June 2015 – Page 2 – The Cornwall Local

Special Town Board meeting

June 17, 2015 Ken Cashman

The Town Board will hold a special meeting in Town Hall at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 22.

Boylan wins state championship

June 13, 2015 Ken Cashman

Beatrice Boylan finished first in the 2000-meter steeplechase in the state championship meet in Albany this morning.

Mountain king hoping to be dethroned

June 12, 2015 Ken Cashman

He’s the king of the mountain, but he’s hoping to be dethroned.

Storm King graduation a “false peak”

June 12, 2015 Jason Kaplan

Each September Storm King students start the school year by hiking up the mountain they call home. The trek is meant to be a bonding exercise, but it can also be likened to situations graduates may experience in the outside world.

COH principal will replace Mr. Brooks

June 12, 2015 Ken Cashman

Cornwall-on-Hudson Principal Gail Wehmann is moving up a notch.

Obituaries – June 12, 2015

June 12, 2015 Editorial Staff

Bessie M. “Betty” Castelli September 21, 1924-June 2, 2015 Bessie M. “Betty” Castelli, a lifelong resident of the area, passed away on June 2 at Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Middletown, N.Y. She

Lineman rescues baby hawk

June 8, 2015 Ken Cashman

Central Hudson employees Bill O’Reilly and George Lamoreaux were in their truck when dispatch sent them to Elise Lane in Cornwall for a baby hawk stranded on a power line.

Motor vehicle accident

June 5, 2015 Ken Cashman

A medical emergency caused a driver to sideswipe a dump truck on Quaker Avenue this morning and then collide head-on with a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.