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No need to cook these days

April 2, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Here’s a rundown of what’s open, and what is closed temporarily. Remember, things change daily, so it makes sense to call ahead or check Facebook and/or websites before getting your heart set on any particular food!

Playgrounds closed; kids getting fed

April 1, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The Village Board extended its State of Emergency through April 30…

Homeschooling isn’t new for some local parents

April 1, 2020 Editorial Staff

As school districts around the county prepared to close in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Cornwall High School senior Sydney Nichols joked with her friends saying if the district isn’t prepared with an at-home curriculum for students, her mother is certainly prepared.

Obituaries – April 3, 2020

April 1, 2020 Editorial Staff

Augustino “Gus” DeJohn passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Wallkill. He was 93 years old.

If you are interested, church will come to you

March 25, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

These days, instead of going to church on Sundays, church is coming to you.
With the mandated shut down of large gatherings, and the new need for ‘social distancing,’ most church services in the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery-Cornwall communities have temporarily closed.

From the (online) halls of O’Neill High School

March 25, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

As everyone knows, teachers and school administrators have joined America’s ‘work from home’ workforce in recent weeks, as schools shut down due to COVID-19 concerns.

Outdoor gathering held today to pray for healing for all

March 19, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

At noon today, March 19, parishioners of Sacred Heart Church, as well as passersby on Main St., stopped what they were doing to pray together.

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.

Government

D’Onofrio offers local info, ways to get help

March 18, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Mayor Joe D’Onofrio opened his Village Board meeting Monday by asking those in attendance — exactly 10 people, including board members, as allowed by new federal guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 — to stand and give an ovation to doctors, nurses, EMS workers, volunteers and so many others who are on the “front lines” of keeping Americans safe right now.