As Spring winds down and we head towards summer it’s a good time to reflect on our accomplishments and look towards our future goals. As I’ve said many times, it’s been ten years since a Democrat was elected to any position in town government. One party rule hasn’t been healthy for Stony Point. New ideas and new voices have been shut out. Decisions that effect us all are made by a few insiders with little or no input from residents. We’ve been working vigorously to revitalize our committee over this past year. We’ve welcomed new friends while solidifying old connections all with the goal of providing Democrats like you with a strong base to share your ideas and to eventually break the grip that one party has had on our community. Working together we can make Stony Point a more collaborative, vibrant and prosperous community! Pete |
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Democratic Primary - June 27th Chris Exias and Patricial Brenais Tenemille are vying to be the Democratic candidate for Rockland County Family Court. Primary Day is June 27th. Early voting starts on June 17th. Stony Pointers can cast their early votes at the Rho Building, 5 Clubhouse Lane. |
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Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) |
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CHPE is a 339 mile power line bringing hydroelectic power from Canada to NYC. 60% of the line will be located in the Hudson River and 40% will be buried on land. Initial plans are for the line to leave the river in Tomkins Cove and travel along 9W to Valley Cottage. The Town of Stony Point will receive $5,300,000 in two installments of $2,650,000 each in recognition that the routing and project will cause temporary disruption and inconvenience to the citizens and businesses of Stony Point. The company will also make a streetscape payment to the Town in the total amount of $2,914,286 in three annual installments. When the construction is completed the PILOT agreement below goes into effect. |
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On or about June 15th CHPE intends to begin site preparation and construction on the Stony Point Transitional Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD). In addition to the HDD itself, CHPE will construct a temporary laydown yard in Tomkins Cove to be utilized for construction staging, marshalling and storage to support work.Where nightime work is needed such as for the HDD which requires continuous operation, noise mitigation measures will be employed. Paper copies of the construction plans are available at the Tomkins Cove Public Library and the Rose Memorial Library. CHPE is slated for completion in 2025. |
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New SPDC Officers Elected |
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Left to Right: Steve Adler, Bob Burns, Pattie Crescenzo, Pete Reilly, Errol Knight, Kim Petro |
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Committee Officers: Chair: Pete Reilly Vice Chair - Bob Burns Associate Chair - Errol Knight Treasurer - Kim Petro Rockland County Democratic Committee & NYS Committee Representatives - Patti Crescenzo & Pete Reilly |
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Penguin Theater Fundraiser - August 10th |
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Get your tickets to our annual Penguin Theatre fundraiser. This year’s show is “GENE & GILDA” . This hilarious and heartfelt new play by Cary Gitter and Directed by Joe Brancato bring beloved entertainers Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner to vivid life. |
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Stony Point Dems Award NRHS Scholarships! |
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Each year NRHS organizes an outstanding scholarship program that grants over $400,000 in scholarships to deserving students. This year the Stony Point Democratic Committee awarded scholarships to three NRHS students for demonstrating their unwavering commitment to enhancing their school community and their hometown. Congratulations to Paige Luzon, Kelly Barros, and Hunter Petro. |
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Gran Fondo Aid Station Team |
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On May 21st 6,400 cyclist from around the world participated in the Gran Fondo World Championship. The riders started on the George Washington Bridge cycling up 9W and passing through Stony Point before heading back to the finish line in Fort Lee, NJ.
The Stony Point Democratic Committee fielded a strong team of a dozen volunteers to operate the Stony Point Aid Station which offered riders food, drink, bike repair, and emergency medical care. The SPDC team has been supporting the Gran Fondo Aid Station since 2017. |
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Get to Know Your Neighbor! Meet Errol Knight |
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Errol Knight and his family moved to Stony Point three years ago from Brooklyn. NY. Errol works as a psycho- therapist and holds an MSW from Walden University, Barbara Solomon School of Social Work. Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, Errol is married to Tracy Knight and is the father of three girls. |
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He has a passion for working with children and seniors. Errol has been active in the Stony Point Democratic Committee this past year and was elected Associate Chair of the committee in June. |
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The SPDC is preparing for the Fall campaign by putting together a Sign Location Book. This will make it easier to distribute and locate signs in the future. If you’d be willing to post a lawn sign please contact Bob Burns robertjburns@optonline.net |
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Our town golf course, Patriot Hills, has a new Director of Golf, Ron Gerhold Jr., PGA who has replaced Dave Fusco. The course is doing extremely well with April and May’s revenue surpassing all previous years. April Revenue: $233,049 May Revenue: $393,504 May’s revenue is almost $70,000 more than last year’s May Revenue of $324,388. |
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Number of Rounds Played: 4,604 compared to last year’s Rounds Played: 3,690. Patriot Hills continues to rank as one of the top public golf courses in NYS. |
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Want To Get More Involved? |
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Join us for one of our monthly Clean Ups For Dates and Times: email: spdc@stonypointdemocrats.org |
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Or Drop into one of our monthly SPDC meetings. All are welcome! email: spdc@stonypointdemocrats.org for more information |
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This Just In! As we were preparing to send our newsletter we received this flyer from the Rockland Democratic Committee |
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