Cold Spring, NY

Public Forum on Climate Change at Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center       On Wednesday, January 30, from 7-10pm, NYS DEC's Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center will host, in partnership with the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a special public forum on the most urgent environmental challenge of our time, global climate change. The forum will be held at Stony Ki... More ... Winter Fun Possibilities in Dutchess County       Don't let the cold keep you at home this winter. Whether it is fine cuisine, nature, laughs, music, art, or history, Dutchess County, has all of these and more. Enjoy a romantic weekend, visit the nation's first Presidential Library, savor dinner prepared by student-chefs at The Culinary Institute... More ... Holistic Moms Host Two Evenings at Desmond-Fish Presentations on vaccines and on organic gardening       Ever wonder what's really in all those vaccines we're told are good for our kids? Judy Apicella, documentary film maker and mom, has traveled the U.S. to interview experts about the harmful effects of vaccines. More ... Send-Off Ceremony for Hudson Valley-Area Army National Guard Soldiers Camp Smith-based National Guard Soldiers heading for Afghanistan       Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 106th Regional Training Institute will conduct a send-off ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 16 for Soldiers departing for post-mobilization training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. More ... Putnam Valley Farmers Winter/Spring Farmers Market Starts up on Wednesdays       On Jan. 23 and each and every Wednesday, Putnam Valley Residents Coalition presents a Winter/Spring Farmers Market at the Putnam Valley Grange, located at Adams Corners, corner of Mill Street and Peekskill Hollow Rd. from 3 to 7pm. The market will feature a variety of food, produce and artisan pr... More ... State Parks Announce $8 Million to Support Programs Promoting New York's Natural Heritage Constitution Marsh, Manitoga and Green Chimneys receive funding       New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash recently announced $8 million in grants awarded under the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquariums Program (ZBGA) to support the development of educational, cultural and recreational programs that interpret Ne... More ... Women of Valor: Honor the Women in Your Life at Temple Beth-El       The Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El, 118 Grand Avenue, Poughkeepsie, will be sponsoring a special Women of Valor Event on Saturday morning January 27, at 9:30am. More ... Hudson Highlands Land Trust Enjoys a Record Month Six conservation easements closed in December       December 2007 proved to be a dramatic finale to what may be the Hudson Highlands Land Trust's most successful year yet in its eighteen-year history. During the last month of the year, HHLT closed on six new conservation easements, protecting more than 198 acres of land in Cold Spring, Garrison and... More ... 'Get Organized' at East Fishkill Library       Come to the East Fishkill Community Library on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7pm to learn how to "Get Organized" from professional organizer Ann Marie Laino. Ms. Laino will provide valuable information to help you start the New Year right. More ... Our Lady of Loretto Parish to Hold Inquirer's Classes       Our Lady of Loretto Parish will be conducting Inquirer's Classes for those seeking to learn more about the beliefs, teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. The first such class will be held on Wednesday, January 30 from 7 to 8pm in the Faith Formation Center (School). The topic for the ev... More ... Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Presents: How to Curb Climate Change by Eating Local       Join the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum on Thursday, January 24, at 7:30pm at Painter's Tavern, 266 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, for an Evening Speakers Series: How to Curb Climate Change by Eating Local. Join nationally syndicated columnist, Shawn Dell Joyce, as she explains the importance... More ... Learn the 'Braindance' at East Fishkill Library       Come to the East Fishkill Community Library on Saturday January 26, 2008 at 11am for an hour-long program by Kerry Bevens on Braindance. Help your memory, alignment, coordination and more by learning the braindance. More ... February Safety and Preparedness Classes in Putnam/West Point Offered by American Red Cross       February safety and preparedness classes offered by the American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY) - Putnam/West Point include full day programs that teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR) to administer to adults, children and infants to help save a life. Some sessions also include an AE... More ... Hall Delivers Federal Funding for Putnam Hospital Center Cancer Care Program       On January 10, 2008, U.S. Rep. John Hall (D-NY19) presented the Putnam Hospital Center (PHC) with a check representing the $191,593 in federal funding he secured for the hospital's comprehensive Cancer Care program. More ... NY-NJ Trail Conference's East Hudson Community Trails Program Will Build Trails Close to Home       The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference's new East Hudson Community Trails Program will be inaugurated this year, thanks to a $100,000 challenge grant from Dr. Lucy R. Waletzky and a match in the amount of $30,000 by the Westchester Community Foundation. More ... Franciscan Friars of the Atonement to Celebrate 100 Years of Prayer for Christian Unity Special Centenary Mass on January 20       Every January since 1908, the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Atonement have gathered in Our Lady of the Angels Chapel at Graymoor to pray for Christian unity. Today this observance is known as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and is celebrated by Christians of all denominations across ... More ... Jazz Vespers Features the Blues This Saturday       Don't feel blue that the holidays are over. Instead, listen to some great blues at the Jazz Vesper this Saturday, January 19 at 5:30pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown, 10 Academy St., Cold Spring. More ... "Love Your Library" License Plate Available Funds raised help support Summer Reading Programs       Library lovers can show their appreciation with a new "Love Your Library" license plate available from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The plate features a design logo of books, computer keyboard, and other library icons and includes the words "Read * Learn * Explore. More ... Hudson Valley Hospital Center's First '08 Baby Arrived With a Twist       Arriving too late to have the title of the first baby born in '08 for Westchester, Ivan Leon, 7 lbs., 1 oz., was born to Mohegan Lake residents Ramona and Adolfo Leon at 9:21am; making him the first baby born in Hudson Valley Hospital Center in 2008. More ... Red Spotted Purple or White Admiral Wins Statewide Contest for Proposed Official New York State Butterfly Fourth Grade student's idea rewarded with nearly 35,000 student voters and a legislative resolution to protect the endangered butterfly she nominated       What do the Black Swallowtail, the Karner Blue, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, the Mourning Cloak and the Red Spotted Purple or White Admiral butterfly have in common? They were each contestants in a statewide contest of nearly 35,000 third, fourth and fifth grade students to nominate the New York State... More ... Bible Study at Graymoor Resumes, Focuses on St. John's Gospel       Bible study at Graymoor led by Fr. Peter Taran, SA will resume on January 9, 2008, focusing on St. John's Gospel. Bible study will be held every Wednesday, 9:30-11:15am. All are welcome. For those interested, Mass follows at 11:30am. For more information, contact the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center... More ... Artist Sought to Paint Wall Facing Putnam County Courthouse       A white wall (about 26' wide and a bit taller) faces the new Putnam County Courthouse. Which Putnam County artist will be selected to convert this white wall into a beautiful painting of the old courthouse? Just drive in off Route 52 next to George's Restaurant and take a look. It is in a very nic... More ... Judge James Borkowski to lead Putnam County Magistrates' Association       Southeast Town Justice James Borkowski was elected to serve as President of the Putnam County Magistrate's Association. The association includes judges from all towns and villages in Putnam County, as well as the judges of the County Court and Supreme Court. More ... Putnam County Youth Board Seeks Nominations for 2008 Youth Volunteer Awards       The Youth Board, in conjunction with the Putnam County Youth Bureau, is planning its 23rd Annual Youth Awards Dinner to be held Friday, April l It". Some of the county's finest youth volunteers will be recognized that evening for their outstanding volunteer service to our community. More ... Keep that New Year's Resolution: Step Out at the 2008 START! Heart Walk       Walk teams are needed for the 2008 Dutchess Ulster Start! Heart Walk, the region's largest one-day fundraiser, to be held the morning of March 8 on the campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. Teams of every sort are welcome and encouraged to participate in the two- or four-mile walk. More ... Avante Ballot Marking System Available for Persons with Disabilities at Presidential Primary Elections       For the February 5, 2008 Presidential Primary Election, The Putnam County Board of Elections will have available at its site at 1 Geneva Rd, Brewster, NY, a Ballot Marking Device that provides accessible voting for persons with disabilities. More ... Talk of the Town       This past snow storm was very typical of snow in the Valley. Those of you who live at the lower elevations were probably astounded when you saw the cars coming down off the mountains. Some spots got over 8 inches, yet Cold Spring Village got barely a dusting. If you haven't had a chance to visit t... More ... If You Can Walk, You Can Snowshoe By: Heather Berardo Outdoor Educator, Taconic Outdoor Education Center       Long gone are the warm days of summer and mild weather. As the temperature drops and the snow starts to fall, most of us feel the urge to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and burrow in for the long cold months ahead. In fact, once the temperature hits 32 degrees, most of us only venture outside as ... More ... "BREAKNECK" "The "Yards" at Breakneck (Part 1 of 2)       As critically reliant was the United States' iron industry on timber as a fuel in sustaining its furnaces, so to it was with those plants manufacturing brick. Both enterprises devoured infinite tons of charcoal as their life perpetuating ingredient toward assuring uninterrupted firings of all furn... More ...

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