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Chapter shares Tuskegee memories

February 3, 2017 Editorial Staff

Glendon Fraser remembers the first fund-raising events for the local chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. Some of the original airmen would attend. They were good dancers, despite their age. And they were wonderful story-tellers, who would sometimes embellish their tales.

Pizza record, menorah lighting & news bites

December 30, 2016 Editorial Staff

Prima Pizza shipped more pies this month than ever before to customers all over the United States. During a five-day period before Christmas, the restaurant prepared 124 pizzas for overnight delivery via Fed Ex.

Library observes Veterans Day

November 18, 2016 Editorial Staff

The Library’s Veterans Day program received a lot of publicity. Librarians promoted it at story hours and other family events. The commander of Post 353 mentioned the event at the end of the Nov. 11 observance at the triangle.

BFF provides food for over 70 children

October 14, 2016 Editorial Staff

On Oct. 8, Girl Scouts helped collect food for needy children. It was the second food drive Backpacks for Food has held since the start of the school year.

Book battlers get their stories straight

September 30, 2016 Ken Cashman

Read a novel a week, and you’re likely to get the contents confused — to forget which character was in what story. But that would be a drawback in the “Battle of the Books.”

Superintendent OK with summer’s end

September 2, 2016 Ken Cashman

Some people don’t like to see summer end. But Superintendent of Schools Neal Miller isn’t one of them.

Candidates impress a very small audience

May 13, 2016 Ken Cashman

The people at the School Board forum had positive things to say about the participants.

Library and Town Board meetings

March 22, 2016 Ken Cashman

The Cornwall Public Library has adopted a budget that calls for a tax levy increase that is under the cap. The budget allows for the library staying open an additional six hours per week.

Library lures crowd with Hour of Code

December 11, 2015 Ken Cashman

The Cornwall Public Library was among thousands of institutions that hosted An Hour of Code this week. The staff members didn’t know what to expect when they planned the event.

Class of ’65 salutes veterans

November 9, 2015 Ken Cashman

Fifty-one members of Cornwall’s Class of 1965 served in the military. Many of them were in Vietnam, and all of them returned home safely.