May 2014 – Page 3 – The Cornwall Local

Popular plant sale this weekend

May 9, 2014 Jason Kaplan

Each year, on the Saturday before Mothers’ Day, the Cornwall Garden Club holds its annual plant sale. Nearly 800 plants are sold each year, and as the club’s only fund raiser, between $6,000 and $7,000

Kids connected to new tree

May 9, 2014 Ken Cashman

Mrs. Powell’s kindergarten students are likely to remember Arbor Day for a long time. They planted a tree on April 25 and now they’re taking care of it.

Louis eradicates 40-year-old record

May 9, 2014 Ken Cashman

A wide receiver in football; Marcus Louis can dunk in basketball. He doesn’t concentrate on track and field until the spring.

Obituaries – May 9, 2014

May 9, 2014 Editorial Staff

Geraldine Cocchiara March 28, 1938-May 2, 2014 Geraldine Cocchiara, of Cornwall, entered into eternal rest on May 2 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. She was 76. The daughter of George Krosunger and Ruby

Bird’s eye view

May 2, 2014 Editorial Staff

Big lectern doesn’t faze kindergarten poet

May 2, 2014 Ken Cashman

The new lectern in the library’s Community Room was stately and polished. It looked impressive, but six-year-old Luba Ferencevych eyed it warily.

Children learn of their importance on Arbor Day

May 2, 2014 Jason Kaplan

Children are important to the celebration of Arbor Day, so it seemed only fitting for the preschoolers from Butterhill Day School to be in attendance at the Town of Cornwall’s Arbor Day ceremony last Friday.

History repeats for girls in OT

May 2, 2014 Ken Cashman

The girls’ second victory of the year was a carbon copy of their win on opening day. In both games, Taylor Lesinski scored the deciding goal in overtime.

Obituaries – May 2, 2014