* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] OKAY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO SPRING THING 2026, WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF HASTING. WE CALL IT HASTING STAY 'CAUSE OF THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN, AS EVIDENCED BY ALL THE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO'VE COME OUT TODAY. EVERYTHING FROM PEOPLE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE SHOWING WHAT THEY DO TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. PLEASE STOP BY EVERYONE'S BOOTH TO SAY HELLO. UM, YOU CAN MAKE A BOUQUET DOWN AT CASSANDRA'S NEW FLORAL SHOP, TERRAPIN ROSE GARDENS. THERE'S THE FIREHOUSE IS OUT WITH A HUNDRED 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE PROTECTION ENGINE COMPANY. NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN BUY A COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT AND, UM, YOU CAN PUT AN AD IN THEIR JOURNAL AND PICK UP A HOT DOG AND HAMBURGER. ALEX IS OUT IN FRONT OF PIONEER MARKET. EM IS OUT ON THE STREET, UM, HASTINGS DELI. SO PLEASE HELP YOURSELF TO SOME FOOD. STOP BY THE MUSEUM OF INTERESTING THINGS AT THIS END OF THE BLOCK. AND HUDSON VALLEY NEAR MS. MADDOX. UM, I COULD GO ON AND ON. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE OUT TODAY. ENJOY THE INFLATABLE SLIDE IF YOU'VE BROUGHT YOUR CHILDREN AND NOT, UH, LAST, BUT NOT AT ALL LEAST WE HAVE SOME GREAT MUSIC PROGRAMMED FOR TODAY. SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ADAM HART, WHO PUT TOGETHER THE FIRST SHOWCASE AND HE'LL TELL YOU WHAT COMES UP AFTER THAT. SO, ADAM, HEY EVERYBODY. LET'S GIVE A BIG HAND TO BARBARA PRIMAN, OUR DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE FOR PUTTING THIS WHOLE THING TOGETHER WITH VILLAGE, VILLAGE STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO PUTS THIS THING TOGETHER. IT TAKES A VILLAGE. UM, THIS TEEN STAGE THAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE LAB, WHICH DOES AN OPEN MIC FOR TEENS AND, UH, SOUTH CHURCH IN DOBBS FERRY. AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MARIE LOUISE MILLER, WHO RUNS THE LAB, AND SHE'S GONNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AND INTRODUCE OUR, UH, OUR PERFORMERS. WOOHOO. HELLO HASTINGS. GOOD MORNING. UM, YEAH, MY NAME IS MARIE LOUISE MILLER. UM, AND I AM THE PRODUCER AT THE LAB. UM, THIS IS A SPACE FOR TEENS BY TEENS WITH TEENS. SO OUR JOB AS ADULTS IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON KIDS WHO WANNA MAKE MUSIC, SHARE POETRY, EXPERIMENT, UM, IN ANY WAY. UH, WE DO IT MONTHLY. UM, WE HAVE AN INSTAGRAM. IT'S, UH, THE LAB OPEN MIC UNDERSCORE BETWEEN ALL THE LETTERS. CHECK US OUT. UM, TODAY WE'VE GOT FOUR AMAZING BANDS. OUR FIRST BAND IS A HASTINGS BAND. UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE AT THE RIVER ARTS MUSIC TOUR ON JUNE 6TH. AND WE'LL BE AT REYNOLDS FIELD WITH ANOTHER WHOLE SLEW OF TEENS SINGING AND PLAYING AND DOING SPOKEN WORD POETRY FROM TWO TO 5:00 PM I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MAYA, THE LEAD ON OUR HASTINGS BAND. YAY. HELLO EVERYONE. WE'RE KIWI. THAT'S KIWI WITH A Q. WITH A Q, . UM, I'M MAYA. THIS IS BEN AND JASPER. WE'RE ALL JUNIORS AT HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL. AND FOR OUR FIRST SONG, WE'RE GONNA DO GO YOUR OWN WAY BY FLEETWOOD MAC. LOVE YOU THE RIGHT THING TO DO. HOW CAN I CHANGE THINGS THAT I, IF I COULD, I YOU, WHEN YOU WON'T TAKE IT IF I GO YOUR WAY. [00:06:02] WOO. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE PLAYING. HEY, JEALOUSY BY THE GIN BLOSSOMS YOU DON'T EXPECT. HEY, [00:10:27] WOO. HEY EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON. TODAY IS MAY 17TH. AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING DOWN HERE. WE ARE HOSTING THE SPRING THING, BUT, BUT THE TITLE OR THE THEME THIS YEAR IS HASTINGS DAY. WE'VE ASKED ALL OF OUR BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND VOLUNTEERS TO COME OUT AND PROMOTE THEIR ORGANIZATION OR THEIR BOARD OR THEIR COMMITTEE. AND, AND WE HAVE THE LEGAL WOMEN VOTERS HERE. WE HAVE THE SAFETY COUNCIL FROM THE VILLAGE. WE HAVE THE PLANNING BOARD HERE. WE HAVE RAINBOW FAMILIES HERE. WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SELLING FOOD. GET DOWN TO HASTINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE LOOK AT HOW SUCCESSFUL THE DAY WE HAVE GOING TODAY. AND IT'S JUST A GREAT DAY FOR ALL OF US HERE IN THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS AND HUDSON. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING HERE TODAY AND MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE IN THE VILLAGE FOR COMING DOWN AND, AND JUST CHECKING OUT ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THE VILLAGE. THANKS. [00:16:21] RELUCTANTLY CROUCHED AT THE START. OKAY, FINE. RELUCTANTLY CROUCHED AT THE STARTING LINE. ENGINES PUMPING AND THUMPING IN TIME. THE GREEN LIGHT FLASHES, THE LIGHT GO UP, CHURNING AND BURNING. THEY YEARNED FOR THE TANK. BO THIRD FLAG DOWN, GET ARENA CAMP. THE GONE DOWN THE MOON AND LEFT WITH A COP. HE'S DRIVING, DRIVING, SINGING, NO TROPHIES, NO FLOWERS. NO, NO. HE CALLED BACK FROM HIM. HE COULD NOT ESTABLISHING HIS EARTHQUAKES OF DOUBT AND UN AND AND SHE IS GOING. SHE'S YEAH. YES, FATHER, THE FATHER I [00:20:51] CATCH. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU LEXI. GIVE IT UP FOR LEXI. THANK YOU SUE. BESSIE. JOSH? YEAH. JUNE 6TH RIVER ARTS. ALRIGHT, WE GOT A GIG, UH, JUNE 6TH RIVER ARTS CONCRETE FLOWER AND THE SWEET BESIE. YOU'LL BE DOING A RIVER ARTS THING AS WELL. I COME NOW TO THE STATION BEATING MY BABY AT THE GATE PASS THE STATION. MASTER TRAINS RUN INTO HE [00:27:07] THE MIDDLE. OH MY SANGO. GIVE IT UP FOR THE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.