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April/May 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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]

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
[email protected]
Zoning Enforcement Officer
Edward Ferratto
  [email protected]
  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

Columbia County Solid Waste Department
Highway Department
Highway Superintendent
Richard Briggs
Town Garage, Old Town Road
[email protected]
518-325-4744
Tax Collector
Joe Hanselman, Jr.
[email protected]
518-325-5537
Assessor
Pamela Cook
 [email protected]
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
  [email protected]
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
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
[email protected]
325-5260

Green Solutions Group
Janis Smythe
[email protected]
325-4223

Hamlet
David Ruede
[email protected]
718-290-4218

Housing
Ellen Levy
[email protected]
325-5899

Natural Resources
Gretchen Stevens
[email protected]
325-5925

Preservation
Robina Ward
[email protected]
325-7849

Scenic
Deborah Bowen
[email protected]
325-7248
Animal Control
Animal Control Officer
Dan Reed
518-329-1409
cell #518-755-8868
Town Historian
Jay Rohrlich
[email protected]
518-325-4956

Volunteer in Hillsdale
Keep Hillsdale Blooming
Help maintain the flower planters
Contact Lynda Brenner at
[email protected]
or call 325-7364



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
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

Columbia Arts Team

Art Omi

PS 21, Chatham

Time & Space Limited

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension
(gardening, pest questions)
828-3346
Blogs
Farmscape Ecology Program
Local Movies

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Greetings!

Spring is almost here and it is time for spring cleaning!  There are lots of opportunities for you to dispose of your trash and unwanted items, and to help clean up in the town and the Roe Jan Park.  Beautification is beginning too, with the flower barrels being planted in May.  Come help spruce up our town!
Daffodils
The Town Board:  Art Baer, Town Supervisor, and 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."
Tuesday, April 6, Zoning Board of Appeals
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Sunday, April 11, Hamlet Committee Meeting (new date)
9:00-11:00 am, Town Hall
Sunday, April 11, Farmer's Market Meeting
3:00 pm, Town Hall
Those interested in becoming vendors or helping with the Hillsdale Farmer's Market are welcome.
Monday, April 12, Planning Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Thursday, April 15, Green Solutions Committee Meeting
5:00 pm, Town Hall
Friday, April 16, Application deadline for position on Hillsdale Conservation Advisory Council
For more information, go here.
Monday, April 17, Hamlet Spring Cleanup Day
9:00 am-12 noon, meet in Hamlet Park behind Town Hall. 
Please join us and help beautify our Hillsdale hamlet!
Tuesday, April 20, Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Saturday, April 24, Spring Clean-Up Day, Roe Jan Park
9:00 am- 1:00 pm, Roe Jan Park, parking lot.
Get together with other volunteers to help clean trails, paint and do minor repairs to get the park ready for the summer season.  Bring your work gloves!
Saturday, April 24, Donation Day for Hillsdale Flea Market
9:00-10:30 am, Town Hall parking lot
Clean out your basement and closets and donate your excess treasures to benefit the town.  No baby items or upholstered items, please.
Tuesday, April 27, The Rolls Royce at the Door and other StoriesESherwood
7:30 pm, Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Museum, Copake Falls (opposite the Taconic Wayside Inn)
RJHS April meeting will highlight Hillsdale neighbors Leslie Lassiter, Julia Brandi, and Peter Cipkowski who have discovered intriguing stories about the people who once lived in their houses.  Refreshments.
Saturday, May 1, Hillsdale Clean-Up Day
9 am - 12 noon, Hillsdale Town Garage, Old Town Road
The snow has melted and it's time to clean up!  Thje Hillsdale Garage will be open on May 1st for Hillsdale Clean-Up Day.  If you have a few items to discard, don't bother renting a dumpster, come down and put it here!

GUIDELINES:  One load per resident.  No household garbage, toxins, empty paint cans, old tires, or computer monitors.  Those can be handled by the county.  Check out their site here.

We're accepting cash donations this year for Hillsdale's Summer Recreation Program.
Saturday, May 1, Donation Day for Hillsdale Flea Market
9:00-10:30 am, Town Hall parking lot
Clean out your basement and closets and donate your excess treasures to benefit the town.  No baby items or upholstered items, please.
Saturday, May 1, Spring Clean-Up Day, Roe Jan Park
9 am- 1 pm, Roe Jan Park, parking lot
Get together with other volunteers to help clean trails, paint and do minor repairs to get the park ready for the summer season.  Bring your work gloves!
Saturday, May 1, Bloomin' Day
Contribution collections at various locations in town to raise $$ for plants and flowers for barrels along Main Street.
Saturday, May 1, May Day Celebration
10 am - 3:30 pm, Hawthorne Valley School, Harlemville
Join us to welcome in the spring with lively May Pole dancing, music, puppet show, picnic by the stream, and delicious prepared food.  There will be games for all ages:  kindergarten treasure yard, dragon run, banana pole, pillow jousting, three-legged race, costume race and much more.  Come laugh, dance, sing, play and enjoy a joyful community spring welcoming day.  Puppet shows at 12, 1 and 2 pm.
Sunday, May 2, Spring Migrant Bird Walk
8:00 am, assemble at the Book Barn.
At this time of year the warblers, thrushes and others are coming to the northeast. Sponsored by the Alan Devoe Bird Club. The Book Barn is at the intersection of Rodman Road and Pumpkin Hill Road in Hillsdale. For more information, call 325-4537.
Tuesday, May 4, Zoning Board of Appeals
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Kite flyingSaturday, May 8, Catch the Wind Kite Flying Festival

10 am - 1 pm, Roeliff Jansen Park
Learn how to make kites as well as fly them in the open fields of the park.  Outdoor educator Fran Martino will also help kids and families build anemometers to measure the speed of wind in their backyards.
Monday, May 10, Planning Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Saturday, May 15, Donation Day for Hillsdale Flea Market
9:00-10:30 am, Town Hall parking lot
Clean out your basement and closets and donate your excess treasures to benefit the town.  No baby items or upholstered items, please.
Tuesday, May 18, Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm, Town Hall
Friday, May 21, Planting Day for Flower Barrels
and
Saturday, May 22
10 am, Town Hall lower parking lot
Come help your neighbors plant the flowers that beautify the Hamlet in the summertime.  For more information, contact Lynda Brenner at [email protected] or 325-7364.
Sunday, May 23, Flowers to PBouquetower the Park
11:30 am - 2:00 pm, Hillsdale Fire House. 
A garden luncheon to bring electricity to Roeliff Jansen Park and its buildings.  Enjoy a tasty lunch by The Farmer's Wife and learn from gardening expert, writer and former Hillsdale resident Suzy Bales as she discusses and demonstrates some of the topics covered in her new book "Garden Bouquets and Beyond."  Silent auction, raffle and more!  Tickets, $40, must be reserved by May 15th. Go to the Upcoming Events page at www.roejanpark.org for more information and to download a reservation form.
Tuesday, May 25, The History of Taconic State Park, Part 2
7:30 pm, Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Museum, Copake Falls
Part 2 of Edgar Masters "The HIstory of the Taconic State Park".
Saturday, May 29, Town-Wide Flea Market - Memorial Day Weekend
8:30 am - 2:30 pm, Hamlet Park, behind Town Hall.
Rain date, Sunday, May 30.
Giant Flea Market to benefit town beautification projects.
For information on reserving a booth, contact [email protected].  Or do some spring cleaning, get rid of clutter and and donate your treasures to benefit the town.  Saturday drop-off days are April 24, May 1 and May 15, 9:00-10:30 pm, Town Hall parking lot.  More information here.
Plan ahead

Saturday, June 5 -- Hillsdale Farmer's Market begins the season.
9 am - 12 noon, Town Park behind Town Hall.  It will run the 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month through the 1st weekend in October.  There is  an extra market on July 31st to coordinate with the  Hamlet House Tour.

Sunday June 13 -- Roeliff Jansen Community Library Benefit Golf Tournament at Undermountain Golf Course

Friday, July 23-Sunday, July 25 -- Falcon Ridge Folk Festival,
Dodds Farm

Saturday, July 31 --  Historic House tour
organized by Hillsdale Historic Preservation Committee

Sunday August 1 -- BBQ, Boogie and Bid at the Park
BBQ and silent auction to benefit the Roe Jan Community Library building fund. Held at Roeliff Jansen Park.

Saturday, August 7 -- Hillsdale Community Day

Saturday, October 2 -- From the Earth, Roe Jan Park Fall Festival

Around the county and nearby
An assortment of the wonderful things going on around the county.


Wednesday, April 21 -- Robert Freeman from the Committee on Open Government will speak

7 pm, Copake Town Hall


Saturday, April 24 -- Hudson Valley Choral Society Spring Concert

7:30 pm, First Reformed Church, 52 Green Street, Hudson.  Works by Bach,  Benjamin Britten, and Charles Gounod.  Featuring soloists Susan Harwood, Mary Deyerle Hack, Andy Truex, Stephen Dahlin and a chorus of 28 members of our local community.


Sunday, April 25 -- Hudson Valley Choral Society Spring Concert

3:00 pm, First Reformed Church, 23 Kinderhook Street, Chatham.


Saturday, June 19 -- Copake Community Day


Saturday, August 14 -- Ancram Community Day


Saturday, August 21 -- Copake Falls Day

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 [email protected] by the 15th of the month before your event, or as soon as you know about it.
 
Sincerely,
Peter Cipkowski, Communications Chair, Town Board
Iona Lutey, calendar editor

The Town of Hillsdale