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* Winner: 10 Better Newspaper Contest Awards *New York Press Association, 2013 Fourth of July events – Pages 4 & 11 FREE | FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014 69 MAIN ST., COLD SPRING, N.Y. | www.philipstown.info Maloney Weds Seniors Urged Long-Time to Advocate Partner Florke ‘Aging in Place’ in Cold Spring Changes Pelosi attends congressman’s AARP speaker discusses ceremony at St. Mary’s infrastructure towns need By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong By Alison Rooney ean Patrick Ma- ith the vast majority of loney, the Phil- an aging U.S. population Sipstown resident Wwishing to spend their and Democrat who lives in the familiar surrounds of serves in the U.S. their homes, rather than moving to House of Representa- a facility, municipalities and com- tives, wed his long- munities must facilitate the ability time partner Randy of a population to “age in place.” Florke Saturday eve- This is the stated opinion of the ning (June 21) in a American Association of Retired ceremony that packed Persons (AARP), delivered by As- St. Mary’s Episcopal sociate State Director Christopher Church, closed streets Widelo in a talk to the Philipstown in the heart of Cold Seniors group, June 18, at the Chest- Spring, and brought nut Ridge complex in Cold Spring. out pedestrians to Above, the car reserved for the Maloney-Florke children heralds the family’s news. At left, Sean Patrick Widelo was introduced by Linda line the sidewalk for a Maloney, right, leads a teary-looking Randy Florke toward their wedding car after the ceremony. Right, a Ann Ewen, who began by drum- glimpse of dignitaries. news media drone hovered above the church entrance before the wedding party exited. Photos by L.S. Armstrong ming up business for Philipstown The latter included ily members made up the wedding party. out of the village or from one end of it to Seniors, mentioning that the Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Joined by Pastor Paul Briggs of Antioch the other. Strings of cars headed south 107-strong members go on trips, hold lun- Leader or Democratic Party chief in the Baptist Church, Bedford Hills, New York, on Morris Avenue ended up turning left cheons and host “informational events House; Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Father Shane Scott-Hamblen, rector of St. at the light, to proceed east on Main like this one — if you’re over 60, please the Democratic Party Whip or assistant Mary’s, officiated at the Episcopal service. Street toward Nelsonville. join us,” she said. Philipstown Town House leader; and Rep. Joe Kennedy, Like other onlookers, most news re- Security officials permitted four media Councilors Nancy Montgomery and Mike another Democrat, from Massachusetts. porters and photographers were kept organizations, including Philipstown.info, Leonard and representatives from the However, Former President Bill Clinton away from the church by the security ar- onto the church property. A news media senior-living development at Glassbury and his wife, Former Secretary of State rangements and personnel: U.S. Capitol camera drone hovered noisily in the air Court and the Brookside Park mobile Hillary Clinton, were not present. Hill police — in town for the occasion, outside the church’s main entrance, wait- homes also attended. A neighbor or two of Maloney and New York State Police, Putnam County ing for the wedding couple to exit. Widelo has had a lengthy career with Florke on Lane Gate Road, Philipstown Sheriff’s Department, and Cold Spring As the service ended, Maloney and AARP, largely doing policy and advocacy Democratic Party activists, members of police. About a three-block stretch of Florke emerged from St. Mary’s to walk work. He described the entity as “transi- Maloney’s Congressional staff, including Chestnut Street, along the church prop- across the lawn, pause by a table with tioning away from being strictly a ‘retire- Philipstown Town Board Member Nancy erty south from the traffic light, and lemonade for participants, and re-enter ment’ organization. We have a social mis- Montgomery, and dozens of friends from Main Street from High Street to Chest- the church through the sacristy. On their sion: to allow people to age with dignity and across the country were among the 250 nut Street-Morris Avenue (at the traffic brief foray outdoors, they did not make respect and have the resources to do so.” attendees. The Florke-Maloney children, light), were blocked to vehicles, forcing any public comments, but later that night Once comprised of elderly retirees, Reiniel, Daley, and Essie, and other fam- AARP now drivers to find another way to get in and Maloney’s (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) The Great Red Oak Tree Flap Argument branches out man: “What is the controversy here?” “To have what amounts to a piece of to audience village property put onto … private prop- erty. Can I go visit?” Bowman responded, By Michael Turton noting that “it’s a public tree.” The discussion clearly involved more t Tuesday’s (June 24) Cold Spring than a sick tree. “There seem to be two Village Board meeting, Trustee issues of late that consume tremen- AStephanie Hawkins read a light- dous amounts of time at this table. One hearted, prepared statement describing is trees,” Foley said, and “the other is how, with Mayor Ralph Falloon’s approv- [the] NYSERDA [grant].” She added that al, she is tending to a “sickly” red oak. “I’m perplexed” as to “why it is that the The tree, purchased by the village, was only parties … fretting about money to not used in recent plantings because it complete” the Comprehensive Plan and has a fungal infection. (Falloon could provide a tree nursery “seem to be the School’s Out — As Alice Cooper famously sang “School’s out ... for summer!” not attend the meeting due to his work [PCNR] newspaper and the two of you Cooper, who wrote the song because he believed the final bell is one of life’s schedule.) When Hawkins revealed that [Bowman and Fadde] who ran against a greatest moments, is quoted as saying “... the last three minutes of the last day of she keeps the tree in her garden, Trustee candidate that Stephanie supported.” Ac- school when you’re sitting there ... it’s like a slow fuse burning.” Jeff Sniffen’s sixth Michael Bowman took exception. Draw- cording to Foley, the two new trustees’ grade class at Haldane Middle School obviously agreed as they celebrated the end ing in audience members, the heated dis- reaction appears “nothing more than of the 2013-14 school year on Wednesday, June 25. Elementary school students cussion that followed was anything but retribution,” with the pair “spending so were dismissed the following day. After all of her classmates had departed, one light-hearted. much time raising controversies that are sixth grader lingered to speak with Sniffen. “Thanks for believing in me this year,” Resident Kathleen Foley, the most vo- not real.” In the village “we have very im- she said. A great way for both to end their school year. Photo by Michael Turton ciferous audience member, asked Bow- portant municipal work to (To page 5) 2 June 27, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info Mouths to Feed hold water because even as a child I was unimpressed by s’mores. In those days, I S’more Than a Feeling thought I was the only one. And since I hated to stand By Celia Barbour out, I mimicked my peers by whooping enthusiastically whenever some grownup ’mores confuse me. Even at my ad- — be it Brownie leader, youth group di- vanced age, I continue to think I rector, or YMCA counselor — announced Slike them, and devour one enthusi- that we were about to have s’mores. Woo- astically whenever the opportunity pres- hoo! Lucky us! Yet from the very first ents itself. Yet they disappoint me, every time I ate them, standing around a pic- single time. nic table in a cold drizzle that my sashed So why do I keep on eating them? Be- Brownie uniform with its smattering cause they seem like such a great idea. A of badges did little to mitigate, I knew crisp, whole-grain biscuit, melted choco- something was wrong. Even Mallomars late (melted chocolate!) and a toasted were better. And they were pretty bad. marshmallow: What’s not to like? Each In recent decades I have discovered part of the equation is delicious on its that I am not alone in my yearning for own. Moreover, the combination makes better s’mores. Many pastry chefs have perfect sense — at least theoretically. But tried their hand at making them from theories lack taste buds, as my mouth re- scratch, using homemade graham crack- minds me upon encountering yet anoth- ers topped with homemade marshmal- S’mores bars Photos by C. Barbour er s’more. This is not great, it declares. lows and artisanal chocolate. These are Not even particularly good. good, to be sure. But I’m not ready to desserts for the GUFS eighth grade me that I must make s’mores bars for the My brain wants to know why. WHY?!? Yet go to such lengths myself for a campfire graduation party with the lovely Patty party: Graham cracker crust, chocolate my mouth, normally the primary source of treat that will be peppered with ashes. O’Roarke, and she happened to mention ganache (“ganache” sounds fancy, but chattiness in my life, keeps its counsel. However, I have upgraded s’mores the s’mores (which got my brain all excited, it is just melted chocolate mixed with One theory I’ve pondered is that no-bake, supermarket way, by buying like a dog that never learns).

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