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

August 02, 2021


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facial-recognition

It Never Forgets a Face

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | July 30, 2021

Dutchess, Putnam among police agencies that tested photo recognition app

Latest Coronavirus Update

covid-mask

Canadian border will open Aug. 9 to full vaccinated

Algal Bloom Invades Beacon Reservoir

toxic melzingah reservoir

Officials: Water supply not threatened

Philipstown Officials Call for Return of River Patrol

Legislators with boats

Legislator: ‘Demonstrate the need and you have my vote’

More Headlines

Smile: You’re on Camera
Beech Leaf Disease Detected in Highlands
Sundown at Indian Point

Beacon News

  • Ted Daley
    Looking Back in Beacon
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

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

  • Catching Up With the Beacon School Board
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Highlights from recent meetings

  • Howland Cultural Center
    Howland Center Will Get Once-Over
    By Staff

    Preservation League provides $10K grant

  • toxic melzingah reservoir
    Algal Bloom Invades Beacon Reservoir
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Officials: Water supply not threatened

  • Beacon Receives Infrastructure Funding
    By Staff

    City to undertake sewer main, crosswalk projects

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Philipstown News

  • intersection
    HVSF Suggests Turn Lane, Traffic Light
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Planning Board continues review of Garrison proposal

  • Putnam Backs Complete Streets Concept
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Montgomery says county ‘way behind’ in process

  • forge ahead logo
    Candidates Join Forces
    By Staff

    Will campaign together for Cold Spring board

  • Seniors return to Putnam Friendship Centers
    Putnam Gets $250K Grant for Senior Center
    By Staff

    Will help pay for rehab and lease at Butterfield site

  • Two by Two Zoo
    Look, and Touch
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Exotic petting zoo returns to Desmond-Fish

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Around Town

  • Aid flight and colleagues
    Something You Don’t Know About Me: Kirsti Lattu
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Nelsonville resident works in international aid

  • Firefighters Academy
    Around Town
    By Staff

    Reaching new heights, a caring spirit

  • Newburgh-Beacon_Bridge_2
    Bridge Authority Names Director
    By Staff

    Also, former Garrison resident on board resigns

  • Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count, July 31
    The Week Ahead
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Calendar highlights from July 31 to August 8

  • Serino, Jacobson and Galef
    How They Voted
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Governor signs round of bills passed by state legislators

  • Coach Jean Bell
    5 Questions: Jean Bell
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Founder of the Jeuness Track Club

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Arts & Leisure

  • Khalidah Carrington
    The Artist Next Door: Khalidah Carrington
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    A visual arts triple threat

  • Untitled project
    Hollywood in the Highlands
    By Staff

    Productions shooting for HBO, Hulu, NBC/Universal

  • Cartoon by Dave Coverly
    The Cartoon
    By Dave Coverly, Contributor

    Worth one laugh...

  • Book clubs
    Start Reading Now
    By Staff

    August book club selections

  • Rupert Holmes
    The Man Behind the Musical
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Rupert Holmes discusses ‘Edwin Drood’ — and his most famous song

  • “Eternal Now”
    First Solo Show for Beacon Painter
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Human forms and floral displays at Newburgh gallery 

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Columnists

  • root-bound aster
    Roots and Shoots: What’s Wrong With My Plant?
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    The answer may be simpler than you think

  • Tangle of Squash Ribbons, Peppers, and Tomatoes with Grilled Halloumi
    Mouths to Feed: Out of My Hands
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    Control is an illusion, so grill some cheese

  • flower arrangement
    Roots and Shoots: Growing A Pollinator-Friendly Cutting Garden
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    A new perspective on wildflowers 

  • bird feeder
    Out There: The Mystery of the Sick Songbirds
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Removal and cleaning of bird feeders recommended

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Special Reports

  • 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

  • The Pines
    The Fading Forest
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Ash, beech and hemlock trees are being threatened by causes known and unknown, changing the forests of the Highlands in drastic, and dangerous, ways

  • syringe-puzzle
    Placed in Harm’s Way
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Disproved suspicions land Philipstown girl in troubled facility

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Obituaries

  • Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Beverly Ann MacEntee, Marguerite Spratt, Santos Viera

  • Eric Wagner (1931-2021)
    By Staff

    Garrison resident was mathematician, computer scientist, painter

  • Ed Preusser
    Ed Preusser (1939-2021)
    By Staff

    Longtime Garrison real-estate agent, pilot

  • Carl Lucy
    Carl Lucy (1929-2021)
    By Staff

    Beacon resident was prison officer, outdoorsman

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Sports

  • Jake Deluise
    Playoffs: 14U Beacon Baseball Advances, 11U Falls
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Bulldogs bite Mount Pleasant 13-3

  • Rayvon Grey
    Beacon Track Update
    By Staff

    Beacon grad competes at U.S. Olympic trials

  • Liam Murphy
    Beacon 14U Baseball Wins 6 of 7, Heads to Playoffs
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    11U team stuns Cadets Baseball Academy in comeback

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Coronavirus Updates

  • covid-mask
    Latest Coronavirus Update
    By Staff

    Canadian border will open Aug. 9 to full vaccinated

  • covid-child-vaccine
    COVID-19 Vaccine Update (June)
    By Staff

    Vaccinated Ulster County resident tests positive for the Delta variant

  • covid-mask
    Coronavirus Updates (June)
    By Staff

    State lifts pandemic restrictions

  • Daniel Aubry
    Vaccines Enable Return to Office
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    But some employers stick with remote work

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Videos

  • 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

  • Snow Moments
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Video from inside the storm

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High Schools

  • 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

  • The Return to a Normal Schedule
    By Rachel Thorne, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Beacon High School returns to full day

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Current Conversations

  • summer camp
    Current Conversation: Summer Camps
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    What will camp be like this summer?

  • Current Conversation: Millie Solomon
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    What will it take to reach herd immunity?

  • Carl Albano
    Current Conversation: Carl Albano
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Garrison superintendent provides update on COVID at school

  • 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

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    Letter: Community Choice

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Recent Comments

  • Fern Sartori on Beacon Church Plan Questioned: “We the people grant authority to those we elect to decision making positions. We the people, hopefully, still have voting…” Aug 2, 07:42
  • Frederic Wendell Sweda on Eric Wagner (1931-2021): “A congenial, always smiling person, secure within himself. I found him always welcoming and and warmhearted, dedicated to “living” life”…” Aug 2, 00:44

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  • Looking Back in Beacon

    What happened this month 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 years agoLooking Back in Beacon was first posted on July 31, 2021 at 1:34 pm.

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  • Playoffs: 14U Beacon Baseball Advances, 11U Falls

    Bulldogs bite Mount Pleasant 13-3Playoffs: 14U Beacon Baseball Advances, 11U Falls was first posted on July 30, 2021 at 11:55 am.

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    Dutchess, Putnam among police agencies that tested photo recognition appIt Never Forgets a Face was first posted on July 30, 2021 at 11:04 am.

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