JANUARY
On Jan. 1 the Local reported that the high school gym had been named for the late Glen McGinnis.
The Town Board voted 3-2 to reduce the hours of a part-time records clerk and cut costs by $7,000.
Cornwall-on-Hudson instituted weekly (rather than biweekly) pickups of items for recycling.
As previously announced, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital became part of the Montefiore Health Care System.
The Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipeline drew a crowd to a Friday night meeting in the Town of Newburgh.
FEBRUARY
Helen Murphy celebrated her 105th birthday with her neighbors at the Idlewild Creek Apartments.
Several village residents received calls from scammers claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service.
The estimated cost of upgrading the sewer plant ($6 million) made it the biggest project in Cornwall history.
The school district planned summer camps where kids could learn technology and science.
Work started on a project that had been approved in 2005, a 28-home development off Willow Avenue.
MARCH
In a bid to win the $25,000 first prize, Cornwall decided to enter the “America’s Main Street Contest.”
Adrian and Donna Goddard announced that they would purchase the Storm King Golf Course.
The Town kept the zoning on the Maplehurst Property so that no more than six homes could be built on it.
Pilgrim Pipeline representatives approached several Cornwall homeowners who lived near the Thruway.
The Town and County put a hold on the collection of electronic devices (TVs and computers) for recycling.
The county passed a “Social Host Law,” with penalties for adults who knowingly allowed underage drinking.
APRIL
A 20-year old man from Cornwall was arrested after stabbing a companion 20 times on Idlewild Avenue.
The school board avoided layoffs as the budget called for a 1.5% tax levy increase, which equalled the cap.
Donald Trump landed on the NYMA campus for a Sunday afternoon visit on his way to Poughkeepsie.
Gen. David Petraeus spoke at Anthony’s Pier 9 and the high school during a one day visit to Cornwall.
The Village Board considered a $1.7 million bond resolution to pay for upgrades to the Taylor Road Wellfield.
MAY
At its annual gala, the Cornwall Community Foundation honored the first inductees to the Wall of Fame.
Getting to Taylor Road was a challenge as the county started to repair the bridge over Woodbury Creek.
Four Storm King volunteers fought the Sam’s Point wildfire that destroyed 2,000 acres of the preserve.
Nancy Bryan and Peter Erwin were elected to the school board along with incumbent David Moretto.
A judge dismissed two law suits that challenged Kiryas Joel’s right to draw water from the well on Route 32.
JUNE
The Cornwall Community Foundation gave the school district $25,000 to repair its two running tracks.
Siblings Mustafa and Mehr Nasir-Moin won a nationwide bridge design contest for high school students.
Angelika Graswald was at a court hearing to determine what evidence would be allowed at her murder trial.
Highway Superintendent Eugene Conley said town residents adapted well to single-stream recycling.
Two thousand people from all over the county came to NYMA for a Saturday morning Girls on the Run 5K.
JULY
The holiday weekend began with a Saturday morning ribbon cutting at the Sands Ring Homestead.
Cornwall-on-Hudson residents Ed and Floranne Moulton were the grand marshals on July 4th.
A conservation easement stipulated that the Jones Farm property would always be used for agriculture.
A thousand people signed a petition for a traffic light at the intersection of Route 94 and Jackson Avenue.
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital announced that it would close the Cornwall Emergency Room on Oct. 1.
AUGUST
Using a gift from the Bambino Foundation, the school district installed sun shelters at its elementary schools.
Two more crashes at the intersection of Jackson and Route 94 raised the total for the year to six.
The Music in the Park Series in front of Town Hall continued to draw a large audience on Sunday nights.
Elected officials gathered at Plum Point to protest the plan to add 10 anchorage sites to the Hudson River.
The Department of Transportation began a six month study of the Jackson Avenue-Route 94 traffic problems.
SEPTEMBER
NYMA opened for the fall semester with a new superintendent, Jie Zhang, and an enrollment of 29 cadets.
The Chamber of Commerce arranged a car show for Labor Day Weekend to support our local police.
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital announced a pause in its plans to close the Emergency Room in Cornwall.
The Town Board voted to apply for funding to fix the bridge on Bridge Street and open it to traffic.
By more than a three-to-one margin, Woodbury voters rejected a plan to build a joint municipal building.
OCTOBER
The Village Board selected Led Klosky as the chairman of a new Comprehensive Plan Committee.
Property owners received mailers from the Assessor’s office as part of the town-wide revaluation.
The Town Board asked the governor to attend a Town Hall meeting on the Pilgrim Pipelines proposal.
Mayor Brendan Coyne received a petition asking for a reduction of the speed limit on Avenue A.
Black Rock Forest officially opened a path into the woods that could be used by people in wheelchairs.
NOVEMBER
The Department of Health offered blood tests for people who’d been drinking City of Newburgh water.
The Taylor Road Bridge reopened with county officials cutting a red ribbon on a Monday morning.
Voters gave another term to Sen. Bill Larkin, Assemblyman James Skoufis and Town Judge Lynn Beesecker.
COH and high school students in Cornwall supported Donald Trump for President in a mock election.
Using the Freedom of Information Law, the Town Attorney asked for copies of Pilgrim’s contracts.
DECEMBER
The Village Board Okayed a bond resolution to complete work at the Black Rock Water Treatment Plant.
Volunteers in Cornwall-on-Hudson constructed a new ball for the annual New Year’s Eve celebration.
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital announced it would close the Cornwall Emergency Department on Jan. 12.
Judge Freehill ruled on what evidence could be introduced in Angelika Graswald’s murder trial.
The Village Board said “yes” to a three-way stop sign on Avenue A to discourage motorists from speeding.