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BREAKING -- Monday, March 31, 2008 11 p.m. Board of Education warms to Article 78....
The members of Cornwall's Board of Education voted unanimously tonight in favor of a resolution requesting that the Village of Woodbury Board of Trustees not approve the two local zoning laws for Legacy Ridge, and that they limit the developer to just 155 four-bedroom homes, the maximum allowed under the current zoning. They went on to talk about filing an Article 78 lawsuit against the Village of Woodbury, with every one of the members of the school board saying they're in favor of it.
Anthony Incanno says he was happy to hear support for an Article 78, because this means he can now go find an attorney to handle the action -- with at least four plaintiffs: the citizens of Cornwall, the Town of Cornwall, the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson and the Cornwall Board of Education. He said he placed calls today to James Bacon, the New Paltz-based attorney who handled the Article 78 filed in 2006, to see if he will take on this suit as well. Incanno is estimating that each plaintiff will have to put in about $4,000 to pay for the lawyer, and he told the Board of Education tonight that in one week he raised most of the $4,000 that would come from Cornwall citizens. "I'm trying to figure out the next step," Brendan Coyne said at the end of the meeting. He said he is planning to talk with Jeff Honeywell, the school district's Albany-based legal lawyer, to find out how they might proceed. He'd reminded the board moments before that Honeywell had advised, in communication with Superintendent Tim Rehm, that it is "very rare" for a school board to file an Article 78 lawsuit. Town Supervisor Kevin Quigley attended tonight's meeting, as did Mayor Joe Gross and the two new members of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson -- Rick Gioia and Barbara Gosda. "This is just the tip of the iceberg, and I think we have to fight this as best we can," Mayor Gross said after the Board of Education voted in favor of the resolution. The resolution passed tonight expressed the board's concern about the " financial and space impact" of the increase in the student population that would result from Legacy Ridge and referred to a “detrimental affect on the educational environment" for current and future students. It also referred to the written comments submitted by the Orange County Department of Planning and said that the impacts of the development have not been "adequately studied." Read the full text of the resolution by clicking here. Top: (left to right) Larry Berger, vice president of the Board of Education, Brendan Coyne, president of the Board of Education, Tim Rehm, superintendent of schools and Melanie Mulroy-Robinson, a member of the board elected last year. Bottom: Anthony Incanno (in black) responds to Deborah Twigg, a resident of the Valley Forge development, who told of a Legacy Ridge meeting that she attended at Palaia Vineyards where someone said of the developer who wants to build Legacy Ridge -- "You could do worse." She asked if the school board had a game plan for accommodating the extra kids who will be added to the district when the project is approved. Coyne told her they hadn't gotten to that yet. Town Supervisor Kevin Quigley is on the left. Mayor Joe Gross is to Incanno's right. Bernie Sussman is in the foreground.
BREAKING -- Monday, March 31, 2008 9:30 p.m. Two school bus crashes in thirty minutes
Two West Point Tours school buses carrying Cornwall kids were involved in crashes this afternoon -- one on Route 9W at the stoplight at Laurel Avenue at about 3:15 p.m. and the second about thirty minutes later on Forge Hill Road near the bridge over the Moodna Creek. No one was injured in the first crash, but three were taken to the hospital in the second crash for treatment of minor injuries -- two children who'd been on the bus and the driver of the car that had hit the bus head on at about 3:45 p.m. Police Chief Todd Hazard was on the scene (shown in photo above) as was the Cornwall school district's assistant superintendent for business Harvey Sotland and a school nurse, who inspected the condition of the children.
BREAKING -- Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:50 p.m. Board of Education meeting Monday to discuss Legacy Ridge On Monday night, March 31, the Board of Education is holding a special meeting to decide what action to take, if any, on the Legacy Ridge development. Board members say Jeff Honeywell, the lawyer for the Cornwall school district, has drafted a resolution for the board to vote on. "For now, it doesn't look like we're going to do an Article 78, but we have to see what that entails," says board member Greg Whalen. Larry Berger, the vice president of the Board of Education, declined to comment on the language of the resolution, saying he wanted to wait till Monday night to let the board discuss it. An Article 78 lawsuit could ask a judge to declare invalid the Village of Woodbury's acceptance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Legacy Ridge, which estimated that there would be just 1.01 children on average in each of the 287 four-bedroom homes to be built, and that each home would sell for $625,000. An Article 78 could also ask the judge to stop the Village of Woodbury from passing two local laws to increase the density for Legacy Ridge, so that the developer, Millennium Homes, can build a maximum of 313 houses, instead of the 155 allowed under the current zoning. Woodbury is expected to approve the two laws at its April 8 meeting. The Board of Education meeting with be held at 6 p.m. in the cafetorium at Lee Road School on Monday, March 31.
Photo special -- Friday, March 21, 2008 Cornwall in photographs 2006-2008 Click on the photo below to look through an album of photos of people and places in Cornwall, taken by Margaret Menge, editor of the Local, from January 2006 to March of 2008
BREAKING -- Friday, March 21, 2008 10 p.m. State called in to help investigate Long Hill fire Pat Hines, chief of the Cornwall Fire Department, said last week that they've called in the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control to help investigate the cause of the Feb. 27 fire on Long Hill Road that killed David Jessup, the 47-year-old father of two boys. Hines says it's not that Orange County fire investigators are foundering, but that they just "want another set of eyes." Investigators spent eight hours last Wednesday (3/12) at the scene of the fire, going through the charred frame of the Jessup's home, just off Angola Road. They returned this week to take what Hines says is a last look at the on-scene evidence. A final report is expected in about two weeks.
Photo special -- Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:40 p.m. Scenes from the village election -- Village Hall, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
BREAKING -- Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:25 p.m. Burglary on Angola Road Police are on the scene of a burglary at a home on Angola Road. The homeowners returned from work around 3 p.m and called 911, says Police Chief Todd Hazard. It is unknown what was taken and how the burglars gained entry. The crime occurred sometime during the day today at a home on the part of Angola Road in between Route 32 and Mineral Springs Road.
BREAKING -- Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:03 p.m. Lincoln leaving BOE Jeanne Lincoln announced on Monday night that she won't seek re-election to the Board of Education this spring. Lincoln was elected in 2005 and is completing her first three-year term. Her announcement leaves Larry Berger as the only one of the three school members up this year to seek re-election. Lincoln gave no reason for stepping down on Monday night, but encouraged others in the community to step up to take her place. The BOE election/school budget vote is May 20. Those 18 and over interested in running for the board may pick up petitions at 24 Idlewild Ave, from 8-4, or download them from the school district's web site www.cornwallschools.com (click on Budget Information, then BOE Petition). Petitions with 42 signatures of registered voters must be turned in to the district office at 24 Idlewild by April 21.
BREAKING -- Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:33 p.m. Gosda top vote getter, Gioia #2
Barbara Gosda and Rick Gioia defeated incumbents Rudy Hahn and Peter Miller today, winning two-year terms on the village's Board of Trustees. "I'm really empowered -- motivated," said Gosda (pictured at left). "It feels good. It's nice that people cared enough to come out." More than five hundred people voted in today's annual village election in Cornwall-on-Hudson, about ten times the number who voted two years ago when trustees Hahn and Miller ran unopposed. (Last year, when Mayor Joe Gross was elected, more than 800 people voted -- a 25-year high). "I'm a little shocked I have to say," said Rick Gioia, who walked into the boardroom at Village Hall at about nine thirty, a half hour after Jeanne Mahoney, the Village Clerk, read the vote tally. "I was trying not to have expectations either way... What can I say? It's kind of humbling. Unbelievable." Gioia says he'd like to make the village more "green" and would like to help put some big issues to bed. "I really want to try to get my head around these problems and understand them in a real way...not just with drop ceiling and fluorescent lighting," he said, pointing to the ceiling of the boardroom, where Village Board meetings are held. Rudy Hahn, who was defeated today after serving thirty one years as trustee, congratulated Gosda after the results were read, and she reached up to give him a hug. Village Clerk Jeanne Mahoney announced that Pete Miller could not be there but that he'd wanted to relay that he was thankful for all the support he'd received over the years. Trustees Bill Fogarty and Mark Edsall, re-elected last March, congratulated Gosda and Gioia, and Edsall stayed for a while and chatted with Mayor Gross. "I thought Rudy might have edged Rick out. And I thought Miller would have lost to Rudy," Mayor Gross said. "I thought Rudy would have had the most votes, next to Barbara." Andy Maroney, an election inspector, said he called it earlier in the day, saying he could tell by the people coming in to vote that Gosda and Gioia were going to win. He says the voters today were younger and newer to the community than most voters other years. Barbara Gosda has been going door-to-door in the village since January, when she first made up her mind to run. "That's what I have to attribute," she says, when asked how she managed to rake in almost four hundred votes. She and her husband Bob also painted eight signs this morning reminding people to vote, and taped them up around the village, outside the post office, Cumberland Farms and at key intersections. Gosda and Gioia will take an oath of office next month at the village's annual reorganization meeting. They are both expected to continue as members of the Village Square Improvement Committee, which is now working with the county to have a survey done of the village, to determine how much parking is available.
Village Election special -- Sunday, March 16, 2008 Village Election: Who do you want to represent you? Click on the photos of the candidates below to read their interviews with the Local.
The annual Village Election will be held on Tuesday, March 18, and four candidates are running for two village trustee positions -- two challengers and two incumbents. There's just one polling place -- Village Hall -- which will be open for voting from 12 noon to 9 p.m. In addition, villagers can vote on Monday or on Tuesday morning by stopping in to Village Hall and filling out an absentee ballot. If you have questions about your eligibility to vote, call Village Clerk Jeanne Mahoney at 534-4200 x. 310.
Special web feature -- Sunday, March 16, 2008
BREAKING -- Saturday, March 15, 2008 1 p.m. "Mama" Jones trial date changed The trial of Daniella Jones was changed from April 9 to April 22 at 6 p.m. in order to accommodate high school sophomore Joe Strickland, who signed the harassment complaint against Jones. The trial is to be a bench trial -- before a judge, not a jury -- with Town of Cornwall Justice Frank Navarra presiding. It will take place in the courtroom at Cornwall's Town Hall.
BREAKING Sports -- Friday, March 14, 2008 6:05 p.m. Lady Dragons foiled in final minute Click here or on the pic below to see full photo album from yesterday's game 
By Ken Cashman -- The Lady Dragons' bid for the state championship was foiled in the closing minute of this afternoon's semifinal game. Cornwall was ahead 37-35 when Honeoye Falls tied the game with an off balance shot from the top of the keyhole. The ball went in just as the shot clock was approaching zero. The Cougars scored their remaining points from the foul line. They were three points ahead when, with 14 seconds remaining, their free throw attempt bounded away from the rim and was grabbed by players from both teams. The referee signaled "jump ball" and the possession arrow was pointing toward Cornwall. The girls appeared to have one more chance to tie the game. But the other official thought she heard a Cornwall player ask for "time out." And since the girls had used up their time outs, a technical foul was called and the Cougars got two more free throws. They hit both to extend their lead to five. While Cornwall's Kelly Whalen scored at the buzzer, it only served to reduce the Cougars' margin of victory. The final score was 42-39. Whalen led the Dragons with 14 points and Allison Cleary had 12. Until the final minute neither team was ever ahead by more than four points.
BREAKING Sports -- Friday, March 14, 2008 3:18 p.m. Cornwall loses 42-39 Lady Dragons lost to Honeoye Falls, from Monroe County, 42-39 in the State Class A semifinal game in Troy, NY this afternoon. Cornwall led 37-35 with one minute to play. The Honeoye Falls girls now move on to the championship round and will play the winner of the Floral Park/Malone Franklin game which is being played later this afternoon. Ken Cashman will post a report upon his return later this evening.
BREAKING Sports -- Friday, March 14, 2008 2:32 p.m. Halftime report! The girls basketball team is trailing Honeoye Falls 20-18. Allie Cleary and Kelly Whalen have six points each. Check back soon for the final score from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.
BREAKING -- Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:50 p.m. Trial date set for prosecution of Daniella Jones
Daniella Jones appeared close to tears, according to one witness, when she appeared before Judge Frank Navarra in the Town of Cornwall Justice Court this evening to answer a charge of harassment brought by high school sophomore Joe Strickland. Jones was a part-time science teacher at Cornwall Central High School teaching general biology when she was called out of the classroom on Jan. 2 after Strickland made the allegation that she'd slapped him. She was terminated by the Board of Education at the end of January on the recommendation of the superintendent, Tim Rehm. A date was set for the case to go to trial and the order of protection Strickland had taken out against Miss Jones was extended another 30 days. "The whole experience was sad," said Rafael Ortiz, who'd gone to court tonight. He said that a parent and student were there in support of Miss Jones, and that Daniella's mother, Dr. Benalda Armstrong Jones, was in the audience, and appeared pained by the experience of seeing her daughter before the judge. Click here to see a copy of the complaint brought by Joe Strickland.
BREAKING -- Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:30 p.m. Woodbury taking another month...
The members of Woodbury's Village Board decided not to vote tonight to approve local laws to loosen zoning for Legacy Ridge after two members of the board said they want to walk the property first. There was no discussion at tonight's meeting of the Orange County planner's comments on the estimate of the number of children who would be entering Cornwall schools. But the board's attorney (Rick Golden, left) said the Planning Board would be looking at issues raised in the "239 Report" (planner's comments) as they begin reviewing the site plan for Legacy Ridge. The Planning Board's review of the plans will begin after the Village Board has approved the two local laws, which will allow 313 homes to be built on Trout Brook Road, in the Cornwall Central School District. The board is expected to vote on adoption of the two local laws at their April 8 meeting, to be held at 7:30 p.m. at the firehouse in Highland Mills. The photograph above shows Woodbury's Village Board, with their attorney on the far left and mayor, Stephanie Berean-Weeks, on the far right.
BREAKING -- Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:37 p.m. Time to sue Woodbury!
Anthony Incanno urged the Board of Education last night to join with him in filing an Article 78 lawsuit against the Village of Woodbury to stop the Legacy Ridge development from going forward. "Let's band together, share the load and we can fight this," he said to the board. "You have to represent the taxpayers." Incanno started by thanking Brendan Coyne, president of the board, for defending Cornwall at the Feb.26 hearing, and handed out packets of information to each school board member. "They gave us the best tools to defend the Cornwall school district. The rest is up to us," said Incanno, referring to the county's written comments that the developer of Legacy Ridge is underestimating the number of children and overestimating the price of the 287 four-bedroom homes they want to build. The board members listened to Incanno, but did not comment. "So call me,..." said Incanno, at the end, telling the board that they would need to act soon. He says he thinks they have just 90 days from the filing of the FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement) to file a suit. "Article 78" refers to a section of state law that allows private individuals to sue to force government to do something, or stop government from doing something, as in this case. Incanno was the leader of an Article 78 lawsuit in the 1980s, when a group of Cornwall citizens called "Save our Streams" joined with the Town of Cornwall to sue Woodbury to prevent sewage from flowing downstream in the Moodna Creek. He is a member of the Cornwall Conservation Advisory Council. The Village of Woodbury is expected to vote tonight to approve two local laws that will change the zoning and allow Legacy Ridge to build 287 homes (or a max of 313), instead of 155, as is allowed under the current zoning. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at the Highland Mills firehouse on Route 32.
BREAKING -- Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:49 p.m. Student fans can't go to Troy "We got the bad luck of the draw," Superintendent Tim Rehm said last night at the school board meeting, about the Final Four championship schedule that has our girls basketball team playing Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Troy, New York. Rehm said he looked into what other districts have done in similar situations, and that he'd found that there wasn't a precedent for releasing students from school to attend an athletic event. So the girls will have to play without a lot of their fans around them. Rehm said he's telling the girls -- "You've become road warriors" -- and that we'll be rooting for them, even though we can't be there for them as a community. If the Lady Dragons win on Friday they'll stay overnight and play again on Saturday at 7 p.m. Games will be played at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, about a half hour north of Albany.
BREAKING -- Tuesday, March 11, 2008 3:56 p.m. COVAC fundraiser for Jessups
The McDonald's at Vails Gate is holding a fundraiser tomorrow for the Jessup family, who lost their home and father, David Jessup, in the tragic fire in Cornwall on Feb. 27. From 4-7 p.m., 20 percent of all sales at the McDonald's will be donated to the Eloisa Jessup fund. There will also be a fundraiser bake sale inside the McDonald's and a big bucket next to the cash registers where cash donations can be made. The fundraiser was organized by Laura Lapre of the Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps, who will also be running tomorrow's bake sale.
BREAKING -- Monday, March 10, 2008 *late* Townsend: "It will never be the same for him" Jay Townsend, the Cornwall-on-Hudson based political consultant who once advised Gov. Bill Clinton, says Eliot Spitzer is the last man he'd expect to be involved in a sex scandal and that there may be no political recovery possible for the governor. "I'm not willing to say yet he won't survive but it will never never be the same for him," said Townsend early this evening. Townsend has served as a consultant to more than 300 candidates for federal, state and local office, including six-term Congresswoman Sue Kelly and presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. He spoke at length with the Local about the shocker story that broke this afternoon: "I think he [Spitzer] thinks he has hope....The proof will be in the public's reaction...What he will now do is stick his finger in the air and see where the public is coming down. If his approval rating drops down into the teens, he'll be unable to govern," said Townsend.
BREAKING -- Monday, March 10, 2008 *late* Larkin: "The ball's in his court" Sen. Larkin refrained from criticizing Gov. Eliot Spitzer early this evening, saying he's not a lawyer and he's seen no indictment and heard no resignation. "The ball's in his court," he said about the governor's next steps, speaking to the Local by phone from Albany. "To jump out and say something should happen...that's not Senator Larkin's cup of tea," he said. Larkin says he was in a meeting in Albany when the news of broke just after 3 p.m. of the governor's involvement in a prostitution ring. "It's a tragedy for his wife and his children and I feel sorry for them," said Larkin. "I hope they make something out of this." The media reported last year that Larkin and Spitzer had had strong words when Spitzer was Attorney General. Larkin said AG Spitzer had told him he was going to cut his head off. When asked over the last year whether he talks with the governor, Larkin would always say, "I talk to his staff," and leave it at that.
BREAKING -- Monday, March 10, 2008 4:40 p.m. "Earthquake" in Albany as Spitzer apologizes to family and to the public
By Margaret Menge -- "It's an earthquake," said Jackie Fiore, Senator Larkin's spokeswoman, of the news that broke about 3 p.m. today of Gov. Eliot Spitzer's ties to a prostitution ring. "I think everyone right now is in shock," said Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun, speaking on her cell phone from the floor of the Assembly at about 3:45 p.m. "It's very serious. And everyone's very sad. There's no glee," she said. "In talking with Democratic colleagues, they're all saying they don't know how he can continue to govern." She says Assemblymen mentioned that the governor had not shown at a dinner for Manhattan Democrats on Saturday night, but that that was the only indication that all was maybe not right. Calhoun says she talked with Gov. Spitzer 2-3 times recently. He'd called her at her home in Blooming Grove on Super Bowl Sunday, to talk about property tax reform. And Silda, the governor's wife had called her personally in January to invite her to a reception at the governor's mansion after the State of the State address. "She looked devastated; he looked like Eliot," Calhoun said of watching the governor and his wife on television at this afternoon's press conference. She says the members of the Assembly were in conference committees working out the details of budget bills when someone popped in and told them that the governor was about to make an announcement. The governor, stepping up to the microphone at about 3:15 today, kissed his wife, and then turned to the cameras. "I apologize first and foremost to my family, and I apologize to the public, to whom I promised better," the governor said, speaking generally and not referring to the allegations in the New York Times article. "I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself," he said, and ended by saying only that he needed time to regain his family's trust, and would say more at a later point. He took no questions and left the podium with Silda. Eliot Spitzer was the first candidate for governor in recent history to campaign in Cornwall. He gave a rousing speech to a packed dining room at Nicky's restaurant in July of 2006, promising to make New York "boom" with economic activity and driving home the ethic that he applied as Attorney General -- that "the law applies to everybody." Calhoun says legislators are hearing a story about a sealed indictment soon to come, related to the federal investigation of the prostitution ring that reportedly snared the least likely man of all, New York's populist governor, Eliot Spitzer. It is thought that Spitzer will step down as governor, and that Lieutenant Gov. David Paterson will take his place. Calhoun said when Pataki was governor it was determined that if the lieutenant governor takes over as governor, the majority leader of the the senate becomes lieutenant governor. This would mean that Sen. Joe Bruno, a Republican, who was at war with Gov. Spitzer for most of the last year, would step into Paterson's job. As lieutenant governor, he would preside over the Senate, likely increasing the Republicans' one-seat majority in the chamber. The photograph above shows candidate for governor Eliot Spitzer as he's about to answer a question posed by a reporter after speaking at Nicky's in July of 2006.
BREAKING -- Monday, March 10, 2008 1:30 p.m. Orange County: Legacy Ridge underestimates number of children David Church, the Orange County Planner, sent his written comments on Legacy Ridge to the Village of Woodbury last week, telling the village that the developer is underestimating the number of children the 287 homes will add to Cornwall schools (estimate is just 1.01 kids per household). Click here for the key paragraph from Church's three pages of comments.
Sports -- Sunday, March 9, 2008 8:40 p.m. updated Monday, March 10 12:45 p.m. Plans for the Final Four game.... developing...
On Friday, the girls will play Honeoye Falls-Lima, from Monroe County in upstate New York, near Rochester. Our girls have a 18-5 record, but this doesn't tell the whole story. They played a lot of games against class AA schools this season, to help prepare them for the off season. So one of the losses last month was against Minisink, a AA school with a 6'4" center. The girls aren't expected to meet a player that tall in Troy. The school district is now deciding whether students will be excused from school on Friday to go up to the game. "These kids work very hard and you'd like to support them. But it's two hours away and in the middle of the school day," Tim Rehm said on Monday morning. He says they're looking at Cornwall's attendance policy, and looking to see what other districts have done under similar circumstances.
BREAKING -- Sunday, March 9, 2008 4:33 p.m. updated 5:19 p.m. Central Hudson working to restore power
By Margaret Menge -- Central Hudson crews arrived at the top of Dock Hill after noon today to repair damage to power lines from last night's freakish wind and rain storm. An enormous tree at the point of the intersection of Dock Hill and Route 218 had uprooted and fallen on power lines on the Dock Hill Road extension. According to a Central Hudson spokesperson, 276 homes in the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson were without power this morning and 940 in the Town of Cornwall. By 3:30 p.m., power had been restored to most of Cornwall, with about 120 homes still without power, including 30 in the village. Central Hudson says they're expecting that power will be restored to all of their customers in Cornwall between 7 and 9 p.m. tonight. Those still without power in the town include homes on and around Jaqueline Street (off Route 32, near Vails Gate). In the village power is still out on Bayview Ave. and Taft Place, just uphill from the Bayview / Dock Hill Road intersection shown in the photograph above.
BREAKING -- Sunday, March 9, 2008 2:57 p.m. Power still out in the village Most residents of Cornwall-on-Hudson were still without power as of early this afternoon, and Mayor Joe Gross says that Storm King Engine Co. has opened their firehouse on Hudson Street for all those who are without heat and getting chilly. Bob Gosda, a member of the fire company, has coffee brewing, and everyone is welcome to come by to warm up. The power went out in Cornwall-on-Hudson and some parts of the town at around 8 p.m. yesterday evening, when fierce winds began cracking limbs. The outage in the village happened after a large tree at the Dock Hill Route 218 intersection cracked and fell on power lines. The mayor is suggesting that those who are able to access this web site call or check on friends in the village who may be without power to let them know that the firehouse is open.
BREAKING Sports -- Friday, March 7, 2008 8:10 p.m. Girls going to Final Four!
The girls basketball team beat Pearl River tonight 46-39 and the Lady Dragons are now heading to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years. The games will be played next weekend in Troy, New York, at Hudson Valley Community College.
BREAKING Sports -- Friday, March 7, 2008 6:50 p.m. Halftime report! The girls basketball team is beating Pearl River 38-18 at the half, playing in Pleasantville. If they win tonight, it will be the first time in 21 years that the Lady Dragons have gone to the state Final Four championship round. Check back after 7:30 to see the result of tonight's game...
BREAKING -- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 11:30 a.m. Catskill Aqueduct cover moved Two policemen with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) were in Cornwall-on-Hudson on Monday following up on a report that a concrete cover had been moved off of a pit that leads down into the Catskill Aqueduct. The mayor took the officers, with a DEP worker, to the pit, about three quarters of a mile in from the parking area on Bayview Avenue. When they reached it, they saw that it had been pushed aside and the pit left exposed. The DEP’s concern, says the mayor, was for terrorism and terrorism-related activity that could endanger New York City’s water supply. But the mayor said that on reaching the location of the pit, the DEP police did not seem to think that foul play was involved. The Catskill Aqueduct begins in Olivebridge, in Ulster County, and transports water from the Ashokan Reservoir to New York City. The aqueduct is buried 1100 feet below the surface of the Hudson River. The pit, in the section of Storm King State Park off Bayview Avenue, was built to allow access to the part of the aqueduct that is buried under the river, in case it should ever need to be drained and repaired.
BREAKING Sports -- Tuesday, March 4, 2008 8:30 p.m. Lady Dragons still alive!
The Lady Dragons advanced to the state quarterfinals tonight after beating Oneonta 57-31 in a game played at Hartwick College. Christina Jordan scored consistently from behind the three-point arc and the team played outstanding defense against a taller opponent. (Photo above by Scott Strine, from Sunday's game in New Paltz, where the girls took Section 9.)
BREAKING -- Tuesday, March 4, 2008 2:45 p.m. Market-on-Hudson burglarized The Market-on-Hudson was burglarized Thursday night for the second time in the last year and half. Police Chief Charlie Williams said police have interviewed several suspects. He wouldn't provide any further details, except to say a not insignificant amount of money was taken. The market was last burglarized on Thanksgiving night in 2006.
BREAKING Sports -- Sunday, March 2, 2008 7:20 p.m. Section 9 championship: Boys fall to New Paltz The boys basketball team lost to New Paltz tonight 56-37 in the Section 9 championship game played at SUNY Paltz. Cornwall had one of the top teams in the state this year and was favored to win. They were leading 20-16 at the half, but New Paltz, playing to a hometown crowd, plugged up the middle and prevented Cornwall from driving to the basket.
BREAKING Sports -- Sunday, March 2, 2008 7:10 p.m. Section 9 championship: Girls take trophy
The girls basketball team defeated Rondout 63-22 this afternoon to win the Section 9 championship trophy. Kelly Whalen was the top scorer with 14 points. Laura Basilico, who'd been out for most of the season after she was injured in a vehicle rollover, got a standing ovation after scoring a three-pointer in the closing minutes. The girls go to Hartwick College on Tuesday night where they'll play the Section 4 champion.
Sports -- Sunday, March 2, 2008 Basketball teams play finals Both the boys and girls basketball teams are playing for the Section 9 championship at SUNY New Paltz this afternoon. Girls game is at 3:30 and boys play at 5:15 p.m. Check back later for results of both games. |
Rooms at the Holiday Inn in Albany have been booked for the girls basketball team, set to play in the Final Four class A state championship game at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. If they win, they'll be staying overnight and playing again on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the state title.
