ANNUAL MEMORIAL — Each year, volunteers install markers on St. Mary’s lawn in Cold Spring to remember those who lost lives during military service. This photo was taken May 16.
PAINTERS ON THE PROWL — Earlier this month, for the fourth year, Lightscapes Studio Artists from the central Jersey Shore visited Cold Spring for three days of plein air painting. Led by Gina Torello, an art instructor at Monmouth University, the group always books the Pig Hill Inn. Torello cites Picasso: “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
TEA PLEASE — Boscobel in Philipstown hosted a Mother’s Day Tea on May 11 that drew 200 reservations.
ITALIAN TRIO — Ensemble Sangineto, which specializes in songs from the country’s different regions, performed on May 10 at the Tompkins Corners Cultural Center in Putnam Valley. The group, formed in 2000, includes twins Adriano Sangineto (Celtic harp) and Caterina Sangineto (bowed psaltery, vocals) and Jacobo Ventura (acoustic guitar, bouzouki).
SPELL CHECK — Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne participated in CoveCare Center’s Annual Team Spelling Bee on May 14, reading a list of 10 words during the first round. The event took place at Centennial Golf Club in Carmel. (Photo provided)
OFFICER HONORED — For the third year, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Shane Rossiter was honored in Albany recently by Mothers Against Drunk Driving New York, STOP-DWI New York, and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee for his efforts to remove drunk and impaired drivers from the roads. Rossiter (right), shown with Sheriff Kevin McConville, made 35 arrests in 2024. (Photo provided)
