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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

October 24, 2021


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McConville Langley

Challenger Accuses Sheriff of Misconduct

By Chip Rowe, Editor | October 22, 2021

Compares recorded phone call to Watergate

Merandy Endorses Tamagna for Cold Spring Mayor

Merandy

Outlines trustee votes to achieve a ‘balanced board’

Here Are Your Choices

Election Guide

Who will appear on the ballot on Nov. 2

Beacon Election Preview

Vote results

Judges take center stage with most races uncontested

More Headlines

Latest Coronavirus Update
Local Retailers Feel Supply Pinch
Election Q&A: Sheriff Robert Langley Jr.

Beacon News

  • Storm damage
    Ida Assistance Available in Dutchess
    By Staff

    Homeowners, businesses can apply

  • Beacon Council Stuck on Affordability
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Mayor, council disagree on best path forward

  • Vote results
    Beacon Election Preview
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Judges take center stage with most races uncontested

  • Meet the Candidates
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Who's who on the Beacon ballot 

  • William Few
    Looking Back in Beacon
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    What happened this month 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 years ago

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Philipstown News

  • Marathon Battery
    Marathon Zoning Remains Up in the Air
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Shore protection work slated for Dockside Park

  • Nelsonville Moves Toward ‘Opting Out’ of Cannabis Law
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Discussion of short-term rental regulation continues

  • Haldane Foundation Accepting Grant Requests
    By Staff

    Application deadline is Oct. 31

  • Haldane to Receive More State Funding
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    State agrees to pay billions to settle lawsuit

  • McConville Langley
    Challenger Accuses Sheriff of Misconduct
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Compares recorded phone call to Watergate

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Around Town

  • Law Requires 24-Hour Info
    By Staff

    Revision to Open Meetings Law

  • new creek plantings
    A River Runs (Back) Through It
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    The aftereffects of dam removal

  • Student Program Recognized
    By Staff

    Journalism initiative is finalist

  • Beverley Robinson
    5 Questions: Beverley Robinson
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Namesake of Highlands Loyalist

  • Gray squirrel looking while climbing a tree
    Where Are All the Squirrels?
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    And why did a coyote just eat your cat?

  • Election Guide
    Here Are Your Choices
    By Staff

    Who will appear on the ballot on Nov. 2

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Arts & Leisure

  • Cartoon
    The Cartoon
    By Dave Coverly, Contributor

    It's almost Halloween!

  • Patricia Miranda at work in her studio.
    Lacing Together History
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Artist weaves donated fabrics into ‘community’ project

  • Cartoon
    The Cartoon
    By Dave Coverly, Contributor

    Worth one laugh...

  • St. Christopher's Inn
    Words of Recovery
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    New book features work by men at Garrison treatment center

  • Barns Art Center
    Barn Raising
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    New center connects food, art and agriculture

  • Akiko Sasaki
    5 Questions: Akiko Sasaki
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Pianist is music director for Howland Chamber Music Circle

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Columnists

  • Cristian Chironi on Long Island with his Fiat
    Reporters’ Notebook: The Art of Experience
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    An artist, a reporter, a lawyer, a real estate agent, and a 50-year-old car

  • Ferns
    Roots and Shoots: Matters of Texture and Shape
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Beauty isn’t only in blooms

  • Some of the colors of the New Fall Photo by B. Cronin
    Out There: Southern Comfort
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Learning to love The New October

  • Bayley-Hazen Souffles
    Mouths to Feed: Highland Blues
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    A soufflé more intimidating than difficult

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Special Reports

  • Perkins Memorial Tower
    The Return of the Tree Army
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    The Civilian Conservation Corps transformed the Hudson Valley. Would a new CCC have the same impact?

  • Operation Infrastructure
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Congress is considering a $1 trillion bill to fix roads, bridges, dams and water systems. What does it mean for the Highlands?

  • Tiny house
    Future Homes
    By Staff

    Tiny houses, 3D printers and passive design

  • Indian Point
    Sundown at Indian Point
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    On April 30, at 11 p.m., the nuclear plant goes dark

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Obituaries

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Anna Dupree, Dolores Duva, Ken Ludlum

  • candles
    Philipstown Obituaries
    By Staff

    John Egan, Annie Lyons

  • candles
    Mary Bloom (1940-2021)
    By Staff

    Beacon resident was photographer for Westminster Kennel Club

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Jim Layton, Peggy Santiago-Santana, Tito Velazquez Jr., John Wojcik

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Sports

  • Jason Komisar
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Football, soccer, swimming, volleyball, and cross-country

  • Evan Giachinta
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Football, soccer, tennis and swimming results

  • Philipstown soccer
    Around the Horn (Photos)
    By Staff

    Soccer action, wrestling honor, volleyball update

  • Haldane’s Sara Ferreira
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Soccer, football, cross-country, volleyball, swimming

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Coronavirus Updates

  • Covid Update
    Latest Coronavirus Update
    By Staff

    FDA approves Johnson & Johnson, Moderna booster shots

  • Play in Beacon
    ‘We’re Used to Dealing with the Unknown’
    By Kat Merry, Contributor

    Most shop owners in Highlands require masks

  • Donna Selwa-Selig
    Health Workers Due for Shots
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Deadline nears for unvaccinated hospital, nursing home staff

  • COVID shot
    The Vaccine, Reconsidered
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    In face of delta, pace picks up

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Videos

  • Park cleanup
    Reviving Tot Park (Video)
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Volunteers clean up after months of pandemic shutdown

  • Pride march
    Faces in the Crowd
    By Contributor

    Natasha Scully captures participants at Pride march

  • migration pattern
    Spring on the Way
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Grateful to be here for another migration

  • A Fun Afternoon at Winter Hill
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Sights and sounds from a day of sledding

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High Schools

  • Haldane High School
    Reporter’s Notebook: New Year, Old Concerns
    By Ezra Beato, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Mask neglect, unvaccinated students risk another shutdown

  • Haldane at 10 Bard debate
    Haldane Clubs Adjust To Pandemic
    By Ezra Beato, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Virtual meetings present obstacles, opportunities

  • Howland Hosts Remote Programs for Teens
    By Rachel Thorne, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Book clubs and podcast production on library schedule

  • QAnon believer
    QAnon at Home
    By Ezra Beato, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Conspiracy theory can take toll on family members

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Current Conversations

  • Mayoral candidates
    Election Forum: Cold Spring Mayor
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Kathleen Foley and Vinny Tamagna discuss issues facing the village

  • Current Conversation: Matt Landahl
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Beacon superintendent provides update on COVID at school

  • Henry Petroski
    Current Conversation: Henry Petroski
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Author of The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure

  • Philip Benante
    Current Conversation: Philip Benante
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Haldane superintendent provides update on COVID at school

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Letters to Editor

  • Philipstown Town Hall
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Recent Comments

  • Norah Hart on Merandy Endorses Tamagna for Cold Spring Mayor: “Everyone is entitled to their own facts, as we know, but Kathleen Foley admits: “I kept my commitment and got…” Oct 23, 13:15
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  • Reporters’ Notebook: The Art of Experience

    An artist, a reporter, a lawyer, a real estate agent, and a 50-year-old carReporters’ Notebook: The Art of Experience was first posted on October 23, 2021 at 10:20 am.

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    Shore protection work slated for Dockside ParkMarathon Zoning Remains Up in the Air was first posted on October 23, 2021 at 9:50 am.

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    The aftereffects of dam removalA River Runs (Back) Through It was first posted on October 23, 2021 at 7:20 am.

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