Cornwall-on-Hudson Elementary School principal Gail Wehmann enjoys getting involved with her school. She’s appeared in talent shows as well as drama productions. Now she’ll have the opportunity to appear in a circus. PTO member Margaret Quinn asked Wehmann to be a part of the first of two shows in order to attract more students... »
Mountainville post office hours may be reduced
Since the Mountainville postmaster retired a year ago, Trina Brown has been called the “postmaster relief” and the “officer in charge.” Now she may be getting a new title, “part-timer.” The Postal Service is looking to reduce the hours of its rural offices as a means of trimming its national deficit. Ms. Brown recently... »
School budget gets record approval
Voter turnout was light on May 15. The group that stayed to hear the results was small. But the margin of victory for the school budget was sizeable. Just under 70 percent of the voters said “yes.” School district officials are usually poker faced as they compute the results. But Board of Education President... »
Police department institutes foot patrol
Down two members, due to the resignation of Andrew Argenio and the absence of James Kane, who was on Army Reserve Duty, the Cornwall-on-Hudson Board of Trustees still had a quorum to conduct its work session on Monday. The board received an update on the Department of Public Works building and took a first... »
Town and village waiting for FEMA
Months after Tropical Storm Irene inundated the region, the Town of Cornwall and Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson are still making repairs to infrastructure and waiting for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Page 3. »
Light & Landscape: art with a story
May 10 was Media Day at the Storm King Art Center, and most of the guests were from New York City. Some of them had chartered a bus and headed north for the unveiling of the Light and Landscape exhibit — a new collection that was organized by Associate Curator Nora Lawrence. Coming from... »
