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Farmers Market set to open

June 10, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The West Point Town of Highlands Farmers Market is set to open its 2020 season on Sunday June, 14.

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.

Obituary – June 12, 2020

June 10, 2020 Editorial Staff

Hans Schabel passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt. He was 91 years old.

Around Town

Summer Recreation canceled

June 3, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The last thing Town of Highlands Recreation Director Aaron Falk wanted to do was to make the announcement he did on Monday morning.

Schools

Meet your Board of Education candidates

June 3, 2020 Editorial Staff

Four candidates are running for three vacant seats on the Board of Education in the Cornwall Central School District.

Obituary – June 5, 2020

June 3, 2020 Editorial Staff

Shirley B. Lewis passed away on Sat-urday, May 23, 2020 at Mon-tefiore St. Luke’s Corn-wall Hospital, in Newburgh. She was 76 years old.

Two hearings held on Thayer Flats

May 27, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Just three individuals registered comments last week at two public hearings pertaining to Thayer Gate Flats, the 79-unit, five story hotel proposed for north Main St. in Highland Falls.

HF-FMCSD faculty earn tenure

May 27, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Five Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District employees were awarded tenure at the May 7 Board of Education meeting.

Nurses share COVID-19 experiences

May 20, 2020 Editorial Staff

The lives of medical personnel working on the frontlines to help treat patients infected with COVID-19 have been turned upside down. Their personal and professional lives haven’t been the same since the pandemic hit the United States. Two Cornwall nurses, Yoriko Tange-Campbell and Matthew Aggazi-Cowton graciously agreed to share their experiences over the past three months.

Government

Highlands Board met May 11

May 20, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Town Hall remains closed in Highland Falls, Supervisor Bob Livsey said, and meetings remain closed to the general public. That said, the business conducted in Town Hall is moving along as usual, members of the Town Board reported at a meeting on May 11, and special exceptions can be made for comment at board meetings.