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Like many other members of our community, I just got comfortable with the idea that Richard Shea would be the town supervisor forever. I have never been able to be as involved as I would like due to work and family so it was always clear to me how much time and sacrifice he and all of the board members -- and their families -- made. I didn't always agre […]

The sky is not falling. Philipstown is known throughout the Hudson Valley as a place that takes planning very seriously. I have been an elected official and steward of the town for 20 years. During that time, I have seen many proposals for projects, some good and others that were doomed to fail. The proposal put forth for the Garrison golf course has the pot […]

The Legislature needs to stop attacking the sheriff and start supporting him. Anyone who knows Robert Langley knows that he is a decent man and competent sheriff who cares deeply about the safety and well-being of the residents of Putnam. For Legislators Ginny Nacerino and Neal Sullivan to berate the sheriff because he follows the law is wrong. Again, in an […]

To clarify: Neither the county nor the towns have any role in how pharmacies operate. I do find it disturbing that a candidate for sheriff and Vinny Tamagna, a paid county employee, have inserted themselves into this process. It appears that in an election year, no tactics are too low. I do have to wonder why Mr. Tamagna is free to wander around at vaccine s […]

Putnam County and all its elected officials are aware of all the issues. There is a weekly county call that all local officials are invited to. Questions are answered and information is provided and passed on to the public. The Putnam County Health Department, and especially the public health nurses, are doing a first-rate job. The vaccine pods throughout th […]

In reply to Alana Sweeny. Yes, according to the state. For example, if Dutchess residents receive the vaccine in Orange, they are included only in the Dutchess numbers.

In reply to Travis Fyfe. Agreed. Apparently The Current is taking its cues from “respectable” tabloids like The New York Times and Washington Post when it comes to reporting. I guess they figure if the agenda-driven Pulitzer Prize-winners running those formerly great newspapers can get away with it, why can’t we? [via Facebook]

Turton writes that “the general consensus” at a September 2019 meeting in Cold Spring on the regulation of short-term rentals had been to “allow them, with restrictions.” Wow. Maybe I am nostalgic, but I wish The Current would bring back fact-based reporting on important issues versus articles where reporters are allowed to make broad and sweeping assertions […]

The plan for a path to Boscobel sounds interesting, but aren’t its trails closed to the public or accessible only with an admission fee? [via Facebook]

It’s an excellent idea but, as someone who lives half a mile away from the site, I think the traffic impact on Route 9 is problematic. When the weather is good and the economy is good, which it will be eventually, the highway is a dangerous race-track during the evening commute — just when the theater guests would be arriving. Also, the property tax impact, […]

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival plans to move and expand present an enormous impact on Philipstown (“Putnam Legislators Applaud HVSF Plans,” Feb. 19). Why would such a significant change not require some kind of referendum of the citizens of Philipstown?

In reply to Eliza Nagel. I am 100 percent opposed to a cell tower over the Cold Spring Cemetery, feel enormous sympathy for the residents who would be most directly affected by it and am heartbroken about the trees that would be cut down and the bats that might be impacted. But, in my view as a litigator with decades of experience, it is a mistake to say tha […]

Caring for the smallest creatures is just as important as caring for the largest. Thank goodness there are people like the Blakeslees to love snails and turtles.

Are people leaving their home county for vaccinations included in the percentage of that county’s residents who have received shots?

I believe in science, the experts, facts and the power of vaccines. Thus I will be getting vaccinated in March. It took me three days and nights of constant vigilance, but I finally got an appointment.

More and more research continues to be released confirming that the rate at which vaccinated individuals may spread the virus is dramatically reduced, in addition to providing them protection. This is what scientists assumed would happen, but it couldn’t be confirmed without more testing.

Research suggests that the vaccine is most effective from two weeks to three months after the second dose. So perhaps I can hug my parents sooner than I thought!

Want a vaccine? Call 833-697-4829, the state appointment hotline, every free moment you have until you get an appointment. People cancel their appointments constantly because they’re ill, they got a shot already, they have to change times, etc. Twelve of my relatives and I all got appointments. It took me four calls one afternoon, and others two days. Don’t […]

About 1.2 million of the 3.2 million people age 65 and over have received the vaccine, so stop with the freaking hype. Those are lousy numbers. What do you think we unvaccinated are doing, besides hoping and waiting? [via Facebook]

I would like to commend the resident for taking such a proactive step that followed that sound advice that if you see something wrong you report it to police. We have had a rash of these litterings on this particular road for the last few years. These types of incidents are so hard to catch in the act so it really takes all of us looking out for each other. […]

In reply to Anthony Merante. For anyone to even suggest the Philipstown senior center is useless, you’d better know what you’re talking about. Even with this terrible pandemic, our senior center is a busy place. It furnishes 45 meals per day and offers a one-week supply of frozen meals to shut-ins. It staff does comfort calls and provides transportation to a […]

In reply to Ann Fanizzi. I fully agree! Nacerino lies when she says that County Executive Odell had no onus -- in fact, the governor's order is very clear that the chief executive of each municipality must have led the reform panel. She has failed us, and her legislature is now falsely blaming the sheriff for her failures. In fact, the lawmakers' s […]

The opening of this restaurant is exciting, it's great news for the area. Mr. Sandoval is a very talented chef, the food that my wife and I have enjoyed from Octavio’s Food Wagon was always outstanding.

This story went far and wide, reading the account of my "fall from the elevator shaft," a friend from the old country in the Andes mountains where all this happened, saw the post in Bolivia and wrote to say "the party was held in my apartment at the unfinished Oruro building. It was a miracle you landed on top of soft corrugated iron plates on […]

How can we get involved? Is there contact info for anyone mentioned in the article?