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Highlands set to adopt 2027 budget
Not one person showed up for the Highlands Town Board’s public hearing on the preliminary 2027 town budget. Thus, the board is expected to adopt the $8,963,480 spending plan at its meeting on … more
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Unpaid town bills head to Orange County
The Town of Highlands has sent resolutions to the Orange County Legislature asking them to relevy $154,412 in unpaid water charges, sewer charges, sanitation fees and fire inspection fees on the … more
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Orange County Sheriff’s Department collected unwanted medications at the October 24 hazardous materials collection event in Highland Falls.
E-Waste collection is November 14
The Town of Highlands will host its fourth annual Electronic Waste Collection event on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the municipal lot across from Sacred Heart Church in Highland Falls. … more
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In preparation for Veterans Day
As they do every year, members of the West Point-Highland Falls Rotary Club gathered at the three cemeteries in Highland Falls last week to place flags on veterans’ graves. This year, the … more
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Big Things. Small Town. Just Right.
Cornwall, you’re just showing off now. And hallelujah to that. On Thursday, October 15, live performance returned to the historic Storm King Theater after more than half a century. And what a … more
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Cornwall’s Main Street made more seasonal
The Cornwall Lions Club asked local young artists to help Cornwall’s Main St. look spooky for Halloween, and kids answered the call. On Saturday, Oct. 24, young artists – some costumed – showed … more
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Highlands stays under tax cap; budget hearing is November 2
On Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m., Town of Highlands residents will have the opportunity to comment on the town’s proposed 2027 budget. It’s an $8,963,480 spending plan, up $599,784 from the 2026 … more
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Brown water solution coming soon?
At the October 19 meeting of the Highland Falls Village Board Mayor Jim DiSalvo said that the municipality has been approached by a company which might be able to help the brown water problem in some … more
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Highland Falls Village election set for March 16
Don’t forget about the elections in November, but the Highland Falls Village Board also wants its residents to start thinking about the next village election – now officially set for Tuesday, … more
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MOTIVATE opens second local location
MOTIVATE Physical Therapy – owned by Dr. Christine Stathes – has opened a second location in Fort Montgomery, the first one is in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Stathes was welcomed to the Town of Highlands … more
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A frightfully good time!
Town of Highlands children who attended the Fort Montgomery Fire Department and Town of Highlands Police Department’s annual costume parade and Halloween party on Sunday probably slept really well … more
Democratic incumbent Rep. Pat Ryan and Republican challenger Jackie Auringer speak during a congressional candidate forum at Mount Saint Mary College. The two will face off in the Nov. 3 election for New York’s 18th Congressional District.
Congressional candidates square off
Republican congressional candidate Jackie Auringer challenged Rep. Pat Ryan over his opposition to legislation aimed at lowering construction insurance costs during a Thursday forum in Newburgh, … more
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Architect Jason Anderson showed artist’s renderings, floor plans and streetscapes of a proposed mixed-use building on Main St. in Highland Falls on October 15.
‘Approve it as soon as you can’
Those were the words of one of the dozen or so community residents who attended a Town of Highlands Planning Board public hearing on the proposed mixed-use building to be located at 447,451,457 Main … more
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Supervisor Bob Livsey
Supervisor’s job is only local election seat on the ballot
Town of Highlands voters will have just one local position on the November 3 ballot – to elect a supervisor. When voters go to the polls, they will find just one choice, on the Democratic and … more
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Ryan Falk is the new Town of Highlands Highway Superintendent.
Town names new highway superintendent
Ryan Falk, a 13+ year sanitation worker and motor equipment operator with the Town of Highlands Highway and Sanitation Departments, has been named to replace retiring Superintendent Greg Maher, … more
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In front of Bean & Barrel (l-r): Chairman of the HUD Veterans Affinity Group Jerryl Bennett, U.S. Corps of Cadets Regulations and Discipline Officer Delroy Patrick, Eric Aronson, HUD’s Barbara Gruson, Village Trustees Jen Gargiulo and Peter Carroll, HUD Deputy Regional Administrator Michael Browder, WPAOG’s Erin Helle, and Town Councilmember Nancy Sporbert.
HUD officials visit the Town of Highlands
On October 2, the West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) brought together local leaders and representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a meeting at Bean … more
Kids – help the Lions ‘boo-tify’ Cornwall
The Cornwall Lions Club is thrilled to announce that its Annual Halloween Art Contest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, inviting young artists from across the community to showcase their … more
From left: CCSD Guidance Director Joseph DeBold, Cordisco, Moyik, Dong, Cummiskey, Schlosser, and Principal Wilhelm.
National Merit honorees at Cornwall Central High School
Cornwall Central High School seniors Andrew Cummiskey and Christian Moyik have been named as National Merit Semifinalists, Principal Kathryn Wilhelm announced last week. Over 1.2 million juniors in … more
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Mount to present lecture on human trafficking and social justice
Mount Saint Mary College will host the annual St. Martin de Porres Lecture on Social Justice, “Walking Together Toward Freedom: Human Trafficking, Social Justice, and the Catholic Call to Human … more
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Kicking off Halloween with some fun!
The Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Parent-Teacher-Partnership (PTP) hosted its annual Pumpkin Patch on October 12 – unfortunately the threat of heavy rain and wind forced the event inside the … more
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