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Coffee, cupcakes & music

January 15, 2020 Editorial Staff

O’Neill High School’s Newspaper club, with the help of the Literary Magazine club, hosted the first JIO Coffee House on Friday, Jan. 10.

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Highland Falls has never forgotten Dr. King

January 9, 2020 Editorial Staff

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill that named the third Monday in January as the official observance ‘Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday’.

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All About the Arts

She designed the 2nd place poster!

December 24, 2019 Editorial Staff

Each year Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education students in the Digital Design & Advertising Program create smoking cessation and prevention posters…

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Looking back to 100 years ago in the Town of Highlands

December 19, 2019 Editorial Staff

World War I ended November 1918 and the world looked forward to a happy, peaceful and prosperous 1919.

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O’Neill coding class offers great opportunities

December 12, 2019 Editorial Staff

Students at O’Neill High School in the Computer Science and Coding class are experiencing some amazing opportunities this year. The class focuses on collaborating with professionals in the computer science and video game field to provide real-world collaboration, applications, and experiences.

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Kathy Jones crochets and crochets…

November 20, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Highland Falls’ Kathy Jones will never be cold. In fact, neither will her friends or family.

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A proud community offers support

November 13, 2019 Editorial Staff

There are three main events in the month of November. First is Election Day, when you have the privilege of voting for the persons of your choice…

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“Diversity Committee” begins work

November 7, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

“We have long realized that the community has changed, and we recognize that there is a need for equity, opportunity and access for our children.”

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Who doesn’t love a good book?

November 7, 2019 Editorial Staff

Third, fourth and fifth graders at the Highland Falls Intermediate School didn’t wear Halloween costumes to school on October 31…

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Happy 21st birthday, Barnstormer BBQ!

October 31, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Once upon a time there was a 23-year-old who loved barbeque and had the “amazing opportunity” to open a restaurant … The rest is local history.

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This Week – July 26, 2024

by Editorial Staff in This Week's Issue

You’ll find these stories and more inside this week’s edition of The News of the Highlands.

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  • 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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