December 2015 – Page 3 – The Cornwall Local

Students creating a scholarship

December 9, 2015 Ken Cashman

Four students at Storm King School are raising money to create a full-tuition scholarship. Their original goal was to help a refugee from Syria.

Board of Education approves veteran’s tax exemption

December 8, 2015 Jason Kaplan

After nearly an hour of deliberation, the Cornwall Central School District Board of Education approved, Monday night, a tax exemption for veterans.

Holiday visitors kept waiting at the gate

December 7, 2015 Ken Cashman

The Town Recreation Department hosted its annual bus trip to the holiday show at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point on Dec. 6. But the passengers spent more time in the bus than at the theatre.

Converted to cutlery

December 5, 2015 Editorial Staff

Volunteers learn to fight oil train fires

December 4, 2015 Jason Kaplan

Through funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security, seven Cornwall-on-Hudson firefighters, as well as Water Department Superintendent Robert June were able to attend Crude by Rail Training at the Security and Emergency Response Training Center in Pueblo, Colorado.

Interfaith service awakens the soul

December 4, 2015 Ken Cashman

Among the participants in the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, there was one voice that may not have been familiar.

Obituaries – December 4, 2015

December 4, 2015 Editorial Staff

Glenn W. Clouser June 13, 1928-November 21, 2015 Glenn W. Clouser, of Cornwall entered into eternal rest on Nov. 21 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. He was 87 years old. The son of

School board unsure on vets’ vote

December 1, 2015 Ken Cashman

A partial tax exemption for wartime veterans may be on the agenda when the Board of Education meets on Dec. 7.

Village to meet on CSEA pact

December 1, 2015 Ken Cashman

The Cornwall-on-Hudson Board of Trustees will hold a Special Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2