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Fr. John G. Mills is Laid to Rest

By Catherine Garnsey
At Our Lady of Loretto Church on Saturday morning, hundreds of people attended the Requiem Mass of Christian Burial to say farewell to a beloved husband, father, pastor, chaplain, friend, and community leader, Father John G. Mills. More...

Fire, Crash Occupy Garrison Responders

By Eric Gross

Back-to-back emergency calls in Garrison kept firefighters and EMS personnel on the go for several hours last Thursday. More...

Healthcare for Trees and Plants

Business in Philipstown
By Tim Greco

You may think of Garrison Tree Inc. as the old standby to call when you are having trouble with your trees, whether fallen or standing or diseased. More...

Coming Events

Arts and Entertainment

Live Music Calendar

Friday May 25 Chris Talio TRIOBeanrunner Café, 201 S. Division St., Peekskill beanrunnercafe.comSaturday May 26Marc BlackUnitarian Univ. Cong., 9 Vance Road, Rock Tavernwww.uucrt.orgSaturday May 26DEENA GOIDELThe Division StreeT Grill, 26 N. More...

Cultural Events

WEST POINT BAND West Point 845-938-2617 westpoint.edu/band Cornwall – West Point Steel Band presents a concert on Saturday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. More...

‘Art-Full Living,’ at Glassbury Court

By Annie Chesnut

What if someone decided to take a newly built set of townhouses, work with a crew of noted regional artists and interior designers, and create an amazing show house filled to the rafters with both art and wonderful design ideas? More...

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Community

Talk of our Town

This Memorial Day weekend we remember all those who have given their lives for our country. Don’t forget the parade and solemnities here in the Village of Cold Spring as well as in Putnam Valley. More...

Moo Moo’s Supports Scouting

Shown here are Moo Moo’s Creamery owner, Alexi Katsetos, supporting local Girl Scouts, Katie Shields (Brownie), left, and Julie Shields (Daisy), right. More...

Religious Services

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PHILIPSTOWN Academy & Cherry Streets, Cold Spring 265-3220 Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor presbychurchcoldspring.org email: 1presbyterian@gmail.com Sunday service, 10:30 am Office Hours: Mon. and Wed. 9-11:30am Tues. More...

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Perspectives

Beware of ‘Better Butterfield’

Heather Bea (Lyons) Matz

First, let me re-introduce myself. I grew up in Cold Spring. I was born in Butterfield Hospital. I attended St. Mary’s Church and Haldane K-12. My first jobs were at the Grand Union and the Pig Hill Inn. More...

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Controversy Lingers from Gallagher Increase

By Tim Greco

Mayor Seth Gallagher’s recent salary increase is still drawing fire from his critics. More...

Route 9 Mining On Tap

By Annie Chesnut

Need gravel? Philipstown’s got it. Or at least it will, if the multiyear process of approving a proposed Route 9 soil mining project reaches completion. More...

Parent Worries on Evacuation Plan

By Tim Greco and Annie Chesnut

Some Haldane parents worry that Putnam County’s emergency evacuation plan in the event of a nuclear incident at the Indian Point power plant in Buchanan, just ten miles down the Hudson from Philipstown, will not take their children far enough a More...

Civics and Politics

Meetings This Week

Wed. May 23 7:30pm Philipstown Board Weekly Workshop: call Town Hall for details 7:30pm Garrison School Board Thurs. May 24 7:30 Cold Spring Special Board SAT . May 26 9:30am Putnam Valley CCE Meeting More...

Village of Nelsonv ille Notice

During the month of May, the following streets will be undergoing street repairs: Pearl Street (Between Main And Secor); Wood Avenue; Crown Street; Pine Street (between Division Street and Peekskill Road) More...

Putnam Valley Weighs Advanced Placement Offerings

By Annie Chesnut

Fresh from a strong May 15 mandate from voters, the Putnam Valley School Board has begun winding down the this school year and gearing up for another one. More...

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Schools

Ailes to Grads: Embrace Change

Special to the PCN&R

Launching into the future after four years of diligent study, members of the Mount Saint Mary College Class of 2012 gave themselves a hug at the conclusion of ceremonies. The commencement hug is a tradition at the Mount, instituted by Fr. More...

Garrison Students Learn How to ‘Appreciate the Forest’

Thursday, May 10 was School Forest Day at the Garrison Union Free School, where the entire student body spends most of the day in the Garrison School Forest in celebration of Earth Day. More...

Celebrations Short, Sweet as Schools Gear Up for Tough Budgets A Year Out

By Annie Chesnut

In western Putnam schools, all eyes are on the future. On Friday—just three days after all of the school budgets in our coverage area passed— post-budget-vote follow up with Superintendents Gloria Colucci, of Garrison; Dr. More...

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Attractions

Nature Museum Comes to Philipstown

The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum is bringing its live animals and environmental expertise to the east side of the Hudson, and Philipstown is the destination. More...

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Sports

Tigers Top Edgemont, Advance to Quarterfinals

By Dan Kruze

Entering the playoffs as the eighth seed with a 9-7 record, the Putnam Valley boys lacrosse team may not have seemed like a title contender, but the after a dominant win in the opening round, the Tigers showed they are a better squad than their recor More...

Lacrosse Team’s Season Ends at the Hands of the Prom

By Stephen Schweikhart

The Haldane lacrosse team's season ended in surreal and unceremonious fashion this past week, when the team was placed between a rock and hard place by Section 1 for the second year in a row. More...

Girls’ Soccer: Two Out of Three

Knights Eclipse Rising Stars 6-0 More...

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Obituaries

The Rev. John G. Mills

The Reverend John Gladstone Mills, age 92, a longtime resident of Cold Spring, died on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor. More...

Carl E. Hansen

Carl E. Hansen, a longtime resident of Cold Spring, age 83, entered eternal life on May 21, 2012, after several years of failing health. He was born on November 12, 1928, the only child of Karl K. Hansen and Sylvia M. More...

Helen F. Daly

Helen F. Daly, age 91, of Cold Spring, formerly of Airmont and the Bronx, passed away peacefully at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx on May 19, 2012. More...

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