May 2019 – The News of the Highlands

Work is progressing at O’Neill

May 31, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Where the bleachers once stood on O’Neill High School’s Waldo Wood Field is now just a dirt hillside.

Six longtime school employees set to retire

May 31, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The majority of the 90 minute Board of Education meeting on May 23 was spent honoring six long-time Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District employees who are retiring at the end of the current school year.

A generous donation

May 31, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At the May 18 Military Appreciation Banner dedication ceremony, Chamber of Commerce President Jim Modlin presented Bob Quintavalla, representing American Legion Post 633 with a donation check of $2000 for the Legion.

USMA Class of ’19 was most diverse

May 30, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

When the U.S. Military Academy graduated over 980 cadets in the Class of 2019 at its commencement last Saturday, it was a “season of firsts’ for the academy.

Government

Stay updated on grant application

May 30, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At last Monday’s meeting of the Village Board it was announced that a website has been created to keep the community updated on the village’s application to the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) for a $10 million grant.

Help Orange County save honeybees!

May 27, 2019 Editorial Staff

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, honey bee populations face increasing risks from parasites, disease, lack of adequate nutrition and pesticide exposure.

If you see them, thank them!

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

About a dozen local children and teens — and a few adult chaperones — walked Main St. from the Ambulance Hall to Thayer Gate early Sunday afternoon to collect garbage.

An annual good deed

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Members of the West Point-Highland Falls Rotary Club, and a few related teens, gathered at Peacedale Cemetery on Sunday afternoon to pick up American flags before disbursing to the town’s other cemeteries to place flags on the graves of veterans.

Returning to West Point for a very good reason

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Cadet Jack Murph Pollin graduated from West Point. This week, Brigadier General Pollin, PhD, U.S. Army Retired, and 97 years old from Tucson, Arizona, is back at West Point to attend the graduation of his granddaughter, Cadet Mary Grace Pollin, Class of 2019.

Proud families recognize military service

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

As you travel around the Town of Highlands this Memorial Day weekend, take a moment to — carefully and safely because you’ll probably be driving — look up at the new Military Appreciation banners that are flying along Main St. and Rt. 9W through Fort Montgomery.