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January/February 2010
Town of Hillsdale Calendar
Hillsdale, New York
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Town Board
Art Baer, Town Supervisor

Carmen Barbato
Peter Cipkowski
Christian Kersten
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
Vivian deGeorges, 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
325-7059
  fredviv@taconic.net
Zoning Board of Appeals
Craig Norton, Chairman
Ruth Dodds, Secretary
325-5073

Casey Kuhn
Rocco DeFronzo
Jeffery Sills
Howard Van Lenten
meets first Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm
Town Hall
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
Robina Ward
historichouses@fairpoint.net
325-7849

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 holiday hours
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!

Happy New Year!  We wish you and your families all the best in the coming year.

We want to thank Ann Baldwin for her many years of service on the Town Board.  We will miss her.  And we welcome Chris Kersten as our new Board member!

The Town Board:  Art Baer, Town Supervisor,  Carmen Barbato, Peter Cipkowski, Christian Kersten 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."
Monday, January 4, Public Hearing on a Sidewalk Plan for the Hamlet of Hillsdale
4:45 pm, Town Hall

Please take notice that the Town Board of the Town of Hillsdale will hold a Public Hearing and receive public comment on a proposed sidewalk plan for the Hamlet of Hillsdale.  For more information, contact the Town Clerk, Julie Kane at 325-5073.
Monday, January 4, Organizational Meeting, Town of Hillsdale
5:00 pm, Town Hall

The 2010 Organizational Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Hillsdale. This is the annual meeting where town officials are officially appointed, new officials are sworn in, paper of record set, salaries made official, rules regarding expenditures are set forth, meeting dates set, etc.  For more information, contact the Town Clerk, Julie Kane at 325-5073.
Tuesday, January 5, Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Friday, January 8, Hamlet Committee Meeting
4:00 pm, Town Hall
Monday, January 11, Planning Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Tuesday, January 19, Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Thursday, January 21, Green Solutions Group Meeting
5:00 pm, Town Hall
Tuesday, February 2, Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Monday, February 8, Planning Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Tuesday, February 16, Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Looking ahead

Sunday, February 14 to Friday, February 19, Biodynamic Winter Intensive for Farmers and Gardners, Week One:  "Cultivating Perception and Flexible Thinking," The Nature Institute, Hawthorne Valley Farm.  A workshop for farmers, gardeners and others seeking a working relation to the land.

Sunday, February 21 to Friday, February 26, Biodynamic Winter Intensive, Week Two:  "The Theory and Practice of Biodynamic Farming."

Hawthorne Valley Farm and Phudd Hill
Registration deadline for one or both weeks is January 20.  For further information, or to receive a registration form please contact:  
Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center
327 Route 21C, Ghent

Link to the registration form: 
http://www.natureinstitute.org/calendar/Registration%20Form%20farmers%20course%202010.pdf
 
For the course brochure:
http://www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org/pix/winterintensivebrochure.pdf

Contact:  Caroline Smialek, 518-672-7500 x 105  or caroline@hawthornevalleyfarm.org

Saturday, May 29, Hillsdale Flea Market, Town Park.
Around the county

Saturday, January 2, 5th Annual CAT Kids Holiday Spectacular

11:00 am, "Imaguration", 59 Main St, Chatham

The day kicks off with CAT's Kids Holiday Spectacular, featuring music, comedy acts, and a visit from Santa and the elves. Following the show, families are free to lunch down Main Street in Chatham, and then return so children can create a special holiday craft - theirs to keep - and then frolic all afternoon at Imaguration's playground center.
For more information, go to columbiaartsteam.org or call (518) 697-0636
Adults $10; Youth $8. (includes show, holiday craft activity, playground time till 5pm). Refreshments available.

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,
Peter Cipkowski, Communications Chair, Town Board
Iona Lutey, calendar editor

The Town of Hillsdale