July 2023 – The News of the Highlands

Disaster declared: what to do now

July 26, 2023 Editorial Staff

Last Saturday, President Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Orange and Dutchess Counties…

Trio of federal officials visited town Monday

July 19, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

At 10:30 a.m. a week ago, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and a handful of other state elected officials stood in the middle of Main St. to talk about the horrific flood damage to Highland Falls, Fort Montgomery and West Point.

Lawless, Aprilante will lead BOE

July 12, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Anne Lawless will continue to serve as the president of the Board of Education of the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District, and Faith Aprilante will serve as the vice-president, for the 2023-24 school year.

Obituary – July 14, 2023

July 12, 2023 Editorial Staff

Vito Rocco Messina, a resident of Fort Montgomery and former longtime resident of Washingtonville, entered into rest on July 4, 2023, at Emerald Peek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Peekskill, NY. He was 67 years old.

A fantastic Fourth of July …

July 5, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Celebrating America’s 247th birthday meant dodging a few rain drops in Highland Falls and Fort Montgomery…

Obituary – July 7, 2023

July 5, 2023 Editorial Staff

Gary T. Ricci Sr., of Cornwall, NY entered peacefully into eternal rest on July 2, 2023 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, NY. He was 68 years old.