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Local group had a really good time at Roe Park!

August 11, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

You may have wondered what was going on at Roe Park in Highland Falls last Saturday.

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Around Town

Oh, for the love of swans…

July 28, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

It would be wrong to say that Town of Highlands Deputy Supervisor Rich Sullivan cares more about the animals who live in Fort Montgomery…

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Around Town

Highland Falls top cops had good advice for seniors

July 28, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

It’s a good thing no major crime happened in Highland Falls last Tuesday afternoon, because two of the HFPD’s top officers were tied up talking to local senior citizens about a wide variety of topics.

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Around Town

Spend an evening at Bear Mountain this summer

July 21, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

The Bear Mountain Car Cruise had just returned after missing the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Around Town

Hungry for chicken? They’ve got it!

July 14, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Nana’s Chicken opens on Main Street in Highland Falls.

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Around Town

Do your kids need school supplies?

July 14, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

It’s early to be thinking about the 2021-22 school year, but ….

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Around Town

A speech contest for WPMS

June 23, 2021 Editorial Staff

Last month, students from West Point Middle School competed in the school’s 6th annual Speech Contest.

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Around Town

Village reports water violation

June 16, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

On April 26, Highland Falls officials were notified that after its Water Department’s February test of Total Organic Compound (TOC) fell one one-hundredth of a percentage point shy of the standard for that compound…

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Around Town

Communities see uptick in road improvement $$

June 9, 2021 Editorial Staff

The warm weather is here and contracts are in to begin road resurfacing later this summer.

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As the Long Gray Line expands…

May 19, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

In the spring of 1958, Elliott G. Fishburne III, a native of Waynesboro, Va., was getting ready to go to college. He applied to Brown, Trinity, the University of Virginia and West Point.

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Features

  • photographers
    Beautiful photos on display at the library
    July 17, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • students
    Students work together to author book
    May 29, 2024
  • drama
    JIO Drama Club presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
    February 8, 2023
  • haa
    What is the Highlands Arts Alliance?
    January 4, 2023
  • drama
    O’Neill High School’s fall play is Dec. 2-4
    November 22, 2022
  • yonskies
    Couple happy singing their hearts out!
    August 24, 2022
  • gergly
    Highland Falls’ Gergely illustrates children’s book
    June 1, 2022
  • artwork
    Finding yourself with the winter blues?
    February 2, 2022
  • Bailey
    Recognition for Mrs. Bailey
    January 12, 2022
Schools
  • lecture
    Fourth graders learned about WWII
    July 2, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • JROTC
    O’Neill’s JROTC celebrates end of year
    June 5, 2024
Arts & Entertainment
  • photographers
    Beautiful photos on display at the library
    July 17, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • students
    Students work together to author book
    May 29, 2024
Sports
  • basketball
    March Mania tourney was a success!
    March 20, 2024
  • mahan
    Pat Mahan: Back to the track he goes
    March 13, 2024
  • football
    Falk grateful for the help of many community partners
    March 1, 2023

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