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Obituaries – May 22, 2020

May 20, 2020 Editorial Staff

Rosemary (Cox) Fulton, 92, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 after a period of declining health.

You may or may not be aware that the idea of a Memorial Day goes back to 1868 when flowers were place don Union and Confederate soldiers’ graves. You can learn quite a bit of interesting facts on the Internet!

Obituary – May 15, 2020

May 13, 2020 Editorial Staff

It is with heavy heart we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, Darlene “Boots” Drechsler. She passed away at her home in Susquehanna, Penn. on Saturday, May 9, 2020 surrounded by family.

Before paradise was paved…

April 29, 2020 Editorial Staff

Perhaps a few more remembrances of 1940’s and 1950’s Highland Falls will ease the angst and loneliness that must be part of many lives during these times.

Obituaries – April 24, 2020

April 22, 2020 Editorial Staff

Stephen J. “Pug” Douglas passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at home in Highland Mills.

The simple story of ‘One Red Rose’

April 15, 2020 Editorial Staff

With these trying times people are confused, distressed and frightened. The world seems upside down and we are all witness to fears we thought we would never experience in our lifetime. It seems very fitting that here and now is a story of caring, generosity and kindness.

Obituaries – April 17, 2020

April 15, 2020 Editorial Staff

Thomas F. Miller passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New-burgh. He was 76 years old.

Homeschooling isn’t new for some local parents

April 1, 2020 Editorial Staff

As school districts around the county prepared to close in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Cornwall High School senior Sydney Nichols joked with her friends saying if the district isn’t prepared with an at-home curriculum for students, her mother is certainly prepared.

Obituaries – April 3, 2020

April 1, 2020 Editorial Staff

Augustino “Gus” DeJohn passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Wallkill. He was 93 years old.

Scouting goes back decades in our region

March 18, 2020 Editorial Staff

Although February was the official month of the founding of the Boy Scouts (on 2/6/1910) making February their 110th anniversary, February was so crowded with historic events, the Boy Scouts were mostly forgotten.

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