Mary Jane Pitt – Page 5 – The News of the Highlands

They came, they sang, they graduated!

June 21, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District — and particularly the Fort Montgomery Elementary School — celebrated their 2023 pre-kindergarten graduates in style on June 14.

Saturday’s fishing derby a great success

June 14, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

If you’re an adult fisherman, chances are you smiled big if you passed by Highland Falls Roe Park last Saturday morning.

HFIS students plant trees, release fish

June 7, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

The Hudson Valley has 13 new trees thanks to the Highland Falls Intermediate School’s Environmental Club!

A funny moment, tenure & a principal

May 24, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

As reported last week, the HF-FMCSD 2023-24 budget vote passed 325-145 on May 16.

Government

Town Board met last week

May 17, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town Board made a change to its employee handbook (all non-union employees must have overtime approved by Supervisor Bob Livsey…

No public comment on school budget

May 10, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

No one from the public had any comment on the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District’s proposed 2023-24 budget at last week’s annual mandated public hearing.

FMFD celebrated the last four years

May 3, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Just before the Fort Montgomery Fire Department was about to celebrate it’s 2019 year, the world went a little crazy as the COVID-19 pandemic shut nearly everything down.

Happy (almost) 100th birthday, Bear Mountain Bridge

April 26, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

On the occasion of the kickoff of the 100th birthday of the Bear Mountain Bridge, a group of fourth grade students from Peekskill were asked to create birthday cards to put in a time capsule to be opened in the year 2123.

DUSA donates $42K to community groups

April 19, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Last week, the West Point chapter of DUSA — Daughters of the United States Army — made a lot of local folks smile.

HFFD’s Conley received ‘Meritorious Service Award’

April 12, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Before they left office in January as the respective chief and president of the Highland Falls Fire Department, Steve Suarez and Lynn Heuler sent a letter to Orange County Fire Coordinator/Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Services Vini Tankasali asking him to consider Highland Falls firefighter Kenny Conley for a lifetime achievement award.