March 2018 – The Cornwall Local

People in high places

March 30, 2018 Editorial Staff

(photo by Ken Cashman) Central Hudson was expecting to replace at least two poles on Main Street on Wednesday, March 28. Traffic was reduced to a single lane. While one worker was elevated, another crew

Highland Engine Co. officers hold onto their jobs

March 30, 2018 Editorial Staff

Becoming a fire company officer is like being appointed to the Supreme Court. People tend to stay in their positions for a long time — at least that’s true in the Cornwall Fire Department and

Obituaries – March 30, 2018

March 30, 2018 Editorial Staff

Richard J. Branigan September 25, 1952 – March 23, 2018 Highland Falls Richard J. Branigan, a lifelong resident of the area, passed away at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, on Friday, March 23. He was 65

Pavement pocked with potholes

March 23, 2018 Editorial Staff

Photo by Jason Kaplan — It was an unusually tough winter for motorists — not so much the ice and snow, but the craters that have devastated roadways. Last week, Cornwall-on-Hudson Department of Public Works employees Patrick

Diversity a big deal at Lee Road School

March 23, 2018 Ken Cashman

Some activities, like science fairs, occur in almost every school. But Multicultural Night is fairly unique.

Life Had Just Begun

March 21, 2018 Ken Cashman

The Poetry in Crisis Class at Cornwall Central High School composed the following poem. The contributions of different groups are identified by a change in type style.

Covered with snow

March 16, 2018 Editorial Staff

Snow helps team earn trip to nationals in D.C.

March 16, 2018 Editorial Staff

For the first time, in the seven years Cornwall High School has been participating in the Foreign Affairs Club of America’s annual Academic World Quest competition, a team of five has taken first place in regionals and will move on to nationals in Washington, D.C. on April 28.

Obituaries – March 16, 2018

March 16, 2018 Editorial Staff

Barbara Ann Devitt April 27, 1930-March 9, 2018 Mountainville Barbara Ann Devitt, a longtime resident of Mountainville passed away on March 9. The daughter of the late Stephen and Bessie Cooke Quackenbush, she was born

Teens recall Parkland victims

March 15, 2018 Ken Cashman

At 9:43 on Wednesday morning, hundreds of teens gathered in front of the high school to honor the 17 victims of the school shooting in Florida.