August 2018 – The Cornwall Local

Marty Sauer at Town Court last night

August 31, 2018 Ken Cashman

Marty Sauer was in Town Court yesterday to answer a July 21 charge of soliciting without a permit. The police had arrested Mr. Sauer after he refused to move his vegetable truck from its traditional location on Route 32.

A wall of stone

August 31, 2018 Editorial Staff

(photo by Jason Kaplan) Over the last two months, Cornwall-on-Hudson Department of Public Works employees have been shoring up the roadway on Boulevard by creating Gabion walls. The wire baskets, which were filled with stones,

Jurgens teaches seniors to write autobiographies

August 31, 2018 Jason Kaplan

Over the last month, Betty Jurgens has been teaching seven senior citizens how to write their autobiography. Split into four sessions, the classes have been offered Wednesday afternoons at Munger Cottage.

Obituary – August 31, 2018

August 31, 2018 Editorial Staff

Patrick J. Campbell March 31, 1944-August 21, 2018 Cornwall Patrick J. Campbell, of Cornwall entered into eternal rest on Aug. 21. He was 74 years old. The son of the late Patrick and Kathleen Campbell,

Now they can be children again!

August 24, 2018 Editorial Staff

One day in a kindergarten in China, Mingxuan Chen started to cry. No one had hit her or scolded her. The hurt went deeper than that. She felt it every afternoon when the other children rushed out of the building to walk home with a parent, and she was left to walk home by herself.

Obituaries – August 24, 2018

August 24, 2018 Editorial Staff

Richard (“Rich”) J. Bittles, Jr. September 7, 1964-August 15, 2018 New Windsor Richard “Rich” J. Bittles, Jr., of New Windsor, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 15 at Vassar Bros. Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. He was

Camp checks out for summer

August 17, 2018 Editorial Staff

(photo by Jason Kaplan) Summer camp in the town and village ended on Aug. 10. On the second to last day, Cornwall-on-Hudson camper Benjamin Cabrera plays a game of checkers with counselor Fiona Dineen.

Performance engages spectators in adventure

August 17, 2018 Jason Kaplan

Wanderland Productions, a new venture by Livi Perrone, offers an interactive theater experience. On Aug. 6, about 20 children, along with their parents, were transported to Never Never Land to help the characters of “Peter Pan” find missing pages from a book.

Obituaries – August 17, 2018

August 17, 2018 Editorial Staff

John A. Romaine August 17, 1937-August 13, 2018 Formerly of Cornwall A funeral Mass for John A. Romaine 80 of Palm Coast, Fla. was celebrated on Monday, August 13 in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic

Visiting old friends

August 10, 2018 Editorial Staff

Hundreds came to visit the Wall that Heals last weekend. Among them was Steven Graf, who served in Vietnam from 1967 to 69 as part of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. “My friends died here,” he