Hard Working, Hands-on Style Was Mayor's Trademark
Phillips Improved Life in Cold Spring
The man who has served for 16 years as mayor of the Village of Cold Spring has earned a reputation for fixing problems with his own hands. In 1993, when Anthony Phillips was elected to his first two-year term as mayor, much of what is now the village hall was a garage. Phillips led the effort to build a meeting place and additional offices. Full Story
New Mayor and Three Trustees Slated to Take Office
Mayor-elect Seth Gallagher and Trustees-elect Bruce Campbell, Ralph Falloon, and Lynn Miller will be sworn in on Monday, April 6, 2009, at Noon. Next week's issue will include coverage of the ceremony and a profile of Mr. Gallagher. Full Story
Fire Burns 50 Acres in Garrison
Firefighters Defeat Castle Rock Blaze
In the late af ternoon on March 24, a brush fire began in the Castle Rock Unique Area. By early evening, the smoke was billowing over the Old Stone Road (right) and toward the Osborne Castle (above). By the time firefighters defeated the blaze the following afternoon, 50 acres lay burnt. Park police suspect that a cigarette was the source of the havoc. See story and photos on page 11. Full Story
Fifty Acres Burn at Castle Rock
Park police suspect a discarded cigarette caused the blaze
Around 4:30pm on Tuesday, March 24, a brush fire began spreading in the Castle Rock Unique Area in Hudson Highlands State Park. As the plumes of smoke spread through the mountains ide forest and inched toward the Osborn castle, motorists pulled into the driveways of the Garrison Institute and the Highlands Country Club to snap photos of the event. Full Story
Putnam Hit by 'Widespread' Job Losses
Unemployment Rate Reaches 6.8 Percent
Putnam's rate of unemployment has risen to 6.8 percent, the highest in more than two decades. The New York State Labor Department reported the February statistics last Thursday, which came as no surprise to Putnam lawmakers. Legislator Dan Birmingham who chairs the legislature's Economic Development Committee, called job losses "fairly widespread. Full Story
Sales Tax Revenue Continues to Climb
Despite a downturn in the national and state economy, sales tax revenue continues to climb across Putnam County. Full Story
Disabled Plead With County Lawmakers
People with disabilities as well as family members of the disabled were out in force when Putnam County hosted its annual Legislative Disability Forum. Full Story
Balancing Act is Fair Weather Fun
Philippe Petit gives a new generation a lesson in the fine art of balancing. Petit, who rose to fame after his extraordinary 1974 wire walk between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, visited Cold Spring as a surprise guest at the Philipstown Depot Theatre's showing of the film Man on Wire, which documents his feat. (Pictured from left to right: Campbell Ives, Yunus Solakoglu, and Ronan Gallagher). Full Story
Man Who Was on Wire Shows up at Depot
On Friday, March 20, for the first time in its three-year history, the Philipstown Depot Theatre's popular documentary film series was required by demand for tickets to add a second screening of its scheduled film. Full Story
Budget Dominates School Agendas Again
PV Plans for 2-Year Budget
Individual line item cost increases seemed less of a concern to the Putnam Valley Board of Education at its March 26 meeting than how they would be addres sed. "We have to look at this as a two-year process." Board President Tina Mackay said. Full Story
GUFS Makes Cuts
The Garrison School Board met on March 25, 2009, to present its 2009-10 proposed budget to the communi ty. Culminating a process that began last December, Superintendent Gloria Colucci's presentation was the first time the components of the proposed budget have been released. Full Story
Gallagher: Cold Spring Budget is a 'Wish List'
The Cold Spring Village Board met on March 24, 2009, for a budget workshop. With the exception of Trustee Ed Mancari, all board members were in attendance. Mayor Phillips distributed copies of the preliminary 2009-10 budget to the board and to the audience. Prefacing the discussion, the mayor stated that the preliminary budget currently shows an increase of 8.8 percent. Full Story
Public Notice
The Village of Cold Spring i s seeking a volunteer member for the Village Planning Board. Applicants must be a village resident and should submit letters of interest to the Village Clerk, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY, 10516, by April 8, 2009. Full Story
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