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| The bow hunting of deer was the top story in Cornwall in 2009. |
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| Mayor Joseph Gross's re-election was the second most popular story. |
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| General Petraeus was greeted by old friends when he returned to his hometown in October. |
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| The Independence Day celebration drew a large readership. Seen here is Brendan Coyne, head of the Independence Day committee. |
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| Andy and Jeanne Maroney were grand marshalls of the 2009 Independence Day parade. |
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| Kevin Hines' election to the county legislature in his first bid for public office. |
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| Walter Earl (center) sent in this photo of his grandmother, the former town clerk. |
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| Andre and Jack (seated) with Hip on the set of After Hours, a show produced in Cornwall. |
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| The 2009 Quadricentennial is marked by this photo of the historic replica of the Dutch Onrust ship taken by Julia Lawrence. |
An aspect of human relationships with the natural world in Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson topped the list of stories that most interested readers in 2009 with an account about village property owners who are permitting bow hunting of deer around their homes. After a year of discussing what to do about the burgeoning deer population that is changing the dynamic of the area’s forest growth, bow hunting began in October and incited controversy. The story posted to this website received more than two dozen comments and Cornwall-on-Hudson mayor Joseph Gross said he received more than 200 letters denouncing the hunt from animal rights activists from across the country. (
