Month: August 2019

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Around Town

On reinventing ourself

August 21, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

About a week ago, Ray Devereaux sent me an email asking if I’d seen a special section in The New York Times on August 1 dedicated to small town newspapers. Specifically, to the demise of small town newspapers. I hadn’t, and he kindly brought me his copy the next day.

It was the saddest thing I’d ever read.

The Center

Thinking about Christmas?

August 16, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Center of Highland Falls, Hudson Valley Women Association and Friends and Town of Highlands Recreation for Older Adults will take a trip to the Sight & Sound Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7 to see ‘The Miracle of Christmas’.

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Arts & Entertainment

Top picks for poolside page-turners

August 9, 2019 Editorial Staff

Whether you’re lounging poolside or just sprawled out directly in front of the A/C, summer is a great time to catch up on some reading. We asked staff members at your local libraries, as well as our own here at News of the Highlands, Inc., for their summer reading recommendations…

Arts & Entertainment

Speech tradition continues

August 9, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Before school ended for the year, eight students from the West Point Middle School competed in the school’s fourth annual speech contest. This year’s topic asked students in grades 5-8, “How can our words change the world?”