Convery Gets Award at Undersheriff Training Conference
The New York State Sheriffs' Association recently held its annual training conference for Undersheriffs in Albany, NY. These training conferences have been conducted for twenty consecutive years, and affords these officers not only the chance to receive training, but to meet with their colleagues ar
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Metro-North Continues Modernization of Harmon Shop Complex
Locomotive and coach car repairs to be upgraded
A huge, multi-phase project to modernize MTA MetroNorth Railroad's oldest and largest maintenance facility, the Croton-Harmon Shop, continues with the approval on July 26, 2006, of two contracts totaling $292 million.
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Hudson River Inhabitants are Focus of Upcoming Program at Museum of Hudson Highlands
Visit the banks of the Hudson River on Saturday, August 19 at the Kowawese Unique Area in New Windsor, where the Museum of the Hudson Highlands will answer the question: "Hudson River Inhabitants: What Animals Call the Hudson River Home?" Explore along the Hudson in search of signs, tracks and trace
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New Energy Use Record Set by Central Hudson Customers
For the second consecutive day, customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation set a new all time peak electric use record. Between 4 pm and 5 pm on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, customers used 1,295 megawatts (MW) of electricity as sustained heat and humidity blanketed the region. The former r
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Dutchess-Putnam Restaurant and Tavern Association Will Meet
The Dutchess-Putnam Restaurant and Tavern Association will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2006 at 1 pm at Greenbaum and Gilhooley's Restaurant on Rt. 9 in Wappingers Falls. A luncheon will be served.
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Governor Signs Legislation to Prohibit "Exclusivity" Fuel Contracts Preventing Sale of Renewable Fuels
Governor Pataki has signed legislation that will prohibit the use of "exclusivity" contracts between fuel distributors and gas stations that have limited the availability of renewable fuels for consumer use in their vehicles.
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Annual Breastfeeding Tea Party Draws Record Numbers
Once again, the annual Breastfeeding Tea Party, recently hosted by the staff of the Women's Pavilion for Birthing at HVHC, was a huge success. Despite the sweltering heat on August 2nd, seventy-five women attended with their babies. "This is a time to honor women who are breastfeeding their babies,"
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Philipstown Man Arrested For Marijuana Possession
Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the July 26, 2006 arrest of a Town of Philipstown resident for possession of marijuana-related paraphernalia.
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Garrison's Sid Gibson Receives Putnam County Humanitarian Award
by Dorothy Killackey
In May, 2006, at the RSVP 33rd Annual Recognition Day Luncheon, a relatively new member of the RSVP SeniorNet from the Koehler Center in Mahopac received a special Humanitarian Award from Mary White, Director of RSVP. This award went to Garrison resident Sid Gibson for the many hours spent in extrao
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Leibell and Galef Recognized as Conservation Champions by Local and State Organizations
Representatives of state and local conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Trust for Public Lands, Scenic Hudson, Friends of the Great Swamp, Putnam County Land Trust, as well as Hudson Highlands Land Trust Executive Director Andy Chmar, met late in July to recognize Senator Vi
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Philipstown Garden Club Intern Rubino Gets Time to Smell the Roses at Boscobel
Every year the Philipstown Garden Club and several horticultural/ environmental organizations in our local area of Cold Spring and Garrison cosponsor young adults (junior
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Talk of the Town
There's a lot of free music being offered these days both in Cold Spring and Putnam Valley. PV Parks and Rec continues their successful Sunset Series in the Town Park on Tuesday with "Doc Roc." At the bandstand in Cold Spring the Summer Sunday Sunset Music Series hosts "The Greyhounds."
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