Several times while on the Tallman trail I passed as many as six people walking barefoot on the dirt path. These middle–aged and older Asian men and women walk together in silence. When I approached the group Jennifer Kim introduced herself and offered to answer some of my questions. That is how I ended up at the Bulkwang Zen Meditation Center in Tappan on Route 303 on a summer Saturday.

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Building on the history of the Palis-Agers, the March 2023 issue of 10964 included a poll asking readers about their desire to hold regular, participant-led conversations to share joys and concerns, strengthen relationships and discuss topics of interest in the community. The survey results were quite positive and four gatherings were held last spring, with a group of 15–20 in a wide range of ages participating each time. Topics ranged from spotty cell phone service to humorous high school anecdotes.

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Back in the 1970’s I served as co–director of Willowbrook Ministries, an innovative interreligious storefront ministry at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ. We used various educational, social justice and artistic techniques to address issues that were emerging in sprawling suburbia in the final decades of the 20th century. We developed a theatrical technique – ensemble improvisation - to move (mostly “troubled”) young people toward self–empowerment. Not just a therapeutic exercise, we also created quality, engaging theatre.

Celebrating 150 years! 1870-2023
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Palisades Community Center
675 Oak Tree Road Palisades, NY

15th Annual Mother's Day Plant and Gift Sale Saturday, May 6, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Featuring a wide selection of beautiful plants:
Annuals, perennials and heirloom plants from local nurseries
Plants from neighborhood gardens
Herbs and vegetable plants
Flower arrangements
Special Thanks to Hey Hoe Garden Design

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

Lamont Doherty's next public lecture will be held on Tuesday, May 9, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. All are welcome. The speaker will be Terry Ann Plank, one of the Observatory’s stars. A geochemist, volcanologist and professor of earth science at Lamont, she is a 2012 MacArthur Fellow. Dr. Plank will be discussing her research into anticipating volcanic eruptions in real time. Lamont Doherty is located at 61 Route 9W, Palisades.

Palisades Presbyterian Church
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Pastor: Reverend Erin Moore;Sunday Worship: 10:00 am
Tel: 845-359-3147, Email: ppc10964@gmail.com
Website: www.palpresny.org
Follow us on: www.facebook.com/ThePalisadesPresbyterianChurch@palisadespresbyterianchurch

In 1936, the YMCA started the Youth and Government (YAG) program in New York, the first of its kind in the nation. YAG is a model government which allows students to take on roles within the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches, as well as a Press Corps. The program, which now exists in almost all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, has given students an opportunity to learn how government works, and to connect with peers across the country.

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The Vetlesen Prize, established in 1959 by the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation, is awarded for “scientific achievement resulting in a clearer understanding of the Earth, its history, or its relation to the universe.” The prize was designed to be the Nobel Prize of the Earth sciences.

On Sunday, March 26, over 80 residents pulled themselves away from a beautiful sunny day to attend a community meeting at the Palisades Community Center with Congressman Mike Lawler, State Senator Bill Weber, Assemblyman John McGowan, County Legislator Jim Foley and Town Supervisor Teresa Kenny. It was a rare opportunity for residents to voice concerns in person, and the amazing turn out showed that residents are alert and involved. Numerous topics were covered, but the top three were HNA, the Route 9W/Oak Tree Road intersection and abysmal cell phone service in the area.

On April 5, Rockland County Executive Ed Day released a strongly worded statement protesting a planned August release of a million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the Indian Point nuclear power plant, directly into the Hudson River 15 miles upriver from our village of Palisades. According to Mr. Day’s press release, all five Hudson Valley County Executives are planning a joint press conference at the end of April, stating their collective opposition to the dumping by the Holtec corporation. The wastewater in question contains radioactive tritium and a long list of other toxic components, and has been used to cool spent nuclear fuel rods in storage pools. Fuel–rod removal is a separate issue.

Indian Point Nuclear Plant
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675 Oak Tree Road Palisades, New York
Your friends at the Palisades Community Center wish you and your family continued good health. Are you new to Palisades? Welcome! We invite those who do not receive our e­blasts to e­mail us at PCC@palisadesny.com to receive Palisades alerts and event information.

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The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on February 27 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm has an Earth Series online event, “Blazing Temperatures, Broken Records: Responding to the Global Heat Crisis” featuring a discussion between Alex Halliday, Radley Horton, Diana Hernandez and Cecilia Sorenson. More details can be found at the registration link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blazing-temperatures-broken-records-responding-to-the-global-heat-crisis-tickets-483404474797

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Katherine (Kay) was born in Caribou, Maine on March 21, 1930 and passed away peacefully on January 27, 2023. Educated at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, Kay married Virgil Rinehart of Chillicothe, Ohio in 1952. The couple shared a passion for travel, and Virgil’s career as a naval engineer with the Coast Guard took them to Europe, Japan, Hawaii and coastal cities of the US. Their son Gregory was born in 1955, followed by their daughter Lisa in 1959.

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On December 14, 2022, Palisades lost a longtime friend. Gerri Miras was born in March,1927 and raised in the Bronx, the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants. After graduation from Hunter College, she taught arts in the NYC public school system, followed by service as an administrator. While living in Palisades, Gerri served for many years on the local school and library boards and presented several courses at The Learning Collaborative. Later she sponsored students at Rockland Community College and Tappan Zee High School who were seeking further education.

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Pastor: Reverend Erin Moore—Sunday Worship: 10:00 am
P.O. Box 687, 117 Washington Spring Road, Palisades, NY 10964
Tel: 845-359-3147, Email: ppc10964@gmail.com, Website: www.palpresny.org
Follow us on Social media: www.facebook.com/ThePalisadesPresbyterianChurch@palisadespresbyterianchurch

Before I moved to Palisades I would stay at my parents’ house over the holidays and read the stack of old 10964 newsletters they kept in a guest room. I enjoyed the passion with which seemingly trivial topics were written. After moving here myself I took up the small note at the bottom of the newsletter encouraging residents to contribute. Within weeks I found myself spending a Tuesday night taking notes at a meeting about the Piermont marsh. And I loved it. I wanted to write about stuff that people would enjoy reading and things that interested me—Hudson River oysters, ice farming, local surface–to–air missile bases and interviews with our mailman. As time went on, the more people I met in town the more people told me they enjoyed what I wrote about and encouraged me to continue.

The Town’s pick, Kitching/Pelayo’s (REVEIL LLC) vision of a hotel/resort on the property that connects Route 9W with Route 340 in Palisades has been in “negotiations” for more than a year with HNA. Even after having invested $600,000 in deposit fees, they have been unable to close the deal with HNA. In July, an affiliate of SL Green, a Manhattan-based REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust), won a $185M arbitration award against HNA International Group due to a separate issue with an HNA property at 245 Park Avenue in NYC. This court filing has basically tied up all sales of HNA properties. The sale of any HNA property must be disclosed to SL Green and all sale proceeds are to be transferred directly to pay off the $185M debt.

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I discovered Wellington Pot Pies at the Palisades Community Center Farmers Market last December. I love good pot pies so I decided to give one a try. It was delicious.

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When Maria Caputo wanted to open her shop, Aunt Mia’s Gourmet Cookies, she had more in mind than a simple retail establishment. She envisioned a place where not just bakers but artisans and artists in a variety of media could display their wares and build a clientele.