Summit Avenue home gutted by early morning fire

March 12, 2015
Vol. 6 No. 5
Providing local news and information to the Woodbury community
Summit Avenue
home gutted by
early morning fire
End of February’s frigid weather
was a test for fire fighters
as they combated the blaze
WHAT’S UP
Community
Woodbury Public Library
O.C. Arboretum’s Programs David Hasin announces bid
Skoufis “vows tax relief”
“Honoring Woodbury’s
Volunteer Organizations” Scouting for Food Woodbury Republicans will
hold Breakfast Fundraiser
M-W Varsity Cheerleaders Girl Scouts 2015
Gold Awards
3
3
4
4
Central Valley - On the last day of
February, Stephen Perl woke up at
4:30 early morning, looked up the
stairs to the third floor and said,
“Carolyn, get up. The house is on
fire.” They called 911, threw on
some clothes, grabbed the dog and
some car keys and got the car out of
the driveway.
When emergency responders
began to arrive, Perl’s next door
Ambulance, Mombasha and Lakeside fire companies from Monroe,
fire companies from South Blooming Grove, Washingtonville, Vails
Gate and West Point and Orange
County Fire Investigators.
When things began to settle down,
Woodbury’s Highway Department
started spreading salt, while Colleen
Pearce from Jay’s Deli sent hot coffee for all the fire fighters.
5
5
5
6
7
Above: Early morning blaze
guts home on Summit Avenue.
Freezing cold weather turns
water to ice.
History7
Faith
Faith Examines 8
The Congregation Eitz Chaim 9
Left: After the fire at the Perl’s
home in Central Valley, the
severe damage is apparent.
Obituaries9
Education
Are we training pigeons
or educating children? neighbor, Frank, heard the commotion, found Carolyn and Stephen, and invited them inside from
where they could watch the heart
breaking disaster.
With the temperature in single
digits, water rapidly turned to ice;
just walking became treacherous.
In addition to Woodbury Fire
Department, emergency responders included Woodbury Volunteer
Photos by David DaCosta
10
Sudoku11
Prsrt Std
ECRWSS
US Postage
Paid
EDDM Retail
Postal Customer
Vails Gate Cleaners, Inc.
547 Rte. 32 Highland Mills (next to Post Office)
Sign on t o vgcle a ne r s .c om f or va lua ble c oupons
I n fo 8 4 5 - 8 6 3 - 3 3 0 7
2
Community
Letter to the editor
Voters of Orange County: Attention
How would your legislators---which
you put into office and whose salaries
you pay— face up to the following:
1. They can preserve an
architectural work of worldwide significance—OR—
through lack of action you can
let it be destroyed.
2. Preserving it brings positive
publicity to the County and
creates a tourist destination:
architectural tourism is now a
multi-million dollar industry!
3. Destroying it will damage the
county’s image: publications
are already referencing
the demolition as an act of
government vandalism.
4. Preserving it will immediately
save almost $8 million in
demo costs, save financing
costs, and result in quicker
construction of the new
facilities—a responsible use of
our tax dollars!
5. The Kaufman plan brings
immediate income to the
county, puts the building on
the tax rolls, brings revenue
to local businesses in Goshen
(though tourism, renovation
contracts, and the ongoing
expenditures of the building’s
new tenants).
6. Orange County has
had trouble balancing a
budget—so how can it justify
unnecessary spending? In fact:
the funds are not even in the
coffers?
7. There are serious rumors
of alleged improprieties
between county employees
and contractors involved
in this project. This whole
process will be placed
under a microscope and
allegations of corruption
are likely to be investigated.
The loss of confidence
from that has serious
economic consequences for a
community.
Voters: Call your representatives tell
them to do the right thing for the taxpayers of Orange County.
Steve Brander
Central Valley, N.Y.
March 12, 2015 www.WoodburyGazette.com
Late Winter
Subscriptions
- Not spring, yet!
Be a 2015 supporter
- Be a Volunteer
Subscriber Today
Subscription rate suggestion for Voluntary
Subscribers is only $30…for a whole year.
If you have not volunteered yet, please
make do it now, today, because you will
make up the difference where business
advertising leaves a budget gap.
We should note that we receive requests for mailed subscriptions outside
of Woodbury. For these we must ask for
$45 to cover the extra postage which
keeps increasing. Some Woodbury residents near Harriman have ZIP codes other than Woodbury’s. We are sorry but we cannot mail you the Woodbury Gazette for free because our cost
would be $45.
Remember! We are really helped by your support!
Go to www.woodburygazette.com
Now updated with current articles
Woodbury Gazette Contact Information
PO Box 511, Highland Mills, NY 10930
845-928-9101
editor@woodburygazette.com
advertising@woodburygazette.com
info@woodburygazette.com
www.woodburygazette.com
Give Your Child
the Best Advantage
to Achieve Success.
We know every child is unique.
Our programs are designed to
help bring out the best in your
child. With caring therapists
trained in sensory integration,
handwriting skills, gross motor
skills and much more.
Pediatric
Occupational
Therapy
Solutions
Call us for a consultation. We
are here to help your child be
the best they can be.
Phone (845) 827-5360
615 Route 32, Highland Mills
Developing skills in developing children pediatricotsolutions.com
W O O D B U R Y
G A Z E T T E
Supporter
Renewal
q Its
Dotime
you enjoy
receiving
this newspaper
on a regular
to renew
your voluntary
subscription
to thebasis?
newspaper
that
speaks
your
language.
Without
your
help
the
q Do you think this newspaper serves a necessary function?
your neighborhood
newspaper,
exist. If
q Gazette,
Do you believe
that Woodbury should
have itscannot
own newspaper?
you enjoy having the local news sent to your mail box,
q Do you like keeping current with local events and government?
please renew your subscription today.
q Voluntary Subscription ($30) included.
(New and Renewal):
Subscription
We
do and weRate
would
like to continue
Within Woodbury ......$20 for the year
sending you the Woodbury Gazette.
Outside Woodbury .....$28 for the year
YES! I would like to receive the Woodbury Gazette.
Please
count
in as
onewith
of your
Please
mailme
this
form
yourreaders.
payment payable to:
The Woodbury Gazette
P.O.Box 511,
Highland Mills, NY 10930-0511
Street _____________________________________________
Name_____________________________________________
Name___________________________________________
City_________________________State_____ Zip_________
Address_________________________________________
Please mail this form to:
City______________________State____Zip___________
WOODBURY GAZETTE
P.O. Box 511
Highland Mills, NY 10930
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for your continued support!
www.WoodburyGazette.com March 12, 2015
3
Community
Woodbury Public
Library - Adult News
Woodbury Public
Library Programs
By Rose-Emma Calabrese, Adult Services
By Linda Geissler, Children’s Services
Please Note: if weather is inclement,
programs may be rescheduled, as some
of these below. Please call the library
if in doubt: 845-928-6162. Out March
Activities at the Library are as follows:
Computer Tutor: Class times are
held on the First Wednesdays @ 3, 4, and 5
PM and the Third Thursdays @ 5, 6, and 7
PM. All classes are 55 minutes long and
for one individual or a couple. WPL offers Universal Class for those intermediate-plus level computer folks wishing
more than the basics in technology. See
our WPL website for more information at: http://woodburylibraryocny.org.
Universal Class is located on the top address bar on our home page and also
down the right column. We have over
500 classes to choose from. We can also
assist you in creating an account with
Universal Class. Stop by or call and
make an appointment with Rose-Emma Calabrese, Adult Services.
Wednesdays, March 11 & 25 from
7 to 8:30 PM: Knitting and Needlework
Nights Club (Ravelry.com) is looking
to expand the club’s membership. The
club meets twice a month at the Ida
Cornell Central Valley Branch, lower
level. The club meets every second and
fourth Wednesdays of the month.
Saturday, March 14 at 1 PM in the
Senior Center: The Power of Words, with
Ms. Kohloa. We will meet in the Senior
Center. Participants will gain skills and
techniques to respond to situations rather than react to them. You will learn to
empower yourself, communicate better,
and encourage yourself to be aware and
present, in the moment. Kohloa is a native New Yorker and comes from Western Sullivan County. She is an educator
with a BA in History and Social Studies.
Her background includes additional
studies in metaphysical and holistic ideals and concepts, including self-awareness and self-introspection. She is also
an artist, designer and writer of poetry,
and has her own writers group. Hand-
outs will be given. Class size is limited
to up to 30 participants.
Sunday, March 22 @ 3:30 PM in HML:
We have our re-scheduled 4-Ingredient
Recipes with Rose-Emma Calabrese. Anyone signed up previously is still registered. Registration is mandatory so that
enough food and supplies are purchased.
Space is limited to 15 and a second class
will form if more are interested.
Wednesday, March 25 @ 6:30 PM:
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks Book Discussion. There is no limit. Some books
are available online or one can call Highland Mills or Central Valley to place a
copy on hold. Registration is required.
Thursday, March 26 @ 5:00 PM in
the Senior Center is Adults & Friends
Game Afternoon, always held on the
last Thursday afternoons of the month,
except holidays. We play board games.
If there is interest, in the future we may
add an electronic game day, but I must
hear this interest from you, the patrons!
All adults are welcome! Gamers are
limited to 12 people, more if you bring
your own games to share, up to 20 participants. Please call to register.
Saturday, March 28@ 3:30 PM: Natural Gourd Birdhouses with “Plein
Air” Painter, Tracy Henry. Class size is
limited to 15 and registration is required
to purchase supplies and materials.
Sunday, March 29 @ 3:30 PM in
HML: Presenting a music program:
Favorite Songs of the 60s and Beyond, with
Karl von der Heyde, a local musician hail-
ing from West Milford, NJ. He is a wellknown performer in Northern New Jersey and plays classic soft rock favorites.
The program is free and space is available for up to 30 participants.
Sunday, April 12 @ 3:30 PM in HML:
Boosting your Immune System with Collette Langone, RN. This program has
space available for up to 30 participants.
Registration is required. Collette is a licensed RN in the state of New York and
a newcomer to the Town of Woodbury.
To read more articles go to
WoodburyGazette.com
• Read news & articles as are reported
• Keep up to date - Caesars Chapter 11
• Weather Emergencies - Blizzard warnings
• Other news that needs timely distribution
Winter ’15 Young Adult Programs
Registration for 2015 Young Adult Programs for students in grades 6 through 9 has
begun. Please stop in at either branch to pick up a flyer with a complete listing of upcoming activities. Refreshments are served at all programs. Call 928-2114 to sign up.
Teen Tech Week ”Libraries Are For Making…”
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Team up and connect to gain digital literacy and robotic skills. Enjoy pizza as we
collaborate on Monday and return Thursday for a ‘Bot’ challenge.
Spring Break Fun and Games Tournament
Monday, March 30
6:30 P.M. to 8 P.M.
HM Center
Join in the ultimate boredom-buster challenge. Play and conduct games for
younger patrons.
Winter ‘15 Children’s Programs
Drop-in Storytime
Fridays, January 23 through March 27 9:30 A.M.
HM Branch
Drop-in for stories, finger play, and songs for ages 2 through 3 ½ with an adult.
No registration necessary. No program on February 16.
Pet Parade!
Tuesdays, March 3
4:30 to 5:30 P.M.
CV Branch
Monday, March 30
6:30 to 8:00 P.M.
HM Center
Grades K through 1 can learn about their favorite pets with games, stories and
more!
Call 928-2114 to register for each program.
February 17 Bow-wow! February 24 Meow! March 3 Caw! Hiss! Ribbit!
Spring Break Fun and Games Tournament
Join in the ultimate boredom-buster challenge! Grades K through 9 and families welcome.
O.C. Arboretum’s
March Programs
Friends of the Arboretum will be
offering two educational programs
– Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus and Parks Department Commissioner Richard Rose
announced that the Friends of the
Arboretum will be offering two educational programs this March at the
Orange County Arboretum, located
within Thomas Bull Memorial Park.
This Saturday, March14 the Friends
will offer “Quilting at the Arboretum”
from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Ottaway Education Building. Quilters
will be on hand to demonstrate and
discuss various techniques, tools and
fabrics used in quilting from the past
to the present. The quilters will also
have examples of their work displayed.
Admission is $5 per person and participants are free to come and go during any portion of the three-hour pro-
Goshen
gram. For more information, please
call 845-615-3828.
“Classes at the Arboretum offer affordable educational experiences for
the whole family. Please join us in
March for these workshops and classes,” said Neuhaus.
On March 28 the Friends will present
“Seed Starting for Kids” in the Kosuga
Classroom from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Children ages seven and up will learn
several ways to start growing seeds indoors that can then be planted outside
when the weather warms up. They will
make samples to take home using environmentally friendly methods with recycled materials. The program is $3 per
child and space is limited so advanced
registration is required. Call 615-3828
to reserve a seat for your child.
4
Community
March 12, 2015 David Hasin announces bid for
County Family Court Judgeship
Opens campaign during breakfast
at Kristy’s Restaurant
By Benjamin Meyers
Highland Mills - Saturday morning,
March 7 was a big day for David Hasin
and his family. Hasin has been a judge
for Woodbury’s Justice Court for
many years and last September he lost
a Primary Election by only two votes
- 3,792 to 3,790. Judge Hasin has a
heart, especially for young people, and
emphasized how he wants to make a
difference in their lives.
“As a judge in Woodbury, I have often been able to help many who come
before my bench, young and old, but
it is really the young where I can have
a long lasting impact for their good”,
Hasin declared.
Judge David Hasin takes to the podium with a smile after being
announced as an Orange County Family Court candidate by his
daughter Hannah.
Dave Hasin and his wife Marcy take a moment together at Kristy’s
after his announcement. Hasin opened his campaign on Saturday
for county Family Court Judge.
Photos by Ben Meyers
Quality • Value • Unique Designs
W Woodbury Kitchens
K
Full Service Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling Design & Installation
845. 928. 7930
SHOWROOM
233 Rt 32 • Central Valley
Winter Special
30% off
ALL CABINETS
See Ouer
Granit n
Selectio
woodburykitchens.com
Our Professional Team of Designers &
Builders Can Make Your Dreams a Reality!
Kristy’s Family Restaurant was
filled with supporters from around
Orange County as Hasin opened his
campaign. His wife Marcy, son and
daughter, Philip and Hannah, greeted
invited guests with big smiles as they
entered Kristy’s.
Judge Hasin graduated from Rutgers in 1989 where he majored in
Political Science and from Pace University School of Law in 1992. He has
been admitted to the bar in New York,
New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. District
Court (N.D.N.Y.). He is a member of
many professional associations and
has been very active in local community activities such as Woodbury
ZBA, M-W Soccer League as a coach,
CV PTA, Chamber of Commerce,
and Delegate to Ninth Judicial District Nominating Convention among
other pursuits.
www.WoodburyGazette.com
Skoufis
“vows
tax relief”
As budget negotiations move forward in Albany, Assemblyman
James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) vowed
to make sure tax relief for small businesses and middle class families are
included in this year’s budget.
“As small businesses and middle
class families thrive, so does New
York’s economy,” Skoufis said. “By
making life more affordable in the
Hudson Valley, we can continue
creating and expanding opportunities right here at home.”
Skoufis supports a proposal in
the executive budget to lower the
income tax rate for small businesses from 6.5% to 2.5%, a measure
the Assemblyman says should be
included in the final budget.
Assemblyman Skoufis also strongly supports a plan by the governor
to provide a tax credit for homeowners whose property tax burden
exceeds six percent of their income.
Those eligible in Orange and Rockland counties would save on average
about $1,000 per household.
“Sky-high property taxes are
crushing Hudson Valley families,
forcing many to leave their homes
and leave our state. This property
tax relief plan will work to reverse
that trend.” Skoufis stressed. “Tying
ones property tax bill to income and
ability to pay will provide the real
relief for those who need it most.”
Skoufis also expressed support for
a proposal to boost New York’s agricultural economy by including $20
million for farmland preservation
in the Hudson Valley. According
to Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli,
New York’s agricultural economy accounted for over $5 billion in sales in
2012, with over $100 million generated in Orange County alone.
www.WoodburyGazette.com Community
March 12, 2015
“Honoring Woodbury’s
Volunteer Organizations”
By Dorothy Morris
Central Valley - “Honoring Woodbury
Volunteer Organizations” is the Gatehouse theme for the season. Volunteer organizations are essential for the strength
of a community. Woodbury is fortunate to
have a number of organizations dedicated
to maintaining an outstanding quality of
life, all successful because of those who
give of their time and energy.
These are the folks who unselfishly
“give back to their community”. As one
of those volunteer entities, the Gatehouse
Committee is hosting this endeavor,
hopeful that all of our community will
join in honoring these “town heroes.”
Organizations are invited to participate at prearranged Gatehouse Open
Houses. Displays will give the history,
purpose, mission, responsibilities, activities, albums, personal accounts by
members, and even a call for residents
to join the “cause.” Present and past
members/officers will be posted.
April 19th from 2:00- 4:00pm, The
Woodbury Community Association
will take center stage with its nearly 100
years of service to Woodbury. Often the
organization that silently helps those in
need, serves the food for many organi-
zations and events, and supports many
facets of local need, we honor their commitment. Their long, proud history is
told in a visual tribute at the Gatehouse.
With the grateful support of the
Gazette, each month’s organizations
will be announced. The Gatehouse
Gatehouse Learning Center
Photo by Ben Meyers
Committee intends this season to be a
time to appreciate each other’s expertise, loyalty and contributions to the
place we call home! We hope you will
visit us often during the summer.
The Gatehouse programs and events
are free and open to the public. Join
us on Sunday, April 19, 2015 from 2:004:00pm at the Learning Center, 224
Smith Clove Road, Central Valley. Info:
email: dorothymorris0@gmail.com
Women of
Woodbury
Scholarship
applications
available
2015 Scholarships
– applications are
due by May 1st
Applications for this scholarship will be available at the
following: Monroe-Woodbury
High School, Cornwall High
School and John S. Burke
High School guidance offices,
and at these local libraries:
Central Valley & Highland
Mills branches.
■■ Applications due to WOW
by May 1, 2015
■■ All applicants must
currently live in the Town of
Woodbury.
For more information
please call 845-928-9007
(3pm-5pm Weekdays only)
Ryan Crosby LUTCF, Agent
531 Rt 32
Highland Mills, NY 10930
Bus: 845-928-2896
ryan@ryancrosby.net
Providing
Insurance and
Financial Services
Out with the old, over-priced
auto policy – in with State Farm®
Give yourself some newfound
car insurance savings from
State Farm®. What could make
your day better than that?
GET TO A BETTER STATE®
CALL RYAN CROSBY OR VISIT US
ONLINE TODAY!
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company,
State Farm Indemnity Company, Bloomington, IL
1103167.1
5
Woodbury Republicans
will hold Breakfast
Fundraiser
The Woodbury Republican Committee is hosting its annual breakfast
fundraiser on March 22, 2015 at Kristy’s Family Restaurant located at 559
Route 32, Highland Mills, from 9:30 am till 12 noon.
The public is invited and for more information please e-mail borzacchiello@
yahoo.com or call Holly at 845-534-2490; or contact Don Siebold 928-9310.
Scouting for Food –
Initiative by Troop 4
and Pack 148
By Tricia Rawnsley – Assistant Scoutmaster, Woodbury Troop 4
Two local groups, Boy Scout Troop 4 and Cub Scout Pack 148 are working jointly
on a community service project for the local food pantry at the Highland Mills
Methodist Church on Rt. 32.
Our program is called Scouting for Food. We will be dropping off 1000 grocery bags off at 1000 local homes. We are also accepting donations at the Woodbury Fire House on Rt. 32 in Highland Mills on Saturday, March 21st from 9:00
a.m. top 12:00 p.m.
6
Community
March 12, 2015 www.WoodburyGazette.com
Monroe-Woodbury Varsity Cheerleaders
just completed an outstanding season!
Above: Our graduating seniors at the MW Competition on
February 7th: Seniors: (back row): Maggie Harrington, Lauren
LaBella, Hailey Zimmerman, Brianna Evans, Geena Babington,
Julia Kaminski, Kirstie Alvarez, (front row): Christina Torres,
Brittany Acosta, Mia Del Nunzio, Sami MacFadden, and Meghan
Negron.
Community Connection & Business
Sunday
To exhibit
or more info
contact:
Expo Organizer,
Christine
DerOhannesian
845-699-2416
allbumblefly@gmail.com
EXPO
April 12th
11-3pm
Business & Community Exhibits
Top left: On February 28th, the MWHS Varsity Cheerleaders
headed down to Ocean City, MD to compete in the Reach the
Beach Nationals sponsored by Epic Cheer Nationals. They won
First Place/Advanced Large Varsity.
Left: On March 7th, the MWHS Varsity Cheerleaders competed
in Section IX Championships in Kingston, NY. MWHS won First
Place/Large Varsity. (Back Row) - From left to right: Sofia Pieczara,
Ciara Cain, Grace Campbell, Coach Barbara Alidad, Nicole
Monda, Ashley Meese, Alison Loughran, Sam Goodwin, Kirstie
Alvarez, Stephanie Sullivan, Sam Clark, Olivia Torres, Brianna
DeGennaro, and Kelsey Burbage. (Front Row) – From left to right:
Lauren LaBella, Hailey Zimmerman, Sami MacFadden, Maggie
Harrington, Geena Babington, Mia Del Nunzio, Brittany Acosta,
Christina Torres, Brianna Evans, Julia Kaminski and Meghan
Negron.
Photos provided
 Promote your Business or Cause
 Sell Goods or Services
 Network to Hundreds of New Customers
 Career Networking
Lots of Family Fun
Demonstrations. Prize Drawings. Games
Promotional Giveaways. Magic Show
Restaurant Tastings. Live music. Characters
Open & FREE to the Public
All registration forms can be found at
KEVIN ABRAMS
ADG
CLASSIC
REALTY
RELOCATION NETWORK
20+ Year Veteran
Where expertise counts
158 Stage Road, Monroe, NY 10950
Cell: 845-494-5134 • Office: 845-782-8101
Fax: 845-782-8918
Email: kabrams@ADGclassicrealty.com
Web: www.adgclassicrealty.com
www.WoodburyGazette.com History/Community
March 12, 2015
Girl Scouts 2015
Gold Awards
March 08, 2015
VW bus - icon of counterculture movement goes into production, 65Years ago
A microbus, which goes into production on this day in 1950, known
officially as the Volkswagen Type
2 (the Beetle was the Type 1) or the
Transporter, the bus was a favorite
mode of transportation for hippies in
the U.S. during the 1960s and became
an icon of the American counterculture movement.
The VW bus was reportedly the
brainchild of Dutch businessman Ben
Pon, an importer of Beetles to the
Netherlands, who saw a market for a
small bus and in 1947 sketched out
his concept. Volkswagen engineers
further developed the idea and in
March 1950, the vehicle, with its boxy,
utilitarian shape and rear engine, went
into production. The bus eventually
collected a number of nicknames, including the “Combi” (for combineduse vehicle) and the “Splittie” (for its
split windshield); in Germany it was
known as the “Bulli.”
In the U.S., it was referred to by some
as a hippie van or bus because it was
used to transport groups of young people and their camping gear and other
supplies to concerts and anti-war rallies. Some owners painted colorful
murals on their buses and replaced the
VW logo on the front with a peace symbol. According to “Bug” by Phil Patton,
when Grateful Dead musician Jerry
Garcia died in 1995, Volkswagen ran
an ad featuring a drawing of the front
of a bus with a tear streaming down it.
The bus was only the second product offering for Volkswagen, a company whose history dates back to the
1930s Germany. In 1933, Adolf Hitler
became chancellor of Germany and
announced he wanted to build new
roads and affordable cars for the German people. At that time, Austrianborn engineer Ferdinand Porsche
(1875-1951) was already working on
creating a small car for the masses.
Classified
Baby-sitting
CERTIFIED baby-sitter for the
Central
Valley/Highland
Mills
area; I am a 14 year old who is
capable of watching your children or assist as a Mother’s
helper. My hourly rate is $10. Lisa Jacobsen: 845-928-7146
(then Press #1)
7
Hitler and Porsche later met and the
engineer was charged with designing the inexpensive, mass-produced
Volkswagen, or “people’s car.” In 1938,
work began on the Volkswagen factory, located in present-day Wolfsburg,
Germany; however, full-scale vehicle
production didn’t begin until after
World War II.
In the 1950s, the Volkswagen arrived in the U.S., where the initial reception was tepid, due in part to the
car’s historic Nazi connection as well
The first generation of the
Volkswagen bus, Type 2 with
the split windshield, informally
called the Microbus, Splitscreen, built from 1950 to
1956, built in Wolfsburg. This
one was the Sun Star model.
www.thetruthaboutcars.com
as its small size and unusual rounded shape (which later led to it being
dubbed the “Beetle”). In 1959, the
advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach launched a groundbreaking campaign that promoted the car’s diminutive size as a distinct advantage to
consumers, and over the next several
years VW became the top-selling auto
import in the U.S. In 1972, the VW
Beetle passed the iconic Ford Model
T as the world’s best-selling car, with
over 15 million vehicles produced.
Source: History.com
Solution
7
3
4
1
5
8
9
2
6
1
5
2
3
9
6
7
8
4
8
9
6
4
7
2
1
3
5
6
7
1
9
3
4
8
5
2
9
8
5
2
6
7
3
4
1
2
4
3
5
8
1
6
7
9
3
1
7
6
2
5
4
9
8
5
6
9
8
4
3
2
1
7
4
2
8
7
1
9
5
6
3
Heart of the Hudson Council ceremony
held at Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
By Christopher W. Eachus - Orange County Legislator, 15th District
Congratulations to the 127 young ladies
from the Heart of the Hudson Council who received their Gold Award in
scouting on Saturday, March 7th, 2015.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award girls can earn in Girl Scouting. It represents a girl’s commitment
to herself and to her community as she
focuses on leadership, career exploration, personal challenges and completing a lasting project that will benefit her
community.
It takes many hours of preparation,
planning and work to accomplish the
goals a girl has set for herself. Once she has
completed the project, she must go before
a review committee to present her project
and her completed book highlighting her
journey to the Gold. The girls are members of service organizations of a seven
county council representing Dutchess,
Orange, Putnum, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.
Local Orange County Gold Award
recipients are listed below with their
Service Unit, project and project description. All of the award winners can
be found on the Woodbury Gazette’s
website WoodburyGazette.com.
Lisa Weissburg, Troop 215, Woodbury
– St. Patrick’s Medical Mission
Lisa’s project addressed the issue of
insufficient medical care in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic. She worked with Island Impact
Ministries to organize and lead a weeklong medical mission trip. She created
a team of one doctor, seven nurses, six
chaperones and ten teens who travelled
together to the Dominican Republic to
set up free mobile medical clinics. Supply drives and fundraisers resulted in
her bringing over 1,000 pounds of medical supplies to the Dominican Republic.
Erica Doering, Troop 00142,
Monroe – Food for Thought
Erica repaired the Monroe Sacred
Heart Community Garden. She reinstalled garden beds, added organic material to the soil, rebuilt the gate, and built
greenhouse garden tables. With the help
of volunteers, she organically grew 147.5
pounds of vegetables and herbs.
Shivani Patel, Troop 78, Cornwall –
Stop and Play
Shivani’s project had two goals – the
first was to increase fitness levels of youth
in her community, and the second was
to provide unemployed individuals easy
access to appropriate and professional
wear for job interviews. She created informational packets on the importance
of staying active and healthy, made presentations to young Girl Scout troops,
and hosted a fitness event at Sportplex.
At the event and throughout the project,
she collected clothing which she then
donated to local organizations.
Christine Phelan, Troop 412,
Monroe – Tools for SAT Success
Christine worked with teachers at
her high school to coordinate and run
free SAT-prep workshops. She also established a resource center at MWHS
which contains gently used preparation books for the SATs, ACTs and AP
tests, and created a brochure with helpful hints on taking the SAT and other
standardized tests.
Alyssa Sollazzo, Troop 351, Monroe
– Restore, Repair, Repaint: Lifesize
Outdoor Statues
Alyssa restored, repaired and repainted a series of precious statues for
her parish. She coordinated with the
Art Guild and National Art Honor
Society at MWHS to create a team of
skilled artists to do the work.
The Law Offices of
David V. Hasin
Experience. Integrity. Results.
P.C.
Divorce & Family
Estate & Trusts
Real Estate
Civil Litigation
Corporations & Partnerships
5 Corporate Drive ■ Central Valley, NY
845-928-1013
www.hasinlawoffices.com
8
Faith
March 12, 2015 www.WoodburyGazette.com
Faith Examines
Scripture Reading: Acts 17
By Eric Elder, Author, speaker, and contemporary pianist
I’ve spent the last few weeks in and out of doctors’ offices and the hospital with my Dad, trying to discover
the source of some recent health problems.
Like many people, my Dad doesn’t really like doctors, hospitals or anything to do with examinations. He’d rather live with some minor discomfort than
subject himself to the tests that are needed to find out
what’s really wrong. Unless he’s in dire pain or disCentral Valley United Methodist Church
12 Smith Clove Road, Central Valley, NY 10917
www.centralvalleyumc.com
Phone/fax: 845-928-6570
All are welcome to join us!
Worship: Sundays @ 9:30 am
Children’s Sunday School @ 9:45 am
Fellowship Hour: Sundays @ 10:30 am
Prayer Group: Wednesdays @ 9:30 am
Additional fellowship and service opportunities, all ages.
Come join us as we do justice, love mercy,
and walk humbly with God!
Congregation Eitz Chaim/MWJCC
A Warm and Friendly Conservative Synagogue
1465 Orange Turnpike, P.O. Box 183
Monroe, NY  10949
845-783-7424
www.eitzchaim-monroe.org
www.eitzchaimhebrewschool.com
Rabbi Alex Salzberg
Service times:
Friday:  Kaballat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: Shaharit 9:00 a.m.
Sunday: Shaharit Minyan 8:30 a.m.
Open Enrollment:
Gan Shalom Preschool, Hebrew School, Kadima, USY
Highland Mills United Methodist Church
654 Route 32, PO Box 611, Highland Mills, NY 10930
www.highlandmillsumc.org
E-mail: info@highlandmillsumc.org
Phone: (845) 928-6177
Pastor: Reverend Darlene Resling
Worship: Sundays @ 9:15 am - Sunday School @ 9:45 am
Fellowship: Sundays @ 10:30 am
Women’s Guild - Monday 10 am - 12 noon
Men’s Bible Study: Saturdays @ 8:30-9:30 am
Bible Study for All (check website for schedule)
Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism
314 N. Main St., Monroe, NY
Telephone: (845) 783-2626
Rabbi Garry Loeb; Cantor Elana Schwartz
Worship Schedule
First Friday: an eclectic, intergenerational Shabbat experience for young families, singles, couples, and empty nesters. Held the 1st Friday of each month, it usually begins at
6:30 pm with a picnic or pot luck –dinner, and is followed
by an hour of interesting activities. An hour-long Kabbalat
service then follows at 8:00 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services: Friday evenings at 8:00pm.
Shachrit Service: 10:00 am Saturday morning (unless
otherwise specified), including Saturdays on which there
is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Tot Shabbat Service: 3rd
Saturday of the month at 9:00 am.
St. Patrick’s Church - Highland Mills
448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY 10930
www.stpatrickshm.org
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 pm
Weekdays: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 am
Holy Days - See Bulletin
tress, why rock the boat?
But as I went with him and helped him to see why
the doctors wanted to do the tests they did, he consented. In the end, it turned out that my Dad just
needs a shot once a month. It’s a simple solution, but
if left uncorrected, could have led to his death.
For some people, reading the Bible sounds about as
fun as going to see the doctor. If you’re not in dire
pain or distress, why rock the boat?
Why? Because the Bible is filled with simple solutions to some of our biggest problems, that if left uncorrected, could lead to our death, both here on earth
and eternally.
For people who are eager to live life to the fullest,
doing a careful examination of their life from time to
time is one of the smartest things they can do. They’re
like the Bereans mentioned in the Bible, the people
who lived in a city in Greece called Berea, who did
another kind of examination, but one that was just as
life-changing.
When Paul went to the Bereans to tell them that
Jesus was Christ he found that they were more noble
than the people of other cities he had visited:
“Now the Bereans were of more noble character than
the Thessalonians, for they received the message with
great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day
to see if what Paul said was true” (Acts 17:11). The Bereans were eager to hear about Jesus, to find
out if He really was the Savior, the Messiah, the Christ. They wanted to find out the truth, because they knew
how important that truth would be to them. So they
examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul
was telling them was true.
The reason I like the Bereans so much is because I
was one myself. Although I had gone to church all my
life, I never really read the Bible on my own until my
mid 20’s. I began attending a church where they had a
class called the Berean Class. When I asked why they
called it that, they told me the story of the Bereans in
the Bible who eagerly examined the Scriptures every
Chris Scibelli
B R O K E R / O W N E R
C.S.A
REALTY
GROUP
Serving
Monroe-Woodbury
Since 1977
Residential Commercial Business
Brokerage Land Development
Property Management
522 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY 10930
845-928-8000
Email: Chris@ChrisScibelli.com Web: ChrisScibelli.com
See us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CSARealtyGroup
day to see if what they were being taught was true.
So I went out and bought a Bible filled with helpful
study notes. I began to read it, and I really enjoyed
it! The more I read it the more eager I was to keep
reading! I began to discover that all I had been taught
about the Bible was true. One day, I finally put my
faith in Christ. That turned out to be the single most
important turning point of my life - literally saving
my life here on earth and for eternity.
Paul went to many cities and reasoned with many
people from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. Paul said, “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the
Christ,” (Acts 17:3b). As a result, many believed, both
Jews and Greek, men and women.
Faith examines. If you’re curious about the Bible,
about Jesus, or about any of the hundreds of other
topics addressed in the Bible, from relationships to
healing, from sexuality to eternal life, I’d encourage
you to read the Bible for yourself. Examine it. Study
it. Eagerly receive the message contained within it―
and believe it.
You may find you just need a shot of B12, or you
may need some serious, but life-saving surgery. Either
way, when you examine the Bible like the Bereans did,
you’ll find that it contains the words you need to live
the fullest life possible here on earth―and in heaven,
too.
Prayer: Father, help me to eagerly examine Your Word
daily to find out for myself that the words are true. In
Jesus’ name, Amen.
Eric is an ordained pastor and a technology expert, having
worked as a technology researcher for a Fortune 10 corporation
for nine years prior to going into full-time ministry in 1995. USA
Today to called him “a new breed of evangelist,” referring to his
groundbreaking work of sharing Christ over the Internet with
thousands each day in over 160 countries. You’re reading lesson
17 in ACTS: LESSONS IN FAITH, by Eric Elder, featuring thirty
inspiring devotionals based on the lives of the very first followers
of Christ
INC.
HVAC
HEATING
AIR CONDITIONING • PLUMBING
ALL BOILERS - OIL, GAS,
HOT AIR SYSTEMS
WILL SERVICE THEM, REPAIR THEM,
OR INSTALL NEW SYSTEMS
CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES
Office: 845-781-3967
Cell: 914-774-8851 * Central Valley, NY
www.WoodburyGazette.com March 12, 2015
John H. Lewis, Jr.
June 5, 1933 – February 27, 2015
Fort Montgomery, NY
John H. Lewis, Jr., a lifelong area resident, passed away on Friday, February
27, 2015 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Cornwall, NY at the age of 81.
Son of the late Edna Mae Storms Lewis and John H. Lewis, Sr., he was born in
Highland Falls, NY on June 5, 1933.
John was a retired Landscaper with the Post Engineers at the US Military
Academy, West Point, NY. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps serving
during the Korean War and was a parishioner of Grace Baptist Church in
Highland Falls.
He is survived by his wife, Betty D. Richardson Lewis, his sons Jon J.
Lewis of Denver, CO, Stephen W. Lewis of Bear Mountain, NY, his daughter,
Deborah Conklin of Milton, PA, his sister, Gladys Ann Lewis of Hyannis, MA, 7
grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased
by his brother William N. Lewis and his sister, Lucille Marceline.
Visitation was held Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Grace Baptist Church, 54
Old State Road, Highland Falls, NY. It was followed by the funeral service in the
church officiated by Pastor Steve Snavely. Interment took place in The Cemetery
of the Highlands, Route 32, Highland Mills, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Baptist Church. Funeral
arrangements are being handled by William F. Hogan Funeral Home. 845-4462868; www.wfhoganfuneralhome.com.
D
LE
DU
E
H
SC
RE
The Satmar
of
Kiryas Joel
An Historical and
Cultural
Perspective
By Professor Richard Hull
Warwick Historian
Professor Richard Hull looks at the origins of the Satmar community. He documents their
escape from the Nazis, their journey to America, and their ultimate settlement in Rockland
and Orange counties. He also touches upon their historical relationship with non-Satmar
communities. Through his scholarly and historical lens, we come to understand the story
of their migration, the development of their unique identity, and some of their customs
which shape today’s headlines. Dr. Hull is a renowned scholar and professor of History at
NYU. He is the author of Jews and Judaism in African History and has written extensively
on the subject of immigration and assimilation. He is the official Warwick Town Historian,
holder of four teaching excellence awards from NYU and recipient of Warwick’s Citizen
the Year award in 2013.
March 15, 2015
Sunday, at 4PM
Congregation Eitz Chaim
1465 Orange Turnpike, Monroe, NY 10949
For more information or snow date:
Call 845-783-7424 or 845-610-3548
Faith/Obituaries
9
The Congregation Eitz
Chaim March Calendar
Monroe – This is the March calendar for Congregation Eitz Chaim Monroe
Woodbury located at 1465 Orange Turnpike, Monroe, NY
Tuesday, March 17, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 24, ,10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 31, 10:00 a.m.
Women with Wool, Needlework, knitting
or crocheting. Free coffee will be served.
For more information, contact: Sheila
Ornstein 928-6244
ALICE M. PRESTI
January 11, 1936 – February 27, 2015
Highland Mills, NY
Alice M. Presti, a forty-year resident of the area passed away Friday, February
27, 2015 at Northern Metropolitan Residential Healthcare Facility of Monsey, NY.
She was 79 years old. Daughter of the late John and Mary Lyons Sinnott, Alice
was born January 11, 1936 in Queens, NY.
Survivors include her husband Patrick J. Presti of Highland Mills, NY; her son
Patrick J. Presti, Jr. and his wife Yadira of Highland Mills, NY; her daughters:
Susan Presti of Highland Mills, NY; Christine Edwards and her husband Paul of
Monroe, NY; her 5 grandchildren: Jonathan, Melissa, Jordan, Jillian and Sierra
and her 2 great grandchildren: Harley and Ava. Alice was predeceased by her
daughter Loretta Dennison.
Visitation was held Thursday, March 5th at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush,
Inc. Funeral Home, 515 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY. A Graveside Service,
officiated by Rev. Herb DeGaris, took place on Friday, March 6th in Cemetery of
The Highlands, 634 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Funeral arrangements by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home
(845)782-8185 www.ssqfuneralhome.com
Francis Sheu Fung Ho
January 13, 1922-March 2, 2015
Harriman, New York
Francis Sheu Fung Ho, a thirty-year resident of Harriman, NY, passed away
Monday, March 2, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Wallkill, NY. He
was 93 years old. John was a retired Landscaper with the Post Engineers at the
US Military Academy, West Point, NY. He was a veteran of the US.
Son of the late Sun and Goo Shee Ho, he was born January 13, 1922 in
Honolulu, Hawaii. Francis was a retired Postal Clerk with the U.S. Postal Service
in New York City and a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during World War II.
Francis was the widower of Clare Kawakami Ho.
Survivors include his son Kenneth B. Ho and his wife Luisa of Edison, NJ;
his daughter Laura M. Ho of New York, NY; his sisters: Pearl and Adeline; his
brothers Robert and Philip; and his two grandchildren.
Visitation was held at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117
Maple Avenue, Monroe, NY. A Funeral Service was held on Friday, March 6th at
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 21 Still Road, Monroe, NY. Interment with U.S. Navy
Honors followed in Orange County Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Goshen, NY.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church of Monroe.
10
Education
March 12, 2015 www.WoodburyGazette.com
Are we training pigeons or educating children?
Big question - we need to ask congress as they re-authorize ESEA!
By Dawn Hoagland
There seems to be a new idea, which
is actually old, being presented in
congress right now: Children can be
trained to do whatever we want them
to do – just like pigeons!
In 1977 The District of Columbia’s
Associate Superintendent of Schools,
Guines, told us about the change from
teaching academics to skills training,
recommended by the U.S. military and
necessary for workforce training.
“The materials will be standardized, the lessons will be standardized,”
Guines said. “We’re taking the play out.
We’re taking the guesswork out. We’re
putting in a precise predicted treatment
that leads to a predicted response.”
Guines said that the new curriculum
is based on the work in behavioral psychology of Harvard University’s B.F.
Skinner, who developed teaching machines and even trained pigeons during World War II to pilot and detonate
bombs and torpedoes.
The basic idea, Guines said, is to
break down complicated learning into
a sequence of clear simple skills that
virtually everyone can master, although
at different rates of speed. “If you can
train a pigeon to fly up there and press
a button and set off a bomb,” Guines
remarked, “why can’t you teach human
beings to behave in an effective and rational way? We know that we can modify human behavior. We’re not scared of
that. This is the biggest thing that’s happening in education today…” (Excerpt
from The Deliberate Dumbing Down
of America by Charlotte Iserbyt, p. 146)
Some people have been planning
for the world-wide conversion to
C
A
R
S
85 Route 17M•Harriman, NY
Walk-ins Welcome
Open Mon – Friday 8-5
Mention this Ad
and receive $10 OFF
a repair of $75 or more
Outcomes Based Education for decades. B.F. Skinner died in 1990 and
Benjamin Bloom died in 1999 but Marc
Tucker is still around to clap for this incredible transformation. Now he can
write, “Dear Hillary, it is finally happening in 2015.”
The Common Core is their dream
come true. Anyone who compares the
old New York State Standards to the
Common Core can see that academic
content has been replaced by empty
skill sets. Acquiring knowledge has
been exchanged for modifying behavior. Learning how to carry numerals for
double digit addition has been replaced
by drawing circles around each group
of ten cupcakes. This is not progress.
Kindergarten students are now expected to sit at desks for hours being
inappropriately subjected to a crash
course in reading before they can tie
their shoes. What happened to playing
with blocks, learning how to choose the
right one, balancing it correctly to construct a tower? How about painting at
an easel with bright colors?
The Common Core has made
blocks and easels irrelevant. It is
important to understand Benjamin
Bloom’s definition of education, “to
change the thoughts, actions, and
feelings of students.” Bloom is to
modern teacher training what Moses
is to Judaism. Every teacher studied
“Bloom’s Taxonomy” after it was published in 1969.
The authors of Blooms taxonomy
state: “we recognize the point of view
that truth and knowledge are only
relative and that there are no hard and
IMPORT & DOMESTIC
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
• NY State Inspections
• Brakes
• Front End
• Engine Analysis
Specializing in
Exhaust Repairs
Expert Welder on staff!
fast truths which exist for all time and
all places.” Benjamin Bloom, Editor,
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives,
The Classification of Educational
Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain,
at 32 (1969).
In 1962, prayer was banned from
public schools. Removing God from
the schools paved the way to remove
discussions of absolute truth as well.
Character Education became the new
buzzword. Do we really want the state
to define “good citizenship” and “morality” for our children? Nazi Germany,
Red China and the Soviet Union each
defined “good citizens” and used data
collection and surveillance to force
compliance.
We know that Skinner’s lab rats received food pellets during their training. What does behavior modification
look like in the classroom? Students
are taught to respond to a system of
extrinsic rewards and consequences
called Positive Behavior Intervention
Strategies (PBIS.) Some teachers ask
students to comply because they will
get a sticker or marbles in the jar that
will eventually result in a pizza party.
Behavior modification is not about
acquiring knowledge, using logic, or
assessing truth. In fact, those things
interfere with the programming. This
is where the excessive nonsensical
testing comes in. Truth and knowledge are not the point. It is only necessary for the student to know how to
answer a series of cockamamie questions correctly and navigate the mouse
to complete the test on time.
Such a system deprives the student
of opportunities to reason through
circumstances where depth of knowledge and good judgment are needed.
Complying with nonsensical demands
demonstrates loyalty to authority.
What if the real purpose of the tests is
simply to determine who is a compliant test taker?
Opt your children out of the tests.
Deprive the state of data. Urge congress to scrap the proposed ESEA bills.
The interoperable state data collection
systems must be dismantled. Call congress: 202-224-3121.
Did humans really evolve from a
single-celled creature? Are we any different than animals or not? Benjamin
Bloom was a transformational Marxist
dedicated to destroying the ideals
America was founded upon. If we
know we are not mere animals, but instead created in the image of God with
minds capable of discovering truth,
beauty and virtue, then we must object
to this tyranny.
The Common Core has changed our
schools from teaching academic content to training for the performance of
selected skills, necessary for the implementation of a school-to-work system.
This ranking and sorting program
that relies on data collection, including
psychometric profiles, starts in kindergarten or even pre-k. Will your children make it through the system to be
labeled as “valuable” sources of human
capital? Will they learn to comply? Do
you really want them to?
Dawn Hoagland can be contacted at
commoncoreisnotok@gmail.com
Domestic & Import
Auto Repair
• 24 Hour Towing (local and long distance)
• Free Shuttle Service
to and from home or work (12 mile radius)
• Fleet Services Welcome
• A.S.E. Certified Technicians
The Home of the Quality Repair
2 Ramapo Ave., Harriman, NY
Mon-Fri. 8:00 - 5:00
Sat. 8:00 - 4:00
10%
Discount
for
Veterans
(845) 782-7859
(845) 782-2505
24 hour Towing (Local & Long Distance)
www.harrimanauto.com
like us on Facebook
www.WoodburyGazette.com SUDOKU
How to Play: Complete the grid so that every row, column, and 3x3 cube contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusive with no repetition.
7
4
5
9
8
7
7
3
1
5
6
7
2
3
5
2
2
3
6
1
2
9
2
8
8
4
1
School Calendar
Thursday, Mar 12, 2015
2
6
BOE - Annexation Committee
Meetings
5:30 PM, Education Center
MS Musical Senior Citizen Dinner
4:00 PM
SEPTA Meeting @ SC
Guest Speaker - Diane Berger, MA,
BCBA - Berger Learning Group
7:00 PM, Smith Clove
P.A.G.E. Mtg @MS
7:00 PM
SC PTA Mtg
9:30 AM
SE PTA Mtg
7:00 PM
SEPTA @ SC
7:00 PM
Friday, Mar 13, 2015
Family Swim
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School
HS Harlem Wizards
7:00 PM
Saturday, Mar 14, 2015
5
11
Education
March 12, 2015
3
MS Musical
6:30 PM
Sunday, Mar 15, 2015
MS Musical
2:00 PM
Please
Recycle
PO Box 511, Highland Mills, NY 10930
E-mail: editor@woodburygazette.com
advertising @woodburygazette.com
info @woodburygazette.com
www.woodburygazette.com
Established April 1, 2010 • Benjamin Meyers - Editor and Publisher
Layout and Design • STP Graphics, Sindi Price
The Woodbury Gazette publishes every other Thursday.
READER NOTICE:
Editor’s Note: The views expressed in the various columns in this publication are those of the
writers and not of the newspaper.
The Woodbury Gazette will never knowingly accept any advertisement or informational
article that is illegal or considered fraudulent. The Woodbury Gazette cannot be held
responsible for any negative consequences that occur because of readers doing business with
these advertisers.
Advertisers are not responsible for typographical errors. The Woodbury Gazette is not
responsible for any errors and subsequent consequences of those errors.
The Woodbury Gazette reserves the right to reject of modify copy or pictures and to cancel an
advertisement at any time.
All artwork, layout and design remain the sole property of The Woodbury Gazette.
Reproduction in whole or any part of any advertisement is strictly forbidden.
Submissions: The Woodbury Gazette welcomes readers to submit photos and press releases
for possible publication. The Woodbury Gazette is not responsible for submitted materials and
will not return submitted materials. We are not responsible for typographical errors.
The publisher is not responsible for typographical errors, nor the omission of copy in
advertisements. In the event of an error, the Woodbury Gazette will furnish a letter to be
posted stating the correct price or subscription. The liability of this newspaper will be
limited to the actual cost of the space in question on the first insertion only, provided that the
publisher is notified of the error within three business days of the publication date.
The Woodbury Gazette is delivered free to Town and Village of Woodbury residents whose
Postal ZIP Codes are 10930 or 10917, and is available by subscription outside of these
ZIP Codes for $45 per year.
Monday, Mar 16, 2015
Modified Spring Sports Begin
Family Swim
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School
MS Multi-Cultural Night (Snow Date)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
SC/SE Parentsteps (Snow Date)
7:00 PM
SE BLC
2:50 PM
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015
MS PTA Mtg
9:30 AM
Dr.Ralph K. Neuhaus
Dr. Matthew S. King
HS Spring Musical
7:00 PM
Saturday, Mar 21, 2015
HS Spring Musical
7:00 PM
MS Mid Hudson Div B Science
Olympiad
Sunday, Mar 22, 2015
Family Swim
1:00 PM - 3:45 PM, Middle School
HS Spring Musical
1:00 PM
MS Mid Hudson Div B Science
Olympiad (Snow Date)
Monday, Mar 23, 2015
PT Spring Pictures
Music Boosters @ CV
7:00 PM
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2015
Family Swim
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School
NM Science Fair
6:30 PM
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015
MS BLC
3:30 PM
Thursday, Mar 26, 2015
CV BLC
3:45 PM
Friday, Mar 27, 2015
Deadline to purchase
High School Yearbook for $81.
Monday, Mar 30, 2015
Mar 30-Apr 3)
All Schools Closed - Spring Recess
Thursday, Mar 19, 2015
PT BLC
8:15 AM
Family Swim
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School
PT Spring Pictures
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015
Woodbury Gazette
Friday, Mar 20, 2015
Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015
All Schools Closed - Spring Recess
Chester Dental Associates
10 Moffatt Lane Chester, NY10918
Call Us Today (845) 469-2833
Family and all phases of high quality restorative dentistry. Periodontist on staff.
12
1
#
With us you
are always
Oil Heat From
H.REYNOLDS & SONS
The Reliable Choice
Veteran Owned and Operated
200 Route 32,
Central Valley, NY10917
845-928-6731
March 12, 2015 D.LUX Electrical Projects, LLC
Licensed Master Electrician
Serving Orange, Dutchess, Putnam & Westchester Counties
“Today’s Quality with
Yesterday’s Honesty & Integrity”
Residential • Commercial
Industrial • Lighting • Power
Heat • Control Wiring
Maintenance & Repair
Celebrating our 16th Year!
845-928-6739
Visit our web site at www.reynoldsoil.com
Member, The Woodbury Chamber of Commerce
www.WoodburyGazette.com
(845) 928-3637 Highland Mills
dluxelectricalprojects.com
We provide Recommendations & Free Estimates!
“Let ’ s meet at the Bright Star! ”
Your neighborhood diner
with a full menu & selection of
food made fresh to order!
Monday - Thursday 6am-1am
Friday & Saturday 6am-2am
Sunday 6am-Midnight
Bright Star
Diner and Restaurant
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Cocktails
Free WiFi
Group Events
Yes, We Cater!!
Route 32 Central Valley
(845) 928-2877
All Baking Done on Premises