Editorials
I’m confident that you won’t tell my grandsons if you see them … but I’ve started my Christmas shopping by purchasing them their 2024 Christmas Tree ornaments. The older …
As the Highland Falls Village Board prepares to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the operation of the Highland Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant, the community faces a critical decision about …
I write to register my strong opposition to the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement requested by Solitude Solar, LLC d/b/a U.S. Light Energy for the project at 103 Long Lane in the Town of …
I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude and extend my sincerest congratulations to the entire Cornwall community for making this year’s Fall Festival such a remarkable success. …
This past Saturday morning I was leaving the house to donate blood in New Windsor. At the last second, I grabbed a cup of coffee to drink on the way, apparently a bit of a no-no when you’re about to give blood. But, it was delicious, as usual. I guzzled a little bit of water on my way in the door at the American Legion Hall (to dilute the coffee!), checked in, did the screening, and quickly found myself in position for the Red Cross technician to start the donation.
I wanted to personally thank Mayor Gagliano, Deputy Mayor Kane, Trustee Braine, Trustee Carnright, and Trustee Paliotta for agreeing to hire a crossing guard for the River Road and Hudson Street …
Thank you for printing the map of the Collens in Cornwall sculpture locations. I appreciate the positive feedback I’ve received about the exhibition from so many Cornwall residents. Again, …
Who is next? The MAGA philosophy is weird. A narrow outlook. Exclusionary! Negative! Parochial! Limiting! The newest group excluded are childless women. If childless is the standard, it would …
Thank you for providing the news to the Highland Falls and West Point community. I just returned home to the suburbs of Chicago after another wonderful weekend visiting our cadet at The United …
I used to have a book that I absolutely adored, because it made sense. It was called "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," by Robert Fulghum. Last Thursday I tore my house apart …
Plattekill Supervisor Dean DePew Sr. is misinformed when he declares that “lithium battery storage is in my view extremely dangerous,” as he did at an August 7 town meeting. What are the …
As part of our Little Friends Preschool’s School Age Sumer Camp Program we sponsor a field trip around the Marlborough community to help our campers to understand what is involved in the day to …
Having had the opportunity to see the approved projects for the $4.5 million grant, I can only think wow. In my honest opinion, I see a definite ‘favors for friends’ continuing trend …
Were I a reporter, I would start with the facts – the who, what, when, where, and why. I would talk about how Ken Cashman moved to New York from Jersey in 1983, how he was active in his …
County Executive Steve Neuhaus delivers 2025 Proposed Budget Address Tuesday, September 24
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus released his proposed County budget for 2025 on Tuesday, September 24 th  to a packed house at the Orange County Association of Towns, Villages, and …
OCIAA Division II girls’ soccer game at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park in New Windsor.
The Cornwall Dragons had been on a rough road. After winning two straight non-league games to start the season, the Dragons stumbled when they entered Orange County Interscholastic Athletic …
O’Neill High School Girls’ Tennis September 18: Newburgh beat O’Neill 6-1. Varsity Volleyball September 16: Cornwall beat O’Neill in five sets, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 22-25, …
The Cornwall Athletics season is now over … but that’s okay, because the local team is the champions of the Hudson Valley League of the National Adult Baseball Association! They beat the Newburgh Tigers 5-4 on September 22 at Heritage Financial Park (Dutchess Stadium) after getting to that game by beating the Southern Dutchess Padres the week prior, 20-1 after the league’s ‘mercy rule’ kicked in. Here, the team after their big victory on Sunday.