| 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 |
04/03: Hillsdale Hamlet Committee Meeting
9:00 am @ Town Hall
04/10: Last Farmers Market Meeting Before Opening Day
3:00 pm @ Town Hall |
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!
As Hillsdale continues to thaw from a challenging winter, Spring 2011 is looking pretty hectic. It sure is good to see everyone again! Before we get much into 2011, take a moment to review our 2010 Annual Report posted on the Hillsdale website here and available in print at the Town Hall. Last year was a remarkable year for our community and included many important milestones. Not least among them was the acquistion of the former Roeliff Jansen Community Library which is now being carefully restored. Read more about this and much more below. Wishing you all a warm and happy spring. 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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Old Becomes New Again: Update on the Town Hall Project
Restoration Underway for the New Town Hall
The restoration and renovation of the old Hillsdale Library building has begun -- an enormous undertaking that is driven by two core goals. One, to preserve and maintain the historic qualities of the structure inside and out. Two, to update the building so that it can serve as Hillsdale's Town Hall for the next 100 years. The Board is thrilled to see this project moving ahead and looks forward to celebrating a grand opening later this year.
New Plan for the Old Town Hall
The March Town Board Meeting included Sheriff David Harrison's proposal to convert the current town hall into Columbia County's first substation when it becomes available next fall. The Town Board unanimously supports this plan and believes it's a win-win. At little cost to Hillsdale, the town gains an invaluable and constant police presence. Though the Board has considered selling the building (and still has the right to do so at a later time), current market condtions are not suitable -- and now is not the time to let another building remain empty. Read the FAQ posted here, |
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Plan Ahead for the Hillsdale Flea Market
Hillsdale's Third Annual Flea Market will take place on Saturday, May 28 with a rain date of Sunday, May 29.
Plan ahead to reserve a space (email: hillsdalenyflea@gmail.com)
You can also donate items to be sold.
Drop Off Saturdays:
April 16, April 30 or May 14 at
37 Maple Street (Red Barn behind the Hamlet Park).
You can also call Steve Tiger (325-4664) to arrange a drop off.
Proceeds from the Flea Market benefit the Hillsdale Hamlet Committee and their efforts to improve the town's center.
Updates regarding this event will be posted to the Hillsdale website here. |
Events
For more information on town events, use the links at left, under "Town Events Quick Links."
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 The Dog Run is Open for the Season!
Old Route 22 Dog Run at the Roe Jan Park
1/2 mile south of the light in Hillsdale
The dog run at the Roeliff Jansen Park is open from sunrise to sunset every day, is completely enclosed and free of charge.
Visit the Roe Jan Park website for details. |
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Seasonal Song and Forest Walk for Kids
Saturday, April 9
9:20 am - 11:30 am
Hawthorne Valley School
330 County Route 21C, Ghent
Child Friendly
The Hawthorne Valley Early Childhood Program invites parents and children ages 3-5 for a free morning of seasonal song, story and games. Snack will be provided, followed by a forest walk. Come explore and help sing in the season! To register, please call Janene Ping at 518-672-7092 x103 |
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 Edna St. Vincent Millay - her candle still burns bright
Sunday, April 10
2:00 pm
Roe Jan Community Library
At the Roeliff Jansen Community Library, the world of Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet, verse playwright and librettist, will be brought to life through poetry, prose and photographs by author, poet and playwright J. Peter Bergman.
Edna St. Vincent Millay was a self-proclaimed bohemian who lived in Greenwich Village and Provincetown. A graduate of Vassar College, Millay's last home was at Steepletop in Austerlitz, NY. Millay is the first woman to win the Pulitzer for Poetry and the second woman to win a Pulitzer for Letters. To learn more about this event click here.
April is Poetry Month at the Roe Jan Library. To learn more and see the full range of events visit the website. |
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Peter Dufault: What I Meant to Tell You: An American Poet's 'State of the Union'
Saturday, April 15
7:00 pm
Roe Jan Community Library
Hillsdale's noted poet Peter Dufault will give a reading of his work, and the acclaimed film about him, What I Meant to Tell You: An American Poet's State of the Union, will be shown.
Peter has been writing poetry for almost sixty years. Raised in New York, he graduated from Harvard University and served as a bomber pilot during World War II. In 1968 he ran for Congress in Columbia County, New York on the Liberal Party's anti-war platform. He has been variously employed as a tree-surgeon, journalist, history teacher, house-painter, and pollster; he has twice been poet-in-residence at the Cheltenham Festival in England.
He is well known in Columbia County as a fiddler, banjo-player, and dance-caller. His poems have appeared in many magazines and journals including The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, Norton Anthology of Poetry, London Review, and Poetry. He has lived in Hillsdale with his wife Ruth, for over 50 years. |
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Home Cheesemaking Class, Cheesemaking 101
Saturday, April 16
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Hawthorne Valley Farm
Cost: $40/person
So you want to be a cheesemaker? Come join Peter Kindel, the Hawthorne Valley Farm cheesemaker, to learn how to make fresh and washed-curd cheeses. From culture to curd, you'll learn the intricacies of turning milk into cheese. The class will be followed by a tasting and a discussion of the major types of cheese.
Class size is limited, so please book in advance by email dairy@hawthornevalleyfarm.org, or phone (518-672-7500, x243). |
Hillsdale's 31st Annual Palm Sunday Brunch
Sunday, April 17 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Hillsdale Fire House, north of the light in Hillsdale Child Friendly
This brunch, after 31 years, has become the stuff of legend and is not to be missed. The all-you-can-eat brunch menu includes:
Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs, Bacon, Ham, Sausage,
Corned Beef Hash, Home Fries, Cornbread, Fruit Cocktail,
Jell-0, Juice, Milk, Tea & Coffee
Adults $8.50. Children ages 4-10 are $4. Children 3 & under are free
Tickets Available at the Door
For more Brunch information call 325-4721
Huge Raffle and Bake Sale
Note: The annual Easter Hunt in the Hamlet Park will follow at 1:30 |
| Spring Holiday Camp at Hawthorne Valley Farm
Monday , April 18th - 21st
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hawthorne Valley Farm
For students ages 9 -12
Child Friendly
The Hawthorne Valley Farm & Arts Program is holding a spring holiday camp for four days, April 18-21, from 10am to 3pm, for students from 8 to 12.
Each day, participants will learn practical skills in the kitchen while preparing all of our nutritious, organic lunches and snacks. We will spend plenty of time outside, working in the garden, playing in the forest and stream, and caring for the farm's many animals. Daily craft projects will include pysanky egg decorating and basket weaving, among other spring activities. Through all of these endeavors, stories will be interwoven; come join with us, and learn while having fun!
Fee for all four days is on a sliding scale: $100-$125 which includes all snacks, meals, and materials. Prior registration is necessary, and early registration is recommended, as all previous holiday camps have reached full capacity. To register, contact Caroline Smialek at 672-7500 x 232. |
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Town Clean-Up Day
Saturday, April 30
9:00 am - Noon
Hillsdale Garage on Old Town Road
It's a sure sign of spring (believe it or not) when Clean-up Day is
announced. Later this month, Saturday, April 30th, the crew from the
Highway Department will be available to help unload your car and
trash your old stuff at the Town Garage on Old Town Road. We'll be
open from 9:00 am to noon.
Donations will be gratefully accepted to support our summer youth program.
Remember - no household garbage, no toxins
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 Roe Jan Park Spring Clean-Up Days
Saturday, April 30, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sunday, May 1, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Roe Jan Park
Help get the Roeliff Jansen Park ready for a busy warm weather season. Join other volunteers to help clean and prune along trails, paint the barn, prepare the farmhouse and community gardens for planting, etc.
Many hands make light work! And as a thank you to volunteers for their hard work, on Saturday the park will even serve lunch for all volunteers! |
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Hudson Valley Choral Society Spring Concert
Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1st
9:00 am - Noon
Locations and times will be posted at a later date on HVCS posters scattered around town, including the IGA, and here on the Hillsdale Website closer to performance dates.
A number of Hillsdale residents participate in the choir, including:
Esther Chappuis
Curtiss Chappuis
James Clapp
Bill Demma
Cheryl Jones
Mary Beth Ketz
Penny Watkins
Randall Thompson's "The Peaceable Kingdom" will be presented along with an amazingly beautiful rendition of "Shenandoah" and other pieces. Conducted by Gretchen Rueckheim. |
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Early Spring Bird Walk
Sunday, May 1
8:00 am
Meet at the Bookbarn on Rodman Road
Susan Schreck will lead this walk. Birders can meet at the Bookbarn on Rodman Road at 8:00 am. We will walk up Rodman Road to the swamp which is just south of Wolf Hill Road where we hope to see heron nesting as well as other migrating birds.
May Day Celebration and Dance of the May Pole
Saturday, May 7
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Phudd Hill and Floodplan Forest at Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent
Join us in the late morning for the opening of the May Day celebration at Hawthorne Valley School and watch the dance of the children around the May Pole.
This event is free, but space is limited. Please register with Claudia at: fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or call 518-672-7994.
Farmers Market Days Announced
The Hillsdale Farmers Market will kick-off the summer season on May 28 and on the following dates:
May 28
June 4,18
July 2,16,30
August 6,20
Sep 3,17
Oct 1
Kite Day at Roe Jan Park
Saturday, May 11
10:00 am
Rain Date: Sunday, May 22
Catch the wind! Fly your kite in the wide open fields of the park. Meet other kite flyers. Learn about the wind from outdoor educator Fran Martino. A limited number of kites will be available for purchase.
Roe Jan Community Library Benefit Golf Tournament
Sunday, June 12
Undermountain Golf Course, Copake
Dual shotgun 18-hole 2-person scramble. Men's, women's, mixed teams. Great prizes. Breakfast goodies, lunch, chicken BBQ.
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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
Christopher Ross, editor
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