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Skoufis: open Lake Sebago

March 17, 2021 Editorial Staff

Senator James Skoufis is pushing for the state’s final budget to include funding, planning, and design for Lake Sebago in Harriman State Park to be reopened.

Electricity, lighting & shots

March 10, 2021 Editorial Staff

What do the above three things — electricity, streetlights and COVID-19 vaccines — have in common? All were among the topics of discussion at Monday evening’s Highlands Town Board meeting.

Last week alone, nearly 9500 shots were given

March 10, 2021 Editorial Staff

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus announced Monday that the county administered nearly 9500 COVID-19 vaccinations to residents in less than a week.

Schmitt aims to help small business

March 3, 2021 Ken Cashman

It was easy to be distracted at Colin Schmitt’s March 1 press conference at The Castle in Chester. As the Assemblyman and his guest speakers approached the podium, a variety of pictures flashed on the screens of the arcade games.

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Village Board met Feb. 16

February 24, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board opened its Feb. 16 meeting by paying tribute to seven people who, at some point, were community residents.

COVID cases down, vaccinations up

February 10, 2021 Editorial Staff

Over nine percent of the United States population has already received the COVID-19 vaccination and New York is preparing to open up inoculations to another segment of the population starting Feb. 15.

Around Town

Welcome to our community!

February 10, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

If your business, community organization, church, or other group has a brochure, a menu, a coupon, or anything else they would like to include in new ‘welcome packets’ being compiled by Mayor Joe D’Onofrio, just drop off those materials at Village Hall.

Palisades cell towers done

February 3, 2021 Editorial Staff

Senator James Skoufis has announced that construction has been completed for two cell phone towers in the notorious ‘dead zone’ on the Palisades Parkway…

An interesting session with a state senator

January 27, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

Never underestimate a teenager with access to the internet.

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Village Board approves water project

January 20, 2021 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highland Falls Village Board met Tuesday, a day later than usual due to the Martin Luther King Day closure of Village Hall.