by Eric Gross

Andrew DeStefano sought the office for Putnam’s chief lawman, yet this same NYPD career law enforcement of-ficer pleaded guilty on Mon-day to charges that he f i led fraudulent signatures in con-nect ion wi th las t month’s bitter Sheriff’s GOP Primary.

DeStefano appeared with his at torney, Pat Bonanno, in Southeas t Town Cour t , where he was arraigned on charges of Offering a False Instrument for Filing as well

as committing Misconduct in Relat ion to Peti t ions.

D e S t e f a n o , a P a t t e r s o n resident who withdrew from the r ace jus t days be fo re the primary, offered guil ty p leas to both charges be-fore Southeast Town Judge Robert Vercollone and was sentenced to a $1,000 f ine, 1 0 0 h o u r s o f c o m m u n i t y service, and is being pro-h ib i t ed f rom runn ing fo r any poli t ical off ice for the next 5 years.

Dis t r i c t At to rney Adam Levy commended members

of the New York State Police for conducting a “complete, thorough, and methodica l invest igat ion that resulted in Mr. DeStefano’s arrest . Working in conjunction with my office, hundreds of pages of documents were reviewed, along with dozens of wit -nes ses be ing in t e rv i ewed . . . [DeStefano] took ful l responsibility for his actions and apologized to his sup-porters , his family, and the community for this breach of their t rust .”

by Eric Gross

The 2010 Putnam County budget process that will culmi-nate in two weeks has sharply divided the executive and leg-islative branches of county government.

The legislature, reversing much of the budget proposed by County Executive Robert Bondi, registered its opposi-tion to the much-protested cuts to senior citizens’ programs. Instead, they proposed seri-ous cuts in the budget of the county executive’s office, in spite of vigorous protest from Mr. Bondi, who warned that the legislators were doing away with checks and balances.

Executive Robert Bondi’s ini-tial $137 million fiscal spending

plan proposed eliminating 49 full-time positions as well as the laying off of the county’s part-time STOP-DWI administrator; 15 percent reductions in con-tributions to outside agencies such as libraries, Cornell Coop-erative Extension, the Putnam

Historical Society, Southeast Museum, and the Putnam Hu-mane Society; elimination of Friday trolley service in Cold Spring; and closing adult day care programs in Patterson,

the Saturday senior program in Mahopac, and the Cold Spring Senior Center.

Members of the legislature met for the past month in com-mittee, reviewing Bondi’s recommendations, and last Thursday evening in a six-hour-long marathon meeting of the Budget and Finance Com-mittee, virtually restored all of the executive’s cuts and, in an unprecedented move, slashed a number of positions on their own accord.

The legislators not only rein-stated the STOP-DWI admin-istrator post filled by Naura Slavinsky, but also saved the recycling director’s position occupied by Walt Thompson. Legislator Dan Birmingham of Brewster told his colleagues

and an audience of some 75 gathered at the historic Putnam Courthouse: “Now is not the time to cut DWI funding. This position is not a luxury but a necessity.” Legislator Vincent Tamagna of Cold Spring called the elimination of the recycling director’s position a “terrible loss. No one does a finer job for our residents than Walt Thompson.”

The legislature eliminated the office of Community Affairs

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and RECORDERWe are 143 years old but new every Wednesday

What’s InsIde

Tough Gamesfor Haldane,

Putnam Valley

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SportsOpinion

A Full Page of Letters to the Editor

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‘Maybe we don’t need a county

executive!’Robert Bondi

by Joe Lindsley Jr.

In a shady grove off Route 9D sits the secluded Plum-bush Inn, a rambling Vic-torian nestled among oaks and maples, where lunch and dinner are served daily ex-cept Mondays. To those driv-ing by, it might seem there is not much activity on the wooded estate, but the restau-rant housed in the old coun-try manse regularly serves “rust ic American cuisine” to a wide variety of guests, i n c l u d i n g m i l l i o n a i r e s ,

ambassadors, and prominent television personalities.

The interior of the Plum-bush Inn resembles a coun-try manor; some of the oak paneling actually comes from an old estate in the south of France. The heavy oak bar is an ideal setting for a scotch nightcap or a fine plate of Beef Wellington.

And the food is fitting for the setting: While many res-taurants today offer lighter fare for more money, Plum-bush serves hearty meals , such as their trademark Beef Wellington. Other popular

dInIng Out In PhIlIPstOWn

Plumbush Inn Offers Rustic American Fare

Part of a series on local eateries

Jeannette Doellgast and Mohsen Alam El Din, proprietors

(See DeStefano on Page 10)

by Michael Mell

At its September 22, 2009, meeting, the Cold Spring Vil-lage Board, prompted by a report from Mayor Seth Gal-lagher on a county workshop he attended, entertained the idea of a residential real estate revaluation. Such revalua-tions are taken periodically by all municipalities to ensure an equitable sharing of the tax load. The valuation is expressed as a ratio of the market value of a property to i ts assessed value. The lower the ratio, the less tax paid. The last revaluation in Philipstown occurred about 12 years ago, and Gallagher indicated his feeling that the time may be ripe again. New York State is among the states wi th the h ighes t proper ty taxes, and Putnam County is among the top ten counties in the nation.

The mayor prefaced the discussion with statistics from the workshop that identify New York State among the one third of states that do not mandate regular revalu-ations. He also pointed out that Phi l ipstown and Car-mel are the only towns in Putnam County that do not value property at 100 per-cent. “As revaluation moves closer to market value,” the Mayor said, “it will realign the balance of taxes paid by low- and high-end homes.”

Mayor Gallagher continued, saying, “Revaluation makes sure that everyone pays their

fair share.” Trustee Ralph Falloon, ever

vigilant for the bottom line, asked, “What does the village get?” Gallagher’s response was that “Cold Spring may end up paying less town and county taxes.”

At issue for now is how and when. Gallagher said that while Philipstown is keen to do a revaluation, the county assessor does not appear to be in any rush. The actual process appears to be more art than science. Assessors are not permitted to inspect home interiors and Trustee Gordon Robertson stated that they are not even allowed onto the property. This results in what is often referred to as “drive-by assessments.”

At issue, as well , is the staffing of the county asses-sor’s office, which is likely insufficient for such a large-scale undertaking. Gallagher said that no costs are passed onto Cold Spring. St i l l , a c o u n t y - w i d e r e v a l u a t i o n will certainly cost money in time, personnel, and train-ing. The board appeared to reach consensus that revalua-tion would ultimately benefit Cold Spring; but there was no discussion of steps the village might take to move the process along.

The recent robbery of a group of teens at the band-stand was a matter of concern to all board members, who questioned the mayor about

Public Notice — Village of Cold Spring

The Water Department will be conducting a hydrant flush of the distribution system, beginning Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9pm, through Friday, Oct. 9 at 5am. Each night dur-ing the hours of the flush, residents may experience low water pressure and a period of discoloration. Residents are encouraged to run their cold water until clear.

On Monday, Oct. 5, between the hours of 9am and 5pm, commercial sprinkler systems will be permitted to conduct flow testing for annual certification requirements. These tests may also cause a period of discoloration. Any ques-tions can be directed to the Water Department at 265-7986, or via e-mail at vcswater@bestweb.net.

by Michael Turton

One of the effects of the tough economy has been a dramatic increase in the num-ber of calls to the New York State Office of the Attorney General from victims of fraud and unfair business practices. Judith McCarthy, assistant at-torney general in charge at the Westchester Regional Office in White Plains, addressed members of the Nelsonville Village Board on September 21 to outline services that she and her colleagues offer to consumers.

“Often we’re able to sim-ply direct consumers to the right place to get help; but o ther t imes we media te ,” McCar thy sa id . Las t year her off ice media ted some 1,500 complaints , ranging from landlords failing to re-turn rent deposits to helping people who have been treated unfairly in their health care coverage.

“We can’ t provide legal representation to consumers; they would have to sue ,” McCarthy said, explaining that the role of the Attorney General’s office is to look for patterns in the way busi-nesses operate and to medi-

ate on behalf of consumers when that pattern is one of mistreatment. She said that while consumers often spend a lot of time trying in vain to get businesses to hear their complaint, “It’s amazing how quickly bus inesses l i s ten when they know that the Attorney General’s office is calling.”

McCarthy gave a number of examples of how the Of-fice of the Attorney General can help people. In one case, when an un-bonded business closed its doors, her office mediated on behalf of about 100 people who were owed money. “They didn’t get it all back, but at least they got a little back,” she said.

Health care advocacy is a big part of the office’s work. McCarthy gave a compelling account of a woman whose health insurance company denied her coverage for a mastectomy. The company paid for the initial surgery to remove the woman’s can-cerous breast, but when she chose to take the drastic step of having her other breast removed as a precaut ion, the insurance company re-fused to pay for the second mastectomy. McCarthy’s

office mediated, and the in-surance company agreed to pay for both.

McCarthy said that a com-mon practice coming out of

the poor economy is for small health insurance companies to save on administrative costs by using larger, outside firms

Unanimous OppositionLegislature Overrules Bondi’s Budget

Bondi Defends‘Painful’ Cuts

Interview with Eric Gross on page 9

DeStefano Pleads Guilty

Cold Spring Board Discusses Revaluation

by Eric Gross

A joint investigation con-tinues this week into a report of a s trong armed robbery tha t occurred a t the Cold Spring Bandstand.

The Putnam Sheriff’s De-partment and Cold Spring Police are looking for three s u s p e c t s , a n d p o s s i b l y a f o u r t h a c c o m p l i c e , w h o have been accused of tak-ing money from a group of you ths who had ga the red on a Friday night near the vi l lage’s waterfront .

Capta in Wil l iam McNa-mara said the incident took place at 10:20pm when three young men approached the youngsters and after engag-ing in conversat ion al leg-edly demanded money: “A witness reported one of the robbers might have had a handgun tucked in the waist-

band of his pants .”

The vict ims turned over an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspects got into a wait ing car and sped off . No one was injured.

The suspec ts have been described as two Hispanic males—one l igh t sk inned and the other darker, along with a Caucasian about s ix feet tal l—all about 18 to 20 years of age.

Capt . McNamara said the getaway car was described as a red Hyundai four-door sedan being operated by a four th person , poss ib ly a young woman.

Police have asked anyone with information about the inc ident to ca l l the Sher-iff’s Department at 225-4300 where al l cal ls wil l be kept confidential .

Police Still Seeking Bandstand Bandits

In Tough Economy, Scams Hit AreaNelsonville board discusses fraud; continues opposition to polling place changes

All Fired Up at Haldane

(See Budget on Page 9)

(See Nelsonville on Page 9)

(See Revaluation on Page 9)

The annual Haldane Homecoming started off with a pep rally followed by a Main Street parade that culminated in a Friday night bonfire. Mike Klubnick provided the musical entertainment while all sports teams were introduced. See page 7 for more pictures and page 14 for the results of Haldane’s homecoming game against Lincoln Hall.

Caroline BalduCCi

(See Plumbush on Page 10)

Andrew DeStefano

Wednesday, September 30, 2009CXLIII No. 39 Philipstown & Putnam Valley

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Mark Your Calendar – Meetings this WeekThursday 10/1 Friday 10/2 Monday 10/5 Tuesday 10/6 Wednesday 10/7

7 PM - Cold Spring

Recreation Commission

7 PM - PV Board of Ed Work Session

7:45 PM -Philipstown Town Board Public Hearing followed by

Board Meeting

7 PM - Haldane School Board Meeting

7:30 PM-Cold Spring Board

Weekly Workshop

7 PM - Cold Spring Local Waterfront

Revitalization Plan Special Board

No Meetings Scheduled

SUNDAY 10/411 AM - Philipstown N. Highland Fire

District Workshop

7:30 PM -Town of Philipstown

Zoning Board of Appeals

CorreCtions and ClarifiCationsThe front page article in the September 23 issue on Foodtown expansion indicated that 17 parking spaces were being proposed for a parking lot at the corner of Benedict and Marion. The actual number of spaces is 27. We regret this typographical error.

It was a beautiful fall evening as the Putnam County Histori-cal Society celebrated their annual gala Saturday night with a record turnout at the Bird and Bottle Inn. It was a virtual “who’s who” of the Hudson Valley. Dinner was chaired by Gov. and Mrs. Pataki and the honorees were John Cronin and the Osborn family of Philipstown. Despite the chilly temperatures, a good time was had by all.

Make it a rule in your house this weekend: No cooking allowed. Instead go to the Oktoberfest at Our Lady of Loretto on Saturday and Sunday. From 5-10pm on both days, enjoy German food, beer, Italian ices, children’s games, a dunk tank, live entertainment, gaming wheels, and more while the parish celebrates both German culture and Feast of the Holy Angels. See details in the ad below.

Birthdays this week include Ketki Gandhi, Josie Fleming, Eric Richter, Becky Azznara, Marissa Oser, Brianna Oser, Pamela Hustis, Wendy Ordway, Jayson Graham, Sunita Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, Ann Moritz Chesnut, Suzanne P. Marria, Sam Giachinta, Anthony Dahlia Jr., Brian Rubino, Marina Yashina, Manisha Patel, Cynthia Vergilli, Lisa DeNardo, Michael P. Lyons Sr., Evan Duncan Campbell, Patricia Nichter Cornwell, Terri Allen, and Carly Solis. A wonderful birthday to all!

by Matthew L. Riner, Assistant Chief, North Highland Fire Department

There are many ways that we try to improve our lives. Some do it through what they do for a living while others do community service. But did you ever think that despite the diversity of everyone in the community, we all can have something in common to improve our lives?

It is very simple. October is Fire Prevention month, as many of you know. Children across the community get a refresher on fire safety. They draw pictures, hear lectures and, what seems to be the most fun, crawl around a real

fire truck. But this time we want to educate the adults in what can make a difference.

Adequately numbering your house is a simple way to help emergency responders quickly identify your residence. In a time of need, it is important to allow us to reach you as quickly as possible, day or night. No more “looking for the white house with brown shutters, fifth house on the right” routine. So here is what you can do about it:

North Highlands Fire De-partment wants to be able to help you and your family.

We are going to do this through a campaign to have your house number highly visible. What this does is not

only allow the fire depart-ment a faster response, but al l emergency agencies to quickly identify and locate a particular address. If you called 911 right now, could we find you quickly?

So here is how it works. Over the next couple of weeks, members of the North High-lands

Fire Department wil l be coming door to door in the North Highlands area to ask you to participate in our cam-paign to purchase a 911 sign. Our volunteers will suggest the most appropriate location to affix the sign. The best part is we will even handle the installation if you so choose.

Should you not be home at

the time of our door to door campaign, we will leave a form that you may mail in. Please include your name, proper 911 address, contact phone number, and check or money order for $25 pay-able to the North Highlands Fire Depar tment and mai l to 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring NY, 10516. We will then come to your house and install the sign.

If you have any questions p lease con tac t the Nor th Highlands Fire Department directly at 265-9595 or 914-804-5951 and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

T h a n k y o u i n a d v a n c e fo r he lp ing us he lp you .

North Highland FD: Observe Fire Prevention Month with 911 Signage

BRINGING YOUR ANIMAL TO BE BLESSED ON THE FEAST OF

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The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement will hold their annual Procession and Bless-ing of Animals on Sunday, October 4, at 2pm at Graymoor in Garrison. This annual event honors St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

The procession of animals and their human friends will begin at the main entrance of the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center and proceed to Pilgrim Hall, where a brief service of blessing will take place.

From 12 to 3pm Carl Ran-kel, a Garrison landscaper, will offer maple syrup from trees tapped at Graymoor. Nature and wildlife photogra-pher Bruce Colin will have a sampling of his work includ-ing prints and bookmarks.

Cold Spring photographer Maggie Benmour will pho-tograph pets and people and will forward them later in the day via e-mail.

Representatives of the Put-nam County Humane Society and Glen Highland Farm, a border collie rescue organiza-tion in Morris, NY, will also be on hand.

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, whose moth-erhouse is at Graymoor, is a Roman Catholic religious order with pastoral, social, and ecumenical ministr ies on three continents. For more information, call the Gray-moor Spiritual Life Center a t 424-3671, ext . 2111 or e -mai l : g raymoorcen te r@atonementfriars.org.

After the celebrat ion of Oktoberfest in honor of the Holy Angels on Friday and Saturday October 2 and 3, on Sunday the 4th, the Par-ish of Our Lady of Loretto will celebrate Respect Life Sunday with a collection after all the Masses for Birthright, the not-for-profit organiza-t ion that provides car ing, non-judgmental support to g i r ls and women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. In the afternoon of October 4, the Parish will celebrate the annual Blessing of Animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.

October 4 is the Feast Day of St. Francis, the 13th-century Catholic friar and founder of the Franciscan Order. Be-sides being the founder of

the Franciscans, St . Fran-cis inaugurated the popular Christmas devotion of the Nativity Scene also called the Crèche, or Manger. Because of his love for nature, St . Francis has also been called the first environmentalist, and he is one of the patron saints of animals. It is in his honor that the ceremony called the Blessing of the Animals is celebrated each year at many Catholic Parishes throughout the world.

The ceremony is a short one and includes the sprinkling of holy water on the pets and thei r owners . Al l are invited to bring their pets to the steps of Our Lady of Loretto Church on Fair Street at 1pm on Sunday, October 4 to join in the blessing.

Bless the Animals and Children Give Them Shelter From the Storm

Graymoor Hosts Annual Procession and Blessing of the Animals

Our Lady of Loretto to Celebrate Respect Life and Blessing of Animals

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE HIGHLANDS

1 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring

Fr. Shane Scott-Hamblen, Rector, 265-2539

Mr. Ron Greene, Senior Warden, 265-3624

www.stmaryscoldspring. dioceseny.org

Sun. Masses: 8am (spoken); 1 0 : 3 0 a m ( s u n g ) ; S u n d a y school in Parish Hall dur-ing 10:30 massThurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in parish hall , 8pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT

Route 9, Garrison 424-3671

graymoorcenter@ atonementfriars.org

Sunday Eucharist - 11am, Pilgrim Hall. Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat . 11:30am. Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm. Centering Prayer - 8pm. Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm. Recovery Inc. every Wednesday, 7:30pm.Sun. Oct 4 - Blessing of the Animals, 2pmRenewal Farmers’ Market: Every Friday, 10-3, during growing season.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL A mission Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto Church

Upper Station Rd., Garrison, 265-3718

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

GREEK ORTHODOX CHAPEL OF SAINT BASIL’S ACADEMY Route 9D, Garrison

424-3500 Fr. Constantine L.

Sitaras, General Director

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC

CHURCH Fair Street, Cold Spring

265-3718 www.ourladyoflorettocs.com

Fr. Brian McSweeney, Pastor

Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun. 7 : 3 0 a m , 9 , & 11 : 4 5 a m . , Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-s e p h ’ s - G a r r i s o n , S u n . , 10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, Holy Day Vigil: 5:30pmConfessions: Sat., 4:30-5pmFri/Sat Oct 2/3 - Oktober-fes t , in celebrat ion of the Feas t o f the Holy Ange l . 5-10pm. German food, beer, Italian ices, more. Children’s games, dunk tank, live enter-tainment and gaming wheels. 265-3718Sun. Oct . 4 - Bless ing of the Animals, 1pmSun. Oct. 4 - Respect Life Sunday, collection after Mass

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH IN THE HIGHLANDS

Episcopal 1101 Route 9D, Garrison

Across from school Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec.

424-3571 - e-mail: stphilips@highlands.com8am - Holy Communion10:30am - Main ServiceChoir–Thu, 7:30pmJunior Choir–Sun at 9:15amSunday School–Sun 10:30am Acolytes – Sunday 9amAdult Class – Sunday at noonSun. Oct. 4 - Blessing of the Animals, 10:30amLife Support Group – Wednes-days at 7:30 PM

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

37 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley

Pastor Tony Mecca 845-526-3788

Sunday Service & Sunday School : 10 am.Prayer Serv ice w/ Com-munion : Tues 7 pm. “Tues-days w/ Tony” - Discussion group, 9am.

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

65 Oscawana Lake Rd., Putnam Valley

www.stlukesputnamvalley.org

845-528-8858, mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org Sunday Worship - Service: 9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am, Family Communion Service including Sunday School : 10:30amThu. - Prayer Service, 8pm

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF

PHILIPSTOWN Academy & Cherry

Streets Cold Spring - 265-3220

Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor www.presbychurchcoldspring.org

email: FPCP@verizon.net

Worship Service: 10:30amOffice Hours: Mon. and Wed. 9-11:30, Tues. and Thurs 9-2Contemplative Prayer Group: Wednesdays 7amJazz Vespers Service: Every 3rd Saturday of each month 5:30pm

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES OF COLD

SPRING & SOUTH HIGHLAND (Garrison)

265-3365 South Highland UMC,

19 Snake Hill Rd. Garrison

Cold Spring UMC, 216 Main Street

Pastor Margaret (Peggy) Laemmel

South Highland in Garrison worship service at 9:30am. Cold Spring worship service at 11am. Sundays Oct 4 - Nov 20: Bible Study “Living the Gospel of Mark,” 1-2pmSat . Oct . 10 - Bake Sale , Foodtown, 9:30am-noon

COLD SPRING BAPTIST CHURCH

(American Baptist Churches, USA)

Jay Camp (Interim Pastor)

245 Main St., Cold Spring 265-2022

Sunday Services, 10:30amWednesdays : Prayer- Fel-lowship time, 7pm

PHILIPSTOWN REFORM SYNAGOGUE

P.O. Box 94 Cold Spring, NY 10516

All Services at St. Mary’s Parish House

For more information call 265-8011 and leave

a message or e-mail

PHILIPSTOWN WORSHIP GROUP

Quaker Meeting 424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month, 10am, at 848 Old Albany Pos t Road (Whyat t S tone Cottage), Garrison. Call for directions. Children of al l ages welcome.

REFORM TEMPLE OF PUTNAM VALLEY 362 Church Road

Putnam Valley Rabbi Allen Darnov

845-528-4774 www.rtpv.org

Shabbat Services: Fridays, 8pm; Young people’s ser-v i ce - t h i rd F r iday o f t he month, 7pm. Hebrew School, ages 3+

HISTORIC TOMPKINS CORNERS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley

845-528-5076 www.tompkinschurchny.org1s t Sunday o f t he mon th worship: 2pm

CAPUCHIN YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRIES 781 Route 9D, Garrison

424-3609 www.cyfm.org

Thu/Sun Oct. 8-11 - Day by Day Agape Girls’ Weekend Retreat

St. Philip’s Church will Celebrate the Blessing of the Animals at 10:30 AM on Sunday, October 4

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The Putnam County News & Recorder is happy to announce your event. A complete list-ing of Coming Events is on our website at www.pcnr.com. To send your listing: PCN&R, PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail, editor@pcnr.com.

ONGOING:

Cold Spring Farmers’ Market, Saturdays through Thanks-g i v i n g , 8 : 3 0 a m - 1 : 3 0 p m , at The Nest , Chestnut St . Putnam Valley Farmers’ Mar-kets: Fridays, 3-7pm, Tomp-kins Cnrs Methodist Church, outdoors, 729 Peekskill Hol-low Rd. June 19-Oct. 9 ALSO Wednesdays, 3-7pm at Putnam Valley Grange, Adams Cnrs, 128 Mill St. Indoor/Outdoor, year round.845-528-0066

THIS WEEK:

Wed. Sept. 30 - Senior Roast Beef Dinner and Bingo, Phil-ipstown Community Center, Noon - 3pm. Free. Philipstown residents only. Res. required by Sept. 28. 424-4618.

Fri. Oct. 2 - HH Land Trust’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner, The Garrison, 6:30pm. Tickets call 424-3358, www.hhlt.org.

Fri. Oct. 2 - Philipstown Rec pro-vides transportation to Golden Idol Senior Vocal Competition Event, Westchester County Ctr, White Plains, 2-5pm. Res. req’d. Info about participation, call Margaret, 424-4618.

Fri/Sat Oct 2/3 - Oktoberfest, in celebration of the Feast of the Holy Angel, Our Lady of Loretto, 5-10pm. German food, beer, Italian ices, more. Children’s games, dunk tank, live entertainment and gaming wheels. 265-3718

Sat. Oct. 3 - Haldane School Fdn. Benefit to Support En-vironmental Studies, 5-8pm. Gynwood Center, Tickets $50 before Sept. 30, $60 after. Tick-ets: Haldane School Foundation, PO Box 364, Cold Spring NY 10516 or Eugenie@amartcon-servation.com.

Sat. Oct. 3 - Big Band Con-cert & Sunset Picnic, Boscobel, 5-7pm, pack a chair & picnic. $14/adult, $9/children 6-12, under 6 free. 265-3638, www.Boscobel.org

Sat. Oct. 3 - Lecture at PC His-toric Society with Kate Johnson, curator at Historic Hudson Val-ley on the1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration. 5pm, 265-4010, www.pchs-fsm.org

Sat. Oct. 3 - Fall Artists on Location, Garrison Art Center, Garrison’s Landing. Over 85 artists paint on location; paint-ings are later auctioned at 5pm, free, www.garrisonartcenter.org

Sun. Oct. 4 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Fire on the Moun-tain w/ Jordan Dale. Bring a bag lunch. Meet: 10am. Sur-prise Lake Camp Main Bldg. 4 hrs, difficult.: www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sun. Oct. 4 - 4th Annual Farm & Harvest Tour, 11am-4pm, Willow Ridge Farm, 174 Cano-pus Hollow Rd., Putnam Val-ley. Demos, animals, farmers’ market, tastings, music. 845-878-7918

Sun. Oct. 4 - Sunset Series: Readings at Chapel of Our Lady Restoration. Poet Edwin Torres. 4pm, wine & cheese reception follows. Free, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. Oct. 4 - Putnam Cty Fall Classic Half Marathon & 5K Race, begins at Brewster Vil-lage Train Station, 10am. Bring family & visit Village Street Fair after the race. Register: www.active.com; info at www.brewsterrotary.org

Tue. Oct. 6 - Program: Practical Strategies for Effective Student Advocacy, hosted by CHADD Putnam & Vicinity, 7:30pm, Four Winds Hospital Ctr., Rt. 35, Katonah, 914-729-2067

COMING UP:

Fri. Oct. 9 - VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Veterans Job Fair, 11am-3pm, Castle Point, Route 9D. Meet employ-ers, service orgs, etc. Bring several copies of resume and discharge papers.

Sat. Oct. 10 - Sustainable Put-nam Workshop: Water Wisdom/Protect Drinking & Surface Water, sponsored by Cornell Coop Extension. Putnam County Emergency Training Ctr., Don Smith Campus, 112 Old Route 6, Carmel. www.cce.cornell.edu/Putnam or 845-278-6738.

Sat. Oct. 10 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Fall Foliage & Tree ID w/ arborist Lew King-sley. 9am, Garrison train sta-tion parking lot, 2 hrs., easy/family-friendly/no strollers. www.hhlt.org , 424-3358

Sat. Oct. 10 - The Old Road Society of Philipstown Annual Membership Meeting in the lower fields at Saunders Farm, 853 Old Albany Post Road, in cooperation with Collaborative Concepts art installation. 1pm. Bring a picnic lunch or snack and a blanket.

Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake sale, spon-sored by South Highland UM Church, 9:30am-noon, in front of Foodtown

Sat. Oct. 10 - Mid-run recep-tion: Collaborative Concepts Farm Project 2009: more than 60 artists installing art on a historic, working farm. 2-6pm; open every day dawn to dusk through Oct. 31. 853 Old Al-bany Post Rd., Garrison. 845-528-1797

Sat. Oct. 10 - Public prayer of the Fatima Rosary, 12 noon at the Cold Spring riverfront bandstand.

Sun. Oct. 11 - Concert: Ca-mille King, soprano, Regan Smith and Carol Leone, piano. Haydn, Mendelssohn and Rach-maninoff. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market St., CS, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. Oct. 11 - 4th Annual Hudson Highlands Greenway Triathlon: kayak, bike, and run or team up. 9am start from Dockside. Register at Active.com . See www.HudsonHigh-landsTriathlon.org 845-803-4145.

Sun. Oct. 11 - Hike to Lost Pond at Manitoga, led by Chris Galligan, $10 admission sup-ports trail maintenance. Bring picnic. Res. req’d. www.rus-selwrightcenter.org

Tue. Oct. 13 - Stonecrop Gardens guided tour of Fall foliage, 5-6pm, $10/members no charge, 265-2000, www.stonecrop.org

Thu. Oct. 15 - Philipstown Se-niors River Rose Cruise & River Grill Luncheon. Lunch & cruise the Hudson. $45 members/$50 non members. Eileen, 265-5098.

Thu. Oct. 15 - Keep Seniors Safe & Mobile, Office for the Aging program at PV Senior Ctr, 12pm complimentary lunch, 1-4pm program, free, res. req’d: 845-528-2662.

Fri. Oct. 16 - PV Music Assn 5th annual Variety Show, 7pm, PV High School, 146 Peekskill Hollow Rd., $10, 845-526-7847, x 1369

Fri/Sun Oct. 16/17/18 - Phil-ipstown Recreation Dept’s Annual Haunted House.Young Children’s Fun House - Sat, 5-6:30pm; Sun, 3-4:30pm. Hor-ror House - Fri/Sat, 7-10pm; Sun. 5-80pm. Children under 12 and Seniors, $4, Adults, $6

Sat. Oct. 17 - Jazz Vespers w/ renowned jazz musicians, 5:30pm, free, First Presbyterian Church, 10 Academy St. Cold Spring, 265-3220

Sat. Oct. 17 - Putnam High-lands Audubon Society Wine & Delectables, Local Expert Richard Guthrie will share his experiences tracking down the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 5pm, Taconic Center; coincides w/ birdseed pick up. $15/RSVP swixblue@verizon.net or 265-3773.

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VAN BRUNT GALLERY 137 Main St.. Beacon

(845) 838-2995 www.vanbruntgallery.com

Thu/Mon 11am-6pm HOWLAND LIBRARY 313 Main St., Beacon

(845) 831-1134 www.beaconlibrary.org

M, W, F: 9:30am - 5:30pm Tu & Th 9:30am - 8pm

Sat.10-4pm, Sun.12-4pm

MANITOGA/THE RUSSEL WRIGHT DESIGN CENTER Route 9D, Garrison

(845) 424-3812 russelwrightcenter.org

Tours on selected weekdays; every weekend at 11am and 1:30pm, res. a must. Grounds open for hiking all year.S a t . O c t . 1 0 - D u t c h e s s County Day: discount tour rates for residents; reg. req’d.

THE HOWLAND CENTER

477 Main Street,Beacon (845) 831-4988

Thursdays, 7-9pm - Medi-tation Classes, drop in, no pre-reg req’d, $8 classSat. Oct. 10 - Gandalf Mur-phy & Slambovian Circus of Dreams, 8pm

JULIA L. BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Rtes. 301 & 9D 845-265-3040

www.butterfieldlibrary.orgMon & Wed: 10am-8pmT, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pmSun. 12-3pmONGOING PROGRAMSTuesdays, Bouncing Babies, infants thru age 2; 9:30am Thursdays, Bouncing Babies, infants thru age 2; 1:30pm Friday, Sept. 11 - CPR for Moms & Caregivers , $35, 10 am. Reg req’d Mondays: - Writing Clubs: grades 6 thru 12/3 pm, grades 3/5, through Nov. 2 FILLED. Sat . Oct . 3 - S i l en t F i lm Series, Hunchback of Notre DameMon. Oct. 5 - Math Moments for Parents & Caregivers , 7pm Thu. Oct. 8 - Play Math with Me, ages 3 to 5; 1:30pm; 4 weeks. Reg. req’d Sat . Oct . 10-Annual Hal-loween Party & Craft Work-

PUTNAM VALLEY LIBRARY

30 Oscawana Lake Rd., 845-528-3242

www.putnamvalleylibrary.orgHours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6; Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5; Sat - 10-5Book Club begins again in Sept . on 3rd Tues of each month. Oct. book is Heart of Darkness.Storytimes: through Oct 21Tues at 10:15am & 1:30pm for ages 3-6.Tues 10:15am for ages 3-6 and Toddlertime at 11am for under 3 yrs.

DESMOND-FISH LIBRARY

Route 9D & 403, Garrison 845-424-3020

http://dfl.highlands.comHours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pmTue & Thu 2-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-5

PUTNAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & FOUNDRY SCHOOL

MUSEUM 63 Chestnut St., Cold

Spring 845-265-4010

www.pchs-fsm.orgMuseum hours : Wed-Sun, 11am-5pmOffice hours: Tues/Fri 10-5Sat. Oct. 3 - Tue. Dec. 15 - Exhibit: Traveling the Hud-son in the Wake of Robert Fu l ton : 1 ,000 Pos t Cards from America’s First Work-ing RiverSat. Oct. 3 - 5pm, Lecture with Kate Johnson,curator at Historic Hudson Valley on the1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration.

GARRISON ART CENTER

Garrison’s Landing 845-424-3960

garrisonartcenter.org info@garrisonartcenter.org Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun

12-5pmSat.Oct. 3 - Artists on Lo-cat ion , v iewing 3 :30pm, auction 5pm; silent auction runs through Oct 11

PARAMOUNT CENTER 1008 Brown Street,

Peekskill 914-739-2333

tickets@paramountcenter.orgFILM: The Hur t Locker - Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 8pmFILM: Lorna’s Silence - Oct. 2,3,4 and 8 at 8pm Sun. Oct. 4 - Visiting Film-m a k e r s E v e n t , “ Ti c k l i n g Leo,” 3pmFri. Oct. 9 - Dickey Betts & Great Southern, 8pm

CHAPEL OF OUR LADY RESTORATION

45 Market St., Cold Spring

845-265-5537 www.chapelofourlady.comSun. Oct 4 - Sunset Reading Series: Edwin Torres, poetSun. Oct. 11 - Concert: Ca-mille King, soprano, Regan Smith and Carol Leone, pia-no. 4pm, free. Haydn, Men-

PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT THEATRE

Depot Square, Garrison’s Landing

philipstowndepottheatre.org 845-424-3900

Oct 23 - Nov 15 - Mus i -cal, Secret Garden, Fridays and most Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Sat. Oct 31 performance 2pm only, no evening show.

STONECROP GARDENS 81 Stonecrop Lane

Cold Spring 845-265-2000

www.stonecrop.org Mon–Fri, plus 1st &

3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm; also open Fri. until

dusk through Oct 2; $5/ members - no charge

Wed. Oct . 7 - Te r r a r ium Workshop, 5-8pm, $40/$30 members, res. req’d.

BOSCOBEL Route 9D, Garrison

845-265-3638 www.boscobel.org

Opendaily except Tues., 9:30am-5pm,last tour

4pm $16/adults, $12/seniors, $7/children, 6-14, under

6/freeSat. Oct. 3 - Big Band Con-cert & Sunset Picnic, 5-7pm, bring picnicSun. Oct. 18 - Apple Shin-dig, 5:30-8:30pm

Photographs by Carolyn D. Smith will be on display at the Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison from October 3 to 18. The title of the exhibit is Nature - A Classical View. Most of the photographs have been taken in the Hudson Highlands, and help us see its beauty with new eyes. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, October 3 from 1 to 3pm.

Carolyn Smith’s interest in nature photography was sparked in the early 1980s by her father’s gift of a Nikkormat single-lens reflex camera and a brother’s suggestion that she invest in a macro lens for close-ups. Viewed through this new medium, nature revealed itself as full of marvels and miracles.

When she moved from Bay-side, Queens, to Putnam Valley, her natural canvas widened exponentially, and she has spent the past few years in a photographic exploration of the Hudson Highlands. The images shown here represent her ever-increasing apprecia-tion of her surroundings, both close up and farther afield.

Carolyn’s photographs have won prizes in a number of contests, most notably those of the New York City Audubon Society and the Queens Tri-bune. Her work has appeared in Nature Photographer maga-zine, on the National Audubon Society’s home page, and in publications of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust and Constitution Marsh Sanctuary.

Nature: A Classical View at the Desmond-Fish Library

Sunrise, Block Island by Carolyn Smith

Join the Putnam County His-torical Society this Saturday for an exhibition opening and lecture that puts historical post-cards in the spotlight.

The evening begins with an opening reception for PCHS’s latest exhibition, Traveling the Hudson in the Wake of Robert Fulton: 1,000 Postcards of America’s First Working River, featuring printed images of the river and its environs from NY Harbor to the headwaters north of Albany. A special sec-tion features images of parade floats and river celebrations from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration. The postcards date from the first third of the 20th century, with most from 1905 to 1911, drawn from a collection of some 4,000 cards compiled by Larry Demers, a former resident of Cold Spring. The exhibition curator, Dr. Trudie Grace, will be on hand to answer questions.

The evening continues with a lecture by Kate Johnson, cura-tor and director of collections for Historic Hudson Valley, and author of The Hudson-Fulton

Celebration: New York’s Riv-er Festival of 1909 and the Making of a Metropolis. This once-in-a-lifetime event lit up the Hudson Valley from New York City to Troy and attracted millions of visitors. Much of the documentation exists in postcard form, and she will discuss the related postcards in the exhibition.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the Village of Cold Spring. The exhibition is funded by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities. Additional exhibition funds have been provided by Terry & Charles Polhemus, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Robert’s Total Hair Salon, and Mind, Inc.

This special evening will take place at PCHS’s Foundry School Museum, 63 Chestnut Street. Admission for the lec-ture and opening reception is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space for is limited; reserva-tions are strongly suggested. Please call 265-4010 or visit www.pchs-fsm.org.

Lecture Heralds Opening of Postcard Exhibition

The Firehouse has the show it has been thinking about for 8 years.

Hudson Beach Glass bought their Firehouse in 2001, and ever since then, they have been thinking about this show: Beacon on Fire. They thought it would be fun and fitting. While the show is fitting to the space, the fire in these seven artists’ work is not the warm glow of campfires, but rather the raging flames that burst through windows and the tickle of light that sparks our adrenaline.

The two largest paintings in the show measure 36” x 48”, but the fire Leigh Li-Yun Wen depicts is composed of thousands of tiny lines. Through the flames, you can just make out the remnants of a blackened structure. There is no sky; there is no land; there are only the intense flames and the distant reminder of its fuel.

The fuel of fire is the subject of Tom Holmes’s work. His

three sculptures are all wood, torched, and transformed into charcoal. It is as if Holmes and Wen collaborated. Holmes’s work is the aftermath of the brilliant flames Wen depicts.

Jill Reynolds explores the mysterious side of fire. Her piece is a cylindrical glass tank filled with inky liquid and immersed in that darkness a candle flickers. The work is mysterious and stirring, but there is also an element of fun. How did she do that?

The subject of Rosalind Schneider’s video is the pro-duction of the glass that fills the shelves in the downstairs gallery. It is projected onto a glass tile panel that suspends from the ceiling.

Other participating artists are Emil Alzamora, Rudy Men-doza, Stephen Spaccarelli, and Beacon on Fire will be up until November 15, 2009. Gallery hours are daily 10 to 6pm and Sundays 11 to 6pm. For more information, please visit www.hudsonbeachglass.

Hudson Beach Glass Sets Beacon On Fire

On October 4, The Sunset Reading Series will present the

electrifying poet/performer Edwin Torres. This will be the final reading of the year.

Torres, the author of nu-merous books of poetry, cre-ates performances that in-termingle poetry with vocal and physical improvisation, sound-elements, and visual theater. His work has been published in many anthologies and was part of The Whitney Museum’s exhibit ion, The American Century Pt. II.

As one of the original per-formers at the famed Nuyori-can Poets Café in New York City, Torres was an integral part of a movement that be-gan in the early 1990s where, rather than simply read their work, poets began to perform it. The role of the audience changed too as they became active participants. Torres has performed his work inter-nationally and was featured on MTV’s Unplugged . He has a new collection, In The Function Of External Circum-stances, forthcoming from Nightboat Books.

Torres will read at 4pm at Chapel of Our Lady Resto-ration, 45 Market St., Cold Spring, adjacent to the Cold Spring Metro-North Station. A free wine and cheese recep-tion will follow. Please visitwww.sunsetreadings.org for more information.

Poet Edwin Torres Reads From His Work at Chapel

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“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.”

—Thomas Jefferson

New Zoning Will Restrict Rights

To the Editor:I am a 10th generation land

owner in Garrison who has concerns regarding the pro-posed zoning law changes currently presented by our Town Board.

In 1968, the Town reduced my property from Industrial use to B-2. I am currently permitted by right under the B-2 zoning to operate my cont rac tor yard wi th so i l processing. Now, under the current zoning proposal my property status has been slated for “elimination” according to part 3 on page 24 of the EAF along with two other B-1 properties along the Route 9D corridor.

The current proposed zon-ing changes would severely hamper my ability for growth or change and it would prevent my heirs and/or a future buyer to change from my current use without special permit. Moreover, the SPO would require me to make a 100 foot wide green landscaping on my Route 9D frontages, thus reducing the available property by a third as shown in the proposed zoning changes 175-15G on page 21.

While I agree that zoning laws are needed to prevent negative impacts to our town, I simply do not see why we need to overhaul them. Can we not simply better enforce the laws we have and leave ourselves with some flexibil-ity to make simple changes and/or amendments as the Town grows and develops, as we have all along?

Under the current proposal, it appears that almost any ac-tion desired on almost every parcel of land both commer-cial and residential will need to approach the Town for a special permit. Even some-thing as simple as planting a 50 x 100 foot stretch of grass will require a permit according to the proposed zoning changes 175-15 D 2 on page 21.

I foresee that the Town will be bombarded with appl i -cations for the simplest of changes. Will the Town be hiring more help to process these applications? If so will they be imposing a fee for these applications to offset the cost of processing them or will they simply raise the taxes on our propert ies to pay for this additional help?

The proposed zoning law as it stands is complex and dif-ficult for the average citizen to read, interpret and to live by. For years we have been able to protect the character and beauty of our Town with the zoning laws currently in place while al lowing responsive development to the Town’s current needs. I do not see why we need to fix what is not broken.

We should be seeking better ways to enforce our current laws instead of restr ict ing our rights further. This is not just a matter for businessmen on Route 9 or 9D. Nearly all properties will be affected in some way. I encourage all land owners to obtain and read the Comprehensive Plan, the proposed zoning laws and the EAF so that you may un-derstand how these changes will affect each of you and if you are as concerned as I am, then attend the Town Workshops.

Charles Polhemus IIGarrison

Be Afraid of Zoning Proposals

To the Editor:I don’ t unders tand how

anyone living in the town of Phi l ips town could wri te a letter stating they are for the new proposed zoning laws or even worse make accusations that everyone at the last zon-ing workshop were all greedy business men. Anyone who has read this proposed zon-ing laws with all the insane

overlays that go with it would understand this affects every resident of Philipstown not just business men.

It will have a huge impact on the residential tax base. It will overload and stress our current school system. I t wil l devalue residential property as well as commer-cial property.

If I was a resident of Philip-stown— and I am!— I would be very afraid of what’s com-ing!

Tyler GagnonCold sprinG

Letters: A Love Story

To the Editor:Las t week ’ s newspape r

had two let ters countering my crit icism of the contract signed by the Haldane Board and the teachers’ union. The points they made, with vary-ing degrees of civili ty, indi-cate that a zero increase for teachers was not on the table in this negotiation.

I saw this negotiation as an opportunity to plant a flag in the ground and make a stand for taxpayers, many of whom have been in financial retreat for years. Perhaps this was wishful thinking. It certainly is a very difficult subject to b roach s ince teachers a re decent people wi th f inan-cial worr ies of their own. With malice towards none of them, I believe the needs of the community trump the needs of the union. Perhaps if schools were not financed by property taxes those needs would better coincide.

And so, al l these school t ax le t t e r s over the years warrants two fair questions for the author:

1) What ’s in i t for me? Nothing. I can afford any tax increase Haldane throws at me. Also, the pats on the back and the dirty looks that I receive amount to the same thing: people are afraid, per-haps of different things, but money always figures in. This unjoyful thought removes al l pleasure in get t ing my letters into this newspaper.

2) Why do I bother? Be-cause my dead mothe r, a daughter of the Great De-pression, insti l led in me the quaint notion that we should try to look out for those less fortunate than ourselves. In th is case , I refer to those people l iving here who are struggling financially in this great recession and may not have been doing so well a few years ago when many others were flush. These let-ters are merely seeds that might cause some change to take root that will permit them to stay in Philipstown a bit longer.

Finally, I stand by the state-ment I made in my previ-ous letter: “In my view, we are fortunate to have Dave Merandy and Michael Jun-julas as senior members of the Haldane Board.” After this praise, I criticized them with language that was overly provocat ive and, f rom the tone of their responding let-ter, hurtful . Out of respect for who they are (great guys) and what they do for the com-munity (a lot) , I apologize.

Joseph BarbaroCold sprinG

Vote Shea for Supervisor

To the Editor:I was surpr i sed to read

Cather ine Portman-Laux’s letter in last week’s PCN&R. In 2006, Mrs. Portman-Laux generously donated the use of her home office to support Democrat John Hall’s first congressional campaign. As a volunteer on that campaign, I was impressed to see that she could step across party lines to support the right candidate for Philipstown.

Because Richard Shea is the right candidate for Philip-stown Town Supervisor, it is

unfortunate that she is unable to do the same in our current race for Supervisor and join me in supporting Shea. What Richard Shea and the entire Democratic ticket share is an intense personal dedication to public service. Richard works every day for the benefit of all of us because he loves and believes in this community. Over the past seven years that he has been on the Town Board, we have all benefited from his commitment to fiscal oversight and responsibility, and attention to the future. Richard has wisely pursued grants for Philipstown, and it is important to remember that grants come from vari-ous sources, not just govern-mental agencies. I wonder if Mrs. Portman-Laux considers Federal highway spending to be a Marxist practice?

I was also surprised to read whispering accusations from Mrs. Portman-Laux regard-ing sexism. I have known Richard Shea for close to 15 years now, and I am proud and happy to be serving as his campaign manager. There are four women on our campaign team: Marit Kulleseid, Grace Kennedy, Peggy Clements, and me. If you know any of us, you know that we aren’t the sort of women who toler-ate nonsense on that front.

Finally, although Mrs. Port-man-Laux implies that the other candidate for supervisor has gained support, he lacks a single endorsement from any local party, including his own. Richard Shea, on the other hand, has been endorsed by the Democratic, Indepen-dent, and Conservative par-ties because he has earned that confidence through hard work and a strong record of service to the Town.

I encourage everyone to support Richard Shea at the polls on November 3.

Kim Connernorth hiGhlands

I Was Slighted

To the Editor:A r e c e n t l e t t e r t o t h e

PCN&R suggested that I was treated unfairly in a public forum. I don’t see Richard Shea’s quick response as a slight to me.

I was more slighted by the PCN&R’s front-page article about Cold Spring’s Senior Nutri t ion Center that pho-tographed and listed all the male publ ic off ic ia ls who attended, but left me out.

Mr. Shea is dedicated to communicate openly about zoning. His passion did over-ride my comment at the public meeting, but I hope that the Philipstown community will not waste time on provocative non-issues during an election cycle when there are so many more important issues facing our town right now.

New zoning, the threat to the senior center, and reduced tax revenue are just three of dozens of important issues that need the entire Town’s immediate attention. Being first to get one’s point across at a public meeting is one way to address these issues, taking action to face them head on is another. Richard and I have done both.

It’s time for everyone to join their neighbors at the publ ic meet ings , focus on the issues that wi l l affect the future of our town, and make their opinions heard.

Two years ago I chose to run for public office because of Richard Shea . Richard and I share common goals: that our senior citizens live with dignity in the town they helped build, that the beauty of our section of the Hudson Highlands remains intact in the face of private and cor-pora te over-deve lopment , and that every nickel of the public’s money is spent ef-ficiently, and only with just cause.

I continue to fully endorse Richard Shea for Philipstown Supervisor on November 3.

Richard and I serve you

all in order to protect this amazing place. I’m sure that Richard will agree with me when I tell you that any skir-mishes, or hard feelings, or divisive letters to the editor are a small price to pay for the honor of serving the town we both love so well.

Nancy Montgomery philipstown

Sheriff Takes the High Road

To the Editor:On September 15, a hotly

contested Republican prima-ry was held with the Sheriff Don Smith defeating his two Republican challengers. The race was one of the nastiest in recent memory, with nu-merous personal attacks and misrepresentations made by the challengers in the race.

Unfor tuna te ly fo r some this consti tutes poli t ics as usual. The Sheriff took the high road and kudos to him for not being dragged down into the fray. The voters have spoken many times on this, and the whole nastiness and disrespect shown by some candidates disenfranchises them and keeps them away from the polls.

Now as we look to the gen-eral election it appears we will be subjected to more of the same by the Democratic candidate for Sheriff. He re-cently ran a letter which was originally published during the 2001 Sheriff’s race and written for Sheriff Smith’s opponent that year, which was again a personal attack on Sheriff Smith.

I found it interesting that the part that said “paid for by the committee” to elect th i s candida te was in the smallest font possible, as if the Democra t ic candida te wanted to have the l e t t e r published but hoped that most would overlook that he was responsible for its placement. Maybe he was embarrassed that so early he had decided to take this approach and go negative. Maybe he was just ill advised by his people and advisors.

Let’s keep to the issues for the remainder of this race. It sure would be a refresh-ing change. As Joe Friday would say, “Just the Facts.” Or, better yet, as my mother always told me, if you have nothing nice to say maybe you should say nothing at all.

Randall J. Chieraphilipstown

Time for a New Faceon Philipstown Board

To the Editor:It’s time for Philipstown to

have a new face on the Town Board. Terry Polhemus is that person and I urge you to elect her as Town Councilperson this November.

Terry is part of the Polhe-mus family, which is one of the oldest respected families in our town. Throughout her years working in the business, Terry has developed necessary skills such as budget plan-ning and problem solving. These skills are required for a town board member. Terry understands the concerns of business owners.

Terry is also open minded, considerate, and knowledge-able. She is always ready to l is ten. I feel that Terry is approachable by everyone whether you are a business owner, a senior c i t izen, a student, a farmer, or any con-cerned Philipstown commu-nity member. I believe she will keep a careful eye on property owners’ rights while balancing the needs of open space and technology. Terry will make sound decisions in government and NOT support laws that fail to take into ac-count the rights of Philipstown citizens.

Terry Polhemus is the fresh face we need on this board. Please support her in No-vember.

Nikki LaSalaGarrison

Be Vigilant for Seniors

To the Editor:In the September 23 issue

of the PCN&R , Eric Gross wrote an outstanding article, “Victory for Seniors.” His last sentence probably “sealed the deal” for most of us: “The legislature still must vote on Bondi’s budget, and Bondi could still exercise his veto power, though any veto would likely be overturned by the legislature.”

My first impression—relief. My careful re-read of “would likely,” sent up a red flag. A conclusion well-supported as Eric describes:

“…150 senior citizens… had crowded into the historic Putnam Courthouse…were promised that senior programs would not be impacted by the county’s 2010 budget…A petition drive was begun, as 300 seniors from Cold Spring

alone demanded that senior services not be reduced….”

A cynic, maybe, but I’m a believer in the trite words “It’s not over ‘til its over” and “many a s l ip between the cup and lip.”

So, I say, “Sign the Peti-t ion” and spread the word as I attempted with an ad in last week’s issue, where I characterized the si tuation as “Bondi’s Blunder”.

I don’t think Mr. Bondi per-formed adequate due diligence before making his budget cuts. I was despaired when I followed Mayor Gallagher’s “Call for Action” and went to the American Legion Hall (home or our Senior Center) to sign the petition to “Save the Philipstown Friendship/Nutrition Center”.

My visit to the Senior Center was both enlightening and shocking. I met with the site manager, who I had known from my two years volun-teering at the Putnam Val-ley Senior Center. I stated in the September 16 issue, “Perspect ives”, that I had observed very few seniors (approximately 35) taking advantage of the Nutritional Program at Putnam Valley and gave my reasons.

The shocker was the fact that the Putnam Valley Senior Center is making 50 additional meals per day and delivering them to Cold Spring. One facil i ty with a capacity of 100+ (Putnam Valley) and another with a highly cramped facility (Cold Spring) benefit-ting more from the Office of Aging Nutritional Program. If Bondi prevailed, how can he rationalize the continued support of the Putnam Valley Senior Center?

Come on now Mr. Bondi, we al l know a s tate spon-sored bui ld ing cos t ing $8 million in Kent, will surely end up costing $12 million--the $175,000 to support the existing Cold Spring Senior Center is pocket change. And what are you going to do if a fully-staffed kitchen (equal to that in Mahopac feeding 100+) in Putnam Valley isn’t making 50 meals?

My dream is that our Senior Center receive the same ser-vices, facilities and environ-ment to that now enjoyed on the East-Side of Putnam Coun-ty at the Mahopac, Putnam Valley and under-construction Senior Center in Kent. Some-thing is very wrong with the current picture.

Sid GibsonGarrison

“We cannot change our destiny overnight but we can change our direction overnight.” —J. Maxwell

I really like our town right now. I am enjoying it and I am thrilled to see the democratic

process taking place anew and revitalized. I confess I am a fan of Philipstown today, le t me rephrase i t , I have been a believer in this town for a good while. I moved to this corner of the world from the Andes Mountains of South America some 22 years ago. I raised my family here, made great friendships, and unreservedly invested my time, financial resources, and energy to build a business r ight smack in the middle of this community. In short I can honestly say that I put the deep stakes of my tent in this town for good. In the process, I embraced a new citizenship, a language, and a home town. This is where I decided to l ive and i t is my wish that my children’s children may also call Phil-ipstown their home.

A few weeks ago, a voice arose out of the quietness saying that sweeping zoning changes were going to be inflicted on the residents of Philipstown. The so called Philipstown Comprehensive Plan was giving birth to a new zoning law that i f passed,

will severely impact every-one who lives or may plan to live in this town for the next 20 to 30 years.

I got a copy of the Compre-hensive Plan and the ensuing new zoning documentation; I have to say that I really went at i t with an open mind. I wanted to judge it for myself. It did not take long to real-ize that perhaps, what at one time had been intended for good, had been transformed in the process into a very res t r ic t ive , and in t rus ive way of determining how you or I should live, enjoy our properties, and carry out law-ful business. Furthermore, i t also became very obvious that the new code was writ-t en in a l anguage wor thy of an IRS publication, only worse. I t is for all to see, just pick up your own copy at the Town Hall.

Whi l e I was ponde r ing whether this situation was a runaway train and in defiance of essential rights, I noticed the old and slow wheels of the democratic process turn-ing. I saw citizens organizing themselves, started initially by the businessmen who are at risk of becoming the vic-tims of a zoning genocide of sorts; the winds of democratic process did not stop there, citizens at large, those who have lived here for a long or a short t ime, people that pay property taxes, or those worried about the schools or other services, senior citizens of Phil ipstown, al l s tarted to rea l ize tha t the i r l ives were going to be radically

impacted by the proposed changes. I saw a groundswell of democratic participation.

However, th i s even go t better, the Town Board under the leadership of Bill Maz-zuca was quick to reach out to the community, looking to foster a dialogue; a standing -room-only workshop session took place September 16 at the hal l of the new North Highlands Fire Department (NHFD is another source of pride in our town), but it did

not stop there, the Supervisor of the town actually had a Fact Finding sit-down meet-ing with concerned citizens, and apparently other board members may fo l low th i s example.

This zoning matter cries out for our participation. A genuine dialogue is expected, all voices ought to be counted. The Town Board will have to be an impeccable example of

democratic leadership in mo-tion. This is too big of an issue to lose itself in acrimony, or in some illusion of progress or pseudo-democracy.

Yes, I am glad that, so far, we are dealing with this criti-cal town matter with civility and dignity. I wish that at the end of the process, we may find that the town is united and stronger, not wounded and divided. That our elected town off icials indeed rep-resen ted the bes t in te res t of the whole community, as the impact of this proposed re-zoning will weigh on us for generations to come.

One more thing, we just not only need for the right fac t s to come up , bu t we also need the right spirit to look at those facts. I want to stay here and I wish for my friends and neighbors to stay here as well. I l ike this piece of geography we call Phil ipstown and hope that i t does not become unrec-ognizable and unaffordable for most of us.

Yes, I remain optimist ic that fairness will prevail over calculated agendas of any kind from anyone.

Juan Carlos Salcedo, born in La Paz, Bolivia, moved to live in Philipstown in 1985. Now a citizen of the USA, he has been married for more than 30 years to Linda Sal-cedo, and is the proud father of Michael and Matthew. He is the Managing Director of In tensus Engineer ing , lo -cated in Cold Spring.

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“I saw citizens organizing themselves,

started initially by the

businessmen who are at risk

of becoming the victims of a zoning genocide

of sorts”

J. CARLOSSALCEDO

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Haldane Homecoming H a l d a n e H i g h S c h o o l s t u d e n t s , a l u m n i , f a m i l i e s , and fr iends came out in force to support their school on Fr iday n igh t as the annual bon f i re was l i t under the supervis ion of the Cold Spring Fire Company. The golden glow lit up the night and the faces of the excited Haldane fans who gathered to celebrate. Go Blue Devils!

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Saturday, September 26 marked the annual Cold Spring Harvest Festival, sponsored by the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce. Several thousand residents and visitors crowded both Main Street and the sprawling lawn of St. Mary’s Church to sample the best of our local shops, restaurants, and crafts vendors. Rich fall colors were the order of the day, whether in flower displays, vegetable tables, or cupcakes and sweets. Local groups from the Philipstown Lions Club to the Cold Spring Fire Department were on hand to promote their activities or simply offer a hot dog and a cool drink for sale. The perfect fall weather complemented the mood of the occasion.

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Fall Fun in the Hudson Highlands

Constitution Island also celebrated its annual Fall Family Day on Saturday, and the turnout was large and enthusiastic. Offerings included boat rides, birds of prey, horse and buggy rides, hiking, beekeeping, and face painting. Visitors who gathered at the Cold Spring Train Station parking lot took the free shuttle bus onto the island.

Photos Courtesy of riChArd de Koster And elizABeth Ailes

by Eric Gross

Last Friday, the PCN&R sat down with Putnam County E x e c u t i v e R o b e r t B o n d i Bondi to discuss the budget process, which he described a s h i s m o s t difficult in 30 years of public office in Put-nam County.

B o n d i e x -p r e s s e d d i s -a p p o i n t m e n t wi th the l eg -i s la tu re ’s ac -t ions: “Power i s no t the i s -sue. I am not concerned as to who has the upper hand. I just hope the final decisions posit ion the county for an improved future.”

Bondi said difficult deci-sions were made—“decisions that were shot at , such as laying people off and reduc-ing aid to l ibraries and out-side agencies. These weren’t pleasant to do but they had to be done. Unfortunately, the legislature has restored these , put t ing off the bad t imes for another year.”

Bondi said what bothered him more than anything was the “vindictiveness that sur-faced. I am not going to com-ment further but I wish the public got more involved in government in order to wit-

ness first-hand the shenani-gans that occurred dur ing the legis la t ive budget de-liberations.”

When asked about his pro-posed cu ts fo r the sen ior centers, described by many as the “rallying call” behind the 2010 budget, Bondi said: “In the past 20 years this county went from no senior centers to the beautiful Koehler Se-nior Center in Mahopac and the state-of-the-art Putnam Valley Senior Center. Future plans call for the creation of a new senior center in Kent.”

Bondi noted that, “painful cuts had to be made to senior programs. To pander to the seniors by placing fear in their hearts that the county was going to phase out their programs was not the ap-

propriate solu-tion. Everyone s h o u l d h a v e been motivat-ed to buy into the sacrifices. Senior citizens pay taxes too. C h a n g e s a n d cu tbacks had t o b e m a d e in senior pro-grams as well

a s c h i l d r e n ’ s programs. People of all ages are affected by the downturn in our economy. Finger point-ing is not the solution. We must work as a team to solve our financial problems and solve them and move Putnam forward while posi t ioning the county for success.”

The Putnam Legis la ture will conduct a public hearing on the budget next Monday evening at 7pm at the Put-nam Emergency Operations Center auditorium in Carmel.

The budget will be adopted the following evening, Octo-ber 6, at the historic Putnam Cour thouse fo l lowing the regular monthly meeting of the legislature.

“People of all ages are affected by the downturn in our economy. Finger pointing

is not the solution.”

Annie Chesnut

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Director currently occupied by Patricia Perez with a budget line of $88,609, and created a $25,000 part-time position under the auspices of the Health Department. The nine-member body also slashed the salary of the executive’s Chief of Staff from $97,000 to $60,000. The post has been vacant dur-ing the past few months since Lisa Denig left county employ. Legislator Mary Ellen Odell of Carmel called on the county to “reevaluate the position. The trend of top political appoint-ments must stop.”

Legislator Tony Fusco of Mahopac Falls charged the “po-sition had been around for too long. Why can’t this position be combined with the deputy county executive?” Chairman Tony Hay warned his colleagues to “tread lightly. In our history we have never attacked execu-tive appointments nor has the executive ever criticized our appointments.”

With Legislators Hay, Sam Oliverio of Putnam Valley, and Mary Conklin of Patterson opposing, the salary cut was approved 6 to 3.

An emotional Bondi ap-proached the bench and told the legislators: “If you feel my role in this county govern-ment has been insignificant, perhaps you should think of doing away with my job as well. Maybe we don’t need a county executive! We can get away a lot cheaper with a

county manager—a person who would work and be answerable to the whims of this legislative body. I hope you don’t proceed down this path because a lot of good comes out of checks and balances.”

By unanimous votes, the leg-islators reinstated full services to the senior centers in Cold Spring, Mahopac, and Patter-son. Tamagna called Bondi’s proposal a “terrible sugges-tion. We did the right thing by keeping the tax rate in check and reinstating programs that were needed.”

The legislature returned about $300,000 to the 2010 budget for senior services, including $166,500 for the Cold Spring Center, $97,000 for the Patterson Center, and $36,000 for the Mahopac Sat-urday program.

Legislators restored all but one of the managerial posi-tions slated for elimination in the Bondi budget. Mr. Ta-magna expressed hope that the “same kind of agreement can be reached with our CSEA em-ployees. We cannot make such a decision due to contractual obligations. We are still hopeful between now and October 14, furloughs can be negotiated so people’s jobs can be saved.”

the facts of the case and how it was handled. Mayor Galla-gher said he was informed on Saturday morning and that an investigator from the Sheriff’s department was working on the case.

Discussion then turned to response and prevention. The teens had called 911 from a cell phone, which routed the call to Newburgh, causing a delay in police response. Trustee Fal loon explained

that a cell phone call is routed to the nearest tower, which in this case is in Newburgh. “Short of erecting a tower in Cold Spring,” Falloon said, “there is nothing that can be done.” Discussion then turned to preventive measures, such as camera surveillance. May-or Gallagher indicated that he wished to avoid a “Big Brother” scenario, but that in a small village, “a single camera can make a big dif-ference.” Trustee Robertson cautioned against rushing into this approach, on general prin-ciple, and in consideration of changes being considered to lighting at the dock.

David Cooke, of the Cold Spring Antiques Dealers As-sociat ion, asked about the investigation of the spate of store break-ins earlier in the summer. Gallagher responded that it was ongoing, but he would have to look into the deta i ls . He a lso reminded Cooke that Trustees Miller and Robertson are planning

a security seminar for vil-lage merchants, to include store layout and technological concerns.

Caryn Canova, owner of Payning by Caryn, reported on her conversation with Ve-rizon to allow holiday light-ing on the lower portion of the utility poles on Main St. during Christmastime. The upper portions of the poles are owned by Central Hudson, which has previously given permission to suspend lights at no cost to the village. The issue of permission from Ve-rizon has not been in doubt, but the board had suggested that Canova seek an exemp-tion from the one-time fee of $500 plus $7.50/pole. Ms. Canova reported that Verizon says exemptions are not al-lowed by federal law, but that she plans to proceed with the assistance of Pidala Electric, which has volunteered once again to provide installation and other necessary services.

The board set the October 13 monthly meet ing for a hearing on proposed increases to parking fees. As discussed with Justice Costello, some fees will be reduced and a few increased, including an increasing schedule of penal-ties for late payment. Fines will be doubled after 30 days and tripled after 60 days.

NELSONVILLE (Cont’d from front pg.)

LOWEST ASSESSMENTS

Property Assessed Value Sale Price

A $ 83,000 $ 342,500 B 98,060 410,000 C 105,000 257,200 D 110,000 157,500 E 118,200 297,000

HIGHEST ASSESSMENTS Property Assessed Value Sale Price

F $ 755,700 $ 2,500,000 G 575,600 1,125,000 H 512,360 3,650,000 J 444,800 1,120,000 K 438,100 735,000

Based on Town of Philipstown records for the period July 2007-June2008

Legislator Vincent Tamagna (left) makes a point during budget deliberations last Thursday night while Legislator Sam Oliverio listens to his colleague.

eriC Gross

Bondi Defends ‘Painful’ Cuts

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County Execut ive Rober t Bondi

“Victory for Seniors,” Part II

to handle billing. The larger companies have sometimes billed patients a second time for co-pay fees, even though the patient had paid at the time of their office visit or procedure. McCarthy said that patients often pay the fee a second time, “Just to get the company off their back. We don’t want that!”

Internet fraud is also an a l l - too-common, but very difficult, problem to solve, according to McCarthy. She used the example of a bogus Yonkers loan company that didn’t exist at the address it gave to potential customers. Because the “company” had a 914 area code, consumers assumed that it was located in Westchester, when in fact calls were being rerouted to another location, possibly even out of country. “As soon as anyone asks you to wire money— you should stop!” McCarthy said.

A scheme in which people are asked to send in a check for a relatively small amount in order to claim a very large lottery prize is also a scam to watch out for. “I can’t believe that people fall for it—but they do,” McCarthy said.

Consumers can learn more at: oag.state.ny.us or they can email McCarthy at Judith.McCarthy@oag.state.ny.us The phone number for the Westchester office is 914-422-8755 and the toll-free number for the Albany office is 800-428-9071.

In other business, trustees met with the village attor-ney in executive session to discuss details of two con-tracts. Lochner Engineering will do the engineering on a project to improve four Nelsonvil le s treets: Wood Avenue, Pine Street, Pearl Street , and Crown Street . Contracts could be set as early as the spring of 2010, wi th cons t ruc t ion ge t t ing under way later in the year. Trustees a lso discussed a contract with an engineering firm for stormwater manage-ment work, which the village is required by the State of New York to undertake.

The Putnam County Board o f E lec t ions (PCBE) has ag reed to mee t w i th the Villages of Nelsonville and Cold Spring and the Town of Philipstown to discuss the on-going dispute over the reloca-tion of voting places in the area. Trustee Andy Merante described the PCBE’s deci-sion to permanently move Nelsonville’s polling place from the Justice Court to the Methodist Church located on Main Street in Cold Spring without consulting with Vil-lage officials as “a slap in the face.”

BUDGET (Cont’d from front pg.)REVALUATION (Cont’d from front pg.)

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DeSTEFANO (Cont’d from front pg.) PLUMBUSH (Cont’d from front pg.)

items include the rack of lamb and Atlantic salmon, and, especially, apple fritters, a dessert specialty. About half of the menu never changes, while the rest depends on the season. During Lent, for example, the restaurant of-fers fish and wine dinners on Fridays.

Like many local restaurants, Plum-bush strives to use local, seasonal ingredients, to “pay respect to the purity of taste found in freshly har-vested, local food.”

During good weather, many din-ers choose to s i t on the outdoor terraces, with views of the gardens and fountains on the six acre prop-erty. Jeannette Doellgast, who owns Plumbush along with her husband, Chef Mohsen Alam El Din, said that the restaurant and the surrounding estate offers guests a “mini-vacation.” Long lunches and dinners are com-mon; in fact, one time some diners stayed at their table, enjoying food and conversation, for eight hours.

Others stay overnight, in one of the three guestrooms Plumbush offers. A continental breakfast is included, as the restaurant is only open for lunch and dinner. Plumbush, with its private catering facilities, hosts weddings and other special events. Its ballroom has a capacity of 180. The restaurant also provides cater-ing for private dinner parties in the area. Recently, Chef Mohsen served a New York Times bestselling author along with Fortune 500 CEOs and an Academy Award-winning actor.

At the heart of Plumbush is the story of an Egyptian immigrant who found and seized the opportunity of-fered by America.

Mohsen Alam El Din was born in a village 25 miles outside of Cairo, the Egyptian capital. He grew up eating stuffed pigeon, roasted goose, and slow cooked lamb, and those early

tastes influence his cooking today. Plumbush uses many Mediterranean seasonings, spices, and extra virgin olive oil.

After coming to the States, Alam El Din worked at a bank for a little while and then, recognizing his love of good food, enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. He went on to work at a Manhattan res-taurant called Marmalade Park, where he met Jeannette, who also worked there. After working at the Marriott Marquis and the Bear Mountain Inn, Alam El Din owned a couple of his own restaurants, one in Manhattan and then 17 Main in Mount Kisco.

One day in 2004, Jeannette and Mohsen were driving by the Plumbush property and stopped to ask if it was for sale. Ans Bender and Jerry Albin, who had run a popular Swiss restaurant and inn there for some time, had in fact decided to retire. Soon, El Din and Doellgast had opened their own restaurant at the site.

The house itself is historic, having served as the residence of Robert Parker Parrott, one of Cold Spring’s most illustrious entrepreneurs. Par-rott, who developed the eponymous gun which was used widely throughout the Civil War, lived at Plumbush after marrying the sister of the president of the West Point Foundry, where he was inspector of ordnance.

After Parrott died in 1877, the Moffett fam-ily moved in, later to be replaced by the She-wans. James Shewan, a Scot, built a shipping yard in Brooklyn—the f i rs t to be equipped with electr ic power. With his millions, he and h is Welsh wife and five children sum-

mered at their Hudson River Estate, called Inverguie. In 1925, the place was ravaged by fire, and the Cold Spring villagers, instead of coming to help put out the blaze, instead looted the estate.

After the fire, the Shewan daugh-ters moved into the house down the road—Plumbush. One of the sisters, Agnus, who never married, added a warehouse room where she stored all of her worldly goods until she

died in 1970 with no heirs. Today that storeroom is Plumbush’s large ballroom. Afterward, the house was converted to a restaurant, which was later purchased by Ans Bender and Jerry Albin, who ran their Swiss restaurant and inn there until they retired in 2004.

Alam El Din and Doellgast, who l ive in Brewster wi th thei r three young children, enjoy working in Philipstown, which Doellgast called “the perfect place to be.”

“The people are so eclectic and that’s what makes it so interesting,” she said.

In keeping with the character of the town, Doellgast says they work to take care of their environment.

“We recycle everything possible. We try to use everything possible more than once. For example, when customers leave the table, we put [their] water in the flower garden. We have rain barrels to collect water for our garden.”

Currently, they are replacing the white fence that used to l ine the property with green shrubs and “low-water, drought-tolerant perennials to add color to the street.”

Plumbush has won high praise from Zagat and Hudson Valley Magazine For more information, visit plum-bushinn.net .

Inside the Victorian manse.

Assistant District Attorney Mary Jane MacCrae repre-sented the District Attorney at the court proceeding late Monday afternoon.

Outs ide the cour thouse , MacCrae said the incident r eminded u s a l l t h a t “no one is above the law. Cer-tain individuals who become involved in poli t ics can be-come so involved that they don’t understand laws must always be obeyed. Rules ex-ist to keep everyone honest. This incident proves that the system works. When an indi-vidual does the wrong thing, he or she wil l be caught and punished.”

Bonanno also conducted an impromptu news confer-ence outside the court af ter DeStefano refused to talk to reporters and drove away.

B o n a n n o c a l l e d t h e d a y “ r e g r e t f u l f o r M r. DeStefano and his family. This is a classic example of

when good and honorable people make bad choices in l i fe . My cl ient has admit-ted his culpabil i ty for this unfortunate incident .”

When asked i f the case was more disturbing because Mr. DeStefano was running for the top law enforcement posi t ion in Putnam County, Bonanno repl ied: “I don’t know if the case is more dis-turbing or not. It is most un-fortunate that this honorable man, who got involved in the franticness and zealous-ness of a polit ical campaign made an irrat ional and poor decis ion tha t he normal ly would not have made. Hav-ing known Mr. DeStefano and h i s f ami ly and those who surrounded him in the campaign, this was the case. There had been no thought process of criminal act ivi ty committed. This was a lapse in judgment that resulted in great embarrassment. As we

go through life, we all experi-ence embarrassing moments. This was Mr. DeStefano’s.”

D e S t e f a n o ’ s d o w n f a l l came when fo rged s igna -tures were found on his in-dependent nominating peti-t ions f i led with the Board of Elect ions. Several indi-viduals questioned by police reported never signing the o f f i c i a l d o c u m e n t s , e v e n though their names had been included.

DeStefano withdrew from the contest s ix days before the e lec t ion and i s sued a s t a t emen t i nd i ca t i ng t ha t a d i r e f a m i l y e m e rg e n c y had forced his withdrawal from the race against Sheriff Donald Smith and a second challenger James Borkowski.

DeStefano , whose name remained on the ballot, came in a distant third in the pri-mary won by Sheriff Smith.

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by Adele SternSpecial to the PCN&R

The Cold Spring Lions Club is going incognito. On Sat-urday, October 24, starting at 6:30pm, they will host a Masquerade Party at the Gar-rison Fire House, 1616 Route 9. Guests are required to be in costume and mask and carry a food item. Tickets are $20 and benefit the Philipstown Food Pantry.

According to Andrea Bach, Food Pantry Organizer, the av-erage number of Philipstown families requiring food prod-ucts from the Food Pantry has leapt from 11 to 50 families per week due to the increased unemployment and outsourc-ing jobs. Further, she noted, the Philipstown Food Pantry has kept many seniors out of nursing homes as aides have come to pick up supplies for them. Mrs. Bach is concerned that, as the holidays approach, the demand for supplies from the Pantry will soar.

In addition, Mrs. Bach has an almost daily "Bread Run," transport ing produce from various supermarkets to the Salvation Army Soup Kitch-en Peekskill, Walter Hoving Home, and St. Christopher's Inn, Graymoor.

Food drives are year-round. She suggests taking advantage of sales, purchasing half of the quantity for your family and the other half for the Philipstown Food Pantry, or when you purchase an item, get a duplicate one for the

PFP. You can leave a bag of these items for your mail carrier to pick up, or in front of the Post Office in Cold Spring. Before shopping at Foodtown, you can pick up "shopping lists" in front of the store and leave a bag for the Food Pantry. A great way to recycle plastic bags is to bring them to the PFP along with food items. Housed at the First Presbyterian Church, 10 Academy Street, Cold Spring, individuals and young families (some with 7 or 8 members), can come and select i tems from the Pantry.

Andrea Bach (yes, her hus-band is a descendent of the composer), had to shop for her incapacitated mother-in-law and noted the amount of food and produce that went to waste. It became her mission and the mission of the church for almost 30 yeas, to serve people in need.

The C.S. Lions Masquerade Party will celebrate the Fall season with dancing to music provided by D.J. Lion Fred Clarke, home-made snacks and goodies, games, and con-tests including "best creative costume."

Come, enjoy knowing that while you are celebrating, you are contributing to an indi-vidual or family going through difficult times. Checks should be mailed to Betty Budney, 15 Church St., Cold Spring 10516, and call 265-3508 by October 17 to assure reser-vations. Contributions are always needed even if you are unable to attend.

Lions Throwing Halloween Bash To Benefit Food Pantry

Garrison Art Center’s semi-annual art auction Artists-on-Location will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday, October 3. In addition, there will be a toast to the 10th anniversary of auct ioneer George Lowry, who has in recent years teamed up with his son Nicholas Lowry, to provide not only the bes t auctioneer team around, but the most entertaining.

Known a round the Ar t Center as the “dynamic duo” George and Nicho are a cross be tween auc t ionee r s and stand-up comedians. Many wil l recognize Nicho as a regular on Antiques Road Show. George and Nicho are the Chairman and President, respectively, of Swann Auc-tion Galleries in New York City that specializes in pho-tographs, posters, prints, and drawings as well as books, maps, atlases, and autographs.

Garrison Art Center is for-tunate to have found its way into George’s heart, and now, with his son also convinced of the merits of the Art Center

and its offering, this is the only auction that the father/son team do together.

Artists on Location begins at 6am with 90-plus artists f inding their way to a fa-vorite river or other valley view and returning with the plein air paintings to the Art Center, where viewing begins at 3:30pm and the live auc-tion at 5pm sharp. And then the fun begins. More than 300 arts patrons battle it out, with George and Nicho gently persuading and slipping in jokes along the way—and al l this with the beautiful Hudson as a backdrop. Nearly 100 patrons go home with a masterful painting for a frac-tion of the cost in galleries.

Artists also participate in a silent auction in the Art Center galleries that opens on Oct. 3 at 3:30 and runs through Oct. 11, 5pm. Bids may be made in person or by phone until the very last mo-ment. For more information visit www.garrisonartcenter.org or call 424-3960.

Antiques Road Show Regulars are Auction Hosts at GAC

A lovely, romantic sight on the Cold Spring riverfront one beautiful late summer morning:

Lilla Fekefel and Ramin Narimani of Brooklyn, NY, were observed being mar-ried at the Bandstand of the Riverfront Park on Saturday, September 12, by a local Putnam County Justice of the Peace. After the very in t imate ceremony (wi th just two witnesses and two other guests) , the newly-weds explained that they had stayed at The Hudson House a few years ago while they were dating; spending a weekend in town, shop-ping and sightseeing, hiking Breakneck Mountain, and enjoying the Hudson River location.

“We just loved the whole atmosphere and scenery, so we decided to get married here,” explained the groom, proprietor of The South Side Coffee Shop in his Brooklyn neighborhood. Asked where they were going to honey-moon, the bride, an Art His-tory graduate student, and freelance writer, said that they were off to Portugal for a three week holiday. And where will the wedding luncheon be? “Cathyrn’s Tuscan Grille,” replied the groom, “We real ly loved the food the last time we were there.”

Sighted: a Wedding in the Hudson Highlands

by Catherine Garnsey

The Butterfield Library is pleased to present The Hunch-back of Notre Dame as part of its Silent Film Series featuring live, original music by Cary Brown on Saturday, October 3, at 7pm.

In this 1923 movie, Lon Chaney stars as the infamous “monster,” Quasimodo, with Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmer-alda. The film was directed by Wallace Worsley and is the best-known version of the novel by Victor Hugo. The film, called Universal’s “super jewel” of 1923, grossed over three million dollars, making it the studio’s most successful silent film. Chaney’s perfor-mance and fantastic make-up helped to make him a full-fledged Hollywood star.

Musician Cary Brown will create an improvised score for the film. For more informa-tion on the Library’s Silent Film Series and other upcom-ing events, please visit www.butterfieldlibrary.org or call 265-3040 ext. 4.

Silents Series Continues at Butterfield

Black Bear’s Hudson Valley Tale, a charming story with music for children of all ages, will be presented in The Cha-pel of Our Lady Restoration on Sunday afternoon, October 18, at 3. Admission is $5; free for children under 12 .

Directed by Beacon-based creat ive dance theater di -rector Marleen Pennison, it features s tory and visuals by Iza Trapani, award-win-ning children’s book writer and Hudson Valley resident. Original music is by David Gluck of the chamber en-semble, Madera Vox, which accompanies the ta le . Mr. Gluck plays percussion with the ensemble.

Madera Vox has received a Partners for Arts Education grant to facilitate planning with teachers and administra-tion for a mini pilot residency at Sargent Elementary School, Beacon, using Black Bear’s Hudson Valley Tale as source material. Floyd Rumohr, Arts in Education facilitator, will join Ms. Pennison and Madera Vox in this endeavor.

Other members of Madera Vox are Sylvia Buccelli, pia-no, Kelly Ellenwood, soprano, who narrates the story, Nicole Golay, oboe, and Cornelia McGiver, bassoon.

The chapel is located at 45 Market Street, Cold Spring.

Storytelling at The Chapel: Black Bear’s Hudson Valley

Page 12 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Can’t think of that perfect birthday gift for your child? Have them throw the opening pitch for a Renegades game or give your child a homework pass signed and authorized by Haldane Principal Mag-gie Davis . I f that doesn’ t thrill them then get yourself a present by sending your pre-schoolers to Preschool Winter Fun at Montessori Mornings or inviting 5 friends over to your home for a wine class with appetizers provided!

These are just some of the many exci t ing s i lent auc-tion items at Haldane School Founda t ion ’ s (HSF) Fa l l Fundraiser benefiting envi-ronmental studies at Haldane this Saturday from 5pm-8pm at Glynwood Center on Route 301 in Cold Spring.

Other exciting silent auc-tion items include two auto-graphed Pete Seeger albums, an autographed baseball by Yankees and Mets pi tcher David Cone, tickets to sport events, massages, family por-

traits, original art, jewelry and gift certificates for res-taurants , inns , shops, and more, and even an adorable vase painted by Haldane’s kindergartners, and bird hous-es hand-painted by Haldane first grade and second grade classes.

In addit ion to the si lent auction items there will be de l ic ious hors d’oeuvres , drinks, and music provided by pianist Tom McCoy, who has played on Broadway and television.

HSF is a community-based nonprofit organization that raises funds to help enrich the curriculum and support s taff development a t Hal -dane Central School District. Last year HSF donated nearly $65,000 in enrichment grants to Haldane.

Tickets to this event are $50 in advance and $60 after Sept. 30. To purchase tickets and for more information contact Eugenie Milroy at Eugenie@amartconservation.com.

Throw the First Pitch at a Renegades Game for Haldane

Dis t inguished a lumnus Juan Williams, Class of 1972, will be the guest speaker for The Gillespie Forum Lecture hosted by Oakwood Friends School. Mr. Williams’s lec-ture “From King to Obama” will be held on Tuesday, Oc-tober 6, 2009 at 7pm, in the A. H. Lane Auditorium.

Juan Williams is a multi-faceted TV panelist, reporter, author, and pol i t ica l ana-lyst. Known for his regular contacts wi th Washington insiders, Williams has inter-viewed Ronald Reagan and every pres ident s ince . He was an editorial writer, op-ed columnist, and White House correspondent during his 23 years at the Washington Post.

Will iams hosted the Na-t ional Publ ic Radio’s na-tional call-in show, Talk of the Nation, and is currently a senior news analys t for

NPR. A political contributor to Fox News, he is a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday and other shows.

Wil l iams won an Emmy Award for TV documentary writ ing. Among his books are the critically acclaimed Thurgood Marshall - Ameri-can Revolutionary; My Soul Looks Back in Wonder; and the best seller, Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965. He is a graduate of Haverford Col lege and received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Oakwood Friends School in 1999.

The lecture is free and the public is welcome. Refresh-ments will be served in the theater lobby after the lecture. For additional information on this or other upcoming events, contact the school at: 845-462-4200.

Journalist Juan Williams to Speak at Oakwood School

On Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Putnam Valley High School welcomed the Class of 2013. The freshmen par-t icipated in Putnam Valley High School's first freshman orientat ion program.

The students engaged in a variety of team building act ivi t ies . In addit ion, the teachers and staff welcomed the f reshmen by address -ing the new s tuden ts and discussing what to expect at the High School.

The program was planned and coordinated by Ms. Stel-l a Mouy ios , Pu tnam Va l -ley High School’s l ibrary media specia l is t , and Ms. Ange la Capodanno , Eng -

l ish teacher, along with Mr. Jonathan Bryant, principal , and Mr. Sam Oliverio, Jr. , assistant principal. The pro-gram was designed to al low for a smooth transition from middle to high school , and each student received a copy of the book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effect ive Teens .

P u t n a m Va l l e y H i g h School thanks the Putnam Valley Educat ion Founda-tion for their funding, which made the program possible. Students and staff enjoyed a fun-fi l led day of get t ing to know one another. Putnam Val ley High School looks forward to more programs in the future.

Putnam Valley High School Welcomes the Class of 2013

Kristen Pi lner Blair has earned a PhD in Learning Sci-ences and Technology Design from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and has accepted a position there as a post-doctoral researcher. Kristen, a former Cold Spring resident, attended Haldane Elementary and Junior High School and graduated from Stanford in 2002 with a BS in Mathematical and Com-putational Science. Kristen resides in Mountain View,

California, with her husband, Scot t , and their daughter, Alissa.

Kristen Pilner Blair Earns her PhD at Stanford

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L e g a l N o t i c e s

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f ica t ion

o f S A H N E A G L E L L C . A u t h o r i t y f i l e d w i t h Secre tary of S ta te of NY (SSNY) on 8/13/09. Office location: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5 /26 /09 . SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 31 Pr ivate Way, Garr ison NY 10524. Address to be m a i n t a i n e d i n D E : 1 6 0 Green t r ee Dr. , S t e . 101 , Dover DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

K & G R e a l t y P a r t n e r s , LLC. Arts . of Org. f i led with NY Dept. of State on 6/29/09. Office location: Pu tnam County. Sec . o f State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: #201 The Barnes Off ice Bldg. , Stonele igh Ave. , Carmel , NY 10512. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

JDO Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/09. O ff i c e l oca t i on : P u tnam Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shal l mail process to: James O’Hagan, 2 1 S h a l l o w S t r e a m R d . , Ca rme l , NY 10512 , a l so registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICEN o t i c e o f F o r m a t i o n

o f A L L E G I A N C E STRATEGIES, LLC, a NYS Limited Liability Company (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8 /19 /09 . N Y O f f i c e L o c a t i o n : PUTNAM County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY sha l l mai l a copy of any p rocess aga ins t the LLC served upon him/her to C/O JEFF COOK, 10 GROVE COURT, COLD SPRING, NY 10516. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed proposals will be

received by the undersigned Village Clerk of the Village o f N e l s o n v i l l e , a t h e r office at 258 Main Street, N e l s o n v i l l e , N Y 1 0 5 1 6 until 10:00 am on Monday, O c t o b e r 5 , 2 0 0 9 , w h e n the same wil l be publicly opened and read aloud, for the sale to the Vil lage of Nelsonville:

# 2 H E AT I N G O I L -DELIVERED AND SERVICE MTCE. AGREEMENT

Meeting the specifications of the Village of Nelsonville.

Copies of the specifications may be obtained from the office of said Village Clerk at the above address.

The r ight is reserved to reject any and all bids.

A l l pu rchase con t r ac t s awarded pursuant to th i s not ice shal l be subject to the provisions of Sections 103-A, 103-B, and 103-D of the General Municipal Law.

Pauline T. MinnersVillage Clerk

DATED: September 17, 2009

LEGAL NOTICEL i z ' s C h e m o S u r v i v a l

K i t s , LLC f i l ed on June 30th, 2009. Office location, Putnam County, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against the LLC to 63 Hamlin Road, Mahopac NY10541. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICELOCAL LAW #16 OF 2009

A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE O F P U T N A M C O U N T Y ENTITLED “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”

B e i t e n a c t e d b y t h e Legislature of the County of Putnam as follows:

Section 1.A n e w S e c t i o n 3 1 - 3 6

enti t led “Duty to Comply with Traffic Control Signs a n d S i g n a l s ” i s h e r e b y added to the Code of Putnam County to read as follows:

Sect ion 31-36 - Traff ic Control Signs and Signals

N o p e r s o n s h a l l f a i l , neglect or refuse to comply w i t h a n y i n s t r u c t i o n , d i r e c t i o n o r r e g u l a t i o n d isplayed upon any pos t , standard, sign or marking on any drive or other device installed or placed for the regulation of moving traffic on county property.

Any and all traffic devices so placed under this law must comply with New York State Vehicle and Traff ic Laws and the rules and regulations of the State of New York with regard to the placement of said traffic devices.

Section 2.The existing Section 31-

36 is hereby renumbered to Section 31-37.

Section 3.The existing Section 31-

37 is hereby renumbered to Section 31-38.

Section 4.The existing Section 31-

38 is hereby renumbered to Section 31-39.

Section 5.This local law shall take

effect immediately.

LEGAL NOTICEN o t i c e o f F o r m a t i o n

o f B E Q U I TA , L L C , a N Y S L i m i t e d L i a b i l i t y Company (LLC). Art icles of Organization filed with the Secre tary of S ta te of NY (SSNY) on 09/04/2009. Off i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against i t may be served. The address to which the SSNY sha l l ma i l a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: C/O Rebecca M. Bardes, 32 Bank Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

KAPLAN’S KOSHER KART LLC. Ar t s . o f Org . f i l ed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/24/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shal l mai l process to : Michae l T. Lamber t i , Esq. , 180 Froehlich Farm Blvd., Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICED I V I S I O N O F

P U R C H A S I N G A N D CENTRAL SERVICES

COUNTY OF PUTNAM NOTICE FOR BID

N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

RFB 48-09 AUTOMOTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS (AFTER MARKET NON O E M O R O E M PA RT S O N LY ) A N D N U T S & BOLTS

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. You may also visit our web site at www.putnamcoutftnv.corn. Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009.

dated: Carmel, New YorkSeptember 21, 2009Sgd/Alessandro Mazzotta,

Purchasing DirectorPutnam County Purchasing

Department

LEGAL NOTICEN O T I C E O F P U B L I C

H E A R I N G P l e a s e t a k e notice that a public hearing pursuant to Section 20 of the New York State Civi l Service Law wil l be held b e f o r e t h e P e r s o n n e l Director of Putnam County in the Conference Room of Building #3 at the Donald B. Smith County Government Campus in Carmel, New York on the 27th day of October, 2009 at 10 AM with respect to amending the Rules and Appendices of the Classified Civil Service. The proposed c h a n g e s c o n c e r n t h e addition of various titles to the Non-Competitive Class Appendices. Additionally, there are proposed changes to the Ru les a s fo l lows : R u l e I X , E x a m i n a t i o n s ( c o d i f y s t a n d a r d s o f security that are already in place, in conformance with NYS Model Civil Service E x a m i n a t i o n R u l e ) ; a n d R u l e X I I I , P r o b a t i o n a r y Te r m ( e x t e n d m i n i m u m p r o b a t i o n a r y p e r i o d t o twenty-six (26) weeks, and give appointing authorities the r ight to require a ful l f i f t y - t w o ( 5 2 ) w e e k s o f probation, to allow more time for an appointing authority to evaluate an appointee’s conduct or performance) . C o m p l e t e c o p i e s o f t h e proposed changes are on file and available for review at the Personnel Department prior to the Public Hearing. All parties in interest and c i t izens wi l l be g iven an opportunity to be heard.

Paul Eldridge, Personnel Director

LEGAL NOTICEPhilipstown Planning Board Announcement

The Philipstown Planning Board will hold its October m e e t i n g o n T h u r s d a y , October 22, 2009 at 7 :30 at the VFW Hall on Kemble Avenue in Cold Spring.

LEGAL NOTICEDIVISION OF

PURCHASING AND CENTRAL SERVICES

NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF BID OPENING TO

OCTOBER 7, 2009N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

R F B 4 0 - 0 9 P U T N A M N A T I O N A L G O L F C L U B WA S T E WAT E R T R E AT M E N T P L A N T UPGRADE

C o n t r a c t 1 - G e n e r a l Contractor

Contract 2-PlumbingContract 3-HVACContract 4-ElectricalDeta i led spec i f ica t ions

m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday t h rough F r iday. A deposit of $100.00 will be required for each set of p lans and spec i f ica t ions . Depos i t i s r e fundab le in accordance wi th Genera l M u n i c i p a l L a w S e c t i o n 102. Checks should be made payable to the Commissioner of Finance. You may also visit our web site at www.p u t n a m c o u n t y n y . c o m . Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008.dated: Carmel, New York

August 24, 2009Sgd/Alessandro Mazzotta,

Purchasing DirectorPutnam County

Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICEDIVISION OF

PURCHASING AND CENTRALSERVICES

COUNTY OF PUTNAMN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, tha t sea led b ids w i l l b e r e c e i v e d b y t h e D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g of Putnam County for the following commodities and/or services:

1 . Q u a n i c s a n d G e o M a t S y s t e m I n s t a l l a t i o n R F B 1 3 0 5 9 4 P r o j e c t # 10202009

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions can be picked up by Licensed E x p e r i e n c e d * S e p t i c Installers at the offices of the Septic Repair Program, 100 Rte. 312, Brewster, New York between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday t h rough F r iday. There will be a SITE VISIT o n We d n e s d a y. O c t . 1 4 , 2009 a t 9 :00 a .m. a t The Septic Repair Program, 100 Route 312, Building No. 4, Brewster, New York.

I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , please contact Michele at ( 8 4 5 ) 2 7 8 8 3 1 3 . S e a l e d bids must be filed with the D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g , County of Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, New York on or before 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.

* E x p e r i e n c e r e q u i r e s 5 P r o j e c t s I n s p e c t e d /Approved by the Putnam C o u n t y D e p a r t m e n t o f Health. RFB130594 requires manufacturer's certification or attendance of the Quanics, Inc. and Geomatrix in service seminar, in addition to the above mentioned 5 Projects Inspected/Approved by the PCDOH.dated: Carmel, New York

Sept. 24, 2009Sgd/Alessandro

Mazzotta, Purchasing Director Putnam County Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICEN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN that Trolley service in the Village of Cold Spring is proposed to be eliminated on F r idays beg inn ing i n May 2010. Currently, the service operates on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day f rom Memor ia l Day weekend through the week ending prior to the Christmas Holiday.

A P u b l i c H e a r i n g o n the service reduction will b e h e l d b y t h e P u t n a m C o u n t y L e g i s l a t u r e o n Monday, October 5, 2009 at the Emergency Operations C e n t e r , 11 2 O l d R o u t e 6 , C a r m e l , N e w Yo r k i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g the Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget for 2010. Written comments may be sent to the Putnam County Legislature at 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, New York 10512 by October 5, 2009.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE10/2009

September 25, 2009Please be advised that the

next meeting of the Planning Board will be held at Town Hall , 265 Oscawana Lake Road on Monday, October 5, 2009, for the purpose of considering the following applications:

Communications: 5:30pm

R e g u l a r M e e t i n g S t a r t Time: 6:00pm

AGENDASKETCH1. Michener, Sheryl -

Woods End Road (TM: 63.-2-30/File:

2009-0046The applicant is proposing

a s ix (6 ) lo t subd iv i s ion on ±130.74 acres of land l o c a t e d o n Wo o d s E n d Road in the Low-Densi ty R e s i d e n c e ( R - 3 ) Z o n i n g District. The Planning Board wil l commence review of the plans.

REVIEW2. Wa r e x Te r m i n a l

Corp.-157 Bryant Pond Road (TM: 74.-1-60/File:

2008-0027)The subject site consists of

approximately 2.87 acres and is located at the intersection on Bryant Pond Road and Wood St ree t in the CC-2 Zoning District . The si te is currently developed with a ±2,260 s.f . convenience store and eight (8) fueling s t a t i o n s w i t h a s s o c i a t e d parking. The appl icant’s proposal includes, but is not limited to, the installation o f t w o ( 2 ) f u e l p u m p s (four (4) additional fueling stations), extension of the canopy, and expansion of the parking area. The subject s i te i s located wi thin the Ground and Surface Water Protection Overlay District.

3 . L a n d i , J o s e p h & Nancy-33 Seifert Lane

( T M : 5 3 . - 3 - 6 . 2 / F i l e : 2008-0017)

T h e P l a n n i n g B o a r d previously approved a Site Development Plan for the cons t ruc t ion of a s ing le-f a m i l y r e s i d e n c e o n 5 . 3 ac res o f l and loca ted on Seifert Lane. The residence has since been constructed and during a site visit it was discovered that the driveway w a s c o n s t r u c t e d o v e r a portion of the adjacent lot and field conditions were not consistent with the approved Site Development Plan. In addit ion to Amended Site Development Plan Approval, the applicant requires a Lot Line Change. The Planning B o a r d w i l l c o n t i n u e i t s review of the project plans.

4. Lantz, Michael-Irma Drive

( T M : 7 3 . 1 7 - 1 - 3 0 / F i l e -2009-0047)

A n a p p l i c a t i o n h a s been f i led to cons t ruc t a single-family residence on approximately 1.20 acres of land located on Irma Drive in the R-2 Zoning District. The P lanning Board wi l l commence rev iew of the project plans.

5 . D e R i g g i , D i n o -Peekskill Hollow Road

(TM: 73.-2-21/File-2009-0045)

A n a p p l i c a t i o n h a s

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGPLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that the Putnam Valley Town Board wil l be conduct ing a Budget Work Session on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. with respect to working on the 2010 Town Budget.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARDEileen Royael

Town Clerk

LEGAL NOTICEPhilipstown Planning

BoardSite Visit - October 18,

2009The Planning Board will

meet on Sunday, October 18 , 2009 to inspec t the following sites:

- E. Polhemus Enterprise, LLC - Horsemen ' s Tra i l , Cold Spring

-Bird & Bottle Inn - Route 9, Garrison

The Board will meet at the Polhemus site at 9:30 a.m.

LEGAL NOTICEN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Putnam will hold a Publ ic Hear ing on the Tentative Budget for the year 2010, as presented by the County Executive and the Report of the Budget & Finance Committee of the Leg is la tu re on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. at the Emergency Operations Center, 112 Old Route 6 , Carmel, New York.

N O T I C E I S A L S O GIVEN that any interested persons may review a copy o f t h e Te n t a t i v e B u d g e t fo r the yea r 2010 a t t he Office of the Clerk of the Legislature, Room 313, 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, New York, any time during regular business hours after September 8, 2009.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 359 OF THE COUNTY LAW, the maximum sa la ry tha t may be fixed and payable during the fiscal year 2010 t o t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e Putnam County Legislature and Chairperson, thereof, respective, is as follows:

Legislator’s Compensation -- $35,136

C h a i r p e r s o n ’ s S t i p e n d -- $ 8,783

BY ORDER OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY

LEGISLATUREM. Chris Marrone

Clerk

LEGAL NOTICEPublic Hearing Notice T h e Vi l l a g e o f C o l d

Spring Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Oc tober 13 , 2009 at 7:15 p.m. at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold S p r i n g , N Y t o c o n s i d e r and hear publ ic comment on proposed Local Law #3 of 2009 entitled, “A local law to repeal Village Code Chapter 126, Section 126-23, “Penalties for Parking Violations, and enacting in i ts place and s tead a new Section 126-23.” Copies of the proposed local law are available at the Office of the Village Clerk. All interested par t ies are encouraged to attend and be heard.

Dated: September 24, 2009

Mary Saari, Village Clerk LEGAL NOTICE

N o t i c e o f F o r m a t i o n o f STAT H EA LTHCA RE S O L U T I O N S L L C , a d o m e s t i c L L C . A r t s . o f Org. f i led with the SSNY o n 0 8 / 2 4 / 2 0 0 9 . O f f i c e locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be se rved . SSNY sha l l mai l a copy of process to: The LLC, 530 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford, NY 10523. P u r p o s e : A n y L a w f u l Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: 12/31/2034.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f ica t ion

o f H U D S O N E A G L E LLC. Authority filed with Secre tary of Sta te of NY ( S S N Y ) o n 0 9 / 11 / 2 0 0 9 . Off ice loca t ion: Putnam C o u n t y . L L C f o r m e d i n D e l a w a r e ( D E ) o n 0 9 / 0 9 / 2 0 0 9 . S S N Y d e s i g n a t e d a s a g e n t o f LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shal l mai l process to : The LLC, 31 Pr ivate Way, Garrison NY 10524. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover DE 19904. Ar t s . o f Org . f i l ed wi th D E S e c y. o f S t a t e , 4 0 1 Federal St. , Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAM

NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

N O T I C E i s H E R E B Y G I V E N , t h a t s e a l e d proposals, will be received. by the Director of Purchasing of Putnam County for the following commodities and/or service:

R F P # 0 8 - 0 9 NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SYSTEMS MASTER PLAN CONSULTANT

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e o f f i c e o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y

LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

NOTICET h e Z o n i n g B o a r d o f

Appeals will hold a continued public hearing on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:00PM for the purpose of hearing p u b l i c c o m m e n t o n t h e application of Constantine S e r r o u k a s , 2 1 M a r y l a n d Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY to construct a 27 space parking lot at the corner of Marion Ave . and Bened ic t Road (in the R-1 Single Family Residential zoning district). The proposal will require a Use variance from Section 134-7A of the Village Code. This application is paired w i t h a n A r e a v a r i a n c e application to construct a one s tory addi t ion to the Food Town Shopping center a t 49 Ches tnut S t ree t ( in the B-2 zone) to house the relocated Cold Spring Post Office.

LEGAL NOTICEPUBLICE HEARING

NOTICET h e Z o n i n g B o a r d o f

Appeals will hold a continue public hearing on Thursday,

October 15, 2009 at 7:00PM for the purpose of hearing p u b l i c c o m m e n t o n t h e application of Constantine S e r r o u k a s , 2 1 M a r y l a n d Ave . , Poughkeeps i e , NY to cons t ruc t a one s to ry addition to the Food Town shopping center building at 49 Chestnut Street (in the B-2 Designated Shopping Center zoning distr ict) to house the re located Cold Sp r ing Pos t Off i c e . The proposal wi l l requi re the (D), lot coverage variance from 134-10 (E), corner lot sight distance variance from 134-17 (B). This application is paired with a Use variance application to construct a 27 space parking lot at the corner of Marion Ave. and Benedict Road (in the R-1 zone) to serve as required parking for the Shopping Center.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN that the Village of Cold Spring Zoning Board o f A p p e a l s w i l l h o l d a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7 PM at the Village Office, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, N.Y, for the purpose of hearing public comment on the application of John and Sandra Falloon, 9 Pine Street, Cold Spring, NY for variances from front yard setback requirements of 134-7C(4) of the Village Code for Tax Lot 49.5-4-52. The property is in the R-1 zone.

All interested parties are encouraged to a t tend and be heard.

D a t e d : S e p t e m b e r 2 8 , 2009

D o n a l d M a c D o n a l d , Chairman Village of Cold S p r in g Zo n in g B o a r d o f Appeals

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN that the Village of Cold Spring Zoning Board o f A p p e a l s w i l l h o l d a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7 PM at the Village Office, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, N.Y, for the purpose of hearing public comment on the application of Ari Straus, 2 Northern Ga te Lane , Co ld Spr ing , NY for variances from front yard setback requirements of 134-7C(4) of the Village Code for Tax Lot 48.8-1-13.7. The property is in the R-1 zone.

All interested parties are encouraged to a t tend and be heard.

D a t e d : S e p t e m b e r 2 8 , 2009

D o n a l d M a c D o n a l d , Chairman Village of Cold S p r in g Zo n in g B o a r d o f Appeals

been f i led to cons t ruc t a s i n g l e - f a m i l y r e s i d e n c e o n a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 6 . 8 ac res o f l and loca ted on Peekskil l Hollow Road in the R-3 Zoning Dis t r i c t . The P lanning Board wi l l commence rev iew of the project plans.

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September 21, 2009

o f P u t n a m P u r c h a s i n g Department located at 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M.. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, beginning We d n e s d a y, S e p t e m b e r 30,2009 after 1:00PM. You may also visit our web site a t www.putnamcountyny.c o m . C o p i e s o f R e q u e s t fo r Proposa l s documents ob ta ined f rom any o the r source are not considered o f f i c i a l c o p i e s . S e a l e d PROPOSALS must be filed in the above off ice on or before Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1: 00 P.M,Dated: Carmel, New YorkSgd/Alessandro Mazzotta,

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Gorevic and Barclay Exhibit at Van Brunt GalleryTwo of this area’s favorite

art ists will be showing their work together this month at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon, beginning October 3. Phil-ipstown’s Cali Gorevic wil l be exhibit ing a select ion of black and white photographs taken during her recent t r ip to Ice land . Col in Barc lay wi l l p resen t recent pa in t -ings of Maine, New Hamp-shire, Nova Scotia, and the Catskil ls .

The show is entitled North-ern Light . The t i t le refers not only to the locations that inspired the art, but also to a certain clari ty and distance between the artists and their subjects .

In Barclay’s work his emo-tive palet te and his depic-t ions o f s to rmy sk ie s a re balanced by a sense of vast geo log ica l t ime and deep space. His natural dramas are enacted on a big stage, even in his smaller works. Gorevic’s gaze is glacial on the one hand, with a sharp

eye fo r the e te rna l fo rms tha t r evea l themse lves in the natural world. Yet , l ike Barclay, she has a feel for the transient beauty found in nature , revealed in one moment and gone the next . Neither has much t ime for the works of man, at least no t in the i r p ic tu res . Not a footprint is anywhere to be found.

Even so, there is something very human about this work. Certainly there is compas-sion where so much art is try and e ffor t i s expended to reveal the visual poetry of the natural world, in particu-lar, our part of the natural world, the North East , and beyond. Through the eyes of art is ts l ike Gorevic and Barclay we get to know our world bet ter, we get closer to the heart of i t and even as winter approaches, we feel a b i t more of the warmth of home.

Northern L ight wi l l run through November 2. There

is an ar t is t ’s recept ion on Saturday, October 10 from 6-9pm. Van Brunt Gal lery is now located at 137 Main S t ree t in Beacon. Gal le ry Hours are 11am unti l 6pm

Thursday through Monday. F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n p l ease ca l l 845-838-2995 or e-mail carl@vanbruntgal-lery.com.

Photograph by Cali Gorevic

T h e F o r t M o n t g o m e r y Bat t le Si te Associa t ion is present ing a f ree lec ture , presented by Robert A. May-ers , on Thursday, October 1 , 2009, a t 7pm.

U s i n g l e t t e r s , m u s t e r rolls, orderly books, service r e c o r d s , a n d o r a l f a m i l y h is tory, Rober t A. Mayers reconst ructs the campaign l i fe of Havers t raw na t ive J o h n A l l i s o n , f r o m t h e f reezing Canadian wi lder-ness through the bat t le of For t Montgomery and the Sull ivan-Clinton campaign agains t the I roquois , to the bitter winter at Morristown, New Jersey, and the deci -s ive Amer i can v i c to ry a t Yorktown, Virginia .

Dur ing Al l i son 's e ight-y e a r m i l i t a r y c a r e e r , h e s u r v i v e d n u m e r o u s s k i r -mishes and bat t les across the colonies , was promoted to the rank of corporal , and returned home a local hero.

This presenta t ion, ent i t led “ T h e Wa r M a n : t h e Tr u e Story of a Ci t izen-Soldier Who Fought f rom Quebec to Yorktown,” i s a unique opportunity to follow the en-t i re course of the American Revolution through the eyes of a f ront- l ine volunteer.

The talk will take place at the For t Montgomery Sta te Historic Site, 690 Route 9W. A book s igning wi l l fo l low the lec ture .

For more information, call 845-446-2134. The s i te i s p a r t o f t he P a l i s ades In -ters ta te Park Commiss ion, which administers 29 parks, parkways, and historic sites for the Office of Parks, Rec-reation and Historic Preser-vat ion in New York as wel l as the Pal isades In ters ta te Park and Parkway in New Jersey. For more informa-t ion about New York Sta te p a r k s a n d h i s t o r i c s i t e s , v is i t www.nysparks .com.

A Portrai t of a Soldier of the American Revolution

Henry Hudson will be at Mount Gulian Historic Site as part of an afternoon of Quadricentennial program-ming for the whole family on Sunday, October 11, from noon until 4pm.

"A Day of Discovery" will open with Henry Hudson, por-trayed by Don Thompson, as he reviews the challenges of his 1609 voyage on the Half Moon . Thompson, in 17th-century costume, will display some of the 17th century's primitive navigational tools and charts, similar to those used by Hudson.

Storyteller, author, and di-rector of the Center for Algon-quin Culture, Evan Pritchard, will take the stage at 1:30pm to discuss the impact on Na-tive American culture of Hud-son and other early explorers. Their arrival in the region was not unexpected, Pritchard believes.

Youngsters can choose to join in a role-playing activity

that has Native Americans and Europeans trying to com-municate without language.

At 2:30pm, Pritchard will take the position of Native Americans while Thompson stays in character as Hudson during a debate about land ownership, law, and culture.

The program will conclude at 3:15pm with an opportunity to tour the Mount Gul ian house and Dutch barn.

Pritchard, a Saugerties resi-dent, is of Micmac and Celtic descent. Thompson spent 34 years teaching social studies. In retirement, he began doing historic interpretations.

Admission for this event is $8 adults; $6 seniors and Mount Gulian members; $5 children. For more informa-tion, visit www.mountgulian.org or cal l 845-831-8172. This event is made possible with a generous contribution from the Quadricentennial Commission and Stewart 's Shops.

Mount Gulian Historic Site Hosts ‘Day Of Discovery’

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Haldane Varsity Football

9/11/2009 L, 28-14 @ CHESTER

9/17/2009 L, 18-13 PUTNAM VALLEY

9/26/2009 L, 18-14 LINCOLN HALL

10/3/2009 6:30 PM @ TUCKAHOE

10/10/2009 3:00 PM CROTON-HARMON

10/17/2009 1:30 PM @ HASTINGS

10/23/2009 7:00 PM @ VALHALLA

Putnam Valley Varsity Football

9/17/2009 W, 18-13 @HALDANE

9/26/2009 L, 47-30 HASTINGS

10/2/2009 7:00 PM ALBERTUS MAGNUS

10/9/2009 7:00 PM IRVINGTON

10/17/2009 1:30 PM @ CROTON-HARMON

by B.J. O'Brien Everything lined up per-

fectly for the Haldane Blue Devils to pick up their first win of the season against the Lincoln Hall United last Satur-day. It was their homecoming, the weather was perfect, and there was a good turnout by their fans.

The only thing that wasn't perfect were the final seconds of the fourth quarter. With the Blue Devils ahead 14-12, Lincoln Hall scored on a long pass play with no time left on the clock to pull out an 18-14 win.

The loss dropped Haldane to 0-3 on the season, and this seemed to be the most painful loss of all. Some of the Haldane players fell to their knees in disbelief and frustration after the final play.

It was obvious in talking to him after the game that Haldane head coach Tony Percacciolo felt the same way. He pointed out that the final play wasn't the only problem, adding that his team commit-ted too many penalties and missed the opportunity to get turnovers.

"We beat ourselves ," he said.

There were many t imes

when Haldane commit ted penalt ies when they could least afford to have them.

"Instead of it being third and 4 it is third and 14," Coach Percacciolo said.

His team led 14-0 in the third quarter. Running back Derek O'Dell scored a touch-down on a one yard run in the first quarter. The extra point kick by Rafael Famighett i made it 7-0 in favor of the Blue Devils.

They extended their lead to 13-0 when receiver Elias Lopez caught a 19 yard touch-down pass from quarterback Frank Fusco. Another extra

point kick by Famighetti made it 14-0.

Lincoln Hall scored later in the quarter to make it 14-6.

The United scored twice in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead touchdown at the end of the game.

Coach Percacciolo said that his team once again exhib-ited poor tackling, which is something that also occurred in the Putnam Valley game.

Despite coming into this game 0-2, he knew that Lin-coln Hall would put up a good fight.

"We knew somebody was going to come out with their

first win," Coach Percacciolo said.

What also made Lincoln Hall difficult to beat is that they had quite a few good athletes who made great plays.

"We could not match up with their athleticism," Per-cacciolo noted.

Quarterback Frank Fusco completed three of six pass attempts, including one for a touchdown.

O'Dell led the team in rush-ing with 86 yards on 25 carries. Famighetti had 51 yards on nine carries. Ryder Hine had two carries for no yards and Fusco ran twice for six yards.

Lopez led the Blue Devils in receiving with one catch

for 19 yards. Famighetti had one for 10 yards and O'Dell had one for six.

Famighett i a lso lost one fumble on offense.

On defense , O 'Del l l ed the team in tackles with 12. Famighetti, James Moss, and Cameron Zampino had seven, and John McGuire and Rich Ferguson each had six.

Christian Callahan blocked one punt and Zampino had one fumble recovery.

Fusco had one punt for 40 yards.

Famighetti had one kick-off return for 19 yards while O'Dell had two for 33 yards.

Haldane's next game is Sat-urday at 1:30pm at Tuckahoe.

Haldane Loses to Lincoln Hall in Final Seconds

PHoToS by b.J. o’bRiEn

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FROM THE FIELD

by Alex Basso

Hastings’ Run-Game Dominates PV

As the Putnam Valley Foot-ball team arrived at the Hast-ings High School Football field they knew they would have to put up a huge fight against a bigger team. They also know that they would be down a few key players, but despite this they started the game with the ball and with a bang.

In previous weeks Hastings defeated Yonkers by a wide margin and lost to defending champion Croton Harmon by a touchdown. In these two games Hastings running back Luke D'Alessandro was putting amazing numbers up on the stat sheets. To make things worse, the Tigers were missing defensive stud Jerry Zimbaldi to a knee injury and running back/linebacker Jon Warden, who was suited but did not play because of a coach’s decision.

On the second play of the game quarterback Mike Nal-lan dropped back and threw one up for none other than Marcus Givan who broke a

huge tackle and took it 60 yards for the score. That gave Putnam Valley a huge spark. On Hastings’ next series they went three and out and were forced to punt it away.

But Hastings would not stay away for long: Their next two series led to touchdown runs by quarterback Luca Cobucci, making the score 16-6. In the second quarter each team had scored once. Putnam Valley was first, scoring on a Nal-lan to Givan pitch and catch for another 25 yards making the score 16-14. But Hastings came right back, scoring on a 25 yard catch of their own from Cobucci to wide receiver Kevin Flaherty. Going into the half , Hast ings led the Tigers, 24-14.

Hastings’ run game was an immense factor as they com-bined for more than 250 yards rushing, led by D'Alessandro, who had nearly 200 yards rushing alone with two touch-down runs. Hastings was just dominating in the trenches as the Putnam Valley defensive line was being pushed all over the field. After three Hast-ings touchdown runs (two by D'Alessandro), and another Nallan to Givan connection, Hastings was leading 47-22. Al though the Tigers were disappointed with their dis-play on Saturday afternoon towards the end of the game there seemed to be a bright spot for the Tigers’ future in sophomore quar terback Connor Gembecki. This game was his f i rs t act ion at the varsity level and he showed some great poise for a first-year varsity player and also showed a little room for im-provement. He was making some great throws down the

field leading the team to a late 4th quarter score using his own legs, and running it in. Although he did overthrow some passes, and miss some receivers here and there, he gave good confidence to the Putnam Valley Football team, especially to Coach Heitman.

The final score was 47-30, and, yes, the Tigers were very disappointed with this game, especially after winning their first two in a convincing fash-ion. The bright spots of the day for Putnam Valley were obviously quarterback Mike Nallan (13-26, 140 yards, 3 touchdowns), wide receiver Marcus Givan (9 catches, 160 yards, 3 touchdowns), and Gembecki. With Givan’s three touchdown catches Saturday, he now has seven touchdowns in the first three games of the season. Givan is a huge weapon for Putnam Valley, specifically for quarterback Mike Nallan, and with Givan in this team’s starting lineup each game, i t adds a l i t t le more “spice” to the Tigers of-fense, and they are extremely fortunate to have him.

Player Profile This week’s top Tigers per-former was:

Name: Marcus GivanHeight: 6’2”Weight: 160Position: Wide ReceiverStrengths: Marcus is a huge

target on this Tigers offense. Not just the fact that he is 6’2”, but when he leaps in the air for a pass he seems another foot and half taller. He has a r idiculous wing-span and break-away speed, even though when he runs it seems effor t less . Through the first three games of the

2009 varsity football season he has six touchdown catches for nearly 300 yards receiv-ing. Not only does he catch everything thrown to him but he returns kickoffs as well and he’s scored in that cat-egory also. A lengthy receiver that can out jump anyone in Section 1, he is a huge help for quarterback Mike Nal-lan. He has many strengths and although he only plays on the offensive side of the ball, he contributes enough to compensate for both sides.

O t h e r C o m m e n t s : T h e Nallan-Givan connection is becoming one of the greatest, being up there with some of the top quarterback-wide re-ceiver duos in Putnam Valley history. They’re comparable to the Mike Whalen-Mike Gembecki connect ion that picked defenses apart in their years at Putnam Valley. If they keep this up they could be looking at all-league honors for each of them by the end of the season. Givan is also a stud on the Putnam Valley basketball team; he led the Tigers in scoring last season with over 200 points. Marcus lives at home with his mom, Londe; dad, Gerald; and sis-ters Alexandra and Nia. He would like to play football in college and he is undecided in his college selection. “I’m just looking to get recruited, and hopefully get a scholar-ship, whether it be for football or basketball,” Givan said. His one goal for this season is: “I would like to score at least one touchdown every game so that each team that we play can’t say that they stopped me, and obviously to help the team win and get us to sectionals.”

Philipstown Steelers Win Against East Fishkill

From Left to Right:Dillon Kenny at bat. Joey Marigliano playing third. Connor McCullough at bat . Photos by Caroline BalduCCi

Philipstown Rec t o H o s t F r e e Speed Clinic

On Sunday, Ocotober 18, the Philipstown Recreation Department wil l have the Parisi Speed School on site to host a free speed clinic for children in grades 1-8. It helps athletes be quicker, s t ronger and boost confi -dence. Grades 5-8 will be at 2:30pm and Grades 1-4 will be at 4pm at the Recreation Department on Route 9D in Garrison. No pre-registration is required.

by Mike Horton

After winning its first two this season, the Putnam Valley High football team suffered a tough loss away from home Saturday, dropping a 47-30 decision at Hastings.

When asked to descr ibe the game, coach Frank Heit-man said “We couldn’t stop them al l around. I t was a complete meltdown. We had our moments, but we didn’t capitalize. We didn’t play to our potential and we haven’t yet. We’ve got some problems to fix; we have to stress not repeating our failures.”

PV would strike first on a 62 yard TD pass from Mike Nallan to Marcus Givan. Hast-ings responded by putt ing together two TD drives. Both

TD’s were scored by Hastings QB Luca Cobucci on 13 yard runs, and both were followed with two point conversions.

PV would answer with an-other Nallan-to-Givan hook-up, this one for 32 yards. But once again the PV defense got burned, this t ime on a 30 yard pass from Cobucci to Kevin Flaherty. A two-point conversion would give Hastings a 24-14 lead heading into the half.

PV was looking for a boost coming out of halftime; the Tigers went with an onside kick which they would re-cover, but they would fail to capitalize by going three and out.

Shor t ly a f t e r, Has t ings rattled off 23 unanswered points. Two TD runs by Luke

D’Alessandro and another by Brandon Abrahante gave Hastings a 47-14 cushion.

PV tried to rally late, getting another Nallan-to-Givan TD pass, and later a rushing TD by Connor Gembecki.

The PV running game was ineffect ive, much l ike the first two weeks.

Mike Nallan led the team with 49 yards on 10 carries, and the whole team was only able to put together 82 yards.

The passing game was more effective. Nallan went 17-for-32 for 185 yards and three TDs. All three PV quarter-backs saw act ion, and PV racked up 283 passing yards in all. Marcus Givan contrib-uted 181 yards receiving on 12 grabs.

On a forgettable day defen-

sively, Ryan Fitzgerald had six tackles which led the team, and Kevin Christopher added five. The defense obviously missed lineman Jerry Zim-baldi, who was out injured. As a captain he is an anchor for the defense.

Heitman said, “We didn’t tackle or block very well once again. This is stuff that we have been working on all year . . . We just have to be tougher, mentally and physically. We have to not hang our heads.”

The Tigers will have their chance Friday at home in a 7pm game against Albertus Magnus. Heitman said, “We don’t have an easy game all year; I think it’s got tougher every week. So we have to get ready.”

Putnam Valley Takes Its First Loss

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Haldane Girls Varsity Soccer Splits a Pair

The Haldane Girls’ Varsity Soccer squad had a win and a loss last week. On Monday, Sept 21, Haldane beat Poughkeepsie 7-1 and on Thursday, Sept 24, they lost to Croton Harmon 3-2. The team returns to action on Wednesday, Sept 30, in their first league game, against Pawling, at St. Basil’s field.

Fred Kohut

by Reid ThorpeStats by Kiefer Thorpe

It was cold, the clouds were low, but despite the weather, the Philipstown Hawks were ready to play football against the White Plains Wolverines.

The game began with a kickoff to the Hawks. The kick was received by Wilson Thorpe who returned it to the Hawks’ own 30 yard l ine. The next play was a run by Thomas Percacciolo for ten yards and the f i rs t down. After a quarterback sneak by Brandon Twoguns for a gain of 11 yards and another first down, the Wolverines recovered a fumble by the Hawks.

Even though the Hawks turned over the ball on the first drive, William Martin sacked the quarterback and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Wilson Thorpe. The drive that the fumble set up amounted to no points for the Hawks but the quarter ended soon thereafter and the score was 0-0.

After a couple of aggressive defensive plays by the Hawks including a sack and other great plays by Tyler Outhouse and Ronan Tinsley, the Wol-verines scored a touchdown making the score 6-0.

The kickoff by White Plains was recovered by Michael Champlin, and Thomas Per-cacciolo followed up the re-turn with a 5 yard run but the Hawks later turned over the ball on downs. The Hawks’ defense went right back to work dominating the line and crowding the quarterback, resulting in two sacks on the same drive, one by Anthony

Pezzulo, and another by Ned Flanagan.

After halftime, the score was still 6-0 in favor of the Wolverines but on the first drive of the half, White Plains scored and converted the ex-tra point despite an aggres-sive defensive rush by Sam Giachinta and Luke Junjulas, making the score 13-0.

The kickoff was recovered by Wilson Thorpe. After the return, Thorpe and Brandon Twoguns ran for a total of 17 yards, the ball was turned over on downs. But again the defense of the Hawks forced a fumble and Derek Champi recovered the loose ball. After a touchdown by Luke Junjulas was brought back due to a flag, a mix of big runs by Junjulas and Wilson Thorpe gave Brandon Hodge a gateway for a touchdown, making the score 13-6. All of the Hawks hustled to score but despite the efforts of Ben Corrado, Joey Digregorio, Nick DiPalo, and all of the Hawks’ offense the game ended after the Hawks forced yet another fumble but no more points were scored.

The Hawks gave another strong effort and proved their toughness and determination. There were a total of three forced fumbles and four sacks by the tough Hawks defense including great football play-ers like Anthony Lombardo and Kevin Barry. No mat-ter when, no matter where, the Hawks wil l play their hearts out, and that is truly admirable.

The Hawks play this Sun-day at 1pm at Mayor’s Park against Peekskill. Come sup-port the team!

‘ M i t e y - H a w k s ’ Give Valiant Effort

by Ryan McCollum

On Sunday, September 27, the Phil ipstown Tiny Mite Hawks traveled to Millbrook to take on the undefeated Hyde Park Eagles. The Hawks opened up on offense and on the f i rs t p lay gave the ball to running back Conor McMahon, who took it for a first down. On the next play, quarterback Riley Johanson picked up big blocks from Nate Allen and Luke Ham-mond on his way to a touch-down on a bootleg. That gave the Hawks the lead 6-0.

Hyde Park got the ball back and immediately tested the Hawks’ defense . Mat thew Champlin and Christian Pez-zullo made nice tackles trying to hold the Eagles at bay. However, after a long drive

the Eagles scored on a sweep to tie the score 6-6.

The Hawks got the bal l back on offense and went back to work behind their strong offensive line of Peter Angelopoulos, Will Etta, Ian Flanagan, Tyler McCollum, Graeme McGrath, and Jake Patinella. The Hawks were able to pick up a few first downs but halftime came be-fore they could put it into the end zone.

Hyde Park came out firing in the second half, complet-ing a pass and then a long touchdown run on first down giving them a 12-6 lead.

The Hawks responded with their own pass play from Jo-hanson to McMahon and then a nice run for a first down by Allen. The Hawks were un-able to put it in the end zone, however, and turned the ball over on downs.

The defense continued to play well with Jagger Beachak and Kole Bolte making several gang tackles. Andrew Aiston, Ryan Irwin, James Phillips, and Darrin and Daniel Santos played extremely well on the line for the entire game. Hyde Park was able to score again on a sweep and that made the final score 18-6 Hyde Park.

The Tiny Mite Hawks next take on Northern Dutchess at Wappingers Middle School at 12 noon on Sunday.

Ryan McCollum is a 7th-grader at Haldane.

Tiny Mite Hawks Fall to Hyde Park

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On September 14, 2009, 100 Years of Hope and Compas-sion were celebrated at the St. Christopher’s Inn Centen-nial Golf Classic, at The Garrison Golf Club. Pictured are Father Bernie Palka, S.A., President and CEO of St. Christopher’s Inn (left) with Scott Clark, WABC-TV Sports Director and Anchor.

Golf Tourney Marks 100 Years of St. Christopher’s

by Mike Horton

The Putnam Valley High field hockey team snatched an impress ive 8-3 vic tory over Brewster at home last Tuesday.

PV has been playing well lately, and the Tigers contin-ued to gel in their showdown against Brewster.

Brewster would score the game’s first goal. PV Coach Toniann Cortina said “It took a bit for us to get going, but once we did i t was good. We played well once we got rolling.”

The Tigers would roll, in-deed, finishing the first half with a 6-2 advantage. The second half was quiet mostly, but they held Brewster off with a solid defensive showing.

Amanda DeChent was on fire, scoring four goals. Han-nah Tavella added two goals and two assists. Maria Rao added a goal, and Erin Mc-Crudden had a goal and an assist.

“Everyone is starting to get a feel for one another,” Cortina said. “We played well on both sides, it was a good effort all around and a good win.”

This weekend the Tigers will have a league matchup against a tough Hen Hud team at home and a non-league game against Rondout Valley which will also be at home.

PV Field Hockey Keeps Rolling by Mike Horton

The Putnam Valley High volleyball team got its first win last Thursday after drop-ping its first five meetings. The win came at home against Lakeland.

PV actually lost the first set of games but went on to win 3-1.

Coach Heather Miench said “It was a nice competitive match. All four of the games

were pretty close, none of them were decided by any more than four points. League play starts this week, so it was good to get a win heading in. It helps boost confidence and skill level.”

Their league D schedule won’t be easy; it will include games against Croton-Har-mon and Hen Hud, who both won their first seven matches this year, and Ossining, which took six of their first seven.

Amanda Davoli had a good game defensively with 12 d igs . Amanda Mat te rasso added f ive k i l l s and f ive digs . Nicole Turner had a team-leading s ix aces and 11 kills, which also led the team. Carey Berry also played well, racking up two aces, nine kills, and two blocks.

Miench said, “We played well every match. We played well together and everything fell into place. It was nice.”

Today (Thursday) Putnam Val ley wi l l have a tough league matchup at Hen Hud at 4:30pm.

PV Volleyball Snags First Win

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YOUR DISPLAY ADS cango on the PCN&R web site foran additional $10. Call Marga-ret @ 265-2468 for more info.

SWEDISH MASSAGE:Back pain, neck pain, stress?Sleep better, heal better,think better, feel better. DanAnderson LMT 527-7533

YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOMEby Toland Construction. Reno-vation, restoration, remodelingand new construction. All sizejobs. PC#1244 and insured.845-265-2253

HONOR THY PLUMBERVillanova Plumbing & Heat-ing. Masters of the fine art ofplumbing and heating for over25 years. Repairs, new instal-lations including radiant & HWheat. No job too small. Call845-528-3158 anytime.

GARRISON TREE, INC.Tree takedowns, pruning,landclearing, cabling, chipping,firewood. Landscape design,planting, plant health care,stump grinding, mulch. Con-sultations available. Joshua R.Maddocks, certified arboristcert. # NY 5332A. Fully In-sured. Reg. No. PC2213-APlease Call: 845-265-3434

CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWCleaning Service. Specializingon all shapes and sizes, store,office, & home. Free Estimates,fully insured."Got Windows"?Year round service. Call 845-431-6967.

KC PAINTING - Interior &Exterior painting - sheet-rock-ing - taping - plaster repair.References, insured. PC #260.265-3291.

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WANTEDHUD VALLEY AUCTIONEERSAntique and Estate buyerscommission sales, auctionsheld monthly, 432 Main St.Beacon 845-838-3049, NeilVaughn. For info visit www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com

REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE NEEDSLimited Editions Realty 21Main Street, Cold Spring. Call845-265-3111 or go tolimitededitionsrealty.com

COLD SPRING VILLAGEHome: 3BR, 1+1/2 BTH, FPL,Hd Wd Flrs, Garden, Off St.pkng, + detached 2 story ga-rage w/500 Sq Ft. office/artiststudio. Great location, walk totrain and shopping. $385,000.by appt only 845-265-2944

FOR SALE BY OWNER$559,000 2,800 sq. ft. 4 bed/2bath+Den+office with privateentrance. More info:www.flatfeelisting.com/1800914 489-2584

COLD SPRING VILLAGE1 BR 1 Bath Condo, Lg LR,EIK 2ndFlr w/balcony, off-street parking, pool, walk totrain & stores, $195K by Owner845-300-6693

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAYOctober 4th, 1-4pm TorchiaRd., Cold Spring. UniqueCountry Home on 6.6 Acres,Rock garden, panoramic view,hikers delight, complete pri-vacy. Contact Charlie Bernier/PRUDENTIAL SERLS, @845-473-1650 or 845-265-5094for more information. Just fol-low signs from Rte 9

WEST SIDE CYCLEfor all your motor cycle needslocated at 120 Old Rte 9,Fishkill. 845-897-2444

T R A N S P O R T A T I O NAW Limousine. Affordablerides in luxurious Towncars toall airports & NYC. Profes-sional courteous drivers. 1-866-304-LIMO (5466)

METICULOUS HOUSECleaning. Affordable rates, re-liable, excellent refs. Insured.Call 845-590-7146

HOMETOWN HANDYMANpainting, dry wall, all yourmaintenance, repair & improve-ment needs. No job too small.Courteous dependable, afford-able service. Refs available. PClic #2807-A. Call George 845-265-4710

LOCAL LOCKSMITHServices. Licensed Bonded In-sured 24 Hr. emergency ser-vice. Security since 1970 -locks, safes, camera systemsand more. Call 845-528-5021.www.allalertalarm.com

NAIRN CONTRACTING CO.,LLC. Remodeling - Building -Renovations - References - In-sured - PC#441 Est 1987 845-265-7810

MELLON ELECTRICResidential - Commercial. Newhomes & additions. Serviceupgrades & generators. No jobtoo small. PC#4409 845-446-2579 Bob

PC COMPUTER HELP NOW!Windows slow? computercrash? We can help! virus re-moval, performance tuning,upgrades, Wi-Fi, backups, lostpictures, lost music, iPod/iPhone/Blackberry sync. Callus for all your computer needs,we service individuals and busi-nesses. MS Cert. MAC to. Inbiz for 20+ years . 1(845) 284-2390

KIMMEL BUILDERS ALLphases of construction. Largeand small projects. many satis-fied customers. view ourwebsite, kimmelbuilders.com845-656-4956 lic PC941

ADULT CAREGIVERavailable. Exp, drive to allappts. Dispense meds. Com-panion. Call Ray 845-265-3769

PC COMPUTER TROUBLERepair/Instruction/Upgradeneeded? We can help, reason-able rates 845-265-3089

PAINTING AND PLASTERRepair, Interior, 22 yrs exp.George Kimmel 845-831-8723

FINE ART PRINTMAKERSHi res scans of originalsup to 6 X 8ft. Color and B&WArchival inks, papers, andcanvas. Any length X 64"W.State of the art digitalsince 1997. 845-809-5174www.thehighlandstudio.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTSKitchens, bathrooms, play-rooms & tile work. Licensed &insured. Call 845-849-2299 forfree estimates by NickMastrantuono.

TUTORAll ages. Seventeen yearsteaching all subjects, includingSpanish, Writing, Math, SATplus College Essay prep.Weekly Art + Spanish ClassesFrank Ortega 845-265-4236

HANDYMAN. HIGH QUAL-ITY work, reasonable rates,Refs. Call 914-879-7904 leavemessage.

DOWNEY OIL 90 YEARSof Warm Service. Visit ourWeb Site. DowneyOilNY.com845-265-3663

PERSONAL ASSISTANTLet me help you organize yourlife. Home/office administra-tion. Light bookkeeping, er-rands, shopping, cooking, deco-rating. Half or full days 914-736-7737 or 914-255-7733

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERavailable. Cold Spring studioand On Location Al Birnstillwishboxphoto.com 845-809-5216 Portraits/Pets/Events ourspecialties

CEDAR HILL LANDSCAP-ING Grounds clean-up, gut-ter Cleaning, Gutter guards,Leaf Removal, DrivewaySealing, Pruning, HedgeTrimming, Visit Us AtCedarhilllandscaping.net orcall Nick 845-705-6424, li-censed and insured PC#5009

CARPENTER/CRAFTSMANHome repairs & Fine carpentryfor home improvement projectscabinets, doors, windows &trim. Porch repair, stairs, book-cases. Hank 845-548-4994

STUDY PIANO KEYBOARDwith Kathy Fitzgerald.Cold Spring Village.Highly experienced teacher265-3769.

SAVE ENERGY NOW!Home energy audits at reason-able rates. Call Home EnergyConservation Services at 914-805-7787 or E-mailplasicki@aol.com Lic. and in-sured PC#5017

PETSPUTNAM VALLEY Dog con-trol office operates small im-pound. Please contact them ifyour dog is missing and mighthave travelled into Putnam Val-ley. They maintain list of lostdogs and sightings. Adoptionsare also available. 526-3293

DOGGIE DAY CARE &RESTFUL SLEEPOVERS. Iwelcome your furry friend as atrue guest in my home. Theyhave total access to my homeand my one acre fenced yard inthe woods. Bow Wow Hausjohnfunck@opton l ine .ne t845-424-6017 John Funck 43Cutler Lane, Garrison

FOR SALEANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVERCollection, pre-1917 very rare:spoons, milk pitchers, tray, etc.,vintage Tiffany CrystalCandleholders, ca 1850. cop-per Bedwarmer (England) Call917-488-5232

NORDICTRACK EXP2000Treadmill excellent conditionrarely used, many features,$1,000 when new, asking $500or best offer, 845-265-2301Leave message if no answer.

RENTALSCOLD SPRING MAIN STstore for rent 1000 sq ft. Greatlocation 1 block RR $1600/mo.Incl heat 845-528-1975

COMMERCIAL SPACEavail at 3021 Rte 9, Cold Spring.Warehouse 1,600 sq. ft. withoffice 300 sq ft. $2,000 a month.Great for any type of contrac-tor. Utilities not incld. Pls call845-265-3434

OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13'convenient location, close toall, Garrison. $525.00 incl allutilities except phone. call 914-720-4835 ask for Ann

GARRISON 3BDRM 2BATHhouse renovated 1860 farmhouse, beamed ceilings,skylites, sub zero. Unique in-holding in Fahnestock StatePark amid 3500 acres of forest,lakes, water falls, meadows.Garrison school, lawn care,lake & beach permits incld.$2400/mo 845-265-2519

COLD SPRING/BEACON 9DMins, DIA, I84, RR, 70 NYC,Hudson Views, Boats, 3bdrm,den, 2 bth, $1600 914-584-7137 or 914-960-0069

GARRISONPROFESSIONALOffice Rental at The StoneHouse. Excellent Location, Rt9 at Putnam/Westchester bor-der. $475 Mo. Includes heat,electric, parking. 1 Mo FREERENT + $250 lease signingbonus for credit worthy tenant.Ref, Sec. Indian Brook Proper-ties 845-788-4191

2 BDRM APT COLD SPRINGwalk to everything, walk inclosets, hrdwd flrs, off st. pkng,heat. Laundry on premises.$1300/mo. 845-265-3030

MISCBIJOU GALLERIES LTDCelebrating 14 years in busi-ness at 50 Main StreetCold Spring Daily 11-5Bijougalleries.com

VOTE RICHARD SHEAfor Philipstown Supervisor.More at sheaforsupervisor.com& philipstowndc.wordpress.com

CHILDCARECOLLEGE PROFESSORnow a stay at home mom willdo before and after school carefor your children. Snack, so-cial interaction + play, andhomework time. All day careupon request. Experienced andloving. Call Tara at 845-224-6785

CHILDCARE AVAILABLEGarrison mother available towatch your child Mon-Fri, 9-3 call 424-3553

TAG SALEGRAND YARD/TAG SALESeveral Flat Screen PC moni-tors, RH & LH golf clubs,women's clothing w/some de-signer, complete set of bedroomfurniture with ornate head/footbrass bed, too much to men-tion, for pre-selling 914-261-6724. Sat 10/3 8am-5pm,raindate Sun. 10/4 5 E. Belve-dere, Cold Spring - off Rte 9D

MULTI-FAMILY YARDSALE Sunday 10/4. 9am-5pmAntiques, tools, furniture,sports, etc. Ox Yoke Rd. offWinston Lane, Continental Vil-lage

MULTI-FAMILY YARDSALE Saturday 10/3 10am-4pm 758 Old Albany Post Rd,Garrison (between PhilipseBrook and Travis Corners) Lotsof great stuff...something foreveryone! - No Early Arrivals,Please

TAG SALE & OPEN HOUSE10/3, 9am-5pm, Great stuff forsale, even our beautiful house!95 S. Highland Rd., Garrison(btwn. Old Albany Post Rd. &Dennytown Rd) More info:twotreesmanystones.com

OFFICE SPACE AVAILfor Healthcare Professional inCold Spring. 845-265-2275

GARRISON'S LANDINGlarge apt, 1 bedroom 2 bathsplus studio/office space. Riverview. $2,200. Heat + parkingincld. Walk to train. 845-424-3937

COZY COTTAGE IN WOODSOld Albany Post Rd, GarrisonAvail 11/1. Perfect writer's re-treat. Full furnished. All utilsincld. $1650 + dep 845-612-9481

THREE TO FOUR BDRMhouse on large estate. Accessto trails, boat dock, peaceful,private setting. $2,000/mo +utils. One mo Sec. + last mo.914-621-8599

PUTNAM VALLEY - $1500/mo. Charming, energy efficientcountry home w/lake rights toOscawana. Renovated 2 BR on1/2 acre. All new kitchen, bath,boiler. Rent w/option to buy.914-621-1560 or 845-528-9447

1BDRM COTTAGE ON A10 acre estate, lake privileges,inclds electricity. New kit, newappliance, new bthrm, lvng rmis wood paneled. Kent Lakes.No pets, refs & sec dep reqrd.Furnished or unfurnished$1300/mo. Avail now 917-225-9944

TRANQUILOFFICE SPACEfor rent overlooking pond. Per-fect for consultants or writers.2 offices, both good size. Pricenegotiable. Rent one or both.Furniture if needed. FullKitchen, meditative walk topond. Also, upstairs bedroomsuite for rent on per night basisif needed. Call Susan, 845-661-0350

HELP WANTED

PAINTER POSITIONSand painters helper. Full or parttime availability. Must haveown tools and transportation.Perfection Painting 845-519-4746

PATTERSON FLEA MARKET Rte 22, Patterson, NY. EverySunday, 8-4. Dealer spaceavailable $35. New and Olditems. 845-265-4414 orwww.PattersonFleaMarket.com

HORSEMEN TRAIL FARM Full Moon Weed Walk! SunOct 4, 4-8 pm. Bring shears,basket, kids, Potluck too! Callto RSVP 845-265-2665

LOST CAT: Small female darkCalico, friendly but skittish,last seen top of East MountainRd. 265-4011

EXPERT GROUNDS MAINTGardening, planting, landscapedesigns plus installation, stonewalls, paver, walkways, patios.New lawns installed/main-tained. Lic/Insured.www.create-a-scape.us 845-424-2323

DRUM & PIANO LESSONStaught by experienced profes-sional in Cold Spring Village.All ages and levels. Instructiongeared to meet your needs917-861-6324 orejstarr@verizon.net

EFFICIENCY APARTMENTFully furnished for Temp. stays,extra guests. In Cold Springvillage center, garden setting,w/parking, patio, w/d, internet,cable, AC. Walk to train &shops. AVAIL MID-OCT. All-inclusive rates from $885/month, $375/week, $250/wknd.845-265-5295 orwellspringny@yahoo.com