It’s that time of year!

The annual Highland Falls Fourth of July Firecracker 5K and Children’s Fun Run will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 4.

Nickname: Originally, the Middle English word “eke” (also) was joined with the word “name” — to form “ekename”, or literally “alsoname”. Through the years it morphed into the word “nickname”.

Assemblyman Colin Schmitt and Senator James Skoufis both paid tribute to a group of cadets from the U.S. Military Academy during the annual West Point Day on Thursday, March 24, held in the State Capitol in Albany.