PINE BUSH — All over town Saturday, there were blow-up figures of space aliens, mostly green, sometimes purple, with oversized heads and swollen eyes, as the hamlet celebrated its fourth annual UFO Fair.
And on Main Street, you could choose from an out-of-this-world selection of space alien merchandise: alien hats, alien magnets, alien eyes, alien jewelry, alien bobble heads — even alien pet rocks.
Pine Bush has a long history of UFO sightings, dating back at least back to the 1920s. Folks in the business community have seized on the alien fascination to get people to visit their hamlet that sits on the northern tip of Orange County.
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Over at Pine Bush House bed and breakfast on Maple Avenue, proprietor Barbara Grey, dressed in a green, polka-dot outfit, was booked solid. Alien figures hung from her front porch and a psychic was doing readings for $20 for 20 minutes.
Organizers said 7,000 people came last year, and they were hoping for at least that many this year.
But beyond all the fun on Main Street, a controversy has been hovering over Pine Bush and its school district.
Three Jewish families have filed suit, claiming their children were subjected to anti-Semitic harassment. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation.read more
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