Opinion of probable library construction costs

Saturday started as the coldest day of the year and some might say it was too cold to enjoy a winter carnival, but not if it was indoors, in the confines of the Cornwall Public Library.

Joshua Davenport learned to play chess, at the age of six, after watching his father and older brother play. Although he’s a member of the United States Chess Federation, he never played in a sanctioned game, but Davenport is taking the skills he’s accrued over the years and passing them on to those who want to learn how to play.

Assemblyman James Skoufis had a scoop for the audience at the Cornwall Public Library. “You’re going to see something positive on the Cornwall Campus of the hospital,” he said. But he wouldn’t divulge what it was.