As they are mandated to do, the Village Board held its annual reorganization meeting on April 1, making no major changes in the administration of Highland Falls for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
Joseph ‘Joie’ Robert Jones of Highland Falls passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019. He was the son of Walter and Ida Mattern, born on June 4, 1942 in Cornwall.
Roxanne Mamalis Baran, 60, a lifelong resident of Highland Falls, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 2 at home surrounded by her family after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, announced they are calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to protect funding designated for New York military construction projects
The Village Board and Treasurer Ralph Walters have put together a budget for 2019-20 that does not exceed New York State’s mandatory tax cap; that is projected to pay down debt by about $605,000; and puts about $120,000 into reserve funds.
With the passage of the New York State budget on March 31, the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District ended up with $141,055 more in state Foundation Aid (general aid) than it received in 2018, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sheboy said.
After advancing through two phases of online competition, the O’Neill High School JROTC Academic Team will head to Catholic University in Washington DC to compete in the championship event of the US Army JROTC Academic Bowl.