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01/02/2026

When David Halvorsen accepted a promotion to superintendent of the Public Works Department in Cornwall-on-Hudson, he told then Water Department Superintendent Robert June that his goal was to leave …

12/31/2025

Just before Christmas, Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $463 million has been awarded statewide through the State’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative – two of the projects …

12/19/2025

When the state’s Department of Transportation began its major renovation project on Rt. 9W over Storm King Mountain earlier this year, among the changes made were higher jersey barriers in the …

12/18/2025

At exactly noon on Saturday, Dec. 13, dozens of residents of Cornwall joined some two million other Americans, at 4600 locations nationwide, in placing wreaths on the graves of American veterans. …

12/12/2025

William Zoldak’s eighth book, “A Stable Lullaby and Other Seasonal Poems,” was co-authored and published posthumously in honor of his longtime friend, Beverly Whyte. It was released …

12/11/2025

Cornwall Central School District Director of Guidance Joseph DeBold was at the December 1 meeting of the Board of Education to “proudly” talk about the three different components of the …

12/05/2025

The Cornwall Town Board has appointed two administrators for part of its NY Forward grant program, taking a significant step in getting some of the work expected within the $4.5 million grant …

12/04/2025

At its highest enrollment ever, New York Military Academy had about 600 cadets. It currently has about 50. But the plan for the future? An enrollment of as many as 1500 cadets in high school, …

11/28/2025

After 38 years as a Cornwall-on-Hudson Department of Public Works Employee – with 18 of those as its superintendent – David Halvorsen plans to retire at the end of the year. He made the …

11/28/2025

9:35 AM Friday
Woodbury Common already at full capacity. NYSP have closed all exits in Woodbury off of ST 17 at exit 131 and US 6 at ST 32 to prevent any additional gridlock into Woodbury Commons.

Traffic being diverted to exits 130 and 129 on ST 17 in Monroe and Blooming Grove

Expect Gridlock on I 87 at exit 16 in Harriman and heavy traffic throughout Monroe and the Woodbury area.

11/21/2025

Cornwall Central School District Board of Education President Christine Diaz has an update regarding the ongoing work of the district related to the search for its next superintendent of schools. …

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