold Story of the American Spy a scavenger hunt at home via Zoom. reform in this form facilitated by diverting people into treatment. Who Helped Win World War II, by Register online. MON 21 the county’s Commission on Human The online screening followed by a Sonia Purnell. Village Board Rights. Registration required. panel discussion. Register online. WED 23 See Page 15. Cost: $10 NELSONVILLE THURS 24 THURS 24 Essay Writing 7:30 p.m. Via Webcast 845-265-2500 | nelsonvilleny.gov Farmers’ Market Picnic Preventing Pandemics: COLD SPRING FRI 25 GARRISON Why Biodiversity Matters 6 p.m. Butterfield Library Dough 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org TUES 22 5 p.m. Boscobel | 1601 Route 9D MILLBROOK GARRISON csfarmmarket.org 7 p.m. Cary Institute High school students will be 7 p.m Desmond-Fish Library Board of Trustees instructed via Zoom on expressing Support the Cold Spring Farmers’ bit.ly/cary-talk-biodiversity 845-424-3020 COLD SPRING themselves in essays. Register Market at this community picnic Disease ecologists Rick Ostfeld bit.ly/FridayNightInDough 7:30 p.m. Via Webcast on the lawn. Picnic boxes prepared online. and Felicia Keesing will discuss via This 2015 film, shown as part of 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov by Dolly’s will be available, or Zoom how development and loss the library’s Zoom movie night series, highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 18, 2020 13

Cartoon 14 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org Depot Theatre Gets Back on Track Plans performances on Night Train Storytelling on Oct. 3 and Oct. 17, both at 6:30 p.m. Joe Charnitski, a two- newly renovated plaza time Moth Radio Hour StorySLAM winner, By Alison Rooney will host and the storytellers will include essayist and Moth veteran Bridget O’Neill hen the Philipstown Depot and locals Jean Huang (Beacon), Karen Theatre in Garrison last year Kapoor (Cold Spring) and Samantha Spoto W repaired the concrete and (Highland). The evening will also feature improved drainage of the plaza between the music by Ned Rauch and Liz Bisbee Rauch. former train station and the Metro-North To make the plaza compliant with tracks, it hoped to make the area safer and COVID-19 guidelines, Dul says the Depot more welcoming to audience members staff adapted protocols established by waiting outside. the Actors’ Equity Association, such as Now, with indoor performances suspended social distancing and requiring audience The theater built a small stage on its renovated plaza for outdoor shows. Photo by Chip Rowe because of the pandemic, the theater plans to members, staff and crew to wear masks. use the plaza as a stage for an audience of up “We decided 36 seats is what we could to 36 spectators. do,” Dul says. “We’ll serve hot cider and “The night we had to close [on March 13] make it all festive and intimate — a nice was the night before a Night Train Storytell- way to ease back into live performances.” ing event,” recalls the Depot’s executive direc- The theater also plans an outdoor reading tor, Amy Dul. “We made the decision to close, on Oct. 10 of the play My Name Is Rachel then we went right into ‘What can we do?’” Corrie, which was created from the writ- Twice a week, the theater posted videos ings of an American activist who was killed to YouTube that it called Remotely Depot. in Gaza in 2003 as she was trying to prevent It held a virtual benefit and moved its the demolition of a Palestinian home. Jean Huang, Karen Kapoor, Samantha Spoto Photos provided ongoing documentary series, Depot Docs, The play was edited by Alan Rickman and online. It held two summer camps online. Katharine Viner and is usually performed ground is softer). Conducted and performed The performance, which will be filmed The state restrictions that prevented more by a single actor. In this case, it will be read by Erin Jennings and Marie Carstens, it and shown online in November, along with than 50 people to gather in one place “led by a group, including Tess Dul, Faith Jones, will look at moments of local history dating several other pieces, was created with a us to thinking more along the lines of an Freya Wood-Gallagher and Phoebe Bokhour, from the 1890s, when the Landing Train grant from the Putnam Arts Council. intimate event on the patio,” Dul says. under the direction of Christine Bokhour. Station (now the Depot Theatre) was new, “Storytelling came to mind.” On Oct. 24, a modern dance workshop and through the present. The piece begins with a The Philipstown Depot Theatre is located The theater will return to live perfor- performance, All Aboard, will take place re-creation of a circa-1896 Sailors’ Hornpipe at 10 Garrison’s Landing. Tickets are $15 at mances where it left off, with two evenings of at nearby Garrison’s Landing (where the Dance by Carlos Fittante. philipstowndepottheatre.org/tickets.

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By Leonard Sparks

oe Smarro and Ernie Stephens arrived at the bridge at 1:34 a.m. on May 23, J2017, where they found a woman named Kendra ready to jump. Officers Ernie Stephens and Joe Smarro appear in a scene from Officer Ernie Stephens leads a class in Crisis Intervention Straddling a wall, she told the officers the documentary. Training for San Antonio Police Department cadets. HBO (2) she was “a suicidal drug addict” for whom “everything is wrong.” But one thing was do, I just want you to know it’s OK, because vention Team, said Stephens. The depart- in 2016 to spend a week right: the officers who arrived were part you have a family to go home to and I want ment is now averaging about 1,200 a month, riding with Smarro and of the San Antonio Police Department’s you to be safe.” he said. Not only are more people getting Stephens. McShane Mental Health Unit, and they were not “I’m not OK with that — from a police- help, but it has improved relations with said she was struck by there to rush and arrest, but to listen, empa- man’s perspective and as a parent,” said residents, he said. the “humanity” of the thize and offer help. By 2:27 a.m., Smarro Stephens, who spoke with the woman “The community at-large knows that unit’s approach. and Stephens were dropping Kendra off at after her presentation. “I said something’s we’re the gold standard in the nation,” said Her film debuted last a crisis center. going to change; I’m going to help you and Stephens. “And now they’re not scared to year at the South by The tense encounter is documented in I’m going to help others. And that’s when call the police.” Southwest Film Festi- Toby Shimin, Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops, an HBO docu- I made the choice — I’m going to start a McShane, the director, who is from val, where it won the a Cold Spring mentary chronicling Smarro and Stephen’s mental health unit.” Connecticut, said she developed an interest Special Jury Award. It resident who work as members of the unit, whose officers The unit began in 2008 with Stephens in the nexus between the criminal justice has been nominated for edited the film employ de-escalation rather than confron- and another officer; Smarro joined later. system and mental health while working on two Emmys and become a beacon for reform, tation when called to incidents involving Considered a national model, the unit has Mothers of Bedford, a documentary about with police departments around the country people with mental illnesses. grown to include 10 patrol officers, two prisoners at Bedford Hills Correctional screening the film for officers. Edited by Toby Shimin, who lives in Cold detectives, a supervisor and three civilian Facility, a state prison for women in West- “If it can start conversations with police Spring, and directed by Jenifer McShane, clinicians. In addition, each of San Anto- chester County. departments that are grappling with all the documentary will be screened online nio’s officers is required to undergo 40 She said she learned about the San Anto- these issues, and feeling unprepared as they at 7 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 25) as part of the hours of crisis-intervention training. nio unit in an article that described the city’s go out every day, that’s icing on the cake,” ongoing Depot Docs series hosted by the Smarro, who said he is a survivor of success with jail diversion and traveled there McShane said. Philipstown Depot Theatre. Afterward, childhood physical and sexual abuse and McShane, Smarro, Stephens and Putnam has been diagnosed with a mental illness, County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. will described the unit’s approach in a TED talk participate in a virtual panel discussion. filmed in 2018. Tickets are $10 at philipstowndepotthe- “The only weapon I’ve relied on over the atre.org. last nine years has been my ability to listen The screening comes as Langley’s depart- and empathize with people — to connect,” ment and other police forces around the he said. state, including those in Cold Spring and At the beginning of the documentary, Beacon, draft reform plans under a June Smarro and Stephens convince a man order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The direc- with a mental illness to leave a courtroom, tive came following protests over the death where he has been causing a disturbance. in Minneapolis of George Floyd after an They also respond to calls about a veteran officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine who owns multiple guns and was threat- minutes. ening to kill himself, and a man diagnosed The deaths of people who are mentally with depression who has broken a mirror ill during encounters with police officers and slit his wrist with one of the fragments. have intensified discussions of how offi- The San Antonio Police Department aver- cers respond and what role law enforce- aged about 250 involuntary commitments ment should play. a month before launching its Crisis Inter- In San Antonio, Smarro and Stephens “were less concerned with behavior and more concerned with why the behav- ior was happening and that it was hard to de-escalate a situation if you rush it,” said McShane. “If you rush it, that’s when mistakes happen.” Stephens established a Crisis Inter- vention Team at the San Antonio Police Department after taking a weeklong FBI training in Houston in 2003. At the time, the officer was in a “high-speed” tactical unit whose officers were “kicking doors” as they pursued drug dealers and gang members, he said in an interview. One of the presenters in Houston was a woman whose son was mentally ill, he said. She predicted that there was a chance that an officer responding to a call to her house “might shoot and kill my son. And if you 16 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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Small, Good Things Buckle Up By Joe Dizney

hat’s in a name? W Discreet American regions have distinctive recipes for fruit compotes that each traces a vague lineage to classic Euro- pean pies, tarts and cakes. But rather than pies, we have grunts, slumps and sonkers. There are also crisps and crumbles Ivan Rinaldi, 8, of Beacon, enjoying this topped with loose, crunchy streusel week's recipe. toppings of nuts or oats — a definite in crisps; not so much in crumbles. The betty Apple Slump. (or brown betty) includes no oats, though The grunt is a stovetop cobbler, cooked the crunchy streusel is layered throughout. in a Dutch oven, with sweet biscuit-batter Blueberry Buckle Then there’s the fungy, loosely topped dumplings steamed on top. The name with a rolled pastry-ish crust permeated by comes from the “grunting” sound the fruit 9 to 12 servings holes. The Appalachian version — sonker — makes as it bubbles and cooks. is a bit soupier and can incorporate cream or Which brings us to the buckle, which is buttermilk. It’s almost always finished with a cake batter with the fruit folded in, layered STREUSEL TOPPING: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a vanilla cream glaze known as a dip. (Sonkers with a streusel topping before baking. 4 tablespoons unsalted 9-inch square cake pan. stretch the limits of what constitutes fruit: a As an introduction to the dish, I was butter, cubed & chilled 2. Make the streusel topping: Using your favorite filling is sweet potatoes.) fortunate to have come into a couple of 1/3 cup sugar hands, crumble butter, sugar, flour and In a pandowdy, a cousin to the cobbler, pints of wild blueberries. Other fruits and nutmeg until the pieces are pea-sized; 1/3 cup flour or almond the crust is broken up and pressed into berries — or combinations — are all ripe for refrigerate and reserve. the fruit halfway through the baking in a inclusion. Substitute almond flour for some flour process known as dowdying. of the wheat flour, which makes sense with ¼ teaspoon ground 3. Make the batter: Sift together flour, baking Slumps, named for the way they inhabit the blueberries, but if you don’t have any nutmeg powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a plate, feature nuts in their biscuit topping handy, no one will be the wiser. The lemon a medium-sized bowl and reserve. In a large for crunch, the most famous example being glaze drizzled over all is tartly gratuitous. bowl, cream butter, sugar and lemon zest with Louisa May Alcott’s published recipe for Buckle up and enjoy. LEMON SYRUP: a mixer until creamy, about three minutes. Add one egg at a time, scraping down the sides ¼ cup sugar after each addition. Juice of 2 medium USPS STATEMENT lemons (about 6 4. With mixer on low, add half the flour tablespoons) mixture to incorporate. Add the buttermilk and OF OWNERSHIP, incorporate, then the remaining flour mixing so it’s barely incorporated. Using a spatula, gently MANAGEMENT BATTER: fold in the blueberries until incorporated. Do not overmix or smash the fruit. AND CIRCULATION 1¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ cups almond flour 5. Scrape batter into prepared pan and (REQUESTER PUBLICATION) smooth the top. Strew the topping over the 1 teaspoon baking batter and bake until lightly browned and just The Highlands Current (2475-3785), powder, preferably set in the center (it should spring back lightly Filed 4 Sept. 2020. Published weekly aluminum-free when you touch the center), about 55 minutes. (52 issues annually) and owned by Highlands Current Inc., 142 Main St., 1/4 teaspoon baking 6. When buckle is almost done, make the Cold Spring, NY 10516, Phone 845- soda syrup. Heat lemon juice and sugar in a small 809-5584. Annual subscription $30 ½ teaspoon salt saucepan over medium heat cooking it until ½ teaspoon ground it thickens. It’s done when bubbles get larger 12-mo. Current cinnamon and when removed from the heat (do this a Total number of copies 330 348 couple of times while it’s cooking), consistency 6 tablespoons unsalted is like warm syrup, about five minutes. (Note: Outside County Paid/Req. 132 147 butter, at room This will make twice as much syrup as you In-County Paid/Req. 134 155 temperature need. Reserve the remainder for the next Sales through dealers 0 0 ¾ cup sugar buckle you make or for other uses — drink mixes, whatever.) Req. by other Mail Classes 0 0 Zest of 2 lemons (juice Requested/paid electronic 0 0 the lemons for the syrup) 7. Remove buckle from oven and drizzle Total Paid/Requested 266 302 2 large eggs, at room half warm lemon syrup equally over the top. Serve buckle cool enough to slice. Yogurt, Total Non-requested 59 41 temperature whipped cream or vanilla ice cream make Total distribution 325 343 ½ cup buttermilk, at nice accompaniments but are completely Copies not distributed 5 5 room temperature unnecessary. Percent paid/requested 82 88 3 cups blueberries Storage: Keep up to three days at room (Frozen berries can be temperature, well wrapped, or freeze for up to I certify that 50% of all my distributed used; add them to the two months. If freezing, do not add the syrup. copies (electronic and print) are batter and they will get Defrost and rewarm in a low oven wrapped in legitimate requests or paid copies. soft once defrosted.) foil and add the syrup before serving. Chip Rowe, Editor, Sept. 4, 2020 18 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

Family Trails The household of the 1800 Thomas Gallo- way included a younger man, a wife and three sons and three daughters, all under Finding 10. The timing would be right if this 1800 Thomas were a son of rope-maker John; Thomas, Part 2 and if 1800 Thomas had a son named Thomas, he would be the right age to be By Valerie LaRobardier the head of the family in the 1810 census. Glynn and I decided we needed to flesh n January, I out these families with additional records. discussed in A search among contemporary deeds in I this column a Orange, Dutchess and Putnam counties query from Glynn yielded only meager results but enabled us Galloway Jr. about to learn more about the generations before the Galloway family, the Galloways arrived in Philipstown. which occupied a We thought the farmhouse, which is now historic farmhouse in Garrison. the greenkeeper’s lodge at the Highlands Since then, Glynn and I have been able County Club in Garrison, might hold a clue. to make some progress toward proving the According to the Historic American Buildings link between John Galloway, a rope-maker survey, “evidence seems to place its date [of from New York City and Orange County, construction] at the end of the 18th or begin- and Thomas Galloway, the mysterious ning of the 19th century. It is called Galloway patriarch of the Putnam County branch. As The Galloway farmhouse in Garrison in 1934 Library of Congress farmhouse after a family of that name who is typical, the discoveries have come in bits occupied it — retainers of the owner named and pieces. But I thought I would provide In 1810, Glynn’s ancestor, George Gallo- men were brothers and the sons of Philip- Arden — who held title until the property was an update to demonstrate a strategy that way (then about 30), was living in Philip- stown patriarch Thomas, who had disap- acquired by the country club.” might be helpful in tackling similar genea- stown next door to Thomas Galloway. Glynn peared by then from Orange County records. However, we discovered this descrip- logical “brick walls.” makes the reasonable assumption that the Searching back a decade in the 1800 tion is not accurate. The Galloway family census, we find a Thomas Galloway, who appeared to own the property before the was considerably older (age 45-plus), as a Ardens. The only relevant deed we uncov- head of household in Philipstown. He lived ered was an indenture from 1813 for George next door to John Barton, who, 10 years Galloway and his wife, Sarah, of Philip- later, would show up living near George stown mortgaging 67 acres to Nathaniel and Thomas. A possible connection? Sacket of Fishkill for $400. Before 1850, census records only include The property is described as being the name of the head of household and the bounded by the bank of a brook, a hemlock gender and age range of other occupants. tree on the Hudson and the mouth of a gully. But the missing piece of this puzzle is how George Galloway came to own the property — was it given to his family in exchange for him serving as caretaker of the estate? Looking for more deed references, we found Philip Ver Planck, Esq., of Philip- stown, selling 1,000 acres of a farm plan- tation in 1823 to merchant Thomas Arden of New York City for $20,000. This prop- erty was said to be “commonly called the Beverly Farm,” and formerly occupied by William Henderson and most recently by Richard Arden. (This was the former resi- dence of loyalist Beverly Robinson and the headquarters of Gen. Benedict Arnold at the time of his treason.) The next year, Thomas Arden transferred the 1,000 acres to Richard Arden. In 1825, he also transferred another 121 acres to Selling organic Richard, “formerly merchant, now farmer.” So, while we don’t yet know how George produce every Galloway came to own the property he Saturday at the mortgaged in 1813, the descriptions in the deeds and a comparison between an 1867 Cold Spring and modern map show that the locations Farmers Market. match, thus we were able to establish that the Ardens arrived later than the Gallo- Now accepting online ways. Over the years, because of the Arden preorders for safe and family ownership, the area became known easy market shopping. as Ardenia. This is how research typically works with Order online and deeds. If only our ancestors had thought to include, “the son and grandson of...” in their pickup at market. descriptions.

LaRobardier is president of the Dutchess County Genealogical Society. Have ques- fourwindsfarmny.com tions? Email her at genealogy@highland- scurrent.org. highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 18, 2020 19

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Putnam County legislators on Sept. 10 Planning Board Approves during a meeting of its Rules Committee. Three Projects Robert Firriolo, the legislative counsel, observed that most establishments have Kitchen, dining get OK at former already been compelled by credit-card Silver Spoon companies to switch to readers for credit he Cold Spring Planning Board on Sept. cards with electronic chips that prevent T 10 approved an amendment to the site skimming, but that the companies extended plan for 124 Main St. that will allow the their deadline to April 2021 for gas stations nine-room Cold Spring Hotel (formerly and automatic teller machines (ATMs). the Silver Spoon Restaurant) to operate a “That’s kind of the last bastion of the kitchen, dining area and lounge. hackers,” he said. “It probably is not a prob- The board also approved a change of use lem outside those two areas.” for 20 The Boulevard from a single-family home to a tourist home with a maximum of three rooms being rented out. The home was Central Hudson Wants once owned by William Kemble, one of the The owners of the home at 20 The Boulevard have received approval to convert it into a Rate Hike tourist hotel. Photo by Michael Turton founders of the West Point Foundry but has State commission will review request come to be known as the Campbell property. The board said the property owner would early-intervention programs. According to 0208 to answer questions about the breach. he state Public Service Commission consider adding vegetation or fencing to Legislator Amy Sayegh (R-Mahopac), who It said there is no evidence the stolen infor- T said it will begin a review of a request reduce the visual impact of headlights on chairs the committee, the buses had been mation has been misused. from Central Hudson to raise its electricity neighboring homes when vehicles enter sidelined for months. and gas rates next year. and leave the property. Putnam Finds Gas-Station Central Hudson, which has about 121,000 An addition, the board approved for a Nuvance Reveals customers in Dutchess County and 5,200 in site plan a live-work space at 37 Fair St., ‘Skimmer’ Putnam, is proposing increases that would the former site of the Impellittiere Motors Data Breach A near-relic as companies switch to result in average bill increases of $3.51 dealership. The building is being converted No financial, medical records monthly for electricity and $3.28 for gas. to an artist’s studio and one-bedroom resi- chip cards released, it says The utility said it needs the $47.2 million dence and will retain the exterior and inte- routine inspection by Putnam County’s annually that the increase will raise for rior walls. A new roof will feature sawtooth uvance Health, which owns the A Office of Consumer Affairs uncovered infrastructure, repairs, discounts given to sky lights. NPutnam Hospital in Carmel as well as a “skimming” device installed by thieves low-income customers and other purposes. Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Pough- inside a pump at a Brewster gas station to The commission has scheduled a virtual Putnam Gets $360K keepsie, said on Sept. 10 that patient infor- steal credit card numbers. conference for 10 a.m. on Oct. 6. See high- mation may have been exposed between It had collected 86 numbers, Michael landscurrent.org for information on on how Grant for Nurses Feb. 7 and May 20 during a security breach. Budzinski, the director of the agency, told to attend. Money also can be used for COVID work The company said it would mail letters to its donors and patients alerting them to the he Putnam County Health Department breach, which occurred at one of its vendors, T received a $360,136 state grant to hire Blackbaud, which provides services to the three part-time nurses, cover overtime, health system’s nonprofit foundations. purchase computers and software and The company said in a statement that it undertake COVID-19 investigations over believes names, contact information, ages, the next two years. gender, dates of birth, admission dates, The award was announced during the departments of treatment, treating physi- Legislature’s Health Committee meeting cians and health insurance status were on Sept. 10. among the data compromised. At the same meeting, the committee However, medical records and financial approved a $20,713 fund transfer to cover information such as credit card and bank the costs of cleaning and preparing 26 account data weren’t affected, it said. The buses for the county pre-kindergarten and company created a call center at 866-968-

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Market Report (August) Beacon Philipstown 2019 2020 2019 2020 New Listings 13 13 15 12 Closed Sales 7 10 12 12 Days on Market 102 53 52 69 Median Price $335,000 $398,000 $406,250 $652,000 % List Received 93.2 100.6 93.7 97.2 Inventory 41 19 95 60

Source: Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (hgar.com). Excludes condos. Philipstown includes Cold Spring, Garrison and Nelsonville. 20 September 18, 2020 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org Looking Back in Beacon

By Chip Rowe

Editor’s note: Beacon was created in 1913 from Matteawan and Fishkill Landing.

150 Years Ago (September 1870) John Reilly of Fishkill Landing was arrested after, while in a drunken quarrel with his wife and “some other women” on a Saturday night, he shot one of the women in the forehead. He was arrested and taken to Poughkeepsie. By another account, Reilly, a Photos of Lizzie Halliday appeared in an blacksmith, brought a disreputable woman 1895 medical journal article, “Shall Insane home and his wife asked the neighbors Criminals Be Imprisoned or Put to Death?” to help her throw the woman out. As the The Tioronda School, then and now. In 1895, a drunk bricklayer interrupted classes. crowd approached, Reilly fired, striking a [In 1906 Halliday killed an asylum nurse, Beacon Historical Society/Empire Explorer woman named McGinley in the face. Nellie Wickes, by stabbing her repeatedly At the 87th annual convention of the with a pair of scissors. Halliday died in 1918.] in the Albany penitentiary. no one there but her cat, Tabitha. Sherman Protestant Episcopal Church, held in New Soon after the train robber Oliver Curtis Weeks and Arthur Fraleigh, who worked York City, officials from St. Ann’s of Fish- Perry was relocated to the Auburn prison 100 Years Ago (September 1920) for the Fishkill Railway and were standing kill Landing presented documents stating from the Matteawan asylum following Harry “Tex” McLaughlin, 28, a native of nearby waiting for passengers for a trolley that the church had changed its name to St. an escape, he attempted to blind himself Beacon, died two days after being struck run to Beacon, told Mrs. Carrodus they had Luke’s of Matteawan. in a bid to again be declared insane and by the propeller of his airplane while he watched the cat climb the screen door to returned to Matteawan. performed a stunt 1,000 feet above the New press the button. 125 Years Ago (September 1895) For reasons not explained, a drunk brick- York State Fair in Syracuse. The finale of Although the Newburgh ferry operated Lizzie Halliday, who had been sent to the layer named Alfred Johnson, who told his act was climbing from the framework of three boats all day on Labor Day, each Matteawan asylum for the criminally insane police he was a native of Sweden, inter- his plane to another plane flying overhead carrying 21 automobiles, at times at least after being convicted of killing her husband, rupted classes at the Tioronda School on a dangling a rope ladder. While he was on the 75 cars were waiting to cross the river. her stepson and two servants, attacked an Tuesday afternoon. After he was escorted ladder, he was blown against the propeller The W.H. Mase Engine Co. was presented attendant during an attempt to escape. outside by the principal, Johnson threw a of the lower plane. Despite a mortal wound with the silver cup for making the best Halliday had been sentenced to die in the rock through a window. He was taken to to his back, McLaughlin managed to hang appearances in the parade during the Fire- electric chair but the governor commuted the Matteawan police chief and then to a on until the pilot could land. men’s Convention held in Glens Falls. her sentence because of her mental illness. judge, who sentenced him to three months A jury awarded Thomas J. Martin Jr. The City Council voted to move the honor of Beacon $2,200 in damages from the roll on Main Street that listed Beacon men Central New England Railroad after one who died in World War I to storage because of its engines struck his car “without warn- of its deteriorating condition. HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER HIGHLAND STUDIO ing” at a crossing in Rhinebeck. Martin was not injured but his son was thrown from 75 Years Ago (September 1945) the vehicle and hurt his right knee. Five servicemen from Beacon were The Beacon police arrested two men aboard the battleship USS Missouri when from Buffalo on charges they were trans- the Japanese signed the surrender papers porting 60 quart bottles of whiskey with- to end World War II: William Dubetsky, out a license. Michael Corrado, Frank Borrell, Eugene When a Ford driven by Hugh Zahner Ciancanelli and William Mortensen. collided with a Ford belonging to Earle Two teenagers pleaded not guilty to steal- Sat. Sept. 19 + Sun. Sept. 20 – 1 to 5 pm 2 ART SHOWS Secor, who had the entire Beacon- ing eight car batteries from a junkyard. LATINX ART CELEBRATION Newburgh ferry crew riding with him, from The City Council passed a resolution Hispanic Heritage Month pilot to engineer to deckhands — the noon doubling the mayor’s salary from $1,000 to RING THEM BELLS Photo essay on doorbells of Beacon crossing was delayed by three hours. $2,000 per year, but it was unclear whether Also Sept. 26 + 27 – 1 to 5 pm PRINTMAKERS Mrs. Howard Carrodus of Fishkill was the increase needed to be approved by (Face masks required) busy canning and pickling when her door- voters, or if there was enough time to add FINE ART bell rang. When she answered, there was (Continued on Page 21) PRINTING SCANNING LARGE FORMAT Sat. Sept. 19 – 8 pm * LIVESTREAM: DEBUT — THE VALLEY HOUR HUDSON VALLEY’S Join us online as we boldly launch a new monthly music show ARCHIVAL PRINTING hosted by Americana duo Annalyse and Ryan TWO GUEST ACTS SINCE 1997 Singer/songwriter Jeremy Schonfeld at the piano with guitarist Tony De Paolo. 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dent of the Beacon-Fishkill Area Chamber (Continued from Page 20) of Commerce, said she would step down. it to the November ballot. The owner of Johnson Memorials was Joe Cahill, the business manager of the the first woman elected to the Chamber Beacon’s semi-pro baseball team, the Sports in 1955, the first woman to serve as presi- Leaguers, challenged the Poughkeepsie Roe dent of the Dutchess County School Boards Movers to a game. Cahill suggested the Roe Association in 1959 and the first woman Movers were afraid of playing the Beacon elected to the Beacon school board in 1952 team because it had recently added three after it switched to an elective, rather than players who worked at the Green Haven appointed, board. Correctional Facility, including pitcher Ace Bailey. In response, the Roe Movers coach 25 Years Ago (September 1995) said the real reason was that the Sports The Scenic Hudson Land Trust held a Leaguers demanded a $200 travel fee. ceremony at the Howland Cultural Center Members of 27 fire companies paraded to celebrate its purchase of 219 acres of 3 miles in the rain to open the annual Mount Beacon with funding from the Lila convention of the Hudson Valley Volunteer Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund for the Firemen’s Association. Police estimated Hudson Highlands, established by the there were 6,000 spectators. Reader’s Digest founders. Scenic Hudson Bill Hamm, who had coached the cross- said it planned to create hiking trails and to country, basketball and baseball teams at tie the land to the Hudson Highlands State Beacon High School for the previous 13 Park and the 1,000-acre Fishkill Ridge seasons, handed his duties to three teach- conservation area. ers so he could focus on his physical educa- Michael Brown, 19, known as “Mike tion classes. Five Beacon residents were aboard the USS Missouri during the surrender of Japan to Fats,” was shot dead in front of a boarded- Police arrested Norman Chrestuffrenn, end World War II on Sept. 2, 1945. up building at 192 Main St., the first homi- 43, of Brooklyn, after he allegedly caused cide in Beacon in 18 months. Investigators a disturbance inside a Main Street restau- the apartment complex owners (who asked ethics to be appointed by the mayor. said they were having trouble finding coop- rant. The defendant was suspected of why their assessment had been so high). The Rev. Milton Ortquist, chair of the erative witnesses and that they believed having “jumped ship” in New York City, and The City Council approved the construc- Beacon Human Relations Commission, Brown was involved in the cocaine trade. immigration officials were alerted. tion of a 23,000-square-foot warehouse at accused Thomas Forman, chair of the Beacon For the first time in two years, Beacon Main and High streets by the Skyline Cloth- Urban Renewal Agency, of “using scare High School fielded a varsity football team, 50 Years Ago (September 1970) ing Corp., which made jackets for the U.S. tactics to shut people up” as part of what losing to John F. Kennedy High, 42-14. The Beacon partnered with the John Reich Air Force. At a hearing, resident Anthony Ortquist said was mismanagement by the school had dropped the sport three games Co. to remove about 200 junk cars from the DeGelarmo argued against the permit, agency and the Beacon Housing Authority. into the 1993 season but organized a junior city. Reich provided a wrecker to be oper- noting the building foundation was already Madolin Johnson, the first female presi- varsity squad in 1994. ated by off-duty police officers who would underway and that “some special privileges remove cars with the owners’ permission. are being given to some people in Beacon.” Reich’s crew would remove the upholstery, The Beacon Civic Chorus held an organi- tires and gas tanks and then crush the zational meeting. frames at a facility set up at Dennings Point A Kingston man and two Poughkeepsie to be sold for scrap. Joseph Fisher, owner of teenagers were charged with possession Fisher Auto Wreckers, asked why the council of stolen property after police discovered had made a deal with a Hudson firm. “I’ve shopping bags filled with 65 pounds of been a Beacon businessman since 1957 and I meat in the trunk of a car on Main Street. deserve a little more consideration,” he said. The Public Service Commission ordered The city lowered the assessment of Colo- Penn Central Railroad to restore weekend nial Springs by nearly 20 percent, prompt- ticket agents at the Beacon station. ing complaints from the Beacon school The City Council adopted a code of ethics district (because of the lost revenue) and and established a three-member board of

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By Skip Pearlman

Beacon Bulldogs With nine returning starters — includ- ing seven who received postseason honors —the Beacon High School team is thrilled at the prospect of getting in some kind of meaningful season. “We have a strong group back, 17 guys in total,” said Coach Craig Seaman this week. “We have several All-League-type players, so I’m optimistic that this group can compete with some of the best in the section.” The Bulldogs last fall went 10-4-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Section 1, Class A tournament. The returning starters include two All- Section picks: junior goalie AJ Lucas and senior forward Warren Banks (the top scorer on last year’s team, despite missing time with injury); senior back Javier Piguave; junior back Dillon Kelly, junior midfielder Alex Wyant, junior midfielder Chase Green Beacon's Regan Ladue (in blue) fires the ball past the Nanuet keeper (0) in Beacon's first-round playoff win last fall. and sophomore midfielder Derek Bilyeu, who were each All-League selections; junior midfielder Tommy Franks; and sophomore forward Miguel Ruiz. Also returning are seniors Regan Ladue, Kieran Kacur, Zach Neyen, junior Kirk Dyer and sophomores Andre Alzate, Gavin Ladue, Thomas Robinson and Jack Philipbar. “Last year we were young, but now we have seven guys playing at a high level,” Seaman said. “Between the club experience and their high school experience, we have a good core. “AJ could be one of the best goalies in the section, and we’re expecting our defense to be solid,” he added. “Banks was fantastic last year when he was healthy; he lost half Haldane’s Ryan Eng-Wong (8) fought for control against Frank Bentkowski (27), Haldane’s leading scorer, was tackled by of the year and still made All-Section, so Hamilton defenders in a game last fall. File photos by S. Pearlman the Hamilton keeper in a game last year, leading to a penalty kick. he’s got all the tools.” Seaman said his team will be taking state has said fall sports can begin] and be in Wappingers Falls. “There are a lot of chal- good push to the underclassmen.” every precaution in hopes of getting the able to play,” Seaman said. “It feels a bit lenges, the biggest one being we have a very “Defensively, we have to be smart, try not season in without any issues. surreal at this point, but if we can get in young team. It will be tough in the beginning.” to allow goals early, try to keep focused,” “Obviously it’s a tenuous time,” he said. a reasonable number of games and then Dwidar takes over for Craig Cana- he said. “Everyone is just wondering what it will look make a playoff run, we’ll be satisfied. We van, whose squad finished 2-13-1 last fall. “I think we’ll have more technical skills like, but we’re all in the same situation. On feel like we’re in the top echelon of Class A Haldane plays in a league with Putnam than last year,” he said. “In the past, we’ve the bright side, most of my guys are return- teams this year.” Valley, North Salem and Pawling. had some athletes; this year I think we have ing. We have guys playing with a lot of expe- The returning starters include five seniors: some soccer players. But it will take time for rience, and most of them have been playing Haldane Blue Devils striker Frank Bentkowski, midfielder Andrew the team to jell. And with the shorter season since July, so their fitness should be fine. Former Haldane Coach Ahmed Dwidar Silhavy, defender Graeme McGrath, defender we won’t have much of a preseason, and I’m “I’m curious to see what the mask thing will return to the school this season with John Dwyer and back Stephen Rabinso. not sure if the players will come in shape. I’m looks like, but it’s better that we’re starting the hope of taking the team to the sectional Sophomore wing/striker Ryan Eng-Wong also hoping guys come in ready to play.” in October rather than in the heat if they finals. Dwidar coached the team for six returns, while freshman Ronan Kiter is look- Dwidar knows there will be challenges have to wear masks while playing.” years, from 2010 to 2015, winning two ing to step into the goalie position. with COVID-19 protocols. “There are a lot Beacon is in a league with Poughkeepsie, sectional titles and a league championship. “Frank led the team with nine goals last of questions and challenges,” he said. “Will Peekskill, Hendrick Hudson and Our Lady “It feels good to be back home, where I year, and I’m expecting him to be a leader,” they be able to tolerate wearing a mask while of Lourdes. The Bulldogs have won four started coaching and won a few titles with Dwidar said. “He’s been in the program they’re running? Most important is the straight league titles. some great players,” said Dwidar, who is a since the seventh grade, and he has good safety of the players, but it can be difficult to “The hope is to get to Sept. 29 [when the 2005 graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School speed. We want all our seniors to give a breathe while you’re running with a mask.”