Dear Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson residents,

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR HIKERS:

The Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson will be conducting an “oil and chip” repair to the roadway that leads off of Bayview Avenue to the Donahue Farm Property on Monday, July 1, 2024. This roadway is the ingress/egress to the Esty & Hellie Stowell Trailhead at Storm King and is overseen by Scenic Hudson. The Village’s plan to improve the roadway to the parking lot at the trailhead have been signed off on by Scenic Hudson. Why are we doing this? Because the Donahue Farm Property is owned by the Village and we are required to maintain it. Having our DPW equipment remove snow and maintain access to the trailhead puts a severe beating and wear-and-tear on our fleet of vehicles. By utilizing “oil and chip” treatment – or commonly referred to as “chip seal” or “bituminous seal coat” – the existing roadway is covered with “a layer of oil and stone that seals blacktop and provides a wearable surface at a fraction of the cost of resurfacing.” Ergo, Monday – the roadway to the trailhead will be CLOSED. You can walk in to gain access to our hiking trails. But the roadway will not reopen until Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

If you have been to the farm property of recent, you’ll also notice that the Village – in concert with Scenic Hudson and our very own volunteer-led Donahue Committee – recently razed the kennel building. This is part of our improvements and beautification efforts and tied to the recent awarding of project monies from the NY Forward grant. We worked around some mature growth trees and will restore landscape to nature until the Donahue Committee puts forth a plan to erect a structure in the kennel’s footprint that supports our long-term property improvement goals.

Make sure to swing by the Hudson Highland Nature Museum’s Wildlife Education Campus (WEC) on the Boulevard. The Village was able to assist in repaving the parking lot last Fall, improving drainage issues in the process, and recently had a local business (Foley Landscaping Contractors) construct a new paver walkway and repair the steps leading into the WEC.

I have nine months and four days left in office. I will make the most out of every moment left. With a multitude of FEMA and USDA storms-related projects to proctor and oversee, as well as stewarding the NY Forward projects through engineering and design assessments and bids and contracts, there is a lot left to handle. Make no mistake about it – this Village Board is up to the daunting tasks ahead. Buckle up. Trust me -- you’re going to like what you see in the Village.

On behalf of your Village Board,

James A. “Jimmy” Gagliano

Mayor

Dear Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson residents,

This Saturday evening, June 15^th, the Cornwall-on-Hudson Special Events committee will be featuring the hit Broadway spectacular, “Hamilton,” as their first 2024 “Movies on the Hudson” offering at Donahue Memorial Park. This will also serve as a fundraiser for the Cornwall Independence Day committee. Attendees will have opportunities to help effort by taking advantage of various culinary offerings, as well as available adult libations. The production will be shown on our 30’ screen shortly after dark. But come early to park and secure a good seat.

HUGE shout-out and debt of gratitude to the two plank holders of Cornwall-on-Hudson Special Events, Mike Trainor and Dominic Cordisco. Their vision and “elbow grease” have served as the margin of victory for so many fun events since the committee’s humble beginnings in 2016. This year’s committee includes Regina Shaver, Lori Beth Paliotta, Buffy Heldt, Sarah Creagan, Sally Hildebrand, and Tiffany Gagliano. We all recognize the names of these tremendous volunteers. Without Mike and Dominic and this next generation of visionaries and dedicated and committed volunteers, there would be no spectacular events for all of us to enjoy in our wonderful village. We’d be remiss in failing to mention the Sherpa-like work of Charlie Quinn, Sr. (and Jr.), Tommy Trainor and the inestimable volunteer, Drew Quimby. These guys make it happen.

Mark your calendars as upcoming events include: Cornwall Youth Committee (CYC) sponsored “Barbie” movie event at Donahue Memorial Park (DMP) on July 5^th, a Jimmy Buffet tribute concert on August 24^th (also at DMP), the Donahue Farm Oktoberfest Movie and Music event on September 21^st, the October 5^th CYC-sponsored Color Bash Run (held in both Village and Town), the Halloween-themed movie event on October 26^th at the SKE2 firehouse, and the annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop event in Village Square at midnight (with the Junior Ball Drop to be held at 6:00 p.m.). Lots to look forward to due to our incredible volunteer cadre.

Hope we see you on Saturday evening for “Hamilton,” along with some historic 16mm video footage of Cornwall’s Fourth of July parades from bygone eras. You won’t want to miss that or the film “intro” featuring two of your favorite local D-List actors. You might recognize them.

On behalf of your Village Board,

James A. “Jimmy” Gagliano

Mayor