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Expecting the unexpected

My daughter eloped.   It runs in the family.   What can you expect from a girl born of parents married in a barn? A hand-made replica of an Eighteenth-Century Dutch …

Where are the hawks when you need them?

It is becoming very clear that Mother Earth is in a precipitous decline, at least in terms of what mankind has known as a stable earth environment and a place for it to thrive as a species. The …
It’s a little tricky. I don’t want to be too early, but being late is worse. Harvesting garlic, like most things we grow, it’s all about timing. Ideally, garlic is harvested when …
If you follow garlic groups on the internet as I do, you will see a string of growers posting photos of their harvested scapes as summer moves north, their location getting closer and closer to home, …
It’s that time of year when morning becomes less relevant, where there is no desire to linger over coffee and pre-market stock moves. The days are more likely to be out the door asap. A pair of …
Editorials
If you saw last week’s issue of both The News and The Local, you saw our big news. After decades, the newspapers have been sold. Now those who know me well know that I struggle with change …
We are being bombarded by dangerous chemicals. Almost 30,000 people in the City of Newburgh who drank tap water between 1990 and 2016 were exposed to a class of chemicals known as per- and …
As residents of Modena and Gardiner rally in opposition to a proposed warehouse project, two other warehouses have recently made headlines for other reasons. In Albany, Gov. Kathy Hochul …
The death of one’s child is the most unimaginable of tragedies. It is hard for most to fathom, since parents are not expected to outlive their children, but an estimated 15 percent of American …
Opinion
Mayor Gagliano, Deputy Mayor Kane, Trustee Carnright, Trustee Braine and Trustee Paliotta: Last week during the Annual, SKE Firemen’s Fair, the Village of Cornwall Police Department PBA …
I would like to extend an invitation to all village residents to participate in the Cornwall-on-Hudson annual Village Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. This event will be held rain or shine …
Thank you for the coverage of Upstate Art Weekend and my sculpture installations. I love how Cornwall, Cornwall-on-Hudson and the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce came together to support the …
I for one will miss the “old” format of the News of the Highlands. As former Historian and President of the Historical Society I saved copies of The News as historical documents of great …
In 2016, Democrats falsely claimed that election was “stolen” due to “foreign election interference.” In 2020, Republicans claimed ‘evidence’ of election fraud. …
As noted by speakers at recent Newburgh Board of Education meetings, the divisiveness and polarization of the country is also apparent in our Newburgh Enlarged City School District. Many had …
In 2012, the Newburgh School District faced a $14M gap. As a result of the budget gap at that time, 155 teaching and support staff positions were abolished. People lost their jobs that year. Taxes …
Project 2025 is a threat to American democracy and our liberties. The Heritage Foundation and over 100 other right-wing and conservative groups came together to write a manifesto that seeks to …
On a recent trip to the Campbell Hall station, I noticed that among the schedules and information posted in the kiosk was a small poster promoting the new continent-wide 988 suicide-prevention …
A singular point can be made with absolute surety on the 2024 Presidential election; If there were three credible candidates on the ballot, Biden, Trump and “None of the Above”, …
I live within a one-block radius of four churches. While I respect everyone’s right to worship whoever, whatever and wherever they choose, but at the same time it should not infringe upon those …
Shame on the Town of Newburgh for dragging North Plank Road Tavern owner Thomas Costa to court over an alleged permitting issue! I demand the Town immediately dismiss all charges against him and …