| Town of Hillsdale
The Hillsdale website
has a comprehensive list of departments, hours and town meetings. Go to:
Hillsdale Directory
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| Town Meetings |
Third Tuesday of the month @ 7:30
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| Committee Meetings |
02/03: Friends of the Roe Jan Library 9:30 am at the RJL, Route 22 02/06: Hillsdale Hamlet Committee Meeting 9:00 am @ Town Hall
03/06: Farmer's Market Meeting
Time and place TBA
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Town Events
Quick Links
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Click on an underlined event for full details.
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| Transfer Station | Wednesday 7:30am-12noon
Saturday 7:30am-4:00pm
65 Holm Road
(518) 325-3844
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| Town Historian | Jay Rohrlich
jay.rohrlich@verizon.net
518-325-4956
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| Volunteer in Hillsdale | You can help, meet people and have fun!
Roe Jan Community Library
Roe Jan Park
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| Taconic Hills School Aquatic & Fitness Center | Hours for community use
Monday-Friday
6:00-7:20 am
5:30-8:30 pm
Saturday 9:00am-2:00pm
Sunday 2:00pm- 5:00pm
more info
Call 325.0432 for holiday hours and schedule updates
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| Resources | Cornell Cooperative Extension
(gardening, pest questions)
828-3346
Hawthorne Valley Farm
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Greetings!
Let it snow? The recent record snows have been great for winter sports. Driving over Molasses Hill, the unofficial name for for the hill that passes Catamount ski area on Route 23, proves that. There are tons of skiers at Catamount and many sightings of cars with ski racks in Hillsdale. Hillsdale and the RJ Community have several great dining places including: Banjo Mountain Cafe (Harlemville): 518-672-7160 Dad's Copake Diner (Copake): 518-329-3237 Four Brothers Pizza (in the Hamlet): 518-325-9230 The Farmer's Wife (Ancramdale): 518-329-5431 The Hillsdale House (in the Hamlet): 518-325-7111 The Mt Washington House (in the Hamlet): 518-325-4631 The Swiss Hutte Inn and Restaurant (at Catamount): 518-325-3333 Taconic Wayside Inn (Copake Falls): 518-329-4401 Visitors can find more info about Hillsdale's lodging, ATM, grocery, wine and gifts shops here: http://hillsdaleny.com/visitors/Beneath the snow cover there's a lot happening in town. Hillsdale is definitely a 4-season community with a lot going on and we bring that to you here. The Town Board: Art Baer, Town Supervisor, and Carmen Barbato, Peter Cipkowski, Augie Sena and Jill Sims-Elster. 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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Hillsdale is now on Twitter 
Between newsletter mailings and postings on the Hillsdale website you can keep up with all things Hillsdale and the Roe Jan Community by following us on Twitter. You'll be informed about events and happenings beyond what you'll find on the Hillsdale website.
Twitter is a short messaging service that allows you to stay informed. Sign-up for Twitter here and tweet with us. Otherwise, just bookmark the following URL to to keep up with the latest community news: http://www.twitter.com/hillsdaleny
By following us on Twitter you will learn about:
- News about Hillsdale from local media sources
- Recent updates to the Hillsdale website
- Postings about meeting agendas and minutes from
Hillsdale government
- Frequent updates about what is happening in the Roe Jan
Community
- Other people tweeting or blogging with an interest in Hillsdale
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Last time we checked: Hillsdale is not in Iceland
But that hasn't stopped the snow from falling on Hillsdale nor our Highway Department from getting the job done. Did you know that Hillsdale has some 76 miles of roads of which 41 miles are unpaved?
Road maintenance is part art and part science. The Hillsdale Highway Department cuts the proportion of salt on our dirt roads in anticipation of spring as this would cause the roads to thaw more quickly, making them muddy and, sometimes, impassable. (Here's hoping for a slow thaw.) In addition, the crew uses a dose of liquid calcium which is more effective at lower temperatures and better for the environment.
That results in 8 plow routes that take 3.5 hours each to clear to get the job done right. We think that means our Highway Department deserves a coffee, a handshake, or both. |
Hillsdale's Sewer Continues to Impress
Here's something Hillsdale can be proud of. Hillsdale's innovative
sewer system, operational since December 2008, has been getting rave reviews from state officials and notable engineers nationwide. There really are people who pay attention to such things (thank goodness).
More than a few visitors have dropped by in recent months to examine its effectiveness and environmentally-friendly approach to waste. Not only does our system achieve its primary goal of reducing health hazards in the hamlet, it also demonstrates next-generation thinking.
Unlike other towns with modest systems, Hillsdale doesn't actually
have a sewer processing plant. What we have is an odorless leech field where there is no discharge (located in a field southeast of Agway). We won't trouble you with the details here but feel free to ask the Sewer Committee, chaired by Augie Sena, for more information.
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Events
For more information on town events, use the links at left, under "Town Events Quick Links."
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 Cabin Fever Fiction Book Sale
Thursday, February 17th-Sunday, February 20th
Roe Jan Library
There will be "Cabin Fever Fiction Book Sale" at the Roe Jan Library
during the regular library hours...Thurs. 10-8, Fri. 12-7, Sat and Sun 10-4. There is no "early bird" hour and books will generally be $2.00 each, 1/2 price from Sunday noon. |
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Snowshoe in the Taconic Park
Saturday, February 19th at 1:00 pm
Taconic State Park
The Friends of Taconic State Park are sponsoring a free snowshoeing event on Saturday, February 19th at 1:00 pm. We will meet at the Park Office/picnic area, 253 State Road 344. We have plenty of adult and children's snowshoes for you to borrow. If you would rather hike or cross country ski, that's fine, too! Join us for hot chocolate and a bonfire afterward. For more information or to sign up, email us at: info@friendsofTSP.org, or call 518.329.3993. See us on Facebook, too!
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Humorist Roy Blount, Jr. to speak at the Roe Jan Library
Sunday, February 27th at 2:00 pm
Roe Jan Library
Humorist Roy Blount,Jr. will be the next guest in the Friends of the Roe Jan Library's Special Author Series on February 27. The focus will be his new book "Hail. Hail. Euphoria! Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, The Greatest War Movie Ever Made." Free. |
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Farmer's Market to plan for season
Sunday, March 6
Time and place TBA
The Hillsdale Farmers Market will hold its first meeting of the season on March 6. Any area vendors, entertainers and cooks wanting to be part of our wonderful market are welcome to email Willa Horton at willazoo@fairpoint.net
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Around the county and nearby
Biodynamic Winter Intensive 2011
February 13-18 and/or February 20-25
Hawthorne Valley Farm
The Nature Institute and the Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center
are offering two complementary weeks of instruction to those seeking a fuller understand of biodynamic agriculture. To learn more visit the website
Animal Tracks -- Clues That Tell a Tale
Friday, February 18, 2:00-3:30 pm
Kinderhook Library, 18 Hudson St.
Ages: School Aged Children
Tracks and traces can provide a glimpse into the lives of animals who otherwise are hidden from us. The program starts by making plaster casts of local animals' tracks to take home. Then, students will learn about track patterns and how they can help us identify the animals that made them. Participants will learn to use a "story sheet" to interpret tracks and discover the tale they tell.
To register, please contact Amy Thiel at 518.758.6192 by February 17.
Project Native Film Festival
March 27 at the Triplex, Great Barrington
A collection of award-winning features and short films to educate, inspire and enrage and engage.
In honor of Project Native's 10th anniversary attend a one day 'environmental film festival." A variety of films will be shown on a wide range of environmental topics. Films will range from 90-minute features to a series of short films. To learn more click here.
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Plan Ahead
Columbia County Trails Conference
Saturday, April 2nd
Columbia-Greene Community College
Columbia Land Conservancy will host the first countywide trail conference for Columbia County on April 2, 2011. Town officials, volunteers, and residents interested in developing a trail in their own community will meet, discuss, and learn from experts in the field.
Conference highlights include a keynote presentation by Jeff Olson of Alta Planning, an internationally known trail planning firm; a panel of speakers from established, successful trails in Ulster and Saratoga counties, and the Champlain Canal region; and an update of activity by Columbia County trail groups. For more information click here: Columbia Country Tails Event or contact Ellen Jouret-Epstein, Columbia Land Conservancy's Land Protection Manager, at 518.392.5252, ext. 208 or ellen@clctrust.org. |
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Hello!
We want this newsletter 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.
Sincerely,
Peter Cipkowski, Communications Chair, Town Board
Iona Lutey and Christopher Ross, editors
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