Local municipal offices and schools will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.

In Cornwall, American Legion Post 353 will hold their service on Veterans Day at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Triangle. Post Commander Peter Kurpeawski will be making remarks and leading the service. All are welcome to attend to honor our Veterans.

In Highland Falls, American Legion Post 633 will host its annual ceremony at 9 a.m. on November 11 at the Highland Falls Fire Department. In addition to participants such as local scouts and O’Neill High School students, the guest speaker will be David Wright, sharing his family’s service to the country dating back to the Revolutionary War.

In sanitation changes:

Cornwall: There will be no recycling or yard waste pickups on November 11. Recycling should be held until the following week (November 18). Yard waste will be picked up the following day (Thursday, Nov. 12), town wide.

Cornwall-on-Hudson: There will be no recycling collection on November 11. Recycling collection for the entire village will be on Thursday, Nov. 12, along with regularly scheduled Thursday garbage collection.

Highlands: Garbage in the south end of Highland Falls will be collected on Tuesday, Nov. 10 (one day early). There are no collections on Veterans Day.