At its July 7 re-organizational meeting the Garrison Union Free School Board elected trustee Carol McCullough as President and trustee Ray O”Rouke as Vice president for the 2010/2011 school year.

Michael Mell
Mell is a freelance journalist and former editor at The Current.
Foodtown Plaza Redevelopment in Approvals Limbo
Since the fire several years ago plans have been afoot by the now named Foodtown Plaza owner George Serroukas for changes. Foodtown’s lease agreement was predicated upon receiving additional space to expand the store when the lease for the post office expires in the late spring of 2011.
Slambovian Circus of Dreams Caps Community Day
Community Day 2010 was capped off by a performance by Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams.
Philipstown Schools
Not counting private schools, children in Philipstown predominently attend either Haldane, Garrison, or Highland/Montgomery, with a smattering in Fishkill and Wappingers.
Beacon Institute Expands River Observatory Network to Fort Edward
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries deploys first monitoring stations
Putnam Valley HS Principal Resigns
The Putnam Valley school district accepted the resignation of High School Principal Jonathan Bryant
HV Shakespeare Premiers the Bombitty of Errors
Saturday June 19 the Hudson Valley Shakespear Festival premiered its production of the Bombitty of Errors. A reworking of the Comedy of Errors, director Christopher Edwards has placed the story into the hip-hop world.