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

May 21, 2022


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congress17

New Maps Shuffle Political Races (Updated)

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | 6 hours ago

Philipstown would move to new House district 

Cold Spring to Revise STR Law

Village Hall

Proposed changes include dropping lottery

Spirit, or Letter, of the Law?

horton-road-map

After one board votes on project, another proposes moratorium

Latest Coronavirus Update

Triple vax

FDA authorizes Pfizer booster for children 5 to 11 years old

More Headlines

Man Shot to Death in Beacon
Catching a Killer
Power Pact Threatened

Beacon News

  • Police siren
    Newburgh Man Charged with Dealing Fentanyl
    By Staff

    Task Force alleges he sold in Dutchess and other counties

  • hiddenbrooke
    Looking Back in Beacon
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

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

  • Main Street Beacon
    Paving Complete
    By Staff

    Some parking spaces narrowed, city says

  • Beacon ward changes
    Slight Changes to Beacon Wards
    By Staff

    Council approves redrawn lines

  • Healthy baby sleeping in cot, focus on bottle with milk
    Dutchess Accepting Infant Formula
    By Staff

    Drop-off spots include Beacon site

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Philipstown News

  • Village Hall
    Cold Spring to Revise STR Law
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Proposed changes include dropping lottery

  • David Watson and Marianne Sutton outside their bed and breakfast in Cold Spring Photo by M. Ferris
    Saving the Kemble House
    By Marc Ferris, Contributor

    Couple gets down to details to rescue cottage

  • horton-road-map
    Spirit, or Letter, of the Law?
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter/Contributing Editor

    After one board votes on project, another proposes moratorium

  • blackboard no vote
    Garrison School Budget Defeated
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Fails to reach threshold to override cap

  • Police siren
    Sheriff Reports Garrison Resident Victim of Scam
    By Staff

    $2,500 check altered and cashed

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Coronavirus Updates

  • Triple vax
    Latest Coronavirus Update
    By Staff

    FDA authorizes Pfizer booster for children 5 to 11 years old

  • Two students walk home from Beacon High School
    Schools Unmask
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    State says face coverings now optional

  • james petty
    Pandemic Pivot
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Highlands residents forge new careers

  • coronavirus
    What’s Next With COVID?
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    More variants and a lot of uncertainty

  • Mask sign
    Coronavirus Update (November 2021 to January 2022)
    By Staff

    Dutchess County will distribute free at-home test kits

  • children masked at school
    Masks Stay On in School — For Now
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Educators say it’s time for ‘off-ramp’ plan

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Around Town

  • congress17
    New Maps Shuffle Political Races (Updated)
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Philipstown would move to new House district 

  • Tavern Talk & Tour, May 22
    The Week Ahead
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Calendar highlights from May 21 to 29

  • Carl Bon Tempo
    5 Questions: Carl Bon Tempo
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Cold Spring resident wrote new book on immigration

  • lilies
    Around Town (Photos)
    By Staff

    Musical interlude, storm clouds, river cruise, spring has sprung

  • Real Estate Market Report
    Real Estate Market Report
    By Staff

    The latest data on home listings, sales, prices in Highlands

  • protest in Carmel
    To the Streets
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Protesters respond to Supreme Court leak

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Arts & Leisure

  • Stephen Clair
    Paring Down Through a Pandemic
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    In new album, Stephen Clair reflects on change

  • An exhibit of nature carpets in Paris, 1967
    Carving Out an Ideal World
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Magazzino opens exhibit of ‘nature carpets’

  • cartoon
    The Cartoon
    By Dave Coverly, Contributor

    Worth one laugh...

  • Brennan with the seaplane he crashed into the Hudson River.
    Something You Don’t Know About Me: Jay Brennan
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    About that time he crashed his plane in the Hudson...

  • “Peace” (1971)
    Up Close and Personal
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Garrison show highlights work of street photographer

  • Books
    Local Bestsellers
    By Staff

    Top adult and children’s books at Binnacle and Split Rock

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Columnists

  • Don’t blame me — I’m a pollinator.
    Out There: Bugging Out
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Reconsidering the humble mosquito

  • COVID shrug
    Reporter’s Notebook: The COVID Shrug
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    "I am built for sprints, not marathons, which is what the pandemic has become."

  • bitcoin mining
    Living Green: Bitcoin Waste
    By Krystal Ford, Columnist

    The digital currency uses tremendous amounts of energy

  • A reasonable ramp harvest
    Out There: Off Ramp
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Navigating the written and unwritten rules of foraging.

  • Zero waste shopping and sustanable lifestyle concept, various farm organic vegetables, grains, pasta, eggs and fruits in reusable packaging supermarket bags. copy space top view, white concrete table
    Living Green: The Big Waste Problem
    By Krystal Ford, Columnist

    Too much food goes into landfills

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Special Reports

  • Challenge for Churches Part 1
    The Challenge for Churches
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Is a church a building or the people inside?

  • hunger in highlands
    Hunger in the Highlands
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    A four-part series on local 'food insecurity'

  • 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?

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Sports

  • Sophomore face-off man Frankie DiGiglio heads for a ground ball in the first round of the playoffs. Photos by S. Pearlman
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Lacrosse, softball, baseball, track & field

  • Julian Ambrose
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Baseball, softball, lacrosse, track & field, tennis

  • Mairead O'Hara
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Lacrosse, track and field, baseball, softball, golf

  • Soren Holmbo
    Soren Signs
    By Staff

    Haldane senior will play basketball at Pace

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Current Conversations

  • Evan Pritchard
    Podcast: Tracing Indigenous History
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Anthropologist details the history of Native American people in Hudson Valley

  • James Hoch
    Podcast: Poet James Hoch
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    For National Poetry Month, Garrison resident talks about the craft

  • Richard Kreitner
    Podcast: A History Of Secession
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Philipstown resident is author of book about breaking up

  • Peter Ullian
    Podcast: Beacon Noir
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Alison Rooney speaks with writer Peter Ullian

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High Schools

  • colorful heads
    Reporter’s Notebook: Seeking Diversity and Tolerance
    By Nix Spodek, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Lack of understanding from classmates, instructors

  • Scholarship guide
    2022 College Scholarship Guide
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Awards available to Highlands residents

  • Philipstown Women
    Notable Women of Philipstown
    By Violeta Edwards Salas, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Accomplishment, service define six lives

  • Beacon
    Reporter’s Notebook: Beacon Through the Eyes of the Class of 2022
    By Sam Harle, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Much has changed in city over two decades

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Food

  • Almond Cake
    Mouths to Feed: Cake for Me and You
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    A versatile, unforgettable cake joins the pantheon

  • Dukkah
    Small, Good Things: Everything Everywhere All at Once
    By Joe Dizney, Food Columnist

    A dish that has no right to be as good as it is

  • Pasta with Asparagus and Salmon ‘Carbonara’
    Mouths to Feed: Home Made
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    There are some tastes you never outgrow

  • Indian Rice Pudding (Kheer)
    Mouths to Feed: Search Party
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    The thrill of the hunt

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Gardening

  • current office tree pit
    Roots and Shoots: Planting in Public
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Planting on Main Street is different from your yard

  • Car full of plants
    Roots and Shoots: Plant Shopping
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    It's easy to buy plants. Keeping them alive is another project.

  • The white collar and its distinct movement make the jumping worm easy to identify.
    Roots and Shoots: Jumping Worms
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Big appetite + large family + no natural predators = ecological pain

  • hyacinth bean vine
    Roots and Shoots: Layer on the Legumes
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    If you can only plant one thing...

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Obituaries

  • candles
    Philipstown Obituaries
    By Staff

    Elaine Halnan, Chester Warren

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Betty Harkins, Dhalia Havens, Lorraine Koscal, Dolores Sabol

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Chuck Fayo, Alford Lessner, Maureen McMahon, Edward Lee Porter Jr., Cyrus Vaughn III

  • Phil Padilla
    Phil Padilla (1951-2022)
    By Staff

    Philipstown native owned construction company

  • candles
    Philipstown Obituaries
    By Staff

    Terrance Grannis, Joe Nelson, Mary Scarola

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Videos

  • Joe Lindsley
    Report from Ukraine
    By Contributor

    Former Philipstown resident provides update from Lviv

  • A Child Is Born
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    St. Philip's in Garrison stages its annual Christmas pageant

  • Philipstown video
    Holiday Cheer over a Philipstown Weekend
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Ross Corsair captures some warm moments

  • BHS-Lapis
    Opening Gifts at BHS
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Diane Lapis shares some recent Beacon Historical Society acquisitions

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