Siren Tops Busy Village Board Agenda for Wednesday
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The contentious issue of the fire siren tops a busy agenda for the Cold Spring Village Board’s weekly workshop meeting, scheduled for this Wednesday (Aug. 25)
Arts & Leisure
Last Day of Summer Camp
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Friday, August 20 brought the Philipstown Rec day camp programs to a close.
Police, Firefighters Respond to Routes 301-9D Accident
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Aug. 21 – Cold Spring police and firefighters responded to a two-car collision at the corner of Main Street (Route 301) and Morris Avenue (Route 9D) that apparently produced no serious injuries
Beacon News
Dutchess Duo Charged With Trespass, Larceny
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Aug. 2, 2010 Sheriff Donald B. Smith announces the recent arrest of a man and a woman from Dutchess County on charges of petit larceny and criminal trespass.
Around Town
Putnam Valley Central School District Appoints Interim HS Principal
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Vincent Burruano appointed as acting Putnam Valley high school principal for the coming year.
Cold Spring Police Nab Alleged Bicycle Thief
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Sleuthing by the Cold Spring Police Department retrieved an expensive bicycle several weeks after it was stolen and gave the alleged thief an appointment with the local justice court, according to information from Commanding Officer George Kane. In a written report to the Cold Spring Village Board Aug. 10, Kane noted that, among other activity “one recent arrest of a local resident was made after a high-end mountain bike was stolen from a local parking lot. The police department investigated a tip found on the popular social networking site Facebook and were able to recover the property and make an arrest.”
Kane later told Philipstown.info that on June 7, the bicycle, valued at $900, had been “left on the side of the Wachovia Bank” at the Foodtown shopping plaza on Chestnut Street, “by the victim as he was conducting banking inside. ” On July 30, Police Officer Gary Marino obtained information “that the bike was at a local residence.
Arts & Leisure
Acting Immersion in Hudson Valley Shakespeare's Apprentice Program
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To act or not to act? The oft-repeated pearl of wisdom is “if you have to ask yourself if you want to be an actor, you shouldn’t be one.”
Changes to Summer Rezoning Draft include Homes in Highway-Commercial Area
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Those seeking to build a house in a busy commercial industry district get a break in Philipstown’s mid-summer rezoning draft — the fifth since 2008.
Arts & Leisure
Stonecrop Gardens Wishes To Become an Unkept Secret
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Figuring out when to visit Stonecrop Garden used to be perplexing, but they now now welcome visitors every weekday, and many Saturdays, from April through October.
Nelsonville Briefs
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The village board for Cold Spring’s closest neighbor held its monthly meeting on Monday, August 16 and it was a brief affair to say the least.
Arts & Leisure
Cold Spring Announces Annual Senior Citizens Picnic
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The Cold Spring Village Board will hold the annual Senior Citizen Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at Mayor’s Park on Fair Street.
Philipstown.info Interviews New GUFS Trustee Charlotte Rowe
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Elected a trustee of the Garrison Union Free School District last spring, Charlotte Rowe, recently sat down with Philipstown.info’s Michael Mell to discuss a wide variety of topics.
Arts & Leisure
First Jobs. First Pay ChecksA tale of pickle pushers, golf ball shaggers and cow milkers
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What’s your first-job story? Send us a paragraph or just a comment.
Arts & Leisure
Visitation and Wake for Donald Lusk
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Visitation for Donald Lusk will be held at the Clinton Funeral Home, 21 Parrott Street in Cold Spring, on Wednesday August 18, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 p.m. The service will take place at the funeral home at 10:00 am Thursday, August 19.
