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Joys of the country life

In the furnace room, I twisted a couple of knobs and lifted gate valves and I listened for the water outside spring to life. The outside shower was on! Joys of life -- trout lilies, daffodils, …

Celebrating Youth in Government

Hey Orange County! Hopefully, it’s true that April showers bring May flowers – because this month sure is off to a rainy start. Despite the weather, spring sports are officially in full …

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The morning was rainy and so was yesterday. The rain stopped and I walked out to the bee yard, the home apiary. I had a small job to do. The ground was soaked and I wore my rubber-soled, short, Bean …
Hey Orange County… Spring is continuing to blossom all around our beautiful County. Easter and Passover are right around the corner, and with them come “Spring breaks.” Some are …
I’m not sure what I expected. Morocco certainly is not what I thought. I am not a religious person, and it has been a long time since I have been in a Muslim country. Here the faith of the …
When I die, someone will be going through my things and find piles and stacks of colored brochures and maps and notations of faraway places in faraway lands. They, the papers, will just be discarded …
Editorials
Former Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District Superintendent Dr. Frank Sheboy always called the months ahead AprilMayJune, one big word, because of the crazy busy time ahead in the …
Mother Nature is up to her usual April tricks. I’ve seen some funny memes about the crazy weather we experienced this past weekend. Even with that chilly reminder of winter, there’s a lot …
Tuesday, April 22, marked the 55th anniversary of Earth Day—a global reminder of our responsibility to protect the only home we have. The theme for Earth Day 2025, “Our Power, Our …
As our nation approaches its 250th birthday, we find ourselves at a meaningful crossroads — one that invites not only celebration but reflection. The nationwide initiative Two Lights for …
Opinion
Just two weeks ago, many Americans were given to disbelief or even resignation. We watched the dismantling of our institutions, the very heart of this nation’s democracy founded on the …
I write in protest of recent actions by the Trump administration, the most egregious of which are a direct threat to liberty and the Constitution. First off, his reckless back-and-forth with the …
The election of 2024 brought us the eccentric billionaire and his totally illegal, ultra-virus and ruthless conduct. He was no pre-election secret. We knew he was coming. What we …
I was very pleased to read in the News of the Highlands that Supervisor Bob Livsey had authorized the Town of Highlands Highway Department Superintendent Greg Maher and his crew to build a new …
Thanks for your coverage of the anti-Musk/Trump protest last Saturday. The Mid-Hudson Times’s reporting of the nearly mile-long march of protesters, and especially the excellent photos by Brian …
Some misinformation appeared in the April 3 issue of The Cornwall Local and News of the Highlands, namely an article for baseball signups in the Town of Highlands, which represented that this was a …
There is a building in the middle of the hamlet next to the town hall. It’s big and white with a bell tower. It has beautiful stained glass windows. It hosts many activities and events during …
Thank you for Alan Crawford’s article on the Wheelmans’s Club. The building at 49 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY was the location of St. Patrick’s High School from approximately 1949 …
Trump hopes that the long-range goal of tariffs is to return jobs to the USA. How this will work and how long it takes to bring these jobs, particularly manufacturing, remains to be seen. I saw too …
In 1966, a prominent Catholic magazine published an editorial where it explained why it no longer supports the Vietnam war. The sentiment expressed in that editorial holds true today for the current …
We know that Vladimer Putin wants, at minimum, to cripple the USA, and, with luck, turn it into an authoritarian ally. What would he do to accomplish his goals? Rather than use his …
Cornwall and the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson are nice places to take a walk, and many residents here do. Our business district is not hustling and bustling, but one local shop has always been a …