Mary Jane Pitt – Page 40 – The News of the Highlands

An annual good deed

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Members of the West Point-Highland Falls Rotary Club, and a few related teens, gathered at Peacedale Cemetery on Sunday afternoon to pick up American flags before disbursing to the town’s other cemeteries to place flags on the graves of veterans.

Returning to West Point for a very good reason

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Cadet Jack Murph Pollin graduated from West Point. This week, Brigadier General Pollin, PhD, U.S. Army Retired, and 97 years old from Tucson, Arizona, is back at West Point to attend the graduation of his granddaughter, Cadet Mary Grace Pollin, Class of 2019.

Proud families recognize military service

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

As you travel around the Town of Highlands this Memorial Day weekend, take a moment to — carefully and safely because you’ll probably be driving — look up at the new Military Appreciation banners that are flying along Main St. and Rt. 9W through Fort Montgomery.

‘Volunteer service is alive and well’

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

If there was a theme at Saturday evening’s Fort Montgomery Fire Department’s installation and awards dinner, it was ‘family’.

Long Pond opens

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

When Long Pond opens this Saturday, it will be the first time it’s under the operation of West Point’s MWR (Morale, Welfare & Recreation).

Hey kids: go fishing!

May 23, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village of Highland Falls will host a free fishing derby for kids aged four to 15 on Saturday, June 8 at Roe Park.

Remembering veterans and firefighters

May 20, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

In preparation for Memorial Day…

What could be done with $10 million?

May 17, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

At the end of this month, the Village of Highland Falls will be submitting a grant application for a $10 million New York State ‘Downtown Revitalization Initiative’ grant.

Around Town

Chamber hosts Saturday event

May 17, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Highlands Chamber of Commerce members will be proudly watching in the weeks ahead as some 72 Military Appreciation banners are hung from utility poles in Highland Falls and Fort Montgomery.

O’Neill ranked #1 in the County

May 17, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

For the second year in a row, James I. O’Neill High School has been ranked first in Orange County high schools in the annual US News & World Reports ‘Best High School’ list.