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

October 17, 2021


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Mayoral candidates

Forum: Cold Spring Mayor

By Chip Rowe, Editor | October 15, 2021

Candidates discuss issues facing village

Local Retailers Feel Supply Pinch

Container ship

Shortages expected as holiday spending ramps up

Election Q&A: Sheriff Robert Langley Jr.

Robert Langley

Putnam incumbent seeking second term

Latest Coronavirus Update

Covid Update

Quinn’s in Beacon to resume live music shows in November

More Headlines

Beacon Considers Private Ambulance
Missing Numbers
Sundown at Indian Point

Beacon News

  • Fishkill election signs
    Are Fishkill Voters Being Duped?
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Town Board candidates file, but are they running?

  • City of Beacon logo
    Conservation Input
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Beacon residents asked to take survey

  • toxic melzingah reservoir
    Reservoir Back to Health
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    No sign of toxic microcystin

  • Dutchess Launches Helpline App
    By Staff

    Designed to assist with mental health

  • Sheriff Butch Anderson
    Who Should Succeed Dutchess Sheriff?
    By Staff

    Governor to appoint successor

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Philipstown News

  • Robert Langley
    Election Q&A: Sheriff Robert Langley Jr.
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Putnam incumbent seeking second term

  • Residents Urge Philipstown Town Board to Allow Cannabis Businesses
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Officials propose committee to tackle local hunger

  • M&T Bank, Cold Spring
    Woman Arrested in Alleged Bank Fraud
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Also, village mayor and trustee clash again

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

    Candidates discuss issues facing village

  • Sanders Matthews
    Looking Back in Philipstown
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

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

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Around Town

  • Heritage Applefest
    Applefest (Photos)
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Boscobel mark its 60th anniversary

  • On the Spot
    On the Spot
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Do you have a favorite moment from baseball this time of year?

  • Container ship
    Local Retailers Feel Supply Pinch
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Shortages expected as holiday spending ramps up

  • car show
    The Week Ahead
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Calendar highlights from Oct. 16 to 24

  • Tracy Brown
    Around Town (Photos)
    By Staff

    New Riverkeeper, watch out!, seeing the light, toll booth teardown, sprucing up memorial

  • The New York State Capitol building in Albany
    State Announces Communication Grants
    By Staff

    Counties can use for first responder equipment

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Arts & Leisure

  • 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

  • handmade drums
    A Little Bit of Jazz
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Margaret McDuffie releases third album

  • Erin Murphy owns Reservoir
    Reservoir Moves to Cold Spring
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Owner of Beacon store needed a ‘refresh’ after shutdown

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Columnists

  • 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

  • Roots and Shoots: Bright Leaves, Big Impact
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Native plants that bring fall color to your yard

  • Spiced Butternut Squash Bisque
    Small, Good Things: This Sketchy Season
    By Joe Dizney, Food Columnist

    Make way for autumn's MVP

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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
    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

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Rocco Bianchi, Latrell Sellers, Elbert Sweat Sr., Justin Tomlins

  • Catherine Patinella
    Catherine Patinella (1946-2021)
    By Staff

    Cold Spring resident retired from NYP-Hudson Valley

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Sports

  • 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

  • Reilly Landisi
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Soccer, tennis, football

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Coronavirus Updates

  • Covid Update
    Latest Coronavirus Update
    By Staff

    Quinn's in Beacon to resume live music shows in November

  • 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

  • Child holding bowl
    Letter: Food Insecurity

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