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Month: March 2019

Village Trustee Barbara 'Charlie' Murphy attended her final meeting on Monday.
Around Town

Final meeting as a trustee…

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Village Trustee Barbara ‘Charlie’ Murphy attended her final meeting on Monday; the election was on Tuesday to see who would replace her on the board.

James I. O'Neill High School

O’Neill student was at S2S conference

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

O’Neill High School junior Rex Young was among the participants at the Spring 2019 Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership program, established by the Military Child Education Coalition.

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Arts & Entertainment

Chamber creating tourist map

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town of Highlands Chamber of Commerce is in the process of creating a fold-out map and tourism brochure with an eye to promote local retail businesses.

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Around Town

Town opened bids for sewer plant upgrades

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

On March 13, the Town Board opened bids for its upcoming major Water Treatment Plant project, a project which will provide long-needed mechanical upgrades to the plant.

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Government

Village budget hearing April 1

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board has set the public hearing for its 2019-2020 budget for Monday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall. The hearing will be followed by the board’s annual reorganization meeting, and a regular business meeting.

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Board of Education

School personnel …

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At the most recent meeting of the Board of Education, a new executive secretary for Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sheboy was hired.

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Government

Engineers appointed

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board has designated the engineering firm of Lanc & Tully as its primary engineers for Town of Highlands matters.

Sports

March Mania was a fantastic success

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Every year for the last seven years, March Mania in Highland Falls has grown. But perhaps this year, the annual youth basketball tournament saw its most growth.

Highland Falls Library

Author takes it “one day at a time”

March 22, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Nancy Vericker is a self-described “former journalist and a nice church lady”, who always thought she might write a book about the fact that at age 47 she and her husband adopted a two-year- old while in the midst of raising three teenagers.

Hyacinths in full bloom.
Around Town

Spring is finally here!

March 22, 2019 Editorial Staff

Hyacinths in full bloom.

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    August 24, 2022
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    June 1, 2022
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    February 2, 2022
  • Bailey
    Recognition for Mrs. Bailey
    January 12, 2022
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    Fourth graders learned about WWII
    July 2, 2024
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    June 12, 2024
  • JROTC
    O’Neill’s JROTC celebrates end of year
    June 5, 2024
Arts & Entertainment
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    Beautiful photos on display at the library
    July 17, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • students
    Students work together to author book
    May 29, 2024
Sports
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    March Mania tourney was a success!
    March 20, 2024
  • mahan
    Pat Mahan: Back to the track he goes
    March 13, 2024
  • football
    Falk grateful for the help of many community partners
    March 1, 2023

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