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Fort teen heads to college with unusual resume

August 10, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Grace Suchanyc worked in Schmitt’s Assembly office in Washingtonville until about February of this year…

A parking garage in Highland Falls?

July 20, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board has authorized its engineering firm to put out a ‘Request for Proposal’ for a parking garage structure for, presumably, the Main St. area of Highland Falls.

Assemblyman Schmitt visited Popolopen Bridge

July 13, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Assemblyman Colin Schmitt and New York State Department of Transportation officials visited the construction site at the Popolopen Bridge in Fort Montgomery on July 7, touring ongoing construction efforts.

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Village moves ahead with zoning change

June 22, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

At its June 6 meeting, the Village Board voted to amend the village’s Zoning law for the B3 District to require 850 square feet per dwelling unit for future development, as opposed to the 350 square feet in the law now.

If you want the answer, ask the question

May 11, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

If you want to get the answer to a burning question, have a teenager ask it.

Richie’s is business of the month

May 4, 2022 Editorial Staff

Assemblyman Colin Schmitt has a small business of the month appreciation program to show recognition for a local business in the 99th Assembly District each month.

Help with overdue water & sewer bills

April 20, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Supervisor Bob Livsey has announced that the Town of Highlands is fully registered in New York State’s Low Income Household Water Assistance Program.

Ten attended Youth-in-Government Day

April 13, 2022 Editorial Staff

Ten members of the Youth-in-Government club at O’Neill High School attended the annual Orange County Youth Service Day on April 8. About 55 students from around Orange County participated.

Village issues warning to speeders

April 6, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

driving on local roads that they need to slow down.

Cadets visited the NYS State Capitol

March 30, 2022 Editorial Staff

Assemblyman Colin Schmitt and Senator James Skoufis both paid tribute to a group of cadets from the U.S. Military Academy during the annual West Point Day on Thursday, March 24, held in the State Capitol in Albany.