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Friday, May 10, 2013 69 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | www.philipstown.info Sun Shines on Pedal Into Spring and Bicycle Race Large crowds and hundreds of riders

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he sun came out and so did visitors and cyclists as Cold Spring Thosted its Pedal Into Spring festival and welcomed back the Putnam Cycling Classic, this time with an international flavor. Pedal Into Spring, a first-time street festival focusing on the dual themes of flowers and bicycles, was organized by the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Com- merce in partnership with Putnam County Tourism, which held the cycling event. On Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, Main Street was alive with activity. Tents and tables lined sidewalks as local businesses, outside vendors and a variety of organizations greeted pedestrians with food, plants and flow- Clockwise from top: The start of ers, and other products and services. Live music filled the the Putnam Cycling Classic in air on both days. Hula-hoop performers, storytelling and Cold Spring May 5 (Photo by M. Turton); colorful balloons created a festive atmosphere in weather Children petting Glynwood’s kid that could only be described as glorious. (Photo by Jeanne Tao) A bike-decorating Cyclists from far and wide contest was followed by a parade On Sunday, the Putnam Cycling Classic and UCI World at Cold Spring’s riverfront on May Cycling Tour saw 345 cyclists head out of Cold Spring in 5. (Photo by M. Turton); Raquel and Sai visited Cold Spring from the Bronx and Queens on May 4. (Photo by Maggie Benmour) a colorful mass start at the riverfront bandstand. Two circuits wound through the county with both finishing at Mayor’s Park on Fair Street. Riders from all across the Cold Spring Takes Formal Steps on Butterfield U.S. and Canada and from as far away Village Board sets flooding co self-described as as Belgium took part. Overall winner of “people who look at the 126-kilometer (79-mile) circuit was workshop June 4, parking contracts all day,” Scott Weiss of Radford, Va., with a time session to come questioned what it of 3:26:56. Dan Martin of Pleasanton, meant to sign the Calif., came in second. Ed Chamberlain EAF, an updated of Grand Junction, Colo., mastered the By Jeanne Tao version of which 62-kilometer (39-mile) course with a utterfield developer Paul Guillaro was submitted by time of 1:51:40. Dominic Stobart of Pel- and the Cold Spring Board of Trust- the developer. ham, N.Y., was runner-up. The page of the ees met at a Tuesday (May 7) work- Tight security B EAF requiring the shop for the formal introduction of the While the mood was festive through- proposed zoning change for the property mayor’s signature also contained Paul Guillaro, left, Matt Moran and Matt Francisco on May 7 out the weekend, there was also a somber and the board’s declaration of intent to be discuss the resolution for the Cold Spring Village Board to side to Sunday’s bike race. Security was the lead agency for approval of the project. checkboxes to indicate actions to be declare its intent to become lead agency on the Butterfield heavy in the wake of the recent bombing Guillaro has proposed to build a com- project. Photo by J. Tao at the Boston (Continued on page 3) plex with intergovernmental offices, a taken (negative or community/senior center, post office, positive declaration three single-family homes, senior citizen of impact on the environment), leading housing, and an office-retail “square.” Francisco and Hawkins to ask why it The Paper Interviews Haldane The current B4 zoning does not allow in- should be signed before making a deci- tergovernmental offices or retail, so the sion on the EAF. The board therefore School Board Candidates developer has asked the Village Board to decided to call Village Attorney Stephen We’re at a critical moment. change the zoning in the local law. Af- Gaba, who had written the resolution Three will vie for two Daly: Funding issues will only get harder, and ter formal introduction, interested agen- but was not at the meeting. trustee seats that inspires me to get involved. And I cies have 30 days to review the proposed During the phone conversation with hree candidates are running for have some time to be involved now. change to the local law and comment. Mayor Ralph Falloon, Gaba said that two seats on the Haldane School I’ve been in edu- The text is the latest of a series to come the wording could be changed on the Rincon-Tomizawa: Board in the May 21 election — cation for a long time. I can be part of the before the board in the last several months. resolution to authorize the mayor to “ac- T newcomers Jennifer Daly and Julisa conversation to influence learning — for When it came time to declare the cept” the EAF. After discussion of what Rincon-Tomizawa and incumbent Gil- my kids and everyone else’s. And I’m a board’s intent to be lead agency, there it meant to accept the EAF, the board lian Thorpe. The Paper’s Michael Tur- sucker for community service. was some confusion resulting from the settled on changing the wording to “re- ton recently spoke with the candidates Because I’m not finished. It wording of the resolution, which stated ceive” rather than “accept” the EAF, so as Thorpe: in separate interviews. Responses have takes about two years to figure out what that “the Mayor is hereby authorized to not to appear to authorize the mayor to been condensed but are true to the con- you are doing. There’s a learning curve. sign the EAF” (Environmental Assess- make a declaration on the EAF himself. tent of the candidates’ comments. It’s important to have people on the board ment Form). Both Trustees Matt Francis- The notice of intent to be lead agency The Paper: Why are you running for who know the history and who can hit the co and Stephanie Hawkins, who Francis- will be sent to interested agencies. After 30 days, if no (Continued on page 4) school board trustee? ground running. (Continued on page 5) rIVErSIdE art auCtION Saturday May 11, 2013 5:00 Benefiting Hudson Valley Artists & Garrison Art Center Viewing & refreshments 3:30 garrisonartcenter.org Garrison’s Landing Sunset picnic & Live music 6:30 2 May 10, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Mouths to Feed It appeared as a special feature of holiday able), which will usual- salads and signaled middle-class luxury. ly begin producing the It wasn’t until I was in my 20s, which co- second year. Maximum Spears of Heaven incided with a little worldliness and the yields don’t occur until French and American food revolution of years 5 through 9, but By Joe Dizney the ’70s, that I — we — saw the light. a bed, if properly pre- (Celia Barbour is off this week.) No matter how good this or any other pared and situated, recipe may be, the less done to these little will produce for 15-20 here is a particular hue of green spears of heaven, the better. It’s a univer- years. that signals the full-blown arrival sal truth that applies to most any seasonal Another disadvan- Tof spring. The trees are not fully produce: corn, tomatoes, beans, what have tage to the weekend leafed out, and the resulting layered ef- you, are best treated lightly. (Sometimes gardener is the fact fect in the landscape — with the yellow the finest dictum is just “Eat it raw.”) that the asparagus of forsythia, the whites and yellows of But unlike beans, tomatoes and corn, harvest is a constant daffodils and the lengthening daylight — staples of many home gardens, aspara- race against time: combine to produce a very specific shade gus requires very focused cultivation. spears of about 6 inch- that lifts the spirits in a way that the Historically considered a member of the es must be cut at the deep, shaded verdancy of the summer lily family (like garlic and onions), aspar- ground level with an never can. agus ultimately received its own botanic asparagus fork (very This is the color of asparagus. familial designation — Asparagaceae — sharp) on a daily basis For the first 20 years or so of my life, due to its particular growing and fruit- (as they seemingly ap- Asparagus bread pudding Photo by J. Dizney asparagus was to me a drab green vegeta- ing habit. pear overnight), and ble that came in a can, tasted of brine and The asparagus bed is a commitment in the harvest only goes ing is a great way to preserve the flavor had the flaccid consistency of baby food. space but more so to time, as from seed on for about four weeks. (Fortunately, and texture.) it will be years before the home gardener freezing after a quick 30-second blanch- Note: Contrary to claims by Euell Gib- will reap the rewards of his or her labor. bons, downhome environmentalist and au- This is one reason asparagus isn’t so thor of Stalking the Wild Asparagus, many familiar to the weekend gardener. The Asparagus bread “old-timers” suggest that wild asparagus process can be expedited by purchas- spears are (Continued on next page) ing and planting established “crowns” pudding (3-year-old stock is commonly avail- Adapted from Potager by Georgeanne Brennan; serves 6-8 $&' ""!(!&# !!! 12 to 16 thick slices dry bread (remember, the lighter the bread, the lighter the pudding, so be careful of whole grain loaves) 2½ to 3 cups milk " (%&'%($*,$%&&$ 1 pound asparagus, cut diagonally to 1½- to 2-inch length (reserve tips for &'$*&&!""$ final garnish) " #$!$ $+%$& 5 eggs && 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper #%&")!" '!&*!&$ ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg ¼ cup freshly grated Romano cheese $!"" & % 4 ounces Fontina cheese, slivered 4 ounces Swiss or Gruyere cheese, slivered $!&%!&" ½ cup chopped mixed fresh green herbs (chives or marjoram; definitely "!$!"& tarragon) 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small bits )))$%" #!*!& Asparagus in the garden Photo by J. Dizney 1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 3- to 4-quart casserole. Place bread in a single layer in a large shallow dish. Pour 2½ cups milk over the top. Let soak until bread has absorbed the milk and becomes soft, about 30 minutes. Squeeze bread to extract the milk and set aside, reserving the liquid. Measure the reserved milk — you should have around ½ cup milk; if not, make up the difference with additional milk as needed. 2. While the bread is soaking, trim asparagus, removing the woody ends. Cut the stalks on the diagonal as specified above. Plunge into boiling water until tender when pierced with a fork. Immediately drain and • Offering live music place asparagus under cold running water until cooled thoroughly. Wednesday, Friday and Drain and set aside. Saturday 3. In a bowl beat together eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and the reserved ½ cup milk until well blended. Layer one-third of the bread in the • Weekly dinner specials and prepared casserole. Top the bread layer with half of the asparagus and freshly seasoned popcorn half of the herbs. Spread one-third of each of the cheeses over the asparagus. Repeat the layers, using half of the remaining bread, all of the remaining asparagus and herbs, and half of the remaining cheese. 4. Arrange the remaining bread on top, spread the remaining cheese over it, and garnish with the reserved asparagus tips. Pour the milk-egg mixture evenly over the top and then dot with the butter. 5. Bake in preheated oven until the top is crusty brown and a knife inserted in the middle of the pudding comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

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Pedal Into Spring (from page 1) Marathon. George Kane, Cold Spring Po- was about as ex- lice Department officer-in-charge, said pected — about the that eight village police officers were on same,” said Hilary duty, compared to the single officer nor- Hayes of Hudson mally assigned on Sundays. Fourteen Hil’s. She was heavily armed members of the Putnam positive about the County Emergency Response team pa- event as a whole, trolled the start and finish area and parts however. “It was a of the village. Two Metropolitan Transit great opportunity Authority police officers, partnered with for the village to by chamber mem- dogs from the canine unit, scoured the build publicity for the event.” bers Lynn Miller start and finish areas and Main Street Ironically, Cold Spring’s only Main of Go-Go Pops and in search of explosives. Boats from the Street flower business, Carolyn’s Flower Fran Farnorotto of In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, security Westchester County Police Department Shoppe, did not participate in the week- the Gift Hut. was extensive for the Putnam Cycling Classic May 5, including and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Depart- end’s activities, other than by being Reigning Dogs 14 members of the Putnam County Emergency Response ment patrolled the Hudson River near open on Saturday. The shop did not open and Cats Too took Team, two of whom are pictured here, and a vessel from the the village. on Sunday. home first place Westchester County Police Department, left, which patrolled Kane said there were no incidents and Teri Barr, owner of Hudson Valley Out- and was awarded offshore along with another boat from the Putnam County that the start of the race went off without fitters, chaired the Pedal Into Spring com- a one-year year Sheriff’s Department. Photos by M. Turton a hitch. However, as cyclists returned to mittee. “The weekend flowed almost flaw- membership in the Cold Spring, he described traffic along lessly. We were prepared … and it paid off,” Cold Spring Area Commerce and Putnam County Tourism Routes 301 and 9D as “a nightmare.” she said. The chamber will now assess the Chamber of Commerce. Second place and organized by Katie Robertson. Thir- Race official John Eustice said that out weekend’s events and decide if Pedal Into went to Powers and Haar Insurance, ty local children took part with judging on the race circuits, “There were three Spring will be held again next year. “One which received an advertisement design done by volunteers including Robertson, crashes of a notable level … due to inter- Main Street merchant wants us to throw a by graphic artist Laura Anne Shay Hupe Tyler Mell, Sarah Warren, Katie Philips actions between cyclists,” with one rider festival once a month,” Barr said. of Lash Arts. Cold Spring Pizza came in and Emmanuelle Palikuca. First- and suffering a broken bone. Many visitors commented on the qual- third, earning a $50 gift certificate from second-place winners included Steven ity of live music that was performed both Merchant views vary Go-Go Pops. Herring and Alek Maasik for most pa- Saturday and Sunday afternoon, and Archipelago at Home garnered an triotic; Henry Foley-Hedlund and Jose- Main Street merchants, some of whom Barr had strong praise for Kathleen Pem- honorable mention and was awarded a phine Foley-Hedlund for most floral; Ha- complained that last year’s race actually ble and Steve Rust, the volunteers who six-month membership in the chamber. zel Berkley and Gabby Feguson for most hurt business because Main Street was coordinated it. closed to traffic, were happier this time Judging was done by Gillian Thorpe, innovative; and Evan Maasik and Coen around. Patty Villanova, a critic of last Survey of visitors Butterfield Library; Sue Peehl, Luminos- Philips for most extreme. year’s event, had a much different opin- The Paper surveyed over 100 visitors ity Pictures; Lorraine O’Keeffe, Highland Participants each received a certifi- ion this year. “Overall I think it was fan- to the weekend’s events to find out more Garden Club; Thea Levor, Highland Gar- cate from the Chamber of Commerce, tastic. (The organizers) all worked very about the visitor experience. Among the den Club; and Linda Speziale, Philip- a T-shirt from Putnam County Tourism hard. I was pleasantly surprised.” Villa- findings: stown Garden Club. The chamber is also and a gift certificate from Go-Go Pops. planning a Christmas window-decorat- The young riders used the same starting nova said that visitors on the two days • 43 percent of visitors surveyed came ing contest in December. line as the Putnam Cycling Classic, then “were two different crowds,” with Satur- knowing about the planned events. headed out on a circuit that took them day’s visitors being more interested in • 28 percent surveyed came from New Kids ‘scoop the loop’ up lower Main, around Market to Fish shopping while those on Sunday “were York City and 25 percent from Put- Kids had a decorating contest of their Street and back to the finish line on West here more just for the experience.” nam County, including locals. Visi- own, this one focused on bicycles. The Street, while Cold Spring police kept a Other businesses also saw contrasts tors from foreign countries and New event was sponsored by the Chamber of watchful eye on traffic. between the two days, though their as- Jersey accounted for 5 percent. sessment of the difference varied. Some • 77 percent of those surveyed came by establishments, such as Whistling Wil- car, but only 5 percent complained lie’s and Cup-o-ccino, reported that the about parking; 18 percent arrived by bike race had a distinct, positive effect train. on traffic on Sunday. • 92 percent made it a day trip rather Others such as Will Hembree, who of- than a sleepover. fered a variety of baked goods as one of • 44 percent said they would spend up several vendors set up on Main Street’s to $50 a couple. 43 percent said up to sidewalks, said, “I actually think Satur- $100 a couple. day was better for sales.” Sales for the two days surpassed his goal by 50 per- Live music, antiques, outdoor vendors cent. “Overall it was very good … two and small village friendly atmosphere re- thumbs up,” he said. ceived the most kudos. The Gift Hut’s Fran Farnorotto agreed For the complete results of the survey, about the difference between the two visit philipstown.info. days. “Saturday was busier,” she said. “It More than just window dressing was a great weekend. It brought a lot of Sixteen businesses took part in the excitement into town.” Main Street merchants’ window decorat- The Haldane PTA Supports Others saw little difference compared ing contest centered on the bicycle and to a normal busy weekend. “Business flower themes. The contest was organized the 2013-14 School Budget, Spears of Heaven (from page 2) really formerly domesticated stands gone gus vinaigrette. which: rogue (although I have found large “wild” This savory bread pudding recipe is • Preserves almost all major spears hiking up Mount Beacon and find adapted from Georgeanne Brennan’s Po- instructional programs it hard to believe there was once so so- tager (1992, Chronicle Books). I’ve left it • phisticated a farmstead up that way). relatively “plain” (if such a luxurious con- Advances technology capacity But back to the reason why we’re coction of cheese and eggs could ever be • Maintains class size here: eating. Again, there’s not much to called plain) and as such it makes for a complain about when confronted with great accompaniment to roast or grilled • Upgrades district security a plate full of lightly boiled or steamed- lamb or a simple roast chicken, or served and-buttered points d’amour (“love tips,” with a salad as the centerpiece of a sim- as the delicacies were known to Madame ple brunch. de Pompadour). My absolute favorite is a Thoughts on gilding-the-lily would be Vote May 21 quick toss in olive oil, a dusting of salt the inclusion of bacon (what doesn’t ben- Polls open 7 am to 9 pm and pepper and high-heat roast (at 425 efit from a little pork, or as a friend calls degrees) for 10 minutes finished with a it, “The King of Meats, because it treats Haldane School Room 105, 15 Craigside Drive squeeze of lemon. I have been known to the mouth like royalty”) or the seasonally consume a pound hot from the oven in compatible ramps or morels (which I am one sitting. The more complicated favor- informed by the Connecticut-Westches- ites on my list would be Alice Waters’ ter Mycological Association have been spring risotto of asparagus and peas, fin- spotted in the area). This is also a great ished with a fava bean puree; or Alain recipe to save for the winter holidays Ducasse’s Asparagus Three Ways, a pure to bring back a taste of spring and use celebration of the vegetable as a flan gar- up those spears that you did manage to nished with raw shavings and an aspara- squirrel away. 4 May 10, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Letters Vote for Thorpe on May 21 I would also like to offer my support of If elected to another term, I’m confi- Julisa Rincon-Tomizawa for the second dent, Gillian will continue working hard Publisher Dear Editor: open trustee seat. Julisa’s professional to keep Haldane a great school. Please, Gordon Stewart Three years ago I expressed my sup- experience with the Common Core and do your research and vote for Gillian! Response to Intervention would, in my Dave Merandy Managing Editor port for the candidacy of Gillian Thorpe Kevin E. Foley for Haldane Board of Education Trustee. opinion, be an asset to the board. Today I am affirming my confidence in Finally, I would like to encourage all Jennifer Daly for Haldane BOE Arts/Feature Editor eligible voters to remember to vote in the Alison Rooney her by recommending that she should be re-elected to that position. Gillian has school budget/trustee election on May Dear Editor: Senior Correspondents been a hardworking member of a fiscally 21. If you cannot make it to the polls on A few weeks back I spent a good deal Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong conservative board. She has consistently voting day, please consider voting by ab- of time with Jennifer Daly, a candidate Michael Turton adhered to a philosophy that board deci- sentee ballot. for the upcoming Haldane Board of Sincerely, Education election, talking about issues Layout Editor sions should be made in careful consid- Julia Famularo and what’s involved with being a school Kate Vikstrom eration of the impact they have on the education of Haldane students. North Highlands board member. Jennifer reached out to Calendar Editor Throughout her term of service to our myself as well as others who have had Chip Rowe Dear Editor: district, Gillian has given her voice in experience serving the Haldane com- [email protected] Whether you’re interested in how your support of her commitment to improv- munity. We talked about issues ranging tax dollars are being spent or how your from the Common Core standards to Copy Editor ing education programs in the district, as children are being educated, hopefully Jeanne Tao she did in the past when the board was school budget difficulties and the up- both, you should pay particular attention considering cutting a foreign language coming labor negotiations the board will Reporters to the upcoming Haldane School trustee position to part-time following a teacher face when three major bargaining unit Mary Ann Ebner election. This year’s election is of special retirement. Gillian advocated for preserv- contracts expire in June 2014. I came Sommer Hixson importance because, in all likelihood, ing the position as a full-time job so that away very impressed with the degree Lois Powers longtime Superintendent Mark Vallanti the district might attract the best candi- of homework Jennifer had done prior Pete Smith will be leaving during the newly elected dates and so that foreign language pro- and her ability to ask good questions trustees’ term, and we will need a strong Photographer grams would remain strong in Haldane. on complicated issues. Jennifer is a for- board to interview and select his suc- Maggie Benmour On the budget, Gillian has worked col- mer tenured public school educator and cessor. Having served on the BOE for laboratively with the board to help pres- small business owner who weathered her Advertising Director three terms, under two superintendents, Michele Rubin ent a spending plan that is both lean and company through a tough recession. She I cannot stress enough the importance For information on advertising: supportable by the Haldane community. seems to have the skill set that would of a good leadership and that’s why I’m 845-809-5584 Prior to the state-imposed tax cap, Hal- make for a great addition to the Haldane endorsing Gillian Thorpe for the trustee Email: [email protected] dane’s Board of Education imposed its Board. Having a business head is some- position. Having served with Gillian and Advertising closing: Tuesday at noon own form of spending restrictions, and thing that will complement the district knowing her passion for Haldane and Requirements: PDF or jpeg for the past several years, voters have as it navigates through some tough wa- the community, I believe that she is the (minimum 300 dpi) seen the results of their careful approach. ters these next few years. She’s a fresh right person to make the hard decisions Review our rate sheet: The prolonged reductions in state aid face locally but one that I believe will be that lie ahead. www.philipstown.info/ads and the mounting pressure of increased around for awhile representing our com- Her experience as trustee and VP of expenses and unfunded mandates have munity. Please come out and vote on May © philipstown.info 2013 the BOE gives her an important advan- made this task difficult, to say the least. 21 and support Haldane’s budget as well tage over the other candidates. She can All rights reserved. No part of this Haldane’s spending plan for 2013–2014 is as Jennifer’s candidacy. hit the ground running and won’t have publication may be reproduced in consistent with the board’s intention to Joe Curto to learn the ropes. As a longtime resident any form, mechanical or electronic, remain committed to sustainable bud- Former President of Haldane Board of of Cold Spring she understands the tax- without written permission of the geting. I am thankful for the part Gillian Education, Cold Spring payers’ concerns and the balance needed publisher. Advertisements designed has played in approving this budget. by The Paper are copyrighted and to finance a good education. may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. Cold Spring Takes Formal Steps on Butterfield (from page 1) other agency expresses interest in be- Board for the Comprehensive Plan, said tival shows at Boscobel (instead of only coming lead agency on the project, the from the audience that according to a shuttling theatergoers there and leaving for content you can only Village Board will become the lead agen- study he did on parking, the village could them to find other ways of getting back see online, visit cy. In the meantime, the EAF could be get around $180,000 from a meter system. to Cold Spring afterwards). Tamagna sent to the board’s consultants to begin a Board members expressed interest in suggested housing the trolley(s) in Cold review of the submitted EAF. setting up a public workshop, possibly on Spring to cut down on costs (such as over- time pay, gas for multiple trips to their Parking issues a Saturday to allow more residents to at- tend, to gather input on what residents garage in the eastern part of the county) Trustee Chuck Hustis brought up the would like to see and whether a system as well as improve services locally. issue of parking in the village Tuesday, of metered and/or permit parking is de- Flood preparedness Mazzuca pleads guilty to explaining that there is increased diffi- sired by a majority.  culty in finding street parking, especially During public comment, Sokol, who insurance fraud on weekends, and that some areas allow Transportation survey lives on lower Main Street and whose parking for four hours and other for five. Putnam County officials, Transporta- house was flooded during hurricanes He suggested adopting a uniform system tion Manager Vinny Tamagna and Plan- Irene and Sandy, implored the board to Haldane and Garrison throughout the village. ning Commissioner Anthony Ruggiero, do something to prevent flooding in low- school board meetings Hawkins asked how a uniform system presented county plans to survey the er Cold Spring. “Nothing’s being done,” would address the problem of parking, community on county transportation he complained. but Hustis simply reiterated his desire and revamp their system to reach more Hawkins and Falloon suggested hold- for uniformity. residents. The county has surveys that ing a public workshop, as part of the Vil- Third quarter school  One resident of Main Street, Barry can be completed online at their website, lage Board workshop on June 4, inviting honor rolls Sokol, said while working in retail in putnamcountyny.gov/transportationsur- comment on flood preparedness. White Plains he has seen metered park- vey, or on paper copies available in both Sokol had appeared at a previous Vil- Complete results of Pedal ing adversely affect business there, hear- the Philipstown and Cold Spring govern- lage Board meeting to comment on what Into Spring survey ing customers complain how much they ment offices. he sees as the board’s inaction to prevent hate coming to White Plains and getting Tamagna and Ruggiero said they hope future floods, but he grew more impas- parking tickets for only being a few min- to change the 30-year-old system to be sioned Tuesday as he urged the village utes over their allotted parking times. more useful to a larger population than to take steps to help residents in lower The extended calendar Sokol argued that meters in Cold Spring is currently served (which includes se- Cold Spring, rather than “using” them as of events would make the village less “homey” and niors and early intervention for young a tourist draw. friendly to visitors. children). They mentioned County Ex- Hawkins asked what specific measures Two Main Street merchants, Teri Barr ecutive MaryEllen Odell’s desire for a Sokol thought other communities were of Hudson Valley Outfitters and Lynn route to connect the eastern and western taking, to which he responded that some Miller of Go-Go Pops, said they were sup- parts of the county as well as their aims along the Jersey Shore are building sand Phil’s List: portive of metered parking as a source of to eliminate redundancies (such as part- bars and seawalls. Hawkins said they Free online local classifieds revenue for the village, although Barr said nering with Westchester County so that would not build sand bars. devoted to jobs, housing, tag she was not happy with the chalking of they do not run overlapping routes). “The seawall has to happen,” he shouted. sales, services and more tires, alluding to the aggressive enforce- In this area, Tamagna said they hope “If you lived down there, if everybody in this ment of parking restrictions. Miller added to utilize the trolley more effectively — room lived down there, you’d get it done!” www.philipstown.info/philslist that some of her customers are surprised providing transportation to hiking trails As Sokol became more agitated, Fal- to learn that they can park for free. north of Cold Spring as well as late runs loon adjourned the meeting. Mike Armstrong, chair of the Special for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fes- www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper May 10, 2013 5

The Paper Interviews Haldane School Board Candidates (from page 1)

The Paper: In terms of ance with the man- your experience, what makes dates and using you a good candidate? the expertise we Daly: I have a back- have to design pro- ground in education. I’ve cesses to respond taught in public schools to them. The latter and created a Regents- is less costly. The level dance program. I Response to Inter- have business experience. vention, No Child I’ve been an entrepreneur Left Behind, is a big and had a successful busi- burden to school ness in Manhattan, made districts across the difficult decisions. And I country. have a family here. I have Thorpe: Advo- Jennifer Daly Julisa Rincon-Tomizawa Gillian Thorpe Photos by M. Turton a young son and I want to cacy. We have to make school the best I can stop just taking it. for him. I appreciate that we can keep moving it forward. not to reduce support for sports, but to I want to work hard I am an unorthodox candidate, having Rincon-Tomizawa: Direct teacher- increase support for the arts. with our PTA to educate people about only lived in the area for a short period student interaction. I’m always inter- Rincon-Tomizawa: We invest a lot what’s really happening. of time and with a young child who is yet ested in how well teachers know our in athletics and the arts. Learning what The Paper: How might Haldane im- to be in the schools. However, I believe children — as learners, not just their drives students is crucial. We need a bal- prove communications with the public? that my fresh, well-informed perspective behavior. Instruction has to be transpar- ance. Not everyone is an athlete. Not every- Daly: The website needs to be more will be an asset to our community. ent. one can go onstage. We’ll always be miss- captivating, exciting, user-friendly. Also Rincon-Tomizawa: My background Thorpe: I’m floored by what Haldane ing a niche — we can always get better. the way we communicate — not with jar- is in education, with more than 10 years offers for such a small school. Technol- Thorpe: I’m wowed by the grades our gon but language everyone understands, as a teacher. I’ve seen what mandates do ogy now plays such a big role. I want to athletic teams get and how they go to explaining how things affect our life as a to the quality of education — the impact see that improve seamlessly. state championships. I’m beyond floored community. tends to be negative. I’ve worked with The Paper: What is one aspect of a by our music and drama productions. We Rincon-Tomizawa: We need to have many administrators to not let mandates Haldane education that you think could have a community full of artistic people more community forums where stake- detract from teaching. be improved? willing to give of their time. That’s our holders can be more involved — to pro- Thorpe: I’ve been community-minded Daly: I think teachers, administration community. mote advocacy for more funding, for ex- my whole life. I know my role, and I don’t and the board are doing a good job. It’s The Paper: Unfunded state mandates ample. Community values are important have an “agenda.” It’s about keeping tax- about how we work with current chal- are often cited as a serious financial bur- and forums give people a chance to voice es low and the quality of education high. lenges such as the Common Core and den for school districts. Can anything be their opinions. Some people feel school As a library director I work with a five- testing. I think there’s a lot going on done about that? board meetings are the only place to do member board — I get it. that’s really good. Daly: Advocacy by the community — that. People in the playgrounds often The Paper: What personal traits make Rincon-Tomizawa: There’s always we saw that in the PTA letter-writing have ideas — we need that feedback. We you a good candidate for public office? room for improvement. It comes down campaign. We need to harness that. The need more opportunities to get together. Daly: I think I’m an effective com- to “Are we maximizing learning for stu- state Legislature needs to see what it’s It’s often difficult for people to get to a municator. I can bring people to a con- dents?” The college readiness component done to our schools. That and creative board meeting. sensus, and that’s important on a board. is very crucial. problem-solving by the board and ad- Thorpe: I think the website needs a And I can look at the moment, and the Thorpe: For me, right now, it’s about ministration. major overhaul. It’s a challenge, to have future, at the same time. integrating technology. I’ve seen how Rincon-Tomizawa: Two things — the staff to do it. Rincon-Tomizawa: I am very clear technology can improve teaching. In finding the funding to support compli- and organized. I have the ability to work terms of languages, we’re struggling to with others and to disagree respectful- keep French. Do I think that’s a weak- ly. I ask questions to clarify why we do ness? Yes. things. We can all learn from each other The Paper: Wages and benefits make — and that is so valuable. up about 75 percent of the Haldane bud- Thorpe: I really want to hear every- get. What, if anything, can be done to one’s perspective and make the right de- control those costs in a strong union en- cisions for the school. Anyone who knows vironment? me knows I am very approachable. Daly: Creative thinking. Things like The Garrison The Paper: In your view, what are the relating wages to the current economy top three issues now facing the Haldane in a pro-rated manner makes sense. I’ve Central School District? run a business — nothing is off the table. Daly: Funding, state revenues and Where is the flexibility? Both sides have School PTA dealing with unfunded mandates. Up- to come to the table with that in mind. coming union contracts, balancing Everyone wants the school to succeed. growth and expectations. And being cre- It’s about finding solutions. ative in light of funding reductions. Rincon-Tomizawa: I think teachers supports the upcoming Rincon-Tomizawa: Definitely fund- deserve to be well paid, but we really ing. As a district that performs well, need to look at how we measure perfor- we get the short end of the stick. Using mance. We need to work with the union 2013-2014 technology more effectively — it’s a dif- to look at and align our values, to have a ferent kind of literacy for teachers; it’s an common purpose, to understand who we investment we have to look at carefully, are working for. school budget. especially in light of budget cuts. And Thorpe: It comes down to good nego- building more support for students who tiations and all parties knowing you’re are already doing well — ensuring that there to create the best environment for Join us in voting they are beyond prepared for the world. students. A lot of people think we should Thorpe: Funding is No. 1. It’s about just cut teachers’ pay — it doesn’t work advocacy. Schools haven’t done that a that way. When we hired (Elementary lot but our community is ready to speak and Middle School Principal) Brent Har- to New York state. I really want to see rington, we negotiated to have him pay advocacy for funding. Mark Villanti will 12 percent of his health benefits. YES be leaving as superintendent. We have a The Paper: How would you character- great administrative team, and we have ize the balance between opportunities in to hire the right person in order to keep athletics and the arts at Haldane? on May 21 at the GUFS them here. And getting good projects Daly: I think there is a bit of a slant done. Just because you don’t have a lot of towards athletics, but there has been funding doesn’t mean you don’t change. progress — arts have moved into the library as we continue to The solar energy project, the energy per- spotlight. I fully support the sports and formance contract are great examples. physical education, and I think they That’s how you get things done — by should get the support they currently Aim For Excellence thinking outside the box. receive and more. I would like to see The Paper: What aspects of education the arts elevated to the same level. Both in our children’s at Haldane interest you most? sports and fine arts are far beyond extra- Daly: The fine arts, because that’s curricular activities. They are essential where I come from professionally and parts of creating well-rounded, motivat- education! personally. But also technology and how ed and creative people. 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Posting of a bond Wind Turbine in Philipstown? or letter of credit to protect Philipstown Individual’s right conversion system that is used to gener- from any financial ate electricity primarily for off-site con- responsibility for questioned by some, sumption shall require a special permit the turbine is not applauded by others from the Zoning Board of Appeals.” required, according If the variance is granted, the first tur- to Donohue, who By Lois Powers bine to be considered in Putnam Coun- cited Section 179-59 ty will join similar sustainable energy of the Town Code, oise and “view-shed” concerns systems in Dutchess, Columbia, Greene which “does not au- were raised at a Philipstown and Schenectady counties. There are thorize posting of a NZoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) three residential wind turbines in both bond as a condition public hearing in April when Garrison Dutchess and Columbia counties, two in of approval of the homeowner James Gleick continued his Greene and one in Schenectady. variance.” appeal for a height variance to install New York State Energy and Research As for overall a 152-foot residential wind turbine on Development Authority (NYSERDA) pro- safety and stability his wooded property 2½ miles north of vides attractive incentives for use of al- of a wind turbine the Bear Mountain Bridge off of Route ternative energy systems with grants of structure, Hudson 9D. A fourth and final public hearing is up to 50 percent of a homeowner or com- Valley Wind En- planned for Monday, May 13, and accord- mercial owner’s installation cost with ergy’s Doug Passeri ing to ZBA Chairman Vincent Cestone, available rolling tax credits sweetening reported the wind the board will then vote on the appeal. the mix. Douglas Passeri, owner of Hud- turbines installed “It will not endanger or annoy any- son Valley Wind Energy in Pine Plains, by his company are one,” said Gleick in a phone interview. N.Y., a licensed installer with NYSERDA, manufactured in “Installing a wind turbine will save my said installation of a standard residential Oklahoma’s “Tor- family money and decrease the carbon 152-foot wind turbine with three blades nado Alley” and are footprint.” extending 11 feet costs approximately built to withstand Gleick is an author, journalist and biog- $80,000. With recent superstorms and powerful, destruc- rapher whose bestselling books include power outages in the area, a turbine tive storms. NY- The Information: A History, a Theory, a seems a good investment to Gleick, who SERDA requires Flood, and Chaos: Making a New Science. anticipates a financial break-even point certified inspec- Three of his books have been Pulitzer in about 11 years. tions of wind tur- Prize and National Book Award finalists, Opposition to the wind turbine idea in bines every two dairy barn and maple farm and is plan- and The Information was awarded the Philipstown comes from some area resi- years — a 10-year warranty is guaranteed ning to file for a ZBA variance soon for a PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writ- dents concerned with noise or view ob- by the manufacturer. Installation takes wind turbine on his land. ing Award in 2012. struction, as well as precedent setting. only one to two days. For those wishing to express their The issue before the board is not Mark Mayhew, On-site Wind Turbine In- Still some people are skeptical about opinions on allowing a wind turbine in whether Gleick has the right to install a centive Program project manager for NY- allowing a wind turbine in Philipstown. Philipstown, the ZBA will hold a final wind turbine on his property, although SERDA, addressed such issues at the April While against allowing one, town resi- public hearing on Monday, May 13, in the some objectors have argued the point, ZBA meeting with assurance that a wind dent Alan Smith posed the idea that Philipstown Town Hall. but rather whether the ZBA will grant turbine standing 152 feet accesses “clean Philipstown might consider a wind farm To learn more about wind turbines, the needed variance on the height for wind” rising above weather turbulence, re- whereby all town residents could benefit visit www.hvwindenergy.com. For more such a structure to be built. According to sulting in minimal sound, comparable to a from state grants, tax abatements and information on NYSERDA’s On-Site Wind Code Enforcement Officer Kevin Dono- refrigerator if one were in close proximity. lower energy costs. Louie Lanza of Nel- Turbine Incentive Program, go to www. hue, Philipstown’s building code was With the closest home to the proposed site son Lane applauded the idea of having a nyserda.ny.gov/Funding-Opportunities. amended in 2011 to include implementa- being 1,500 feet away, the NYSERDA man- sustainable energy system for his home, tion of solar- and wind-powered technol- ager believes noise will not be an issue. ogies, with the caveat requirement of a NYSERDA has done studies on visibility special-use permit and site-plan approval distances for wind turbines, finding them from the ZBA. Section 175-30 E (2) of the apparent within a half-mile and indiscern- code states: “Any wind energy conversion ible a mile away, unless one knew where to system that exceeds 40 feet in height and look. As the Gleick property is wooded, the any solar energy facility or wind energy “view-shed” issue may be moot. www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper May 10, 2013 7 The Calendar School’s Out(side) at Garrison School Forest Day Once-a-year event brings entire school to the woods for variety of nature learning activities

By Alison Rooney

he 180-acre parcel of land consti- tuting what is now known as the TGarrison School Forest was deeded to the school by Frederick Osborn, with the stipulation that it be used for educational purposes and for the enjoyment of the community. The entire school community double-dipped on the educational and enjoyment in last Friday’s (May 3) School Forest Day, where “the kids are having so Above, WWI much fun that they don’t even notice that Honor Roll, a record of the men they’re learning.” Eight activity stations who enlisted; the wall filled with dotted the paths and trails once carved WWII scrapbook and photo album out by Osborn, some of them planned so memorabilia from local veterans and that those walking would enjoy magnifi- their families Images by A. Rooney cent views of the Hudson. This is the fifth year of School Forest Day, wherein most of the school, students and teachers alike, heads off into the woods. According to the information packet provided to parents, the Garrison Remembering War, a Local, School Forest includes the summit and slopes of Fort Hill and the steep ridges running east almost to Route 9. Fort Hill overlooks the Hudson directly opposite West Point and forms the center of the Personal Reflection of Wartime eastern rampart of the Hudson High- Putnam History Museum’s new port and joined the Air Force during the the most recent conflict included. lands. It derives its name from the old exhibit covers 1775 to the present Korean War. The curator of the Air Com- Two paintings by Garrison’s Sheilah fort at its summit, called South Redoubt, bat Museum at the Old Orchard Airpark Rechtschaffer made in response to the which was visited by George Washington in Modena, N.Y., he stores his models of war’s effect on Vietnam, as well as a paint- By Alison Rooney on the morning he was advised of Bene- aircraft, artillery and more in a hangar ing by Cold Spring’s George Stephenson dict Arnold’s treason. n an acknowledgement that personal there. He “brought in many items of sig- depicting his experience in Vietnam dur- The students, divided into four grade divi- objects or possessions connected to nificance,” Grace said. ing a helicopter bombing with people sions, arrived at staggered times on a made- major world events or movements can The exhibit includes uniforms, equip- lying dead on the ground, share space to-order weather spectacular. The theme I ment, medals, personal items, posters with a Vietnam-era parachute donated sometimes produce the most visceral for the day was “SLOW (SunLight, Oxygen, response, the Putnam History Museum’s and town and county documents relating by White and a fighter pilot helmet of Water) Down, Take a Breath,” described as (PHM) new exhibit, Remembering War, to enlisting and other aspects of service. similar vintage, contributed by Richard “an extension of the symbiotic nature of all 1775 to the Present, displays the major The wars of the 18th and 19th centuries Saunders. A photo taken in Vietnam in living things and a reminder to observe and U.S. conflicts of the past three centu- are represented largely by artwork from August 1969 shows Cold Spring’s Ralph respect the planet that sustains us.” ries largely through the prism of local the PHM’s collection. Garrison with Sgt. Maj. Joseph Daily of Throughout the day they participated personal experience. The exhibition, The centerpiece of the exhibit is an evoc- the Marine Corps. A display case of med- in two to three activities per division, all which opened last Friday, May 3, will ative wall covered with photos and news als and pins circa 1967-70 belonging to designed to enhance the students’ sense run through mid-November and takes clippings, many marked with personal Lt. Roger Keppel includes a Purple Heart of place — that place being the ecosystem visitors on a reverse-order trajectory notes, contributed by local World War II and Bronze Star. of the Hudson Highlands. from recent conflicts back through the veterans and/or their families. Many of Advancing through the first room, one The youngest children, those in kinder- Revolutionary War. Philipstown’s and Putnam County’s fa- moves back in time to WWII, which pro- garten through (Continued on page 20) Curated by Trudie Grace, the ex- miliar names are there: Herby Stellefson; vides the majority hibit was initially conceived on a much Fred Santivenere; Henry Travis; Richard of the exhibit’s ob- smaller scale, using solely objects from Othmer; Raymond Travis; Donato Yan- jects. A collection the PHM’s own collection. Grace quickly nitelli; George Giametta; William Fisch- of Forlow’s badges realized she needed to supplement this er; Louis DeCaro; Patrick Bocchino; Har- and insignia used with materials from the community. At old Warren; Bernie Lahey; Ken Timmer; by the U.S. Army that point, the exhibit grew “because it Ed Timoney; Sonny Moshier; Ernest Allen Air Corps can be needed to grow,” said Grace. Jr.; Buster Ricevuto; Harry Cox; Joe Per- found near steel- Her outreach began with community cacciolo; Joe Etta; Edward Farrell; Lelee shell casing from member Mark Forlow, who had contrib- Welch; Robert LeMon; Wesley Daniels; German 88 mm uted to previous exhibits at the museum Chic Bitel; Phillip Lahey; George DeCaro; guns, also donated and had an extensive collection of mili- Bill Austin; Anthony J. Nastasi; and Sid- by Forlow. These tary objects and paraphernalia. ney Weicker were spotted. rest adjacent to a Grace then found Stanley White, now Highlights, traveling through the ex- large model of a retired, who makes models, and restores hibit, include a display of photographs tank landing ship, antique aircraft, amongst other things. relating to U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Kep- an assault ship White learned to fly at Stormville Air- pel’s service in Bosnia and Hungary — (To page 15) So much to find in the stream Photo by A. 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Meetings & Lectures Garden Volunteer Day 9:30 a.m. - Noon. Trailside Museums and Zoo Free Computer Help Bear Mountain State Park 2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library The Calendar 845-786-2701, ext. 265 | trailsidezoo.org 472 Route 403, Garrison Looking for things to do in and around Philipstown? Grab The Calendar 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org Celebrate the Forest (Hike) and go. For more details and ongoing events, visit philipstown.info. 10 a.m. Black Rock Forest Lodge Personal Retreat Weekend (Opening) 129 Continental Road, Cornwall Send event listings to [email protected]. See you around town! 3 p.m. Garrison Institute 845-424-3358 | hhlt.org | Registration required. 14 Mary’s Way, Garrison I Am (Documentary) and Discussion 845-424-4800 | garrisoninstitute.org Cicada Program Friday, May 10 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of 10 a.m. Outdoor Discovery Center Philipstown | 10 Academy St., Cold Spring 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org Saturday, May 11 Kids & Community 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org Haldane Bike-to-School Week: Watch for Kids! Girl Rising (Documentary) Beacon Second Saturday events — see p. 10 Weekend Volunteer Restoration Workday 8:20 - 8:45 a.m. & 3 - 3:15 pm 7:30 p.m. Saint Basil Academy 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mount Beacon Park 79 Saint Basil Road, Garrison Kids & Community Garrison School Voter Registration 9D at Howland Ave., Beacon 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Garrison School Putnam Highlands Audubon Bird-a-thon 845-473-4440, ext. 273 | scenichudson.org 1100 Route 9D, Garrison Movies on the Mountain: Three Silent Films putnamhighlandsaudubon.org Shop Putnam Expo 845-424-3689 | gufs.org by D.W. Griffith Riverkeeper Sweep Cleanup 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Putnam Hospital Center 7:30 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Indoor Tot Park Beacon Shoreline 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 477 Main St., Beacon Noon - 2 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center 7:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Beacon Sloop Club 845-278-6738 | counties.cce.cornell.edu/putnam 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison 2 Red Flynn Drive, Beacon Hudson Valley Fair 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida Foundry Dock Park Noon - Midnight. Dutchess County Stadium 8 p.m. The Falls Theatre 8 - 11 a.m. 45 Market St., Cold Spring Glynwood Farm Tour See details under Friday. 2681 W. Main, Wappingers Falls Garrison Landing, Arden Point and Mine Point 3 p.m. 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 845-298-1491 | countyplayers.org 8:45 a.m. - Noon. Garrison Landing Sushi Rolling Workshop 845-265-3338 | glynwood.org Dockside Waterfront Park 2 p.m. Butterfield Library | 10 Morris Ave., Reservations required Beyond the Fringe 9 a.m. - Noon. West Street, Cold Spring Cold Spring | 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre Wine Tasting 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Little Stony Point Meet the Animals 4 - 7 p.m. Artisan Wine Shop 9 a.m. - Noon. Route 9D, Cold Spring 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 2:30 p.m. Wildlife Education Center 180 Main St., Beacon Dennings Point 25 Boulevard, Cornwall 845-440-6923 | artisanwineshop.com Cocktail Hour 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Madam Brett Mill Park, 845-534-7781 | hhnaturemuseum.org 8 p.m. The Beacon Theatre | 445 Main St., Wine & Cheese Beacon Beacon | 845-453-2978 | thebeacontheatre.org Wine Tasting 5 - 8 p.m. Antipodean Books 914-478-4501, ext. 226 | riverkeeper.org 3 - 6 p.m. Artisan Wine Shop 29 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Music Cold Spring Farmers’ Market See details under Friday. 845-424-3867 | antipodean.com The Trapps 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Boscobel Health & Fitness Hudson Valley Fair 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s 1601 Route 9D, Garrison | csfarmmarket.org 5 p.m. - Midnight. Dutchess County Stadium 184 Main St., Cold Spring Food Pantry Community CPR 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hudson Valley Hospital Center 1500 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls 845-265-2012 | whistlingwillies.com 9 - 10 a.m. First Presbyterian Church of 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor hudsonvalleyfair.com Tenbrooks Molly Philipstown | 10 Academy St., Cold Spring 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org 914-734-3896 | hvhc.org/events Theater & Film 9 p.m. The Silver Spoon 124 Main St., Cold Spring Nature Play Area (ages 2-10) Delicious Detox: Cleansing With Whole Foods Comedy in the Afternoon 10 a.m. Common Ground Farm 845-265-2525 | silverspooncoldspring.com 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center 1:45 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls Charlie Sabin 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall 472 Route 403, Garrison 845-231-4424 | commongroundfarm.org 9 p.m. Max’s on Main | 246 Main St., Beacon 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org 845-424-3020 | comedyintheafternoon.com 845-838-6297 | maxsonmain.com Guided activities at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 2:30 p.m. (Continued on page 13) www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper May 10, 2013 9 Beacon’s Big Birthday Looking Back at Beacon’s 100 Years chased an 85,000-acre patent from the commercial well-being, its dockage ac- By Ron Soodalter Wappinger American Indians in 1683 and commodating vessels that ranged from or a century, through prosperity and granted it in part to Francis Rombout. At the simplest Hudson River sloop to the challenge, boom times and bust, Rombout’s death, one third of the prop- largest steamboats on the water. FBeacon has maintained its identity erty passed to his daughter, Catheryna, Inevitably, the two communities ex- and its place in the cultural and historic who homesteaded the land with her hus- panded, growing ever closer to one an- pantheon of Hudson Valley communities. band, Roger Brett. When Brett died in other, until they shared a Main Street. For its survival, it has adapted to an ever- 1726, his widow remained on the estate, Discussions proposing the combination changing demographic and an often dev- selling off enough land to ensure the per- of the two communities into a single enti- astating economy. And on May 15, a Bea- manent white occupation of the area. She ty were conducted as early as 1864 — the con that has virtually risen from the ashes was the matriarch of a seven-generation year Fishkill Landing was incorporated will celebrate its hundredth birthday. dynasty, and her house still stands at 50 as a village — but no action was taken Van Nydeck Ave. as a Beacon landmark, for several decades. In 1910, the state As- A tale of two Beacons the Madame Brett Homestead. sembly and Senate approved a bill for Actually, 101 years ago, there were two Throughout the 1800s, the two com- the charter combining the two villages “Beacons.” One, called Matteawan, was a munities coexisted beside one another, into a single city, but Gov. Charles Evans thriving industrial center, while the other each prospering in its own right. Mat- Hughes vetoed it, as did his successor, Gov. — Fishkill Landing — operated as a bus- teawan owed its existence to the Indus- John A. Dix. It was not until May 15, 1913, tling river port town. The land on which trial Revolution. It utilized the force of that the bill was signed — by yet another they sat, which one of Henry Hudson’s Fishkill Creek to power its many mills governor, William Sulzer — and the city of One episode of the movie serial Perils of crewmen described in 1609 as “pleasant and factories, enriching its businessmen Beacon was born. The name (originally Pauline was filmed on Mount Beacon in a land as one need tread on,” had been and providing work for its labor force. proposed as “Melzingah,” after a local 1914. Image courtesy of Beacon Historical Society occupied by white settlers since the late For its part, Fishkill Landing took full tribe) was chosen to commemorate the 17th century. The royal governor had pur- advantage of the Hudson River for its signal fires set (Continued on page 10) Centennial Year Shows How Far Beacon Has Come sold lift tickets. Her father worked at economic decline for By Sommer Hixson National Biscuit for 42 years. “Lots of more than 20 years, kids went there for tours of the printing after the Dutchess eacon native Alison E. MacAvery, presses,” she recalled. “How blessed I am Ski area and Incline who is now a Dutchess County to have grown up here!” Railway closed in Blegislator in Fishkill’s District 16, Rhonda Hill Nolan, a local yoga in- the 1970s, followed happily described memories of the city’s structor, painted a slightly different pic- by many commer- signature mountain as “a wall of nature ture: “Our friends called it Bosnia! When cial businesses. On that magically changed through the sea- we bought a house in Beacon in 1993 and Main Street dur- sons. “When the snows came, all of us moved from Garrison, they thought we ing a warm spring kids skied.” MacAvery’s brother was a were crazy.” evening in 2013, the snowmaker on Mount Beacon, and she Nolan’s Beacon was a city that had been in Beacon of MacAv- ery’s childhood is easier to envision than a bombed-out Asher Brown Durand’s painting Beacon Hills on the Hudson warzone. River, Opposite Newburgh, ca. 1852 Source: commons.wikimedia.org Art mecca glass studio on the east side and a gallery The 2003 opening of the world-class and glass-blowing demonstration studio Dia:Beacon in the old biscuit factory is in a restored firehouse on the west end. credited by many as shaping the city’s In 2002, author Richard Florida coined cultural persona, although the Tallix fine the popular phrase “creative class,” a art foundry and Hudson Beach Glass term that pops up a lot in reference to were established in Beacon decades ear- Beacon: “The key to economic growth lier. The 85,000-square-foot foundry on lies not just in the ability to attract the Hanna Lane (which has since moved creative class, but to translate that under- across the river to Rock Tavern) served lying advantage into creative economic renowned artists and sculptors includ- outcomes in the form of new ideas.” ing Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella and “I like to describe us as a creative Louise Bourgeois. Hudson Beach Glass community, 1 E. Main in Beacon Photo by S. Hixson has been in business since 1987, with a (Continued on page 12) 10 May 10, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Looking Back at Beacon’s 100 Years (from page 9) The Beacon Centennial upon the mountaintop during the Revolution, Calendar Friday, May 17 to warn Gen. Wash- ington’s troops of a 100 Years Strong: Beacon Birthday Bash British advance. (adults only) The thriving city Beacon Second Saturday, May 11 7 - 11:30 p.m. Beacon Knights of Columbus 25 Townsend St., Beacon For decades, the city Dia:Beacon 100yearsstrong.eventbrite.com thrived, from the com- 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free for Beacon residents bined demand on its 1 p.m. Tour factories and business- 2 p.m. Jonathan T.D. Neil on Richard Serra Saturday, May 18 es, and the commercial 3 Beekman St., Beacon viability of the Hudson bau 100+1 (Gala Opening) 845-440-0100 | diabeacon.org River. President of the 6 - 10 p.m. Beacon Artist Union Beacon Historical So- Trash to Treasures (Exhibit) 506 Main St., Beacon ciety Robert Murphy 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Beacon Sloop Clubhouse 845-440-7584 | baugallery.com 2 Red Flynn Drive, Beacon proudly points to the Beacon Historical Society and the Howland Cultural A March Through Time: Centennial 914-907-4928 | beaconsloopclub.org city’s “firsts” during Center’s exhibit highlights the importance of Beacon’s hat Celebration Parade & Kick-off Festival this period: the first factories in its industrial economy. Photo by Kate Vikstrom bau 100+1 (Opening) 10 a.m. - noon. City Hall file manufacturing Noon - 6 p.m. Beacon Artist Union 1 Municipal Center, Beacon | beaconcentennial.org plant in the country, 506 Main St., Beacon as 110,000 visitors in a season came to Beacon Rocks 100: A Centennial Musicfest the nation’s first lawnmower factory (at 845-440-7584 | baugallery.com the site of the currently restored Round- marvel at the views, vacation in the hotel 12 - 9 p.m. Memorial Park and cottages, and dance and dine in the Light, Dirt and Longing (Extended Hours) house), the first trolley car system in the Beacon | beaconcentennial.org casino atop the mountain. 1 - 9 p.m. Faith in Art Gallery Hudson Valley. Not all of Beacon’s at- Beacon has always been a working- 8:30 p.m. Screening of panel discussion tractions were commercial. The Mount class town. From its earliest days, the First Presbyterian Church Ongoing Beacon Incline Railway, the city’s great- residents relied on the mills and fac- 50 Liberty St., Beacon | beaconpresbychurch.com Celebrating Beacon’s History est claim to fame, was built in 1902 at the staggering cost of $165,000 and was tories for their pay, and on the stores, Blending Old and New (Opening) 1 - 5 p.m. Thursday to Monday Howland originally serviced by the railroad, steam- shops and services within the commu- 5 - 8 p.m. RiverWinds Gallery Cultural Center | 477 Main St., Beacon boats, the Newburgh-Beacon ferry and nity itself for all their needs. In turn, 172 Main St., Beacon beaconcentennial.org the local streetcar sys- their patronage fed and maintained 845-838-2880 | riverwindsgallery.com these businesses. In the first half of the Tallix, Beacon’s tem. During the silent 20th century, Beacon was a thriving Samantha Beste: Echoes Assembling (Opening) foundry for art film era, famed director commercial hub. It supported three de- 6 - 8 p.m. Theo Ganz Studio casting, created D.W. Griffith shot three partment stores: Grant’s, Schoonmak- 149 Main St., Beacon this 15-ton features on the moun- er’s, and Fishman’s. The Nabisco boxing 917-318-2239 | theoganzstudio.com bronze statue tain, using the railway plant, built in the 1920s, provided work in 1999, a gift — and a small herd of Stephen Jablonsky: Secrets (Opening) for many of the locals, as did a number to Italy from pack animals — to carry 6 – 8 p.m. Short Walls Gallery of other plants and factories. The city’s the American crews and equipment to 380 Main St., Beacon | 845-464-3230 New York Rubber Co. made the coun- people. the summit. The Incline SUNY New Paltz Sculpture Club: filament try’s first rubber toys and balls and sup- Image courtesy of Railway functioned well (Opening) | 7 - 9 p.m. Catalyst Gallery plied such products as industrial belting the Beacon Historical into the 1970s, attract- 137 Main St., Beacon in peacetime and life rafts during the Society ing tourists from all 845-204-3844 | catalystgallery.com over the world. As many Second World War. According to a local Frack You! Plus Q&A legend, when a young WWII fighter pilot named George H.W. Bush was shot 7 p.m. Fovea Exhibitions | 143 Main St., Beacon | 845-202-3443 | oveaeditions.org down over the ocean, it was a Beacon- BMW of the Hudson Valley made life raft that saved his life. In fact, presents he might well have been wearing a flight Beacon Centennial A Rutigliano Group jacket manufactured by Beacon’s Aero con Production Leather Company. Saturday, May 11 ea Financial setbacks B The Depression hit Beacon hard, but Hat Exhibit the city soon regained its momentum. During the late-1930s and into the ’40s, 1- 4 p.m. Madam Brett Homestead CK businesses were back on track. The con- 50 Van Nydeck Ave., Beacon OCKS O l struction industry thrived, as houses nia S beaconcentennial.org Renten RC t and commercial buildings continued to A sicfes 10 A Benefit-Fundraiser Dance for u 0 M go up, built by such well-known local Centennial Events contractors as James “Jimmy” Lynch. As 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Saturday , May 18 Murphy put it: “Everything was peachy. 477 Main St., Beacon The residents didn’t even need cars; they noon till 9 RAIN OR SHINE 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org could walk to work and shopping. Bea- Memorial Park con was a self-contained city.” Sunday, May 12 in Beacon, new york The 1960s saw Beacon suffering the same game-changing setbacks that were 100 Units of Love Blood Drive Southside Johnny afflicting small cities and towns across 1 - 8 p.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance Special Needs the nation. The river had long since 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon ceased to provide the arterial flow of beaconcentennial.org & the Asbury Jukes commerce to the Hudson Valley. And with the advent of the new malls, the Pete Seeger and the The Costellos centrist orientation of the community Wednesday, May 15 dissolved, as shopping and entertain- Rivertown Kids Stephen Clair ment patterns shifted beyond the city Centennial Church Bells limits. Cheaper goods in a wider variety 3 p.m. Beacon Tabernacle of Christ Talking Machine became available in the chain stores, lo- beaconcentennial.org Worship Band Chowderhead cal shops were forced to close, and the Beacon Turns 100: Time Capsule Ceremony The Beacon All Stars old, one-show movie theaters were re- & Celebration Dinner Bosco and the Storm placed by glitzier, multi-feature meccas 6 p.m. Elks Lodge located just outside of town. One by one, 900 Wolcott Ave., Beacon over the next 30 years, Beacon’s once- 845-765-2665 | beaconcentennial.org sustaining businesses disappeared. No- FREE Admission! where was this decline more pronounced Food and Arts/Crafts Vendors, Beer Tent than at the east end of Main Street. Thursday, May 16 go to beaconcool.com for schedule or snag this code Murphy recalled a depressing series of Mayor Casale Roast & Comedy Jam events: “We lost our two theaters in the Pleasant Ridge Brother’s late-’60s. Within a short time, the work- 6 p.m. Memorial Building Restaurant Trattoria

ers at one of our big factories struck, and 413 Main St., Beacon ‘ beaconcentennial.org the owners found cheaper labor in North Carolina. Then, when New York Rub- illustration by Joe Pimentel and Rick Price ber struck, (Continued on next page) www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper May 10, 2013 11

Looking Back at Beacon’s 100 Years (from previous page) the plant simply closed. The Braendly Dia Art Foundation elected to make the Dye Works shut down around 1980, and city their home. This started a rush of de- Green Fuel Economizer, which had em- velopers, and the revitalization of Beacon ROCK OUT ployed some 400 locals, soon followed continued apace. Then, in 1993, a major suit. By 1991, we had lost our daily paper Hollywood production company chose THIS SUMMER! and our hospital. And when Dorel’s Hat the city as the setting for its mega-star ve- Factory finally shut down in the mid- hicle Nobody’s Fool. Beacon was definitely ’90s, it marked the end of Beacon’s long on its way to a recovery that is reflected run as one of the nation’s premier hat- today in its fine shops, art galleries and making centers. restaurants, and by the visitors who travel “Most important,” said Murphy, “we were distances to spend a day or a weekend. losing our personality, and our identity.” Murphy, in describing the quali- ties that made — and make — the area Revitalization SIGNSIGN UP UP NOW NOW FOR FOR ROCK SUMMER BAND ROCK BOOT CAMPS! CAMP! In the late 1980s, by which time many unique, waxed rhapsodic: “With its TweensAll Levels and Teens.Welcome. All Levels Join A Welcome. Band. mountain, river and creek, Beacon was of Main Street’s buildings were boarded Join A PlayBand. a PlayShow. A Show. up, a white knight appeared in the form blessed by geography. Our mountain was of contractor and entrepreneur Ron Sau- used for recreation, and our creek as a ers. Where buildings were nothing more power source, while the Hudson River SUPER ROCKING was ever our source of commerce. And ĆĀŏ %!.05ŏ0ŏ! +*ŏŏāĂĆĀĉŏŏŏđŏŏĨĉąĆĩŏĂĀĂġăĆĆĆŏ than burnt-out shells, Sauers and his MUSIC SCHOOL wife, Ronnie, saw historically restored now it’s what is bringing us back.” FOR ADULTS & TEENS www.beaconmusicfactory.com storefronts and apartments. And where Visit Main Street on a Second Satur- rows of commercial buildings stood un- day evening, and the pulse of the city is tended and ignored, they envisioned — ample proof that Beacon is indeed on its and, with the enthusiastic support of the way back. Many happy returns! local government, initiated — the renaissance of the City of Bea- con. Over a 25- year period, they resuscitated the east end and were well on their way to gentrifying the other end of Main Street. Said Mur- phy, “Ron Sauers was the father of Beacon’s revival.” Another mas- sive boost was given Beacon when the Tallix Art A Celebration of Beacon’s History, an exhibit at the Howland Foundry and the Cultural Center, continues through June 30. Photo by K. Vikstrom 12 May 10, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

by Terry Nelson in (from page 9) Centennial Year Shows How Far Beacon Has Come partnership with Bea- rather than a ‘class,’” said Dan Rigney, fiscal sponsor for several projects here, conArts and the Bea- president of BeaconArts. Citing the 1852 including Windows on Main and Beacon con Arts and Education painting by Asher Brown Durand, Beacon Open Studios, events that can draw hun- Foundation, will be Hills on the Hudson River, Opposite New- dreds of visitors in one weekend. held at the University burgh — Painted on the Spot, Rigney be- Riverfest promises to draw a record Settlement Camp the lieves the area has been attracting artists crowd to its fourth annual festival on weekend of Sept. 13. for generations. “Craftspeople have been June 29 with a lineup of 12 bands. The Beacon’s ad hoc film so- here since the beginning, from those who event’s organizer, Stephen Clair, founded ciety presents monthly built their own homes, to the people who Local 845 five years ago as a presenter of screenings in various designed color dyes at the biscuit factory, music concerts of a variety of genres in locations, most recently to the artists ‘settling’ here today to make venues around the city. His operations at Dogwood, with film- their work.” have grown to include the Beacon Music maker Cindy Kleine 2013 not only marks Beacon’s Centen- Factory, Rock Band Boot Camps for kids and her husband, the nial, it’s also the 10th anniversary of Bea- and adults, and seasonal In the Pines con- iconic theater artist conArts, which was established the year certs at the University Settlement Camp, André Gregory (of My that Dia:Beacon arrived. Growing from the next of which is Saturday, May 25. Dinner With André), in an annual budget of $5,000 to $75,000 Opportunities to see movies in Bea- attendance. The Bea- and boasting a membership of more than con dwindled when the last operational con Theatre recently 200 businesses and artists, it is the lead- cinema closed in the 1980s, but that’s hosted its second annu- ing promoter of the city as a cultural also changing. The inaugural Beacon al weekend-long Freeze destination. The organization serves as Independent Film Festival, organized Frame Film Festival. Environmental activism Third Thursdays at CEIE | Dialogue Long before Beacon’s creative community was Machinery of the abandoned Mount Beacon Incline The Ripple Effect: born, its green team was Railway atop Mount Beacon Photo by Kate Vikstrom thoroughly established. The Fate of Fresh Water in Pete Seeger and friends “It’s obvious that we all need to work the Twenty-First Century founded the Beacon Sloop Club in 1969 to together,” said Womer. “There are no recy- help spread the Sloop Clearwater’s environ- cling receptacles on Main Street. After big Alex Prud’homme mental message. It hosts the city’s annual public events, we sort the recycling from Author, journalist and co-author of My Life strawberry, corn and pumpkin outdoor that trash, which I then transport to Re- in France with great-aunt Julia Child Free and open festivals and recently co-presented with Community’s single-stream plant here. On Alex Prud’homme, stirred by experts’ declaration to the public. May 11, we’re bringing in at least 100 vol- t the Beacon Open Space Project a sold-out r

Advance registration e b of water as “the next oil,” launched a three-year i e unteers for a river sweep to clean up our S

requested online at screening at The Beacon Theatre of Chas- a

investigation of fresh water realities that led him n e l waterfront.” from 600 feet beneath Manhattan to Las Vegas, www.bire.org E ing Ice, an award-winning film about envi- California, Alaska and beyond. Hear about his Educational programs at Beacon Institute ronmental photographer James Balog. New developments compelling journey and his assertion that fresh are supported in part by Sarah Womer represents a new gen- water is the defining resource of the 21st century. Probably the most vivid example of

® eration of environmental activists. Two Proud to be Employee Owned timeline convergence is The Roundhouse years ago, she started Zero to Go, a “Cer- Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. at Beacon Falls, owned and developed by Center for Environmental tified B Corps” business that provides McAlpine Construction. The six-acre site Innovation & Education (CEIE) reverse-logistics services and facilitates 199 Dennings Avenue, Beacon, NY along the Fishkill Creek has been trans- sustainability programs, waste-reduc- formed from (Continued on next page) 845.838.1600 www.bire.org/events tion and recycling.

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Wanderings and Wonderings Tour Cocktail Hour Riverkeeper Sweep Cleanup (from page 10) The Calendar 3 p.m. Storm King Art Center 8 p.m. The Beacon Theatre 9 - 11 a.m. Manitou Shoreline Self-Care Workshop for Ease and Alignment 1 Museum Road, New Windsor See details under Friday. Manitou Station Road, Garrison 845-534-3115 | stormking.org 2:30 p.m. SkyBaby Studio Music 914-478-4501, ext. 226 | riverkeeper.org 75 Main St., Cold Spring Riverside Art Auction Nature Play Area (ages 2-10) Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra 845-265-4444 | skybabyyoga.com 3:30 p.m. Viewing and refreshments 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center 7:30 p.m. Mount Saint Mary College 3:30 - 8 p.m. Silent auction See details under Saturday. (Aquinas Hall) | 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh Art & Design 5 p.m. Live auction 845-913-7157 | newburghsymphony.org Moms’ Hike Free Admission to Boscobel Grounds 6:30 p.m. Sunset picnic and music 10 a.m. Outdoor Discovery Center 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1601 Route 9D, Garrison Garrison Art Center The Chip White Ensemble 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 7:30 p.m. BeanRunner Café 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org 201 S. Division, Peekskill Paintings & Collage by Mary Bates & Sarah 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com Stonecrop Gardens Events Gurland (Opens) Theater & Film 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Garden Conservancy Open Day 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Butterfield Library Buddy Traina Noon - 4 p.m. Tea in the Garden 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Comedy in the Afternoon 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 1:45 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library See details under Friday. See details under Friday. 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org House, Studio and Landscape Tour T. Jay Beacon Farmers’ Market 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Manitoga Traces of the Trade (Documentary) Plus Q&A 9 p.m. Max’s on Main 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Scenic Hudson’s River Center $8 for Putnam County residents today 5 p.m. Putnam History Museum See details under Friday. 63 Chestnut St., Cold Spring Long Dock Drive, Beacon See details under Friday. A Tribute to the Eagles, With Already Gone 845-265-4010 | putnamhistorymuseum.org 845-234-9325 | thebeaconfarmersmarket.com Correlate Knitting Project 9:30 p.m. 12 Grapes | 12 N. Division St., Constitution Marsh Paddler Outing (Easy) 2-6 p.m. Hudson Valley Center for Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida Peekskill | 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com Noon - 4 p.m. Foundry Park, Cold Spring Contemporary Art | 1701 Main St., Peekskill 8 p.m. The Falls Theatre Meetings & Lectures 845-457-4552 | midhudsonadk.org 914-788-0100 | hvcca.org See details under Friday. Overeaters Anonymous Hudson Valley Fair Congressional Art Competition Reception Beyond the Fringe 8:30 a.m. Graymoor Spiritual Life Center Noon - Midnight. Dutchess County Stadium 3 p.m. Butterfield Library 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 1350 Route 9, Garrison | 917-716-2488 | oa.org See details under Friday. 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring See details under Friday. Free Computer Help 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Family Farm Day & Community 2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Orchard Planting See details under Friday. 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Eden Village Camp Centennial Shows How Far Beacon Has Come (from page 12) 392 Dennytown Road, Putnam Valley Sunday, May 12 877-397-3336 | edenvillagecamp.org Meet the Animals Mother’s Day 2:30 p.m. Wildlife Education Center Kids & Community See details under Saturday. Beacon Flea Market Health & Fitness 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Henry Street Parking Lot Pick-up Adult Soccer Behind Main Street Post Office, Beacon 8:45 a.m. Beacon Memorial Park Athletic Field 845-202-0094 | beaconflea.blogspot.com meetup.com/hudsonvalleycoedsoccer (Continued on page 14)

“I see cities as living animals. Main face,” said Tillitt. “We’re organizing this streets are the spine, side streets are event as a way to connect the dots be- bones supporting the spine, and a healthy tween seemingly disparate ideas and to city, like a healthy body, has free-flowing nurture those ideas.” veins,” said Calderón. “Instead of over- Beacon Re-Imagined, organized by Cen- whelming people with big change, smaller tennial Committee member Jeff McHugh, experiments would gradually shift percep- is a weeklong exhibition focused on the tion of how public space here can be used, Beacon Greenway Trails and the Mount particularly the middle section of Beacon, Beacon Incline Railway Restoration. Cel- where areas just aren’t maintained.” ebrating its 50th anniversary this year, The first-ever TEDxLongDock will be Scenic Hudson will present its plan for a A worker preparing life rafts for shipment at Beacon’s New York Rubber held on June 7 at the Beacon Institute’s citywide trail running from Fishkill Creek Company, 1943 Image courtesy of the Beacon Historical Society Center for Environmental Innovation to the Hudson River that will “reveal hid- and Education on Denning’s Point. TEDx, den scenic treasures, expose forgotten a cluster of abandoned 19th-century fac- nomic growth are harder to pin down, a division of the well-known TED confer- pieces of Beacon’s industrial past, and link tory buildings into an upscale, Rockwell and it will take a few years for some of ence, offers individuals or groups a way disparate parts of the city to each other.” Group-designed complex consisting of the city’s newest businesses to show a to organize their own local, independent Through a presentation that utilizes both an event space, a boutique hotel, two return on investment. City Councilman TED-like events in their communities 3-D technology alongside archival mate- restaurants and a cocktail bar. Next on George Mansfield has seen it before, as and around the world. Co-organized by rials, visitors can learn more about the McAlpine’s list is 1 E. Main St., across an artist and contractor in Williams- BEAHIVE founder Scott Tillitt, the one- innovative vision and design for the new from The Roundhouse. burg, Brooklyn, during its pioneer days day event in Beacon will include a mix of incline railway facility certified by Leader- Daniel Weise, owner of Open Space of the early 1990s. panel discussions and performances. ship in Energy and Environmental Design Gallery and design “The key to sus- “New thinking can impact societal is- (LEED), bringing Beacon’s past full circle studio thundercut, tainable develop- sues, the broad perspective we need to with its future. The exhibition opens June has personal ties to Upcoming Beacon ment and avoiding address the intertwined challenges we 1 in Long Dock Park’s River Center. this building, which Centennial events the pitfalls of ram- was once a hat fac- pant gentrification tory and then an May 11: Hudson River Sweep: is good planning,” electric-blanket fac- riverkeeper.org said Mansfield. tory. Its façade has May 25: In the Pines: local845.com/ “The City of Bea- served as the gal- pines con has proactively lery’s “canvas” for sought to determine June 1: Beacon Re-Imagined: 19 Front St., Newburgh, NY two Electric Win- beaconcentennial.org/ its future by devel- dows street art in- oping an updated 845-561-3686 reimagined/ A 501 (c) 3 Not-For-Proﬁ t Arts Organization stallations and the comprehensive plan June 7: TEDx LongDock: Now Showing Electric Projected tedxlongdock.com/ and a subsequent outdoor animation review of zoning in : Riverfest: local845.com/ Renoir (R) and music event. June 29 its key areas. We “The heart of this gentle work is a very brf2013 “Tallix and Dia got are embraced by the convincing and detailed portrait of the artist as an old man ... Michel Bouquet gives a very the ball rolling, but mountain and the powerful performance.” more recent groups river and blessed by ~ David Denby, The New Yorker and projects like Local 845, Open Studios, a modest and manageable housing stock, FRI 5:15 8:00, SAT 2:30 5:15 Beacon Comedy Research Group and Elec- and are contained by neighboring Fish- 8:00, SUN 3:30 6:15, TUES & tric Windows, just as examples, showcase kill within a concentrated 5 square miles. WEDS 7:30, THURS 2:00 7:30 Special Screenings how the city’s residents can make a no- Our ability to sprawl is limited.” ticeable contribution to the quality of life J.C. Calderón, an architect and founder Girl Rising (PG-13) here,” said Weise. “It is something other of the Beacon Open Space Project, views MON 7:30 Check our website or call the box office towns can aspire to.” the development and use of Beacon’s for more information. Facts pointing toward current eco- public property as an organic process. www.downingfilmcenter.com 14 May 10, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Garden Activity for Kids Haldane Booster Club Haldane School Foundation Board (from page 13) The Calendar 3 p.m. Haldane School 7 p.m. Haldane School 1 p.m. Butterfield Library Art & Design 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Drop-in Art Sessions 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org haldaneschoolfoundation.org Sponsored by Haldane Garden Committee 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Drawing and Painting Meet the School Board Candidates Helen Savoit Book Club: Namesake From Life (Long Pose) Homework Center (grades 2-5) 7:30 p.m. Haldane School (Music Room) 1:30 p.m. Howland Public Library 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Basic Etching 3 - 5 p.m. Howland Public Library 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 313 Main St., Beacon 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Printmaking Club 313 Main St., Beacon 845-265-9254 | haldanepta.org 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Garrison Art Center 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Beacon Planning Board 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Northern Italian Classics (Cooking Class) Tuesday, May 14 7 p.m. Muncipal Building (Courtroom) 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org 7 p.m. Ella’s Bellas 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon House, Studio and Landscape Tour 418 Main St., Beacon Kids & Community 845-838-5000 | cityofbeacon.org 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Manitoga 917-803-6857 | homecookingny.com Indoor Tot Park Board of Trustees Workshop See details under Friday. 9 - 11 a.m. & Noon - 2 p.m. Philipstown Health & Fitness 7:30 p.m. Village Hall Free Admission for Beacon Residents Recreation Center | See details under Friday. 85 Main St., Cold Spring 100 Units of Love Blood Drive 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Dia:Beacon Senior Day Center 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov See details under Saturday. 1 - 8 p.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mother Lurana House Philipstown Conservation Board Special Needs Children and Families Tour 1350 Route 9, Garrison 7:30 p.m. Town Hall | 238 Main St., Cold Spring 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon | beaconcentennial.org 1 p.m. Storm King Art Center 800-338-2620 | graymoorcenter.org 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com Philipstown Recreation Center Basketball 1 Museum Road, New Windsor Senior Breakfast 6:15 p.m. Youth Basketball Skills/Drills 845-534-3115 | stormking.org 10 a.m. Garrison School | 1100 Route 9D, (grades 3-8) Wednesday, May 15 HVCCA Events Garrison | 845-424-3689 | gufs.org 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball 2 - 6 p.m. Correlate Knitting Project Beacon Centennial events — see p. 10 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison Kids’ Activities at Howland Library 5 - 7 p.m. Body as Landscape (Opening) 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 10:30 a.m. Baby & Me (up to age 2) 5 - 7 p.m. Itziar Barrio - Video (Opening) 3 -5 p.m. Homework Center (grades 2-5) Kids & Community Women’s Health Workshop Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art 4 p.m. Block Party (0-3) & Lego Club (4+) Indoor Tot Park 7 p.m. All Sport Health & Fitness See details under Saturday. 313 Main St., Beacon 9 - 11 a.m. & Noon - 2 p.m. | Philipstown 17 Old Main St., Fishkill 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Recreation Center | See details under Friday. Theater & Film 845-896-5678 | allsportfishkill.com Pioneer Living Series: Ma’s Prairie Garden Kids’ Activities at Howland Library Comedy in the Afternoon Art & Design Noon. Common Ground Farm 9:45 a.m. Come & Play 1:45 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls 10:30 a.m. Toddler Tales (ages 2-3) See details under Friday. Drop-in Drawing & Painting From Life 845-231-4424 | commongroundfarm.org 3 -5 p.m. Homework Center (grades 2-5) (Short Pose) Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida 4 p.m. move + play (ages 5-7) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Garrison Art Center Kids Craft Hour 2 p.m. The Falls Theatre 313 Main St., Beacon See details under Sunday. 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Details under Friday. 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 472 Route 403, Garrison Beyond the Fringe Theater & Film 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org Chess Club 2 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Girl Rising (Documentary) Haldane School Voter Registration See details under Friday. 477 Main St., Beacon 7:30 p.m. Downing Film Center 4 - 8 p.m. Haldane School 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org Cocktail Hour 19 Front St., Newburgh | 845-561-3686 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 3 p.m. The Beacon Theatre downingfilmcenter.com | Reservations required. 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org Mah Jongg Open Play See details under Friday. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. VFW Hall Music Art & Design 34 Kemble Ave., Cold Spring Religious Services Community Chorus Boscobel Open to Artists 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com See philipstown.info/churches for 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1601 Route 9D, Garrison Kids’ Activities at Desmond-Fish Library Sunday listings. 477 Main St., Beacon 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org 10:15 a.m. Music & Movement for Toddlers 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 1:30 p.m. Preschool Story Hour Music Monday, May 13 Open Mic Night 472 Route 403, Garrison 7 p.m. BeanRunner Café Open Mic Night 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 201 S. Division, Peekskill 6:30 p.m. Sign-up Kids & Community Magic Treehouse Book Club: Midnight on 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com 7:30 p.m. Performances the Moon Bridge Club Bank Square Coffeehouse 3:30 p.m. Butterfield Library 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Meetings & Lectures 129 Main St., Beacon 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 477 Main St., Beacon 845-440-7165 | banksquarecoffeehouse.com Cold Spring Lions Club 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 6:30 p.m. The Silver Spoon The Dream Choir Guided Tour - Woodland Garden Yoga for Toddlers 124 Main St., Cold Spring 7 p.m. YogaSong Studio 6 p.m. Stonecrop Gardens 10 a.m. Beacon Yoga Center 914-456-9698 | coldspringlions.com 27 Travis Corners Road, Garrison 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring 464 Main St., Beacon 845-424-4340 | yogasongstudio.com Constellation Circle 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org 347-489-8406 | beaconyogacenter.com 6:30 p.m. Beacon Yoga Center Old-Timey Southern Fiddle Jam Session Indoor Tot Park 464 Main St., Beacon 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Health & Fitness Noon - 2 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center 347-489-8406 | beaconyogacenter.com 477 Main St., Beacon Supermarket Nutrition Tour See details under Friday. Beacon City Council Workshop 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 11 a.m. Shop-Rite 7 p.m. Municipal Building 2094 East Main St., Cortlandt Manor Little Bookworms (preschool) Meetings & Lectures 1:30 p.m. Butterfield Library 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon 914-526-2366 | hvhc.org/events 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 845-838-5000 | cityofbeacon.org Knitting Club Registration required. 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 10 a.m. Howland Public Library | 313 Main Adult Pick-up Soccer St., Beacon | 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 6 - 9 p.m. Philipstown Park 1235 Route 9D, Garrison 1-,#!/-. /"#,0 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com Reiki for Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer 1-,#!/-. ,# 6:30 p.m. Hudson Valley Hospital Center -*"./',% - 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor -+#3'0'1 ,"#,(-51&#% /"#,',0./',% 914-734-3896 | hvhc.org/events Theater & Film .#,-," 5- 12/" 5./'*-!1- #/ +- .+6"+'00'-, Comedy in the Afternoon 1:45 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library /"#,-,0#/3 ,!5.#, 5 See details under Friday. -1&#/70 5-2," 5 5 +- .+ Poetry, Beacon -',20$-/# ',1&# /"#, 7 p.m. Beacon Yoga | 464 Main St., Beacon 1# ! )# 3 '* *#$-/.2/!& 0#$/-+ - .+ 347-489-8406 | beaconyogacenter.com 2'"#" /"#,-2/0&-4! 0',%1&#--"* ," /"#, #",#0" 5 5 -.+ Music "+'00'-, #+ #/0,-!& /%# Open Mic Night 1-,#!/-.4'** #-.#,#+-/' * 54##)#," 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s 12/" 51&/-2%&-," 5 5 - See details under Friday.

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Meetings & Lectures Senior Day Center Adult Co-Ed Volleyball Board Game Night 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mother Lurana House 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center 7 p.m. Cup and Saucer Putnam and Beyond Book Club: Rule of Civility See details under Tuesday. 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison 165 Main St., Beacon 6:45 p.m. Cafe Pizzazz 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com meetup.com/Beacon-Board-not-Bored 1859 East Main St., Mohegan Lake Bouncing Babies meetup.com/P-B-B-C 10:30 a.m. Butterfield Library Theater & Film The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 21st Century (Lecture) Library Board Meeting 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Comedy in the Afternoon 7 p.m. Center for Environmental Innovation 7 p.m. Butterfield Library 1:45 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library and Education 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Kids’ Activities at Howland Library See details under Friday. 199 Dennings Ave., Beacon 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 10:30 a.m. Pre-K Story Time (ages 3-5) 845-765-2721 | bire.org 3 - 5 p.m. Homework Center (grades 2-5) Music School Board Candidate Forum 313 Main St., Beacon Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Garrison School Hudson Valley Comhaltas Classes 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 7 p.m. Village Hall 1100 Route 9D, Garrison 6:30 p.m. North Highland Fire Department 85 Main St., Cold Spring 845-424-3689 | gufspta.org Pet Partners Reading Partners (grades K-5) 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 3:30 p.m. Butterfield Library [email protected] Town Board Workshop 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Chess Club 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Town Hall Beginning Fiddle, Cello & Mandolin 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 7 - 10 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 238 Main St., Cold Spring 7 p.m. Garrison Art Center See details under Wednesday. 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com Bingo Night 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 6 p.m. Doors open 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org Philipstown Planning Board Thursday, May 16 7:15 p.m. First call Haldane High School Concert 7:30 p.m. Butterfield Library Our Lady of Loretto | 24 Fair St., Cold Spring 7 p.m. Haldane School 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 860-428-1012 | ourladyoflorettocs.com 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com Kids & Community 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org Health & Fitness Philipstown Freemasons Indoor Tot Park Rock & Jam Band Showcase 8 p.m. Masonic Lodge 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. & Noon- 2 p.m. Philipstown Pick-up Adult Soccer 8:30 p.m. 12 Grapes | 12 N. Division St., 18 Secor St., Nelsonville 5:30 p.m. Sarah Taylor Park Recreation Center | See details under Friday. Peekskill | 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com 845-265-2244 | philipstown236fam.org Old Main St., Fishkill Brain Games for Adults meetup.com/hudsonvalleycoedsoccer Meetings & Lectures 10 a.m. Howland Public Library Ongoing 313 Main St., Beacon Dance * Drum * Sing * Hum Haldane PTA 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 7:30 p.m. Beacon Yoga Center 3:30 p.m. Haldane School | 15 Craigside Drive, 464 Main St., Beacon Cold Spring | 845-265-9254 | haldanepta.org Art & Design Nature Strollers 347-489-8406 | beaconyogacenter.com Lilly’s Payback Visit philipstown.info/galleries 10 a.m. Outdoor Discovery Center , by Dr. Andy Rose (Reading) 6:30 p.m. Howland Public Library 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall Religious Services 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org 313 Main St., Beacon | 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Visit philipstown.info/services

Remembering War, a Local, Personal Reflection of Wartime (from page 7) Meetings & Lectures used for landing tanks on shores, handmade by White. Women in Alcoholics Anonymous WWII are represented by the late Wetona “Toni” Bernier’s WAVES Visit philipstown.info/aa (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) uniform. Troops from this area who signed up for World War I service are listed on the panels of the Militia Enrollment List, contributed by Putnam County historian Sally Sypher, which notes occupations of the enlisted men, some of which are given as “feed business,” “brakeman,” “dairy farmer” and “telegrapher.” WWI Navy recruit- ing posters fill the walls near a display table that includes more Everyone’s reading personal objects from the era, including a poignant “flag and Bible carried through WWI by Fred Evan Jr.,” along with a bandolier for a repeating rifle. A Presbyterian Church Honor Roll provides a “Re- cord of Our Men Who Have Enlisted.” The Civil War is represented by an engraving of President Lin- coln, as well as 1923 demit papers from the United Daughters of the Confederacy, certifying the woman resigning as a “member in good standing.” There is also a collection of small brass and wood replicas of cannons, rifles and a howitzer, made by White. Oil paintings, pencil drawings and engravings, some related to the capture of British officer Maj. John Andre, others showing Advertise your business here George Washington’s headquarters, constitute a good portion of the Revolutionary War section, together with a recently donated portrait of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Indepen- dence. There are even Washington andirons on display. call 845.809.5584 The PHM is encouraging visitors to share their memories of war- Display of 1943 WWII Navy enlisted uniform, Navy service email [email protected] time and information about memorabilia they may have. There is a box bugle, Pacific theater service medals, photograph in uniform, near the museum’s entrance where these contributions can be made. all belonging to Petty Officer Third Class Charles L. Rudolph, The PHM is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and WAVES uniform belonging to Wetona ‘Toni’ Bernier For more information, visit putnamhistorymuseum.org or call Photo by A. Rooney 845-265-4010.

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ardous waste poses a health risk to Academy, 79 Saint Basil Road in Garri- Chapel Becomes a Stop on residents and their families. HHW Col- son, on Friday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. Admis- Community Input the Silk Road May 19 lection Day is an opportunity for Put- sion is $5 per person. Wanted on Putnam omoko Sugawara playing Celtic harp nam County residents to safely dispose Directed by Academy Award-nominee County Health Survey and kugo, an ancient form of harp, of toxic materials such as household Richard E. Robbins and narrated by T ommunity members have an op- and Ozan Aksoy, percussionist, bring the cleaners, pesticides, herbicides, oil-based Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena portunity to make Putnam County program Beyond Time and Space to The paint (not latex), automotive solvents, Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, C a better place to live and work. In a Chapel Restoration on Sunday, May 19, at thinners, mothballs, rodent poisons, Alicia Keys, Chloë Moretz, Liam Neeson, first-time move, the Putnam County De- 4 p.m. It is free to the public. gasoline, kerosene, small propane tanks Freida Pinto, Meryl Streep and Kerry partment of Health (DOH) and Putnam The concert will feature ancient music (up to 20-pound size), etc. Disposal items Washington, the movie is at the center of Hospital Center have developed a “com- from along the Silk Road, Handel’s King will only be accepted if they are labeled 10x10 (10x10act.org), a global campaign munity asset survey” to gain insight into David harp solo, and English and Japa- and identifiable. Items that will not be to educate and empower girls. what the public feels are the greatest nese folk songs. accepted are water-based paints (latex), A portion of Girl Rising ticket sales go used oil, lead-acid batteries, plastic bags, to support girls’ programs around the strengths of the community and where batteries, tires, electronic waste or any world through the 10x10 Fund for Girls’ resources would best be spent to develop materials from commercial establish- Education. The fund is distributed to a healthier community. The quick, easy- ments. For a complete list of items being 10x10’s network of nonprofit partners: to-complete survey is launching in May, accepted, visit the DOH website at www. A New Day Cambodia, CARE, Girl Up/ and everyone who lives or works in Put- putnamcountyny.com. United Nations Foundation, Partners in nam County is encouraged to voice their Preregistration is required; call early Health, Plan International USA, Room to opinions. The survey is accessible on the to reserve a spot through the DOH at 845- Read, UNICEF and World Vision. homepage of the Putnam County website 808-1390, ext. 43150. Call local towns for at www.putnamcountyny.com and will Ozan Aksoy, left, and Tomoko Sugawara information regarding electronic waste run until June 30. Photos courtesy of Chapel Restoration disposal. Household hazardous waste Riverside Art Auction “This is not just a health survey,” said Dr. Allen Beals, commissioner of health for the Sugawara has performed with a num- items will not be accepted at any of the Boasts French Picnic and DOH. “It’s much broader, covering all sorts ber of orchestras in Japan and also solo town electronic waste drop-off locations. Live Music May 11 of issues, such as neighborhood safety, rec- on both concert harp and kugo in inter- he Garrison Art Center announces reational activities and transportation.” national venues, such as the World Harp Saint Basil Academy the Riverside Art Auction, benefiting The two-page survey has just four ques- Congress in Prague, Amsterdam and T Hudson Valley artists and Garrison Art tions. The first two ask respondents to Vancouver. Among her CDs is Along the and Haldane Show Center on Saturday, May 11, with viewing check off four strengths and then four Silk Road, ancient and new music writ- Girl Rising and silent auction opening at 3:30 p.m., weaknesses from an inclusive list. The ten for her by American, Iranian and aint Basil Academy, in partnership third question inquires about Japanese composers. with Haldane High School, launch- most important health-related Aksoy, trained on the ba lama or saz, S ğ es the EMPOWER Film Series with a issues; the fourth is about one’s a long-necked lute, by his father, a pro- screening of Girl Rising. This film spot- usual healthcare location. fessional musician, developed an interest lights the stories of nine unforgettable The survey is part of an in the rich musical tradition of his native girls born into unforgiving circumstanc- overall, community-wide Turkey. At Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, es, capturing their dreams, their voices strategic planning process to he joined the band Kardeğ Türküler as and their remarkable lives. The EMPOW- prioritize issues and improve an arranger and performer. As a doctor- ER film series, founded by Saint Basil the health of the community. al candidate in ethnomusicology at City student Samantha Kapsas and Saint Ba- Input is being collected from University of New York, Aksoy has pub- sil senior staff member Rebecca Pearsall, both individuals and orga- lished articles in the journal Music and aims to raise public awareness on human nizations. Nearly two dozen Anthropology and has been teaching rights while inspiring the community to community organizations world music as well as the bağlama and make a difference on the grassroots and are already involved in this Early Rising by Victor Mirabelli ney, a form of flute, at Hunter College. global levels. focused planning process. Image courtesy of Garrison Art Center He is founder and director of the CUNY The film will be screened at Saint Basil Organizations that wish to Middle Eastern Music Ensemble. participate can still do so and The chapel, at 45 Market St., Cold Spring, and the live auction to begin are encouraged to call the DOH at 845- is across from Metro-North station, where at 5 p.m. sharp. 808-1390. free parking is available on weekends. The live auction will be under the tent down by the riv- Health Department Household Hazardous erside with the usual festivi- ties and refreshments during Offers Vaccination Clinics Waste Collection Day viewing, and the silent auc- for Children and Adults utnam County will hold a Household tion will be in The Riverside he Putnam County Department of Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Galleries. The live auction P Health (DOH) issued a statement on Day for Putnam County residents on committee has selected a T immunization recently in observance of Saturday, May 18. The Putnam County range of work from Hudson National Infant Immunization Week in Department of Health (DOH) and New Valley artists who work in the April. Routine infant immunization offers York State Department of Environmen- traditional style of the Hud- proven protection from 14 vaccine-prevent- tal Conservation are co-sponsoring the son River school of painting, able diseases. These potentially life-threat- free event scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon as well as those who focus on ening illnesses have yet to be eradicated. (rain or shine) at the Canopus Beach modern landscape. Pertussis (whooping cough), diphthe- parking area, Fahnestock State Park, New this spring, artists, Film still from Ruksana’s Story in Girl Rising ria, measles and other vaccine-prevent- Route 301, in Kent. patrons and their families Photo by Kiran Reddy/Ten Times Ten LLC able diseases continue to circulate in the Improper storage or disposal of haz- and friends can enjoy a sunset picnic on the banks of the United States and around the world. In Hudson, starting at 6:30 p.m. A French 2012, Putnam County recorded 43 cases grill picnic will be prepared by Chef Pas- of whooping cough, a significant increase cal Graff of Garrison Café in Garrison over the previous year. The highest rate and Brasserie Le Bouchon in Cold Spring. was among children younger than age 1. Picnickers can enjoy live music by Tiki Nationwide, whooping cough led to 14 Daddy with their Hawaiian-inspired mu- infants deaths last year. sic of the ’20s and ’30s. The silent auction “Pertussis vaccine cannot be given be- will remain open until 8 p.m. and will fore 2 months of age,” explained Dr. Allen run through May 19 at 5 p.m. Bids may be Beals, Putnam County commissioner of placed in person or by phone. health. “To protect these vulnerable in- The center is located at 23 Garrison’s fants, we use ‘cocoon vaccination,’ which Landing in Garrison. Visit garrisonart- immunizes all adults who may have lost center.org to see some of the works of the their childhood immunity and come in Hudson Valley artists who are participat- contact with these susceptible children.” ing in the live auction. Discounted picnic Diphtheria, once a major cause of tickets may be purchased online. Direct death and illness among children, result- inquiries to [email protected] ed in 15,520 deaths in 1921. No cases were or call 845-424-3960. recorded in the U.S. between 2004 and 2008, but the disease circulates globally. 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(from previous page) 75 percent were 12:30 p.m. eligibility, call 1-800-688-0900. includes Diebboll’s new photographs of children younger than 5 years old. The in- Inquiry-based conversation Contact Rabbi Spodek with any ques- Stony Point and old restored images of cidence of measles dropped dramatically Dia Guide Mark Rosen will lead visi- tions at 845-831-2012 or brent@beacon- Beacon and its surrounding area. Judson after the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) tors on a tour and conversation. Limited hebrewalliance.org. was one of the original Beacon artists in vaccine was licensed in 1981. Eradication space; reservations recommended. For res- the early 1900s. Her paintings were re- looked possible, but outbreaks still con- ervations, visit www.diaart.org/freeday. (1 Stephen Jablonsky Photo cently discovered and restored. The show tinue. According to the Centers for Dis- hour) opens on Beacon Second Saturday, May ease Control and Prevention, the number Exhibit Opens at Short 11, 5 – 8 p.m., and runs through June 2. of measles cases and outbreaks spiked in 2 p.m. Alighiero e Boetti: Diebboll is a printmaker and photog- 2011, with unvaccinated people making Perspectives From the Curator Walls Gallery May 11 rapher. “All of the images that I photo- up the majority of those affected. Join Dia curator Yasmil Raymond on hort Walls Gallery and Tastes Like graphed in this show have been blended Though not a routine infant immuni- a walkthrough of the Alighiero e Boetti SChicken Skateboard Shop (TLC Skate with textures from old photos that were zation, flu vaccine is also recommended exhibition. (1 hour) Shop) will host Secrets, a series of pho- printed in the 1860s-1870s,” said Dieb- tographs by Beacon resident Stephen for babies 6 months of age and older. 3 p.m. Thematic Tour boll. “I like the fact that the textures that During the current flu season, 126 pedi- Jablonsky, at 380 Main St. in Beacon, I am currently using come in part from Dia Guide Kristian Nammack will lead atric flu-associated deaths have already from May 10 through June 6. The open- the Hudson Highland sky that was pho- visitors on a thematic tour of the galler- been reported across the country. Early ing exhibition party takes place on Sec- tographed 150 years ago.” All of the im- ies. (1 hour) reports indicate that 90 percent of these ond Saturday, May 11, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. ages were digitally printed with pigment deaths occurred in children who had not 4 p.m. Community Reception An associate professor of digital media inks on various papers. received a flu vaccination this season. Sponsored by the Newburgh Brewing at Ramapo College of New Jersey, Jablon- Judson (1876–1948) was one of Beacon’s The Putnam County Department of Company. (2 hours) sky’s personal photographic work com- earliest famous painters. She studied un- Health offers routine infant immuni- prises a series of intimate portraits of der John Henry Twachtman at the Art zations as well as those for adults. To family members. Their images, blurred Students League in New York City. Jud- schedule an appointment at a clinic, or Rabbi Holds Blood Drive by proximity to the camera’s lens, take son’s art career flourished in the ’20s and for further information, call the Putnam to Get 100 Units of Love on near anthropomorphic shapes. ’30s. She painted with many other artists, County Department of Health at 845- Jablonsky has built a long career in in- including Edith L. Hubbard (1885–1959) hen Alison Spodek, Vassar pro- 808-1332. For more information, visit teractive media, film and photography, of Poughkeepsie. In cleaning out the fam- fessor and wife of Beacon’s Rabbi www.putnamcountyny.com. W and his work seeks to foster an intimate ily attic, Linda Hubbard, co-owner of Riv- Brent Spodek, was hospitalized for short- exchange between art and the observ- erWinds Gallery, found Judson’s paint- ness of breath this March, one of the first er. He is the founder and creative director ings, many of them rolled in a box, others Beacon things her doctors did was give her a of Imaginary Studio, Inc. (imaginarystu- in piles. Artist Paul Gould of Cornwall- blood transfusion. As Alison’s well-being dio.com), an interactive design firm. In on-Hudson has restored the paintings. Dia:Beacon Community almost instantly improved, she looked up addition to his position at Ramapo, he RiverWinds Gallery is celebrating its at the pint of blood hanging from the IV Free Day on May 18 teaches video editing and special effects 10th year. Gallery hours are Wednesday pole. It was stamped “Volunteer Donor.” en years after Dia:Beacon opened in the Photography, Video and Related through Monday, noon to 6 p.m., with Tits doors, Dia Art Founda- Media Department at the School of extended hours on Beacon Second Satur- tion will inaugurate an anniver- Visual Arts in New York City. days until 9 p.m. For more information, sary celebration encompassing a call 845-838-2880 or visit www.river- yearlong schedule of exhibitions, windsgallery.com. programs and events, beginning RiverWinds with Community Free Day on May Celebrates 18. Throughout the day, visitors will be offered free admission to Beacon’s Dia:Beacon’s 22 galleries dedi- 100 Years in cated to landmark works that artists including Dan Flavin, Donald Blending Old Judd, Richard Serra and Andy and New Warhol produced with Dia’s sup- iverWinds Gal- The Spodek family: Abe, left, Alison, Rabbi Brent port. A new collection room dedi- lery, at 172 Main Spodek, and Noa at the Beacon Hebrew Alliance Purim R cated to the works of Alighiero e St. in Beacon, is cel- Carnival in March Photo courtesy of Beacon Hebrew Alliance Boetti will open that day. Other ebrating Beacon’s free events will include a public 100 years with two reading of On Kawara’s One Million Alison was soon diagnosed with leuke- mia, and now blood transfusions are a reg- artists: today’s Joe Diebboll Years and a multimedia program for Marsh Logs – photograph by Joe Diebboll ular part of her treatment. The Spodeks and yesterday’s Alice Jud- children and families. son. Blending Old and New Photo courtesy of RiverWinds Bring a driver’s license or other gov- have been touched by an outpouring of ernment-issued ID for entry to the mu- support from their friends in Beacon and seum, located at 3 Beekman St. in Bea- Cold Spring, and they continue to be deep- con. Community Free Days are made ly moved by people who have given in the possible by AT&T and by the Dyson past and whose blood donations make Ali- Foundation. son’s treatment possible. Rabbi Spodek, who leads Beacon He- All day (11 a.m. - 6 p.m.) brew Alliance (beaconhebrewalliance. On Kawara, One Million Years org), was inspired to share the love. He This presentation will be the first live pulled together a group of community reading of One Million Years at Dia:Beacon. members to organize One Hundred Units Conceived in 1969, the work was first pre- of Love — a public blood drive that Rabbi sented as a performance piece in 1993 at Spodek hopes will be one of the largest Dia Center for the Arts, with participants Beacon has ever seen and will inspire reading aloud dates going into the past more people to become regular donors. and the future. (6 hours) “Our experience brought home the real 10:45 a.m. urgency of blood donations. I learned Mark-Making With Sound II that the health care system that we all rely on needs 43,000 units of blood every Artists Melissa McGill and Hisham day in North America for cancer patients, Bharoocha with guest musician Robert accident victims, premature babies, and A.A. Lowe will lead children and fami- others,” said Rabbi Spodek. lies on this second iteration of the Mark- One Hundred Units of Love will take Making With Sound program, in two place on Monday, May 13, from 1 to 8 parts, and will introduce them to the p.m. at Beacon Hebrew Alliance, 331 Ver- sound-art work by Max Neuhaus, Time planck Ave. in Beacon. Parking is avail- Piece Beacon, as well as its accompa- able in the lot that the synagogue shares nying drawing. Limited space for both with its neighboring church. Snacks will parts; reservations recommended. For be served, including delicious homemade reservations, visit www.diaart.org/freed- Kosher baked goods. ay. (approximately 2 hours) Walk-ins are welcome, but prospective 12 p.m. Thematic Tour donors are encouraged to register and Dia Guide Charlotte Schulz will lead make an appointment with New York visitors on a thematic tour of the galler- Blood Center, to ensure there are enough ies. (1 hour) supplies on-hand to meet demand. 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fly there. As a joke, he Rediscovering America Kayak Quest said he should try pad- Cold Spring man departs on the way across to Oklahoma, where he dling to Oklahoma, will take the Grand River system before and the joke stuck. inland waterways journey of ending his trek at the Great Lake of the Once he determined 100 paddling days Cherokees in northeast Oklahoma, where that he would do actu- he is from. He expects that it will take ally do it, he spent two By Alison Rooney him about 100 days of paddling, which months chart-plotting translates into about four full months. his trip with maps, ill Hembree is a man of many Aside from his kayak and basic provi- then set out to find adventures. He has just em- sions, he will be bringing along a cam- sponsors who would barked on his latest and great- W era, because the purpose of the trip is to donate equipment or est, a 2,473-mile kayaking expedition, compile a documentary video portrait on discounted goods and covering rivers and inland waterways Cassidy, left, John and Alyssa Ossenkop and Laura life in America, tackling such questions kayak clubs to interact from New York to Oklahoma. Brackley flank Will Hembree just before he departed. as “What do you feel is the most valuable with throughout the Launching from Cold Spring on May 6, Photo by Alan Weiss thing in your life?” and “What’s the most voyage. Right off the he began his journey traveling north on adventurous thing you’ve done or want to bat, Jackson Kayaks at Hudson Valley Outfitters as well as at the Hudson. He will cross the Erie Canal do?” It is Hembree’s hope that an unscien- provided him with two whitewater kayaks West Point, at the Morale Wellness Recre- into Lake Erie, paddling to Toledo. Then, tific but diverse sampling of respondents, and Richardsons’ Maptech donated all the ation Center, as a certified ski instructor briefly landlocked, he will travel by car (al- from joggers to office professionals, the river charts he needed. Altogether he got teaching everyone from military families beit a Toledo Kayak Club member’s car) to homeless and kids, all of whom he expects a much bigger response than he’d hoped with kids to retired veterans. Lake Michigan, where the water journey to encounter en route, will help him an- for as “pretty much an unknown kayaker.” He and his traveling partner, John Cipol- begins again, down the Illinois River to swer the question, “Can you get away with This is the latest in a long string of ad- lina, a teacher and outdoor educator, have St. Louis, where he will switch to the Mis- less and still have a good life?” ventures that eventually brought Hem- chosen this route in hopes of “bringing back sissippi. Heading down past Memphis, he The original impetus for the trip was a bree to Cold Spring, where he has been to life the adventurous, pioneering spirit will cross to the White River in Arkansas, simple one: He hadn’t seen his family in living for the past two and a half years — that helped create this country.” (Cipollina meeting up with the Arkansas River, all quite some time and lacked the money to “the longest I’ve lived anywhere,” he said. will join up in Erie because of job commit- Prior to landing in the Hudson Valley, af- ments during the first month of the trip.) ter doing a language exchange program in At the end of this journey, after editing Germany, he spent seven years studying, the documentary with the help of an ex- working and adventuring in Italy. A Ro- pert friend, Hembree intends to present it man history buff, he hiked the Via Appia next winter at Paddlesport 2014, the larg- Antica, starting in Igoumanitsa, Greece est event of its kind in the eastern U.S., — a port of call for the Roman military and at the next Paddle for the Cure Cold- — crossing to Brindisi, Italy, and walk- Spring-to-Peekskill regatta. He also plans ing the first paved road to Rome — a solid on giving a talk at Butterfield Library, month and a half of backpacking, ending where his journey will be followed via a at the Roman Forum. He’s also hiked the poster pinpointing where he is at any given Camino Santiago on Spain’s north coast, point. Using the documentary as a resumé traveled by bicycle through Italy, France, of sorts, his aim is to string together a se- Spain and Morocco and cycled the entire ries of journeys, all in support of charities. coastline of Croatia. “I thoroughly enjoy Follow his trip at rediscoveringamer- any self-powered adventure,” he said. ica-kayak.com or on his Facebook page, Hembree doesn’t slack off in winter, which can be reached via the website. either, doing backcountry skiing. Dur- ing his time in this area he has worked (See photo on next page.)

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Roots and Shoots When you’re choosing tomato plants, consult the buying guide from Cornell University (blogs. Toe-MAY-Toe, Toe-MAH-Toe: No Matter cornell.edu/horticulture/). It has recommended varieties of How You Say It, Homegrown are Best different types, including cher- ry, grape, pear and heirloom, as I battled slugs for my pepper plants, well as varieties that are early, By Pamela Doan drowning them in beer, but not before mid or late season. These plants they’d won a few rounds. Oh, and the flea Here’s the scale of tomato flavor: are recommended for their dis- beetles that perforated the tomato plant • Grocery store — blech, when necessary ease resistance and hardiness leaves, which I took to the farmers mar- • Farmers market — huge improvement, and are suitable for our local ket at Boscobel to be identified by the almost as good as growing conditions. If you’re Cornell Cooperative Extension master • Home garden — best choosing tomato plants from gardeners. Maybe the tomatoes tasted Feed me grocery store-bought egg- a catalogue, VFNT is the acro- better for their preciousness? From past plant or a farmers market-sourced egg- nym for success. Summer harvest? With luck and good advice. experiences and my master gardener plant and I honestly can’t tell the differ- Photo by P. Doan training, I’ve learned a lot about grow- • V – Verticillium-resistant or ence. It’s probably cooked and covered in ing tomatoes. This year will be less trau- tolerant that have a concentrated harvest (all the a sauce, anyway. Same goes for squash. matic for all involved, I swear. • F – Fusarium-resistant or tolerant tomatoes will ripen around the same Peppers, though, I can tell the differ- The key thing to getting a bounty of • N – Nematode-resistant or tolerant time) or 3-4 feet apart for plants that ence, and definitely tomatoes. It’s the one tomatoes this season is to start with • T – Tobacco mosaic-resistant or tolerant will yield fruit until frost and grow on plant in the garden that I feel I can grow the right plants. It’s easy to walk into a Avoid these common pathogens by a vine. (Cornell has a growing guide at on par with or superior to other sources. nursery and start picking up whatever choosing the right cultivars. While blogs.cornell.edu/horticulture/.) Tomato I work for it, though. Last year I had to is on offer, but a little research into va- you’re reading the label on plants, look cages support your plants and should be handpick juvenile brown marmorated rieties will save you time and trouble. for shorter maturity times, as well. The set up when they’re planted. Trust me, stink bugs off my tomato plants. And Tomatoes aren’t all that easy to grow, faster your plants produce fruit, the less wrestling a 24-inch tomato plant into hornworms, too, those bright green cat- actually. They’re a little fussy and are time they have to develop problems. If a cage when the leaves have started to erpillars with satanic horns. Of course, I susceptible to quite a few pathogens and you’re transplanting tomatoes, the matu- droop from the weight of the tomato isn’t wore latex gloves — I mean, really, that’s pests — gross pests like the ones I just rity date starts from the time when you fun for you or your plant. just gross — but still, it’s not a preferred mentioned, but anthracnose, early blight put them in your garden. Tomatoes like to be planted up to their way to spend the morning. and late blight aren’t fun to treat, either. Although these sunny, warm days bottom leaves, too. The plant will send are tempting, don’t plant tomatoes out- out roots from there and be much stur- doors yet. Tomatoes prefer evening tem- dier and better able to withstand wind peratures of 55-60 degrees and daytime during a thunderstorm. Keep its base temperatures of 75+. In Philipstown, the free from weeds, and water the roots, last hard frost date is mid-May. Then not the foliage. Tomatoes don’t like wet wait another two weeks after that before leaves and will be more susceptible to planting your tomatoes at the end of the pathogens if they’re not watered from month. Other summer vegetables and the base. A soaker hose works well. seeds can go in sooner, but not tomatoes. At the end of the day, cross your fingers Tomatoes like the wind beneath their and hope for the best. Growing vegetables leaves. Space plants according to in- is a bit of an art and a lot of science. Good structions and give them lots of room intentions matter, but water, sun, soil and for air circulation. The label or seed proper setup take care of the rest. pack should have spacing instructions, Garden questions? Send them to ask- but a good rule is 1-2 feet for tomatoes [email protected]. Will Hembree, just before launching on May 6, 2013 Photo by Alan Weiss

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Photo by Kevin Harrison Photo by Fred Kohort School’s Out(side) at Garrison School Forest Day (from page 7) second grade, spent the morning rotat- navigating while making as few rope cessful from that point onwards. Span- ing among three activities — fairy houses, touches as possible. ish teacher Idalia D’Antuono accompa- sensory and stream — before returning to Grades six through eight also took part nied that group. She has come to several oyal readers will recall that a the school for lunch. Three fairy houses in an orienteering challenge, new this School Forest Days now and called it “very few weeks ago I reported that magically appeared in the woods; at each, year. Three separate courses were set up, well planned, by both parents and teach- La local weekly newspaper had “fairy ambassadors” guided the children each having about 10 control points, which ers.” She noted that although many of the lifted some of my exclusive stories to in different ways. One noted in response the students, grouped into small teams, activities remain the same through the put in its pages. It was a compliment, to the question, “Are you a real fairy?” that years, by virtue of changing I suppose. But now it’s happened again “I’m a real person speaking on behalf of grades, the children are ex- and this time the guilty party is, of all the fairies.” That fairy assistant helped posed to new ones with each people, the boss. She has self-published the children construct small and large successive visit. a book titled Lament of an Expat. fairy house structures out of branches Outdoor educator Pete How I discovered America and tried and other natural materials found nearby. Salmansohn, a Forest Com- to mend it. An intriguing title. But Another held an outdoor fairy stretching mittee member, recalled the here’s the problem. In her book, the warm-up class, utilizing natural imagery: beginnings of Forest Day, boss tells a story, which my readers “Stretch,” she instructed, “lean back and which he said began grass- have already enjoyed, about three chic Spanish lady shoppers who left a purse be the waterfall; stretch your fairy wings. roots, with “a group of Gar- containing nearly a thousand dollars on Imagine you are a tree in the forest, roots rison moms sitting around the counter of the Country Touch a few deep in the ground, and balance.” the kitchen table, wishing for doors down from the Goose on Main At the sensory station, the emphasis more outdoor learning, relat- Street. It’s a nice story and well worth was on experiencing the forest through ing to ecology, sustainability repeating so I would let it go except for differentiated senses. Directing the chil- at the school.” These meetings my treatment in her book. dren to smell a blade of grass and feel the led to a proposal written that bark of a tree, the facilitator then held up resulted in a $45,000 grant se- In spite of my enormous impact on a blue-tinged piece of bark, explaining cured from a local donor, who Philipstown, the boss only mentions me a couple of times and in one of that “when this kind of wood dies a kind wished to remain anonymous. those times she quotes – without asking of mushroom — blue-staining fungus — This grant, distributed as my permission - from a column I wrote comes out.” After the talk, the children $20,000 the first year, $15,000 years ago when I was published in the were sent on a shapes-and-textures scav- the second and $10,000 the old PCNR. She puts it in her book enger hunt, with the first instruction to third, enabled the school to as if it was her experience and doesn’t find something fuzzy. Meanwhile, there take much greater advantage mention my role although I can’t quite A woodland fairy tells the children to ‘be a waterfall.’ was lots of action at the stream, with mesh of the parcel of land, using it remember what my role was. paddles being used to scoop out some of Photo by A. Rooney for outdoor learning and to the denizens of the water — dragonfly lar- create related educational ac- Further, although my picture appears on the back cover of her book, vae generating great adulation. had to navigate, solely utilizing written tivities at the school itself. you need a magnifying glass, mais oui, Third- and fourth-graders divided directions and a compass. At each con- “Forest day is an outgrowth of that,” to make out the elegance of my features their time among forest ranger visits, trol point, they had to unearth a “cache” said Salmansohn. “The first year every and the intelligence shining in my shelter building, natural sculpture de- that contained a riddle, which they had to class visited once a year, separately. Then pretty eyes. A close-up would have been sign, and a compass/scavenger hunt, solve. Progressing through the course, in it was decided to get the whole school far more enticing for her readers. She with some of these activities enjoyed which they covered a good deal of terrain, here to celebrate as an entire body.” doesn’t seem to realize that book lovers by the fifth- and sixth-graders as well. some on trail, some off, they had to take The Forest Day committee, which in- in Philipstown will be hunting through These older grades also participated in bearings, count paces and work collective- cludes Principal Stephanie Impellitiere, her work for references to me and my a survival skills workshop, led by Shane ly. Participants were urged to “confer with plans it all out. To complement the day, adventures. She certainly missed an Hobel, as well as a team-building ropes each other as to what your readings are, there is an assembly the day prior — this opportunity there. competition. Ropes were criss-crossed then take an average.” year’s featured storyteller Jonathan Kruk Her problem when she saw the and strung diagonally amidst a grove of One group began with several missteps, told the history of the forest — and each cover-to-be was the design. “Dismal,” trees, and the students, divided into two then regrouped, started working more grade has specific post-Forest Day follow- she exclaimed. “Wretched,” I thought. teams, had to figure out ways through, cooperatively, and was much more suc- up activities as well. Alors, to the rescue came my good friend, Jane Marcy of Garrison, whose splendid photographic cards, dramatic, whimsical, wistful, beautiful, are bestsellers at the Goose. “Leave it to me,” Jane said. We did and in a remarkably short time she provided a design that drew admiration from all. “Splendid” said the boss. “Admirable,” I thought. There’s more good news. 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