June 2016 – Page 2 – The Cornwall Local

Mets capture Little League crown

June 17, 2016 Ken Cashman

The Mets defeated the Cardinals two games to one to win the Cornwall Little League playoffs. The series finale was played on Friday evening.

Class taught how to help others in a disaster

June 17, 2016 Jason Kaplan

What you learned in science class could help save your life. On Friday and Saturday, two instructors from Texas A&M University presented a 12-hour course, titled “Search & Rescue in Community Disasters,” explaining how to

Truckloads of unwanted TVs

June 16, 2016 Ken Cashman

Last Saturday, at the Town Hall parking lot, residents filled a few trucks with televisions they no longer wanted.

Retired teacher to have 100th birthday

June 16, 2016 Ken Cashman

Jeannette Stowe, a long-time teacher at Cornwall-on-Hudson School, will be celebrating her 100th birthday.

Quilt on display in Town Hall

June 14, 2016 Ken Cashman

The Town Hall conference room is getting a quilt with an impressive history.

This week in pictures

June 11, 2016 Ken Cashman

There were some good photo opportunities this week. The Class of 2016 held its senior prom at Anthony’s Pier 9 on Thursday night. As prom-goers arrived, faculty advisor Jacques Ponsolle checked their names against a master list.

Playing with blocks

June 10, 2016 Editorial Staff

Forest now an Important Bird Area

June 10, 2016 Ken Cashman

While some people were sleeping or having breakfast on Saturday morning, a group of bird enthusiasts wandered the trails of Black Rock Forest. With the help of Erin Crotty, the executive director of the state

SKS grads to continue charge to Promised Land

June 10, 2016 Jason Kaplan

As the Storm King School Class of 2016 prepared to graduate, on Saturday, commencement speaker Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney reminded the students of the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fanning, Goitia advance in track

June 10, 2016 Ken Cashman

For Gabby Fanning and Seth Goitia, finishing second was as good as winning. They were runners up in the state qualifying meet last weekend. But their times were fast enough to get them into the state championships in North Syracuse on June 10-11.