Author Writes of UN Figure



Author Roger Lipsey has penned a fascinating biography titled, Hammarskjöld a Life. Dag Hammarskjöld was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. Lipsey’s book is the first major biography of Hammarskjöld in forty years Recently he gave a compelling lecture at the Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison. The, “extreme beauty” of Philipstown drew Garrison resident Roger Lipsey here some 12 years […]

Weir’s Poetry of Art Exhibition at Boscobel



Boscobel House & Gardens is honored to announce its 2013 art exhibition, Robert W. Weir and the Poetry of Art. On display in the Exhibition Gallery at Boscobel beginning Sunday, August 11, this unprecedented showcase will include paintings, drawings and prints on loan from the West Point Museum — many have never before been displayed in public. Robert W. Weir […]

Morton Downey Film to Show Nearby



The film ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE will play at the nearby Downing Film Center on 19 Front Street in Newburgh. The first show is Saturday, July 27, at 8:30 PM, at which Daniel Miller, co-director, will be doing an intro and Q&A. Passionate debate of the film will follow over drinks at Billy Joe’s Ribworks across the street. […]

Sunset Series to Return to Cold Spring’s Bandstand

Popular music offered free to all along Hudson, thanks to sponsors

The Summer Sunset Music Series, run by the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce, celebrated its 12th anniversary when the Sunday concerts kicked off on July 7, with a concert by The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn. The shows, held every other Sunday evening (July 21, August 4, and August 18) at 5:30 p.m. at Cold Spring’s Riverfront Park and Bandstand, […]

Independence Day Marked by Patriotic Hymns, Prayers



The Independence Day celebration in Putnam County began in the small Mekeel’s Corners Chapel at Routes 301 and 9, in Philipstown. Inside, with little respite from the heat, 60 people gathered for patriotic hymns, prayers and readings. The chapel, which dates back to 1867, has no electrical service; organ music came from a pump organ played by Courier publisher, Elizabeth […]

Two Mahopac Students Picked for New York Summer Hoops Tourney



Two local players have been selected for the Hudson Valley roster that will participate in the third annual Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Summer Hoops Festival Tournament. Both players are from Mahopac High School, although one might be a bit surprising to local fans. Mahopac’s star forward, Ryan Simone, who helped lead the Indians back into the Section […]

Local Baseball Players Make Gulf Coast League



Two more local players are making inroads with their respective professional baseball careers this summer. Mahopac High School graduate Willie Gabay – who, ironically, was cut from the Indians’ varsity team during his senior season in 2010 – has moved up to the Rookie League level in Tampa Bay’s farm system and is playing for the Rays’ team in the […]

Mahopac’s Riefenhauser Chosen for Major League Baseball Futures Game



Mahopac High School graduate C.J. Riefenhauser has been making a steady, spectacular rise in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system since the left-handed pitcher was drafted in 2010. And now local fans will have a chance to see the hometown boy made good in his first area appearance since going pro. Riefenhauser has been chosen to play in the Major […]

Fourth of July Classic



Firefighter Heroes Rescue Injured Motorist



Call them firefighter heroes!A dozen members of the Brewster and Carmel Fire Departments risked their own safety Friday morning while rescuing a Carmel man whose vehicle crashed and overturned several times before plummeting down a steep embankment coming to rest upside down against a tree at the shore of the Middlebranch Reservoir.Fire, EMS personnel and police from several agencies rushed […]