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51 years ago we went to the moon

July 15, 2020 Editorial Staff

Fifty-one years ago a man landed on the moon. Unbelievable but true. I still look up at the moonlit night and ponder that thought of a man from Earth, walking up there.

Dads had it made 100 years ago

June 10, 2020 Editorial Staff

Everyone knows mothers are wonderful and, of course, there would be no fathers. Mom has her special day of appreciation on May 10 and soon Dad will have his on June 21. Our love and respect is given all the time.

Memorial Day, circa 1939

May 13, 2020 Editorial Staff

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!

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.

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.

SKAC celebrates 60 years of sculptures

February 19, 2020 Editorial Staff

Storm King Art Center is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

The Cozzens name was a famous one

February 19, 2020 Editorial Staff

The Cozzens name in the Village of Highland Falls has always been directly associated with the famous Cozzens Hotel.

Students talk challenges with local leaders

February 12, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The entire student body of James I. O’Neill High School was the guest of the school’s JROTC Squadron at a Black History Month program on the morning of February 5.

HF-FMCSD educators agree with Beethoven

January 23, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

“Music education, and education in the arts in general, is vital to the development of well rounded young men and women who learn to work independently and interdependently and collaborate for a higher purpose.”

A winning team

January 17, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Congratulations to O’Neill High School’s Kate Barnes, Adelaide Crow, Samantha Reeves, Emme Richards and Eve Oakley — On January 11, the five competed in an Academic Bowl at Fort Hamilton High School in NYC. The