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Four chaplains were more than heroes

February 12, 2016 Ken Cashman

The USAT Dorchester was transporting troops across the Atlantic during World War II. A group of men were playing cards when one of them called out to Chaplain John P. Washington. “Bless my hand, father!” the soldier pleaded.

Board of Education approves veteran’s tax exemption

December 8, 2015 Jason Kaplan

After nearly an hour of deliberation, the Cornwall Central School District Board of Education approved, Monday night, a tax exemption for veterans.

Something new for Veterans Day

November 13, 2015 Ken Cashman

After the traditional Veterans Day observance at the monument opposite Town Hall, veterans walked to the middle school for a photograph at the Flags for Heroes display.

NYMA at veterans ceremony

November 11, 2015 Ken Cashman

Three NYMA cadets were part of the color guard at this morning’s Veterans Day ceremony.

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.

Public hearing on veterans’ exemption

October 16, 2015 Ken Cashman

The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on a partial tax exemption for veterans at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the middle school.

Guests get a peek at Purple Heart Hall

August 14, 2015 Ken Cashman

Guests got a surprise at the end of the Purple Heart Appreciation Day Program. They were given a sneak preview of the expanded Hall of Honor.

Students reclaim Civil War cemetery

June 5, 2015 Ken Cashman

Every year, on the Saturday before Memorial Day, a volunteer from American Legion Post 353 trudges up White Horse Mountain and places flags at the graves of Civil War veterans. Except for the annual visit,

A look back at Memorial Day

May 28, 2015 Jason Kaplan

Vet asks board to revisit partial tax exemption

February 27, 2015 Ken Cashman

Dick Randazzo was thinking of the 2016-17 fiscal year when he spoke at the Board of Education’s Feb. 11 meeting.