The Palisades Swim Club was established in 1965 and it’s still going strong. It continues to be a wonderful place for families to gather and enjoy their summers. The Big Pool is a 6 lane, 25 meter long pool with dedicated lap lanes for those who want to keep in shape.

Beginning May 8 Sculptor Cristina Biaggi's Work on View at Garner Art Center
Cristina Biaggi's THE WEB (a 45 feet in diameter double-sided collage on cloth installed between trees) and THE NEST (a large human-sized nest made with vines) will be on view at Garner Art Center in Garnerville, N.Y. beginning May 8 and through September. In conjunction with the installations, several artists talks and workshops are planned throughout the summer.

The Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act legislation funds projects to protect essential habitat for migratory birds, including locations like Piermont Pier. It also funds projects through the entire migratory path for birds that we only get to see for part of the year, such as acrobatic Tree Swallows, ensuring that those birds will continue to come visit us every year.

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Fraud and identity theft is growing as highly competent fraudsters make every effort to take advantage of you. A recent New York Times article read, “Checks Stolen From Mail Sold Online.” Thieves either assume a fake identity and open a bank account or wash the ink off and rewrite the check.

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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

South Orangetown Central School District parents of toddlers (kids who turn four before December 1, 2024) can apply before March 22 for free Pre- Kindergarten programs (2 1⁄2 or 5 hours/day), five days a week during the 2024-25 school year. For more information, visit www.socsd.org/prek or contact Rudy Arietta, upk@socsd.org 845-680-1059.

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Michael Shanahan of Palisades, New York, husband of Beverly Warwick, passed away December 26, 2023. Mr. Shanahan was born in Bronx, New York and raised in Rockland County, NY. After earning multiple Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering, and prior to embarking on a legal career, Mr. Shanahan was a Staff Engineer at AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) where he worked on numerous high-profile projects including the International Space Station. He is listed as an inventor on 21 US patents.

Pastor: Reverend Erin Moore, Sunday Worship: 10:00 am
Tel: 845-359-4147, Email: ppc10964@gmail.com, Website: www.palpresny.org.
Follow us on: www.facebook.com/ThePalisadesPresbyterianChurch@palisadespresbyterianchurch

Recently my friend Kam told me about Natural Organic Skin Spa. It’s nearby on the south side of Oak Tree Road just past Route 303 next to the barber shop. It is owned by Julie Lee. She is an esthetician with 20 years experience having trained at the Manhattan School of Esthetics.

For years, a wide assortment of antique shops made Nyack a destination. When many closed, secondhand stores moved in, offering unique quality merchandise to fill the void. There are now seven shops in town that sell clothing, accessories and jewelry to suit all ages, sizes and genders. One-of-a-kind, frequently brand-name goods, many in eco-friendly fabrics like silk, wool and cotton that look like new can be purchased at half the price. Secondhand purchases not only contribute to the health of your wallet but to the planet as well, a “win-win all around.

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St. Thomas Aquinas College is proud to announce a partnership with its community fire department to offer tuition scholarships to volunteers who become firefighters at the Sparkill- Palisades Fire Department.

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At the February 4th annual Palisades Community Center meeting, the guests were Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny and representatives from the Sparkill-Palisades Fire Department, Chief Michael Yannazonne Junior and Senior and Palisades resident Captain Joshua Panter. Supervisor Kenny is beginning her third term and we are grateful that she comes to our annual meeting each year to discuss local issues.

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675 Oak Tree Road Palisades, New York

Board members:
Carol Baxter, President, Michele Balm, VP, Marco Jo Clate, Secretary, Carol Knudson, Treasurer, Sabelle Frasca, Leo Keegan, Erin Mullahy, Sunny Park

Rental Coordinator:
Eileen Larkin, ileenog@aol.com

Website:
www.palisadescc.org

E-mail:
PCC@palisadesny.com

Instagram:
@palisadescommunitycenterny

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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

New Bus Routes
Covid-19 put a dramatic halt to the already dismal bus service to New York City, diminishing it to two buses in the morning and two at night. As of mid-October, the bus service has expanded, adding many more routes. The real test will be whether Rockland Coaches will provide reliable, on-time service. To keep this bus service alive and well, consider leaving your car at home on occasion, and taking the bus.
To Port Authority Bus Terminal: (approx. 58 min) 6:42 am, 7:22 am, 7:52 am, 8:22 am, 8:52 am, 10:52 am, 12:52 pm, 2:52 pm and 4:52 pm
To GWB: (approx. 27 min) 7:03 am, 8:03 am, 9:48 am, 11:48 am, 3:48 pm
From Port Authority Bus Terminal: (approx. 48 min) 4:15 pm, 4:45 pm, 5:15 pm, 5:45 pm, 6:15 pm
From GWB: (approx. 26 min) 8:45 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm
Tickets can be purchased online: Adult: $8.75, (0-14) $5.50, Senior/Special needs $4.35

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Steven Goldstein, the Higgins Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and a member of the LDEO Geochemistry Division, has recently been appointed Interim Director of Lamont-Doherty, replacing Maureen Raymo who resigned to focus on her research.

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, N.Y. previously owned by Entergy, was sold and transferred to Holtec International, LLC in 2021. Indian Point was closed for financial reasons and for the safety of the environment: air, water, soil AND for the health and safety of the public and workers. This issue had been studied since 2012.

"The Blue Machine" is the title of a book by British oceanographer and physicist Helen Czerski in which she describes the ocean engine that distributes equatorial heat around the world by means of gigantic ocean currents. A lot of the work establishing the existence of these currents was done by scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, located in Palisades. My husband Sam Gerard participated in some of this research, working with other scientists, including Wallace Broecker.

Wallace Broecker Photograph courtesy of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Drivers, bikers and pedestrians entering the Village of Piermont from points South are greeted by Grace Knowlton’s spectacular sculpture, Steel Twist, newly installed at the intersection of Ferdon Avenue and Rockland Road. Knowlton’s iconic work presides over this gateway to our village, resting on a plinth of massive granite blocks, thanks to the generosity of the artist’s family and our neighbors. The story of how this came to be stretches back more than a dozen years.