Cold Spring Board Discusses "Green" Options for Village
The Cold Spring Board of Trustees held an Earth Day-themed meeting as their weekly workshop on April 17, 2007, discussing potential avenues for making the Village more environmentally friendly. Trustee Seth Gallagher invited Walt Thompson from the Keep Putnam Beautiful organization to talk about possible ways to do this. Answering questions from the Board and Villagers, Mr. Full Story
Citizen Bondi Advises Supervisor Davis "Enough is Enough" While Board asks Davis/Powell to Pay $2K in Legal Fees
At the Town Board meeting of April 18, 2007, Putnam Valley citizen Anthony J. Bondi Jr. informed Town Supervisor Sam Davis that "Enough is enough," and that he, Mr. Bondi, was "looking forward to the turning of a new leaf (a new Supervisor) on January 1, 2008. Full Story
Mobile Crisis Intervention Plan Receives Unanimous Support and Moves Closer to Approval
Fishkill Road work expected to be completed by close of 2007
Director of Social Services Mike Piazza and members of the Mobile Crisis Intervention Task Force received a warm response at the County Legislature's April 10, 2007 Health Committee meeting when they gave an update on implementation of a 24-hour crisis hotline. The proposal for the hotline had been announced during County Executive Bob Bondi's State of the County Address. Full Story
Philipstown To Study Improvements on Rt. 9D North of Cold Spring Village
ZBA revokes DeVido building permits
With the help of a $5,000 federal grant, a feasibility study will soon be completed to determine what options exist for improving the safety along the stretch of Route 9D from the Village of Cold Spring to the Breakneck Ridge underpass. The study would also look at improving the parking situation at Little Stony Point. Full Story
Hannah Zimmerman, PV Ambulance Youth Corps Member Receives Double Honors
"They are my best friends, I don't know what I would do without them," says Hannah Zimmerman about her fellow Putnam Valley Ambulance Corps Volunteers. Full Story
Long Week for Emergency Personnel
Electrical wires burn hole in the road on Route 9
Last week's storm made for a very long week for local emergency personnel in Philipstown and Putnam Valley. The Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department responded to 23 calls, fourteen of them on Monday, helping residents pump water out of their homes. Full Story
Putnam Valley Arts Presents "Open Mike Night" at Lake Peekskill Community Center
Of all the events Putnam Valley Arts puts on "Open Mike Night" is the most fun says Bob Cinque, guitarist, singer, and PV Arts member. This year's "Open Mike Night" is being held at the Lake Peekskill Community Center on Saturday, April 28, 2007 starting at 6pm when performers are encouraged to show up and sign in. It's a first-come-first-performance gig. The fun kicks off at 7pm. Full Story
Anita Prentice Announces Candidacy for Re-Election to Garrison School Board
"Serving on a public school Board of Education means making public policy, and it's hard: no decision we make can please every member of the public. Serving on a School Board means being part of a policy-making team of Board members and school administrators who listen, argue, reflect, and form the best possible decisions we can. Full Story
PV School District Lowers Proposed Tax Rate Increase
Putnam Valley Sees 1%, Cortlandt 1.13% and Carmel 3.62 % increases
At the April 19, 2007 meeting of the Putnam Valley Board of Education, Superintendent Gary Tutty announced that the proposed 2007/08 school budget would rise by $100,000 to $40,945,232, yet taxpayers would be paying less of a school tax increase than when the budget was lower. The new budget-to-budget increase is 5.33 percent. Full Story
Michael Junjulas Announces Candidacy for Haldane Board of Education Seat
"Michael is a 1987 graduate of Haldane High School and has lived in Cold Spring for most of his life. He currently resides in the village with his wife Patricia and three children Patrick (11), Stephen (9) and Matthew (20 Mos). "Michael served as a Trustee for the Board of Education in the Haldane Central School District from 2003 - 2006. Full Story
Makaria Gallagher to Run for Seat on Haldane Board of Education
"Cold Spring is my place of birth and I attended Haldane, K through 12, graduating with the class of 1977. While I attended Haldane, my mother, Paula Gallagher, was a junior high and high school math teacher at Haldane. I left Cold Spring to attend college and law school, later returning to start a family. Full Story
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