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March 16, 2018 161 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Students Protest Gun Violence Part of national event to tests were scheduled for 10 a.m. across time zones at more than 2,800 locations. remember Parkland victims Garrison School By Chip Rowe About 35 middle-school students at the Garrison School left class at 10 a.m. for a tudents in the Haldane, Beacon and silent protest in a school parking lot. Garrison school districts left class Jayda Kirkwood, an eighth-grader who Son Wednesday (March 14) as part of is the student government president, said a 17-minute national protest to remember the walkout was meant to honor the stu- the 17 victims of the shooting last month dents and teachers who died in Parkland at a high school in Parkland, Florida, and on Feb. 14. Such shootings, she said, are call for action against gun violence. “an issue that must be solved. This has The ENOUGH National School Walkout happened before and no one has done was designed to “protest Congress’ inac- anything about it. Kids are finally taking tion to do more than tweet thoughts and a stand." prayers in response to the gun violence Zach McCarthy, the vice president and plaguing our schools and neighborhoods,” also an eighth-grader, echoed that sen- according to Women’s March Youth Em- timent, saying while people have felt A Putnam County sheriff's deputy (at far right) stood by as middle-school students at power, which coordinated the event. Pro- bad about mass (Continued on Page 6) the Garrison School walked out of class on March 14. Photo by Michael Turton Report: Plenty of Water in Beacon Cold Spring Restaurant Cancels Study may signal end to lation peaking at 18,753 in a maximum “build-out” scenario. If the city reaches Gun-Rights Fundraiser building moratorium that population, Leggette projected its Owner says callers Tuesday (March 13) that he received calls peak daily water need at 3.83 million gal- and saw Facebook posts from people who By Jeff Simms lons per day, with an average of 3.07, still threatened boycott said they would no longer eat at his Main within the system’s anticipated safe yield. Street restaurant if the event, scheduled report released this week indicates The city currently uses 2.45 million gal- By Chip Rowe for Thursday, were held there. that Beacon’s water supply is suffi- lons per day, with a peak of 3.05. The U.S. Philipstown Gun Owners posted a Acient to sustain the city’s projected Census Bureau said in 2016 that Beacon he owner of the Silver Spoon Cafe statement that said it had been informed population through 2035, and likely gives had about 13,500 residents, excluding the in Cold Spring said he canceled a by Hussein on Monday that it could no the City Council the green light to let a Fishkill Correctional Facility. Tfundraiser planned by Philipstown longer hold the fundraiser at the Silver six-month building moratorium expire The long-term scenario assumes that Gun Owners at the restaurant because of Spoon. A flyer promoting the three-hour later this month. land now vacant will be developed, that customers who said they would boycott event said it would be “a night of company The council adopted the moratorium in vacant structures will be restored and his establishment if it took place. with other Second Amendment support- September, citing concerns over whether the that some build- (Continued on Page 7) Abdelhady (Jimmy) Hussein said on ers” with a performance by Tenbrooks water supply could support the city’s grow- Molly and a $20 donation requested at ing population. But on Wednesday (March the door. 14), consultants from an environmental engi- Hussein said he was approached about neering firm appeared to ease their worries. booking the restaurant for an event that “All of your projections are less than would include music and food. He said he your safe yield from your supply,” said Mi- agreed but did not realize it was a gun- chael Shortell, an engineer with Leggette, rights group. That didn’t matter to him, Brashears & Graham, who presented pro- he said, because the restaurant is used for jections for the next 17 years. “We do not many types of events, although he said he recommend any corrective action needed to has been criticized in the past for hosting meet the current and future water demand.” political fundraisers by people who sup- The report, compiled during the mor- ported opposing candidates. atorium, concluded that Beacon’s wa- “I don’t understand that,” he said. “I ter — which comes from bedrock wells, just want to run a restaurant.” three reservoirs and more than a million Hussein said he did not cancel the event gallons per day that the city purchases because it was a pro-gun group but be- from Fishkill — is capable of producing a cause of the response by some customers safe yield of 4.09 million gallons per day, who said they would no longer patronize even accounting for drought conditions, his restaurant. through 2035. However, post made Monday on the Sil- Shortell compared that figure to projec- ver Spoon Cafe’s Instagram account said tions by John Clarke, a planning consul- GO GREEN — Revelers get into the Irish spirit at the St. Patrick's Day parade in the “gun event” was canceled because “ar- tant for the city, that show Beacon’s popu- Beacon on March 10. See more photos at highlandscurrent.com. Photo by Skip Pearlman rangements (Continued on Page 2) 2 March 16, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Five Questions: Ed Collins 5By Brian PJ Cronin d Collins is the owner of Ed’s Ser- bought it unless they could go up to four. vice Center, which was located for What do you like most about the E27 years at 226 Main St. in Beacon new space? before relocating to 52 S. Chestnut St. My old place was medieval. When I first in January when the building was de- walked in there, it felt like it had wooden molished to make way for an apartment floors because of the grease. It took me building. and a friend two days with ice choppers How has Beacon changed in the to get it off. I was there so long that it was time you spent on Main Street? like another home, but this place is much I don’t see Beacon as Beacon anymore. better. The floors are level. This gentle- The way the town is being built, architec- man [points to building owner Andy An- turally, they’ve sucked the life out of it. talek] went out of his way to help me. He They should have put up buildings like actually used to rent my old space, back in the Howland Center that help the city re- 1974. Andy’s done a hell of a job here. member what it was. They’re improving the town but not the infrastructure. We’re What car do you drive? running the same water and sewers. How ’02 Camaro. The last edition they made. many apartments do you think they’ve It’s a convertible. I’ve had convertibles all put up, each with two toilets? my life. Are you upset that your garage Is there a make of car you see least is gone? often for repairs? That don’t bother me. The city’s gonna No. Everybody’s got a car and every- do what the city wants to do. I can’t say body’s got a problem. I’ve got a guy here nothing against the two guys who bought who doesn’t mind working on Mercedes it. They helped me move. I understand and BMWs, and he’s even fixed a few their point because they had to have the Porsches, but I don’t like to get into the Ed Collins Photo by B. Cronin foundation in the ground by the end of the high-end cars because the owners are month or they could only go up to three usually a bunch of schmucks. They don’t that way you can afford to fix it. People stories [because of a possible change to take good care of their cars. You should think they can let things go for months Restaurant Cancels Gun- the city's zoning]. They wouldn’t have only drive what you can afford, because and get it fixed for 10 bucks. Rights Fundraiser (From Page 1)

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845-­424-­8204 Detail from a flyer for the planned www.freshcompany.net Philipstown Gun Owners fundraiser were made by an individual, and we were unaware of the event’s purpose or spon- sor. Once we found out, we canceled it im- mediately.” In its statement, Philipstown Gun Own- ers characterized the calls to Hussein as “threats from anti-Second Amendment groups” and charged they violated his First Amendment rights. “We want the proprietor to know that we have asked everyone to stop in and have a meal as we continue to support his business and his right to earn a living,” it said. Michael Turton contributed reporting.

NY Alert For public safety and transportation alerts by text or email, visit nyalert.gov highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 3 Cold Spring Will Manage Dockside Agreement reached with of Dockside Restaurant, which for many years hosted weddings, graduation par- state until 2027 ties and family gatherings. The Open Space Institute purchased the property By Michael Turton in 1999 but closed the restaurant after a he Village of Cold Spring will take few years and demolished the building. In over management of Dockside Park 2007, ownership was transferred to New Tas part of an agreement with the York State. state Office of Parks, Recreation and His- In other business … toric Preservation that runs until 2027. • Trustees have begun deliberations on The Village Board at its March 13 meet- the 2018-19 budget. Village Accoun- ing authorized Mayor Dave Merandy to tant Michelle Ascolillo reported that sign the contract. the cap imposed by New York State The 26-acre property on the Cold Spring riverfront is part of the Hudson Highlands State Park. The village has hosted viewing of its Independence Cold Spring will take over the management of Dockside Park, which is Day fireworks, concerts and owned by the state. File photo by M. Turton children’s activities there, and will limit next year’s tax levy it is the site of the Cold Spring festival that would be held at Mayor’s to a maximum of $1,638,043, Film Society’s popular summer Park in June. The applicant estimates or a little less than a 2 percent movie series. the weekend event could attract 1,500 increase, she said. A tenta- The village will maintain the to 2,000 people. The commission ap- tive budget will be presented park with the Recreation Com- proved a 100th birthday party to be Tuesday (March 20), with a mission overseeing public use. held for Joe Etta at Mayor’s Park that budget workshop following a Any facilities built at Dockside same month. week later. The public hearing would have to be approved by • Aaron Wolfe, chair of the Zoning on the budget is scheduled for the state parks department, Board of Appeals, reported that the 7 p.m. on April 10, and the bud- but Merandy said the village owner of 9 Morris Ave. withdrew an get must be adopted by May 1. will not have to share revenue application to allow the home to be- • Officer-in-Charge Larry generated from programs or Village Accountant Michelle Ascolillo told the board on March come office space for a nonprofit. Burke reported that Cold activities. 13 that a state cap will limit any increase in the tax levy to just Many longtime Cold Spring Spring Police Department Visit highlandscurrent.com for news under 2 percent. Photo by M. Turton residents have fond memories officers responded to 58 calls updates and latest information. in February. In addition, they wrote 15 traffic and 62 parking tickets. Two arrests were made: one for a felony charge of harassment and the other for Since 1848 shoplifting. Burke said that after a recent LUMBER • DOORS • WINDOWS resignation, the department has 12 part- DECKING • FLOORING • ROOFING time officers. SIDING • HARDWARE • PAINTS KITCHEN CABINETS 969 MAIN ST. FISHKILL • The Recreation Commission is OUTDOOR LIVING AREAS CUSTOM SAWMILLING & DRYING (845) 896-6700 reviewing an application for a beer LIVE EDGE SLABS • CUSTOM BEAMS sdec2020.com Visit our 2000 sq. ft. Deck Display open 24/7 and new Outdoor✦❖ Living Area Dr. Brian Powell Dr. Brian D. Peralta Jun Bellis Steve Gangel Lori Talarico-Coddington Dr. Gary M. Weiner Licensed Opticians Support The Current (914) 737-2000 Doctors of Optometry Donate today at 2 N. Water Street highlandscurrent.com/support Peekskill, NY Highlands Current, Inc., has tax-exempt Mon-Fri 7:30 - 4:30 Five-star-rated eye care with a focus on YOU. status as a federal 501(c)(3) enterprise, and all Sat 8 - 1 donations are tax-deductible WWW.DAINSLUMBER.COM to the extent provided by law.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Magazzino status * While we appreciated the article by Liz Winner: 20 Schevtchuk Armstrong (“Magazzino, or Letters to the Editor Better Newspaper Museo?,” March 9), the statement we pro- he Current welcomes letters to the editor on its coverage and local issues. vided was not printed in its entirety. Our TSubmissions are selected by the editor to provide a variety of opinions and Contest Awards statement reads as follows: voices, and all are subject to editing for accuracy, clarity and length. We ask that *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2016 “We appreciate the support of the local writers remain civil and avoid personal attacks. Letters may be emailed to editor@ community for Magazzino and welcome highlandscurrent.com or mailed to Editor, The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., NNA* Winner: the initiative by the Philipstown Board Cold Spring, NY 10516. The writer’s full name, village or city, and email or phone 9 Better Committee to amend the zoning. This number must be included, but only the name and village or city will be published. Newspaper would allow Magazzino Italian Art to ob- Contest Awards tain an assembly status and to admit visi- Editor’s note: Thank you for this clari- The focus has to be on securing schools tors without a prior reservation.” fication. We omitted the term “assembly as well as we secure airports and federal *National Newspaper Association, 2016 Because our statement was not fully re- status” because we did not have time be- buildings. Having a dog that can detect Publisher ported, we would like to clarify. We never fore deadline to research its meaning and drugs and weapons is a wonderful way to Highlands Current Inc. implied that Magazzino is a “museum,” nor provide context. Being open to the public help. Maybe all schools should have dog- 161 Main St. that we would like to obtain museum status. at large (i.e., more than 50 people at a time) training classes. It’s a win-win! Use the Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 We have always clearly stated that Magazzi- — known generally as having an “assem- schools to train dogs and use them to pro- 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 no is an “art warehouse space” where indi- bly occupancy” — has certain legal re- tect, as well. viduals may visit and the admission is free. Founder quirements, such as signs that point to ex- Denise Gouldner, Hopewell Junction In fact, we cannot legally be identified Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) its and give occupancy limits. Magazzino as a museum because we are not a non- would likely be rezoned by Philipstown as No one is coming for anyone’s handgun Managing Editor profit. Rather, we are a private initiative a “cultural facility,” a classification that or hunting rifle. There is absolutely no Chip Rowe that seeks ways to give back to the com- includes museums. The Route 9 building need for a military-grade weapon. [email protected] munity, both culturally and financially. is assessed at $970,000 on the 2017 rolls, Heather Alderman, Wallkill Arts/Feature Editor Thus, we have elected to pay all the taxes meaning Olspan LLC pays about $35,000 It would be impossible to outlaw guns Alison Rooney required by federal, state and local laws, in annual property taxes to the Haldane because there are so many of them, and a [email protected] rather than have the option to avoid these school district, town and county. taxes by becoming a nonprofit museum. lot of veterans have spent a ton of money Senior Correspondent We welcome the town initiative to customizing them. If you make outlaws of Michael Turton Assault rifles amend the zoning, which will allow Mag- I am grateful that U.S. Rep. Sean Pat- these brave patriots, you are teetering on Reporters azzino to have assembly status under the rick Maloney has taken up an assault-rifle a civil war that I could pretty much guar- Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong New York State Building Code. ban, and for the opportunity for dialogue antee Democrats would lose. Most hand- Brian PJ Cronin In addition, we look forward to this (“Maloney Calls for Assault-Rifle Ban,” guns are semi-automatic, just like the as- Joe Dizney amendment that will allow Magazzino to March 9). Yes, it’s people who kill people, sault rifle, so it’s hard to argue no one is Pamela Doan be an “assembly space” and as a result be but not without means. People using semi- coming for them. Jeff Simms able to admit visitors without a reservation. automatic weapons are responsible for the Eric Munkelt, Cornwall Layout Editor However, this amendment should allow mass killings of students. There are more than enough guns out Kate Vikstrom Magazzino to remain a private initiative We can’t cure people as easily as we in the wild to continue to perpetrate and not be required to become a museum. can curb gun sales. This country has not Advertising Director harm to society until we are all old and We would like to make it perfectly clear been great about dealing with people with Michele Gedney tired of this issue. So let’s talk about bul- to the Town Board and to the community mental disorders, but people have suf- For information on advertising: lets. I have always like Chris Rock’s idea, that we have never been underhanded in fered them as long as mankind has been 845-809-5584 which is that we don’t need gun control any way and that we have never and still around and these mass killings have only [email protected] but bullet control. “All bullets should cost do not wish to become a museum. become “the thing” since the advent of the highlandscurrent.com/ads $5,000. You know why? Because if a bullet We thank you, The Current, the Town weaponry that allows them. The choice of cost $5,000, there would be no more in- Board, the Village of Cold Spring and all protecting the innocent from gun-toting nocent bystanders.” the residents for all their support and en- individuals or letting them have at us Ethan Timm, Cold Spring thusiasm regarding Magazzino. seems like a no-brainer to me. Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu, Andrea Kimmich, Cold Spring There is no such thing as an “assault” The Highlands Current is a 501c3 Garrison rifle. Assault is a verb. There is semi-au- nonprofit funded by grants, tomatic and automatic. Automatic rifles advertising and the generous are already banned. I don’t hunt. I defend support of our readers. Thank you. myself against criminals and tyrannical THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, governments. Vol. 7, Issue 11 (ISSN 2475-3785) Kathleen Daly Dickman, is published weekly by Highlands Current Inc., Hopewell Junction 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- 2818. Nonprofit postage paid at States with “tough gun laws” also have Newburgh, NY. mass shootings because what the U.S. de- POSTMASTER: Send address scribes as a tough gun law is still 1,000 changes to The Highlands Current, times more lax than any other developed 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516- nation — guns move easily across state 2818. Mail delivery $20 per year. lines. This needs to be mandated at a fed- highlandscurrent.com/delivery eral level to have any effect. [email protected] As for mental health, people are focus- © Highlands Current Inc. 2018 ing on that. Again, the U.S. is an outlier. It All rights reserved. No part of this has a dismal health care system and too publication may be reproduced in any many people fall through the cracks. form, mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the publisher. Tom Stephens, New York City Advertisements designed by The High- The “slippery slope” argument for gun lands Current may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. control makes about as much sense as saying that if we ban speeding, soon we’ll ban all cars. (Continued on next page) highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 5 United Vote on Divided Plot Town rejects plans for overflows to reach a neighbor’s yard. Green “is an experienced developer” rural home building a home she planned to sell, Dee By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong noted. He said that before purchasing land, an architect or builder typically he Philipstown Zoning Board of Ap- reviews local laws. “I can’t believe that peals on Monday (March 12) unani- wasn’t done,” he added. Tmously rejected plans for a home Earlier, the ZBA had discussed whether proposed for Douglas Lane on a lot split Green’s half-acre lot was created by land between the town and Nelsonville. being “taken” by the Village of Cold Spring The property’s owner, developer Su- in 1966 for aqueduct access at a time when san Green, designed the four-story, the zoning demanded rural home lots of at 3,300-square-foot home for the .55-acre least 1 acre. Green’s lot was initially part Philipstown end of a total parcel of 1.4 of a 1.22-acre parcel before the village pur- acre. The parcel’s remaining approximate- chased its 0.67-acre aqueduct-access. ly .9 acre lies in Nelsonville. For the ZBA, Clair said Monday, “the Philipstown requires 10-acre house lots question is, does ‘taken’ mean eminent for that district, zoned as rural conserva- domain? Or can it be more broadly inter- The Philipstown ZBA denied an application for a home proposed for the field in the tion. Nelsonville requires home lots of 2 preted to mean: for any reason bought, distance, beyond the brick wall. Photo by L.S. Armstrong acres. To proceed, Green's project needed sold, or whatever?” variances for impervious surfaces and Dee cited a Cold Spring record that Daniel Richmond, an attorney who rep- Robert Gaudioso, an attorney repre- other anomalies, as well as lot size. stated village trustees in 1966 voted to resents Green, said Wednesday that he senting WHUD parent Pamal Broadcast- The gap between the required lot size exercise an option to buy their section. and his client were “obviously surprised” ing, said the planned tower would replace and hers “is too huge” for a variance, said He and ZBA Members Leonard Lim and by the vote and “think it constitutes clear, the outmoded, 1957 predecessor. The old ZBA Member Paula Clair. Vincent Cestone concluded the land was legal errors on multiple levels.” For in- tower replaces “simply cannot support After her colleagues voiced similar purchased by Cold Spring in a normal stance, he said, a ZBA “can’t cave in to anything new,” including emergency re- views, ZBA Chair Robert Dee called the transaction and that Green’s half-acre was generalized community opposition” to a sponse communications. discrepancy “the biggest sticking point.” left over from that sale. Clair and Gran- project. He said a lawsuit against Philip- After neighbors asked about security Board members also expressed concern ite Frisdenda disagreed. Green’s lot exists stown “is a very real possibility.” and possible damage to Sky Lane during about an increase in impervious surfac- because Cold Spring’s land “was obviously tower construction, Dee continued the es and run-off that might contribute to sold, taken, whatever, for a public pur- Radio-cell tower In other business, the ZBA opened a public hearing into April. flooding at the intersection or allow septic pose,” Clair reasoned. public hearing on construction of a new However, Dee and Gaudioso agreed WHUD radio tower-wireless telecommu- that with input from consultants and the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (from previous page) nications-cell phone tower, on Sky Lane. town’s building department, the neigh- bors’ questions should be easily addressed. An approach to the problem of disturbed When all these people hit the streets, it’s people having guns has to be, certainly in going to be a traffic nightmare. The rea- part, to prevent them from having guns. son people live in Beacon — small town, Holy Week Matt Clifton, Beacon trails, the river, etc. — is being destroyed. At Karen Gallichio, Beacon Rather than a “forum on gun violence,” The Church of the Open Door this was a purely opportunistic Maloney Still more on gun storage campaign rally. Why, in a debate about gun storage, is it (First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown) Steve Sumski, Poughkeepsie necessary to change the subject so quickly 10 Academy Street in Cold Spring to opioids? (“More on Gun Storage,” Let- 845-265-3220 • [email protected] Beacon building ters, March 9). The topic at issue is gun I am appalled by all this high-density safety — specifically, the lack of it, and Sunday, March 25, 10:30 AM building, and it’s why I left my hometown how to fix that. I also wonder why people of 64 years (“Development in the High- who are not residents of Philipstown feel PALM SUNDAY lands: Where Things Stand [Beacon],” compelled to weigh in on a law designed A musical celebration of Jesus' stories and lessons. The children will March 9). I gave up and threw in the tow- to protect my children and others who live play instruments and lead the congregation in song. el. You can’t fight City Hall! I wish you all in Philipstown. the best, Beacon, but I’m afraid our little Evan Hudson, Cold Spring city is being destroyed. Shame on you, city Sunday, March 25, 6:30 PM officials, for allowing this to happen. For more letters, visit LABYRINTH WALK Roxanne Meyer Continue the Journey of Lent through Easter and beyond by walking a 24’ highlandscurrent.com canvas Labyrinth in the Church Fellowship Hall. A labyrinth is a circular path used for walking meditation. Informational display and handouts will be available.

Thursday, March 29, Supper at 6:30, Service at 7:30 PM MAUNDY THURSDAY SOUP SUPPER followed by MAUNDY THURSDAY TENEBRAE SERVICE This service is one of the most moving of our church year. As the service proceeds, the sanctuary gradually dims and concludes in total darkness. We then experience the sounds of the nails driven in the cross and leave the church in silence.

Sunday, April 1 CELEBRATION SERVICE 10:30 AM Join us for the highlight of the Church year! …featuring The Chancel Choir and a performance of Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah. Music includes strings, woodwinds, bass, drums & piano. The service is followed by the Great Easter Egg Hunt on the church lawn. All are welcome!

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Students Protest Gun Violence (from Page 1) shootings in the past, no action has been become a norm,” she said. taken. “Kids feel empowered to help solve Florke said many students believed that the problem,” he said. if they went outside there might be conse- In a letter to parents earlier this week, quences, such as a warning or detention Principal John Griffiths said those stu- for cutting class, but noted that “without dents who chose to leave class would not that, it wouldn’t be a protest.” (Superin- be disciplined. “Although a public school tendent Diana Bowers said no student cannot endorse any particular sociopo- was told he or she would be disciplined litical cause, we see this event as having for leaving class and/or the building for minimal disruption to the academic day, the protest.) and our staff’s role will solely be supervi- Florke said that “it was great” that the dis- sory to assure students’ safety,” he wrote. trict arranged lunch-period discussions on Haldane school safety and mental health treatment, About 50 middle- and high-school stu- “but it’s kind of the same thing, just talking. dents gathered in front of the high school That’s what the politicians are doing. “I don’t want this to be another ‘mo- at 10 a.m. to say the Pledge of Allegiance Haldane students during ment,’ ” she said. “We need a movement.” and name the victims who died at Marjo- the walkout on March 14 Inside the high school, students signed ry Stoneman Douglas High School in the Photos by Jesse Des Marais attack by a former student. flags of support that will be sent to Mar- “No one should be afraid to go to jory Stoneman Douglas High School. “I applaud all of our stu- school,” said Daley Florke, 17, who helped Bowers said the district also has invited dents today equally, those organize the walkout. “For years, lawmak- elected officials to meet with students on who peacefully protested, ers haven’t done anything.” April 20, the anniversary of the Colum- those who honored the Florke is the daughter of U.S. Rep. Sean Pat- bine High School killings in 1999. victims, and those who re- rick Maloney, who in the past week has held The Haldane campus was closed to visi- mained in their classes,” he four public forums on gun violence, including tors during the March 14 protest. A num- wrote. in Beacon, and who has called for a ban on ber of parents and other adults stood at Earlier in the week, Lan- Haldane High School students signed banners on the AR-15 and other military-style rifles. the school boundary in a show of support. dahl told parents in a letter March 14 that will be sent to Marjory Stoneman The junior said many students did not In a letter to parents sent earlier in the that high school students Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. participate but that some misunderstood week, Bowers noted that older students who left the building to pro- the message of the walkout. “They think had expressed “a variety of thoughts and test would not be disciplined we want to take all guns, when in real- opinions” before the walkout. as long as they returned to Beacon on April 20, but Landahl said the ity we are just calling for tougher laws so “Our goal is not to suppress voices or view- class within 20 minutes. He said at the district has no plans for that day, so stu- they are not as easily accessible,” she said. points, but to provide a safe and organized time that parents of elementary and mid- dents will not be allowed to leave class. School shootings are “becoming a norm opportunity for expression,” she wrote. “Dis- dle-school children could sign them out of Legally, students can be disciplined for for my generation and we don’t want it to tricts throughout the nation are concerned school to attend protests off-campus. (In cutting class for a protest, said the Ameri- about the mass number of students congre- Fishkill, protestors marched along Main can Civil Liberties Union in an advisory gated outside of schools at a specified time.” Street.) for educators, but the punishment can’t be Beacon “We will not espouse any particular harsher than for missing it for other rea- At Beacon High School, Superintendent political views with this sharing but in- sons. In Nevada, the ACLU says some high Matt Landahl reported in a statement that stead discuss the importance of elected school students were threatened with re- “many” students participated in the audito- representatives hearing from all of their moval from sports teams or not receiv- rium and “some” students stood outside in constituents,” he wrote to parents. He ing their diplomas if they participated in silent protest. At Rombout Middle School, said the district would supply materials the March 14 protest. In Georgia, a high 19 Front St., Newburgh, NY 12550 students observed a moment of silence in for students to create cards of sympathy school sophomore received a five-day sus- 845-561-3686 pension in early March for walking out of www.downingfi lmcenter.com class and “several” gathered in a courtyard or support for the families of Parkland school for 17 minutes. Now Showing for a protest, he said. A rally is planned for Memorial Park in A Fantastic Woman (R) FRI 7:30, SAT 2:00 4:45 7:30 SUN 2:00 4:45, TUE & WED 7:30 THU 2:00 7:30 Poor People’s Campaign to Beacon National Theatre Live Presents Initiative will build of BHA and other reli- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof gious leaders. This (Not Rated) MON (3/19) 1:15 on work of MLK Jr. year, the class has been studying MONROE CINEMA @ TMACC By Jeff Simms the Book of Exo- 34 Millpond Pkwy, Monroe NY 10950 t the time of his dus, which in- 845-395-9055 assassination in cludes the story www.monroecinema.com April 1968, the Rev. A of the Israelites’ The Rev. Emily McNeill will speak in Beacon Martin Luther King Jr. was Red Sparrow (R) delivery from on March 22 about the revived Poor People's FRI & SAT 2:30 5:30 8:30 organizing a political move- slavery. Campaign. Photo by El-Wise Noisette/NYSUT SUN 1:30 4:30 7:30, MON & TUE 7:30 ment he called the Poor Peo- McNeill’s talk will WED 1:30 4:30 7:30, THU 7:30 ple’s Campaign. Fifty years later, dovetail with the Exo- “This is about how we live our public A Wrinkle in Time (PG) volunteers are working to revive it. dus story while also spreading the lives together,” he said. “It often feels like FRI & SAT 2:00 4:30 7:00 The Rev. Emily McNeill, co-chair of the word about the Poor People’s Campaign, religion should deal with issues of private SUN 1:00 3:30 6:00, MON & TUE 7:00 state campaign, part of “a national call for which is relaunching on Mother’s Day (May morality, and our public concerns are out- WED 1:00 3:30 6:00, THU 7:00 moral revival,” will speak on Thursday, 13) with “40 days of moral actions.” side of that. That’s a real loss for society March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beacon He- Events are planned in some 30 states and a real loss for religion.” Black Panther (PG13) brew Alliance. She is also executive direc- to increase awareness of poverty and re- The Poor People’s Campaign is deeply FRI & SAT 2:15 5:15 8:15 tor of the Labor-Religion Coalition of New lated issues. The campaign will end with personal for him, he added. SUN 1:15 4:15 7:15, MON & TUE 7:15 York State and a United Church of Christ a march in Washington, D.C. “In many ways, the essence of the Exo- WED 1:15 4:15 7:15, THU 7:15 minister. Spodek said he hopes the effort can re- dus was about coming out of a society that Darby O’Gill and the Her talk will coincide with the finale focus dialogue on issues of importance to was built on the oppression of others,” he Little People of Better Together, an annual interfaith marginalized populations such as envi- said. “Now, to be living in a society as class led by Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek (1959, Not Rated) SAT (3/17) 4:00 ronmental justice, hunger and racism. wealthy (Continued on next page) highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 7

Report: Plenty of Water in Beacon (from Page 1) ings will be redeveloped to have more oc- that is being corrected. cupants. In all, it projects about 2,600 (this “I feel comfortable that we have enough includes projects currently in the city's water to go forward with our comprehen- pipeline) new housing units being built sive plan,” Beacon Mayor Randy Casale and an increase in population of 5,255 peo- said Thursday. ple. It also projects almost 250,000 square The next step for the City Council is to feet of new commercial space. approve the water study as an addendum However, Clarke told the council he would to the city’s comprehensive plan, which be “shocked if you got that far by 2035.” was updated last year. It will likely discuss The report also recommended that the the study at a workshop before voting. city add backup water sources, including Thomas Cusack, a Leggette senior vice Fishkill Creek and a third well that could president, recommended that the water be drilled. In addition, the study identi- report be updated on the same schedule fied more than 271,000 gallons of water as the comprehensive plan, or roughly ev- lost to leaks each day, although much of ery 10 years. Built in 1922, the Mount Beacon Reservoir holds about 125 million gallons of water. NYNJTC Edgewater Risks Being Downsized Two hearings likely for April 16 Discussions have continued since then on extending Board for more than a year. It could lose units, although the measure to residential districts. The zoning for sin- Taylor Palmer, an attorney for the project, said it is too gle-family homes (R1) is the largest land-use category in early to estimate how many. By Jeff Simms Beacon, covering 27 percent of the city. Among council members, George Mansfield said the If the zoning change is adopted, two more projects change in the zoning law could be seen as a “last-ditch ef- he Beacon City Council plans to revise zoning — the 307-unit Edgewater and a 13-lot development on fort” to reduce density on projects like Edgewater, while codes throughout much of the city but appears split Townsend Street — also stand to lose density. others argued for consistency. on whether to take a chunk out of the proposed T However, the most significant change would be for “It shows favoritism if you grandfather-in one property” Edgewater development. Edgewater, which has been under review by the Planning but not others, said Jodi McCredo, adding that consistency A straw poll at its meeting on Monday (March 12) across zoning districts “is the only way to avoid bias.” showed the council leaning 4 to 3 in favor of adopt- The Edgewater proposal, which would be the largest ing a zoning proposal as it's currently drafted to use housing development in Beacon, has been heavily scru- buildable, rather than gross, acreage to determine tinized. In December, the Planning Board granted envi- the density allowed on parcels of 3 or more acres in ronmental approval following a protracted debate with residential districts. the Beacon City School District over its impact. The proposal would remove steep slopes, flood- A few weeks later, the Zoning Board of Appeals ap- ways and other environmentally sensitive land from proved three variances, for the number of stories al- the density equation. Because it does not exclude lowed per building, the number of units per building projects under review, some developments being and the space between buildings. considered by the city could be sent back to the While the council is considering the zoning change, drawing board. Edgewater is moving along a separate track. It has The council will hold a public hearing on April 16 asked for a special-use permit from the City Council before voting. (because the development will include multi-family In December, the council adopted similar changes dwellings), and then would return to the Planning in the Fishkill Creek Development District without Board for more approvals. grandfathering projects then under Planning Board re- The council is expected to schedule a public hearing view. That decision downsized the 248 Tioronda proj- A rendering of the 22 Edgewater Place project presented to the on the special-use permit on April 16, the same night ect, which had been approved in 2014 for 100 units on Beacon Planning Board in 2017 as the zoning hearing. nearly 9 acres but has not yet started construction.

disparity that must be addressed, agreed apartments, but for individuals who are (from previous page) Poor People’s Campaign to Beacon the Rev. Ed Benson, pastor at the New Vi- middle-income or lower class, they can as ours, where the [economic] gaps are ery word of prayer that comes out of my sion Church of Deliverance. He said many barely afford any housing.” so tremendous, it feels like to not be con- mouth blasphemy.” residents live month-to-month. “They Benson advised residents to keep in cerned about the most vulnerable mem- Although Beacon appears to be thriv- can’t keep food on their tables,” he said. mind King’s refrain, “If I can help some- bers of our communities would make ev- ing, there is a significant and growing “There’s construction of so many luxury body, then my living shall not be in vain.”

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Guide to Nelsonville Candidates fire protection, need to be addressed and our three children here. We love living 3 contenders for 2 slots money for their operational budget. I be- resolved. (3) Promoting participation of here and our roots run deep. I would like lieve my experience as both a Cold Spring Nelsonville residents through better com- to do my part to ensure that Nelsonville in Tuesday election trustee and fire company president makes munication: The village website should remains a sustainable community while me uniquely qualified to attempt to bring be updated and managed. E-mail blasts preserving its unique character and natu- By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong both sides together, so this argument could inform the residents of issues re- ral beauty. lated to village government. elsonville voters go to the polls doesn’t become a yearly one. (3) Preserva- What qualifications do you bring? on Tuesday, March 20, to elect tion of the character of Nelsonville is tied Why do you want to be a trustee? Bowman: Having spent 2014 to 2016 as two more trustees to the Village to the previous two issues. I have lived in Bowman: If I had to point to one issue a trustee in Cold Spring, I have recent and N the area my entire life. In 2005 I was part Board, which will expand from three to that made me want to run, it is the de- tangible experience in helping to run a five members. The polls are open at Vil- of the Nelsonville Sesquicentennial Com- sire to see the 5 acres off Secor Street pre- municipality. In addition, as former presi- lage Hall from noon to 9 p.m. mittee. One thing that stood out was how served as part of our village park. As the dent of the Cold Spring Fire Company Three candidates — Michael Bowman, little had changed. It was still the small discussion regarding a cell tower above and a former member of the Cold Spring Dave Moroney and Rudolf van Dommele quaint village it had been decades before, the Cold Spring Cemetery continues, I feel Historic District Review Board, I bring a — are competing for two open seats, each and there is still that sense of commu- my experience and knowledge could make broad understanding of all types of issues. with a term of two years. In addition, in- nity that has faded away in many river a difference. One of my strongest attributes, even in cumbent Trustee Thomas Robertson is towns. As trustee my job will be to culti- Moroney: To serve the community. the most divided of times, is my ability to running unopposed for a one-year term. vate those values. Van Dommele: I have lived in Nelson- listen to contrary and opposite views and The Current posed the same three ques- Moroney: (1) Building and mainte- ville since 2002. My wife and I have raised try to find common ground. tions to each candidate for the contested nance repairs; (2) crosswalks and speed- Moroney: I ran a successful business trustee seats. The responses have been ed- ing; and (3) signs. for more than 22 years. ited for length and clarity. Van Dommele: Van Dommele: I bring a lifetime of (1) Stewardship and experience in problem-solving and com- What are the three biggest conservation of pub- munication. As a professional photogra- challenges facing the village? licly owned land: The pher and, more recently, cinematographer (1) Cell towers. Process is Bowman: Secor street parcel and producer, I have been responsible for key. It’s rather obvious that large cell- at stake in the cell- the direction of large crews. I also have phone towers do not fit with the aesthetic tower controversy extensive experience in construction and of our community. The question is: What should be preserved renewable energy and am a competitive can we do about it? (2) “Negotiations” be- for public use. (2) The chess player and professional chess coach. tween Cold Spring, the Cold Spring Fire relationships with The analytical skills I have developed in Company and Nelsonville over their con- the Cold Spring and these interesting and diverse aspects of tractual agreement. I have been shocked Philipstown govern- my life would be applicable in various is- as I have read about disagreements be- ments. Shared-ser- sues in local government. I believe I can tween the municipalities, with the fire vices issues, particu- build bridges between people with differ- company left hanging for months without Michael Bowman, left, and Rudolf van Dommele Photos provided larly with regard to ing opinions and priorities.

Giovanni Anselmo Marisa Merz Currently on view Thursday through Monday, Alighiero Boetti Giulio Paolini Arte Povera: From the 11am to 5pm. Pier Paolo Calzolari Pino Pascali Olnick Spanu Collection Free by reservation Luciano Fabro Giuseppe Penone at magazzino.art. Jannis Kounellis Michelangelo Pistoletto Mario Merz Gilberto Zorio 2700 Route 9 Cold Spring, NY 10516 highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 9 The Calendar An Eye for Nature ‘There are things in your have a second home near a nature preserve. A monitor at the McCaffrey backyard you wouldn’t office displays 800 images in a rotating believe’ slide show. “You never know when you’ll get a By Alison Rooney lucky shot,” says Bob. “Diana encountered a fawn just after it was born. It was e patient. Get lucky. Look up. Look young enough to have no fear, and she down. Train your eye to notice the was able to photograph it from just 2 or 3 Bslightest movement. feet away. In the Everglades, we came Those are the succinct suggestions of upon an alligator chasing another Bob Nobile, whose wildlife photography, alligator out into the woods, and a river along with that of his wife, Diana, is on otter teasing an alligator, chattering, display through March at McCaffrey’s diving in, unintimidated.” Realty on Main Street, where Bob is an Diana says that while wildlife photog- agent. raphy requires “patience and observation If you’re observant, “there are things and an eye for composition, most of all, in your backyard you wouldn’t believe,” you need a compassionate feeling, love he says, such as the chipmunk Diana pho- and awe for all living organisms!” tographed snacking on a violet. On this page are a few selections of Bob took up photography to document Diana's work, with commentary from "The seal had been washed up in February at Barnegat Lighthouse in New Jersey his daughter Chantelle when she played Bob. For more, see highlandscurrent.com. during high tide and was waiting for it to return." Photos by Diana Nobile basketball for Haldane High School. Diana, a former high school biology and environmental science teacher, soon caught the shutter bug, as well. They gravitated to nature photogra- phy because “both of us spent hours in the woods,” recalls Bob, who grew up in Garrison after his parents moved there in 1946. Diana, formerly Diana Stevenson, grew up in Cold Spring. In their first home, on Nelson Lane in Garrison, “we hid behind the trees to watch the bird life,” Bob recalls. They now live in Fort Montgomery, near parkland. The images on display were culled from a collection of — no exaggeration — 15,000 photos, he said. They were Left, "a bobcat in Florida. Diana just got lucky." taken in the Highlands as well as in Above, "an immature Black-Crowned Night Heron Florida and New Jersey, where the couple captured by Diana at the John Forsythe Preserve."

Above, "an early shot, taken with the Olympus 4-megapixel camera that we started out on."

"We got a call that some wood ducks, which are very reclusive, had been spotted in a pond at Downey Park in Newburgh. There were 10 "This shot by Diana of an American Oystercatcher was taken at the John Forsythe to 15 adults and about 40 chicks. You try to get a photo for years, Preserve in Brigantine, New Jersey. The bird built her nest in the middle of the road, and here they are, right in front of you." so park rangers cordoned it off with yellow tape." 10 March 16, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Calendar Highlights Students vs. Staff Basketball Game FRIDAY, MARCH 16 6:30 p.m. Haldane School Reel Life Film Club: First Position (grades 6-8) Submit to [email protected] See details under Friday. 6 p.m. Howland Public Library For complete listings, see highlandscurrent.com Beacon Historical Society Meeting 313 Main St., Beacon 7 p.m. 17 South Ave., Beacon 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 845-831-0514 | beaconhistorical.org Rescheduled from March 2. Garrison School Board Jazz Vespers Colin Mark Andrews (Piano) Contemporary Art Video Series: 7 p.m. Garrison School 5:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 2:30 p.m. West Point Cadet Chapel Mary Frank/Joan Semmel 1100 Route 9D, Garrison 10 Academy St., Cold Spring westpoint.edu 7 p.m. Buster Levi Gallery 845-424-3689 | gufs.org 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org Jason Vieaux (Classical Guitar) 121 Main St., Cold Spring 4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 845-809-5145 | busterlevigallery.com St. Patrick’s Day Dinner 6 p.m. St. Mary’s Church See details under Saturday. THURSDAY, MARCH 22 Les Misérables 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring | 845-265-2539 7 p.m. Haldane School Networking 101 15 Craigside Dr., Cold Spring Silent Film Series: Tess of the Storm Country MONDAY, MARCH 19 6 p.m. Howland Public Library (1922) See details under Friday. haldaneschool.org Beacon City Council Meeting 7 p.m. Butterfield Library Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 7 p.m. City Hall | 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon Haldane School Board 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org 7 p.m. Haldane (Music Room) 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org See details under Friday. 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Beacon School Board (Budget) Les Misérables 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 7 p.m. Beacon High School Haldane’s Got Talent 7 p.m. Haldane School 7 p.m. Towne Crier Irish Comedy Tour 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon See details under Friday. 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 845-838-6900 | beaconk12.org 379 Main St., Beacon St. Patrick’s Celebration 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com 1008 Brown St., Peekskill Nelsonville Village Board 7 – 11 p.m. The Highlands 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 955 Route 9D, Garrison 258 Main St., Nelsonville FRIDAY, MARCH 23 845-424-3254 | highlandscountryclub.net SATURDAY, MARCH 17 845-265-2500 | villageofnelsonville.org Contemporary Art Video Series: Walter Echoes of Erin (Music) Robinson St. Patrick’s Day 7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corner Cultural Center 7 p.m. Buster Levi Gallery Bird Watching 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley TUESDAY, MARCH 20 See details under March 16. 9 a.m. Constitution Marsh 845-528-7280 | tompkinscorners.org First Day of Spring International Film Night: Queen of Katwe Warren Landing Road, Garrison Kofi & Sankofa (Music) New Moms & Infants Group (Uganda, 2016) putnamhighlandsaudubon.org 7:30 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 7 p.m. Howland Public Library White Elephant Sale 477 Main St., Beacon 472 Route 403, Garrison See details under March 16. 8:30 a.m. Early birds $5 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org Email [email protected]. Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Free admission Charlie Daniels Band Vertigo (1958) (Documentary) St. Philip’s Parish House 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 7 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 1101 Route 9D, Garrison See details under Friday. See details under Friday. 845-424-4209 | stphilipsnursery.org 50 Liberty St., Beacon Dutchess Genealogical Society moviesthatmatterbeacon.org Introduction to Bird Identification (ages 10+) 7:30 p.m. LDS Church SUNDAY, MARCH 18 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 10 a.m. Trailside Zoo 204 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie Maple Sugar Tours 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 3006 Seven Lakes Dr., Bear Mountain dcgs-gen.org 11 a.m. -3 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center See details under March 16. 845-786-2701 | trailsidezoo.org Nelsonville Election See details under Saturday. WAR Snake Program 12 - 9 p.m. | Village Hall Hudson Valley Renegades Job Fair , 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 10 a.m. Wildlife Education Center 258 Main St., Nelsonville Noon – 3 p.m. Dutchess Stadium See details under March 16. 25 Boulevard, Cornwall The History of Hat Making (Talk) 1500 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls 845-534-7781 | hhnm.org 1 p.m. Howland Public Library hvrenegades.com Maple Sugar Tours See details under Friday. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center Philipstown Communities That Care 2 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Muser Drive, Cornwall 3:30 p.m. North Highlands Fire Department See details under Friday. Support Groups 845-534-5506 x204 | hhnm.org 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring For a full list of area support groups, Les Misérables Cat on a Hot Tin Roof philipstownctc.org visit: highlandscurrent.com/sg 4 & 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 2 p.m. Haldane School See details under Friday. See details under Friday. 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Contact: [email protected] highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 11 Meat and Greet Butchers launch dinner “We’ve always done things like this, pri- vately,” Pascarella explains. “I have a big series and workshops Italian family and Lisa has a Greek one. We used to have a community of friends By Alison Rooney over in our Brooklyn backyard; we were arbled Meat Shop and Stock Up, always smoking meats there.” the twin establishments run by The dinners were inspired, Pascarella Lisa Hall and Chris Pascarella says, by the Court Street Grocery, a shop M near their former home in Carroll Gar- in Philipstown and Beacon, respectively, are expanding beyond the meat-and-deli dens, Brooklyn. “They did these super- cases to host community dinners and lead casual, three-course, relatively affordable workshops about their “utilize the whole little dinners,” he says. “It was always on animal” approach to butchering. the back burner for us: creating some- The dinners, called The Butcher’s Har- thing with almost a pop-up vibe.” vest, take place on Friday nights at Stock He said the dinners also came about Up (29 Teller Ave., Beacon); they are because “we have a full staff of culinary- scheduled for March 30 (fish, with Hud- trained people making sandwiches at son Valley Seafood), April 20 (TBD) and Stock-Up who are eager to do more and a May 11 (Asian). Each begins at 7 p.m. with freezer full of off-parts that we can make an hour of socializing over draft beer, ci- exciting.” der and wine. Each communal dinner includes 24 to “They’re not just selling meat, 30 guests and costs $75 per diner, exclud- they’re creating a new kind of ing beverages and gratuity. They provide an opportunity to meet neighbors and communal table. It’s not same tablemates of various generations. old, same old.” Pascarella says the pas- sion to use the entire animal was instilled by his grand- parents. “They didn’t have tons of money, and never let anything go to waste,” he recalls. “The less expensive Diners eat at communal tables. Photos by A. Rooney cuts are just as good, if not better sometimes. Some de- licious cuts are a third of the occasion with a white table-clothed, can- different cuts” such as shifting from pork price, and still suit the use.” dle-lit, long central table, plus a couple of chops to pork shoulder, Pascarella says. Each dinner is built smaller tables. “We go over why each section has its ben- around a theme. For Valen- Sharon Charles, who moved with her efits.” tine’s Day, the dishes made husband to Cold Spring a year ago, said He turns to sausage. “For years, people use of beef cheeks and she came to the dinner to make friends — have thought sausage was made from all chicken hearts. The March and avoid cooking, which she hates. the icky bits, but instead we’re using parts 9 meal was barbecue, with “This is just delicious,” she said midway from our whole, pasture-raised animals. Lone Star Hots (Texas hot through the five courses. Even with chicken, why just always get a links), prairie breeze grits Mary Ann Syrek of Philipstown was im- pack with two breasts? Buy a whole chick- and braised greens. The pressed, as well. “This shows a lot of inven- en, make a soup using the bones and stay fourth course — pork belly tiveness,” she says. “They’re not just selling healthy all winter.” glazed with fermented hot meat, they’re creating a new kind of com- The courses also include knife skills, he honey, pickled watermelon munal table. It’s not same old, same old.” said, such as “how to spatchcock a bird.” rind and lard-fried hush Hall and Pascarella also host three- The next class is tonight (March 16) and puppies — was dubbed Pig- hour classes at their kitchen at Marbled covers sausage, followed by chicken on gy Smalls (after the late rap Meat, on Route 9 in Philipstown. “It’s less April 6 and pork on April 27. They each Spiced smoked lamb ribs were a part of the barbeque- musician, of course). Stock about how to cook and more about a fuller cost $75 to $100. Register at marbled- themed menu at The Butcher's Harvest on March 9. Up was gussied up for the utilization of animals through asking for meatshop.com.

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RICHARD II THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD THE SEA-MAID’S MUSIC RIP VAN WINKLE 2018 in residence at Tickets on sale March 19 Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison, NY hvshakespeare.org 12 March 16, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Mouths to Feed Oat Cuisine begging my mother for another dime or By Celia Barbour quarter. or Henry James, the two most beau- A dime, a quarter: That’s how old I am. tiful words in the English language Old enough, too, to remember the days Fwere “summer afternoon.” To which when everything at a bake sale was home- I reply: good on you, 19th-century man. made — and moreover, when “homemade” You are far more refined than I am. meant not merely unpackaged and stirred Because for me, no pair of words has at home, but actually made from scratch ever surpassed the loveliness of “bake using ingredients found in an ordinary sale.” home’s cupboards and refrigerator. Oh, the joy I felt as a kid coming upon a hand-painted sign bear- ing those proud monosyllables, and then beholding the treat-laden table nearby. Yet joy such as that is hard to sus- tain, even for a 9-year-old, and my feelings would grow increasingly complicated as I scanned the table: Raising the bar Photos by Henry Weed Paper plates all but flattened by the weight of snickerdoodles giving a half-hour. And pol- was helping support some class activity way to wax paper bags bulging with ish off, with a little help or after-school program. I was slightly fudgy brownies, pans of seven-layer from her sisters, in a few crestfallen to place my plain, rough- bars, stacks of blondies, glorious hours more with hardly a edged treats among the perfect store- fruit pies and pastel-iced cupcakes thought for the owls. bought goodies; sadder still to take most doused in rainbow sprinkles. It took me a long time of mine home, uneaten, at the end of the Humble beginnings Whatever cravings these sights to realize that bake sales sale. Eventually, the reality of modern elicited were tempered by the agony to a parent are not what kids’ tastes sunk in, and I turned curmud- In addition to being an ardent bake of knowing I’d have to choose just one; the they are to a child. At first, when our kids geonly. sale customer, I was also a doyenne of the fear of choosing wrongly; the certainty were very small, my heart would leap But old hopes and habits die hard. Just realm behind the table. In those days, my that, after two bites of whichever treat I whenever an email arrived announcing the other day, I felt that old jolt of excite- family belonged to a Quaker Meeting in did select, I would yearn for the ones I had an upcoming bake sale. More than once, ment when asked to contribute to a bake Richmond, Indiana. Our Sunday school not chosen; and the sheepishness I’d feel I spent hours baking up batches of Val- sale. The truth is, I won’t ever be able to education consisted of religious-ish life rhona-chocolate brownies or real-butter talk myself out of baking from scratch. lessons couched in folk songs and good cookies, gratified at the thought that I But this time, I’ll do it in under 30 min- deeds, such as sponsoring orphans in de- utes. And I’m already looking forward to veloping nations and saving endangered the leftovers I’ll bring home when it’s over. Open 4:30 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m. owls. Our causes required cash, in other Oat Bars Closed Mondays & Tuesdays words, and for school-age kids (at least those of us of a non-delinquent bent), the These are essentially an oat shortbread. You can add ½ cup of chocolate chips Friday, March 16, 7 p.m. options for raising it were few. to the recipe — and the resulting bars are also great. But to me, chocolate Tony DePaolo - Free One month, when it was time to host overwhelms the quiet magic of the original flavors. yet another bake sale, a new family con- ¾ cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Friday, March 16, 8:30 p.m. tributed oat bars to our inventory. Buttery, 1 stick butter (if unsalted, add a 2 cups quick oats The Everly Set brown-sugary, redolent with the gentle pinch of salt) 1 teaspoon baking powder Saturday, March 17, 6 p.m. nuttiness of fresh oats, they won my heart 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a mixing bowl, cream together the first Marc Von Em - Free with one bite. And just like that, my bake three ingredients until light. Add remaining ingredients, and mix until Saturday, March 17, 8:30 p.m. sale anguish was over. Never again would I combined. Clancy Tradition wonder which treat to spend my change on. Moreover, oat bars were ridiculously 2. Transfer batter to an ungreased 8 x 8-inch pan, and press gently. 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379 Main St., Beacon townecrier.com • 845.855.1300 highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 13 2018 College Scholarship Guide How to Start Your Own Scholarship Awards available to Community foundation guides Highlands residents donors By Chip Rowe By Chip Rowe ews flash: College is expensive, but there are thousands of schol- ant your own scholarship fund? Narships available that may make a WThe Community Foundations small dent. of the Hudson Valley (CFHVNY) The list below includes scholarships has helped individuals and groups available to high school seniors or college establish nearly 60 that award grants students in the Highlands and/or Putnam to students in Dutchess, Putnam and/ and Dutchess counties. It does not include or Ulster counties. awards specific to individual schools. To The nonprofit, which has offices in search for scholarships offered by state Poughkeepsie and Kingston, processes and national organizations, see directo- applications for donors and administers ries such as fastweb.com, collegeboard. the awards. Most scholarships offered org and scholarships.com. are created in memory of family Each listing includes who qualifies to members, although some are tributes apply, the amount of the award and the to schools, such as an award for application deadline. For scholarships Poughkeepsie High School graduates coded CFHV, apply at cfhvny.org. For established by the Class of 1958. those marked SGO, pick up an application New York Benefits for Educators Daughters of the American “Some people feel strongly that a form in your school guidance office or and Students Trust Revolution school helped launch them in life,” visit highlandscurrent.com/scholarships. Haldane or Beacon seniors who plan to Putnam seniors who “exhibit extraordi- explains Sally Cross, vice president of philanthropy for CFHVNY. pursue a career in business, health or edu- nary citizenship and integrity and service Highlands cation. | $1,000 | March 30 | SGO to his or her community while maintain- It takes a minimum donation of $50,000 Acacio “Roger” Rodrigues New York Schools Insurance ing high academic standards.” | $500 | April 13 | SGO to create a scholarship, Memorial Scholarship Reciprocal which is enough to Putnam or Dutchess seniors or col- Haldane or Beacon seniors who are (1) Daughters of the United States provide a perpetual lege students pursuing a career in the enrolled in special education, (2) have Army annual grant of $1,000 building/construction industry such as demonstrated resourcefulness and in- Haldane or O’Neill senior who is the to $2,000. “We want to Sally Cross architecture, engineering, construction genuity to overcome a puzzling creative child or dependent of an active, retired or make sure the award management, electrical construction obstacle, or (3) plan to attend a New York deceased U.S. military service member. | is enough to make a meaningful technology, plumbing and heating, weld- college and who has record of involve- $2,000 | April 5 | SGO difference,” she said of the minimum. ing or fabrication. | $2,000+ annually | ment and work for a cause or organiza- Glaser Orthodontics CFHVNY chooses the winner or winners April 1 | CFHV tion that promotes social justice, equal Haldane seniors who plan to pursue a of each award, which is required by tax Firemen’s Association of the State opportunity, relief of human suffering or career in a health field. | $500 | March 31 law, although the donor can be a mem- of New York similar aspirations. | $3,000 to $5,000 | | SGO ber of the selection committee, she said. FASNY reimburses tuition for active April 4 | SGO Joan Connelly Memorial When creating a scholarship, it’s best to volunteer firefighters attending a New keep the criteria as broad as possible, Professional Nurses Association of Scholarship York community college or taking online Cross said. Offering an award only to Dutchess/Putnam Putnam seniors who plan to pursue a courses through Empire State College. | graduates of a certain school is fine, Putnam or Dutchess senior or college career related to mental health or in hu- $1,250 | ongoing | SGO but finding suitable applicants for a student pursuing a career in nursing. | man services such as social work, psychol- $500 to $1,000 | May 12 | SGO grant for “left-handed violin players Hudson Valley Guns and Hoses ogy, nursing, education, counseling, com- who are on the basketball team and Paid or volunteer firefighters or law en- St. Luke’s Cornwall Health System munity mental health, or child and family went to a certain grade school” will be a forcement officers (or their immediate rel- Seniors who have completed at least 50 studies. Sponsored by the Mental Health challenge, she said, by way of example. atives) in Putnam or Dutchess who plan hours of volunteer service at St. Luke’s Association in Putnam County. | $500 | Even scholarships provided to pursue to major in criminal justice, fire science, Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, who are March 30 | SGO specific majors can be tricky, because public administration or related fields. | the sons or daughters of St. Luke’s employ- students often change their minds. Master Gardeners $1,000 | April 1 | CFHV ees or who plan to enter the medical field Putnam seniors who plan to pursue For more information, contact Cross at and have at least an 1100 SAT or 24 ACT Lower Hudson Council of School a degree in (Continued on Page 14) [email protected] or 845-452-3077. Superintendents score. | $1,000 to $1,500 | April 13 | SGO Haldane and Beacon seniors who have Tompkins Mahopac Bank overcome obstacles, have a strong desire Dutchess or Putnam seniors with at Next Step College Counseling helps to achieve and demonstrate financial least a 3.0 GPA who plan to pursue an ad- students discover and gain admission to need. | $1,000 annually | April 18 | SGO vanced manufacturing degree or techni- best-fit, affordable colleges while cal program. | $500 | May 11 | SGO GOT Mid-Hudson Ivy Foundation minimizing senior year stress. Seniors from the Mid-Hudson Valley. Tony Schembri Memorial • Complimentary first consultation Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha. | $500 Scholarship • 10% discount with this ad to $1,500 | March 23 | SGO Seniors from the Mid-Hudson Valley. • Flexible payment plan Sponsored by the Newburgh-based chap- Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Society Contact Next Step today! Seniors who plan to pursue a career in ter of the veterans’ organization Rolling ? mental health, such as psychiatry, psy- Thunder 3. | $500 | April 1 | SGO chology, psychiatric nursing or social Philipstown work. | $125 to $500 | May | SGO step Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Cold Spring Lions Club next Foundation Senior who resides in Philipstown, based college counseling Putnam and Dutchess seniors whose on need, academic record and potential to lives have been affected by breast cancer. | succeed. | ~$3,000 | late May | SGO Sandra M. Moore, M.A. 15 Main Street, Hyde Park, NY 845.242.8336 $1,000 | April 1 | CFHV [email protected] • www.nextstepcollegecounseling.com 14 March 16, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

College Scholarship Guide (from Page 13) plant science, horticulture, floriculture, School PTO also offers scholarships. | Dutchess County Counseling architectural landscape design, forestry, $300 to $1,500 | May 18 | SGO Association botany or other environmental-related Beacon Sons of Italy Dutchess seniors who have at least a 90 program. Sponsored by Cornell Coopera- BHS senior of Italian heritage or related average. | $1,000 | April 27 | SGO tive Extension Putnam County. | $500 | to a member. | $250 | late May | SGO Dutchess County Dairy Committee April 30 | SGO Bettie Brown Scholarship Dutchess seniors who plan to pursue a Philip Baumgarten Memorial BHS senior who has demonstrated aca- career in agriculture such as agronomy, Scholarship demic achievement and community ser- animal science, communications and Philipstown senior who volunteers for vice throughout high school. Sponsored environmental courses. Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church. | $1,000 an- a local nonprofit and/or has worked for by the Faith Temple Church of God in Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess nually | April 1 | CFHV a local business. Sponsored by the Cold Christ. | $500 | April 1 | SGO County. | $2,000 first year, $1,000 after | Spring Area Chamber of Commerce. | May 20 | SGO George A. and Catherine V. Quill Charles S. North Scholarship for $1,000 | April 6 | SGO Scholarship Music and Art Dutchess County Agricultural BHS seniors “who must apply them- Putnam County Children’s Dutchess seniors who plan to major Society selves to prosper or those who are able Committee in music performance, music/art educa- Dutchess seniors and college students to demonstrate financial need.” | $500 to Putnam seniors who exhibit a “commit- tion or visual arts (ceramics, drawing, who plan to pursue a degree in agricul- $1,500 | April 1 | CFHV ment to service to the community, and painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, ture, horticulture or human ecology or a strength of purpose in achieving an edu- crafts, photography, video, filmmaking career related to agriculture or horticul- H. Normington Schofield cational goal, ability and maturity.” | $500 and architecture). | $1,500+ | April 1 | ture. | $2,000 annually | May 11 | SGO Scholarship | April 14 | SGO CFHV Dutchess County Retired Teachers BHS seniors who plan to major in envi- ronmental studies or education. | $1,000 | Beacon Elks Lodge 1493 Association Beacon April 1 | CFHV The Elks offer the Rush Greenough Dutchess senior with an average of at ATHENA Adult Scholarship Scholarship to a BHS senior with “ex- least 80 percent who intends to pursue Hudson Valley Financial Dutchess females who has been out of traordinary community service” and the career in teaching. | $1,000 | April 3 | SGO Professionals high school or college for five years and Doc Roberts Scholarship to a BHS senior Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Dutchess seniors who plan to pursue a are pursuing degrees at a New York or on- who plans to pursue an engineering or Parade Committee career in the financial services industry line school. | $1,000 to $2,000 | April 1 | technology-related degree. | Varies | May Dutchess seniors and college students such as banking, finance, insurance or in- CFHV 19 | SGO of Irish descent. | $1,000 | May 27 | SGO vestment banking. | $500 | April 1 | CFHV Beacon Schools PTOs Dustin James Fallen Police Officer Eileen Hickey Nursing Scholarship Hudson Valley School Food Service The Parent-Teacher Organizations Memorial Fund Dutchess seniors or college students Association at J.V. Forrestal, Glenham, Sargent and BHS seniors who plan to pursue a career pursuing a career in nursing at a New BHS seniors who plan to pursue degrees South Avenue elementary schools offer in law enforcement, emergency services or York school. $1,500+ | April 1 | CFHV in food service, hospitality, hotel manage- scholarships to Beacon seniors who at- the military. | $500 | April 16 | SGO ment or dietetics. There are two scholar- Frank Thomas Groff Scholarship tended each of them. The Beacon High ships, one honoring Steven E. Pinelli and Dutchess seniors who are members of (to next page)

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College Scholarship Guide (from Page 14) the other Elvalee Woodside. | $1,000 | late Mary McKenzie Memorial April | SGO Scholarship I Am Beacon Making a Difference BHS seniors of African-American de- Scholarship scent. | $500 | April 1 | CFHV A Beacon senior who “exhibits the val- Maynard and Ferne Brownell ues of community and giving back.” | Family Scholarship $2,000 | May 9 | SGO BHS seniors with financial need and Jennifer Coudrey Memorial athletic and/or community service. | $750 Scholarship annually | April 1 | CFHV Dutchess female senior who plans to Michael P. Murphy Public Service pursue a career in physical therapy. | Graduate Scholarship $1,000 | April 1 | CFHV Dutchess graduate students planning a Jo Johnson Memorial Scholarship career in government. | $1,000+ | April 1 Seniors who submit a print, artwork or | CFHV voice project related to remove intoxicat- New York State Association of ed drivers from the roads. Sponsored by School Business Officials Dutchess County R.I.D. Also open to ju- Dutchess senior who plans to pursue niors. | $500 | April 1 | SGO career in business, finance and/or educa- Joseph H. and Mildred C. McManus tion. Sponsored by the Mid-Hudson chap- Steven and Linda Lant Family higher who plans to attend a college in Ul- Scholarship ter. | $500 | March 2, 2018 | SGO Scholarship ster, Dutchess or Orange counties or the Dutchess seniors or college students New York State Association of Dutchess seniors or college students pur- online Empire State College. A separate “who must apply themselves to prosper or Agricultural Fairs suing a major in business or finance at a scholarship is awarded to a student who who demonstrate financial need.” | $1,000 Senior who has been involved with the New York school. | $2,500 | April 1 | CFHV plans to major in business, finance or ac- counting. | $2,000 | March 31 | SGO to $3,000 annually | April 1 | CFHV Dutchess County Fair, with preference to TEG Joyce A. Betros Scholarship Joseph H. Gellert/Dutchess County those who plan to study a field related to Dutchess senior who is a TEG Federal Bar Association agriculture, fair management or the out- Credit Union member (or whose parent or Dutchess student enrolled in law school. door amusement business. | $1,000 | April guardian is) who has demonstrated acad- | $1,000 | April 1 | CFHV 13 | SGO emy achievement and commitment to community. | $1,000 | April 2 | SGO Joseph S. Guarneri Sr. Memorial Norman and Rita Nussbickel Scholarship Memorial Scholarship TWINKS Social and Civic Club BHS seniors “who have overcome or are BHS seniors “who have demonstrated Scholarship overcoming personal, financial, family or emo- excellent academic and athletic achieve- Dutchess African-American seniors tional difficulties.” | $650+ | April 1 | CFHV ment and have a meaningful record of with academic average of 85 or higher. community service.” | $2,000 | April 1 | The scholarship is offered by the Pough- Juan Lafuente Leadership CFHV keepsie chapter of TWINKS, which stands Scholarship Dutchess seniors who demonstrate aca- Patrolmens Benevolent Association for Today’s Women Initiating Nobility demic achievement (especially in math BHS senior who plans to pursue a career Knowledge and Sisterhood. | $1,000+ | and science); leadership contributions to in law enforcement. | $1,000 | May 18 | SGO April 16 | SGO school and community; and character. Robert K. Gould Memorial Ulster Savings Charitable Students must attend a New York college. Scholarship Foundation | $1,000 to $1,500 | April 1 | CFHV BHS seniors with “extensive community Dutchess senior or resident of more than three years who has a GPA or 3.0 or Leslie C. and Irene G. Roe Athletic service experience.” | $2,000 | April 1 | Scholarship CFHV Dutchess seniors who have demonstrat- Southern Dutchess NAACP ed outstanding athletic skills and will at- BHS seniors with 2.5 GPA with financial tend a New York community college or need. | $1,000 | late April | SGO SUNY/CUNY school. | $1,500 annually | Stephanie D. Brown & Barbara M. April 1 | CFHV Murphy Memorial Scholarship Marjorie A. Rifenburg Scholarship Dutchess seniors who intend to major in Dutchess seniors or college students of education and become elementary, middle Native American descent. | Up to $4,000 | school or high school teachers. | $1,000 to April 1 | CFHV $2,000 | April 1 | CFHV

Excellent Creature and Philipstown Depot eatre present: Cat on A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, directed by John Christian Plummer Now through March 25 See philipstowndepottheatre.org for times and tickets. Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (Theatre is adjacent to train station.)

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Peekskill Multimedia Weekend programs on hub he Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of TCommerce will host a weekend of panel discussions, art workshops, poetry readings and staged readings on March 24 and 25 to promote an initiative to bring multimedia businesses to Peekskill. For a schedule, see artindustrymedia.com.

ART FROM THE HEART AND KIDNEY Fluxional Clay — Select works by Jodi Yeaple-King of Beacon are on display at the MSMC Studio to open new exhibit Desmond Campus in Newburgh through eekskill Clay Studios will open an ex- April 18. Image provided Phibit, Fluxional Clay: Ceramics at the Crossroads, on Saturday, March 24, with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. The artists Jazz in the Pulpit in the juried show — Susan Tunick, Bre Series continues March 17 Pettis, Natalia Arbelaez, Debra Freidkin, Sarah Coble, Tina Piracci and Liz Luna- These works by Natalia Arbelaez are part of an exhibit at Peekskill Clay Studios that ocalist Tony Jefferson and guitarist Gagnon — were chosen for the way they opens March 24. Photo provided Tony DePaolo will be the featured incorporated found materials, digital pro- V 25, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Admission is $25 at the door. See face- players at the Jazz Vespers series con- cesses and multimedia. The studios are Church in Cold Spring as a benefit for the book.com/thebrasilesensemble. cert to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, located at 1000 N. Division St. See peek- church. The vocalists — Laura Danilov March 17, at First Presbyterian Church in skillclaystudios.com. Cold Spring. Music director Tom McCoy (mezzo soprano), Madeleine DeNitto (so- will play the piano and Rob Scheps will prano), Kimberly Hiss (soprano), Speare be on flute and sax and Lew Scott on bass. Sacred Music on Hodges (baritone), Paul Phillips (tenor) The concert is free, but donations are wel- Sacred Day and Edgar Robinson (bass) — will be ac- come. A reception will follow. See presby- companied by organist John Drew and a churchcoldspring.org. Fundraiser for St. Mary’s string section. The program includes pieces by Costan- he Brasiles Ensemble will perform Visit highlandscurrent.com for news tini, Victoria, Ireland, Tchaikovsky, Pal- sacred pieces on Palm Sunday, March updates and latest information. T estrina, Priesner, Hristov and Pergolesi.

HIGHLAND STUDIO Limited editions ReaLty, inc. 10 maRion ave., suite 2, coLd spRing, new yoRk 10516 COLD SPRING $580,000 Looking for privacy and On March 25, Budd Ververka will visit relaxation in a mountain the Tompkins Corners Cultural Center atmosphere, this could to discuss how to handle black bear be the place!! If you are encounters. Photo by Jay Rosner/Flickr an artist, writer or nature lover, this could be the place. Open plan living Bears Among Us room, dining area,eat- in-kitchen, sliding glass n Sunday, March 25, Budd Veverka, doors to the 1200 SF Odirector of land management at Mia- PRINTMAKERS wraparound deck offers nus River Gorge in Bedford, will discuss nature at your fingertips. his research on black bears, including FINE ART This “Deck House” style how to best handle encounters. The free home with cathedral talk will take place at Tompkins Corners and wood ceilings, brick PRINTING Cultural Center in Putnam Valley at 11 fireplace and hardwood SCANNING a.m. and is cosponsored by the Roaring floors offers the comfort LARGE FORMAT Brook Lake Garden Club. RSVP by calling you need. Two (2) 845-258-7280. bedrooms and bath and HUDSON VALLEY’S additional room for office or special guest room is Senior Club Elects Officers ARCHIVAL PRINTING for the taking. Access SINCE 1997 to the lake/beach and Meets monthly at Chestnut Ridge tennis court is all part of the package. Hiking he Philipstown Senior Club at its Feb- PICTURE FRAMING trails at your doorstep Truary meeting elected its officers for print & map gallery into Fahnestock Park the year: Lynda Ann Ewen (president), is the outdoors man’s Anne Gonsalves (vice president), Mary delight. For a 2nd home Wood (recording secretary), Gretchen 845-809-5174 or full time residence, it Graham (corresponding secretary) and can’t be beat. Stella Pingerra (treasurer). The club will visit Magazzino Italian 31 STEPHANIE LANE Questions? Call Pat: 845.222.5820 Art on Thursday, March 22, and April’s COLD SPRING, NY meeting will be a potluck lunch. It meets www.thehighlandstudio.com LimitedEditionsRealty.com at 11 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Chestnut Ridge (To next page) highlandscurrent.com The Highlands Current March 16, 2018 17

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Community Room and is open to any Phil- ipstown resident age 60 years or older. Annual dues are $15. For information, call Ewen at 845-809-5924. Baby Dog Comprehensive Plan and Update his feature is designed as a counterweight to all the bad news inT the world that weighs people down. We could share a photo of Committee forms in Philipstown a baby, or a photo of a dog, but we are giving you both. How many he newly created Philipstown Com- A Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is scheduled newspapers can say that? Mark and Carol Waitkins of Garrison Tprehensive Plan Update Committee for March 24 at the Howland Public were on vacation in February when their daughter Lindsay sent this meets on the second and fourth Thursday Library to strengthen entries on gender, photo of granddaughter, Chloe, helping to watch Gus and Monet. If of each month. The plan, adopted in 2006, feminism and the arts. Art + Feminism you have a photo of a baby and a dog, submit it for consideration to serves as a blueprint for shaping policies [email protected]. and legislation in Philipstown over the arts. One survey found that fewer than 10 course of five to 10 years. percent of Wikipedia entries are written The committee members are Joyce Blum, by women. Register at beaconlibrary.org Lithgow Osborne, Teri Waivada, Tara Car- and bring a laptop and power cord. oll, Nat Prentice, Marc Weiss, Betsy Cal- houn, Joe Regele, Sean Conway, Robert Walk to End Gun Violence Rhodes, Cathy Kopf and Marianne Sullivan. The committee plans to consider in- Calls for ‘common-sense’ laws formation gathered by the Philipstown march is planned for Saturday, March Community Congress and solicit feedback A24, at 11 a.m. at Walkway Over the during public meetings. For information, Hudson in Poughkeepsie to show support email Prentice at [email protected]. for “common-sense” gun controls. Students from Parkland, Florida, where a gunman Beacon on Feb. 14 killed 17 people at a high school, organized the national event, which is Not Keeping It Under sponsored locally by dozens of groups. For Her Hat details, search for “March for Our Lives Hudson Valley” at facebook.com. Talk to address Beacon history ackie Rondon, owner of Rondon Sup- Addiction Update Mplies for Footwear, will speak at the Howland Public Library in Beacon at 1 p.m. Counselor to speak at Howland on Wednesday, March 21, about Beacon’s lison Lewis, a counselor with 25 Friday, March 23, at the First Presbyteri- Counselors in Training legacy of hat manufacturing, trends in hat Ayears of experience, will speak at an Church in Beacon. The film looks into styles and how the materials used can im- the Howland Public Library at 2 p.m. on gun violence that includes unintentional New summer program for teens pact the environment. Rondon is a gradu- Sunday, March 25, on self-empowerment shootings, domestic violence, suicides, he Beacon Recreation Department has ate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, approaches, neuroscience education and mass killings and trafficking. The screen- launched a counselor-in-training pro- where she studied footwear and millinery. alternative ideas for understanding drug ing is free, but donations are accepted. T gram for 12- to 15-year-olds who will work and alcohol addiction. She will speak on camp service projects, engage in team- again at the library on April 22. Wiki Diversity building activities and learn the skills Edit-a-Thon scheduled for March 24 needed to become counselors. Film Explores Power of Tuition is $100 per week, and the pro- n collaboration with Art + Feminism, Gun Lobby gram lasts one to three weeks during the Ithe Howland Public Library will host department’s summer camps, which run a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on Saturday, Documentary to be screened March 23 from July 9 to Aug. 10. The deadline to ap- March 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Orga- ply is May 23. See cityofbeacon.org/Pdf/ nized by Rajene Hardeman and Gina Shel- s part of its ongoing documentary CIT_Questionaire_2018.pdf. ton, the event is designed to add to and Aseries, Movies That Matter Beacon improve entries in the online encyclope- will show the 2016 film Making a Killing: dia concerning gender, feminism and the Guns, Greed and the NRA at 7:30 p.m. on New Standard Trio will perform at Atlas Pulse of the Earth Studios in Newburgh on March 24. Photo provided Jazz Schedule Series kicks off in Newburgh tlas Studios in Newburgh will kick off Aa series of jazz concerts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, with New Standard Trio. The performers are Jamie Saft on piano and keyboards, Steve Swallow on acoustic bass guitar and Bobby Previte on drums. Broken Shadows will play in May, Clarinet Madness in June and Ted Dan- iel and the International Brass and Mem- This work and others by Virginia brane Corps in July. Tickets for the March Donovan is on exhibit at RiverWinds Gallery in Beacon through April 8. A scene from the documentary Making a Killing, which will be screened in Beacon on 24 concert are $20 in advance or $25 at Image provided March 23 Photo provided the door. See facebook.com/jazzatatlas. 18 March 16, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com

Obituary Isabel Lopatin (1953-2018) sabel Taylor Lopatin, 64, of Cold Spring, Idied on March 11, 2018, after a 14-year battle against a rare bone-marrow cancer known as myelofibrosis. At the time of her death, Isabel was the director of administration at Glynwood Farm, where she had worked since 2006. Isabel was born on Dec. 28, 1953, in Gambier, Ohio, where her father, Paul Schwartz, was a professor of music at Kenyon College. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Bard College, Isabel earned an MBA from SUNY Binghamton and a certificate in database programming and design from Columbia University, as well as numerous other certificates and professional qualifications in accounting, computer technology and Isabel Lopatin telecommunications. She completed a master’s thesis in She also was an active member of the Mid- REMEMBERING MISS CONNIE — Connie Bounous (seen in upper left), who owned Islamic architecture at Hunter College Hudson Orchid Society and served as its Bounous Montessori at 224 Main St. in Cold Spring for decades, has died. She is and traveled widely in Europe and Asia. president. Despite her failing health, she shown with her charges in 2009. A memorial at Tot's Park is being planned. She was extremely knowledgeable about continued to serve as editor of its newsletter. Photo provided subjects ranging from biology and botany to She was a medalist at the annual Orchid Show European, Islamic and Asian history. at the New York Botanical Garden, as well as Before joining Glynwood, Isabel was a several others. Over the years, including her was not blind to others’ (as well as her own) and Julia Schwartz; and her nieces and senior-level database programmer and had final one, Isabel delivered many well-received failings. This quality made her an effective nephews, Serena Kunzler, Alma Kunzler, managed programming teams at several lectures on orchid-growing to clubs in New and respected leader, both professionally Alex Lopatin and Theodore Lopatin. and in the community organizations of Fortune 500 corporations. She also had York and other states. A memorial service will be held at St. Mary’s which she was a member. taught courses in database design and Isabel also was a member of St. Mary’s Church on Monday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. programming. Episcopal Church in Cold Spring, where she They also recall that during the long course Memorial contributions may be made to In addition to her work at Glynwood, to sang in the choir and served on the vestry. of her devastating illness, she never once the Myeloproliferative Disorders Research which she was extremely devoted, Isabel uttered a word of self-pity, fear or anger. Program at the Mount Sinai Health System, Those who knew her said that Isabel had c/o Dr. John Mascarenhas, 1 Gustave was a member and chair of the Philipstown She is survived by her husband, Arthur the rare ability to elicit the best from people L. Levy Place, Box 1079, New York, NY Wetlands Committee until her health forced Lopatin; her mother, Kathryn Carlisle of all kinds, and that there was not an 10029-6574, and/or to St. Mary’s Church, her resignation. Schwartz; her sisters, Angela Schwartz ounce of rancor in her, even though she 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring, NY 10516.

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Credit and debit cards accepted PC3348 PC038 See answers: Page 15 20 March 16, 2018 For mail delivery, see highlandscurrent.com/delivery Snow Days hat is it about snowstorms that makes photographers want to go outside while everyone else pours a glass of Baileys and Wbuilds a roaring fire? Here are a few shots sent to The Current during the past week.

Beacon crossroads Photo by Joel Vetsch

Frozen branches Photo by Joel Vetsch

Above, a snow labyrinth at the Desmond-Fish Library; at left, preparing for the labyrinth Photos by Karen Thompson

Garrison Golf Club Photo by Robert Cutler