The New York State Department of Health has advised the Town of New Windsor that low levels of PFOA and PFOS were detected in the Town’s Butterhill well location. The levels found are below the EPA lifetime health advisory and the NYS Drinking Water Quality Council’s recommended levels for such substances. Accordingly, the DOH says the water is acceptable for drinking.

Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution and in light of the precedent set when a similar situation arose with Kroll Well in 2017, the Town has decided to restart the Riley Road treatment Plant to begin using water from the Catskill Aqueduct. As soon as the Riley Road Plant is up and running, the Butterhill wells and treatment facility will be shut down until such time as the Town can be assured the water from these wells are non-detect for PFOA and PFOS.

If you have any questions, please contact David Zagon, Town Attorney, at 845-563-4630

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The Town and Village have joined with the Cornwall Central School District Cornwall Cares Committee to present a program to district and community parents, children and residents on the important issue of “Gun Safety in the Home”. The goal of the program is to inform families about gun safety in their home and the home of others where children may visit. Our Police Chiefs Todd Hazard and Steve Dixon will be sharing important information on this topic. The program will held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 7pm in the Cornwall Central Middle School auditorium.

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The Town Board will meet on Wednesday, March 27th at 7:00 pm to continue the review of the Comprehensive Plan Update. The meeting will be held at Town Hall.

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The Highway and Sanitation Departments will be closed for the Holiday, Monday Feb. 18, 2019.
There will be no trash pickup that day. There will only be one pickup for that week on Thursday Feb.21, 2019.
Monday’s co-mingling/recycling will have to be held until the following week, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.

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Due to the inclement weather the Town Hall is closing at 1:00 pm on February 12, 2019.

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Highway and Sanitation Departments will be closed for the Holiday, Monday Jan. 21st, 2019.
There will be no trash pickup that day. There will only be one pickup for the week on Thursday Jan.24th, 2019.
Monday’s co-mingling will have to be held until the following Monday, Jan. 28th.

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There will be pickups for both trash and co-mingling on Monday, December 24th.
The Sanitation Dept. will be closed on Tuesday, December 25th and January 1st.
The Highway Dept. will be closed on December 24th, 25th and January 1st.
Tuesdays co-mingling pickup will be picked up on Wednesday, December 26th and January 2nd.
District #1 will only have trash collection on Friday December 28th and January 4th.
Please have both curbside the evening before.

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Please join us on Sunday, December 16th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

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Residents are reminded that it is illegal to leave vehicle parked on any Town Road or the Municipal Parking lot when two (2) or more inches of snow has fallen until such time as the snow has been removed. Vehicles left on Town roadways or the Municipal Lot in violation of above may be ticketed and removed at the owners expense.

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There was a misprint in the Cornwall Local regarding the polling sites for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018. Please refer to the correct polling sites as follows:

District 1, 4, and 8 – St. Thomas of Canterbury Church School gymnasium, 336 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson.
District 2, 7, and 10 – Munger Cottage, 183 Main St., Cornwall.
District 3 and 11 – Mountainville Fire House, 10 Starr Road, Mountainville.
District 5, 9, 12, and 13 – Highland Engine Company, 1 Quaker Ave., Cornwall.
District 6 and 14 – Bethlehem Community Center, 1516 Route 94, New Windsor.

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