May 2021 – The News of the Highlands

HF-FMCSD expects full reopening in September

May 26, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

“Our goal is to return to school, 100 percent in person, on September 1, 2021.”

Board of Education

On meetings & mask-wearing

May 26, 2021 Editorial Staff

When will the Board of Education go back to traditional in-person meetings?

Obituary – May 28, 2021

May 26, 2021 Editorial Staff

Carmelina Messina passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021, at her residence in Fort Montgomery, NY. She was 68 years old.

As the Long Gray Line expands…

May 19, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

In the spring of 1958, Elliott G. Fishburne III, a native of Waynesboro, Va., was getting ready to go to college. He applied to Brown, Trinity, the University of Virginia and West Point.

Help needed for July 4th planning

May 19, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Last year the community’s July 4th celebration consisted of a drive-by parade and lots of little fireworks displays set off by residents that were mostly illegal since New York banned fireworks by private citizens several years ago.

Obituary – May 21, 2021

May 19, 2021 Editorial Staff

Anna C. Monahan, 96, of Midline Road, Amsterdam, NY; passed away Thursday morning, May 6, 2021 at home after a brief illness.

Students earn Sojourner Truth awards

May 12, 2021 Editorial Staff

SUNY Orange has announced that a total of 639 students in grades 6-12 attending Orange County middle and high schools have received the 2021 Sojourner Truth Awards.

Buildings tell our history

May 12, 2021 Editorial Staff

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a whole new meaning for ‘home’.

Obituaries – May 14, 2021

May 12, 2021 Editorial Staff

Marjorie Elaine Edwards (née Bauer) of New Windsor, N.Y., former longtime resident of Highland Falls, N.Y., passed away after a brief illness on June 29, 2020 in North Creek, N.Y.

O’Neill’s Mock Trial team won Orange County finals

May 5, 2021 Editorial Staff

The O’Neill High School Mock Trial Team won the 2021 Orange County Mock Trial Finals on Tuesday, April 20.