2021 – Page 10 – The News of the Highlands

Obituaries – April 23, 2021

April 21, 2021 Editorial Staff

Lewis A. Felty passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his residence in Fort Montgomery, NY. He was 68 years old.

“Thank you for ‘doing something'”

April 14, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

f you saw a group of people gathered in Highland Falls’ Memorial Park on Saturday morning, you may have wondered what was going on.

Government

HFPD reform plan complete

April 14, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Highland Falls Mayor Joe D’Onofrio said this week that the HFPD’s state-mandated police reform plan is complete and is available for public view on the village’s website

Car racing: a family affair!

April 7, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Landon and Livia Huber are fans of auto racing. That’s not so odd, really … many people are.

Village Board reorganized

April 7, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Trustee Brian Aylward was reappointed as deputy mayor, and two new Village Board members took their seats for the first time on Monday evening.

Obituary – April 9, 2021

April 7, 2021 Editorial Staff

Lawrence Freyermuth, age 66, formerly of Highlands Falls, NY, passed away after a long illness in his hometown of Leigh High Acres, FL on March 15, 2021.

THPD Reform plan adopted

March 31, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Town of Highlands Police Chief Frank Pierri had a pretty good day on Monday.

Army Corps improves historic cemetery, for the living

March 31, 2021 Editorial Staff

West Point Cemetery, located on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York is America’s oldest military post cemetery and a national historic landmark.

Locals participated in Albany rally

March 24, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Fort Montgomery’s Kristen O’Dell and several other community parents travelled to Albany on Monday to rally at the state capital.

The Pandemic versus the Performing Arts

March 24, 2021 Editorial Staff

This is part one of a planned two-part series about COVID-19’s effects on the performing arts in our area. In this feature, we’re taking a look at how local schools and student arts programs have responded to the challenges presented by the virus.