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September 21, 2018 161 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.org Jacobson Wins Democratic Nod for 104 Maloney finishes third for AG; continues House campaign

By Chip Rowe from 2012 until his death in April from pancreatic cancer. onathan Jacob- In a five-person field, Jacobson re- son, a member ceived 26 percent of the vote, followed J of the New- by Kevindaryán Luján, a member of the burgh City Council, Orange County Legislature, with 21 per- on Sept. 13 won the cent and Jodi McCredo, a member of the Democratic primary Beacon City Council, with 20 percent. for the state Assem- The other candidates were Ralph Coates, bly seat representing a former Poughkeepsie city council and Jonathan Jacobson the 104th District, school board member, who received 15 per- Campaign photo which includes Bea- cent, and Alex Kelly, Skartados’ director of con and Newburgh. policy development, who won 12 percent. Jacobson will face Republican and Con- About 5 percent of ballots were left blank. servative Party candidate Scott Manley, a Jacobson congratulated his “competi- retired police officer who is a member of tors — not opponents” for their “spirited the Newburgh Town Council, in the gener- campaigns,” adding: “This was not a di- A MOO-VING LANDSCAPE — Visitors to The Farm Show at Saunders Farm navigated al election on Nov. 6. The winner will suc- visive campaign. Everyone talked about around the cows at the annual outdoor sculpture exhibit in Garrison. The show’s mid- ceed Frank Skartados, who held the seat (Continued on Page 4) run reception is Saturday, Sept. 22, from 2 to 5 p.m. Photo by Ross Corsair What’s in That Backpack? What’s It All The Spirit of Doctors say too much weight can injure students Worth? Beacon Lives!

By Michael Turton 15 percent of a student’s body weight. The Development has benefits, New committee takes over American Occupational Therapy Associa- ven in the days of flash drives and tion holds an annual National Backpack but also costs, for Beacon annual event digital books, a student not wear- Awareness Day (this year it’s Wednesday, By Jeff Simms By Alison Rooney E ing a backpack as he or she heads to Sept. 26) in which the group’s members visit and from school has become a rare sight. schools to weigh students and their packs. fter 18 months of debate, the he annual Spirit of Beacon Day, at But when overloaded and worn incor- At Haldane, school officials say they are 246-unit Edgewater develop- risk of ending after four decades rectly, backpacks can cause serious prob- aware of the burden. “We don’t send text A ment has been approved by Bea- T when its long-serving volunteer lems, especially for younger students. The books home at the elementary level,” said con officials and should begin construc- steering committee said it needed a break, American Academy of Orthopedic Sur- David Wallick, the principal at Haldane Ele- tion early next year. The project, near the will return this year under the steward- geons, which has issued a warning to par- mentary, adding that most parents seem to waterfront, is the latest and largest in a ship of a new group of organizers. ents about heavy packs, notes be careful about overloading their children. string of proposals introduced over the The event is scheduled for noon to 4 that they can injure mus- At the high school, Principal Julia last two years that many feel will change p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, on Main Street cles and joints and lead Sniffen said students are encouraged to the complexion of the city. in Beacon (the rain date is Oct. 7), with a to severe back, neck and visit their lockers at least three times Much of the debate in Planning Board parade at 1 p.m. shoulder pain or numbness each day and carry as little as pos- and City Council meetings has been The Spirit of Beacon Day began in or tingling in the arms or sible in their packs. Haldane has about the impact of these developments, 1977, according to an account in the legs, as well as posture prob- also increased its use of dual from traffic and schools to intangibles now-defunct Beacon Evening News, af- lems because students must textbooks, she says, with one such as Beacon’s “small-town charm.” ter racial tensions had risen in the city, walk leaning forward. book for classroom use and Because of those intangibles, or “qual- particularly in the school system. A com- The issue is serious enough that a duplicate to keep at home. ity-of-life” issues, it’s difficult to quantify munity meeting was held at the How- some states, including California “Our increased use of digi- development as costing “this” or provid- land Public Library and attended by the but not New York, require school tal textbooks is also lighten- ing “that,” says Mayor Randy Casale. But county executive, the mayor, members of districts to lighten the load. Al- ing the load,” she said. on a practical level, “unless people come the school board and other community though guidelines vary, the con- Sniffen said she is aware of the and increase your tax base, you can’t leaders. Smaller meetings were also or- sensus among doctors seems challenge of keeping packs from build programs for the people that need ganized. One of the better ideas to arise to be that a loaded backpack becoming too heavy. “I have two them,” he says. “It’s a whole circle.” from the discussions was to hold a com- should weigh no more than middle school children,” she said, Intangibles aside, what does the munity day on the last Sunday of Sep- “and it’s a constant struggle to changing landscape of Beacon look like tember on Main Street. get them to check their in dollars and cents? The first event had a parade and A Haldane student walks packs and carry only Impacts booths with food, crafts and exhibits to school on Thursday what is needed.” Anthony Ruggiero, the city administra- from local organizations, as well as two (Sept. 20). Photo by M. Turton (Continued on Page 14) (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 18) 2 September 21, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org On the Spot ark orlow By Michael Turton Five Questions: M F What was the most 5By Michael Turton frightening weather event you have experienced?

“That weird tornado in the spring. Everything was fine and within seconds the wind was insane, trees were falling and my trampoline flew into the trees.” ~Ana Joanes, Beacon

While leading a tour earlier this year, Mark Forlow, at left, describes artifacts discovered at the West Point Foundry Preserve. File photo by Guy Peifer

n exhibit opening on Sunday, Has the foundry’s role in securing a early locomotives, such as Best Friend of Sept. 23, at the Putnam History Union victory in the Civil War been Charleston, DeWitt Clinton and The West A Museum marks the bicentennial exaggerated? Point, took place in New York City and at of the West Point Foundry, which operat- Its production of ordnance cannot be the foundry. ed in Cold Spring from 1818 to 1911. Mark underestimated. It provided the Union Who worked at the foundry? Forlow, the Cold Spring village historian, with weapons of war at a level not matched Much of the work required skilled labor leads tours at the site. by Confederate foundries. The Union won “My husband and I were caught in a from outside the region, including work- the battle of production, in particular in hurricane returning from Italy on a What event do you wish you could ers from England, Ireland and Germany. New York state. freighter. It was terrifying.” have attended at the foundry? The pay was minimal and complaints ~Diana Mueller, Cold Spring President Lincoln’s visit in 1862. It was Why else was the foundry significant? were frequent. A strike during the Civil kept secret at the time but covered in the Its role in the development of the ear- War was resolved quickly with no in- papers about a week later. They fired 100- liest American locomotives in the 1830s crease in pay. The hottest foundry rooms and 200-pound Parrott rifles for him. is frequently overlooked. Much of the had furnaces where casting was done; experimentation and manufacturing of the melting temperature of iron is 2,200 degrees. It was hazardous, dirty and un- pleasant work. There were accidents and deaths throughout its history. Other than providing jobs, did the foundry benefit Cold Spring? It provided housing. Worker homes on Parrott Street were built by the foundry’s last owner, Cornell Iron Works. It built a school for apprentices and workers’ chil- dren; that building is now the Putnam History Museum. And construction of several churches was made possible by funding from foundry ownership. “I had just come to the U.S. in 1995 when Cold Spring was shut down for Support Groups two days by a winter storm. It was the For a full list of area support groups, first time I saw snow, but it was scary.” ~Jim Lin, Cold Spring visit: highlandscurrent.org/sg highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 21, 2018 3 Nelsonville to Study Adding Sewers Board members cite limits of backyard septic systems

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong sewer system before. In 1968, as Cold Spring prepared to launch its sewage elsonville’s Village Board informal- treatment operations, O’Neill said, Nel- ly agreed on Monday (Sept. 17) to sonville calculated that laying its own N pursue grant funding to study the lines would cost $700,000 (about $5 mil- feasibility of installing sewers in the vil- lion today). About 20 years ago, during lage, where many buildings rely on septic road work on Main Street (Route 301), systems and other underground disposals. Nelsonville missed another opportunity, Mayor Bill O’Neill proposed the study Trustee Mike Bowman recalled. and the four trustees agreed on the mer- Because of its substantial cost, a sewer its of determining the costs and extent of system would require bonding, even if the work required. They estimated that about village were to receive significant grant 380 structures would require hook-ups money for construction, O’Neill said. and that streets would have to be exca- Residents would also have to pay for vated to install lines. sewer hook-ups and septic system decom- A WHEEL GOOD TIME — The Trails Committee of the Philipstown Community The pipes would connect with the 46-year- missioning, he noted. “That may not be a Congress will host Bikes Day on Sunday, Sept. 30, through Cold Spring and old Cold Spring sewage treatment plant. particularly popular action, although in Nelsonville. The 1.7-mile ride (the route is shown above) is designed to build support Greg Phillips, the water and sewer su- my opinion it’s one that will ultimately for the construction of more local walking and biking trails. It will begin at 9 a.m. in perintendent for Cold Spring, said on add to the value of homes,” he said. the upper parking lot at Haldane High School. Participants are invited to ride a bike Tuesday that the plant could handle the He said that the village’s consultants or any other non-motorized mode of transportation, and walkers are also welcome. Nelsonville sewage although whether have also predicted “that this would even- Email [email protected] to sign up. Map provided technical modifications might be neces- tually lead to an overall reduction in costs,” moving forward” when homes stand in central neighborhoods of Nelsonville, sary remains unclear. Also, engineers and because they would be shared by a larger close proximity to one another, he said. where homes are close together, but not to the state Department of Environmental population. He said dependence on septic Trustee Chris Caccamise said that “ev- the more suburban fringes. Conservation and other agencies would systems in a compact community raises ery year we delay, a large number of septic In other business on Sept. 17, O’Neill have to review the details, he said. health and environmental questions. systems have to be replaced or repaired.” reported that Bill Bujarski, the building Nelsonville receives tap water from the O’Neill emphasized that nothing major Trustee Alan Potts found the idea inspector, has suggested revisions to the Cold Spring water system, with individual will happen immediately. “This is a huge “worth investigating” but said the board village code but that Nelsonville must first households billed for usage (as they are in undertaking and the only thing we can do needed to be “cognizant of how far in debt update its comprehensive plan. The board Cold Spring), and sewer fees presumably at this point is take some small steps to to put our village.” voted unanimously to pursue grant mon- could be charged the same way. Given the evaluate our plan,” he said. The village’s comprehensive plan, writ- ey to do that. “I’m not going to engage a scope of the project, “billing would be the Bowman described the idea as worth ten in 1984 and updated in 1991, foresaw consultant” to assist with the effort “until easy part,” Phillips said. pursuing. “Septic systems aren’t viable The village has contemplated its own the possibility of extending sewers to the there’s grant money,” O’Neill said. AVAILABLE DO YOU Would you like to participate in a trial the Village of Cold Spring HAVE A is conducting in an attempt to control geese in the village parks? DOG? The village will be issuing a limited number of special permits for this trial. The goal is to have one or two owners with their dog(s) visit Mayor’s Park at Butterfield Square Philipstown Square specific times of the day from early morning till sunset. Applicants must be Join NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group! Join Allstate Insurance, Fred Astaire Dance Studio & More! Philipstown residents, however village residents will be given preference. Medical | Office | Financial Storefronts | Retail | Office 700 – 15,000 ± SF Available 450 – 1,600 ± SF Available Stop by the Village Office, Email [email protected] TO APPLY: or call Village Clerk @ 845-265-3611 with the following information.

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Give three ½hr. to 1hr. time slots, in order of preference, in which you can commit to being at Mayor’s Park and the day or days for each. Depending on the response and success of the trial the Village may continue on a month to month bases. For the remaining days of September and October 2018, I/we can be there on the following day(s): Class A Office Building Flex Building & Storage Yard 1. Time ______Day(s)______Interstate 84 & U.S. Route 9 Office | Showroom | Distribution 120,000 ± SF GLA | 6.34 ± Acres 9,208 ± SF | 0.70 ± Acres 2. Time ______Day(s)______Professional Pre-Built Office Suites Overhead Doors | Outdoor Storage 3. Time ______Day(s)______Example: For the remaining week of September and the month of October 1. 6:00 AM to 6:30 AM Mondays through Fridays 2. 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 3. 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM Wednesdays.

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workers’ compensation and Social Secu- Primary (from Page 1) rity disability cases, served as an assistant * But I Have to Work … Winner: 33 themselves and the issues, and now we counsel to the speaker of the state As- will come together because we want a sembly on its Labor Committee. He was Under state law, if a registered voter Better Newspaper Democrat to represent the district in the also an assistant state attorney general in does not have “sufficient time” outside state Assembly.” charge of the Consumer Frauds Bureau in of working hours to vote on Nov. 6, he Contest Awards or she is entitled to up to two hours of *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2017 More than 8,400 votes were cast, a Poughkeepsie and a workers’ compensa- turnout of about 28 percent. In Beacon, tion judge. He chaired the Orange County paid time at the beginning or end of NNA* Winner: McCredo won 25 percent of the vote, fol- Democratic Committee for 22 years, al- the shift to vote. “Sufficient” is defined lowed by Jacobson with 21, Coates with though it endorsed Luján. as not having at least four consecutive 15 Better hours between 6 a.m. and the begin- 20, Kelly with 15 and Luján with 11. U.S. House ning of a shift, or between the end of Newspaper Jacobson edged out Luján among Or- Rep. Sean Patrick Ma- the shift and 9 p.m., when the polls Contest Awards ange County voters, 35 to 34, while Mc- loney, whose district in close. Voters must notify their employ- *National Newspaper Association, 2016-2017 Credo won the most Ulster County votes, the U.S. House includes ers at least two working days before the with 28 percent, followed by Luján’s 25 the Highlands, will con- election that they will take the time. NYNPA* Winner: and Jacobson with 19. tinue his campaign to re- 4 Awards for Jacobson, whose law firm focuses on tain his seat after finish- Sean Patrick and Eve 2. Turnout there was 28 percent. ing third in a field of four Maloney Excellence on Sept. 13 in the Demo- In the Reform Party primary for attorney * New York News Publishers Association, 2017 Get Registered cratic primary for state attorney general. general, Nancy Sliwa won the line in a field Publisher A nonpartisan group of volunteers Letitia “Tish” James won the race with of three with 39 percent of the vote. She won Highlands Current Inc. will hand out registration forms and 39 percent of the vote, followed by Zephyr Dutchess with 37 percent of 1,073 votes cast 161 Main St. answer questions in Beacon this week Teachout with 30 percent. Maloney fin- and Putnam with 45 percent of 133 votes. Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 as part of the When We All Vote cam- ished with 24 percent. The fourth candi- In the Democratic primary for governor, 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 paign (whenweallvote.org). date, Leecia Eve, received 3 percent. incumbent Andrew Cuomo easily defeated Had Maloney won the primary and gen- challenger Cynthia Nixon, taking 64 per- Founder On Saturday, Sept. 22, volunteers Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) will be at the Hamilton Fish Plaza (31 eral election, he would have been the first cent of the vote. In both Dutchess and Put- Eliza St.) from 10 to 11 a.m.; at Forrest- openly gay statewide elected official. He is nam counties, the outcome was 62-37 in Managing Editor being challenged for his House seat by Or- Cuomo’s favor. On Nov. 6, the governor will Chip Rowe al Heights from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and ange County Legislator James O’Donnell. face at least four other candidates, includ- [email protected] at the Beacon Recreation Center from 5 to 7 p.m. In Dutchess County, Teachout received 42 ing Dutchess County Executive Marc Mo- Arts/Feature Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 25, they will be at percent of the vote and Maloney 34 percent, linaro, the Republican candidate. Alison Rooney the Howland Public Library from 11 a.m. followed by James with 20 and Eve with 2. Incumbent Kathy Hochul won the Demo- [email protected] to 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Sept. 30, at The turnout was 30 percent. In Putnam, Ma- cratic primary for lieutenant governor, 48- 42. She won Dutchess County, 53-40, and Senior Correspondent Spirit of Beacon Day from noon to 4 p.m. loney won 42 percent, Teachout 37, James 18 Michael Turton Putnam, 52-36.

Reporters Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Brian PJ Cronin • Joe Dizney Pamela Doan • Deb Lucke Skip Pearlman • Jeff Simms Here Are Your Choices Layout Editor Pierce Strudler The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6. If you are not registered State Assembly, District 104 (Beacon) Jonathan Jacobson (DEM) Advertising Director to vote, the deadline is Oct. 12. In Putnam County, call 845-808-1300 or visit Michele Gedney putnamboe.com, or in Dutchess, call 845-486-2473 or visit dutchesselections.com. Scott Manley (REP/CON) For information on advertising: Candidates are presented in alphabetical order. Putnam County Executive 845-809-5584 Maureen Fleming (DEM/REF/WE) U.S. House (District 18) Comptroller [email protected] MaryEllen Odell (REP/CON/IND) highlandscurrent.org/ads Sean Patrick Maloney (DEM/IND/WE/WF) Thomas DiNapoli (DEM/IND/REF/WE/WF) James O’Donnell (REP/CON/REF) Mark Dunlea (GRE) Putnam County Clerk Cruger Gallaudet (LIB) Michael Bartolotti (REP/CON/IND/REF) U.S. Senate Jonathan Trichter (REP/CON) Chele Farley (REP/CON/REF) Putnam County Coroner (2) Aaron Commey (LIB) Attorney General John Bourges (REP/CON/IND) The Highlands Current is a 501c3 Kirsten Gillibrand (DEM/IND/WE/WF) Christopher Garvey (LIB) Michael Nesheiwat (REP/CON/IND) nonprofit funded by grants, advertising Letitia James (DEM) and the generous support of our readers. Governor Putnam County, District 1 (Philipstown) Thank you. Vincent Messina Jr. (IND) Andrew Cuomo (DEM/IND/WE) Kenneth Schaeffer (WF) Nancy Montgomery (DEM/WE/WF) THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, Howie Hawkins (GRE) Nancy Sliwa (REF) Barbara Scuccimarra (REP/CON/IND) Vol. 7, Issue 38 (ISSN 2475-3785) Marc Molinaro (REP/CON/REF) is published weekly by Michael Sussman (GRE) Stephanie Milner (Serve America Movement) Cold Spring Village Trustee (2 seats) Highlands Current Inc. Keith Wofford (REP) Cynthia Nixon (WF) Lynn Miller POSTMASTER: Send address changes Larry Sharpe (LIB) Steve Voloto to The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., State Senate, District 41 Sue Serino (REP/CON/IND/REF) Cold Spring, NY 10516-2818. Dutchess County Surrogate Court Mail delivery $20 per year. Lieutenant Governor Karen Smythe (DEM/WE/WF) Michael Hayes (REP/CON/GRE/IND/REF/WE) highlandscurrent.org/delivery Jumaane Green (WF) [email protected] Kathy Hochul (DEM/IND/WE) State Assembly, District 95 Thomas Mansfield (DEM/WF) Andrew Hollister (LIB) (Philipstown) © Highlands Current Inc. 2018 Dutchess County Family Court Julie Killan (REP/CON/REF) Lawrence A. Chiulli (REP/CON) All rights reserved. No part of this Karen Hagstrom (REP/CON/GRE/IND/REF/WE) Jia Lee (GRE) Sandy Galef (DEM/WE/WF/REF) publication may be reproduced in any Jeffrey Martin (DEM/WF) form, mechanical or electronic, without Michael Volpe (Serve America Movement) written permission of the publisher. KEY: Advertisements designed by The High- DEM = Democratic GRE = Green REF = Reform lands Current may not be reproduced in REP = Republican IND = Independence WE = Women’s Equality whole or in part without permission. CON = Conservative LIB = Libertarian WF = Working Families highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 21, 2018 5

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Putnam County At the same time, Odell filed an opportu- Dutchess County judges Executive nity to ballot petition to campaign for the In Dutchess County, voters registered Candidate Forums After primaries for write-in vote on the line of the Women’s with the Women’s Equality and Reform the Conservative and Equality Party, which endorsed Fleming. parties selected candidates for surrogate Set for Oct. 18, 22 Women’s Equality par- In that contest, Fleming received three and family court judges. The League of Women Voters of Put- ties on Sept. 13, nothing votes and there were no write-ins, accord- Karen Hagstrom won 13 of 15 ballots nam County has invited candidates to changed on the ballot ing to the unofficial tally by the Putnam for the Women’s Equality line for Family Maureen participate in a forum on Thursday, Oct. in the race for Putnam County Board of Elections. Court judge, while Michael Hayes won 8 Fleming 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kent Firehouse on County executive. As a result, Fleming, the Kent Town su- of 14 ballots for the line for Surrogate Route 301. Those invited include can- Maureen Fleming, the pervisor, will appear on the Democratic, Court judge. For the Reform Party line, didates for state Assembly District 95 Democratic candidate, Reform and Women’s Equality lines, while Hagstrom won 68 percent and Hayes 63 (which includes Philipstown), Putnam had filed an “opportunity Odell will appear on the Republican, Con- percent of 1,073 votes cast. County executive and county Legisla- to ballot” on the Conser- servative and Independence lines. Hagstrom, a county district attorney, ture District 1 (Philipstown). The coun- vative Party line, hoping In New York state, candidates typically already held the Republican, Conserva- ty executive candidates also have been that more of the county’s try to appear on as many party lines as tive, Green and Independence lines for invited to participate in a second forum 1,831 registered party MaryEllen Odell possible on the November ballot under the Family Court judge. Her opponent, Jeffrey at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, at the voters who made it to the hypothesis that the more times your name Martin, a lawyer and town justice from Mahopac library. polls would write in her name than vote for appears, the more likely you are to collect Red Hook, has the Democratic and Work- incumbent MaryEllen Odell, who received the most total votes. On Election Day, vot- ing Families lines. the party’s endorsement. Odell kept the line ers can fill in the bubble on any line, re- In the race for Surrogate Court judge, lines and Hayes, the town judge of LaGrange, with 292 of the 363 votes cast. There were 71 gardless of their party registration. Thomas Mansfield, an attorney in Red Hook, already held the Republican, Conservative, write-ins that presumably went to Fleming. has the Democratic and Working Families Green and Independence lines.

In a letter to parents, Superintendent Matt Landahl surfaces in four science rooms. ServPro cleaned the Mold Found at Beacon High said the district will run dehumidifiers and close the rooms over the Labor Day weekend. Quickly remedied but tests will continue theater for a few weeks so that a contractor, ServPro, Earlier this month, high school staff found mold growing can treat the surfaces without interruption. on instrument cases in the band room closet and beneath by Chip Rowe “We will continue to test for air quality throughout risers in the chorus room, prompting the district to have the high school,” Landahl wrote. “We will also continue ServPro clean four art rooms, the band room, the chorus eacon school officials called a restoration service on to work with our air chiller in the high school to see room and the music room. Mold also was found and rem- Sept. 13 after finding mold growing on some cloth what adjustments or fixes need to be done to help miti- edied in seven classrooms at J.V. Forrestal Elementary. seats in the Seeger Theater at Beacon High School. gate this in the future.” The district said it has added dehumidifiers and HEPA BA number of other schools in the region have also had mold In August, a custodian at the high school discovered air filters and that it would review its ventilation and AC problems, partly due to the wet weather. mold that had developed overnight on desks and other systems and conduct more air quality tests later in the year.

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After studying death rates between 2010 and 2015 in nearly every census tract (each of which has about How Long 4,000 residents), the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month calculated the life expectancy at birth at a local level. Here is what the agency came up with for tracts within western Putnam Will You Live County (left) and Beacon (below). Good luck.

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Near the end of July, two vans packed with Highlands grandmothers and their supporters headed south from Beacon to- ward the Mexican border to protest a fed- eral policy of separating undocumented families when they come into the U.S. When the group, Grannies Respond, The grannies marching to the site of a family detention center opening in Houston Photos provided reached McAllen, Texas, eight days later, after making 10 stops in cities along the “There was this sense that they were so route, the caravan had grown to more glad that we were there to support them and than 200 people in 30 vehicles. the things that they were concerned about,” On Sept. 16, some of the participants spoke said Tina Bernstein, who made the trip. at Beacon Beahive about the trip. As Dan In Louisville, the group met two asylum Aymar-Blair, the trip organizer, explained seekers who said they had fled political and before the group left in July, the idea was to gang violence in Central America. They combine the moral authority of grandmoth- were being sponsored by local Catholic ers with an event that tied into the legacy of groups while they awaited their hearings. journeys of protest, from the Freedom Rid- Carla, 28, came from Honduras with ers to Gandhi’s March to the Sea. her husband and three children; he and “Our idea was to protest, to have our one child were being held at a detention A marcher adds a message voices heard, and hopefully make a dif- center. She described a caravan her family to the back of a van being ference,” he said on Sept. 16. “What hap- had joined in El Salvador that walked to used in the caravan. the border, sleeping on the side of roads. “A big part of the trip was about She said her family spent four days to- taining asylum. They said they were told water and food to undocumented immi- gether at a federal detention center where that those who were allowed to stay after grants, the group members said they fig- seeing the impact of this policy on the guards called them “dogs” and threat- an initial hearing were often discharged ured out what to do when they returned human dignity and human lives.” ened to take her children. Carla told the with a bus ticket but no information about to New York. The group created a project group that she would have loved to go what to do next. called The Overground Railroad to raise pened was much different. A big part of with them to the border, but immigration The group wasn’t able to tour any deten- money for supplies to provide to undocu- the trip was about seeing the impact of officials had attached an ankle bracelet to tion centers, which was not unexpected. mented immigrants in Louisville, New this policy on human dignity and human track her movement. Outside the largest family detention cen- Orleans, Mobile, Houston and other cities. lives. The things we saw were things we Carlos, 22, the other asylum-seeker, said ter in the country, a camp in Dilley, Texas, “We got to connect with people all across did not know we were going to see.” he crossed the border with his 6-year-old built in 2014 and housing 1,900 families, the country who are in this struggle,” said After the group left Beacon, it stopped sister after their father was killed by gang group members were threatened with ar- Bernstein. “Every place we went, they in New York City and twice in Pennsylva- members in Guatemala. He said his fa- rest after they asked if they could go inside. thanked us, they came out in numbers, and nia, once to protest at the Berks County ther had survived a previous attempted But while speaking with activists who the numbers kept building. I have never Residential Center (one of the oldest resi- killing, and the family identified the at- spent their days at bus stops handing out been hugged so much in my life.” dential detention centers in the country) tacker, who was arrested. They spent sev- and in Pittsburgh, where they met Edith en months in safe houses in Guatemala Bell, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor and before returning home, where the gang caught up with their father. lifelong activist. 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There are other factors at play, as well. as commuting-hour (from Page 1) What’s it worth? Developers must follow a formula to pay traffic snarls on Route tor, notes that development puts pressure municipal recreation fees, which is a stan- 9D, the obstruction on infrastructure such as roads and wa- dard method cities use to offset some of the of scenic vistas or a ter and sewer systems. But “it’s old infra- costs of growth. In Beacon, those fees have perceived change to structure to begin with,” he says. The city helped to add staff at the Recreation Depart- Beacon’s character. doesn’t have to build new lines, because ment and to fund its afterschool programs, It’s those costs that developers are hooking into existing ones. Camp @ the Camp, the no-cost South Av- are being ignored, says As a result, the growth provides revenue enue Park Days and the Beacon Pool. Theresa Kraft, a city without increasing the tax burden. Another impact that officials consider is resident who is vice One of developer Rodney Weber’s main the health of the retailers who line Main president of the Bea- selling points with the Edgewater project Street, which at 1.5 miles long is a tall or- con Historical Society. has been its positive economic impact. der for a city of only about 15,000 people “The comprehen- The parcel on which he plans to construct to sustain. sive plan is all about seven apartment buildings is currently as- “The more people we have living here preserving landscapes Construction is expected to begin on the Edgewater develop- sessed by the city at $400,000, but Beacon [because of new development], the more and preserving Bea- ment, seen here in a rendering provided by the developer, officials estimated last year that the built- they’ll shop here,” Casale says. “People are con’s history,” Kraft ar- early next year. out project will be worth between $30 coming to cities [such as Beacon] so they gues, “and they haven’t million and $40 million. can do that.” followed it. The city is ber of minutes per week students must Using the city’s 2018 tax rate for homes, giving it all away.” What does it cost you? engage in physical activity; an additional Edgewater’s bill would be just shy of How residents pay for the costs associat- Schools special education teacher; a newly created $300,000 if it’s assessed at $35 million. By ed with development — additional services Breaking down development’s effects director of security position; an occupa- comparison, a home valued at $300,000 like trash, fire or police — is reflected in on the Beacon City School District is tional therapist assistant; and providing pays about $2,500 in annual city taxes. the “tax levy,” or the total revenue raised equally complex. a laptop to every Rombout Middle School Beacon breaks its expenses and revenues through taxes. As a municipality grows The taxes collected from homeown- student to use during the school year. down into three main categories: a general and more revenue is generated from devel- ers ($38.6 million for 2018-19) and state The amount of aid sent to Beacon by fund, a water fund and a sewer fund. Last opment, its leaders may increase the levy aid ($28.2 million) account for the lion’s the state, on the other hand, is based on year, the city increased its sewer fees by 10 (within the state tax cap) and spend more, share of the education budget, which was a “wealth index” that measures tax intake, percent to upgrade aging infrastructure, or maintain the levy and lower the tax rate. $70.5 million this year. That included an explains Meredith Heuer, the vice presi- while water stayed flat. Beacon has done a little of both. increase of $573,000 collected from new dent of the school board. There are a num- Tax revenues, however, are funneled into Since 2013, the homestead tax rate has developments, which is referred to as a ber of factors that are considered, but as the $20 million general fund, which is what hovered between 8.4 and 8.8 percent. Af- Tax Base Growth Factor. Beacon collects more taxes because of new pays for day-to-day operations. When un- ter jumping more than $1 million in 2011, According to the district, this new mon- development, its state aid could decrease. expected costs arise, such as the May sewer Beacon’s levy stabilized and has increased ey helped pay for many upgrades: hiring That’s a tough balance to strike for a line break on Main Street ($255,000) or the only modestly since 2013. Last year the in- three new elementary school teachers district that’s only recently begun to re- $16,000 needed to launch the Beacon Free crease was $275,000. that will translate to smaller class sizes; cover from budget cuts that came after Loop bus, they are typically pulled from a But there are still the numerous intan- two new physical education teachers to the recession of 2008, she says. “rainy day” fund balance. gible quality-of-life costs to consider, such comply with a state mandate on the num-

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By Alison Rooney Wright created in Washington, D.C., with the National Park Service. n 1964, as a child watching the Beatles with his par- Along with Haynes, the bill includes poet and folk bal- ents on The Ed Sullivan Show, Jeff Haynes fixated on ladeer Jacob Lee Bernz, also from Beacon; singer/song- IRingo. writer Casey Erdman; guitarist Sean Harkness; vocalist “We were very poor and my mom pieced together a and Cherokee dancer and storyteller Joan Henry; singer drum set for me,” Haynes recalls. “She bought me one Timothy Hill; multi-instrumentalist Premik; Native Amer- pair of sticks and when they broke, all I had left was my ican flute player Julie Harris; and drummers Lisa Jenson hands. She recognized my talent, and though it took her (also on dulcimer) and Becky Nielsen. The drummers will a year, she bought me one conga drum. be playing music rooted in Africa, Brazil My father worked long hours in the “We were very poor and and Cuba. shipyards and needed to sleep when he my mom pieced together a Haynes, who grew up on Long Island, was home, so I’d go in the closet with drum set for me. She bought says he has always been comfortable clothes all around me and play where with playing a variety of genres. “I’d sit nobody could hear me.” me one pair of sticks and in with bands all the time,” he recalls. “I More than 50 years later, people are when they broke, all I had would drive up to Orchard Beach, in the watching Haynes. The Beacon-based left was my hands.” Bronx, in my Chevy Vega with a hole in percussionist will headline the annual the floor. I’d be the one holding [the per- performance hosted by Manitoga in Garrison on Satur- formance] down, being the root, not soloing. Because I did day, Sept. 29. The concert, United by Nature, takes place that, I can record and play just about anything.” at the quarry pool of the former home of designer Russel After studying communications in college, with a mi- Wright, around which attendees can perch and take in nor in music, Haynes became an officer at the European the woodlands view as well as the music. It celebrates American Bank. “I’d play in the evenings, and I met a Jeff Haynes Photo provided the 50th anniversary of Summer in the Parks, a program (Continued on Page 12) Last Show at Matteawan she chose to close her gallery because, in Second Beacon gallery addition to increased family caregiving to close this year; will needs, there just weren’t enough sales to justify the amount of work required. others follow? “Having a gallery in Beacon requires deep pockets,” observes Rick Rogers, an art- ist who recently stepped down as president By Alison Rooney of BeaconArts. “You have your audience on Saturday and Sunday for perhaps six hours he Matteawan Gallery, which a day. If it’s a rainy day or there’s cold weath- opened five years ago on the east er, your walk-ins are few. If you open dur- T end of Beacon, will close Oct. 7. It ing the week, you see a trickle. To depend follows the closure of a west end gallery, on decent sales in that limited time frame TheoGanz Studio, in April, after six years. is unrealistic. Both galleries featured local and re- “Beacon is a foodie and music destina- gional artists in shows that typically tion with hikers sprinkled in,” he adds. opened each month on Second Saturday. “I open my studio on weekends and two Eleni Smolen of TheoGanz Gallery Matteawan’s final exhibit is a collection of the most frequent questions I get are Photo by Peter McGivney of sculptures and drawings by Eleanor ‘Where is a good place to eat?’ and ‘Any White. By the count of owner Karlyn Ben- good music in town tonight?’ Rarely does one’s vision, and offer a real perspective. son, the gallery showed the work of 88 art- someone ask about the art scene.” “I guess I’m more of a curator than a sales ists. The gallery was located in a smaller Benson, who has lived in Beacon since person,” she adds. “You can’t push an art space farther east on Main before moving 2003, says she fears the day of small-town, sale too hard. And although artists support to its current location in 2015, which gave bricks-and-mortar art spaces may be com- each other well here, there aren’t enough Benson more room to hang larger pieces. ing to an end. collectors, which still surprises me.” Unlike many gallery owners in Bea- “Maybe there is a new model, maybe Eleni Smolen, who owned TheoGanz, con, Benson is not an artist, although she not a storefront,” she says. “But I still love also said the time and money it took to worked for many years at the Museum of a place where you can see art in person; keep her gallery open became a drain. She Karlyn Benson of Matteawan Gallery Modern Art in its registrar office. She said there’s no substitute. Galleries are some- Photo by A. Rooney (Continued on Page 11) 10 September 21, 2018 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo Highland Photographers’ Salon 7 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center See details under Saturday. 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Calendar Highlights 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Behind the Scenes of Hello, Dolly! (Talk) Submit to [email protected] 7 p.m. Beacon Historical Society For complete listings, see highlandscurrent.org Putnam County Flu Shot Clinic 17 South Ave., Beacon 2 – 6:30 p.m. Carmel Fire Department beaconhistorical.org 94 Gleneida Ave., Carmel Garrison School Board The Farm Show Mid-Run Reception putnamcountyny.com/health FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 7 p.m. Garrison School 2 – 5 p.m. Saunders Farm Beacon High School Sports 1100 Route 9D, Garrison Book Party: Peter Kuper and Summer Pierre 853 Old Albany Post Road, Garrison 4:15 p.m. Girls’ Tennis vs. Somers 7 p.m. Split Rock Books 845-424-3689 | gufs.org 845-528-1797 | collaborativeconcepts.org 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Swimming vs. Ketcham 97 Main St., Cold Spring | splitrockbks.com Memoir Writing Class (First Session) Sunset Tour See details under Saturday. Carlos Aonzo Trio 7 p.m. Beacon 5 p.m. Manitoga Beacon City Council Tompkins Corners Cultural Center Email [email protected] for location. 584 Route 9D, Garrison 7 p.m. City Hall | 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 845-424-3812 | visitmanitoga.org 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org 845-528-7280 | tompkinscorners.org THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 Theatre on the Road: Dracula Beacon School Board Neko Case 7 p.m. Bannerman Island 7 p.m. Beacon High School Bouncing Babies 8 p.m. Bardavon Boats leave Beacon dock at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon 10 a.m. Butterfield Library 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie 855-256-4007 | bannermancastle.org 845-838-6900 | beaconk12.org 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 845-473-2072 | bardavon.org Book Party: Christine Dimmick: Theater Acting Workshops (First Session) 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Detox Your Home 7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corner Silent Snow (Documentary, 2011) SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 6 p.m. Split Rock Books See details under Friday. 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church See details under Friday. 50 Liberty St., Beacon Natalie Arneson: Mama Drama TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 moviesthatmatterbeacon.org 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Dance Jam FALL BEGINS 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Backyard Farm Skills 7 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe 3:30 p.m. Glynwood philipstowndepottheatre.org 379 Main St., Beacon See details under Saturday. Day in the Park 5K and Festival Kris Davis (Music) 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Green Chimneys 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Boys’ Soccer vs Poughkeepsie Lewis Black (Comedy) 4:30 p.m. Beacon High School 33 Clearpool Road, Carmel 477 Main St., Beacon 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley See details under Saturday. bit.ly/putnam-service-dogs 845-765-3012 | howlandculturalcenter.org See details under Saturday. Haldane Sports In Their Own Words: The Battle for Fort The Gipsy Kings 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Soccer vs. Pawling Montgomery 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 4:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Beacon FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 10 a.m. Fort Montgomery Historic Site 1008 Brown St., Peekskill See details under Saturday. 690 Route 9W, Fort Montgomery 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com Lego Family Night 845-446-2134 | nysparks.com/historic-sites Cold Spring Board of Trustees 6 p.m. Butterfield Library 7:30 p.m. Village Hall See details under Thursday. Trail Love Day SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakneck Ridge 85 Main St., Cold Spring Phantom of the Opera (1925) nynjtc.org/trailcrew/taconic-crew Philipstown Little League Bake Sale 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 7 p.m. Bannerman Island 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Foodtown, Cold Spring See details under Saturday. Country Fair philipstownlittleleague.com 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Stony Kill Farm WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 Guest Class and Open House Beacon Lions Club Luncheon 7 p.m. Fred Astaire Dance Studio 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Outback Steakhouse Senior Bus Trip to Fishkill 3182 Route 9, Cold Spring stonykill.org 10 a.m. Chestnut Ridge, Cold Spring Route 9, Wappingers Falls 845-424-6353 | fredastairecoldspring.com Beacon High School Sports 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 845-831-8721 | [email protected] Football vs. Hastings 11 a.m. Girls’ Soccer vs. Hendrick Hudson Dutchess Office for the Aging Hearing 1 p.m. Football vs. Mount Vernon Art Walk and Open Studios 7 p.m. Haldane High School 11 a.m. Beacon Friendship Center 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon Noon – 5 p.m. Kingston See details under Saturday. 1 Forrestal Heights, Beacon beaconk12.org See details under Saturday. International Film Night: Email [email protected]. My Brother is an Only Child (Italy) Girls’ Tennis vs. Valhalla Fall Harvest Festival: Out on a Limb 7 p.m. Howland Public Library 11 a.m. Haldane High School Noon – 4 p.m. Fishkill Farms Haldane Sports See details under Tuesday. 15 Craigside Dr., Cold Spring See details under Saturday. 4:15 p.m. Girls’ Tennis vs. North Salem haldaneschool.org Celebrate Our First Responders BBQ 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer vs. North Salem Fifty Miles from Times Square (Film) See details under Saturday. 7 p.m. Tompkins Corner Cultural Center Infant CPR Class 1 – 3 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library See details under Sept. 21. 11 a.m. Desmond-Fish Library 472 Route 403, Garrison Girls’ Swimming vs. Port Chester 472 Route 403, Garrison 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 4:30 p.m. Beacon High School Depot Docs: United Skates 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org Collecting Baseball (Talk) See details under Saturday. 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre See details under Saturday. Intro to Pour Painting 1 p.m. Putnam Valley Free Library 11 a.m. RiverWinds Gallery 30 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 172 Main St., Beacon 845-528-3242 | putnamvalleylibrary.org 845-838-2880 | riverwindsgallery.com Broadway in Beacon: The Pirates of Penzance Art Walk and Open Studios 4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Noon – 5 p.m. Kingston See details under Saturday. facebook.com/artwalkkingston Doansburg Chamber Ensemble Fall Harvest Festival: The Breakneck Boys 4 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Noon – 4 p.m. Fishkill Farms 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring 9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction 845-228-4167 845-897-4377 | fishkillfarms.com Romie De Guise-Langlois (Clarinet) and Reiko Picnic Day Uchida (Piano) Noon – 3 p.m. Glynwood Farm 4 p.m. Chapel Restoration 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 45 Market St., Cold Spring 845-265-3338 | glynwood.org 845-265-5537 | chapelrestoration.org Cookbook Signing with Nicki Sizemore Summer Music Series: Jessica Lynn 1 – 3 p.m. Cold Spring General Store 5 – 7 p.m. Cold Spring Bandstand 66 Main St., Cold Spring explorecoldspringny.com 845-809-5522 | coldspringgeneralstore.com highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 21, 2018 11

lot of small sales to pay your rent. from Page 9 Matteawan “One thing that has surprised says she wanted to put more time into her me is that with all the develop- own art, which had “gone by the wayside.” ment in the area I haven’t seen MCCAFFREY When she opened the gallery she believed an increase in sales,” she says. “It she would be able to sustain both the busi- seems that the people moving to MARKET TIPS ness and her own art. Beacon in recent years are not in- Benson notes that besides just keeping terested in purchasing art from the doors open, there are months of plan- local galleries.” 5 Signs It’s Time ning for each exhibit, including visits to Smolen adds that “there are nu- artists’ studios (“enjoyable, but time-con- merous venues for artists to show to Sell Your Home suming”), publicity, handling and hang- their work here in the Hudson ing the art and all the other administra- Valley and artists have become ave you outgrown your home? tive duties that come with owning a small Or has your home outgrown you adept and proactive at promoting Hand your household? Fewer and fewer business. In addition, many owners of and marketing themselves. What families expect to stay in their first or small galleries have other, full-time jobs. we need is more publicity that second home for the long haul. Here “It’s a labor of love, but after a while, are some factors to determine if you're reaches the greater New York City financially and emotionally ready to sell you have to make money,” she says. audience. The concept of the clas- your house: Nevertheless, Benson says the decision sic white-cube gallery may well be has not been easy. She thought about giv- 1. Growing or shrinking household transitioning into new paradigms Are you about to welcome a new ing it one more year (her lease renews in of art marketing. The bottom line baby or take in aging parents? Maybe October) before family considerations ce- is many galleries cannot afford to you're sending your youngest off to mented her decision. “A gallery in a small college. In any event, if your living operate as museums.” space has become too cramped or town is not run for the money, but for the Barbara Galazzo, who ran Gal- grown beyond your needs, it may be community, and I value that,” she says. “It’s lery 66 NY in Cold Spring, said time to make a move. important to have a place where people can much the same thing when she 2. Plenty of home equity see art and have a dialogue. Every weekend closed her space last year: Despite Subtract the value of your home from I met new people, and I’ll miss that.” the amount you have left on your a steady stream of tourists com- loan. What's left over is the equity — Benson says serious collectors are buy- ing through her door, it didn’t Matteawan Gallery Photo by A. Rooney or the amount you'll have post-sale. ing most of their works these days at art translate into enough sales. After you sell your home, you'll be a fairs. “Big galleries are closing in the city, Without End / Paintings from a Trail, buyer again, so having some funds to Benson says she will continue put down is key. too,” she says. “The thing is, here, people to sell art through artspace.com and work with works by Hiro Ichikawa, opens Oct. come to see what’s on the walls, not to 6 at the River Center at Long Dock Park in 3. Interest from potential buyers with artists through a new venture, Kar- You'll want to list when you know buy- shop, although, of course, I wouldn’t have lyn Benson Creative Consulting. She says Beacon and runs for three weekends. ers are looking. Some experts say late been around for five years if I hadn’t made she also would like to organize pop-up spring is the ideal time to sell, but peak sales. My best year was 2016, but it’s been seasons vary by region. Milder weather exhibits, which Smolen has been doing. Visit highlandscurrent.org for news can increase buyer interest, but that flat since. I mostly make small sales in the Her next exhibit, Mountain and Rivers updates and latest information. also means more competition from lower price range, and you need to make a other sellers. 4. Changing circumstances Location matters. Whether your neighborhood dynamics are changing, you're unhappy with the schools in your area or a new job significantly increases your commute, your community needs to fit your lifestyle. 5. Home improvements Renovations may be a wise investment, but it's best to avoid listing your home in the middle of a project. If you plan to sell your home as is, completing some minor home updates such as new paint and fixtures can be a huge selling point.

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Haynes from Page 9 young lady named Donna [later, his wife], who started coming to see me play,” he says. “She’d say, ‘You’re really good.’ We started dating, and she pushed me to go into the city to jam. She enforced it!” After getting a gig with Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion, Haynes began to feel a strong pull to leave his bank job. “It felt so good to play professionally,” he recalls. Finally, he says, Donna told him, “Quit your job, I got your back.” Donna was also behind the couple’s move from Brook- lyn to Beacon with their daughter Valerie immediately after 9/11. “She felt that Dia would make Beacon into a serious arts city,” he says. “It brought me into a new world of music, especially after meeting Pete Seeger and opening up to folk music.” (The couple had two sons in the years after the move.) After moving north, Haynes continued to play in travel- ing bands (he toured with Cassandra Wilson for 22 years and will perform in November in Los Angeles as part of a tribute to Joni Mitchell) and work with artists as diverse as Pat Metheny, Aimee Mann, Herbie Hancock and Chaka Khan. He also has appeared on more than 200 albums and produces music in his home recording studio. “I produce a lot of people in my studio, as well as my own recordings,” he explains. “Pete Seeger’s last five CDs were made there, and Dar Williams has recorded a few songs, too.” Haynes and Seeger began working together in 2009 on Tomorrow’s Children, which won a Grammy for Best Mu- sical Album for Children. In 2013, they combined Seeger’s spoken words and music with works from more than 40 Jeff Haynes with Pete Seeger Photo provided musicians of different traditions into an audio book, Pete Seeger: Storm King. After Seeger died in 2014, Haynes pro- duced a second volume. See visitmanitoga.org/2018-annual-performance-united- Get Mail Delivery of The Current Tickets for the Manitoga concert are $45 ($35 for mem- bynature. The performances begin at 4 p.m. at the site, highlandscurrent.org/md bers) or $20 for children and teenagers younger than 18. which is located at 584 Route 9D.

The Farm Show 2018@Saunders Farm 853 Old Albany Post Rd Garrison, NY 10524 September 2- October 28 50 Artists+ a 140 acre working farm Visual• Performance• Music• Dance Mid Run Reception: Sep. 22, 2-6 pm (rain date: Sunday, Sep. 23) 2:30 to 3-3:30 Valerie Green/Dance Entropy � ...... Presents Utopia ···. .·. · '..1�. Performed by: Caitlyn Casson, Erin Giordano. .i ·�. Kristin Licata and Richard Scandola 3-3:30 to 4-4:30 -1_ : •·� �-�¼,) Chris Smith and friends, Classical Music 4:30--- t JP>i

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“Robert Parker Parrott and the Competition for Rifled Artillery” Saturday, September 29 at 3pm

In honor of the West Point Foundry's Bicentennial, join historian Mark Forlow, as he shares the story of Robert Parker Parrott and his invention of the Parrott cannon. From the inception of his innovative design to the

SEPT. 22 AT 7:30PM patent infringement trial of Mama Drama Natalie Arneson’s one woman Treadwell vs Parrott in 1865, musical show come learn about the munition SEPT. 28 AT 7:30PM that is said to have helped the Depot Docs presents: United Skates Tribeca Film Festival award winner Union win the Civil War. Robert Parker Parrot Reception and Q &A to follow film

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ooking (or food preparation in this case, because the recipe requires no heat) has been painted as an C art or a science, a perception which unfortunately has often placed it within the strict province of experts, too complicated and esoteric for common folk. In addition to being necessary for life, food and cook- ing are often spoken of in hushed and worshipful tones, pointing to deeper currents, their ecstasies well beyond the realm of mere mortals, with mysteries subject to the same sort of taboos and apprehensions as, say, sex — that other elemental human activity and need — although most of us eat a couple of times a day. But let’s bring it back to putting food on the table. Tra- dition, habit and routine — what we’re used to — affect our tastes more than we like to admit. This was driven home as I was checking out at Adams Fairacre Farms on Route 9 in Wappingers Falls. The gentleman behind me in line wondered what I was doing with fennel. “It’s not even the holidays yet,” he said, and when I Mediterranean Tuna Salad with Fennel and Red Onion questioned him in return, he said that Thanksgiving and Christmas were the only times anyone cooked or ate it in Serves 6 to 8 ½ cup fresh-squeezed lemon sweet red pepper his family. 1 medium bulb Florence fennel; juice ¼ cup sliced radishes Poor fellow. It’s hard to understand how such a use- sliced thin (reserve 1 to 2 ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil One or two smashed anchovies ful and available vegetable has fallen into such neglect. tablespoons of chopped fronds 2 tablespoons (or more) chopped Optional additions: A hardy vegetable-herb, fennel is indigenous to Mediter- for garnish) fresh tarragon 2 cups cooked and drained white ranean coastal countries and is consequently a staple of ½ medium red onion, halved Salt and freshly ground pepper (cannellini) beans (canned is OK) French, Italian and Greek cuisine. Although fennel’s peak again, sliced thin to taste 2 cups cooked and roughly cubed seasons are fall and winter, it is available most of the year. 2 stalks celery, sliced thin on the 12- to 16-ounce tuna in olive oil, small potatoes I was shopping for fennel because it is an ingredient in bias drained 4 cups cooked, small, shaped this Mediterranean-inflected tuna salad, a much-request- ¼ cup roughly chopped flat-leaf Optional flavors: pasta (campanelle, gemelli or ed pantry staple in our house and a particular blessing parsley ½ cup roughly pitted and rigatoni) to the time-strapped designated cook. This lighter-and- 2 tablespoons (or more) capers, chopped black or green olives brighter mayonnaise-free version makes for a quick, sat- rinsed and drained ½ cup roughly chopped roasted isfying and flexible addition to any working menu reper- toire, any time of year. Fennel, red onion and celery are sliced thin — a mandoline 1. Combine the sliced fennel, red onion, celery, parsley and capers in a large bowl. makes quick work of this — and the vegetables are tossed 2. Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and chopped tarragon; salt and pepper to taste. Toss mixed once with a quick dressing of lemon juice and olive oil, ingredients from Step 1 with enough lemon-olive oil dressing to coat. chopped tarragon, parsley and capers. They are then tossed 3. Break tuna into large chunks and add to vegetables, tossing lightly to incorporate. Add additional again with chunks of quality drained, oil-packed tuna. dressing if necessary. Adjust seasoning. The simplicity and texture of this recipe benefits ex- ponentially from a jar or two of Ortiz or Tonnino bonito or yellowtail filets (available at Adams) left in bite-sized sandwich layered with sliced tomato, where even a smear As an adaptable menu staple, a couple of cups of cooked bits rather than flaked or pummeled to death. Bumblebee of mayo wouldn’t be out of place. Garnish either version cannellini or white beans, or an equal amount of small or Chicken-of-the-Sea might do in a pinch, but never use with sliced avocado. It is best served at a cool room tem- cooked potatoes, turns the salad into a more substantial the water-packed style. This is admittedly a more expen- perature but also nice to have on hand refrigerated. meal. Add three or four cups of cooked, shaped pasta to sive proposition but worth every cent. Save some fennel For variation, add chopped olives, roasted sweet red the same effect, plus another splash of olive oil, a squeeze fronds for a final garnish. peppers, smashed anchovies or a couple of chopped hard- of lemon and a pinch more salt and pepper to any of these This healthier version of a universal deli staple can be boiled eggs, as your taste or pantry allows. Sliced rad- variations to correct the seasoning. used in a usual manner: served atop a bed of greens or ona ishes add a peppery crunch.

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ART NOTES — Sheilah Rechtschaffer's show, Listening to Jazz: A Journey, is on exhibit at Hudson Beach Gallery in Beacon through Oct. 7. Image provided A Quartet, Plus an Oboe Chamber concert set for Sept. 30 he Howland Chamber Music Circle con- T tinues its season with a performance by the Telegraph Quartet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon. The quartet will be joined by obo- ist James Austin Smith for Erwin Schulhoff’s Five Pieces, Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F Ma- jor, K. 370 and Arnold Bax’s Oboe Quintet, be- fore concluding the program with Dvorák’s String Quartet No. 10 in E- flat Major, Op. 51, “Slavonic.” See howlandmusic.org for tickets. Arctic Killer Film looks at chemical pollution Oboist James Austin Smith will join the Telegraph Quartet in a concert at the ovies That Matter Beacon will screen Howland Cultural Center in Beacon on Mthe 2011 documentary, Silent Snow, at Sept. 30. Photo provided 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the First Pres- byterian Church. Moki Kokoris, an environ- mental educator and founder of 90-North, Art Fundraiser for Haiti which focuses on issues in the Arctic and Vassar to hold annual sale sub-Arctic, will be the guest speaker. The documentary follows an Inuit woman from he Vassar Haiti Project will hold its Greenland whose community is being poi- T annual sale at Vassar College to ben- soned by chemical residue, such as the pes- efit Haitian artists from Sept. 28 to 30, ticide DDT, attached to snow and carried by with a live auction planned for Saturday, currents. See moviesthatmatterbeacon.org. Sept. 29. See thehaitiproject.org.

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Half-marathon 5K 53. Eric Diehl (Beacon) 1:42.34 64. Demitria Fragale (Beacon), 25:30.98 Dutchess Classic Results 117. Vincent Fino (Beacon) 1:56.19 68. Robert Mayzk (Cold Spring), 25:41.5 The 40th annual Dutchess Classic race was held on Sept. 16 in LaGrange. 152. Amber Klemann (Beacon) 2:00.22 235. Mimi Mamo (Beacon), 34:20.5 Among the half-marathon competitors was Bill Rodgers, 70, who won the New 171. Kristy Alvarado (Beacon) 2:03.19 York City Marathon in 1976 and the Boston Marathon in 1978 and 1979, and in 213. Todd VanDuzer (Beacon) 2:10.04 Kids’ 1 mile 1980 won them both. He finished in 2:00.37. 292. Ilana Tabak (Beacon) 2:24.54 10. Michael Serino (age 12, Beacon), 7:38 Here are results for runners from the Highlands: 361. Kim-Hung Ng (Beacon) 2:50.16

GOLF WINNERS — The Southern Dutchess Country Club wrapped up its annual championship on Sept. 2. At left, Jim Corless won the third flight and Bill Connolly won the second flight, while, at right, Gary Wood took the first flight and Barry Winter won the championship flight after a 35-hole match with Glenn Hover. The two former club champions made 10 birdies between them, with Winter prevailing to win his third consecutive club title. The tournament was run by SDCC Head Pro Henry Bosch. Photos provided

See answers: Page 12 20 September 21, 2018 For mail delivery, see highlandscurrent.org/delivery Sports Bulldogs Shut Down Peekskill, 21-0 Blue Devils Roll First win of season for Beacon football to Win over Croton, 38-12 Giachinta rushes for 188 yards, two touchdowns

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aldane running back Sam Giachinta carved up the Croton- H Harmon defense on Saturday (Sept. 15), rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns and catching a pass for a third TD as the Blue Devils overpowered Sam Giachinta busts out for one of his the visiting Tigers, 38-12. two rushing touchdowns in Haldane's The Blue Devils (1-1) led 8-0 at the end of win over Croton-Harmon. The senior the first quarter thanks to a Giachinta 66- captain also had a TD reception. Manny Garner (23) led Beacon on the ground against Peekskill with 122 yards and a TD. yard TD run two minutes into the game. Photo by S. Pearlman Photo by S. Pearlman A minute into the second quarter, Adam Hotaling recovered a fumble, and made big blocks downfield for Sam.” By Skip Pearlman and shifted momentum.” He also praised soon after Giachinta was off for another McConville noted that Santos took Trey Dinio for his work on the offensive he Beacon High School football 66-yard scoring run. pressure off Giachinta with his passing line and freshman Ahmir Bell, who started Croton (0-2) got on the board on a three- (he was 4-of-6 for 79 yards), and that the team came up with a strong per- at center. In fact, he said, “all three of our formance on a stifling day at home yard run from Dorian Gardner, but Haldane defense also played well. “John Hankel T freshman [the others are Jason Komisar answered with a two-yard score by quarter- set the tone on the first play,” he said. Saturday (Sept. 15), beating the heat and and Tyler Haydt] were impressive.” the Peekskill Red Devils for a 21-0 win at back Dan Santos scored on a two-yard burst “The Dowd brothers [linebackers Brad Phelan said he likes what he’s seen from to make it 22-6 midway through the period. and Craig] ate up runs and forced them Hammond Field. his backfield, as well. “Garner has been a The Bulldogs (1-2) scored once in each Matt Champlin caught a 20-yard outside.” Ryan Irwin and Champlin each driving force,” the coach said. “The kids TD pass from Santos, in the third, and had an interception. of the first three quarters to notch their look to him because he goes 100 percent first win of the season. Peekskill fell to 0-3. Giachinta closed the scoring by catching Haldane is scheduled to visit Onteora on every play. He, Willie and Santino give a 42-yard pass. tomorrow (Sept. 22) for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Senior quarterback Joe DeCandia us a balance. And our offensive line is scored twice on the ground and senior “We got a lot from our offensive line- The Blue Devils will celebrate homecom- starting to come together.” men,” said Coach Ryan McConville. “They ing the following Friday, hosting Hastings running back Manny Garner led the Beacon grabbed an early lead after a 23- team with 122 yards rushing and a touch- created holes for big runs, and Thomas at 7 p.m. before finishing the regular sea- yard run by Garner put the Bulldogs on the Percacciolo, Champlin and Nate Allen all son in October with three away games. down on six carries. Junior Santino Ne- Peekskill 1-yard line. DeCandia finished it gron added 45 yards on three carries. off, and also scored from the one again in “We had been inconsistent, so it was the second quarter after a 17-yard comple- good to put four quarters together,” said tion to Willie Rivera Jr. On Beacon’s lone Coach Jim Phelan. offensive play in the third quarter, Garner Beacon Girls Edge Yonkers in OT Besides citing the play of his quarter- broke loose for an 80-yard TD. were hoping to end it before overtime but it back, Phelan noted that “Josh Rivera had The Bulldogs are scheduled to host Mount But fall to defending state was harder than we expected with Yonkers a huge play on special teams, a strip and Vernon (0-3) tomorrow (Sept. 22) at 1 p.m. champ Pearl River playing 10 players behind the ball.” recovery that set up one of our touchdowns The Bulldogs had a tougher time on the By Skip Pearlman road Tuesday (Sept. 18), dropping a 9-2 decision to defending Class A state cham- CHASING A WIN — The he Beacon High School girls’ soccer pion Pearl River, ranked No. 4 in the state. Haldane girls' soccer team picked up a 4-2 overtime win Ericson and Analiese Compagnone team has struggled over Yonkers on Saturday (Sept. 15) each had a goal, and Meeuwisse had to start the season, T despite being short two starters. four saves. The game began in the rain, with four losses. Anisa Alzate scored both of Beacon’s OT making the field sloppy, said Alzate, not- Here, senior Julia goals, after Maddie Bobnick tied the game ing that Beacon surprised Pearl River by Rotando (5) chases with 11 minutes left in regulation. Emelie scoring first on Ericson’s 40-yard free down a ball against Lenaburg scored Beacon’s first goal, and kick. But by half, Pearl River was up, 3-1. Walter Panas on Sept. Eliza Ericson and Bobnick each had two “Analiese played fantastic for us,” Al- 13. The Blue Devils assists for the Bulldogs (2-3). Goalie Mea- zate said. “She’s normally our center mid, played at Tuckahoe on gan Meeuwisse had four saves. but we played her at fullback. She prob- Sept. 20 and travel to “We had three girls playing out of their ably stopped a couple of goals herself.” Briarcliff on Sept. 22. natural positions and it showed during The Bulldogs are scheduled to host For more photos, see both of Yonkers’ goals in the first half,” said Hendrick Hudson tomorrow (Sept. 22) highlandscurrent.org. Coach Hugo Alzate. “Once Maddie tied it, at 11 a.m. in their first league game. The Photo by Scott Warren we knew this game was ours to lose. We team travels to Lourdes on Sept. 26.