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At the ceremony celebrating BFF are (l-r): BFF Co-Chair Rebecca Kashinski, Deputy Supervisor Wynn Gold, BFF Co-Chair Sally Mattausch, Cornwall Presbyterian Church’s Rev. Jeff Geary, and Mayor James Gagliano.

Backpacks for Food celebrates 10 years

For the past 10 years, over 900 Cornwall Central School District students have benefited from the Backpacks for Food program, which aims to fight food insecurity by sending children home with a …

Cornwall Supervisor Josh Wojehowski is shown speaking at the Orange County Democratic Party’s Making Strides gala in September.

Wojehowski honored by Orange County Democratic Committee

On September 8, at the Orange County Democratic Committee’s annual Making Strides Gala, held at City Winery in Montgomery, Cornwall Supervisor Josh Wojehowski was honored with the …
County Executive Steve Neuhaus provided a testimonial for Maj. Gen. John Hussey’s first book, “Inside the Wire: Guarding America’s Enemy Prisoners in the Global War on Terror from Abu Ghraib to Guantanamo Bay.” Last month Hussey visited Neuhaus to give him a copy of the book.

Hussey’s first book describes experience in detention operations

During his 38-year military career, Major General John Hussey (Retired) has published several articles pertaining to detention operations and rule of law operations, but earlier this year he …

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Local News
While he still plays his trumpet every day, Baldwin’s focus is calligraphy.
Precision and Creativity do not necessarily to go together. The words seem to describe opposites because precision denotes exactness and staying within the rules while creativity broadens the scope …
Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District Superintendent Michael McElduff told the community this week that capital project work is progressing nicely in all three of the …

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This week's edition

Cornwall Local - October 10, 2024

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Briefs
In observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, October 14, there are some local closures to make note of. Schools are closed, as are the area post offices. In …
A reminder: the Highland Falls Senior Center is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. On Tuesdays, stop by for Coffee & Conversation (or tea!) and, if you’d like, work on any …
Safe Harbors of the Hudson has announced that tickets are now on sale for Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam, an evening of puppetry performances exclusively for grown-ups that will take place Saturday, …

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Past articles
O’Neill’s Buffalo Battalion of the JROTC is shown at the September 29 Tunnels2Towers run in New York City.
On September 29, many of O’Neill High School’s Buffalo Battalion JROTC cadets gathered at the school at 4:30 a.m. to take a long bus ride to New York City for the annual Tunnel to Towers …
‘Merlin the Magical Clown’ spent his day facepainting and making balloon art with local children.
If you saw Town of Highlands Ambulance Corps members walking around the community on Saturday evening, you may have noticed two things. One, they were probably walking slowly. That’s …
Reenactors from the 5th New York Regiment, Lambs and Mott’s Artillery Companies, showed spectators how muskets were fired during the Revolutionary War, and specifically at Fort Montgomery. The …
Deborah DeJesus (left) with her mother Ange Cole (right)
The Kaplan Hospice Family Residence in Newburgh celebrated a special birthday on September 21: Ange Cole, a former Suffolk County resident who recently moved to Orange County and turned 100 years …

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Congressmen Pat Ryan (D-NY) and John James (R-MI) pose with their ‘Spirit Mission’ beer, which was brewed as part of the annual Congressional brewing competition in Washington, DC.
On September 18, Congressman Pat Ryan and his West Point classmate, Congressman John James, competed in Anheuser Busch’s annual Brew Across America Congressional Brewing Competition. Their …
The Cornwall Town Board had a special meeting on Monday evening to consider allowing Supervisor Josh Wojehowski to sign ‘Notice of Grant and Agreement Award’ documents with the U.S. …

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The U.S. Postal Service will again deliver millions of rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits to households across the nation. In collaboration with the White House and the Administration for …
When you get your Highland Falls, or Town of Highlands, water bills at the beginning of November, be aware that not only the rate, but how the amount of water you use, is billed. Highland Falls …
As most know, the Village of Highland Falls was awarded $4.5 million through New York State’s NY Forward program last winter. The purpose of the grant is to create a more walkable, resilient, …
The Fort Montgomery Fire Department responded to five motor vehicle accidents without injuries and one with injuries during the month of August, Chief Ryan Falk has reported to his Board of Fire …

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