Fort Montgomery News

Emergency responders are working at a serious crash involving two cars and a truck on the Palisades Parkway near Fort Montgomery.

Like, oh my Quad! Quadricentennial, that is. After a long build-up, the massive celebration on account of Samuel de Champlain's arrival here 400 years ago is finally upon us, and we can hardly contain the puns.

Emergency crews rushed to an early morning fire at 109 Mountain Ave. in the Village of Highland Falls on Monday.

It's quite a day for quadricentennial fans. The Henry Hudson flagships left Manhattan on June 5 and today's the day you'll be able to watch them passing near Fort Montgomery.

Do you want to know how the earliest Hudson Valley inhabitants lived? Attend "Lenape Lifeways" from noon to 4 p.m. in the field behind the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site's visitor center on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery.

The "Here Comes the Sun Bike Run" kicks off at 10 a.m. today from Gail's Place, 150 Route 17K, in Newburgh.

For years, the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery School District relied on castoffs from the nearby U.S. Military Academy at West Point to boost its supply of science equipment and other technology.

They say you can find anything for auction on eBay, and now you can add a 19th Century stone fort to that list.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the 2009 graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to embrace unconventional ideas, avoid "groupthink" and be morally courageous in order to become successful military leaders in the 21st century.

Officer Michael Lewis Jr. pulled his patrol car to the side of the road about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and radioed Sgt.

U.S. Rep. John Hall scored a private meeting with the U.S. secretary of the Army last week, by chasing him down the hall of a Senate office building in Washington, D.C. The pair attended the same meeting with West Point brass and lawmakers last Wednesday.

For history buffs, the pewter plate that's been added to the artifact collection in Fort Montgomery holds a lot of significance.

Fresh off their jaunt to Capitol Hill, officials from the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery School District are crossing their fingers for federal aid.

The Plattekill Public Library is holding a Favorite Story Readaloud at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The Fort Montgomery State Historic Site is seeking descendants of Isaac Garrison, who fought in the Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Montgomery.

The Orange County Citizens Foundation and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission's Fort Montgomery State Historic Site will host a presentation of historical works by Col.

Debra Jackson, Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery superintendent of schools, speaks in Highland Falls on Friday about her trip to Washington.

The Bedford Central Board of Education got as far as drafting disciplinary charges against former Superintendent Debra Jackson before granting her a 2007 separation agreement, which provided her $650,000 and ...

Austin Road: Mergim Hoxha, 20, of Mahopac, was charged around 6 p.m. Feb. 6 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor; and driving with no license, speeding and other violations.

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