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Beacon Police Chief to Leave from Russia [FREE] Serving Philipstown and Beacon PHOTOcentric Winners Page 9 DECEMBER 15, 2017 161 MAIN ST., COLD SPRING, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Beacon Police Chief to Leave Expected to take same position in Newburgh By Jeff Simms eacon Police Chief Doug Solomon is poised to be- Bcome the new chief of the Newburgh police depart- ment, succeeding Dan Camer- on, who retired in March after two years as acting chief. Solomon, who came to Bea- Beacon Police Chief Doug con in 2012 after a 24-year Solomon File photo career in law enforcement in Monticello in Sullivan County (including 10 years as chief), said on Dec. 12 that his appoint- ment has not been finalized, although “it certainly looks that way.” Newburgh’s city manager, Michael Ciaravino, has rec- ommended Solomon for the job. “What I like about Chief Solomon is that he was there for a significant part of the renaissance, or the rebirth, in the City of Beacon,” Ciaravino told the Newburgh City Council on Dec. 11. He said Solomon spoke “in the very first conversation about how the building department and police department can work together in a way that establishes the linkage be- SOUTHERN CHARM — Members of the cast of Steel Magnolias react during a performance at the Philipstown tween code enforcement and crime fighting.” Depot Theatre in Garrison. The show continues through Sunday, Dec. 17. Photo by Ross Corsair The Newburgh Civil Service (Continued on Page 6) From Russia, with Love The inside, inside, inside Her shop replaced the basket-and-wicker business her husband Frank had operated story on nesting dolls in the same location for 30 years. While teaching, Danchenko ran a stu- By Michael Turton dent-exchange program that took her to Russia for a month each year. “We’d al- he bright pink barn that houses the ways pick up nesting dolls,” she says. Nesting Dolls shop on Route 9D just Although she was born in Germany, Tsouth of Wappingers Falls is impos- Danchenko’s parents were from Moscow sible to miss. But the real eye catchers are and Ukraine. inside. Known in Russia as matryoshka, the Halina Danchenko opened Nesting Dolls dolls get their name from the word for in Hughsonville nearly 20 years ago, soon mother. “Basically it means the woman who after she retired from teaching Russian at keeps her family safe and harbors them,” Arlington High School in Poughkeepsie. Danchenko says. (Continued on Page 13) Santa Claus nesting dolls Photo by M. Turton $4.2 Million? Dam! gineering report presented to the service and auxiliary spillways at an esti- Board of Trustees on Dec. 6. mated cost of $4.2 million. The auxiliary Repairs at Cold Spring’s The report, prepared by Tectonic Engineer- spillway would only come into play during upper reservoir will be costly ing and Surveying, outlined two approaches extreme storms. to repairing the aging dam. The trustees took no action pending By Michael Turton One scenario, with a single spillway, would discussions with Cold Spring’s consulting cost about $3.8 million but result in water engineer, Bart Clark, and Superintendent epairs to the upper reservoir dam levels in the reservoir being lowered by 1.2 of Water and Wastewater Greg Phillips. off Foundry Pond Road will cost feet, a significant reduction in capacity. At the board’s Dec. 12 meeting, Mayor Cold Spring's uppermost reservoir dam Rthe Village of Cold Spring between The second option, which Tectonic rec- Dave Merandy said that residents who File photo by L.S. Armstrong $3.8 and $4.2 million, according to an en- ommended, would use a combination of own property (Continued on Page 2) 2 DECEMBER 15, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com $4.2 Million? Dam! (from Page 1) ACKIE RANT near the reservoirs are being contacted re- Five Questions: J G garding easements required to access the By Alison Rooney dam with heavy equipment and cranes. Permits also will be required from the 5ackie Grant, who lives in Garrison, retired on Nov. 30 after 13 Army Corps of Engineers, the Town of years as executive director of the Hudson Highlands Nature Philipstown and the New York State De- JMuseum in Cornwall. partment of Environmental Conservation. During your tenure, the museum changed its name from In other business ... the Museum of Hudson Highlands. Why was that? • Merandy expressed condolences to The museum was about connecting people with nature, but it was the family of Deborah Phillips, who more amorphous. Our focus became “to develop responsible caretak- died on Dec. 10 at age 76. Deborah was ers of the natural world.” We delved into the research and discovered married to former Cold Spring Mayor that one thing which adult conservators had in common was a lot of Anthony Phillips for 57 years, and her unstructured play in nature as children. son Greg is the superintendent of water How did the digital era change your job? and wastewater. (For an obituary, see People will suggest, “You should have a virtual walk in the woods.” highlandscurrent.com.) That’s quickly met with a “no.” We want to get the kids into the • Officer-in-Charge Larry Burke reported woods. We have two sites. One is filled with outdoor areas to explore. that the Cold Spring Police Department The other has animals. There are all sorts of wonderful documenta- received 72 calls for service in Novem- ries, but nothing replaces seeing an actual creature. ber, and officers issued 44 parking What can you tell us about the animals? tickets and 14 moving violations. Burke They are at the Wildlife Education Center because they can’t be let said he has received a quote of $5,015 to out into the wild. Our animal-care people really connect with them. purchase and install security cameras For instance, they trained Edgar Allan Crow to take a dollar in his at the CSPD offices. He said a grant cov- beak and put it into a cup. He loves it, because it gives him an activity. ering half of the cost has been approved through State Sen. Sue Serino’s office. What is Grasshopper Grove? It’s a half-acre play area in the woods. We took all the fun places • Trustees appointed Lara Eldin and Sue on our property and brought them to one spot. Instead of slides and Meyer to the Planning Board. swings, we have hills. It helps adults see how much kids love play • Merandy reported that due to the con- that’s not based on a lot of equipment. tinued impasse over the amount that the Village of Nelsonville pays for fire pro- Was it difficult to promote the museum to Philipstown tection provided by the Cold Spring Fire residents? Company, a public meeting will be held We had 35,000 visitors overall last year, but the river is a great bar- Jackie Grant Photo by Jessica Oliveri early in January to discuss the issue. rier. Still, the drive from Garrison is only 25 minutes. Cold Spring's upper dam Photo provided e e Ey edul Sch ent ointm p nd Ap e e efor b ear. of y ... to use your 2017 vision insurance benefits & FSA before expiration! Almost all plans accepted IN-NETWORK at Southern Dutchess Eye Care. 969 MAIN ST. FISHKILL (845) 896-6700 sdec2020.com Brian D. Peralta, OD Dr. Gary M. Weiner, OD Dr. Brian Powell, OD highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current DECEMBER 15, 2017 3 Philipstown Board Renews Push for Safe-Storage Gun Law Putnam County firearm group again objects By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong hen Philipstown’s Town Board last week resumed its push for Wa law requiring gun owners to lock up their firearms, gun-rights activ- ists quickly fired back. The board first tackled the issue last year. Supervisor Richard Shea announced the renewed efforts on Dec. 7 during the board’s formal monthly meeting. According to the draft law, the Town Board “finds that firearms stored in the A gun lock, above, and a gun safe, at right home should be kept locked or securely stored to prevent theft and/or access by Another Garrison resident, Eric Vogel, your 50-caliber.” children and others who should not” han- argued that “the only people it’s going to The draft law stipulates that “no owner dle them. Handgun License affect are responsible gun owners.” or custodian of a firearm shall leave” it “out In the fall of 2016, at the request of gun- Councilor John Van Tassel disagreed. of his or her immediate possession or con- Deadline control advocates, the board considered “As a gun owner, I don’t see how it’s going trol in a residence without” having given safe-storage legislation but shelved it af- olders of state pistol permits to affect anybody” who acts sensibly, he it to a responsible custodian, stored it in a ter gun-rights advocates objected and in- issued before Jan. 15, 2013, said. “I’m not going to live with the fact locked container, or disabled it with a safe- H stead proposed gun-safety programs for must recertify with the New York that if something does happen and I had ty lock. Penalties for violating the law, a po- schools and Scout troops. State Police by Jan. 31 for a five-year an opportunity to stop it, I did nothing. tential misdemeanor, could vary but might Upon learning of the board’s renewed renewal. Failing to recertify can lead I don’t care if you sit on your couch and include a fine of up to $1,000, a year’s im- to suspension or revocation of the interest, the Putnam County Firearm look like Rambo with a 50-caliber gun.
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