Town Board
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Art Baer, Town Supervisor
Carmen Barbato Peter Cipkowski Christian Kersten Augie Sena
meets third Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm Town Hall 325-5073
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HillsdaleTown Hall
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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)
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Town Clerk
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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
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Court Clerk
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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
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Town Justices
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Juliette Crill Russ Immarigeon
Court convenes Wednesday 6 pm Town Hall 325-5073
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Building Inspector
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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]
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Zoning Enforcement Officer
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Edward Ferratto
[email protected]
Monday 8:30-4:00 Tuesday 8:30-1:00 Thursday 8:30-4:00 Town Hall
518-325-5073
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Transfer Station
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Wednesday 7:30am-12noon Saturday 7:30am-3:30pm 65
Holm Road
(518) 325-3844
Columbia County Solid Waste Department
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Highway Department
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Highway Superintendent Richard Briggs Town Garage, Old Town Road [email protected] 518-325-4744
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Tax Collector
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Joe Hanselman, Jr. [email protected]
518-325-5537
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Assessor
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Pamela Cook [email protected] Friday 8:30-Noon Town Hall
518-325-3636
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Planning Board
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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]
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Zoning Board of Appeals
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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
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Board of Assessment Review
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Craig Norton, Chairman
Mary Ann Foote
Frederick Laing
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Comprehensive Plan Review Committees
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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
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Animal Control
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Animal Control Officer
Dan Reed
518-329-1409
cell #518-755-8868
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Town Historian
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Jay Rohrlich [email protected] 518-325-4956
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Volunteer in Hillsdale
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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
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Taconic Hills School Aquatic & Fitness Center
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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
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Resources
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Cornell Cooperative Extension (gardening, pest questions) 828-3346
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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! 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."
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Tuesday, April 6, Zoning Board of Appeals
7:30 pm, Town Hall
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Sunday, April 11, Hamlet Committee Meeting (new date)
9:00-11:00 am, Town Hall
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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.
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Monday, April 12, Planning Board Meeting 7:30 pm, Town Hall
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Thursday, April 15, Green Solutions Committee Meeting 5:00 pm, Town Hall
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Friday, April 16, Application deadline for position on Hillsdale Conservation Advisory Council For more information, go here.
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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!
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Tuesday, April 20, Town Board Meeting 7:30 pm, Town Hall
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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!
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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.
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Tuesday, April 27, The Rolls Royce at the Door and other Stories 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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Saturday, May 1, Bloomin' Day
Contribution collections at various locations in town to raise $$ for
plants and flowers for barrels along Main Street.
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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.
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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.
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Tuesday, May 4, Zoning Board of Appeals
7:30 pm, Town Hall
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Saturday, 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.
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Monday, May 10, Planning Board Meeting 7:30 pm, Town Hall
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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.
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Tuesday, May 18, Town Board Meeting 7:30 pm, Town Hall
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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.
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Sunday, May 23, Flowers to Power 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.
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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".
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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