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Veterans Day: Korean War vet from Dobbs Ferry awarded Purple Heart at West Point
HIGHLAND FALLS - Randy Jurgensen seemed exceedingly uncomfortable, constantly clearing his throat today as he tried to muster up some response to all those who had gathered to honor him with a Purple Heart -  more than a half century after shrapnel pierced his helmet on Pork Chop Hill in one of the deadliest battles of the Korean War.
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Structure fire reported in Highland Falls
Reporters are coming in of a structure fire on Ondaora Parkway. Mutual aid from neighboring fire departments is being requested.
West Point employee admits $3M fraud scheme
A 51-year-old woman who worked in the dean's office at the United States Military Academy at West Point admits defrauding the government out of nearly $3 million.
The United States Military Academy at West Point
West Point Military Academy is located at 415 Main Street in Highland Falls, NY.
Recent visitors to the Vernon Drug Store in Museum Village in Monroe were intrigued as they browsed the glass cases full of old medicinal bottles and surgical instruments or gazed upward at the huge wooden ceiling fans attached to pulleys and once operated by hydro power.
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Astronaut to students: your mission now is education
Col. Bill McArthur looked out at the auditorium full of kids at Highland Falls Middle School.
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NAACP wants change in Newburgh
The local leader of the NAACP says the City of Newburgh has a problem with racial discrimination and has done little to deal with it.
Nearly 200 gather at West Point to honor and remember the Buffalo Soldiers
WEST POINT - Nearly 200 people gathered before the rock honoring the legendary Buffalo Soldiers, dedicating a wreath and a remembrance for the black service men who served in this nation's earliest wars in segregated units.
Buffalo Soldiers to be honored at West Point tomorrow
The Buffalo Soldiers Association of West Point will hold its 48th annual ceremony to honor the legendary black soldiers tomorrow at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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Motorcyclist survives 200-foot fall after crash on Route 218
A motorcyclist on Route 218 who fell 200 feet from a ledge after hitting a wall is being treated for injuries by emergency workers, police officials say.
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School district at wits' end over tax hike
Fed up with the state's cold shoulder, officials with the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery School District are considering bankrupting their schools and giving the governor the keys.
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Districts vary widely in dates for reopening schools
Despite efforts aimed at countywide consistency, a late Labor Day has caused opening-day confusion in mid-Hudson schools.
West Point Ranked No. 1 By Forbes Magazine
Share + Aug 6, 2009 9:27 am US/Eastern WEST POINT, N.Y. Click to enlarge 1 of 1 A West Point cadet holds his diploma near the end of graduation ceremonies on May 26, 2007, at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, N.Y. Julie Jacobson/AP Close numSlides of totalImages West Point is rated the best college in the country in this year's Forbes ...
West Point Ranked No. 1 By Forbes Magazine
Share + Aug 6, 2009 9:27 am US/Eastern WEST POINT, N.Y. Click to enlarge 1 of 1 A West Point cadet holds his diploma near the end of graduation ceremonies on May 26, 2007, at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, N.Y. Julie Jacobson/AP Close numSlides of totalImages West Point is rated the best college in the country in this year's Forbes ...
West Point Ranked No. 1 By Forbes Magazine
Share + Aug 6, 2009 9:27 am US/Eastern WEST POINT, N.Y. Click to enlarge 1 of 1 A West Point cadet holds his diploma near the end of graduation ceremonies on May 26, 2007, at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, N.Y. Julie Jacobson/AP Close numSlides of totalImages West Point is rated the best college in the country in this year's Forbes ...
West Point Ranked No. 1 By Forbes Magazine
Share + Aug 6, 2009 9:27 am US/Eastern WEST POINT, N.Y. Click to enlarge 1 of 1 A West Point cadet holds his diploma near the end of graduation ceremonies on May 26, 2007, at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, N.Y. Julie Jacobson/AP Close numSlides of totalImages West Point is rated the best college in the country in this year's Forbes ...
Cutrell and Fellman Misbehave Aug. 9 in Tarrytown
Brandon Cutrell, the host of the weekly "After Party" who was also seen in the all-star Pippin benefit concert, plays The Castle on the Hudson in Tarrytown, NY, Aug.
Fitch Rates Assured Guaranty Insured Issues 'AA'; Watch Evolving
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating and placed the following Assured Guaranty insured issues on Rating Watch Evolving.
A little more than a year ago, the Cornwall Community Co-op was just a vague idea some people had to bring fresh, healthy, locally-grown produce to the greater Cornwall area.
West Point workers cheer Hinchey, Hall, for blocking privatization of jobs
Congressman Maurice Hinchey received a hero's welcome when he showed up to a meeting of Local 2367 American Federation of Government Workers at James O'Neill High School in Highland Falls on Monday.
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