Atlantic Richfield Company Environmental Business Manager Joe Sontchi (pictured at left) presents Village of Hastings-on-Hudson Mayor Wm. Lee Kinnally Jr. and Board of Trustee members Diggitt McLaughlin and Peter Swiderski with a $5,000 check from Atlantic Richfield to support the Village's first Climate Action Week.

Climate Action Week is devoted to educating the community on climate change and empowering residents to effect change by being environmentally responsible in their lives and in the community.

The Atlantic Richfield Company (ARC) was pleased to support and underwrite the printing and production costs of 5,000 copies of the Trailways Map of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. The Trailways Map is a colorful map illustrated with symbols identifying significant features of trails and recreation areas in the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson. The map is available free of charge at the James Harmon Community Center, municipal building, public library and in blue mailboxes located at the entrance to each of the eight trails in the Hastings system.


Joe Sontchi, Atlantic Richfield Company's Environmental Business Manager, (pictured at right) in August 2007, provided a waterfront update and walking tour of the One River Street Site for Rivertown's Enterprise reporter, Kimberly Hiss.


In January 2007, Diggitt McLaughlin, Hastings-on-Hudson Board of Trustee Member, toured the One River Street site with the former Atlantic Richfield Company Environmental Project Manager Dave Kalet.


Atlantic Richfield Company participated in the 7th Annual Hudson River Valley Ramble held in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY during the month of September 2006. The Hudson River Valley Ramble was sponsored by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and the Hudson River Valley greenway with assistance from the Hudson River Estuary Program, NYSDEC. The Rowley's Bridge Trail was the site, in Hastings-on-Hudson, for this year's event. Pictured from left to right are Fred Yaeger, Atlantic Richfield Company's Government and Public Affairs Consultant, Fred Hubbard, Hastings-on-Hudson Village Naturalist, Lee Kinnally, Mayor of Hastings-on-Hudson, Fran A. Frobel, Hastings-on-Hudson Village Manager, and Diggett McLaughlin and Jeremiah Quinlan, Village Trustees.


In September 2006, Hastings-On-Hudson Village Manager, Fran Frobel (far left) toured the One River Street site with Ray D'Hollander of Parsons (center) and Atlantic Richfield's former Environmental Project Manager, Dave Kalet (at right).


In March 2006, Atlantic Richfield Company's former Project Manager Dave Kalet (center) hosted a tour and remediation update at the One River Street site in Hastings-On-Hudson, New York. (Pictured from left to right) Lloyd Dunlap, Deputy Regional Manager, Atlantic Richfield Company, Patricia Gallery, Region Manager - US North, Atlantic Richfield Company, Dave Kalet, Raymond D'Hollander, Parsons, Principal Project Engineer for One River Street, and George Heitzman of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.



In March 2006, Dave Kalet, former Remediation Manager for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARC), gave a presentation on the One River Street Project to the Village of Hastings-On-Hudson's Board of Trustees. His presentation stated the architectural study which analyzed the condition of Buildings 51 and 52, the water tower as well as their historic features, and the feasibility of preservation is now completed. The report is expected to be presented to the community in late April or in mid-May 2006.

He also discussed the Remedial Design stage of the work at the One River Street site. The boring and test pit phase of the Pre-Design Investigation (PDI) has been completed and the work is continuing on the design itself. The drilling has provided soil data for use by geotechnical engineers during design of the structural element, such as sheet pile bulkheads along the waterfront and excavation support systems.

Dave Kalet's presentation to the Board of Trustees was part of ARC's on-going commitment to work closely with the community and elected officials to ensure an open dialogue and public awareness on the latest activities at the One River Street site.

In May 2005, Dave Kalet, former Remediation Manager for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARC), gave a presentation on the One River Street Project, to the 6th grade science students at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. The presentation covered the science of environmental remediation and PCB removal, as well as related issues such as building demolition and protecting the health and safety of workers and the community. The presentation was part of ARC’s commitment to work closely with the community and maintain public awareness with regard to the latest activities at the One River Street site. Atlantic Richfield Company’s One River Street remediation project in Hasting-on-Hudson, New York was featured on News 12 Westchester television in February 2005. Dave Kalet, former Remediation Manager for ARC, explained to News 12 Westchester reporter Tara Rosenblum the schedule for upcoming activities on the site. Also featured in the television report was the unanimous approval of ARC’s application to remove structurally unsound buildings on the One River Street site by the five-member Board of Trustees of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson.

On the weekend of April 16 th and 17 th 2005, the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson held their annual cleanup days with the goal of improving the beauty of the Village and enhancing community life, by making the Village a cleaner and healthier place to live. Teams of volunteers were allocated specific areas of the Village to cleanup with the aim of filling as many trash bags as possible.

In addition, the Village held a competition for children to create a Cleanup Day Poster. The Cleanup Ceremony was held on April 16 th at the Hastings Community Center between 12 and 1:30pm, where prizes were awarded for the best poster. The Atlantic Richfield Company underwrote the cost for food and refreshments for the more than 100 residents who attended this event.