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ROUTE 9 OASIS — Chakra Oeur inspects a bitter melon plant in a garden he maintains adjacent to the Nice & Neat dry cleaning shop, which he operates in Philipstown with his wife, Sokhara Kim. On weekends the couple opens a Cambodian food stand in the garden, which includes, to the delight of younger visitors, a koi pond with lily pads, frogs and fish. For more photos, see Page 19. Photos by Ross Corsair Cold Spring Venturas Make Case for Rock Crushing, Ponders But Neighbors Voice Concerns Philipstown ZBA extends hearing on Route 9 firm into October In response to the presentation by the Airbnb attorney for RNV Green Processing and By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong on Monday an attorney contended that a Supply Corp., two neighbors at the Sept. Updated code would rock-crushing and debris-processing busi- 9 public hearing before the Philipstown tighten regulations ith 244 pages of documenta- ness — long opposed by Philipstown offi- Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) criticized tion and the direct, methodical cials — should be exempt from laws that what they described as ongoing noise and By Michael Turton W manner of a courtroom veteran, ban such operations. (Continued on Page 9) he Village of Cold Spring is the latest municipality grappling T with the long-term effects of short-term rentals such as those booked New Plans for through Airbnb, including where or if they should be allowed. Village code prohibits “tourist homes” Old Lands anywhere but on state roads such as Route 9D or Route 301. At its Sept. 3 Facility with hotel, farm meeting, the board discussed a complaint submitted that day by Stephen and Kath- and velodrome proposed erine Bogardus, who live on Parrott for Beacon Street, that a neighbor was “running a hotel” in violation of the zoning laws. By Jeff Simms The couple provided the board with a print-out of the Airbnb listing. Although ew details emerged this week on the home no longer appears on the site, at two development proposals being least 25 other rooms or homes in the village N planned in the northeast part of are available for $79 to $685 per night. Beacon. Mayor Dave Merandy said he would The first, at the 39-acre former Beacon direct Code Enforcement Officer Gregg Correctional Facility site, would mix indoor Wunner to issue a “notice to stop” to the and outdoor cycling and athletics facili- homeowners, Bernard and Tracy Bunye. ties with 20 to 30 acres of farmland and a (Continued on Page 22) The former prison site, which was closed in 2013, has 22 buildings. Photo by J. Simms (Continued on Page 20) 2 September 13, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org FIVE QUESTIONS: JOHN PENNEY

By Jeff Simms How is the census done? Journal, where I wrote every editorial that In 95 percent of the cases, people will the paper published for the last 10 years. ohn Penney chairs the Complete Count get a code in the mail early next year I was also in the community engaging Committee for Dutchess County, which asking them to fill out the census online. with reader advisory committees. I took a By Michael Turton J has been charged with encouraging If they don’t respond, we’ll send a couple of buyout and announced my decision to leave participation in the 2020 federal census. reminders. If there’s still no response, the in a column in January. The next day, the What is the most beautiful Census Bureau goes door-to-door. People Poughkeepsie mayor called me and asked Why is it important that the census is city you’ve visited? accurate? who understand the importance of me to stay involved in the commu- It’s about fair representation. For one, this can be a trusted source by talk- nity. Journalism was my first love. it guides how congressional districts are ing to their neighbors and anyone My dad was a copy editor for the reapportioned. Until 10 years ago, we had who may be reluctant. New York Daily News. It’s kind of Prague. Besides its rich three representatives from the Hudson a family legacy. Should people worry about history, it has sculptures Valley. Now we have two. It also has a lot privacy? Who else is on the on buildings and vibrant, to do with how federal funds are distrib- The answers will stay confiden- committee? uted. There’s $675 billion in federal funds tial for 72 years, which was the It has 15 members, includ- happy, sociable people. distributed based on population. It affects lifetime expectancy of a ing people who have been 132 programs — everything from housing person at the time the doing outreach for and highways to the Supplemental Nutri- census was created. decades. We’ve tion Assistance Program. The big ones for The Census Bureau been to several municipalities are the community develop- can’t share the infor- festivals already ment block grants. mation with other [to promote the On a less tangible but just as important federal agencies, let census]. There’s scale, there’s the idea that no voice should alone the public. nothing like a be unheard. What if we think we’re in a deadline to moti- county of just under 300,000 people but How did you get vate people. there’s actually 320,000 people? We need involved? to account for everyone and be sure that I was a journal- whatever funding we’re getting or what- ist for 32 years, ever assistance we’re providing is based on with the last 20 at John Penney ~Thomas Pruett, Beacon (visiting from Nicaragua) actual numbers. the Poughkeepsie Photo by J. Simms

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a failed pump on one of its three wells. Town Board Approves Bonds for Renovations “That system has been the bane of my existence,” he said. “When it works, it works well,” but when it doesn’t, “it’s an Also: Garrison water impossible situation.” He said the town is buying water that is trucked in to replen- problem, solar option, ish the supply. According to Shea, state vape regulation law restricts the amount the town can collect from water district customers annually to $22,000, which must cover By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong operations, maintenance, improvements and debt payments. he Philipstown Town Board on Sept. ¢¢ At a workshop on Sept. 4, four board 5 approved up to $2 million in bond members were given an introduction to financing for upgrades to the town’s T initiatives that allow electricity users, 152-year-old Town Hall. including participants in community The board also adopted a construction choice aggregations (CCAs), to obtain package that includes $796,250 for general power from solar energy projects. Roberto contracting; $105,000 in heating and air Muller, the town’s Climate Smart Commu- conditioning; $170,000 in plumbing; and nities program coordinator, helped orga- $138,900 in electrical work. nize the workshop. Town Supervisor Richard Shea said all the companies selected are licensed in ¢¢ With serious illness and deaths being Putnam County. Major work is expected to connected to the use of vaping products, begin in November. Councilor Judy Farrell reported that she Shea, who is a contractor, said the bond- and Councilor Mike Leonard are exam- ing total exceeds the construction total ining ways to restrict vape shops from “because we know that when they start tear- opening in Philipstown. In June 2018, ing into this building, they’re probably going the board adopted a moratorium that to find some surprises — not the good kind.” The Philipstown Town Hall was constructed in 1867. Photo by L.S. Armstrong was extended earlier this year on vape However, he said, even if contingencies shop applications. In December, Putnam arise, “we don’t anticipate spending $2 For several years, town officials have In other business … County adopted a law regulating vape million. We’re not spending money if we don’t emphasized the need for repairs. “If we ¢¢ Shea said efforts continue to resolve shops. Earlier this week, President Donald have to.” Moreover, the project “is not going don’t do something with this building, we problems in the Garrison Landing Water Trump said his administration would to have any impact on taxes” because other won’t be able to function anymore and the District system, which has been beset seek to ban any non-tobacco flavors to bond debt obligations are ending, he said. building won’t function,” Shea said. by cloudy water and, more recently, by discourage use by children and teens.

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Improving access On behalf of the many disabled people who * live in our area, as well as our tourists, I am Winner: 45 grateful that Cold Spring and Beacon have Better Newspaper modified sidewalks to make it easier for us to Contest Awards access the facilities the village and city have *New York Press Association, 2013 -18 to offer. However, access to many stores and businesses is still difficult, if not impossible. While I realize the difficulty of providing NNA* Winner: easy access to these establishments, build- 31 Better ing owners must realize that “the problem Newspaper is not our disability, the problem is acces- Contest Awards sibility.” For example, many of the stores along Main Street in Cold Spring are inac- *National Newspaper Association, 2016-18 cessible to people with wheelchairs and difficult for the disabled who are relatively NYNPA* Winner: mobile, as I am. There are no ramps, no 8 Awards for handrails, nothing to help us. In addition, Excellence many of the businesses that provide public restrooms have not modified them for use * New York News Publishers Association, 2017- 18 by the disabled. The ADA Route sign outside the Cold Spring medical building has since been removed. The federal Americans with Disabilities PUBLISHER Photo by Bob Polastre Highlands Current Inc. Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination based on 161 Main St. disabilities in public accommodations, and Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 clearly states the guidelines to accommo- built before the law went into effect for new It has been brought to my attention that 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 date the disabled. It requires businesses that construction in 1993 that are not accessible the medical building leased to NewYork- serve the public to remove physical barriers FOUNDER are not “grandfathered in,” as many people Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital does Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) preventing access. As you walk down Main believe, but instead must make changes that not have street access for disabled persons. Street in Cold Spring or Beacon, you will see, are “readily achievable.” For example, she I found that hard to believe so I ran an MANAGING EDITOR for many establishments, this is not the case. said, it may be prohibitively expensive to experiment when I was there for an appoint- Chip Rowe It is incumbent upon municipalities and retrofit a building that has 10 steps at its ment. There is an ADA sign on the western [email protected] landlords to abide by the ADA and provide entrance, but inaction is harder to justify if entrance that points to either nowhere or ARTS/FEATURE EDITOR easy access to all of us. it has one step. See bit.ly/ada-small for guid- infinity [see photo, above]. The street Alison Rooney Fabiola Gomez, New Hamburg ance. New York State building code requires entrances of the hospital building are locked [email protected] that ADA standards be incorporated during and the only other access means climbing a SENIOR CORRESPONDENT The editor responds: Jennifer Perry, an renovations except in cases where it is “tech- flight of stairs or walking through a park- Michael Turton access specialist with the Northeast ADA nically infeasible,” Perry said. Complaints ing lot to the sidewalk outside the post Center, a federally funded program based at can be filed with the Department of Justice at office. Am I missing something? REPORTERS Cornell University, says there are misconcep- ada.gov, which will decide if an investigation Bob Polastre, Cold Spring Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Brian PJ Cronin • Joe Dizney tions about what building owners must do is warranted, or with the New York Depart- Pamela Doan • Deb Lucke under the nearly 30-year-old ADA. Buildings ment of State for building-code violations. You’re right; someone in a wheelchair can’t Skip Pearlman • Jeff Simms reach the entrance without going into Butter- field Road (which has about a 10 percent LAYOUT DESIGNER Pierce Strudler grade) or Julia Lane. Unicorn Contracting, which developed the property, referred us to ADVERTISING DIRECTOR the hospital. A representative there, Maxine Michele Gedney Mitchell, responded: “Every patient and visi- For information on advertising: 845-809-5584 tor should feel welcome at any of our facili- [email protected] ties. We are a tenant of the building, which highlandscurrent.org/ads is ADA-compliant. But, as your reader pointed out, an improvement is needed to the building’s signage which directs visitors to the main entrance. We thank your reader for bringing this matter to our attention, and we THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT will work closely with the building’s manage- (USPS #22270) / ISSN 2475-3785 ment to address the issue.” September 13, 2019 Volume 8, Issue 37 (2475-3785) Vaccinations I’m pleased the state’s new vaccination law, is published weekly by Highlands Current Inc., 161 Main St., Cold Spring, which removed the religious exemption for NY 10516-2818. Periodicals Postage Paid parents of schoolchildren, has had exactly at Cold Spring, NY, and at additional the desired effect in Philipstown (“For Some, offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Highlands Current, 161 Vaccination Law Stings,” Sept. 6). Parents on Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516-2818. the fence about immunizations have been Mail delivery $30 per year. forced to follow the consensus of expert highlandscurrent.org/delivery [email protected] opinion, while the staunch anti-vaxxers have © Highlands Current Inc. 2019 retreated to home-schooling or moved out of state, thus boosting herd immunity for the All rights reserved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced in any form, children who remain in school here. mechanical or electronic, without writ- Tom Stephens, Cold Spring ten permission of the publisher. Not sure why this is a “tough” decision. It’s basic science. Brendan McAlpine, via Facebook (Continued on Page 5) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 13, 2019 5

LETTERS AND COMMENTS Editor’s Notebook By contrast, she argued that Airbnb is a town and village issue, and any taxes (Continued from Page 4) generated should be levied and collected locally. She shared a National Public Lies! The real list of required vaccines to Tell us what you think Why No Radio story about a company called go to school includes Haemophilus influen- he Current welcomes letters to the Compliance that acts as a “digital sheriff” zae type b (HiB) and Pneumococcal Conju- T editor on its coverage and local for 300 cities and counties to ensure hosts gate (PCV). Apparently you believe that issues. Submissions are selected by the Room Tax? are following local laws. In Nashville, the children whose bodies are not even devel- editor to provide a variety of opinions result has been a 50 percent increase in oped should be exposed to heavy metals and voices, and all are subject to the permit fees it collects from hosts. (adjuvants), dangerous additives, stem By Chip Rowe editing for accuracy, clarity and length. Sam Oliverio, who was a member of cells and environmental contaminants all We ask that writers remain civil and f someone the Legislature in 2012 and is now the before the age of 5? Plus, you are OK with avoid personal attacks. Letters may be offered to pay Putnam Valley supervisor, voted against the government (aka the pharmaceutical emailed to editor@highlandscurrent. your taxes, the room tax and said he would do so industry) forcing medical treatment on I org or mailed to Editor, The Highlands would you take again. His view is that taxing Airbnb rent- you or your children? HPV vaccine will be Current, 161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY them up on it? als legitimizes them. mandatory soon, and the annual flu shot. 10516. The writer’s full name, village, Of course you “By doing a hotel tax, we are essentially Where does it stop? Forced medical proce- town or city, and email or phone number would! That’s what makes saying, ‘Come on board, everyone, with dures are against our constitutional rights. must be included, but only the name and it so odd that Putnam County collected your rentals and thus deprive hard-work- Melissa O’Callaghan, via Facebook village, town or city will be published. $218,000 in taxes last year from its resi- ing families a potential home,’ ” he said. “We dents that could have been paid by people don’t need transient rentals in Putnam. We The editor responds: We did not include who don’t live in the county but take all need stable families living in houses that HiB and PCV vaccines because they are the parking spots. are a home, not a money-making structure only required to attend preschool or day do their jobs or criticize the most unpopular The reason? Unlike Dutchess and for some rich fat cat from the city.” care, neither of which is compulsory. Chil- administration in recent history because at least 27 other counties in New York, Of course, both Odell and Oliverio are dren enrolling in kindergarten are not they’re nonwhite or not Christian is vastly Putnam does not have a room tax. That’s ignoring the hard truth that Airbnb is required by the state to have them. more un-American than anything they’re accused of. The people so fragile that they the 2 percent to 6 percent charge that gets already here, with nearly 10,000 book- Call and response see any criticism of their politicians as tacked on the bill when you stay at a hotel, ings in Putnam annually. Even without Good job by The Current printing Demo- treason are the ones who don’t understand bed-and-breakfast, Airbnb or other over- hotels, visitors dropped $5.45 million on cratic propaganda (“Call and Response,” anything about America. night lodging. When the bottle of water lodging in the county in 2018, according Sept. 6). Your paper is a disgrace. Ryan Biracree, via Facebook in your room is 5 bucks, you may hardly to a report by Tourism Economics. Airbnb Steve Sumski, via Facebook notice. If you are traveling on business, says it recorded $1.7 million in bookings Traitors! Nothing to be proud of with you especially don’t notice. in Putnam, which would account for The idea that these four members of these four. Destroying America is their plan. Towns and villages can’t create these nearly a third of that revenue. Congress somehow shouldn’t be allowed to Denise Gouldner, via Facebook taxes; the county has to do it, and the state In early 2017, Dutchess got smart and has to give the OK. In 2012, the Putnam told Airbnb to begin collecting its 4 Legislature passed a 4 percent tax but percent room tax. The site has since sent newly elected County Executive MaryEl- Dutchess more than $600,000. len Odell vetoed it. She argued that the In that same period, Putnam received a NOTICE OF tax would inhibit “future economic devel- check for … zero. If the Tourism Econom- USPS STATEMENT opment projects such as a hotel, motel or ics numbers are on the money, the county OF OWNERSHIP, TAX COLLECTION conference center.” missed out on enough revenue to fund, I asked Odell if the subsequent growth say, a tourism department. Instead, the MANAGEMENT The Warrant for the Collection of Taxes of short-term private rentals had changed taxpayers of Putnam will do it. for the City School District of the City of her mind; she said no. If Putnam were to instead distribute the AND CIRCULATION Beacon, New York, for the School Fiscal “I vetoed the resolution because at the revenue to its towns and villages, Airbnb Year 2019 - 2020 has been delivered could certainly provide a geographical (REQUESTER PUBLICATION) time I thought it was ridiculous to tax to me. something that didn’t exist,” she said. She breakdown of bookings to divvy it up. The Highlands Current (2475-3785), and everyone else were waiting — and Small-town officials such as those in Cold PLEASE NOTE: Noncash Payments Filed 13 Sept. 2019. Published weekly are still waiting — for a 57-room hotel to Spring (see Page 1) will be challenged iden- only for taxes are to be made at open in Southeast that has been under tifying private rentals, let alone enforcing (52 issues annually) and owned by the M & T Bank, 200 Main Street, the rules and collecting fees. Airbnb, at Highlands Current Inc., 161 Main St., Beacon, New York 12508 during construction since 2009. Odell said she Cold Spring, NY 10516, Phone 845- their regular Banking hours. can foresee the Legislature discussing a least, knows where they are, and no one 809-5584. Annual subscription $30 room tax once that happens. gets a room unless they pay. Noncash Tax Payment in full may be mailed: 12-mo. Current Beacon City School District School Tax Collection Total number of copies 304 297 P.O. Box 1330 Outside County Paid/Req. 108 105 Buffalo, New York 14240-1330. In-County Paid/Req. 131 127 Michael McKee, PhD Please make all Checks payable to: Licensed Psychologist Sales through dealers 0 0 BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Req. by other Mail Classes 0 0 Cognitive Behavioral COLLECTION PERIOD: Psychotherapy (CBT) Requested/paid electronic 0 0 September 10, 2019 - October 09, 2019 Total Paid/Requested 239 232 > Penalty Free Total Non-requested 60 60 October 10, 2019 - November 08, 2019 35B Garrison Landing Total distribution 299 292 > add 2% Penalty Garrison, N.Y. 10524 Copies not distributed 5 5 Note: PAYMENTS CAN NOT BE 45 Popham Road Percent paid/requested 80 79 ACCEPTED AFTER NOVEMBER 08, 2019. Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583

I certify that 50% of all my distributed SIGNED: (914) 584-9352 copies (electronic and print) are Florence Zopf, BCSD School Tax Collector [email protected] legitimate requests or paid copies. Tax Bills/Receipts are available online Chip Rowe, Managing Editor, Sept. 13, 2019 at: www.infotaxonline.com www.McKeeTherapy.com 6 September 13, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

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documents for fear of committing an ethical well as the preferred pronoun. Putnam Approves Revised violation or inadvertently releasing a docu- If a student legally changes his or her name, Secrecy Law ment that is exempt from FOIL,” she said. the district will change its records but main- Montgomery added that the legislation tain records with the assigned birth name in Montgomery again opposes measure needs more work. a separate, confidential file, according to the he Putnam County Legislature on Sept. “There’s still a lot wrong with this law,” policy. If the student has not legally changed T 3 approved a revision of a new law that she said. “I feel strongly that it just puts a his or her name, the district will change regulates the disclosure of “confidential” gag order on certain legislators, and maybe the name in unofficial records and on any material that it said addresses concerns that’s why it came about. My goal is to make student IDs but use the student’s legal name raised by the county executive. us more transparent in the public eye and and gender on state tests. In July, the Legislature voted 7-1 to pass a this puts a big damper on that. We’re A transgender or GNC student may use Excelsior Plate Wins putting ourselves in a bad position.” the restroom and locker room that corre- law to make many materials secret. The vote Gets nearly 50 percent of online vote on the revised law was 8-1. A public hearing Legislator Carl Albano (R-Carmel) said sponds to “the student’s consistently that is required before County Executive the revision clarified the legislation’s expressed gender identity at school,” the he “Excelsior” license plate received MaryEllen Odell can enact the measure is intent. policy states. Students can also participate T nearly 50 percent of the vote in an online scheduled for Sept. 25 at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. “There are things that the public is enti- in gym class and on overnight field trips ballot to decide which of five designs would The revised law adds two provisions tled to and that will never change,” he said. based on their gender identity. be adopted in April by New York State. emphasizing that confidential material “There are also documents that shouldn’t Participating in sports requires documen- The plate has the state motto (Latin for may be disclosed in response to a Freedom be out in the public.” tation from a parent, counselor or medical “ever upward”) and drawings of landmarks of Information Law request or by whistle- professional, and the gender should be the such as the Statue of Liberty, the New York blowers. It also removed a provision that Garrison School Adopts same as that used to register for school. The City skyline and a lighthouse. would allow any legislator, county employer athletic director will notify opposing teams About 325,000 people voted, and the or contractor to mark a document “confiden- Gender Policy if the student needs accommodation. design received 49.7 percent of the votes. The board also on Sept. 4 voted to adopt tial” to keep it secret. Outlines how students will be treated Three of the other four designs had only the Legislator Nancy Montgomery, who a resolution saying the district is commit- Statue of Liberty, and the fourth showed represents Philipstown and is the only he Garrison school board on Sept. 4 ted to “helping promote our core Ameri- the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (formerly Democrat on the nine-member panel, cast T adopted a policy on student gender can value that no one should be targeted the Tappan Zee). The latter received 9.7 the lone “no” vote. She reiterated her feel- identity for the district, which has students because of their racial, ethnic, immigration percent of the vote. ings that, even with the revision, the law is in kindergarten through eighth grade. or refugee status, religion, gender, sexual Drivers whose plates are at least 10 years hard to understand. It states that district employees should orientation or other social identities” and old will be required to pay $25 to upgrade “Unless we are familiar with every state “use the language that individual students “to speak out against discrimination, xeno- their plates at renewal. The DMV says the and federal statute, every county official and are using to describe their own identity, phobia and hatred because when the unac- new plates are necessary because older every county employee will have to check appearance or behavior,” such as gender ceptable becomes the norm in our society, plates are not always picked up by elec- with the county attorney before releasing any nonconforming (GNC) or transgender, as human rights for all are threatened.” tronic toll readers, among other reasons.

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NEWS BRIEFS NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION students includes $5,250 for Think Ahead Dutchess Creates Animal Chess; $2,500 for STEAM (Science, Tech- Cruelty Register nology, Engineering, Arts, Math) for Every NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown, Child; $2,212 for Sensory Path/Fit and Fun Putnam County, New York, at a meeting held on the 5th day of September, Also approves regulations for Playscapes; $2,000 for a school musical; tethering dogs 2019, duly adopted a resolution, a summary of which is published herewith $1,650 for Chef in the Classroom; $1,250 for a subject to a permissive referendum. Hudson Highlands River of Words workshop; utchess County on Sept. 10 created an Dated: September 11, 2019 | Cold Spring, New York, Danimal abuse registry and established $850 for a field trip to Albany; and $600 for regulations for the tethering of dogs when Tea Town Reservation estuary investigations. ______County Executive Marc Molinaro signed At the high school, the foundation awarded Tina M. Merando, Town Clerk bills passed unanimously by the county $3,089 to buy five iPads for the history depart- Legislature in August. ment; $2,800 to support a Model U.N. trip to Anyone convicted of certain abuse crimes the University of Connecticut; and $2,500 for BOND RESOLUTION DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. the foreign-language immersion program. will be placed on the registry, which is A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF maintained by the county sheriff, for 15 THE TOWN HALL IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN, years. They are also barred from owning or PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED living with an animal, and anyone selling or COST OF $2,000,000 AND AUTHORIZING, SUBJECT TO giving away a pet must first check the regis- PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, THE ISSUANCE OF $2,000,000 try. Putnam County created an animal abuse BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. registry in 2016 that is posted at spcaput- nam.org, although it currently has no entries. The second law bans tying up a dog BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, as follows: outside for more than two hours with- out shelter, or for more than 12 hours in a Section 1. The reconstruction of the Town Hall, including incidental costs and expenses, 24-hour period. It also bans choke or pinch in and for the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, is hereby authorized, sub- ject to permissive referendum, at a maximum estimated cost of $2,000,000. collars and requires tethers to be at least 10 feet or five times the length of the dog Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan of financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of the $2,000,000 serial bonds of said Town, hereby and provide the animal with at least 125 authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. square feet to move. It also prohibits tether- Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid ing during inclement weather and requires specific object or purpose is fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 12(a)(2) of paragraph that the dog is at least six months old. a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Voters Will Decide on Section 4. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of Redistricting the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, Dutchess residents will see 2020 and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent referendum with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 5. The faith and credit of said Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, he Dutchess County Legislature on are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such As part of its ongoing Outdoor Education Sept. 9 unanimously approved placing bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall T Framework Plan, the Haldane School a measure on the ballot in November 2020 to be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds be- Foundation last year funded the create a commission to redraw its political coming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable installation of a flagpole and garden real property of said Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such boundaries following each federal census. outside the middle school. Photos provided bonds as the same become due and payable. The proposal, based on provisions in the Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including Ulster County charter, would create a seven- determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual member panel. Elected officials, party offi- Tax Deadline Delayed debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile cials and government employees could not signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of own- be members, and the Legislature would have Processing error pushes back date ership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing no say over the boundaries of its 25 districts. for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the utnam County announced that school name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual Dutchess lawmakers passed an inde- P tax collection for 2019-20 has been countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town), the date, de- pendent redistricting law in 2009 but it temporarily suspended because of a calcu- nominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and was repealed a year later. Minority Leader lation error when generating the annual also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervi- Hannah Black (D-Hyde Park) said the new invoices. Corrected bills will be mailed the sor. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in measure would “put an end to the corrupt section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain week of Sept. 16. such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as practice of partisan gerrymandering.” The county finance department said the the Supervisor shall determine. vast majority of taxpayers will see a small Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Haldane Foundation reduction in their bills, while 3,300 will be Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no about the same. The tax-collection deadlines monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a longterm basis, Awards Grants have been extended for partial payments to or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Includes continued funding of outdoor Oct. 7 and for full payments to Oct. 21. Prop- Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: learning space erty owners who have already paid their taxes will receive a refund of any overpayment. 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not he nonprofit Haldane School Founda- “We apologize to our school district and authorized to expend money, or T tion on Sept. 8 announced its latest municipal officials, and most importantly 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of grants, including for an ongoing Outdoor the taxpayers that we all serve, for the incon- this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding Education Framework Plan. The 20-year-old venience caused by this error,” said Finance contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or foundation raises money with events such as Commissioner William Carlin. “We will be its upcoming Prom Do-Over, scheduled for putting into place procedures to help ensure 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Oct. 4 (see haldaneschoolfoundation.org). that this does not happen again.” Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in summary form The list of grants for elementary school in the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM. 8 September 13, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org Cold Spring Approves Parade

Also, Garden Street to traffic exiting from side streets. Much of the activity will take place at be repaved the bandstand after the parade, which is expected to take about 45 minutes. By Michael Turton In other business… he Cold Spring Village Board has ¢¢ Residents will have an opportunity to approved the request from the comment on proposed changes to some T Magazzino Italian Art Foundation 30 chapters of the Village Code when to organize a parade on Main Street on the Code Update Committee holds its Saturday, Nov. 16. fifth public hearing on Oct. 2 at the Magazzino Director Vittorio Calabrese firehouse. Written comments can be told trustees during their Sept. 10 meet- submitted for up to 30 days after the ing that the rain-or-shine event, which is meeting. The proposed updates will being choreographed by Italian artist Mari- be available on the village website the Magazzino Director Vittorio Calabrese spoke to the Village Board on Sept. 10. nella Senatore, will involve as many as 100 week of Sept. 15. The board is expected Photo by M. Turton people, from opera singers and percus- to approve the revised code by year-end. sionists to string quartets and high school ¢¢ Garden Street will be repaved in early Boulevard. The town will use the area for tickets, bringing the 2019 total to 972. musicians, who will stop for brief perfor- October. The board awarded the $135,934 parking when it moves part of its office They made arrests on charges of crimi- mances along the route. contract to Van Etten Paving, the only operations to the Old VFW Hall on Kemble nal mischief and unlicensed operation Trustee Marie Early expressed concern firm to submit a bid. The Cornwall-based Avenue during renovations to the Town of a vehicle. He said a third arrest, for about vehicle access from Cold Spring’s company reduced its submission by Hall. Merandy said paving and bumper unauthorized use of a vehicle, occurred one-way streets during the parade; however $16,000 when asked to cut costs by the stops will make the area better suited for after a young woman allegedly took and Mayor Dave Merandy said he is not concerned village engineer, and Merandy said further diagonal parking during the winter. kept her father’s car for three months, after speaking with Cold Spring Police savings of up to $14,000 may be possible. ¢¢ Cold Spring police officers responded despite his requests to return it. Department Officer-in-Charge Larry Burke. The project is expected to take four days. to 80 calls for service in August, Burke ¢¢ Village Accountant Michelle Ascolillo “I can make it work,” Burke said. “There may Merandy said steps will be taken to ensure said. He reported that 43 traffic tickets reported that 97 percent of village prop- be only a minute or two of inconvenience.” anyone living on the street who needs to were issued, including 16 for speeding, erty taxes have been received, adding Calabrese said performances requiring leave during the day will be able to do so. some of which were a result of increased that Putnam County reimburses the the parade to pause can take place between ¢¢ Philipstown will pay the cost of paving enforcement during the morning village for delinquent taxes and will intersections, minimizing conflicts with the grassy area along the shoulder of The commute. Officers wrote 148 parking assume responsibility for collections.

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Rock Crushing (from Page 1) disruption from the enterprise, located at the intersection with Lane Gate Road. In the end, the board decided to continue the discussion at its October meeting. RNV’s executive, Ricky Nelson Ventura, and his brother Mark have asked the ZBA to override a stop-work order issued by Philip- stown in April, after they lost a state appel- late court decision capping years of litigation brought by the town. They want the board to rule that their operation was allowed under zoning laws in place four decades ago and SANCTUARY IN THE WOODS 1.9 acres surrounded by nature with magnificent is thus a “grandfathered-in” or “legal, pre- views and a pool carved into the mountain. existing, non-conforming use.” WEB# PO1575635 | Garrison | $799,000 Adopted in 2011, the present law prohib- its “processing of soil, dirt, gravel and rock, including rock crushing” below the intersection of Route 9 and East Mountain Road South, which is about 2 miles north A pile of rocks and dirt at the RNV site Photo by L.S. Armstrong of the Ventura property. But it also stipu- lates that “any use which existed lawfully” the full record. He also stated that because Another neighbor, Denise Grillo, said under earlier zoning “may be continued, action shifted to the courtroom early in the that 15 years ago, when she arrived, “it subject to the provisions and limitations” SET YOUR IMAGINATION FREE dispute, the ZBA never heard the Venturas’ wasn’t as noisy as it is now.” elsewhere under law. Completely renovated country home. Open floor plan, arguments. Sirignano suggested that the Venturas vaulted ceilings and master suite. “We need and are entitled to the benefit” WEB# PO1574883 | Garrison | $649,000 “Ricky Ventura’s livelihood and property might improve conditions and said that the of that 2011 provision, said Michael Siri- rights are at stake,” he said. “You have great DEC has ordered debris processors, within gnano, the brothers’ lawyer. To bolster their power to correct what we feel is an unjust about 18 months, to begin moving their case, he submitted a stack of documents, stop-work order.” operations indoors. He said the Venturas including: The brothers took over the firm after intend to construct a “state-of-the-art facil- • Approved applications for the Ventura their father died in 2002. Robert Dee, who ity, completely enclosed.” business from 1979 to 1987, although chairs the ZBA, observed that the filings In the meantime, he acknowledged, “I they refer to the business only as a from 1979 to 1987 did not mention rock wouldn’t want to live next door to this construction yard and garage, and one crushing. place” either. FARMHOUSE STYLE COLONIAL mentioned plans for a delicatessen. The previous zoning code did not define Home privately set on level lot and many upgrades. • A violation notice issued by Philip- “contractor’s yard” or what it meant to Open floor plan. Fireplace. Large deck. WEB# PO1577301 | Cold Spring | $529,000 stown in 2007 accusing the Venturas process and manufacture goods, Sirignano of “non-compliance with the approved said, and “when there’s any ambiguity in a site plan.” zoning code, it’s got to be resolved in favor of the property owner, not the government, • A 2009 memo from Philipstown asking because the government is the one trying to the town court “to remove Ricky take away our property rights.” Ventura” from the docket, because “all He conceded that more rock crushing violations on file have been removed and processing of other materials may be and the Building Department is satis- taking place than once occurred. But he fied with this property.” TRULY A CHARMER maintained that old zoning protection for Come live in Cold Spring and enjoy your own • A 2009 invoice and check from Philip- producing “goods” further covered RNV backyard with in-ground pool. Great location. stown for $360, indicating the Highway because “crushed rock is a good.” WEB# PO1574459 | Cold Spring | $499,000 Department used the site to dispose of Although the operation is legitimate, he 12 loads of “tipping” material. argued, “it seems every few years, some- • A transcript of comments by Supervi- body pushes the code enforcement officer, sor Richard Shea in 2011 in which he who goes out and gives Ricky a hard time.” said that, under pending changes to He portrayed the operation as a recycling the zoning law (adopted three months business and pointed out that RNV Green is later), “on Route 9, if you own a busi- registered as a construction-and-demolition ness currently, you can continue” debris processor with the state Department of Environmental Conservation. A 2011 DEC BRIGHT AND AIRY and that the zoning update included A clearing in the woods frames this recently updated provisions, “more generous than” registration letter, however, cautioned RNV ranch. Master suite. Open floor plan. WEB# PO1567488 | Cold Spring | $449,000 those they replaced, “for expanding Green that it must follow local laws. a pre-existing, non-conforming use.” Wayne Stephens, a Ventura neighbor, told the ZBA that deliveries begin at 5:45 • An affidavit from William Villetto, a.m. and continue until 8 p.m. He said the who wrote that he bought a house on constant activity disturbs the neighborhood Lane Gate in 1979 when the Ventura and the maneuvering by trucks that pull in brothers’ father, August Ventura, was and out and sometimes lose items from their crushing rocks and using construc- loads creates road hazards. tion machinery “regularly and contin- When he moved to Lane Gate 17 years ago, uously.” Six contractors or truckers he said, he knew the Venturas were process- NATURAL SETTING provided similar written testimony. Lovely home. Extra loft for guests, fireplace, patio, ing materials, but “it was never to the extent porch, stone walls. Separate studio. Sirignano told the ZBA that the courts it is now. I understand that Mr. Ventura WEB# PO1576656 | Putnam Valley | $379,000 in the Ventura case lacked adequate back- needs to make money and do his work, but ground and that he was now presenting this is a quality of life issue for neighbors.” COLD SPRING BROKERAGE 845.265.5500

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p KAMEL RETURNS — Last year, Kamel Jamal sold Angelina’s in Cold Spring to concentrate on his four restaurants in Beacon. Under its new owners, the venture lasted only eight months, closing on Sept. 1, and Jamal stepped in to reclaim the business he founded in 2007. “I’m thrilled to be back,” he said. “We want to get things back to where they were, but with improvements.” Photo by Michael Turton

p FEELING OLD? — During kindergarten orientation the day before school began last week at Haldane Elementary, members of the incoming Class of 2032 received T-shirts donated by mixture.inc and ice cream donated by Moo Moo’s. Photo by Robyn Moreno

t 50 YEARS AND COUNTING — The Hastings Center, a research institute based in Garrison that addresses social and ethical issues in health care, science and technology, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sept. 7. “We are facing a tsunami of innovation that is moving so fast individuals, institutions and governments cannot keep up,” said President Mildred Solomon, shown here with co-founder Willard Gaylin cutting the cake. The center’s other founder, Dan Callahan, died in July. Photo by Michael Turton MARCO BAGNOLI Saturday, September 28, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Book presentation of the monograph Marco Bagnoli by Germano Celant, Skira, 2018

Readings by artist Marco Bagnoli and poet Sara Fruner accompanied by the John Arrucci Trio

Introduction by Antonella Soldaini, Co-editor of the monograph and Pier Luigi Tazzi, Curator of Atelier Bagnoli

Tickets available on magazzino.eventbrite.com highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 13, 2019 11 The Calendar War Ponies, which she says unearths “not- quite-hits” from the 1920s to 1940s, and with the Wynotte Sisters, which special- Don’t Judge a Uke by Its Covers izes in three-part harmony covers. She also plays bass for Daisycutter and has toured and recorded with God Is My Co-Pilot and Once dismissed, ukulele has the sextet Melomane. Six years ago, while living near Wood- found its voices stock, Grace relocated to Beacon to be closer to New York City and because she knew a By Alison Rooney few people here, including Stephen Clair, the founder of the Beacon Music Factory. He f you love to perform the popular music asked her if she would teach uke. of the 1920s and 1930s, it helps to play “I had trepidations, but then thought, the ukulele. I well, you taught yourself,” she recalls. “Three That is what, in part, brought Daria Grace chords are all you need; some require only and the diminutive instrument together. one finger. I can teach a 10-year-old to play “I wanted to play old jazz songs, and the a song in five minutes.” She says she finds it baritone ukulele is closest to the guitar; it “rewarding once kids — and adults — start has four strings,” explains Grace, who will progressing. I’ve had several kids who have lead a weekly “uke” class at the Beacon Music made me so proud.” Factory beginning Oct. 2. “I was buying old Her group classes are geared toward sheet music that had ukulele tablature. Its beginners, and participants should have first burgeoning popularity was right after their own instruments. They also should the 1915 World’s Fair, and the second wave have basic knowledge of the instrument — came in the 1950s, with Hawaii’s statehood. three chords will do — or take a lesson or “There used to always be a connotation two beforehand. that the uke was a joke instrument, chiefly Grace (center) with Andrew Hall and Sara Milonovich at the Towne Crier in Beacon Photo by Ira Chavis Grace says there are many decent starter because it was cheap and easy to learn,” instruments, which come in varieties such as she says. “If you can’t afford a piano in your soprano, tenor, baritone and bass. She recom- living room, get a ukulele!” child and learned bass at age 19 after being Moonlighters. It consisted of two ukes, an mends those made by Martin or Kamaka, Not long after teaching herself to play the offered a secondhand instrument for $175), upright bass and a Hawaiian steel guitar. ukulele (she was trained on the viola as a Grace joined a Hawaiian string quartet, The Grace currently performs with The Pre- (Continued on Page 14)

Paula Jean Swearengin on the trail in West Virginia Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez marching in the 2018 Pride parade Jubilee Films (2)

By Alison Rooney ence members at the Sundance Film Festival on reforming health voted it their favorite of the 121 shown. care rose out of a family hen asked about campaigning, The film will be screened as part of the tragedy in which a lack Paula Jean Swearengin, a first- ongoing Depot Docs series at the Philipstown of insurance played a Leading by time candidate for a U.S. Senate W Depot Theatre, and director Rachel Lears is major role. seat, summed it up succinctly: “Words don’t scheduled to take part in a Q&A afterward. The women stood out matter. What’s up there is you.” The other three candidates whom Lears from among the 529 The daughter and granddaughter of coal followed in the months before the November women who filed to run Example miners and a single mother of four, Swearen- 2018 election were Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for the House or Senate gin identifies as a progressive. Her grassroots, who challenged a Democratic incumbent to in 2018 (compared to Rachel Lears Film looks at four women long-shot candidacy in West Virginia is one of represent parts of the Bronx and Queens; Cori 312 in 2016) because who jumped into politics four intertwined stories in the documentary Bush, a Missouri nurse whose experience in none had followed the traditional trajectory Knock Down the House, which will be shown the Ferguson riots compelled her to run; of political ambition, winning her way up in Garrison on Sept. 27. Earlier this year, audi- and Amy Vilela of Las Vegas, whose focus (Continued on Page 14) 12 September 13, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org THE WEEK AHEAD Edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected]) For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.

CLIMATE WEEK SAT 21 perform in this fundraiser for Concert and Instrument music scholarships. Cost: $25 SUN 15 Petting Zoo Make Art for the Climate BEACON SAT 21 Strike 3 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Gary U.S. Bonds GARRISON 477 Main St. | 845-831-4988 PEEKSKILL 2 – 4 p.m. Garrison Art Center howlandmusic.org 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960 Following a concert by local 1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039 bit.ly/climateweek-philipstown musicians and music educators, paramounthudsonvalley.com Bring poster boards, markers, and children will be able to handle and The singer, whose hits include your imagination to make art for play instruments such as winds, “Quarter to Three,” will perform the Global Climate Strike scheduled strings, piano and guitar. Reserve a R&B and rock with the Roadhouse for FRI 20. Another poster-making seat online. Free Rockers. Cost: $35 to $45 event will be held at 3:30 p.m. on TUES 17 at Figure Ground Studio, MUSIC SUN 22 44 Main St., in Cold Spring. Duo Scorpio SAT 14 FRI 20 Choi Fairbanks COLD SPRING Philipstown Strikes for 4 p.m. Chapel Restoration BEACON 45 Market St. | 845-265-5537 1:20 p.m. Cliff and Main Bus Shelter Climate chapelrestoration.org This 20-minute set by the COLD SPRING Kathryn Andrews and Kristi classical and jazz cellist is 2:30 – 4 p.m. St. Mary’s Lawn Shade will perform works for sponsored by BeaconArts as part 1 Chestnut St. two harps by composers Nico of its Tiny Concerts series. bit.ly/climateweek-philipstown Muhly and Robert Paterson. Walk out of your job, home or Donations are welcome. Free class to support political action SAT 14 to slow climate change. Speakers Core of My Heart Fairy Walk, Sept. 21 SUN 22 begin at 3 p.m. NEWBURGH Magnolia Boulevard 7:30 p.m. Aquinas Hall COLD SPRING Mount Saint Mary College COMMUNITY SUN 22 the stars of the early days of 5 – 7 p.m. Waterfront bandstand Haldane Athletic Hall of TV, including Milton Berle, Ed 845-913-7157 | newburghsymphony.org The five-piece band from Kentucky, SAT 14 The Greater Newburgh Symphony Hudson River Craft Fame Brunch Sullivan and Jackie Gleason, which will perform to close out and their impact. Free Orchestra will perform works by the Cold Spring Area Chamber of BEACON Beer Festival Apollonio Maiello, Richard Wagner, Commerce summer concert series, Noon – 3 p.m. Dutchess Manor Bedrich Smetana and Edward Elgar. BEACON THURS 19 plays funk, blues and rock. Free 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. Seeger Riverfront Park 263 Route 9D | 845-265-9254, x160 Cost: $25 to $50 (students free) haldaneschool.org/athletics The Art of the 1 Red Flynn Drive | americaontap.com SUN 22 The Blue Devil Booster Club will Garden: Bulbs Sample any of more than 180 SUN 15 Graham Nash craft beers from 90 breweries honor inductees Richard Kiesbye, COLD SPRING Brentano String Quartet Russell Miller, David Milkovich, 10 a.m. Supplies for Creative Living POUGHKEEPSIE (including 2 Way Brewing of Beacon BEACON Chelsea Lisikatos and the 1998 team 165 Main St. | 845-809-5900 7 p.m. Bardavon | 35 Market St. and Newburgh Brewing Co.) at this 4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center that won the first of the school’s suppliesforcreativeliving.com 845-473-2072 | bardavon.org seventh annual event. There will also 477 Main St. | 845-765-3012 SUN 22 four state volleyball championships. Landscape designers Liz Kelly The two-time Rock & Roll Hall be food and live music. No one under howlandmusic.org Stray H.E.L.P. Fundraiser 21 admitted. Cost: $50 ($70 VIP) RSVP requested by FRI 13. Cost: $55 and Lindsey Taylor will explain a of Fame inductee (with Crosby, Misha Amory (viola), Serena Stills and Nash in 1997 and The FISHKILL spring planting design that can be Canin (violin), Nina Lee (cello) and Hollies in 2010) will perform songs 2 – 5 p.m. Firefly Yoga | 992 Main St. SAT 21 TALKS & TOURS planted now. Cost: $15 Mark Steinberg (violin) will present from his most recent album, This 845-896-2840 | strayhelp.org Blood Drive WED 18 a program that includes works by Path Tonight. Cost: $50 to $75 Support the organization’s work to BEACON KIDS & FAMILY Mozart and Beethoven to open the reduce the stray-cat population with a The Early Days of Howland Chamber Music Circle 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tabernacle of Christ SUN 22 trap, spay or neuter and return/release Television SUN 15 season. Cost: $30 ($10 students) 483 Main St. | 800-933-2566 Storytime with Cross Record program or by adoption. There will be a donate.nybc.org BEACON yoga class at 2:30 p.m. and refreshments BEACON Schedule an appointment 1 p.m. Howland Public Library Raven Howell SUN 15 and raffles. 8 p.m. Quinn’s or walk-in. See website 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 COLD SPRING Doansburg Chamber 330 Main St. | 845-202-7447 for requirements. beaconlibrary.org 10:15 a.m. Split Rock Books Ensemble Evan Weiner will discuss 97 Main St. | 845-265-2080 facebook.com/quinnsbeacon COLD SPRING splitrockbks.com Emily Cross, who performs as Cross 4 p.m. St. Mary’s Church | 1 Chestnut St. The children’s book author will read Record, will perform songs from her 845-228-4167 | doansburg.org from her new book, Greetings. Free latest album, which “explores the The ensemble will be joined metaphysical in the everyday.” by Christine Smith on flute SAT 21 and Joy Plaisted on harp for a Fairy Walk performance that includes Celtic BEACON Suite by Marino and sonatas by 10 & 11:30 a.m. Telemann and Rust. Cost: $10 University Settlement Camp 724 Wolcott Ave. | fairywalk.com SUN 15 Sponsored by BeaconArts, this Music for Humanity walking production led by performers BEACON from Hudson Valley Theatre will 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier follow a magical path to a hidden 379 Main St. | 845-855-1300 grove. Rain date SUN 22. Repeats townecrier.com SUN 28. Cost: $12 ($8 children) The Slam Allen Band and Duo Scorpio, Sept. 22 Jon Shain and FJ Venture will highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 13, 2019 13

VISUAL ART SUN 22 Quarry THURS 19 GARRISON Figure Drawing with 12:30 & 4:30 p.m. Manitoga Movement 584 Route 9D | 845-424-3812 BEACON visitmanitoga.org 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Catalyst Gallery Ivy Baldwin and dancers from her 137 Main St. | 845-204-3844 company will transform the former catalystgallery.com home of designer Russel Wright into The gallery’s new drawing a stage in a performance inspired series will feature a model who by his desire to blur lines between will provide short and long outside and inside, and nature and poses plus some dance and the man-made. The rain date is SUN movement. Chairs and tables 29. The SAT 21 shows are sold out. provided, but no easels. Cost: $10 Cost: $45 ($35 members)

SAT 21 CIVIC Method for Proceeding MON 16 GARRISON The Wait Room, Sept. 20 City Council 5 – 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center 23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960 BEACON garrisonartcenter.org 7 p.m. City Hall | 1 Municipal Plaza The Center’s visiting artist, SAT 14 five or six at a time. Also SUN 15. Milford Thomas using techniques 845-838-5011 | cityofbeacon.org Henry Klimowicz, will fill both of The Fine Art of Cost: $23 ($18 students, seniors) consistent with the production its galleries with a sculpture exhibit Illustration of silent films and first shown in MON 16 that spans 12 years. MON 16 2014. Cary Brown will provide live Village Board BEACON musical accompaniment. Free 6 – 8 p.m. Bannerman Island Gallery Hope on the Hudson NELSONVILLE 150 Main St. | 845-831-6346 NEWBURGH 7:30 p.m. Village Hall | 258 Main St. SECOND SATURDAY FRI 20 bannermancastle.org 7:15 p.m. Downing Film Center 845-265-2500 | nelsonvilleny.gov SAT 14 Andre Junget, a classic-style 19 Front St. | 845-561-3686 Demetri Martin POUGHKEEPSIE Spirit of Beacon Photos illustrator, will exhibit his drawings, downingfilmcenter.com TUES 17 8 p.m. Bardavon | 35 Market St. BEACON hand-pulled stone lithographs Jon Bowermaster will screen three 845-473-2072 | bardavon.org District Voter 5 – 7 p.m. Howland Public Library and scratch-board works. of his short works: Growing with The unconventional comedian, Registration 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 the Grain, about efforts to bring sustainable grain production back who is also an author, actor and GARRISON beaconlibrary.org SAT 14 to upstate New York; Source to Sea, former correspondent for The Daily 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Garrison School Meet the photographers who Planet Rainbow Sparkles 3! about Riverkeeper’s work to collect Show, will perform. Cost: $47 to $57 1100 Route 9D | 845-424-3689 submitted images they felt BEACON data that influences clean water gufs.org express the “spirit of Beacon.” 6 – 9 p.m. Clutter Gallery protections; and A Living River, 163 Main St. | 212-255-2505 about restoring the Hudson River’s TUES 17 shop.cluttermagazine.com/gallery SAT 14 ecosystem. Cost: $7 ($6 members) State Assembly Office Mark Thomas Gibson Hours and Rebecca Morgan SAT 14 FRI 20 Both Sides Now Happy Days BEACON BEACON 6 – 8 p.m. Howland Public Library BEACON 5 – 8 p.m. Mother Gallery GARRISON 313 Main St. | 845-562-0888 6 – 9 p.m. RiverWinds Gallery 1154 North Ave. | 845-236-6039 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre nyassembly.gov/mem/Jonathan-G-Jacobson mothergallery.art 172 Main St. | 845-838-2880 10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900 Jonathan Jacobson, whose riverwindsgallery.com The artists will display philipstowndepottheatre.org district includes Beacon, will works on the theme “neither Virginia Donovan will exhibit her In this Samuel Beckett play meet with constituents. devils nor divines.” contemporary acrylic paintings and directed by Carin Jean White, traditional oil landscapes. Christine Bokhour (as Winnie) and Sterling Swann (as Willie) star FRI 20 TUES 17 SAT 14 The Wait Room School Board Joan Phares and Andrew STAGE & SCREEN as outlets for Beckett’s search for COLD SPRING Rust Barger the meaning of existence. Winnie OSSINING SAT 14 begins the first act buried up to 8 p.m. Waterfront Park 7 p.m. Haldane High School (Room 211) BEACON Aery Theatre 20/20 her waist in a hole and the second thewaitroom.eventbrite.com 15 Craigside Drive | 845-265-9254 6 – 9 p.m. BAU Gallery | 506 Main St. One-Act Festival buried up to her neck. Also, SAT 21, This outdoor dance performance, haldaneschool.org 845-440-7584 | baugallery.org SUN 22. Cost: $28 ($22 seniors, teens) sponsored by the Sing Sing Prison In Beach, Phares will share GARRISON Museum and choreographed by Jo TUES 17 paintings and assemblages on wood 4 & 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre FRI 20 Kreiter, will honor women whose associated with water. In Porch, 10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900 Village Board Mary Poppins loved ones were incarcerated. Barger will display a modular philipstowndepottheatre.org Also, SAT 21, SUN 22. Cost: $25 COLD SPRING moveable structure that can become This annual festival, now in its GARRISON 7:30 p.m. Firehouse | 154 Main St. a porch anywhere it is installed, 13th year, will feature 21 original 7:15 p.m. Boscobel | 1601 Route 9D 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov SAT 21 making a space for everybody. plays by 19 writers performed 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org The board will hold a workshop Find a spot on the Great Lawn and Hudson Highlands Poetry to discuss the regulation enjoy a screening of the classic 1964 GARRISON of short-term rentals. live-action and animated Disney film 1:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van 472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020 WED 18 Dyke presented in partnership with desmondfishlibrary.org the Cold Spring Film Society. The As part of this continuing series, School Board Boscobel grounds open at 6 p.m., Mary Newell will read from her GARRISON and the rain date is SUN 22. Free collection Tilt/Hover/Veer, Margot 7 p.m. Garrison School | 1100 Route 9D Taft Stever from Cracked Piano, 845-424-3689 | gufs.org FRI 20 and Jeffrey Yang from Hey, Marfa. Claire THURS 19 SAT 21 COLD SPRING Philipstown Planning 7 p.m. Butterfield Library | 10 Morris Ave. Spring Street Reading Board 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org NEWBURGH COLD SPRING The 53-minute film, presented as 7 p.m. Atlas Studios | 11 Spring St. 7:30 p.m. Old VFW Hall part of the library’s ongoing Silent 845-391-8855 | atlasnewburgh.com 34 Kemble Ave. | philipstown.com Film Series and set in the 1920s Ruth Danon, Faisal Moyhuddin, The board will hold a public American South, is loosely based on a Natania Rosenfeld and Edwin hearing to hear feedback on a Japanese fairytale in which an elderly Torres will discuss how being request by the Garrison Gulf farm couple find a changeling who the children of exiles has station to add a canopy over its becomes their adopted daughter. It affected their work. Free pumps and sell used cars. Claire, Sept. 20 was created by Atlanta filmmaker 14 September 13, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

Ukulele (from Page 11) Knock Down (from Page 11) which is based in the ranks. “In the beginning the question Hawaii and uses is, Why you?,” Ocasio-Cortez says in the film. koa wood. (The firm “The reason why is, no one else would. The employs many deaf alternative is no one. We’re doing something people, after discov- controversial: forcing the primary [against ering, according to the longtime Democratic incumbent]. If the company, they we’re good, we’ll win. “can measure the “I’m running because everyday Ameri- thickness of sound cans deserve to be represented by every- boxes with complete day Americans,” she tells Lears, although accuracy. They she also expresses reservations. “How do drum their fingers Daria Grace you prepare for something when you don’t Cori Bush campaigning in St. Louis Jubilee Films on the wood and Photo provided know what’s coming?” feel the vibrations.”) To identify whom she would follow for the happen. People in my district, this is how Ocasio-Cortez took stock of herself, noting: Grace says her group classes are built film, Lears connected with political action we look. It shouldn’t be about one person “When I try to be polite to someone, my around rock, pop and Broadway songs committees that were recruiting people being king, kiss my ring. It’s got to be voice goes up, too often.” that are easy to learn, although some with little or no political experience to run about us.” Yet her determination was evident, too. have never been arranged for the ukulele. for Congress. Lears wanted geographic In Las Vegas, Vilela shared her personal “For every 10 rejections you get one accep- “And I like to listen to the music that my and personal diversity among her subjects, loss. “After 2016, nothing is predictable, tance; that’s how you win everything,” she students like — maybe I trade them a little as well as charisma. “I gravitated toward nothing,” she said. “I grew up in poverty; said, referring to obtaining the signatures Velvet Underground for some Billie Eilish. these four women because they had very now that my eyes are open I will not close needed to be placed on the ballot. “I listen to so much [different] music: high stakes, personal stories that had moti- them again… You have to remember your Although not all four women won, their early jazz to 1960s garage rock, African funk vated them to run in the first place,” Lears whys. Why are you doing this? This [the none appears to regret the attempt. “We from the 1960s and 1970s — all kinds of stuff has said. “I wanted to make sure that these insurance and health care industry] is a did this without knowing shit,” Vilela said. that keeps your ears open,” she says. A vinyl would be people that would be great to watch commodity; my daughter’s life wasn’t. We all “It’s not about any one of us individually. fan, she estimates she has 2,200 records — no matter what happened with the elections handle it differently. For me, it’s how could I’m not sorry that I’m here, that we ran a constant source of new, and old, material. because, of course, you never know.” I not? I will never stop. I will not allow my the campaign that we ran. It would be a In Missouri, Bush, who is a pastor and daughter to have died for nothing.” profound mistake if we believe that those The Beacon Music Factory is located the mother of two teenagers, is shown As the film progresses, what might have who got us into this mess will get us out.” at 333 Fishkill Avenue. To register for speaking to people in her district. “If been neatly divided into four stories instead Grace’s eight-session class, which costs change is going to come to St. Louis, this is is dominated by Ocasio-Cortez’s historic The Philipstown Depot Theatre is located $175 and meets for an hour on Wednes- our moment,” she says. “This is the district upset of the long-entrenched Joe Crow- at 10 Garrison’s Landing. Tickets are $25 day evenings, see beaconmusicfactory. where Michael Brown was murdered. It ley. Early in the campaign, while she was at brownpapertickets.com/event/4323616 com or call 845-765-0472. was like a battle, at home. Justice didn’t working in a restaurant and as a bartender, or, if available, at the door.

Beacon 3D 2019 Site/Sculpture/Artist • 18 West Main/Executive Action/Ed Benavente • Beekman & West Main/Monument to Uncertainty/Emil Alzamora • Beekman & High/Chromatic Substation No. 1/Erica Hauser & Jon Reichert • Beekman & 9D/Pop Culture/Insun Kim • Beekman & 9D/Effluence/Lori Merhige • Beekman & 9D/In the Same Boat/Ed Benavente • 160 Main/Beacon Moose/Alberto Bursztyn • DeWindt & Cliff/Namaste/Barbara Galazzo & Carol Flaitz • DeWindt & Cliff/Not a Chair/Herman Roggeman • DeWindt & Cliff/Couples/Insun Kim (from the inaugural 2013 exhibition) • 380 Main/ Inquisition/Ed Benavente • 427 Main/Reciprocal Ladders to Stack/Steve Rossi • 427 Main/Beacon Medley/Vivien Collens • 477 Main/Soft Collapse/Lori Merhige • 477 Main/Starting from Scratch/Ed Benavente

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Beacon 3D is a project of BeaconArts, fiscal sponsor, a 501c-3 organization. To support the project, visit beaconarts.org and go to DONATE. Become a sponsor! For further info or to inquire about pur- chasing a sculpture, contact Eleni Smolen, founder/director, 917.318.2239 or [email protected]

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Based on combined hardcover and paperback sales reported for August by Binnacle Books, 321 Market Report (August) Main St., in Beacon and Split Rock Books, 97 Main St., in Cold Spring. Beacon Philipstown PositionPosition last month TITLE AUTHOR 2018 2019 2018 2019 1 1 The Overstory Richard Powers 2 5 There, There Tommy Orange New Listings 7 13 19 15 3 - A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles Closed Sales 4 7 11 11 ADULT 3 - Tree Finder (Eastern US) May Watts Days on Market 102 102 137 38 5 - The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead Median Price $385,000 $335,000 $632,000 $395,000 1 - Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Dav Pilkey 2 - Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades Mike Cavallaro % List Received 97.7 93.2 91.6 93.3 2 - Science Comics: Polar Bears Jason Viola Inventory 31 40 85 95 4 1 The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Mo Willems CHILDREN 5 - National Parks of the USA Kate Siber Source: Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (hgar.com). Excludes 5 - The Rescuers Margery Sharp condos. Philipstown includes Cold Spring, Garrison and Nelsonville.

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By Alison Rooney right in the middle of all the galleries,” says Coviello. “I thought, Why not?” arryl Gamble and Ed Coviello, the The couple met 37 years ago. Gamble was owners of Darryl’s, a women’s cloth- managing a clothing store on West 72nd D ing retailer founded 33 years ago Street and ready to open his own place. in Manhattan, have added a Beaconesque Coviello was a special education teacher. feature to their third boutique, which opened “Darryl has a great personality — people on Main Street in October: an art gallery. really like him,” says Coviello. “The store he Its latest exhibit, which will have a Second worked at had a branch on Madison Avenue. Saturday reception tomorrow (Sept. 14), Customers would go to the Madison store, features paintings by Beacon artist Catherine try things on, and have them sent to the West Welshman. In October, the store will highlight Side for Darryl’s approval. So, we thought we’d the work of Jack Fuller, also from Beacon. try it for ourselves.” They opened Darryl’s on Gamble and Coviello, longtime partners Amsterdam Avenue on Dec. 20, 1986. in life and work, stock what they describe The business struggled through that first as “classic, with a twist” clothing lines, winter, but the spring brought customers. with each store — the other is in Rhine- “I remember March 5, a Saturday,” Coviello beck — tweaked to reflect its location. In recalls. “Women started coming in, saying, Manhattan, it’s “a bit more evening wear, ‘I’m looking for a dress,’ one after the other. more professional looks,” in Rhinebeck it’s By May we were doing all right.” “a little bit more relaxed” and in Beacon, “At that time, the Annie Hall look was “even more relaxed,” Gamble says. popular; more folksy things were big in They decided to display art because the those days,” says Gamble. “We went more Darryl Gamble and Ed Coviello at their Beacon store store, at 155 Main St., “wound up being (Continued on Page 17) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current September 13, 2019 17

(Continued from Page 16) boutique became available. “The biggest challenge is getting people feminine and classic. Not everyone looks to know us,” says Coviello. “We carry sizes good in a specific trend. The important 2 through 18, and if we don’t have a particu- thing is consistency, as well as the taste level. lar size at one location, we can easily get it It’s about finding the right mix of ‘a look’ in a day or two.” Their stock, which includes and quality, price, fit, fabric. many pieces from Joseph Ribkoff (Canada) “You have to know what your customer and Lyssé (France), consists of separates — will respond to, what suits their personality skirts, pants, blouses — along with coats, as much as anything else,” he adds. “There’s dresses and accessories like scarves, hand- a whole psychological level to figuring it bags and jewelry. out, without having a crystal ball.” Gamble says the partners have had The men each rotate between the stores; success at home and work for more than Gamble spends most of his time in Manhat- three decades because of communica- tan. They became acquainted with the Hudson tion and the fact “we share the same work Valley in 2006, when they bought a summer ethic, which is basically work, work, work. home, and later moved north year-round. They In any business, it takes time to be estab- opened the Rhinebeck store a decade ago. lished. You have to give it a lot of love, a lot When they began considering Beacon for of hours. Plant a seed, water it. We want a third store, they feared they had waited people to enjoy it as much as we do.” too long. “We saw Main Street go from a lot of vacancies to few vacancies to no vacan- Darryl’s is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 cies,” says Coviello. But a spot on the west p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Second Saturday. end formerly occupied by Nella’s Bellas Call 845-831-2808 or see darrylsny.com.

“Not everyone looks good in a specific trend. The important thing is consistency, as well as the taste level. It’s about finding the right mix of ‘a look’ and quality, price, fit, fabric.” Artwork by Catherine Welshman on display at Darryl’s Photos by A. Rooney

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Family Trails early families. The Adriance Library in Poughkeepsie has a set and the first eight volumes are at americanancestors.org. A particularly useful feature is the list of Give and Take “other and unplaced” individuals, which are records for people whom Doherty couldn’t By Valerie LaRobardier fit into a family. Although it may be discour- aging to find your ancestor there, you may hen gene- also find clues that lead to a breakthrough. alogists In this case we learn in the chapter on the hit what W Nelson family that Justus Nelson and his they call a “brick first wife had a daughter, Frances Nelson wall” on a family line, (born 1759), who married Matthew Snook, we often look for clues and Frances’ half-brother Elisha Nelson in unsourced family trees was the husband of Frances Davenport, and message board queries that sometimes John W. Davenport’s sister. date back 20 years. Among the other and unplaced Daven- Desperate people do desperate things, ports, we learn that Mary Davenport was and too often we are willing to accept the a cousin of Andrees Schnouck of Dutchess first answer that presents itself in an online County, who wrote his will in 1784. This Mary search that matches, or closely matches, or could not be the wife of John Davenport, somewhat closely matches, the names, loca- The surname and family files at the Putnam History Museum may have clues to help because she was 5 years old, but it reinforces tions and dates we have in mind. break through your brick wall. Photo by Michael Turton the numerous crossings between the families. But that can be dangerous. Although it Let’s see what we can find about Andrees. takes longer and often leads to dead ends, end here: If you are the beneficiary of clues, Snook. Their children are listed as niece The collection of Dutchess County probate research that has any value involves a thor- share what you learn on the message board. and nephews in the will of a John or James records at familysearch.org is quite ough search and analysis. Knowing when After all, you would not have learned what Snouck from Fishkill. In another docu- complete and I was able to locate a scan of to shift gears is also important. Too often, you did without following someone else’s ment John Snouck is listed as the son of his will by browsing through Wills 1751-1796 when no clear answer emerges, we continue trail markers. a Matthew Snouck. Would that mean that Vol. AA & A. He left legacies to his brother the same aimless search, hoping something As an example, let’s work our way John Snouck and Mary Snook are siblings Jehonus and cousins Mary Devenport will pop up. through a query posted by Thomas Lawson and that Matthew is the father? [sic] and Peter, John, James and Matthew The better strategy is to research clues to an Ancestry.com board devoted to Snouck. This cousin Matthew could be the found in places such as message boards, or Putnam County puzzles: That seems like a reasonable conclusion. In one who married Frances Nelson, above. to assemble your own clues into a concise, a 1962 history of the family of Capt. Thomas I was not able to locate John Snook’s clear post so you might connect with some- One of my ancestors, John W. Daven- Davenport, the Philipstown pioneer, we do will that mentions his Davenport nieces one who has the missing piece of your puzzle. port (born 1779), a great-great grandson of find Mary Snook as John Davenport’s wife, and nephews, but I did find the 1823 will You may be on the giving or receiving Capt. Thomas Davenport, married Mary and details about each of their children. The book is available at archive.org. Searching of James Snouck of Fishkill that mentions through it for Snook names we learn that in a daughter named Mary. Alas, she is “the another branch of the Davenport family, a late wife of Peter Snouck.” John Snook married Sarah Davenport, who As usually happens, after an afternoon drowned about 1817 in the capsizing of a sloop of digging, we are left with more questions in the Hudson River near Cold Spring. than answers. But with any luck, they are John Snook remarried but had no chil- different questions. Considering the many dren with either wife. His will does name Philipstown cemetery and family refer- nieces and nephews that match John ences in these records, as well as the Nelson Davenport and Mary Snook’s children, surname popping up repeatedly, I would leading us to conclude that John and Mary suggest the next research trip be to the Snook are siblings, especially since their Putnam History Museum in Cold Spring birth dates are 1781 and 1779, respectively. to review its surname and family files. As for Matthew Snook, one resource I cannot manage without is Frank Doherty’s Settlers of the Beekman Patent, which is at LaRobardier is a professional genealo- 13 volumes (Abot through Swift) and count- gist and president of the Dutchess County ing. The patent covered part of Dutchess Genealogical Society. Hit a brick wall? County so there is much information about Email [email protected].

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An Oasis on Route 9

Text and Photos by Ross Corsair swing in a low hammock. Where else in the Northeast can you see n the often undistinguished, sometimes a banana tree? To keep this and other flow- bleak, ramshackle architecture along ers and plants alive outside a tropical rain I Route 9 lies a surprising, wondrous forest takes diligence. oasis with plants and flowers probably Chakra Oeur is just coming back from a found nowhere else in New York state or the brush with death. While he was undergoing entire Northeast, much less Philipstown, routine surgery this spring at a New York and a koi pond with lily pads populated by City hospital, he says a crucial instrument frogs and fish. was forgotten. His lungs filled with blood On weekends Sokhara Kim closes down and he lapsed into a coma for several days her Nice & Neat dry cleaning shop and opens and spent three months in the hospital. a Cambodian food stand. The expansive Besides maintaining Nice & Neat, Sokhara garden, filled with small creekside tables, spent long hours commuting to visit her supplies many of the vegetables used in her bedridden husband. dishes. Her husband, Chakra Oeur, an artist After he returned home, he set out to bring and poet, is the garden’s designer and care- the garden back from three months of neglect. taker, with many of his own stone or wood For those unsure what Cambodian food sculptures complementing the space. might be like, it has similarities to Viet- One of his stone sculptures (long and namese and Thai dishes. Among the items narrow, with impact holes) represents the on the menu are spring rolls, dumplings, damage that bombing did to his native rice noodles with curry, and marinated country during the Vietnam War. He and grilled chicken or beef on a skewer or in Sokhara came to the U.S. after fleeing the a sandwich. The stand is open weekends Khmer Rouge regime. at 3154 Route 9 until the weather becomes When families stop by, children delight too cold, which, alas, is around the corner. in the setting, scampering around the narrow paths to check out the pond or to For more photos, see highlandscurrent.org. 20 September 13, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

Beacon Views Beacon Development The Beacon Planning Board began its (from Page 1) review on Tuesday (Sept. 10) of a townhouse 103-room hotel. The second, a 42-townhouse project called Beacon Views on an 8.6-acre development, is proposed for a wooded property that is the city’s last parcel avail- parcel behind the Highland Meadows senior able for multi-family residential construc- living facility. tion that is not in a mixed-use zone. Because the City Council on Sept. 3 Camp Beacon adopted a six-month commercial and resi- Empire State Development, which is New dential building moratorium, projects such York’s economic development agency, in as Beacon Views can be reviewed but the May chose Urban Green Food to redevelop board cannot take any action. the former women’s prison, also known as On Tuesday, Planning Board members Camp Beacon. A request for proposals, the bristled at numerous elements of the proj- second for the property, had been issued by ect’s design. the state in 2018. Urban Green Food is an Located near the Meadow Ridge develop- offshoot of Urban Green Builders, a devel- ments and a recently approved 13-lot subdivi- opment company based in New York City. sion on Townsend Street, the project would On Monday (Sept. 9), Eric Anderson, the have 42 units. Each of its nine buildings founder of Urban Green Builders, spoke to would include three-story, three-bedroom the Beacon City Council about his plans for townhouses with street-facing garages. There the Beacon Bike Farm that he said could would also be a recreational trail and 157 create hundreds of temporary construction parking spaces (two spaces in each garage, a and many full-time jobs. driveway space per unit and 13 visitor spots). The bike farm would include a hotel with Like Meadow Ridge and Highland courtyard, an indoor track-and-field venue Meadows, the project would be located on and an arena for indoor cycling known as The proposed townhomes would be built in a wooded area behind the Highlands property formerly owned by St. Francis a velodrome, along with dozens of acres of Meadows senior housing development. Photo by J. Simms Hospital. Per Beacon code, four of the town- farmland and bike trails. houses will be sold at below-market rates. “We’re trying to build something beauti- hundreds of people to Beacon. Twenty-four destination for the estimated 1 million regu- The developer has commissioned traf- ful and accessible, yet without pretension, of the rooms in the hotel would be dorm- lar cyclists in New York City, “virtually all” of fic and school-impact studies, as well as a that is welcoming to locals and tourists style, suitable for teams. whom “want a more bucolic, safe experience.” study that concluded the site doesn’t have alike,” Anderson said. “We want the desti- While the velodrome and trails would add The former prison site could link, via a rail historical or cultural significance that nation to be a reflection of what already components of the bike-friendly infrastruc- trail, with a Main Street hotel Anderson is would preclude building. makes Beacon great, including its leading ture that Beacon’s comprehensive plan calls building in Poughkeepsie and the Empire John Clarke, a city planning consultant, role as a gateway to the natural and artistic for, Paul White, an alternative transporta- State Trail, a 750-mile network that will said the project’s design — a private dead- wonders of the Hudson Valley.” tion specialist who has promoted bicycling span the state when completed next year. end street more than 1,000 feet long with no The track-and-field facility, he said, could in New York City for more than a decade, told There could also be a space for children to sidewalks in front of the buildings — doesn’t attract major athletic events, bringing the council they would also make the city a learn to ride. fit Beacon’s traditional development stan- “The opportunities to use this site — I dards, and emergency access — a 10-foot- don’t think I’ve imagined them all yet,” wide lane through the Townsend Street Anderson said. development — would be insufficient. NO MORE GUTTER CLEANING, There are 22 buildings on the site, and Planning Board Chairman John Gunn OR YOUR MONEY BACK – GUARANTEED most will be rebuilt for uses such as a expressed frustration with the design as well, commercial kitchen and a day care facil- calling it “very uninviting” and “a perfect ity, while the nonprofit Common Ground example of what you call cookie-cutter.” Farm plans to launch a farming incubator “Beacon is a city,” added board member modeled after Vermont’s Intervale Center, Jill Reynolds. “There’s no value” in creating along with farm plots to be managed by what amounts to a gated community-type public-school students. environment. “We see this as a terrific opportunity Project officials said they would consider to create farm-to-school programming,” the board’s comments and update the plans. said Sember Weinman, Common Ground’s education director. Lane change Beacon businesses, including the All You To address parking and traffic conges- Knead bakery and One Nature landscap- tion on Main Street, Clarke has recom- ers, have agreed to be part of the project, mended the City Council adopt a uniform AND! % width for driving lanes — either 10 or 10.5 % OFF ENTIRE as well, Anderson said. ® feet — and re-stripe and narrow street-side FINANCING* LEAFFILTER Urban Green Builders must complete a 0 15 PURCHASE** parking spaces to 7 to 9 feet. PLUS AN ADDITIONAL study to analyze parking and traffic flow He said studies have shown that 10-foot SENIOR OR MILITARY DISCOUNT! before it meets with the Beacon Planning We offer Senior & Military discounts Board. It also must finalize its contract with lanes force drivers to slow down while ON TOP of the 15% off & 0% financing! the state, and the City Council will need to still providing enough space for buses and rezone a portion of the property. (About a trucks, and narrower parking spaces would third of the parcel lies in the Town of Fishkill.) force drivers to park closer to the curb.  CALL US TODAY The city is scheduled to construct curb For A FREE Estimate! Anderson said he hopes to also open Tunnel Road — a single lane that runs under extensions, or bump-outs, on Main Street 1-866-326-8936 Interstate 84 and ends at Dutchess Stadium next year, said City Administrator Anthony — to bikers and pedestrians. Ruggiero, which would present an opportu- Promo Number: 285 “I’m all about trying to figure out how to nity to re-stripe the parking lanes. 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have created what Airbnb calls “common- • The owner would have to occupy the phone was turned off. Being nearby, Early (from Page 1) Airbnb sense regulations,” including requiring dwelling when guests are present. said, doesn’t necessarily mean owners will The board later scheduled a public meeting owners to post a diagram showing all exits be responsive. She also pointed out that resi- for Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Cold Spring Fire- • Separate cooking facilities for guests and a list of emergency phone numbers; have dents are often reluctant to call the police house, beginning at 7:30 p.m., to discuss the would not be permitted. insurance of at least $250,000; have only one if the rental property’s owner is a neighbor. regulation of short-term rentals. The proposed update would permit short- short-term unit unless the owners live at the Trustee Fran Murphy said noise isn’t Contacted by The Current, Tracy term rentals in areas zoned single-family same address; and register the unit every two always the problem. “As residents become Bunye said she and her husband had rented residential (R-1), multiple-family residential years with the state. seniors they are not comfortable with out their home for the first time, on Labor areas at Springbrook and Forge Gate (R-3) At the Cold Spring Village Board meet- strangers,” in their neighborhood, she Day weekend, to acquaintances who were in and on Main Street and the area west of the ing on Sept. 3, Merandy conceded the local said. “In a residential area, people expect town for a wedding. She said they advertised railroad tracks (B-1). They would be prohib- code against tourist homes hasn’t been to know who their neighbors are.” through Airbnb because it offers protections ited at Chestnut Ridge and the Butterfield enforced. He said that while few residents to homeowners and removed the ad when development. Village economics also factored into the have complained, others no doubt have they returned. Although the couple received Merandy questioned restricting the discussion. Trustee Lynn Miller commented similar concerns and a discussion is under- other booking requests in the meantime, number of rooms that can be rented, suggest- that when owners can earn $300 a night way among members of the Code Update they did not rent it again, she said. ing instead that limiting the number of for short-term rentals rather than $2,000 a Committee, which has scheduled a public She said they had not been contacted by guests would be more effective. month from long-term tenants, “it ultimately hearing for Oct. 2 to hear continuing feed- the code enforcement officer or their neigh- “The problem seems to be places that drives rents up across the entire village.” back on a proposed 500-page revision. bors. The complaint to the board was dated advertise that you can have 10 or 12 people,” Early noted that an oversupply of over- Deputy Mayor Marie Early, who is the Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. he said. “Young people, three or four or more night accommodations makes fewer proper- board liaison to the committee, said a Bunye said she understands the reserva- couples hang out, and it becomes noisy.” ties available for long-term rental. “That’s a village survey conducted for the 2012 tions people have about short-term rent- Requiring the owner to be present was concern,” she said. “It can make the village Comprehensive Plan indicated many resi- als. “I’m glad the village is updating the also questioned. “Being supervised by the as much a place for weekend people as it is dents support allowing short-term rentals code,” she said, adding that anyone who owner isn’t workable,” said Trustee Steve a place to live.” due to the lack of hotels. She outlined the offers their home through Airbnb needs to Voloto, who is an Airbnb host and said he The mayor agreed. “I don’t want a committee’s proposed recommendations be sensitive to their neighbors’ concerns. would probably recuse himself from any village full of Airbnbs,” he said. “Limit the for “overnight accommodations,” which Last year, the Beacon City Council grap- vote. “It’s the opposite of why you’d rent numbers; we can definitely regulate it.” would replace tourist homes in the code: pled with the same issue before voting 4-3 something when you go away.” He did, however, point to a positive to reject a proposed law to regulate short- • An annual permit from the village, a When it was argued that some commu- economic effect of overnight accommoda- term rentals. Because the city bans any use fire inspection and proof of insurance nities only require the owner to be nearby, tions, commenting that bed-and-breakfast not expressly permitted in the law, the vote would be required. Early described an incident in the village owners take excellent care of their properties effectively outlawed short-term rentals. If • One off-street parking space would be that she said illustrates why that approach in order to attract guests. “And they are not adopted, the law would have required home- required for each guest room. doesn’t always work. A group of “at least four families with children, so there’s less impact on our schools. We should consider that also.” owners to comply with state building codes • Rentals could not exceed 30 days. couples,” had started a fire in the backyard of for hotels, such as having adequate fire exits. the rental property and by 11 p.m. had become When Murphy suggested that a referen- • No more than three guest sleeping Bills introduced last year in the state Senate very loud, she said. For an hour, neighbors dum be held regarding short-term rentals, rooms would be allowed. and Assembly that died in committee would tried calling to complain, but the owner’s cell- Merandy said he thought it was “a great idea.”

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Serena Jabar, an eighth-grader who swims for the Beacon varsity, competes in a relay against Putnam Valley-Mahopac on Sept. 10 at the high school.

By Skip Pearlman Coach Larry Collins. Eighth-grader Bella Haydt returns ast season’s Beacon High School after sitting out last year due to an The 2019 Haldane girls’ tennis team Photos by S. Pearlman team posted a 6-5 record, but the injury, and eighth-grader Serena Jabar Bulldogs lost significant L and seventh-grader Saniyah By Skip Pearlman players are making each other better.” talent to graduation. Wiltshire will contribute, O’Hara and Nelson are off to a 5-0 This year the squad is as well. “There’s some imon Dudar, now in his 10th season start. “We’re hoping they can continue off to a 2-0 start after real talent there,” as the coach of the Haldane team, and make the conference tournament,” defeating Wood- Collins said. says his 2019 squad is one of the Natalie S Dudar said. lands, 100-68, last Negron The coach said deepest and most competitive he’s had. The coach said he also expects great week and edging a the team is in reset Haldane is coming off a 10-6 season things from his singles players. “We’re combined Putnam mode after losing but lost a top player, Olivia Olsen, to hoping we can compete for a top spot in Valley and Mahopac eight swimmers to graduation. The Blue Devils return three the league,” he said. “It would be excit- team on Tuesday graduation. solid singles players in Anna Brief, Nata- ing to make the league tournament.” (Sept. 10), 86-84. “If we can [again] lie Sandick and Julie Geller. Mairead The Blue Devils began the season The team is hoping finish around .500, O’Hara, a returning freshman, and Caro- with three losses, falling to Croton and for strong seasons from we’ll be doing well,” line Nelson, an incoming freshman from twice to Carmel but defeating Valhalla, captains Natalie Negron and Collins said. “We want to be Garrison, are the top doubles team, and 5-0, on Wednesday (Sept. 11). Dior Gillins, who are both seniors. competitive, have a lot of team spirit, seniors Bridget Goldberg and Cassie Laifer “We have to stay consistent,” Dudar Thandiwe Knox, a junior and sprint and enjoy what we’re doing. We’ll be are in the second doubles spot. Freshman said. “We have to stay confident. We have specialist, also returns. rebuilding for a while, which is why the Amanda Johnson also returns to the team. to try to keep the pace to our liking. Our “We’re looking for them to be steady seventh- and eighth-graders and fresh- “We have 13 girls, and this is proba- players need to believe in themselves, in practice and steady in races,” said men are so important.” bly our deepest team,” Dudar said. “The and we’ll see how far we can go.”

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Football Girls’ Soccer Cross Country Carmel 6, Haldane 1 Volleyball Rye Neck 45, Haldane 16 Haldane 2, Valhalla 1 Beacon at Washington Wizard Invite Haldane 5, Valhalla 0 Haldane 3, Rye Neck 0 Beacon 18, Poughkeepsie 0 Chloe Rowe, Jade Villella Girls’ 3-mile Beacon 5, Lakeland 2 Haldane 3, Edgemont 0 Santino Negron rushed for 3 TDs Haldane 2, Irvington 0 36. Lauren Shanahan (24:43.10) Beacon 7, Lakeland 0 Beacon 3, Carmel 0 Hendrick Hudson 4, Beacon Boys’ Soccer Sara Ferriera, Jade Villella Boys’ 3-mile Grace Affeldt (25 assists) Tessa Rye Neck 6, Haldane 1 Haldane 1, Briarcliff 1 (2OT) 6. Zachary Cader (16:24.40) Girls’ Swimming Nilsen (11 kills), Neyleeane Poughkeepsie 4, Haldane 0 Jade Villella Girls’ Tennis Beacon 100, Woodlands 68 Ortiz Santiago (11 kills), Mia Byram Hills 1, Beacon 0 Pelham 5, Beacon 0 Croton 4, Haldane 1 Beacon 86, Putnam Valley- Scarchilli (14 digs) Beacon 0, Tappan Zee 0 (2OT) Rye 5, Beacon 0 Carmel 6, Haldane 1 Mahopac 84 Beacon 3, Riverside 0