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College of Charleston President Andrew Hsu says Board of Architectural Review should allow school to demolish dormitory, unworthy of historic preservation.

CORNISH — In a Town Meeting that drew a standing-room-only crowd at the Cornish Elementary School gymnasium on Saturday, voters narrowly approved a petitioned article that clears the way for renovating the town’s former general store and making it the...

Accept the new Cornish libraryI’d like to share with you why I support the generous gift of a renovated modern library in Cornish. I’ve been working at the Stowell Library since 2003. Currently I’m an employee and vice chair of the Cornish Friends of...

The distance between Cornish’s public library and the town’s shuttered general store is only about 200 yards.But when it comes to whether the town should keep the library where it’s been for 113 years or move its contents across Route 120 to the...

The George H. Stowell Library, this place mattersMy relationship with the Stowell library began in high school, when I visited the historical room to browse the rare books. I recall the sights and sounds of the place from the cracking of the screen...

CORNISH — After almost two years of study and debate, voters here will be able to weigh in on whether to accept the gift of a new, more accessible library at Town Meeting.Representatives of the town’s library trustees and the Connect Cornish...

CORNISH — After 15 months of study, a town committee will present to residents a pair of proposals to improve the town’s library.The first, which would move the library to the former Cornish General Store building in Cornish Flat, is up for discussion...

CORNISH — Funding for the police department and the future of the George H. Stowell library sparked hefty debate at Cornish’s 255th Town Meeting on Tuesday. A “good turnout” according to moderator Gwen Gallagher, well over 100 residents, more unmasked...