I am not a night person but Open Mic at The Palisades Market on 9W changed all that. Open Mic is the brainchild of John Bruton, musician, front-of-house man, and master of ceremonies every Saturday night on the back patio.

Jon and Dana with daughters Kiki, Lucy and Emma at Stratford-on-Avon
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The Children’s Shakespeare Theatre (CST) played an important role in Dana Stangel-Plowe and her family relocating to Palisades. “We had decided to move from New City to one of the river towns. I saw a sign for one of the plays the CST was producing and attended a performance with my three daughters. I was delighted they enjoyed it so much. We decided Palisades was where we wanted to be and moved here in 2008.”

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The devastating gas line explosion in California triggered renewed concerns about the Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) that runs through our community. Over the last few years, it was a hot discussion item during the O & R Tappan Substation talks and during the development of the Rte. 9W Snedens Pointe. The TGP is 14,200 miles of pipeline that stretches from the Mexican border to Canada that brings natural gas close to cities. Smaller local distribution lines then deliver gas directly to homes and businesses.

Panthers: Although there haven’t been any recent sightings, the cameras continue to be monitored. On September 8, a woman in Pomona unaware of our sightings, reported she saw a large black shiny feline animal, 3 feet high, 4 feet long, with a long ropey tail in her yard and has heard that other people have seen such an animal as well.

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Prime Burglary Season is October through March Over the year, there have been four burglaries in Palisades, as recent as an incident in broad daylight this summer. Three of the cases were carried out by a sought-after New Jersey crime ring which was responsible for thirty burglaries in Bergen County.

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Board Members: Carol Baxter, President;
Carol Knudson, Vice-President;
Jill Wecht, Treasurer;
Sheila Chin, Secretary;
and Michele Baum, Alice Buchanan, Lyn Fowler, Dr. Leo Keegan, Michaeil Tersigni, and Honorary Board Member Dr. Virginaia McCauley.
Rental Coordinator: Eileen Larkin
Mailing Address: PO Box 222, Palisades, NY 10964
Phone 398-2521 during business hours
e-mail: PCC@palisadesny.com
website: www.palisadesny.com

At the end of Woods Road, even before the weather extremes of the last several years, we lost power frequently, and for us that means losing water as well. We bought a trifuel generator years ago; back then, it wasn’t easy to find one that ran on natural gas. Over the years our generator came in handy, but it was a primitive model, very loud, and difficult to start, particularly while standing out in the rain or snow, which is usually when the power went out.

BEAUTIFYING THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Larry Tabor
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Above is a picture of Larry Tabor, who has been working at beautifying Oak Tree Road near Horne Tooke Road. He has planted pear and apple trees, blueberry and strawberry bushes and lots of tulip bulbs. He has incurred the cost for this and of course the labor to clear the area and plant. He lives on Horne Tooke Road with his wife, Catherine and their daughter, Logan.

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PO Box 687
117 Washington Spring Road
Palisades, NY 10964 Phone:(845) 359-3147
Website: www.ppc10964.org
Sunday Worship Service and Church School, 10 AM, All are Welcome!

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Member of the Ramapo Catskill Library System
19 Closter Road Palisades, NY 10964
845-359-0136, Fax 845-359-6124
pal@rcls.org, www.palisadeslibrary.org
Hours: M-Thu 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-5, Sun 1-5
(closed Sunday June 20-Sept.12)
Closed: May 9, Mother’s Day; May 31, Memorial Day;
July 5, Independence Day observed; Sept. 6, Labor Day

Director Maria Gagliardi

Our local newsletter, 10964, has survived for the past 33 years largely through the support of advertisers. The generated funds cover the cost of printing and mailing, allowing us to send 10964 out free to everyone in Palisades. As we head into the tenth year of a new century we would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm and grateful thanks to the following advertisers who have been with us for ten years or more.

On Saturday, March 13, Palisades was hit by a powerful nor’easter bringing heavy rain and hurricane-force wind gusts of over 70 miles an hour. Many large trees crashed down, their roots unable to hold firm in ground saturated with snow melt from the last big storm. Some landed on power lines, houses, and automobiles. The storm caused havoc throughout Palisades; Orangetown had more damage than any other area in Rockland County.

The Palisades Community Center in spring 2008
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For one hundred years, the sounds of children playing and school bells ringing could be heard from the Palisades Schoolhouse located at 675 Oak Tree Road. Built circa 1870, the children of Palisades were educated in the Schoolhouse until 1936 when the student population outgrew the building and the red brick school was built across the street. From 1936 until 1970, the Schoolhouse continued to serve an educational purpose. In the late 1950’s, when the student population eventually outgrew the red brick building, kindergarten was held in the Schoolhouse and in the 1960’s both the kindergarten and 6th grade were housed there. Children walked across the street to the Schoolhouse for lunch prepared by the “Hot Mamas.”

Palisades Community Center
Board members: Carol Baxter, President; Carol Knudson, Vice President; Jill Wecht, Treasurer; Sheila Chin, Secretary; and Michele Balm, Alice Buchanan, Lyn Fowler, Dr. Leo Keegan, Michael Tersigni and Honorary Board member Dr. Virginia McCauley

Mailing Address:
PO Box 222 Palisades, NY 10964
Phone: 398-2521 during business hours
e-mail: PCC@palisadesny.com
Website: www.Palisadesny.com

We are pleased to announce our two newest board members: Lyn Fowler and Michael Tersigni. Lyn has a MBA and has worked in publishing for over twelve years. Michael has been a leader in the international design industry for over twenty years specializing in creative development and implementation of design concepts. We welcome their experience and enthusiasm and look forward to their contributions as we move forward.

Palisades Free Library
Member of the Ramapo Catskill Library System
19 Closter Road, Palisades, NY 10964
845-359-0136, Fax 845-359-6124
pal@rcls.org www.palisadeslibrary.org

Hours: Monday to Thursday 11-9, Friday to Saturday 11- 5, Sunday 1-5 Closed: April 12, Easter

Director
Maria Gagliardi

Board of Trustees
Sabelle Frasca, Lisette George, Mary Ellen Ledwith, Gerry Miras, Susan Nemesdy, William Saum, Holly Seeger, Kathryn Shattuck, Charles Shimel, David Shire and Dr. Lynn Sykes

Throughout January and February, the District has been in the process of developing the 2010-2011 school budget. State funding has been slashed so school districts are struggling to keep next year’s budget low. Especially in this economic climate, it is important to attend a meeting to learn what is added and removed from next year’s school budget.

Palisades Presbyterian Church 1900
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PO Box 687, 117 Washington Spring Road
Palisades, NY 10964
Phone:(845) 359-3147, website: www.ppc10964.org
Sunday Worship Service and Church School, 10:00 am

A REFLECTION FROM REVEREND MADDALONE

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that read: “Blessed by the Best.” It stuck with me as I reflected on my first year here as the pastor of the Palisades Presbyterian Church. I certainly have felt “Blessed by the Best” as I’ve gotten to know people in the church and the community and as I have had the privilege of journeying with many people through this miracle of consciousness we call life.

New Restaurant Opens in Tappan
Daniel Foti, former proprietor of The Baker’s Wife, has opened “Commissary” in the prior location of the Village Grille (65 Old Tappan Road, Tappan, N.Y.). Commissary features contemporary American cuisine, highlighting local and seasonal fare. Daniel, a Culinary Institute graduate, has previously worked for the Santo Restaurant Group in Manhattan, including the “Sign of the Dove.” Commissary is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Reservations accepted. Available for private events. (845) 398-3232.

There is a ritual that takes place each month on a Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm. A select group of Palisades residents gather in an obscure location for a ceremony that will determine a part of their future. They sit in rows of chairs that face a long table but they cannot sit at the long table, which is reserved for officiates rarely known as the HABR-7. At the appointed time the HABR-7 enter the room and the ritual begins. Everyone stands and in unison they utter a pledge. The doors are closed. The master of the HABR-7 calls out the name of a Palisades resident who must either come forward or send a substitute. Someone intones a set of numbers and letters: Section, block and lot designation. The Palisades resident makes his petition to the HABR-7: He wants to replace a kitchen window.

Palisades representatives continued their pressure on the town to correct a number of issues residents have complained about for years. In response to our recent e-mail campaign, about three-dozen residents wrote to town off cials requesting a reevaluation of the Route 9W intersection including lowering the speed limit on 9W, installing a sidewalk and traffic calming on Oak Tree Road.