January 2014 – Page 2 – The Cornwall Local

Obituaries – January 24, 2014

January 24, 2014 Editorial Staff

Brendan Seamus Clerkin June 20, 1956-January 20, 2014 Brendan Seamus Clerkin died at his home in Newburgh on Jan. 20. He was 57, and a former resident of Cornwall. The son of Owen and Sarah

Reps meet with health commissioner

January 23, 2014 Ken Cashman

Senator Bill Larkin and Assemblyman James Skoufis met with Nirav Shah yesterday to discuss the plans for the emergency room in Cornwall. Mr. Shah is the commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.

Village woman charged with auto fatality

January 17, 2014 Ken Cashman

Linda Ibrahim, a 28-year-old Cornwall-on-Hudson woman, has been charged with the hit-and-run death of Eric Geter.

Against the wind

January 17, 2014 Editorial Staff

Lease program to continue on police cars

January 17, 2014 Jason Kaplan

With $10,000 potentially coming off the books in the new budget year, Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Police Chief Steven Dixon said he’d prefer to continue with a lease program in an effort to update his fleet.

Storm King School switches to wind power

January 17, 2014 Jason Kaplan

There are no wind turbines on campus, but for the last month and a half Storm King School has been receiving 100 percent of its electricity through wind generated power, rather than through traditional sources.

Hoopsters outscore Goshen

January 17, 2014 Ken Cashman

Like a spirited distance runner, the Lady Dragons used a finishing kick to pull away from their opponents in the closing minutes of a Friday night basketball game in Goshen.

Obituaries – January 17, 2014

January 17, 2014 Editorial Staff

George R. Krom September 26, 1921-January 12, 2014 George R. Krom died at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Newburgh on Jan. 12. He was 92 and a resident of both Cornwall-on-Hudson and Fort Pierce, Fla.

Time changed for Tuesday meeting

January 10, 2014 Ken Cashman

The Town Board will meet on Jan. 14 and vote to go into closed session with attorney Dominic Cordisco to prepare for a future meeting with the DEC.

All entitled to their day in Beesecker’s court

January 10, 2014 Jason Kaplan

Despite snow-covered streets and periods of blizzard-like conditions, Lynn Beesecker held traffic court last Thursday evening.