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Event Calendar
Tuesday, May 8th, 3:30 & 7:00PM
3:00PM
Pine Haven - Public Information Meetings
Two separate meetings. Come, see the plans, ask questions, comment...Read More >>
Philmont, NY
May 12, Saturday
7:00AM - NOON
Clean Up Day
The Village will be providing two dumpsters for our residents to dispose of all the "clutter" in our garages and attics...Read More >>
Canal Street
May 12 & June 2 - Two Shows
3:30PM
Mask/Puppet Show
Rip Van Winkle's Long Nap. A show with giant masks and puppets...Read More >>
Village Green
Maple Avenue, Philmont, NY
Saturdays (5/12 thru 6/2)
10:00AM
Community Tai Chi & Qigong
Classes will be held outdoors, weather permitting and inside, if inclement. Class will be limited in size so registration is required...Read More >>
Philmont Community Center
Philmont, NY
May 23, Wednesday
6:30PM
Book Club -- Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten-year-old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door to door arresting Jewish families...Read More >>
Philmont Library
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Philmont, New York was incorporated in 1892. The community was also known as "Factory Hill" due to the number of wool factories. Philmont is part ...  Go to Philmont-at-a-Glance >>

*Special Notices*
Meeting Announcement - The Village Board will hold an emergency meeting on Monday, May 7th at 6:30pm to discuss grant status.

Brush pick up is scheduled for the week beginning April 23rd. Please put all branches out at the curb for chipping. No yard waste (e.g. - leaves and weeds) will be picked up.

Clean up day is scheduled for Saturday, May 12th from 7am - Noon. check the event calendar for more info.
News
April Village Board Minutes
Village Board MinutesThe April Village Board meeting minutes are online. Keep up to date on Village Gov't...


Free Columbia Art Course to Hold Exhibit at Library
Philmont LibraryOn Sunday, March 25, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, an opening reception will be held for the Free Columbia Art Exhibit, that will run at the library from March 25 through April 20. Although the training is located in Hillsdale, many of the current year's students live in Philmont. The library has generously offered to host an exhibit...

Pine Haven Proposed Building Designs
Pine HavenOver the last year and a half a subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors has been working with the architectural firm to design a new nursing home. The design is a great meshing of the most current thinking in Nursing Home design...

Food Pantry News
Food PantryThe Philmont Library will be collecting donated food items for the Mellenville-Philmont Food Pantry. The food pantry relies on donations from the public in order to provide food each month to many families who seek help with their food budget. Requests for assistance have increased dramatically in recent years...

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Get Involved
Volunteers are always welcome to become involved in all aspects of Village activities. Contact the Village Office for up-to-date chairpersons for the area that interests you:
  • Library Board of Trustees
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  • Planning Board
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Historic Philmont Column

Veterans
by Charles R. Nichols

The American Legion The word ‘Veteran’ means to me anyone who ever served our country in the Armed Forces in any capacity. It’s not defined by what you did, where you did it, and when you did it – you still gave some time out of your life for a larger cause.

It seemed to me I should write this article by writing about our recent major wars in some kind of order.

Keeping in mind that this article relates to Philmont, the appropriate starting would seem to be the Civil War. Earlier wars have such a dearth of local sources of information as to make it almost impossible to account for our Village’s history in them...
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