March 2019 – The News of the Highlands

It’s that time of year!

March 29, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Elizabeth Sheehan and Bronwen Ahlers, both West Point Girl Scouts from Brownie Troop 192, set up a mobile shop on Main St. Sunday morning.

Long Pond to be operated by West Point

March 29, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Starting this summer, the Long Pond recreation area will be shared by Highland Falls, Fort Montgomery and West Point residents.

A special art exhibit at the HF Library

March 29, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highland Falls Library proudly presents an exhibit by photographer Stan Goldblatt: The Appalachian Trail — Fort Montgomery Project: Portraits of Thru Hikers on the Appalachian Trail. It will open April 4, and run through October 4.

The Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District's capital project has begun.

Game, set, match for the old tennis courts

March 29, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District’s capital project has begun.

Government

Street light talk on April 8

March 29, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Jeff Laino, a representative of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), will be at the April 8 meeting of the Town Board to talk about a possible upgrade to energy efficient LED streetlights in Fort Montgomery.

For a very good cause….

March 28, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The school district raised and donated over $1000 to Sparrow’s Nest.

Athletes honored for winter sports

March 28, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Every single team at O’Neill High School qualified as a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete team this past winter.

Obituary – March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019 Editorial Staff

Xavier Robert Stegall, 18, of Highland Falls, NY died on March 15, 2019 as a result of a brain aneurysm at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.

Board of Education

Expenses continue to increase for HF-FMCSD

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Fifty-five point three percent of the proposed 2019-20 school year budget for the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School district directly pertains to student instruction.

Month: March 2019

TODAY in Highland Falls

Long Pond to be operated by West Point

A special art exhibit at the HF Library

Game, set, match for the old tennis courts

Street light talk on April 8

For a very good cause….

Athletes honored for winter sports

Obituary – March 25, 2019

Expenses continue to increase for HF-FMCSD