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July 28, 2017 161 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Incumbents, St. Mary’s Faces Minister Seek Another Crisis Town Seats Endowment nearly gone, says rector Also, Garrison resident runs for Putnam County sheriff By Chip Rowe

By Chip Rowe he rector of St. Mary-in-the-High- lands, the iconic Episcopal church ending a review of a nominating Tat the corner of Main and Chestnut petition, Putnam County Donald streets in Cold Spring, says that after near- PSmith may have a Republican chal- ly a decade of financial struggles since lenger in the primary election on Sept. the 2008 market crash, its endowment is 12 as he seeks his fifth term. The Demo- nearly gone. cratic candidate in the general election on Nov. 7 will be Garrison resident Robert L. Langley Jr., a former sheriff’s department investigator. UP AND AWAY — A balloon ascends during the dawn launch on July 9 of the Hudson Smith’s Republican challenger, Anthony Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival at Poughquag, hosted by the Dutchess County Regional DeStefano, a retired New York City po- Chamber of Commerce. See more photos on page 19. Photo by Ross Corsair lice captain, also campaigned against the sheriff in 2009 but dropped out after al- legations of forged nominating petitions. Woman Pleads Guilty in Kayak Case He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor at Admits playing a role in jail by the end of the year. the time but in January a state court over- The 37-year-old Poughkeepsie woman, turned the conviction. In 2013 Smith eas- fiancé’s death known to many Philipstown residents be- ily won the Republican primary over Cold By Chip Rowe cause she had worked in a Cold Spring res- Spring resident Kevin McConville, former taurant, faces up to four years in prison. chief of the MTA Police, who this year has ngelika Graswald, accused of She has already served 27 months awaiting endorsed Smith. The sheriff ran unop- second-degree murder in the 2015 trial. Her sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 1. posed in the 2013 general election. A death of her fiancé while kayaking On April 19, 2015, Graswald and Vin- In Philipstown, Richard Shea, running near Bannerman Island, pleaded guilty on cent Viafore, 46, were kayaking near Ban- as a Democrat, will not have a Republican July 24 to criminally negligent homicide, nerman when he disappeared into the St. Mary's Church File photo opponent as he pursues his fifth two-year a lesser felony, and could be released from Hudson. Graswald was arrested 10 days term as supervisor. Meanwhile, at least (Continued on Page 2) On July 24, the Rev. Shane Scott-Hamblen three candidates will campaign for two launched an online campaign with a goal of open seats on the Town Board — incum- raising $1.5 million to replenish the endow- bents Michael Leonard and John Van Tas- ment. He warned that, as he did four years sel and the Rev. Tim Greco, the lead pastor ago, without emergency aid the church will of the Church on the Hill in Cold Spring, have to close and sell the property. (Continued on Page 8) Scott-Hamblen declined to discuss specifics. As of July 27 the campaign at gofundme.com/save-st-marys had raised $9,750 from 42 people. Scott-Hamblen made a similar plea in January 2013, saying the 1.5-acre lawn might soon be on the market because of a lack of money for maintenance. “The church is steadily going broke,” he said at the time. The vestry (parish council) dis- cussed leasing the lawn or selling a con- servation easement. With an annual bud- get of $170,000, it estimated it needed to add $800,000 to the endowment. In a statement emailed to The Current on July 25, Randy Florke, a Philipstown resident who is spearheading the cam- paign (and who was married at the church The Rev. Tim Greco with his wife, Beth Angelika Graswald at a hearing on July 24 in Goshen during which she pleaded guilty in 2014 to U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney), (Photo provided) to criminally negligent homicide Photo by Allyse Pulliam/AP wrote: (Continued on Page 6) 2 July 28, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Five Questions: Ryon Odneal 5 By Alison Rooney Phil’s yon Odneal, 25, is the manager of which “designer names” have been bought Luxe Optique in Beacon. A wed- out. Our frames are made from titanium, Rding and fashion photographer, he stainless or precious metals, rather than commutes from Warwick to the store. molded plastic. List How did you end up in Beacon? How do you match an eyewear style Laurie Riehle owned an eyewear store to a person? in Warwick for 30 years. She sold it and I say to people, “Give me one adjective, planned to retire but decided to open a besides ‘attractive,’ that reflects how you store here. I was a former lab technician would like to be perceived.” for her and Julia Martell was the recep- How do you navigate all the tionist, and she hired us both to work in insurance plans? Beacon. She liked the city because it was We aren’t part of an insurance network. arts-oriented, boundaries-pushing, di- If we were, the insurers would have con- verse — and it didn’t have an optical store. trol over our inventory and the lab we use. Why is a piece of glass and some So we give customers who have insurance Free online local bent metal so expensive? a discount and free eye exam, and we sub- classifi eds devoted to The cost of lenses reflects the level of mit the claim for them. jobs, housing, tag sales, technology in a prescription. Each lens Are specs the new shoes? is built individually, with grinding and For some people, every time they walk services, and more. surfacing. It’s important to get it right to in here, they get a new pair. Three pairs avoid distortion, especially with progres- a year isn’t unusual. It’s more important highlandscurrent.com sive lenses. than anything you’re wearing, especially People see a $300 frame from certain your shoes! There’s nothing more promi- designers and know it’s the same as a $70 highlandscurrent.com/philslist nent than your face. Ryon Odneal Photo by A. Rooney generic made in China. We’re aware of

Woman Pleads Guilty in Kayak Case (from Page 1) Read what your later after she allegedly told investigators Removing the plug, which prosecutors that it “felt good knowing he was going said was found in Graswald’s car, would neighbors are saying: to die.” She was the beneficiary of two not cause the kayak to capsize, Hoovler life insurance policies totaling $250,000, said at a news conference, but “her actions Visit our prosecutors said. undoubtedly put in motion a chain of “At the time she pleaded guilty, Gras- events which caused the victim’s death.” Comments wald admitted she caused Vincent Via- Graswald’s attorney, Richard Portale, fore’s drowning death by removing the argued his client did not mean to kill Via- section online. plug from his kayak,” Orange County fore. He said her confession was coerced For more information on where to District Attorney David Hoovler said in and complicated by a language barrier be- fi nd things or what’s happening, a statement on July 24. “She also admit- cause she is a native of Latvia. Although visit: ted she knew that the locking clip to Vin- Graswald is a lawful, permanent U.S. cent’s kayak paddle was missing, that he Angelika Graswald and Vincent Viafore in resident, Hoovler said the felony convic- Community Directory was not wearing a life vest, or a wetsuit, an undated photo from Facebook tion could lead her to be deported, which Expanded Calendar and knowing that the waters in the Hud- would be determined by a federal judge. Arts & Leisure son River where they were kayaking were tuted a gross deviation from the standard dangerously cold and rough at the time. of conduct that a reasonable person would Get Mail Delivery of highlandscurrent.com “Evidence shows that at the time of the have observed in the situation, and that incident Graswald was wearing a life jack- her actions caused the death of Vincent The Current et. Graswald admitted her actions consti- Viafore.” highlandscurrent.com/md

artful cooking / event planning 845-­424-­8204 www.freshcompany.net highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 3 Little Stony Point to Add Facilities for Visitors, Volunteers, Staff Volunteers to build visitors’ center; state will rehab house What’s Up with the Parking Lot? By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong cross the road from Little Stony ittle Stony Point will soon have two APoint, where heavily-used trails new facilities for visitors, state park in Hudson Highlands State Park Lstaff and the volunteers who main- wind up the mountainside to Bull tain the popular shoreline preserve just Hill and Breakneck Ridge, the state north of Cold Spring. parks department is overseeing The New York State Office of Parks, Rec- construction of a parking lot at the reation and Historic Preservation plans to trail entrance. Evan Thompson said renovate a house that dates to about 1920 on July 24 that all that remains to while the Little Stony Point Citizens As- be done are curbs and paving. If the sociation (LSPCA) will build a cabin as a weather cooperates, he said, the lot should be ready by early August to headquarters and to shelter visitors. help ease congestion along Route 9D. The 32-by-24-foot cabin will be funded Above, repairs and renovation wil turn by a $50,000 grant from the state Parks the old house at Little Stony Point into a from Paris who attended the 2016 Hoot on and Trails Partnership Program and state park office and visitor resource. At the Hudson and volunteered on the spot personal and corporate donations, said left are Evan Thompson and Fred Martin. after the concert. Fred Martin, president of the association. Photos by L.S. Armstrong The total cost is estimated to be about The old caretaker’s house $80,500, he said. The LSPCA hopes to The nearly century-old house at Little complete most of the construction this Stony Point, once a caretaker’s residence, year and open the building next spring. is being renovated to contain a park of- The LSPCA grant, announced in May, fice, storage and a counter open on week- was the largest of 20 distributed by the ends for visitors to get maps and informa- Parks and Trails program for 2017, and tion, said Evan Thompson, park manager more than some regions received. The at Fahnestock State Park. association's annual Hoot on the Hud- Thompson said park personnel have son fundraiser is scheduled for Sept. 10 Hudson Highlands State Parks. The build- been monitoring the park entrance to de- (see littlestonypoint.org), and Martin ing is likewise expected to be the starting A view of the proposed LSPCA volunteer ter visitors who arrive with coolers, pic- said longtime parks supporter Dr. Lucy point for hikes for senior citizens, tod- center and visitors' shelter Image provided nic or barbeque equipment, or swimming Waletzky has given a significant sum for dlers, bird-watchers and Spanish-speak- gear, redirecting them to Canopus Lake at the cabin. ing park visitors. connect better with visitors, assist the Fahnestock, a few miles to the east, where Volunteer labor will save the organiza- Outside, a covered porch will provide state park staff and interact with locals, a wide, scenic beach offers swimming and tion about $16,000 in costs, he noted, in- shelter from the elements and visitors will who can use Little Stony Point as “a place nearby picnic spots. cluding help from two LSPCA board mem- be able to pick up brochures. The organi- to get us out of the daily grind.” Despite the monitoring, he said park bers, James Hartford of River Architects zation likewise will install water-bottle re- The group also hopes to engage first- personnel cannot easily thwart Little and John Zuvic of Long Nail Carpentry. filling and cellphone recharging stations. time visitors “and encourage their sense Stony Point visitors who arrive by boat, Martin said the cabin will help LSPCA of stewardship.” Martin recalled a visitor wade ashore and party. “We don’t control Shelter from the storm the river,” Thompson said. The cabin will serve as LSPCA’s home Money for History Whether they come from a distance or base, with space to hold meetings, store live nearby, some Little Stony Point visi- equipment and act as a base for its clean- he state Park and Trail Partnership • Friends of Philipse Manor Hall (Yonkers): tors leave havoc in their wake. This past Program, in its second year, $14,875 to purchase audio-visual up days, Maple Syrup Day and Hoot on the T spring, vandals destroyed the outdoor Hudson music festival as well as new pro- distributed $450,000 in grants earlier equipment and hire consultants for an this year through the Environmental oral history project. bathroom shed, which had been closed grams such as oil painting and photogra- after malfunctioning, Thompson said. In- phy workshops, sing-alongs, potlucks and Protection Fund. The money was • Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association matched with $200,000 in local and stalled several years ago, it had been re- historical exhibits. (Millerton): $29,710 for a part-time staff peatedly damaged. private funding to support projects member to increase membership and The building will also accommodate But he emphasized that only a minor- by volunteer groups at state parks volunteers in Columbia County. groups such as Cub Scout Pack 137, which and historic sites. The Taconic region ity of visitors destroy park property. “We the LSPCA sponsors, the Girl Scouts, the received $107,085 for the Little Stony • Walkway Over the Hudson don’t want to turn people away, just man- Haldane Environmental Club and school Point Citizens Association and three (Poughkeepsie): $12,500 to revise a age the impact better,” he said. “And we 2009 trail map. classes and Friends of Fahnestock and other groups: want partnerships, with everybody.” John Michael McKee, PhD Greener, Licensed Psychologist CPA Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT) Investment Counseling Estate Planning 35B Garrison Landing Garrison, N.Y. 10524 Bill Paying 45 Popham Road Bookkeeping Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 Taxes (914) 584-9352 GreenerCPA.com [email protected] 845.424.4470 x2 [email protected] www.McKeeTherapy.com Individual & Family Offi ce Services 4 July 28, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Beacon ban need to take our time and move carefully * I hear builders and developers com- whenever the development card comes Letters to the Editor Winner: 20 plain that a building moratorium means up. It would be all too easy to turn our e welcome letters to the editor, Better Newspaper they may have to take their money and fair city over to a group of urbanites who Wwhich can be emailed to editor@ “go elsewhere” (“Beacon Residents Voice would spoil it in short order by overbuild- highlandscurrent.com or mailed to Contest Awards Opinions About Proposed Building Ban,” ing expensive residences that only com- 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516. *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2016 July 21). Some real-estate agents appear muters and retirees can afford. As with online comments, we ask that to relish saying Beacon will “fall behind” Mary Fris, Beacon writers remain civil and avoid personal NNA* Winner: other river towns and that we “have to attacks. All letters are subject to I’m in favor of the moratorium. Besides editing for length, accuracy and clarity. 9 Better keep up the momentum.” water and sewage demands, Beacon already The writer’s full name, email and phone To which I say: “Go!” This isn’t a race; Newspaper has parking and traffic issues that aren’t be- number must be included, although Beacon is not like every other river town; ing addressed. I live right off Main Street, only the writer’s name and village or Contest Awards its charming Main Street, its architectural and every weekday I watch people drive city are published. We do not print *National Newspaper Association, 2016 icons, its accessible waterfront, its diverse anonymous letters or those written the wrong way up my street, presumably population, its focus on the arts, plus all the under pseudonyms. Publisher to bypass more congested areas. The tour- Highlands Current Inc. talented people who have made their homes ist traffic on the weekends only adds to the 161 Main St. here — these are the things that are worth hardship. Add the soon-to-be-overcrowded Craig House sale Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 preserving and defending against those schools and accelerated growth would bring There must not be any variance to wel- 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 wishing to make a quick buck. more problems than advantages. come overdevelopment ("Craig House Sale We don’t need Beacon to become an- Founder Tammy Desmarais, Beacon Pending," July 21)! The property should other Tarrytown, Ossining or Nyack. We Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) remain on the tax rolls. The loss would be significant. A spa, a school, a retreat cen- Managing Editor ter, a training center, an art-and-educa- Chip Rowe tion program all seem to be solid options. [email protected] The open space should be incorporated Arts/Feature Editor into the plan. No variances. Alison Rooney Lisa Gallina Alvarez, Beacon [email protected] A development group overpays for a Senior Correspondent property and asks the town for a vari- Michael Turton ance to build single-family homes to bail Reporters them out. Residents of Beacon are asked Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong to suffer over development so the “very ex- Brian PJ Cronin perienced” developers can maintain their Joe Dizney profit margin. If the variance is in line Pamela Doan with the goals of the master plan, so be it. Mary Ann Ebner Anita Peltonen If not, I hope the Zoning Board of Appeals Jeff Simms holds the line. Donald MacDonald, Cold Spring Layout Editor MacDonald is a former chair of the Cold Kate Vikstrom Spring Zoning Board of Appeals. Advertising Director Michele Gedney We don’t need any more single-family For information on advertising: homes in Beacon, especially if it takes 845-809-5584 clear-cutting (Continued on next page) [email protected] highlandscurrent.com/ads Taking it to the Street By Anita Peltonen When did you move to the Highlands, and why? The Highlands Current is a 501c3 nonprofit funded by grants, advertising and the generous support of our readers. Thank you. THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, Vol. 6, Issue 31 (ISSN 2475-3785) is published weekly by Highlands Current Inc., 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Nonprofit postage paid at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Mail delivery $20 per year. highlandscurrent.com/delivery [email protected] © Highlands Current Inc. 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the publisher. “Four weeks ago! I moved from Bryson “Six months ago. I went camping in Advertisements designed by The High- City, North Carolina, because I lived in Fahnestock five years ago lands Current may not be reproduced in the mountains and it was lonely. My kids “Eleven years ago, to help support my and fell in love with the area.” whole or in part without permission. and grandkids are here.” parents after my brother Ben died.” ~ Anna Stephens, with son Charlie, ~ Maria Szoke, Cold Spring ~ John Plummer, Cold Spring Cold Spring highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 5

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (from previous page) trees and open space to build. I hope the of partial fixes and other proposals in the town doesn’t buckle on this one. works, but the safety concerns are fixable Stacy Maldonado, Beacon now with more enforcement. Photo of the Week What about our friends to the north I have fond memories of Craig House who have jurisdiction after the tunnel? from my adolescence, when my brothers Will Dutchess and Fishkill wake up to the and I lived in Beacon and my mother was fact that they also have an obligation to a patient there. We would visit her after patrol, ticket and tow? school and walk the grounds. We ate the Tom Campanile, Cold Spring concord grapes they grew, among other fresh fruits, and caught fish and frogs at It’s erroneous to assert that there is no the pond by the Fishkill Creek. parking near the Breakneck Trails. There Beacon was a great place to grow up; is safe parking, just not enough. How- we were never bored. It would be a shame ever, if enough parking were to be built, to see the beautiful main house and prop- all we’d have along the lovely 9D corridor erty lost. If I had the money, I would have would be parking lots. preserved this iconic place. What we have is a failure to manage the John Theroux, crowds. That is the purview of the state, West Warwick, Rhode Island which owns and manages the preserve. The Philipstown board worked tirelessly Hiking the Highlands to get the state Department of Transpor- As Metro-North is responsible for bring- tation to build additional parking across ing way too many hikers to Breakneck, it from Little Stony Point, but it’s still not should be providing an etiquette guide to paved due to DOT delays, not foot-drag- hiking (“Man Dies in Fall at Breakneck,” ging or neglect by local officials. July 21). Far too many of their passen- It’s unfair to expect the 800 or so Village gers are clueless as to the sheer terrain of of Cold Spring taxpayers to pony up the Breakneck. By Karen Kapoor. Leonora Burton, Cold Spring money to solve problems that aren’t even High-resolution submissions welcome. Email [email protected]. in their jurisdiction. Additionally, these I live at the base of Mount Beacon. I taxpayers should not bear the sole burden deal with lost and ill-prepared hikers al- of the impacts of ever-increasing tourism The state parks department needs to Leave the hikers alone. It’s part of living most daily. Could we please communicate within the village. Putnam County reaps buckle down and take responsibility to here. I take different routes. to our visitors that there is no water up huge financial rewards from the sales-tax provide adequate parking in addition to Gail Miller, Newburgh there, it is not a park, you are outside any revenue that Cold Spring tourism gener- the lot under construction. They had a Help is coming in the form of additional local jurisdiction for fire, police and am- ates but shares none of it with those of us similar problem on Routes 44 and 55 near parking, a dedicated trail and a new train bulance? Do not hike alone. When I as- who must deal with the problems tourism the Shawangunk Mountains, and the Mo- platform at the Breakneck Ridge stop. Un- sist a lost visitor (I’m a former EMS), I’m brings. The state and Putnam Legislature honk Preserve went to great lengths to til then, we need to do everything we can responsible for them and too often their need to start doing their part to address provide off-street parking. to keep the area safe for motorists, bikers pets, until they rendezvous with their par- these issues for good and all. Dave Reid, Highland and hikers. That includes removing cars ty. Our visitors deserve more information. I’m glad the sheriff’s deputies are be- They need to charge visitors to park that create hazards. John Murnane, Beacon ginning to patrol the area more, as well Michael Justice, Beacon as ticket and tow vehicles that impede and hike. The Gunks had the same ero- Ticketed and towed the flow of traffic. I hope they become a sion, litter and parking problems and they Sister Loretta It doesn’t matter if a visitor spends more consistent presence during busy implemented fees. Thank you for the well-done interview $15,000 in our community, let alone $150 weekends. It would be a good thing if they Michael Jones, Cold Spring with our Sister Loretta about her 75 years (“Ticketed and Towed at Little Stony directed people away from Breakneck to as a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement Maybe it’s time we take a time-out with Point,” July 27). Being parked partially on other trails when parking areas are full. (“A Habit of Goodness,” July 21). All the all the “I Love NY” nonsense until the state Route 9D and putting lives at risk doesn’t There are certainly plenty of other beauti- Sisters have been reading The Highlands can get its act together. It might help if the get negated because money was spent at ful trails to hike around here. Current and are so pleased. You presented park police enforced the bans on swim- local businesses. Where’s that logic? Thank you, too, to the NYNJTC trail a great article about Sister and brought ming and littering at Little Stony Point. Lisa Scicluna, Cold Spring stewards for the guidance they offer to joy to many, especially Sister Loretta and Shawn Beresford, Pleasant Valley hikers. I hope they stay past Labor Day her family. Bless you. I am sorry it was an expensive lesson Sister Denise Robillard, and into the even heavier-trafficked “leaf Nobody knew these trails existed until for this family, but the law is the law and Graymoor, Garrison peeping” season. all the publicity and advertising about safety is safety. There are a lot of moving Lynn Miller, Cold Spring Cold Spring’s beauty. Parking is a real parts to the Breakneck problem and a lot Adopt a highway Miller is a Village of Cold Spring trustee. problem and always has been. I haven’t I have received many calls and emails been to the area for many years, but from constituents about the amount of lit- please don’t tell me there is litter. That ter on our highways. breaks my heart and adds insult to injury. In order to combat this problem, the Dana D’Amico, Hopewell Junction state would like to expand its Adopt-a- Highway program, which allows individu- What money do hikers spend in local als and organizations to adopt a segment businesses? They buy water and protein of highway and take the responsibility of bars and leave garbage behind. Hurray for keeping it clean. For information about the sheriff department. taking part in Philipstown (and Beacon), Luis Galarza, Beacon call Rock DeNigro of the state Depart- ment of Transportation at 845-878-6363. Ticket every one of them. I went through There are also scheduled clean-up days on Sunday, July 16, and cars were backed throughout the year in which anyone can in with their front ends in the roadway. participate. Two cars couldn’t pass side-by-side. Some- Of course, the best way to deal with this one is going to get killed. problem is to dispose of waste properly. Frank Ludwig, Pleasant Valley Sandy Galef, Albany Weekend parking is at a premium near Little Stony Point Park. Police allege at least Galef represents Philipstown in the two cars on July 15 parked over the white line. File photo by M. Turton state Assembly. 6 July 28, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com St. Mary’s Faces Another Crisis (from Page 1) Christians in Cold Spring

Built in 1826, the Union Church was the first in Cold Spring.

The Great Lawn at St. Mary's Photo provided 1814: The author of a report on religion in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties finds only two churches in Philipstown and describes the moral state of area “St. Mary’s Church will communicate and not available for comment. residents generally as being “deplorable.” a strategic plan and timeline to preserve As in 2013, Scott-Hamblen’s online plea 1826: The first church is built in Cold Spring at the riverfront, for use by Baptists, the current landscape of its buildings and focuses on St. Mary’s history and posi- Presbyterians, Methodists and Episcopalians. grounds at press events currently slated tion at the crossroads of the village. The for late September or early October. church building dates to 1868. 1831: The Baptists dedicate their own church (now The Church on a Hill). “In an effort to organize this plan and “With a Christ-like orientation, St. 1834: Led in part by a priest with congregations in Newburgh and Highlands Falls, make current the financial health of the Mary’s practices radical hospitality across area Catholics build and dedicate a sanctuary (now Chapel Restoration). church, a local supporter asked that the all divides of race, politics, sexual orien- committee show evidence of a grassroots tation, faith backgrounds and life situa- 1840: The St. Mary’s parish is formed with 11 members. By tradition, it was named for Mary Parrott, the wife of Robert Parrott, who may have provided funds to build a campaign to raise funds. Our reassurance tions,” Scott-Hamblen wrote. “This means church on Main Street near the present village hall. to this donor is multi-layered but began that there is a much wider community we with a stop-gap GoFundMe page which serve outside of our Sunday worshippers.” 1867: Construction begins on the present St. Mary’s church on land donated by the went live just this week.” Calling the church and its lawn “the Parrotts. It cost $70,000 (about $1.3 million today). The old church stands empty until Mark Forlow, the senior warden on the heart of the Cold Spring community,” he 1882, when it is sold for $50 and demolished. church’s 11-member vestry, was traveling noted the corner property is prime real es 1895: After years of deficits, St. Mary’s found itself in debt for $2,775 (about $76,000 today). Julia Butterfield pledged $1,000, other parishioners raised the rest, and the church, for the moment, was debt-free. Arnold and André: Source: St. Mary’s Church in the Highlands: A History, by Elbert Floyd-Jones (1920) The Birth of the Romantic tate that would be attractive for develop- evangelicals.) Lecture with Vernon Benjamin ment. It is zoned single-family residential At St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Gar- and has an assessed full-market value of rison, the vestry cut salaries by 10 percent Saturday, August 5 at 5pm $2.96 million. The lawn alone is valued at in 2011 after the church ran a deficit of $275,000 by the assessor. nearly $80,000, said its treasurer, Charles Join PHM for a presentation by regional In 2011, a report prepared by the Vil- Dupree. The church has an annual budget lage of Cold Spring recommended that the of about $350,000, and its endowment to- historian Vernon Benjamin about his play, great lawn be preserved through a conser- tals about $1 million. Arnold and André: The Birth of the Romantic vation easement or rezoning. Other churches have closed or merged on Saturday, August 5 at 5pm. It is based St. Mary’s is far from alone in its on- operations. In 2015, the Roman Catholic on Benedict Arnold and John André’s going fiscal challenges; across the coun- Archdiocese of New York City shuttered try, Christian congregations are steadily nearly 40 churches. In the Highlands, the meeting on a wooded hillside overlooking growing older and smaller. (The excep- Cold Spring United Methodist Church, Haverstraw Bay in September of 1780. tions are historically black churches and the South Highland United Methodist Come meet Vernon Benjamin to Church in Garrison and Grace United Methodist Church in Putnam Valley learn more! formed a cooperative called the Open Doors Community Parish and share a To guarantee your seat, please register pastor, the Rev. Jessica Anschutz. They through our lecture Eventbrite at www.putnamhistorymuseum.org. also share an administrator with York- Admission is $5 for the general public and is free for members. If you town Methodist Church. have any questions, please contact Rachel at 845-265-4010. Nationally, a Pew Research Center sur- vey found that the number of Americans Join us after the lecture for some light refreshments! You will also get who identify as Christians dropped to 70 percent from 78 percent between 2007 and a chance to explore PHM’s new exhibit, Treason! Benedict Arnold in 2014, driven largely by a decline among the Hudson Highlands. The exhibition will tell the story of Benedict Catholics and mainline Protestants, Arnold, his command of West Point, and his acts of treason. which includes Methodists, Baptists, Lu- therans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. At the same time, the number of people who say they have no religious affiliation The Putnam History Museum is located at (“nones”) has grown to 56 million, Pew 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. found, making them more numerous than www.putnamhistorymuseum.org either mainline Protestants or Catholics. highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 7 Maloney ‘Office Hours’ Turns into Town Hall Village Water Supply Representative hit with vent it from opening. Passes Test “I’m living in a world where I think this No herbicides used by Putnam questions on healthcare, is going to be part of the energy grid in County detected voting rights, climate the Hudson Valley and I want to make it safe,” he said. By Michael Turton By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong He also backed so-called “carbon taxes” n analysis of water samples from to discourage use of fossil fuels as the na- lthough billed as “neighborhood Foundry Brook found no trace of tion adapts to non-polluting energy sourc- A office hours” — generally an hour- herbicides used by the Putnam County es. “This is a bipartisan opportunity here” long session designed for constitu- Highway Department to kill weeds A to make progress, he said. Nonetheless, ents to meet with Sean Patrick Maloney along Fishkill Road, according to Cold he stressed the burden of change must be and his staff for help with bureaucratic Spring’s water superintendent. The equitably shared, not borne unfairly by brook provides drinking water to Cold red tape — the U.S. House member and working- and middle-class taxpayers. Spring and Nelsonville. Philipstown resident spent nearly two “I want to get there,” he said. “But I hours at Haldane school auditorium in Greg Phillips, the village superintendent want to bring the country with us. Other- Cold Spring on July 23 answering policy of water and waste water, ordered the wise, we’re just talking to ourselves.” questions and at times engaging in spir- analysis because one of the herbicides, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney answers ited debate. Foreign aid DuPont Oust XP, carries a warning that Audience members questioned Presi- questions at his July 23 town hall forum it should not be applied near surface Healthcare dent Donald Trump’s plans to cut the in Cold Spring. Photo by L.S. Armstrong water. (See "Village Raises Concerns The forum, which drew about 70 people, About Herbicides," June 30.) State Department budget by 30 percent or occurred two days before the U.S. Senate more and reduce aid programs. Philipstown and Beacon, offer consis- Phillips said on July 27 that samples began voting on legislation to repeal the Af- “It’s a terrible idea,” Maloney respond- tently competitive races; the others allow collected on June 30 were analyzed for fordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” the na- ed, noting that Trump’s plans do not auto- either an entrenched Republican or die- glyphosate, the active ingredient in Oust tional health insurance program. Acknowl- matically become federal policy; Congress hard Democrat to win easily and repeat- XP, as well as 93 other compounds. edging that the ACA needs improvements, must agree. “I understand the concerns edly. “All sample results, for all parameters, Maloney recommended that “we win this fell below the laboratories’ detectable about balancing the budget” but interna- “It’s hard for me to fight for my [politi- fight now” to save it before fixing it. limits,” he wrote in an email. tional aid comprises only a small fraction cal] life every two years, but it’s good for If the ACA disappears, he said, “55,000 of the expenditures, he said. you” that a choice exists, he said. Gerry- Putnam County Highway Commissioner people in the Hudson Valley will lose their mandering “is not a partisan,” Democrat- Fred Pena and Deputy Commissioner healthcare right off the bat,” while fund- Cell towers versus-Republican issue, he said. “It’s re- John Tully did not respond to a request ing for opioid addiction treatment and Philipstown residents Roger and Cali Gor- ally a scourge on our country.” for comment by press time. nursing home services would stop. But, he evic and Nelsonville resident Frances O’Neill When Margaret Yonco-Haines, a Philip- added, “people are really waking up” to asked for Maloney’s help in opposing the stown Democratic activist, criticized what Trump self-pardon what a repeal means. construction of two cell phone towers, one she called voter-suppression efforts that Asked if Trump could pardon himself for One Republican measure, sponsored by on Vineyard Road near the intersection of “do the Russians’ work for them,” Maloney illegal activity, Maloney responded, “I can’t Rep. John Faso, who represents the 19th Routes 9 and 301 and close to the Gorevic criticized both forms of interference. imagine” he could. “There has to be some District, would force New York State, in- home, and the second on a site bordering the He called Trump’s commission to in- limit on the presidential pardon power,” he stead of its counties, to pay many Med- Cold Spring Cemetery in Nelsonville. vestigate voter fraud a “sham” and ex- said. “You’re going to hear a loud explosion icaid costs. (Under the ACA, state-level Cali Gorevic said that the Federal Com- pressed pride in New York for refusing to on Capitol Hill if he tries to do that.” Medicaid expansions provide healthcare munications Commission can preempt lo- participate. “There’s not voting fraud in No. 1 task to many people previously lacking it.) cal authority over cell tower installation, any meaningful way,” he said. “Never has An audience member wanted Maloney’s Faso’s proposal has prompted worries which “is just so wrong.” been.” recommendation on the “No. 1” task for about how the state could cover Medicaid O’Neill, the wife of Nelsonville mayor Likewise, “the Russian government citizens concerned about the current po- costs without vastly increasing taxes. Ma- Bill O’Neill and, coincidentally, Maloney’s should not be monkeying around in our litical climate. loney said the federal government should neighbor, noted that the Nelsonville tower elections,” Maloney said. He warned of po- “Don’t lose faith,” Maloney replied. “give back $2 billion of the $30 billion would be near their driveways. tential cyberattacks not just on elections “Nothing that has happened in the last you send to Washington,” much of which Maloney admitted unfamiliarity with but on dams, the electrical grid and other six months is greater than the U.S. Con- subsidizes services in other states such as either proposal but promised to look into infrastructure. Five thousand hackers in a stitution.” Beyond that, he said, “we can Kentucky, home to Senate Majority Lead- them. “I don’t get this at every town hall Moscow suburb are more menacing than all start talking to people who don’t really er Mitch McConnell. meeting — issues that affect my drive- a sophisticated warplane, he asserted. But agree with us.” Social media goad Ameri- Ultimately, as the Republicans attack way,” he said. Moreover, he said, “I already he noted with satisfaction that Congress cans into only reading, watching, listen- the ACA, “the result may be the single- have good service,” with existing towers. is digging deeper into the Russian role ing to or contacting those with the same payer” plan, with the federal government Elections (confirmed by U.S. intelligence agencies) views, he said, which breeds insularity creating a program akin to Medicare Audience members asked about allega- in the 2016 race. and narrow-mindedness. “It’s really per- (which only serves those age 65 and older), tions of Russian tampering in the 2016 nicious,” he said. Maloney said. “They’re fueling Medicare presidential election; Trump’s establish- for all.” ment of a national commission to inves- Climate change tigate voter fraud; and gerrymandering, Opponents of a natural-gas plant in Or- or configuring electoral districts to favor ange County strenuously criticized Malo- one party. ney for not trying to shut it down. Maloney said Americans must “stop He argued that it’s been under develop- gerrymandering” and “have competitive ment for years and that the effort should elections.” Of 435 House districts, only 40, be to ensure it operates safely, not to pre- including Maloney's 18th, which includes Love your vision. L  C   S   V   • Family Asset Protection • Wills, Probate, Trusts, Government Benefi ts • Dutchess, Orange and Putnam County Licensed opticians Jun Bellis, Steve Gangel, Lori Talarico-Coddington • Free Consultation: (412) 716-5848 969 MAIN ST. FISHKILL (845) 896-6700 sdec2020.com J W. F   | .F  L . Brian D. Peralta, OD Dr. Gary M. 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Incumbents, Minister Seek Town Seats (from Page 1) director of media for the Walter Hoving sought the party’s nomination. 2017 Party Candidates Home in Garrison and a former reporter In June, after Sheriff Smith apolo- for the Putnam County News & Recorder. gized to former Putnam County District Putnam County Sheriff Independent candidates have until Attorney Adam Levy for making false (4-year term) mid-August to file nominating petitions. statements about him and agreed to pay Donald B. Smith (R) – Carmel* Philipstown board members, except the $25,000 of a $150,000 settlement (the Andrew DeStefano (R) – Patterson supervisor, serve four-year terms. Leonard county picked up the rest), DeStefano Robert L. Langley (D) – Garrison is in his first term and Van Tassel in his called for him to resign or drop out of the Putnam County Legislature second. Shea was elected as supervisor in race. But the Putnam Republican Com- (3-year term) 2009 after eight years as a member of the mittee earlier expressed its confidence in board. the incumbent, endorsing him on May 15 District 2 Leonard and Van Tassel will appear by a wide margin over DeStefano. Anthony Williams (D) – Lake Peek- on the Democratic line on the ballot and The Democratic challenger, Langley, skill Greco on the Republican line. Greco’s pe- who retired from the Putnam County William Gouldman (R) – Putnam tition for the Independence Party line was Sheriff’s Department in 2007 and now Valley* invalidated by the Putnam County Board runs a private security firm, in a statement District 3 of Elections because he had not received on July 24 thanked the 1,800 voters who Philip Tolmach (D) – Carmel authorization from the party to be its can- signed his nominating petitions and the Toni Addonizio (R) – Carmel* didate, according to the board. Greco said volunteers who circulated them for three District 4 he was surprised to see an Independence weeks. Dini Lobue (R) – Mahopac* petition had been submitted as he had not “You have my promise to return integ- Amy Sayegh (R) – Mahopac

Robert L. Langley Jr. Campaign photo Philipstown Town Supervisor Sheriff Smith Hospitalized (2-year term) rity, experience and respect to the office Richard Shea (D)* n Saturday, July 22, while attending a fundraiser of sheriff,” he wrote. Ofor the family of late senior investigator Mark Philipstown Town Board Gilmore and for Deputy Sheriff Michael Schmidt, who James W. Borkowski and Patrick W. (Two seats; 4-year term) Perry objected to specific signatures on is battling cancer, Sheriff Don Smith did not feel well Michael Leonard (D)* DeStefano’s petitions, which the two Put- and went to the emergency room at Putnam Hospital John VanTassel (D)* nam County election commissioners (one Center, where he was admitted, according to a Timothy Greco (R) statement by the Sheriff’s Department. Democrat, one Republican) will review. DeStefano and/or Robert W. Ferguson On July 23, doctors sent Smith to Yale-New Haven *Incumbent Hospital by ambulance, where he was placed in filed general objections to Smith’s peti- the cardiac intensive-care unit. He remained in the tions for the Republican and three other hospital as of July 26. The sheriff’s office said Smith lines on July 14 but did not follow through was in good spirits and grateful to the doctors, nurses with specifics by the deadline. No objec- tions were filed against petitions submit- Visit for news and staff at Putnam Hospital Center. Don Smith Photo provided highlandscurrent.com ted by Philipstown candidates. updates and latest information.

By appointment at Giovanni Anselmo Luciano Fabro Giuseppe Penone magazzino.art Marco Bagnoli Jannis KounellisMario Merz Michelangelo Pistoletto 2700 Route 9 Domenico Bianchi Marisa Merz Remo Salvadori Cold Spring, NY 10516 Alighiero Boetti Giulio Paolini Gilberto Zorio @magazzino Pier Paolo Calzolari Pino Pascali highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 9 The Calendar Flight Risk Benedict Arnold returns Anchored by a map dating from about 1783 that details what occurred between for the summer Newburgh, Garrison and Tarrytown, the exhibit includes documents, photographs, By Alison Rooney journal entries, etchings and weaponry related to the key players. he story of Benedict Arnold and his Duncan says he was not surprised by betrayal has been told so many times, the inconsistences in the accounts of Tand interpreted in so many ways, that Arnold’s betrayal and André’s capture. John Duncan faced a daunting task when Many of the paintings and engravings, he assigned to assemble an exhibit for the notes, were created in the mid-19th Putnam History Museum on the general’s century, decades after the events took time in the Highlands. The collection place and during the period before the associate decided the best source would U.S. Civil War. be an original one — the journal of Maj. “There was definitely an aspect of John André, the British Army officer who developing an early nationalism at that was caught near Tarrytown with Ar- time, because America was fracturing nold’s instructions for taking West Point again and this ‘story’ served to unify,” he hidden in his boot. says. “The artists were able to look back “It’s meticulous,” Duncan says of at this moment in history and use it for André’s account, which he recorded their own purposes, which we can see in before being executed for spying. In some of this material. When this hap- comparing it with some visual depictions pened, with André caught and Arnold of the events, Duncan found “large IDed as a huge turncoat, public opinion discrepancies between what actually swayed and people became more behind happened and what people think hap- the rebellion; it was a galvanizing pened or remembered happening. Things moment. Politicians have long memories start to become a little twisted, and you about what things are best used to unite can see widely varied accounts which people, so they invoke them.” don’t match up with each other,” he says. He pointed to two etchings from the The items he chose for the exhibit, 1850s that depict André’s capture by Treason! Benedict Arnold in the Hudson three men north of Tarrytown. “There Highlands, which opened July 23, are all sorts of different histories” about Chris Thorn as Benedict Arnold in The General from America, by Richard Nelson, which provide a geographic and personal the men’s identifies, Duncan explains. will be performed at Boscobel beginning Aug. 4 Photo by Travis Magee backdrop for the story. They “were (Continued on Page 12) Keys to the City Pianos to invade Beacon to Studios in May at the Oak Vino Wine Bar. “People were curious, immediately,” Pratt benefit arts education Kimmel says of the piano, which has since been placed at the Beacon Visitors’ By Alison Rooney Center on Route 9D. “Lots of people he pianos are coming. played it.” A piano was also brought to Starting this fall, as many as 20 the Beacon Farmers’ Market on July 9 to Tpianos will appear in public locations promote the project. around Beacon as part of a community The pianos are being stored at various project called Keys to the City. Any community spaces, where those that are passerby will be welcome to play the playable will be painted and accessorized instruments, which will be decorated by by artists and groups such as the Beacon local artists. Green Teens and campers from Beacon’s Sculptor Ed Benavente, who had heard summer program. (Those that aren’t about similar projects elsewhere, spear- playable will be broken down for parts.) headed the campaign, which is being The plan is to have the instruments in organized by BeaconArts and a commit- place by Second Saturday on Sept. 9 tee of volunteers that includes Jesse through at least Second Saturday on Stacken, Ian Murdock, Akiko Sasaki, Rick Oct.14. Rogers and Linda Pratt Kimmel. The pianos will be positioned mostly Already the pianos are rolling in. Ten along Main Street, each in some way have been donated, with one unveiled at protected from the elements, with one at A piano waits to be played at the Beacon Farmers' Market on July 9. Photo provided the kick-off party for Beacon Open the University (Continued on Page 14) 10 July 28, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

H.V. Renegades vs. Staten Island FRIDAY, JULY 28 7:05 p.m. Dutchess Stadium International Film Series: The House of Sand See details under Sunday. (Brazil) Calendar Highlights Board of Trustees 7 p.m. Howland Library For upcoming events visit highlandscurrent.com. 7:30 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St., Cold Spring 313 Main St., Beacon 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Send event listings to [email protected] On the Town (Teen Players) WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Peekskill Film Festival Not an Ending at All (Dance) Adult Summer Reading Program Finale Party 10 Garrison's Landing, Garrison Noon – 9 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 7:30 p.m. Atlas Studios | See details under Friday. Noon. Howland Public Library 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org See details under Friday. Out to Lunch (Music) See details under Friday. Peekskill Film Festival Master Class with Chef Agnes Deveraux 7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corner Cultural Center HVSF2: Kind, by Jen Silverman 7 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 1:30 p.m. Glynwood Farm 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 845-528-7280 | tompkinscorners.org 10 Garrison's Landing, Garrison peekskillfilmfestival.org 845-265-3338 | glynwood.org 845-265-9575 | hvshakespeare.org Where to Invade Next (Documentary) On the Town (Teen Players) SUNDAY, JULY 30 Summer Movie Series: Blind Side 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 2 & 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 8 p.m. Beacon Visitors’ Center | South and Main, 50 Liberty St., Beacon 46th Annual Putnam County Fair See details under Friday. Beacon | beaconchamberofcommerce.com moviesthatmatterbeacon.org 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Veterans Memorial Park African-American Head-Wrapping Workshop See details under Saturday. HVSF: Book of Will 3 p.m. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center THURSDAY, AUG. 3 7:30 p.m. Boscobel | 1601 Route 9D, Garrison 317 Main St., Poughkeepsie Peekskill Film Festival Philipstown Seniors’ Club 845-265-9575 | hvshakespeare.org 845-454-3222 | artsmidhudson.org Noon – 4 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 10:30 a.m. Chestnut Ridge Dweezil Zappa: 50 Years of Frank See details under Friday. Firefly Feast 62 Chestnut St., Cold Spring | 845-809-5924 8 p.m. Bardavon 4 – 9 p.m. Memorial Park, Beacon | fireflyfeast.com H.V. Renegades vs. Staten Island 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie 7:05 p.m. Dutchess Stadium City Winds Trio: Building a Better Song The Mount Beacon Eight (Talk) 845-473-2072 | bardavon.org 1500 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls (PreK-6) 5 p.m. Putnam History Museum 845-838-0094 | hvrenegades.com 2 p.m. Howland Library | See details under Friday. Joe Lovano’s Trio Fascination (Jazz) 63 Chestnut St., Cold Spring Philipstown Town Board 8 p.m. Atlas Studios 845-265-4010 | putnamhistorymuseum.org HVSF: Twelfth Night 11 Spring St., Newburgh 7:30 p.m. Boscobel | See details under Friday. 7:30 p.m. Town Hall | 238 Main St., Cold Spring Bannerman Island Visitors’ Center (Opening) 845-391-8855 | atlasnewburgh.com 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com 3:30 & 4:30 p.m. Boats leave Beacon dock Mimi Goese and Ben Neill 800-979-3370 | bannermancastle.org 8 p.m. Quinn's | 330 Main St., Beacon 845-831-8065 | quinnsbeacon.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 SATURDAY, JULY 29 A Midsummer Masquerade The Big Latch-On 46th Annual Putnam County Fair 7 p.m. Beacon Elks Lodge 9:30 a.m. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Veterans Memorial Park 900 Wolcott Ave., Beacon | beaconelks1493.com MONDAY, JULY 31 Art | 1701 Main St. Peekskill 201 Gipsy Trail Road, Carmel HVSF: Pride and Prejudice with Talkback Beacon City Council 914-734-3557 | biglatchon.org 845-278-6738 | putnam.cce.cornell.edu 7:30 p.m. Boscobel | See details under Friday. 7 p.m. City Hall (Courtroom) | 1 Municipal Plaza, Community Blood Drive Beacon | 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org 2 – 8 p.m. North Highlands Firehouse Conversation with Beacon Schools 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring Superintendent Matt Landahl 800-933-2566 | nybloodcenter.org 7 p.m. Beacon Recreation Center Irv Suss: in Two Worlds (Opening) 23 West Center St., Beacon | 845-224-5146 6 – 9 p.m. Gallery 66 NY | 66 Main St., Cold Spring 845-809-5838 | gallery66ny.com TUESDAY, AUG. 1 Group Show (Opening) History of Women’s Suffragist Song (Talk) 6 – 8 p.m. Buster Levi Gallery 6 p.m. Howland Library 121 Main St., Cold Spring See details under Friday. 845-809-5145 | busterlevigallery.com Creative Completion Workshop American Idol Finalist Alison Peratikos 6 p.m. Butterfield Library 7 p.m. Beacon Elks Lodge 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring See details under Saturday. 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org HVSF Community Bakeoff with Short Plays Putnam County Legislature 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 7 p.m. Historic Courthouse See details under July 28. 44 Gleneida Ave., Carmel HVSF: The General from America (Preview) 845-208-7800 | putnamcountyny.com 7:30 p.m. Boscobel | See details under July 28.

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1 King Street, Marlboro, NY 845.236.3663 perchmarlboro.com Walking distance to The Falcon highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 11 Latch-On to Promote Breastfeeding Events scheduled for Peekskill not only parents support the decision to breastfeed but other adult family members. The hospital has a class for and Beacon new grandparents, she says, and “a good portion of the class deals with breastfeeding and how to support their By Alison Rooney daughters and daughters-in-law.” Last year, the hospital helped organize a Latch-On at ext weekend, nursing women and their families the Carmel firehouse but hoped to get more Peekskill around the world will take part in The Big Latch-On, moms involved and so turned to HVCCA, which has a an annual event to promote breastfeeding. Gather- N piece of art related to breastfeeding on display. Last year ings will take place on Friday, Aug. 4, at the Hudson in Carmel about 50 women showed up with their children Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) in Peekskill to latch on together at an appointed time. and on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Waddle n Swaddle in Beacon. In Peekskill, there will be speakers, arts and crafts, Sabrina Nitkowski-Keever, the director of maternal raffles and prizes and story time for older siblings. The health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital doors open at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 4 and the latch-on begins in Cortlandt, which is co-sponsoring the Peekskill event, at 10:30 a.m. In Beacon, the doors open at 9:30 a.m. on says between 85 and 95 percent of women who give birth Aug. 5 at Waddle n Swaddle with the latch-on at 10 a.m. at the hospital attempt to breastfeed, with a success rate Walk-ins are welcome, or you can register at biglatchon. of about 80 percent. org. HVCCA is located at 1701 Main St. in Peekskill. Call “There are reasons some women can’t, ranging from 914-734-3557. (For information on the hospital’s pre- and medical issues to personal preferences,” she says. “In some post-natal services, call 914-734-3257.) Waddle n Swaddle cases the mom wants to but can’t, exclusively, so she’ll do is at 484 Main St. in Beacon. Call 845-831-5952. both. Sometimes preemies require extra nutrition, so until The total number of women and babies who latch on the mom can produce enough, she’ll do both.” for at least a minute will be added online to a global Linda LeMon, a Cold Spring resident who is one of count. Last year 17,852 women latched 17,992 babies at the hospital’s two lactation specialists, says she’s seen 758 locations in 28 countries.

19 Front St., Newburgh, NY 845-561-3686 www.downingfilmcenter.com Now Showing Maudie (PG13) Based on the life of folk artist Maud Lewis, with Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins FRI 7:30, SAT 2:30 7:30 SUN 2:30 5:15, TUE & WED 7:30 THU 2:00 7:30 The Invisible War (NR) Presented by Vet2Vet & MHA of Orange County NY Botanical Gardens MON 7:30 (free admission) MONROE CINEMA @ TMACC Chihuly Bus Trip 34 Millpond Parkway The Howland Cultural Center is sponsoring a bus trip to the NY Botanical Gardens Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Monroe, NY 10950 • 845.395.9055 Dale Chuhily’s breathtaking works of glass art set within NYBG’s landmark landscape and buildings www.monroecinema.com Tickets: Members: $65. Non-Members: $70. Ticket includes: Air-conditioned motor coach w/lavatory, admission to the NY Botanical Gardens, and driver’s gratuity. Dunkirk (PG13) It does not include lunch.....which is available in several dining areas. FRI 2:45 6:00 9:15, SAT 1:45 5:00 Bus leaves Beacon promptly at 9:00 AM and returns approximately at 5:30 to 6:00 PM 8:15, SUN 12:45 4:00 7:15 MON 4:00, TUE–THU 4:00 7:15 The bus will meet us at the parking lot immediately behind the Yankee Clipper Diner on Henry Street. Ample parking is also available with no parking restrictions. We leave and return from this parking lot location. The Emoji Movie (PG) To Purchase Tickets go to WWW. BrownPaperTickets.Com FRI 2:30 5:45 9:00, SAT 1:30 4:45

For further information please call the Howland Cultural Center at (845) 831-4988 or 831-4614 8:00, SUN 12:30 3:45 7:00 MON 3:45, TUE–THU 3:45 7:00 Upcoming Events: War for the Planet August: Saturday, Aug. 5 24 artists in the ArtEast Exhibition Opening reception: 3:00 - 6:00 pm of the Apes (PG13) Saturday, Aug. 5 “Come to the Cabaret” with Hayden Wayne and Terrence Chiesa 8:00 pm FRI 2:15 5:30 8:45, SAT 1:15 4:30 Saturday, Aug. 19 Rafael Figueroa and Special Musical Guests 8:00 pm 7:45, SUN 12:15 3:30 6:45 MON 3:30, TUE–THU 3:30 6:45 The Howland Cultural Center Visit www.howlandculturalcenter.org for more information about our upcoming events. The Beatniks (NR, 1960) TUE (8/1) 2:00

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ment over what André was wearing, as Flight Risk (from Page 9) he was convicted of ‘traveling out of Benedict Arnold Was Here possibly a Continental Army-backed uniform,’ ” a requirement to put him on militia, but more likely just a group of trial as a spy, Duncan says. he Putnam History Museum ruffians known as ‘freelancers,’ ” he says. One part of the exhibit focuses on Texhibit is part of a larger Benedict In one of the etchings, they are depicted Beverley Robinson, who lived along what is Arnold summer in the Highlands. wearing uniforms. “There is disagree- now Route 9D south of the Garrison School On Friday, Aug. 4, the Hudson Valley in a home that became Arnold’s headquar- Shakespeare Festival will stage the ters. The house burned in 1892 but photos first of 10 performances of Richard survive, and three — an exterior, an Nelson’s The General from America, interior and one post-fire, with its three which runs at Boscobel through Labor chimneys remaining — are shown. Day weekend. See hvshakespeare.org. Robinson, from Virginia, married Susanna Philipse, of the family that gave On Saturday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m., historian the area the name Philipstown, and Vernon Benjamin will speak at the became a major landowner. A Loyalist, museum about his play, Arnold and he didn’t want to fight but was persuaded André: The Birth of the Romantic, which to join the British Army, given the rank is based on a meeting between Arnold of colonel and raised his own regiments. and the British officer in September When Robinson joined the British Army, 1780 on a hillside overlooking his land was seized and Arnold occupied Haverstraw Bay. Admission is free for the house. It was from there that Arnold museum members or $5 otherwise. fled to the British ship Vulture upon Later in the month, beginning Sunday, hearing of André’s capture. Aug. 27, HVSF will host seven days An engraved portrait of Arnold by Pierre Several residents loaned items for the of events it has dubbed the Week of Eugene du Simitiere, thought to have exhibit, including a copy of André’s Revolution. It includes a Community Day, been drawn from life around 1780 journal, a set of Revolutionary War-era on Aug. 28, with the Greater Newburgh bayonets from Cold Spring historian Symphony Orchestra; a hike sponsored Mark Forlow and an etching from by the Hudson Highlands Land Trust The week will conclude at the museum Christopher Radko. with storyteller Jonathan Kruk along on Sunday, Sept. 3, with a panel of West The Putnam History Museum, at 63 Arnold’s escape route; trivia nights about Point scholars discussing Arnold’s role Chestnut St. in Cold Spring, is open the American Revolution on Aug. 30 for in the war, followed by a boat ride on the Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. teens and Sept. 1 for adults; and talks at Hudson to Constitution Island. to 5 p.m. Members are admitted free; the museum and Boscobel. otherwise it’s $5 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. See putnamhistory- An antique map showing key locations of museum.org or call 845-265-4010. Arnold’s time in the Highlands.

Treason of Arnold, a steel engraving by C.F. Blauvelt, for Johnson, Fry & Co., circa 1857. The accompanying text reads "Arnold persuades André to Conceal the Papers in His Boot."

On e Town Music by Leonard Bernstein, Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Directed and choreographed by Katie Bissinger with Linda Speziale, vocal instructor, and Paul Heckert, pianist. Starring Philipstown Teens! July 28 - 30 Friday, July 28, 7p.m. Saturday, July 29, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday, July 30, 2 p.m. All tickets $12 at philipstowndepottheatre.org • Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (Theatre is adjacent to train station.) philipstowndepottheatre.org highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 13 Was Benedict Arnold Misunderstood? A panel of experts finally settle the matter

Col. James M. Johnson, military historian, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Benedict Arnold committed "treason of the blackest dye," to quote Gen. George Washington, as a result of a character flaw. He was not misunderstood, but he clearly felt unappreciated. OPEN HOUSE | SUNDAY, JULY 30 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM 39 VICTORIA DRIVE, COLD SPRING Christopher DiPasquale, author Imagine a home that exceeds your gold standards. This master of An Object of Great Importance: The builder has created a five bedroom living environment on four private acres. Minutes to train. WEB# PO1405813 | $1,395,000 Hudson River During the American War for Independence When Robinson joined the British Army, his home (shown here in the 1880s, before it He was not misunderstood. He was a burned) was seized and later used by Gen. Benedict Arnold. Arnold fled from the house to traitor. While many in the officer corps the British ship Vulture upon hearing of John André's capture. 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July 19 to 28. More than 40,000 people The Mount Beacon Eight attend the jamboree, which takes place ev- Author to discuss crashes ery four years and includes rock climbing, watersports, white-water rafting, moun- avid Rocco, an expert on the eight tain biking and zip lining, as well as a day DNavy men who lost their lives in two of service in a West Virginia community. crashes on Mount Beacon in 1935 and 1945, will speak at the Putnam History Museum at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 29. Iona Marsh by Canoe Rocco, a project manager for the Mount Nature museum to lead tour Beacon Fire Tower restoration, is co-au- thor of The Indestructible Man, a biogra- he Hudson Highlands Nature Museum phy of Cmdr. Dixie Kiefer, one of the men Twill lead a canoe tour for adults and who died. The lecture is free for museum children ages 12 and older on Tuesday, members and $5 otherwise. Aug. 8, through Iona Marsh adjacent to Bear Mountain State Park. Equipment is provided. The fee is $10 to $20 per person, Chapel Restoration Closed and registration is required. See hhnm.org. Until Aug. 31 Air conditioning being installed Get to Know Hudson he Chapel Restoration in Cold Spring River Fish Colors in the Wind, by Irv Suss, whose work will be on exhibit at Gallery 66 NY in Cold Twill be closed through Aug. 31 for the Clearwater creates website Spring starting Aug. 4 Image provided installation of air conditioning and electri- cal system updates. It will reopen in Sep- udson River Sloop Clearwater has Irv Suss at Gallery 66 NY cycle to the memory of Mark Gilmore, a tember for weddings and performances, in- Hlaunched an interactive website with senior investigator in charge of the Nar- cluding five Sunday Music Series concerts. information to help identify common riv- Landscapes and surreal abstractions cotics Enforcement Unit who died in March at age 54 after suffering a heart The project includes the burial of over- er fish and learn more about their history, retrospective of the work of Irv Suss attack while off-duty. Gilmore also served head electrical lines from the street to the ecology and management. It also includes will be on exhibit at Gallery 66 NY A as a motorcycle officer during his 28-year chapel and moving outdoor circuit break- quizzes, consumption advice and infor- in Cold Spring starting with a reception career with the sheriff’s office. er boxes indoors. The 40-year-old electri- mation about invasive species. See clear- on Friday, Aug. 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. One The 2017 Harley Davidson Police FL- cal wiring will be replaced and the light- water.org/fishkey. gallery will exhibit his landscape photo- HTP Electra Glide has “RIP Sr. Inv. Mark ing upgraded to low-voltage LED. graphs and the other his more recent ab- Gilmore” on its sides and “92,” his badge Donations are welcome; see chapelres- stract images reimagined from his pho- Mess Fest number, on its back. It will be used for pa- toration.org or write P.O. Box 43, Cold tos. The show continues through Aug. 27. trols, motorcade escorts and parades. Spring, NY 10516. Get muddy for cancer research See gallery66ny.com. It was unveiled on July 22 at a fund- he Muddy Puddles Project returns to raising barbeque held to benefit Gilm- Stargazing at Boscobel Tthe Kiwi Country Day Camp in Ma- Philipstown Blood Drive ore’s widow, Amy, and his daughter, Mat- Portable planetarium coming Aug. 5 hopac for the fifth annual Mess Fest on tingly, as well as Deputy Sheriff Michael Saturday, Aug. 5, to raise money for pe- Set for Aug. 4 at North Highlands Schmidt, who is battling cancer. portable planetarium that allows for diatric cancer research. The event, which he New York Blood Center will hold a Adaytime starwatching will be set up takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes Tblood drive from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Veterans’ Services at Boscobel in Garrison on Saturday, Aug. messy activities such as a visit from Peppa Aug. 4, at the North Highlands Firehouse 5. Sessions are at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., and 11 Pig, a mud pit, zip lines, food fights and in Philipstown. Walk-ins are welcome, Hours Restored a.m. and registration is encouraged since splatter paint. Tickets are $35. See mud- or to schedule an appointment, visit ny- State had closed Putnam office space is limited. dypuddlesproject.org. bloodcenter.org. The Starlab is designed for children ages fter county officials and U.S. Rep. 4 and older; any visitors under age 12 must ASean Patrick Maloney appealed to the be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are Sheriff’s Department governor’s office, the state Division of Vet- $10 ($9 for members). See boscobel.org. Dedicates Motorcycle erans' Affairs agreed to re-open its Put- nam County branch in Carmel, which it Philipstown Boy Scouts Honors late investigator Mark Gilmore had closed in May because of budget cuts. Attend Jamboree he Putnam County Sheriff’s Depart- The office is open Monday and Friday by Tment dedicated a new patrol motor- appointment. 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Above, the newly renovated visitors' center on Bannerman Island is located in the residence on the right. (Photo provided) Left, Macchia Forest, by Dale Chihuly, on display at the New York Botanical Garden Image provided the Bannerman Island residence is shown as it appeared before renovations to Beacon The Art of Healing stabilize it. (Photo by Thom Johnson) Botanical Garden Trip Works by the children with HIV July 30. Neill will begin the show with an Bannerman Visitor Center instrumental set from his solo albums, Howland organizes bus tour he Catalyst Gallery in Beacon will host an exhibition, The Art of Healing, on Opens July 29 followed by a set with Goese. Both will T incorporate video controlled by Neill’s he Howland Cultural Center will lead Sunday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Reception will unveil renovations Ta bus trip to see a display of glass Monday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., of self-designed “mutantrumpet,” a hybrid sculptures by Dale Chihuly at the New artwork by children with HIV who live in he newly renovated Bannerman Island electro-acoustic instrument. York Botanical Garden on Tuesday, Aug. 8. a home in Nairobi. TResidence Visitor Center will open on The bus will leave the municipal parking Proceeds from sale of the artwork will Saturday, July 29, allowing visitors to step Group Raising Funds for lot on Henry Street at 9 a.m. and return at benefit Nyumbani, which runs the home. inside the home for an exhibition of rare about 6 p.m. Tickets, which include trans- “I’m hoping to validate the kids’ work, and photographs, artifacts and new display Stewart Victims portation and admission to the garden, to encourage them to pursue their art, to panels. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. July 10 crash claimed nine Marines are $65 for Howland members and $70 foster their creativity,” says curator Susan with refreshments, hors d’oeuvres and from Stewart otherwise. Registration is required. Call Jelcich. Art can be their “their strength, music performed by Rich Kelly. 845-831-4614. their nourishment.” Tickets are $50 per person, which in- he Wingman Foundation, a nonprofit cludes round-trip cruise transport and Tbased in New York City, has launched For Goodness Bake guided walking tours. The boat departs a fundraising campaign to assist the fami- the Beacon Institute dock at 3:30 p.m. and lies of 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman Sale to benefit afterschool programs 4:30 p.m., with return trips at 6:30 p.m. who died in a plane crash in Mississippi and 7:30 p.m. See bannermancastle.org. on July 10. Nine of the Marines were mem- or Goodness Bake, a fundraiser for the bers of a Reserve unit based at the Stew- Beacon Recreation Department’s Af- F art Air National Guard Base in Newburgh. terschool Program Tuition Fund, will be Volleyball Tournament See wingmanfoundation.org/yankees. held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Raises $12K Aug. 5, at the Catalyst Gallery in Beacon. About 175 children from three elementary 25th annual event helped schools participated last year in the pro- homeless shelter gram, which takes place after school until he 25th annual Rooftime Volleyball 6 p.m. See forgoodnessbake.org. TTournament, held July 8 and 9 at Me- morial Park in Beacon, raised more than ‘Foster Grandparents’ $12,000 for the Webster House Emer- gency Shelter in Poughkeepsie. More than Needed 240 players competed at the tournament, County program looking for some traveling from as far away as Florida tutors, mentors and Texas. For a list of winners, see high- landscurrent.com. Artwork from an exhibit by African ow-income residents of Dutchess Webster House can accommodate as children with HIV will be on display at the LCounty who are at least 55 years old many as 60 adults. In 2016 the shelter, Catalyst Gallery in Beacon. Image provided can receive a stipend for serving 15 to which is operated by Hudson River Hous- 35 hours each week as “foster grandpar- ing, also provided more than 39,000 meals. ents” who tutor and mentor children and teenagers. Tutors receive paid vacation, holidays, sick leave and mileage reim- Goese and Neill to bursement. For information, contact the Perform TAKING A BREATHER — Capri, a Westchester Community Opportunity Support The Current Cardigan Corgi from Vermont, showed Program at 914-592-5600, ext. 114. Donate today at Concert at Quinn’s on July 30 herself off at the AKC Putnam County highlandscurrent.com/support Kennel Club dog show on July 22 at Highlands Current, Inc., has tax-exempt ocalist Mimi Goese and composer and Veterans' Memorial Park in Carmel. status as a federal 501(c)(3) enterprise, and all trumpeter Ben Neill will perform at Photo by Alison Rooney Visit highlandscurrent.com for news donations are tax-deductible V Quinn’s in Beacon at 8 p.m. on Sunday, updates and latest information. to the extent provided by law. 18 July 28, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

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Philipstown, Cold Springthat at times Mergeincluded the Village of Nel sonville. It dovetails with a push by Gov. - Building DepartmentsAndrew Cuomo for local jurisdictions and counties to streamline. - The Cold Spring Building Department - 2, 2017 Deal finalized after years highlandscurrent.com/delivery June continues to exist, if only on paper, be of discussion; Nelsonville cause the village will outsource its work to the town. Philipstown Supervisor Rich - uncertain ard Shea said that provides some flexibil By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong ity as the village does not have to dissolve - old Spring and Philipstown agreed its department, which would involve a in votes on May 23 and 24 to con- lengthy legal process, and move every solidate their building departments, - thing to Town Hall. C An inter-municipal agreement also “al at least for a year, with the town’s full- lows us to sort of wade into it,” Shea said. time building department taking over the - The village and town tested the waters in - functions of the village’s part-time de September 2015 when Philipstown began - partment. The village will pay the town handling inspections for the Butterfield $20,000 annually to cover costs. - redevelopment in Cold Spring. The Village Board and Town Board ap Under the agreement, Cold Spring resi proved the merger by 5-0 votes. The contract - dents will file building applications at Vil provides that the town and village equally lage Hall, where officials will review them divide any fees collected above $20,000 an before sending them to Philipstown. Cold nually for Cold Spring properties. - Spring will retain its records. Building departments are typically re - - The Village Board approved the merger Photo by Ross Corsair sponsible for reviewing plans, approving with little comment. and monitoring construction projects for However, at the Town(Continued Board meeting, on Page 5) violations, issuing certificates of occupan Cold Spring resident Lillian Moser object OUT AT HOME — Despite a plea from a Pawling runner, the umpire calls her out after cy for new structures and enforcing zon ed. “I’m going to Or send check to the tag by Haldane pitcher Shianne Twoguns (right) late in the Blue Devils' 3-2 victory ing laws. that made them Section 1, Class C softball champs. The run would have tied the game. The merger, which began at the start of For more photos, see page 19. The Blue Devils played Section 9 champion Pine Plains , the village’s fiscal year on June 1, evolved on June 1 in the Class C sub-regional. and the Hudson Highlands State Park from several years of sporadic discussions Preserve. Dennings Point Four and a half miles away, on the other Read This Story. Thenside ofGo the city, Outside rests home of a 1.2-mile loop that closes each Loads of Beacon routes to winter to become a bald eagle sanctuary. From the trail, hikers and runners can explore for National Trails - Day, and more afoot visit abandoned brick factories along the river as well as nearby, which Dia:Beacon leads to, Sce or, in 161 Main St. before connecting to the mile-long By Jeff Simms Klara Sauer TrailLong DockMadam Park Brett ince being created by the American nic Hudson’s Hiking Society in 1993, National the other direction, to - , another Scenic Hudson park. Trails Day, on the first Saturday Park S The most high profileHudson of theHighlands trails in in June, has encouraged hiking, biking, the works is the that will connect Cold walking and every other muscle-powered, trail-based activity that gets people out Fjord Trail Spring to Beacon — another endeavor doors. - There is no shortage of places to spearheaded by Scenic Hudson, this time with more than a dozen partners. stretch your legs in and around Beacon, The master plan was completed two Cold Spring, NY 10516 and a number of interconnected and far- years ago and Scenic Hudson is con reaching routes are in progress. Here is a ducting environmental reviews of the roundup: - , the region’s preliminary route for a public meeting The most notable of Beacon’s already Photo provided this fall. sizeable network of walking and hiking Mount Beacon The plan is for the trail to have about paths is seven sections: 1) the Cold Spring Met highest peak and one-time Revolutionary - ro-North station to Little Stony Point; War lookout post, with a mile-long trail to The Megalithic Trail Crew, which welcomes volunteers five days a week from June to - 2) Little Stony Point to Breakneck its summit. - October on the Appalachian Trail in Bear Mountain State Park, this year will continue Ridge, possibly between the tracks Located just outside city limits, Mount work on a 5-foot-wide stairway to the top of the mountain. Over the past decade, more and the river; 3) a half-mile connector Beacon Park is maintained by Scenic Hud than 1,000 stone steps have been built. - from the Route 9D Breakneck tunnel son and the Mount Beacon Incline Rail at the Dutchess County line to the pe way Restoration Society. Its trail is rocky destrian bridge at the Breakneck train and steep, with a number of switchbacks, (Continued on Page 6) - stop; 4) from the bridge, running along but the challenge is worth it for the in Route 9D credible Highlands views. From the peak, you can explore the ruins of the Beacon Incline Railway’s powerhouse or, for sea soned hikers, continue to Fishkill Ridge highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current July 28, 2017 19 Finally … An Uplifting Story Photos by Ross Corsair he annual Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival, sponsored by the Dutchess TRegional Chamber of Commerce, took place over the second weekend in July at Barton Orchards in Poughquag. Like boats, balloons have whimsical names; those participating included Mystical Breeze, Rainbow with a View, Cumulus Rompus II, Limelite, A Rising Star, Sir Prize and Roamin’ Candle. Balloon pilots typically take off at 6 a.m. or 6 p.m. to avoid the daytime heat. At the festival, visitors could ride in a tethered balloon or, for $225 (morning) or $250 (afternoon), take a free-range flight. The balloons follow the wind and so do not return to the launch. Instead, a chase crew follows in a vehicle, then ferries the passengers back to their cars. 20 July 28, 2017 For mail delivery, see highlandscurrent.com/delivery Sports Cold Spring Racers Do Battle Student goes wheel-to-wheel McAleer and his co-driver, Chad McUmbee, had the fastest time in qualify- with mentor ing and, after taking the pole position in their No. 25 Mazda MX5, won the race for By Michael Turton the third straight year. Driving a Porsche Cayman, Straus and her co-driver, Connor t was a pedal-to-the-metal, student- Bloum, finished 11th. versus-teacher shootout. McAleer and McUmbee won the season On Saturday, July 22, Stevan I championship two years ago and almost re- McAleer and Aurora Straus, both profes- peated in 2016, foiled only by a blown en- sional drivers from Cold Spring, faced off gine while leading with minutes left in the at an International Motor Sports Associa- final race. The win at Lime Rock put them tion race at Lime Rock Park near Lakev- back into contention this year, pushing ille, Connecticut. them to seventh in the standings — a point McAleer, 32, a native of Scotland, has behind Straus and Bloum — with four races been Straus’s coach since she was 13. Now remaining. 18, she began racing professionally even be- The July 22 race was McAleer’s 50th in fore she had her driver’s license. She gradu- the Continental Tire Series. McUmbee hand- ated from the Hackley School in Tarrytown ed him the lead at the halfway mark, and Straus inside her Porsche Cayman in June and will attend Harvard in the McAleer cruised, although another Mazda Photo provided fall to study mechanical engineering and momentarily narrowed his lead to half a English literature. (When The Current last second. But with 10 minutes to go the chal- perience got us a win today.” wrote about McAleer and Straus in 2015, lenger was bumped off the track. Straus had not driven the course since Straus was 16 and racing for the Battery “Lime Rock is a hard course to pass on, a mid-week practice session. Early in the Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup. Her father, Ari so track position is everything,” McAleer first leg of the race, she was forced off the Straus, is CEO and managing partner at the said after celebrating the victory with the track and lost several seconds, which put Monticello Motor Club.) traditional champagne spray. “There was her No. 18 Porsche in a hole. Straus would have savored teaching definitely some pressure at the end but ex- “We got taken out early so Connor and I McAleer a thing or two at the Northeast Grand Prix on Lime Rock’s tough 1.5-mile course, but her instructor Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge (ST) Standings Aurora Straus is a tough challenger. In the Con- Photo by Michael Levitt/ LAT Photo USA tinental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Daytona Sebring Cota Watkins CTMP Lime Season Straus said she found competing two drivers share the driving over Glen Rock Total two hours, with each lap taking against her coach to be a bit odd. “We’ve about a minute. Both drive Street 6. Straus/Bloum 28 27 18 23 23 20 139 had moments of intense competition and Turner (ST) class cars, which in- 7. McAleer/McUmbee 25 15 28 20 14 36 138 moments of cooperation,” she said. “Ste- clude sedans, hatchbacks, coupes van is family to me. He’s the reason I’ve and convertibles. gotten this far.” Although they are competitors, both salvaged what we could,” she said. “Doing teams are sponsored by ModSpace Motor well in the Continental Series is often just Sports. And the racers do look out for each surviving, moving up spot by spot.” other. After Straus’ car ran out of gas 700 With a Lime Rock race under her belt, feet from the checkered flag at Sebring Straus said she understands why many International Raceway in Florida, McAleer drivers call it one of the toughest circuits pushed her across the finish line. in the country. “It’s easy to learn, but hard “We finished in fifth place,” she said. to master,” she explained. “So I have to find a way to pay him back.” McAleer and Straus say they like Lime Asked about the Lime Rock race, both Rock because it’s close to home, about agreed that the course’s short straight- 90 minutes from the Highlands, which aways and tight turns favored the Mazda means many local fans make the trip. over the Porsche. But the tables will turn “It’s nice to see familiar faces from Cold starting Thursday, Aug. 3, in Elkhart Spring,” Straus said. Lake, Wisconsin, at the 4-mile-long Road McAleer praised Straus’ progress this America track. season, her first in the Continental Tire “Our car will be strongest there,” Straus Series. “Every time on the track her times said. “Road America is the perfect combi- are getting better and better,” he said. “Her nation of long straights but sweeping cor- racing has been wheel-to-wheel with driv- ners. I’m looking forward to a track where ers who are much more experienced. She we’ll have the advantage.” won’t give it up; if she knows she’s in the McAleer doesn’t dispute her assessment. right position, she’ll make the move.” “If they put on a good show, it will be tough McAleer hopes to help his student find to beat that car,” he said. “Last year we fin- “a little more speed. Then she’s going to be ished fourth and it was all about survival. Stevan McAleer Photo by Monticello Motor Club a real threat.” It’s a track that abuses the equipment.”