February 2016 – Page 3 – The Cornwall Local

Obituaries – February 12, 2016

February 12, 2016 Editorial Staff

Kathleen Fanning May 11, 1927-February 5, 2016 Kathleen Fanning of Cornwall entered into rest on Friday, Feb. 5. She was 88. The daughter of the late Leo A. and Anna Miller Fanning, she was born

Corts stops short; golf deal is off

February 9, 2016 Ken Cashman

A day after he signed a contract and left a deposit to buy the Storm King Golf Course, Wayne Corts was once again in contact with the bank that owns it.

Wayne Corts buying golf course

February 9, 2016 Ken Cashman

Wayne Corts, who owns the Falkirk Country Club, signed a contract with Connect One Bank yesterday to buy the Storm King Golf Course.

Scammers target this community

February 8, 2016 Ken Cashman

Several Town and Village residents received phone calls last week from someone claiming to represent the IRS or the Department of the Treasury.

Supervisor & clerk clash on minutes

February 5, 2016 Editorial Staff

In our Feb. 5 issue we refer to Supervisor Richard Randazzo’s proposal for taking minutes at board meetings. His proposal can be read here in PDF format.

Happy birthday

February 5, 2016 Editorial Staff

“Coffee with Colin” comes to Cornwall

February 5, 2016 Ken Cashman

Not everyone has forgotten how to write in script. Someone with flawless penmanship has written “Coffee with Colin” on a posterboard outside of Tina’s Basket, a small restaurant on Main Street. It’s Saturday afternoon, and

Changes should create safer railroad crossing

February 5, 2016 Jason Kaplan

There are no indications of when changes might take place at the Shore Road railroad crossing in Cornwall-on-Hudson, but after a meeting with New York State Department of Transportation and CSX officials…

Ambassadors teach respect at middle school

February 5, 2016 Jason Kaplan

On Jan. 27, about 20 Safe School Ambassadors from Cornwall High School spent an afternoon speaking to middle school students about respect.

Obituaries – February 5, 2016

February 5, 2016 Editorial Staff

Eleanor “Babe” DeVoe February 14, 1918-January 31, 2016 Eleanor “Babe” DeVoe passed away in peace at her home on Jan. 31. Born on Valentine’s Day in 1918 in Arlington, N.J. to Frederick and Eva Yearwood,