| News That Matters I know, I know, I keep saying it's spring. But yesterday I took a hike at the amazing Laurel Ledges preserve in Patterson and the peepers were peeping at the sunny end of the wetlands. If that's not a sign of spring, I don't know what is! BusinessWeek reports that one of the biggest problems of the current recessionary cycle is the abundance of unoccupied commercial space. One San Francisco based commercial real estate firm reports a 16% increase in commercial listings. In Elk Grove, a 107 acre mall site, which was highly touted for years as an economic engine, sits idle and still on the drawing board. How does this bode for Patterson Crossing? Well, when a much touted and taxpayer funded hotel fails to materialize on one of our county's busiest thoroughfares you'd think commercial developers would take notice. Maybe even the one proposing that 400,000 sq ft behemoth.Dutchess County has approved a Green Energy initiative based on the Cambridge Energy Alliance model. Kudos to County Legislator Joel Tyner for staying the course. The physical services committee of the Putnam County Legislature has proposed a green energy commission and I've asked to be part of that but the silence is deafening. Dini LoBue, whom I backed in her run for the Leg, and Philipstown's Vinnie Tamagna are putting it together. State police are still looking for clues on who might be missing a "multicolored, advanced age female nubian goat." If you know, call them at 845-279-8656. Usually by now local CSA farms have sent me their sign-up notices for the summer season but for some reason I've heard nothing from them this year. If you're on the board of such a place, please get your announcements in! There are hungry readers out there. It's going to be a stellar weekend, weather-wise. So turn off the TV, get away from your computers and get out there! Here's what's going on:
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Friday, March 13, 2009
March 13, 2009 - Things to Do Edition
Samuel Beckett's Act Without Words II with Bart Cook and Steve Schreiber, directed by Lora Lee Ecobelli, are part of Irish Open Mouth that also includes musicians Pat Cummings, Tim Pitt, Kate (and Jan) Hoekstra, Caitlin O'Heaney, Neil Hickey, the Real Chemistry Quartet, new stories by Gerard Furey, James McGuire and the awarding of a proclamation by County Executive Bondi to the 2009 Grand Marshall of NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade, Kent resident Mike Gibbons. You don't have to be Irish to sing along. Admission is $6 ($5 for Arts on the Lake members). More information at 
The Exhibit of the Reflectionist Group continues this Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, 1 to 4 p.m. Participating Artists: Bonnie Eggena, Lianne Escher, Susan Ferri, Ann Chapin Fischer, Susan Fronapfel, Rita Golaszewski, Bea Gustafson, Sylvia Hierro, E. Beers Hoguet, George Isaacson, Molly Leckie, Mala Ranade, Karen Schoolman, Nancy Lee Schulz, Alexander Shundi, Gerry Skennion, Dianne Vinopoll and Jennie Williams.
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown!
1:00 – 4:30 pm - (Or Friday, March 20, 2009: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm) - Resolving Canada Geese Conflicts Each workshop will cover Canada Geese behavior, effective geese management techniques, case studies from other communities, federal and state regulations, and where to find additional resources. Speakers include: David Feld, GeesePeace, Inc.; Bryan Swift, Game Bird Unit NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife; and Stacy Pecor Preusser, USDA Wildlife Services. Who should attend? Property, school ground, recreational facility and park managers; golf courses managers; college and corporate campuses property mangers; lake associations; homeowner associations; cemetery groundskeepers, public health managers; and the interested public. The workshops will provide valuable information that will prepare participants for action this upcoming spring. The workshops are identical, so those interested need only register for one. The workshops are free but registration is required. Please register by March 16. For more information contact: Stephanie Stanczak, 
8 p.m., classically trained soprano 
