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General Montgomery Day returns this Saturday
The Village of Montgomery is known for several community events throughout the year, including the Skip Chambers Tractor Parade, An Old Fashioned Holiday, and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. But … more
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Brentano String Quartet
HCMC welcomes Brentano Quartet
The Howland Chamber Music Circle (HCMC) opens its 2024-2025 chamber series with the world-renowned Brentano String Quartet at the Howland Cultural Center on Sunday, September 15 at 4 pm. Following … more
Longtime Cornwall American Legion members Richard Randazzo and Jim Kline surround four of the five honorees at Sunday afternoon’s tea honoring them. The women are Grace Mazzocca, Brenda Mannion, Colette Fulton, Mary Quinlin and MaryAnn Kline (missing from photo).
American Legion Post 353 honors past commander’s wives
What do Cornwall’s Colette Fulton, Grace Mazzocca, Mary Quinlin, MaryAnn Kline and Brenda Mannion have in common? They are all the wives of past Commanders of Cornwall American Legion Post 353. … more
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Cornwall-on-Hudson Trustees debate pro-housing certification
During its August 19 meeting, the Cornwall-on-Hudson Board of Trustees began discussing whether or not to sign onto Governor Kathy Hochul’s “Pro-Housing Communities” certification … more
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From left: The Center’s Barbara ‘Charlie’ Murphy, Ryan Hatch from Senator Skoufis’ office, Honorees Ted Nielsen and Doris Lent, Assemblyman Chris Eachus, Honorees Jane and George Biskup, and The Center’s President, Brian Aylward.
Five Highland Falls & Fort Montgomery seniors honored
Mistress of Ceremony Barbara ‘Charlie’ Murphy-Dodson hesitated to call those being honored at Richie’s Little Place last Wednesday afternoon “senior citizens”. Instead, … more
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HF-FMCSD gets ‘clean opinion’ after audit
The August 22 meeting of the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District started with a state-mandated public hearing on the district’s safety plan for the 2024-25 school year. There … more
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The items that were sent to Connecticut had initially been delivered to Highland Falls to deal with the July 9, 2023 flooding. Kevin Dumain, from True Value Hardware, used his forklift to help load full pallets.
Eachus, volunteers move donations to Connecticut flood victims
Nearly 14 months ago, in Highland Falls and Fort Montgomery, many residents faced cleaning up after the July 9 floods. They needed clean water, easy to prepare foods when they had no electricity, and … more
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Tributes offered to retired ANG Wing Commander
Family, friends, and members of the NY Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing gathered in the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh last Friday, August 23 to commemorate the late Major … more
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In Cornwall-on-Hudson, some paving this fall, some next year
At last week’s Cornwall-on-Hudson Village Board meeting, Mayor James Gagliano reported that paving of Mountain Road and Deer Hill Road will be postponed until next season. The delay is to allow … more
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On his very last day as editor of The Cornwall Local, Ken Cashman was still hard at work at his desk in The Local’s Elm St. office.
The passing of Ken Cashman is a loss to the community
“Very sad news for all in Cornwall.” “Legend. A really nice guy.” “Thank you Mr. Cashman for years of dedicated service to this community.” … more
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The fire had broken out in the maintenance shop at Black Rock Forest’s old headquarters area, on Continental Rd.
Black Rock Forest maintenance shop fire still under investigation
Last Thursday evening (August 14), Black Rock Forest executive director Isabel Ashton, who lives on the ground of the forest preserve, was out walking her dog. She saw something unusual on that walk … more
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NYMA public hearing remains open
While New York Military Academy is making progress when it comes to getting repairs on its water lines and fire hydrants, the school hasn’t yet done enough to assure the Town Board that the … more
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The Town of Highlands dog pound was, literally, washed away from this location in the July 9, 2023 flooding. The Town Board will discuss two bids to replace it at its meeting next week.
Dog discussions at both Highland Falls, Highlands boards
Dogs have come up at the most recent Town Board and Village Board meetings. At last week’s Town Board meeting, Supervisor Bob Livsey noted that bids were due back on August 14 to rebuild … more
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Money matters keep Cornwall Town Board busy
Here’s a great problem to have … the Town of Cornwall recently received a $50,000 grant for community programming, secured by Assemblyman Chris Eachus, and now they’ve got to find … more
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The sign may still say ‘Have a great Summer’, but local students need to be tracking that there are just about two weeks left until school resumes again in the HF-FMCSD!
Back to school is coming quickly for HF-FMCSD kids
Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District Superintendent Michael McElduff is looking forward to school starting again on Wednesday, Sept. 4. He let the community know that, while … more
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For a job well done
On May 28, Cornwall Police Chief Joseph Gebert and Sgt. Douglas Schofield responded to a call for a car accident that had resulted from a cardiac incident. The two, using the AED (Automatic External … more
A quick stop at Rings Pond in Cornwall to try to catch a fish or two is a common activity. Here, on opening day of Little League 2024, a youngster and his grown-up left the ceremonies to cast a line!
Please, ‘catch and release’ at Cornwall’s Rings Pond
Cornwall Town Councilman Tim McCarty doesn’t make a big deal about many things. But one thing that he is obviously passionate about is protecting Cornwall’s outdoor space so that … more
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Anyone wishing to see what Cornwall Central High School’s outdoor athletic facilities will soon look like should stop by the school to examine this large sign. The work is well underway.
Cornwall School Board gets update on capital project work
There was one bit of “bad news” but several pieces of “good news” when Bill Devine from the Palumbo Group updated the Cornwall Central School District’s Board of … more
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Cornwall Board of Education sets 2024 tax rates
The Board of Education adopted the Cornwall Central School District’s 2024-25 tax levy at its meeting on August 12. The school district will operate, as approved by voters in May, on a … more
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From left to right, Assemblyman Brian Maher, Pat Larkin, NYSBA Executive Director Dr. Minosca Alcantara and NYSBA Public Information Officer Chris Steber. Mrs. Larkin was presented with a print of the Bear Mountain Bridge drawn by the late John F. Gould in honor of her late husband, Senator Bill Larkin.
Purple Heart honorees celebrated as part of Bear Mountain Bridge anniversary
On August 7, the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) hosted a ‘Purple Heart Day’ breakfast and ceremony at the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bear Mountain Bridge (aka Bear Mountain … more
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