2019 – Page 22 – The News of the Highlands

For your safety

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

With construction underway on the field and track area of O’Neill High School, the public who uses the area for exercise should plan on it not being available by the end of this week, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sheboy said.

Board of Education

School budget adopted; vote is in May

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Board of Education adopted a $32,087,219 budget on April 4; the public vote on that spending plan will take place on Tuesday, May 21.

Town’s new Dial-A-Bus is now in service

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

You may have seen the Town of Highlands Dial-A-Bus out and about on Monday morning. Did you notice anything different?

Government

From the Village Board…

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At the most recent meeting of the Village Board…

Namaste….

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Zachary, a macaw parrot, spent some time at the Fort Montgomery Elementary School last Friday.

Marson: let’s work together

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

While West Point is the home of the U.S. Military Academy, for which it is most well known, West Point, like any other military installation is a garrison.

Government

Consolidation work expected to continue

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board is “opting out” of its contract with Rondout Consulting, the firm hired about five years ago to study the consolidation of the Village of Highland Falls and the Town of Highlands.

These people ‘make a difference’

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Each of the honorees at the breakfast was presented with a certificate of accomplishment from the HVWAF as well as certificates from Orange County (Legislator Laurie Tautel presented those), Senator James Skoufis and Assemblyman Colin Schmitt.

Around Town

Farmers Market assistance available

April 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

West Point-Town of Highlands Farmers Market manager Karen Parashkevov will be at both the April 16 Highlanders Senior Citizens meeting (1-2 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center) and the April 17 Community Forum (6:30-7:30 p.m. at The Center) to talk about how the local farmers market will be participating in the 2019 Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) this season.

A grand opening for Goldblatt’s photos

April 11, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

About 75 people attended an opening reception for Fort Montgomery’s Stan Goldblatt’s photography display at the Highland Falls Library last Thursday evening.