13 February Communication Consultant Opportunity February 13, 2026 By Town of Cornwall Secretary General 0 📣 NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY Communications Consultant Town of Cornwall, New York The Town of Cornwall is seeking proposals from qualified individuals or firms to serve as a Communications Consultant to support clear, consistent, and professional communication between Town Hall and the public. The selected consultant will work closely with the Town Supervisor, Town Board, and Department Heads to assist with outreach to residents, business owners, stakeholders, and visitors. This role will play a key part in sharing timely information, promoting Town initiatives, and strengthening Cornwall’s brand and identity. Scope of Services May Include: Preparing and distributing a bi-monthly digital newsletter Managing and updating the Town’s official social media platforms Drafting and editing press releases, announcements, website content, and public notices Creating graphics and print collateral (flyers, posters, mailers, event materials) Coordinating with the Town’s marketing and branding consultants on the NY Forward (NYF) Project and other strategic initiatives Supporting communications related to emergencies, public works updates, and major Town initiatives Ensuring all communications reflect Town values, branding standards, and accessibility best practices Qualifications: Demonstrated experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or a related field Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills Proficiency with design and digital communication tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe, social media management platforms) Experience working with municipalities or public-sector organizations is preferred Proposal Submission: Interested consultants should submit a brief proposal including: Statement of qualifications and relevant experience Description of approach and availability Proposed hourly or monthly rate Work samples or portfolio links 📩 Proposals should be sent to: [[email protected]] Subject Line: Communications Consultant Proposal – Town of Cornwall 📅 Deadline for Submissions: February 23, 2026 Related Articles July 4th 2024 Parking Restrictions On, Thursday, July 4th, 2024, there will be no parking all day on both sides of the following streets: Main Street from Hudson Street to Route 218, Hudson Street from Main Street to First Street, North Street, Center Street, South Street, McCann Lane, Tamara Lane, Hazen Street, Clinton Street, Union Street from Main Street to Clinton Street, Hasbrouck Avenue from Main Street to Clinton Street, Broadway and Grand Street. Note: Quaker Avenue will be closed on both sides from Elm Street to the traffic circle from *3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Main Street will be closed on both sides from the traffic circle to Hudson Street from *3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There will be no public parking in the rear of Town Hall. Anyone needing a pass for the disabled (to park in the Town Hall front lot) can pick them up at the Town of Cornwall Police Department communications center on or after Tuesday, June 25, 2024 through Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Please bring your license plate number and your disabled parking permit. There is a limited number of passes available and no disabled passes will be given out on the Fourth of July. If you have any questions about Fourth of July traffic or parking only, please call the Town of Cornwall Police Department at (845) 534-8100. *Times subject to change as needed. Joint Public Statement from the Town of Cornwall & Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Boards For Immediate Release May 19, 2022 Subject: Proposed 3-Year Contract Between Cornwall and the New Windsor Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NWVAC) for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Services As most residents understand, individual municipalities are responsible for providing and maintaining an effective and sustainable ambulatory service to their communities. Of recent, it has become more difficult to provide this critical volunteer service due to soaring costs and the dwindling number of available volunteers. This issue has been a topic of debate within the New York State legislature recently, with legislation introduced to establish EMS (the provision of urgent pre-hospital treatment and transport for medical care) as an “essential service.” Long overdue, this effort could potentially reconfigure how ambulatory services are administered across New York State. Unless and until the County and/or State elect to make certain changes, municipalities must seek effective methods to sustain and improve services. Experts contend that the paradigm is evolving and that mergers, or consolidation, exist as an intermediate solution. For over a year, New Windsor Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NWVAC) has contracted with the Town and Village to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to Cornwall residents for a fee, while Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps (COVAC) provides Basic Life Support (BLS) coverage for a fee, as well. ALS includes the highest level of emergency medicine – paramedic-level treatment – and NWVAC (or another EMS provider with ALS capabilities) has long answered calls within Cornwall for mutual aid, bereft of a contract. COVAC, staffed with Emergency Medical Technicians, or EMTs, has remained a fixture in our community since 1955. A number of years ago, COVAC made the request to bill patients directly and a decision was subsequently reached to dissolve the “ambulance district” overseen by the Town. By billing insurance providers directly, this was to be a more efficient process that allowed for the Corps to remain solvent without monies allocated from Cornwall. The global pandemic and an attendant paucity of available volunteers has made staffing across the past several years a concern. This, coupled with significant debt accrual resulted in COVAC’s appeal for subsistence from the taxpayers – which the Town and Village jointly agreed to support. Despite the provided financial support, there continue to exist a number of issues that have not been resolved, as relates to the professional administration of ambulatory services to our residents. Public safety is of paramount concern. Both the Town Supervisor and Village Mayor have met privately with COVAC leadership and members of COVAC’s elected board and operational membership appeared before a joint boards’ special meeting on January 11, 2022. While COVAC maintains they have mitigated their insolvency issues and improved their first-call response rates, it is the consensus of both boards that NWVAC – widely regarded as the “gold standard” for local ambulatory care – will be contracted to cover both BLS and ALS responsibilities for Cornwall residents. This assumption of responsibilities can be considered a consolidation. Current COVAC members who wish to continue to serve Cornwall residents may interview with NWVAC, and be afforded opportunity to operate out of 1 Clinton Street location, be attired in Cornwall EMS uniforms, and respond to Cornwall service calls in a Cornwall-branded ambulance. This serves both professionalization and training standardization efforts. On balance, we believe that this decision for establishment of a contemporary public/private partnership model -- created and supported by multiple municipalities, including Town of New Windsor, Town of Cornwall and Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson -- will ensure our residents receive the high-quality emergency medical care they deserve. NWVAC enables Cornwall leadership to remain confident in the model’s financial viability and sustainability, administrative transparency, leader oversight, and accountability while serving as an example for the region. This was not an easy decision. Careful consideration was given to all impacted equities. Town and Village elected officials reflected deeply on the many decades of selfless service that COVAC and its volunteers have provided to our community; indeed, it is an honored local institution. But the primary responsibility of public officials is ensuring their constituents are afforded best available services for their hard-earned tax dollars. In our estimation, the proposed three-year contract with NWVAC ensures this. Know that we have explored innumerable options to guarantee confidence in the provision of EMS. And we have reviewed a number of similar municipal consolidated-services agreements. This is the best path forward for Cornwall. On Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., inside the Edward C. Moulton, Jr. Village Board Room, located at Village Hall, 325 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York 12520, the Town and Village boards will convene a joint special meeting to address this matter publicly. Meeting will be publicly-noticed and contract provisions will be disclosed. The public will be afforded an opportunity to speak and boards will address some factors that led to this decision. On behalf of the Town and Village Boards, Joshua Thomas Wojehowski Supervisor James A. Gagliano Mayor SUPERVISOR'S UPDATE Joint Public Statement Regarding NYS Governor’s NY Forward Grant Award On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the Town of Cornwall and Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York were notified by the Governor’s Office that our community was to be awarded a $4.5 million grant -- part of the NY Forward program. With the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, NY as the backdrop, the supervisor and mayor were presented with a “check” that represents New York State’s commitment to the Hudson Valley region. Beginning in early Fall of 2022, the town and village became aware of the opportunity to receive considerable state funding to help move our communities forward and improve resident and visitor experiences alike. Both of our elected bodies immediately collaborated throughout an extensive application process that involved a delicate rendering of Cornwall’s quaint, historically-significant firmament, while recognizing the ever-evolving growth and progress in our community. Governor Hochul announced the establishment of the NY Forward program with the intent to “invigorate and enliven downtowns in New York’s smaller and rural communities – the type of downtowns found in villages, hamlets and other small, neighborhood-scale municipal centers.” This program was tailormade for Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson. With this in mind, Steven Jones (visionary chair of the Cornwall Economic Development Advisory Committee) and Jason Burnham (longtime Cornwallian and master polling/survey instrument guru) were conscripted to fashion a workable plan to ignite interest and determine the community’s “pulse” as to how/where funds should best be expended if we were lucky enough to be awarded the grant. This project would never have achieved success without the energy, enthusiasm, and drive of both Steve and Jason. No grant application has a chance to achieve success without an experienced application oversight team. Steve Densmore and his accomplished corps of experts in the public relations and grant-writing realm at Choice Words were indeed a portion of the margin of victory. The tiny financial “seed money” investment made by the village and the town for their services paid off big in blessed dividends here. A final deserved, public “thank you” is owed to our loyal, local elected leaders and community stakeholders. Awards from New York State do not happen without support from elected officials. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, State Senator James Skoufis, Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, and Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus all proved their mettle and commitment to our community. In addition, words cannot appropriately express our appreciation to Matt Decker of the Open Space Institute, the Orange County Arts Council, Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, the Greater Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, the Cornwall Public Library, the Cornwall Central School District, and the Storm King Art Center. Also, we would be remiss in not expressing our gratitude to the Regional Economic Development Council for their support for our application. The supervisor and mayor would also like to publicly express appreciation to their respective boards. Without their advisements and collegiality, projects like this never, ever come to fruition. There exists plenty of hard work ahead. Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson leadership will continue their commitment to further collaborate as one greater Cornwall community, as we envision potential projects to make best use of this windfall. Stay tuned. The best – we promise you -- is yet to come. Joshua Wojehowski James A. Gagliano Town Supervisor Village Mayor New York Forward Small Project Fund Launch The Town of Cornwall and the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson are pleased to announce the launch of the Cornwall NY Forward Small Project Fund, a new funding opportunity designed to support small-scale projects that strengthen Downtown Cornwall. The Town of Cornwall Small Project Fund (SPF) is a grant program designed to support building improvements, small business assistance, and reinvestment in commercial and mixed-use properties within the designated program area. Funded through the New York Forward program, the SPF aims to strengthen the downtown, support local businesses, and encourage long-term economic vitality. Property owners and eligible businesses are encouraged to review the program materials and attend the public Information Session to learn more about eligibility, funding opportunities, and the application process. Information Session: Thursday, February 12th 6-8 pm Munger Cottage Initial application due date: Friday, February 20th at 4 pm for more information and program documents, visit https://nyf.cornwallny.gov/ Comments are closed.