Joined by veterans and representatives of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), in a ceremony at the VFW building, the Town Board June 17 proclaimed Philipstown an official Purple Heart Town. The audience included local veterans Bill Baxter, left, Ed Engelbride, Terry Lahey, Roger Keppel and Phil Schatzle.

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Photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

Behind The Story

Type: News

News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

Armstrong was the founding news editor of The Current (then known as Philipstown.info) in 2010 and later a senior correspondent and contributing editor for the paper. She worked earlier in Washington as a White House correspondent and national affairs reporter and assistant news editor for daily international news services. Location: Cold Spring. Languages: English. Areas of expertise: Politics and government