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November/December 2009
Town of Hillsdale Calendar
Hillsdale, New York
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Town Board
Art Baer, Town Supervisor

Ann Baldwin
Carmen Barbato
Peter Cipkowski
Augie Sena

meets third Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm
Town Hall
325-5073
HillsdaleTown Hall 

518-325-5073

Monday 8:30-4pm
Tuesday 8:30-5pm
Wed 8:30-3pm
Thurs 8:30-4pm
Friday 8:30-4pm
Sat 10am-1pm
(M-F closed 12-1)
Town Clerk
Julie Kane
325-5073
townclerkhdale@fairpoint.net
Hunting and fishing licenses; dog licenses; registrar of births, deaths and marriages

Tuesday 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm

Evening hours,  2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 6:30-8:30 pm
Court Clerk
Jan Keefner
325-5073
hcourt@fairpoint.net

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30-Noon & 1:00-4:00
  Wed 8:30-Noon & 1:00-3:00
Town Justices
Juliette Crill
Russ Immarigeon
Court convenes
Wednesday 6 pm
Town Hall
325-5073
Building Inspector
Glenn Smith
Tuesday, Thursday 12:00-3:00 PM
Town Hall
Inspection tours Mon. Wed. Fri. 12:00-3:00PM and by appointment.
518-325-1702
bihdale@fairpoint.net
Zoning Enforcement Officer
Edward Ferratto
  zeohdale@fairpoint.net
  Monday 8:30-4:00
Tuesday 8:30-1:00
Thursday 8:30-4:00
Town Hall
518-325-5073
Transfer Station

Wednesday 7:30am-12noon
Saturday 7:30am-3:30pm
65 Holm Road
(518) 325-3844
Highway Department
Highway Superintendent
Richard Briggs
Town Garage, Old Town Road
hillsdalehighway@fairpoint.net
518-325-4744
Tax Collector
Joe Hanselman, Jr.
joejr@fairpoint.net
518-325-5537
Assessor
Pamela Cook
 hillsdaleassessor@fairpoint.net
Friday 8:30-Noon 
Town Hall
518-325-3636
Planning Board
Hank Henward, Chairman
Theresa Kisselbrack, Secretary  
Patti Rohrlich
Charles Gardner, III
Richard Freiman
Ellen Levy
Mark Barbato
Deborah Bowen
meets second Monday of the month at 7:30pm
Town Hall
518-325-7991
  Kisselbrack58@gmail.com
Zoning Board of Appeals
Craig Norton, Chairman
Dean Atwood, Secretary
Juanita O'Rourke
Casey Kuhn
Rocco DeFronzo
Jeffery Sills
meets first Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm
Town Hall
Phone & fax:  Dean Atwood at 518-391-3141
Board of Assessment
Review
Craig Norton, Chairman
Mary Ann Foote
Frederick Laing
Comprehensive Plan Review Committees
Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, Chair
Tom Carty
vancarty@gmail.com
325-5260

Green Solutions Group
Janis Smythe
yayajanis@yahoo.com
325-4223

Hamlet
David Ruede
davidruede@gmail.com
718-290-4218

Housing
Ellen Levy
mandelevy@yahoo.com
325-5899

Natural Resources
Gretchen Stevens
gstevens1231@fairpoint.net
325-5925

Preservation
Alexia Lalli
lex.lalli@gmail.com
325-5738

Scenic
Deborah Bowen
info@iagr.com
325-7248
Animal Control
Animal Control Officer
Dan Reed
518-329-1409
cell #518-755-8868
Town Historian
Herb Parmet
hparmet@fairpoint.net
Volunteer in Hillsdale

Roe Jan Community Library

Roe Jan Park
Taconic Hills School Aquatic & Fitness Center
Hours for community use while school is in session
Monday - Friday                    6:00-7:20 am
5:30-8:30 pm
Saturday                                9:00am-2:00pm
Sunday                                  1:00pm-4:00pm
For more info go to.  Call 325.0432 for schedule updates
Kids

Mac-Haydn Theater

Hancock Shaaker Village

Olana
Nearby Natural Areas open to the public 
Roe Jan Park

Columbia Land Conservancy Conservation Areas

Bash Bish Falls State Park

Taconic State Park, Copake Falls

Lake Taghkanic State Park

Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center and Sanctuary, Craryville

Mount Washington State Forest, Mt. Washington, MA

Mt. Everett State Reservation, Mt. Washington, MA

Local Arts

Spencertown Academy

Ghent Playhouse

Hudson Opera House

Stageworks, Hudson

Columbia Arts Team

Art Omi

PS 21, Chatham

Time & Space Limited

Olana

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Norman Rockwell Museum
Resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension
(gardening, pest questions)
828-3346
Local Blogs
Farm at Miller's Crossing
Local Groups
Columbia Land Conservancy

Columbia County Bounty

Columbia County Real Food Network

Berkshire Botanical Garden

The E.F. Schumacher Society

Alan Devoe Bird Club

Columbia County Historical Society

Columbia County Council on the Arts
Historic sites
Hancock Shaker Village

Mount Lebanon Shaker Village

James Vanderpoel House Luykas Van Alen House Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

Local Movies

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Greetings!
We are looking at a change on our Board at the upcoming election November 3.   Ann Baldwin will be retiring after many years of service and Chris Kersten is on the ballot to fill her seat.  Current Board member Peter Cipkowski is running for another term.  Please vote on Tuesday at the Firehouse!

We are also excited about the Hamlet Placemaking Workshop next Saturday, November 7.  We see much potential for the development of the Hillsdale hamlet now that the sewer is in place, and we look forward to having the assistance of Project for Public Spaces, who will lead a workshop to elicit public input on the future of the hamlet.  This should be a lot of fun and we hope you will all attend next Saturday from 8:30am to 12:30 pm.  See you there!

The Town Board:  Art Baer, Town Supervisor, and Ann Baldwin, Carmen Barbato, Peter Cipkowski and Augie Sena.

PS Please note that some e-mail servers cut off the end of the calendar and the newsletter.  So if yours does not end with a little note from us, go to the very end and click on "view entire message."
Friday, October 30, 60's Costume and Concert Party
7:30 pm, Mt. Washington House
Dress up as your favorite 60's musician or pop culture icon in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.  Live 60's music by Tom Raider.  Light buffet, costume contest, Chinese auction. Columbia Arts Team benefit.  $15 at the door and $10 in advance.  For more info, go to .
Saturday, October 31, Halloween Halloween.FirefightersHay Ride & Parade
5:30 pm, Firehouse. Child-friendly
Sponsored by Ladies Auxilliary and the Firehouse.  Fun for kids of all ages!  Come see your firefighters all dressed up (Colleen Miller with Chad Malarachuk on right).  Everyone who participates gets a "gold" coin!
Sunday, November 1, Hamlet Committee Meeting
9:00 am, Town Hall
For more info, contact David Ruede at
DavidRuede@gmail.com or
718-290-4218.
Tuesday, November 3, Election Day
6:00am-9:00pm, Hillsdale Firehouse, Route 22.
Election for Hillsdale Town Board members, county sheriff and coroner, and two propositions. 

For town board, the candidates are Peter Cipkowski, running for another term, and Chris Kersten, running to fill Ann Baldwin's seat.  For more info on the propositions, go to: http://www.smartvoter.org/2009/11/03/ny/state/prop/

The deadline for applying for absentee ballots is past, but registered voters who will not be in Hillsdale on November 3 may vote absentee in person on Saturday, October 31, 9:00am-12:00pm at the County Board of Elections, 401 State Street, Hudson.
Tuesday, November 3, Zoning Board of Appeals
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Saturday, November 7, Hamlet Placemaking Workshop

8:30 am-12:30 pm, Mt Washington House, Rte 23, Hillsdale
A workshop to obtain public input for a Design and Development Plan for Hillsdale's hamlet.  Small groups will visit key places in the hamlet, rate them as they currently exist, and suggest ways to make them better.  The workshop will be led by Project for Public Spaces, hired by the town to create a plan for improvements to the hamlet. 

All Hillsdale residents are encouraged to attend.  Since you will be  outside for a part of the workshop, dress accordingly.  Please RSVP to druede@gmail.com or call 718-290-4218.
HamletPlacemakingWorkshop
Monday, November 9, Planning Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Tuesday, November 17, Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Saturday, November 17, The History of Catamount Ski Area
7:30 pm, Roe Jan Historical Society Museum, Miles Rd and Rte. 344, Copake Falls
Don Edwards, Executive VP of Catamount.
Tuesday, December 1, Zoning Board of Appeals
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, Cookies and Books Sale
Hillsdale Firehouse, hours to be announced.
The Friends of the Roe Jan Library are holding their annual Cookies and Books sale.  Stock up on a variety of cookies from our extraordinary Roe-Jan bakers.  A soup and bread lunch will be provided for shoppers.  Donations of clean, and aromatically fragrant books can be brought to the library during open hours.
Saturday, December 5, Yuletide Fair
10:00 am-4:00 pm, Hawthorne Valley School, Harlemville Child-friendly
Children's activities, Magical Puppet Tree performance, hand-craft vendors, the Pocket Lady, gingerbread house exhibit and auction, music, food.  Admission free.

Saturday, December 5, Santa Hay Ride/Tree Lighting
Hillsdale.  Child-friendly
Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Firehouse and the Town Recreation Committee.  More details to come. 

Saturday, December 12, 3rd Annual Holiday Party
5:30-8:30 pm, Mt Washington House.
Sponsored by the Hillsdale Community Group and the Hillsdale Business Alliance.
Monday, December 14, Planning Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Tuesday, December 15, Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Around the county

Saturday, November 28, Copake Lake Duck Walk
Meet 9 am at the intersection of County Route 7 and Lake View Road at Copake Lake. We will spend the morning searching the lake for fall migrant waterfowl.  Sponsored by the Alan Devoe Bird Club.  Free.


Saturday, December 19, Chatham Christmas Bird Count
Sponsored by the Alan Devoe Bird Club.  Free.   Full day.  For more information go to
Hello!
We want this calendar to be useful to you, so please tell us what we can do better and tell us about your events!  Contact us at hillsdalecalendar@gmail.com by the 15th of the month before your event, or as soon as you know about it.
Enjoy the delights of autumn in Hillsdale!
 
Sincerely,
Ann Baldwin, Communications Chair, Town Board
Iona Lutey, calendar editor

The Town of Hillsdale