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

December 08, 2021


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Jevon Hunter

A Shift in Thinking

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | December 3, 2021

Beacon schools embrace plan for ‘culturally responsive education’

Pedestrian Killed in Beacon (Updated)

Carla Lindsay

Struck by car turning from Main Street onto Teller Avenue

Latest Coronavirus Update

Child vaccination

State launches $539 million mortgage assistance program 

Hunger in the Highlands

Young boy with empty bowl

Second in a series

More Headlines

Last Meeting Before Cold Spring Change
HVSF Gets $2 Million State Grant
Two Kent Men Arrested in Capitol Riot

Beacon News

  • Yvette Valdes Smith
    Valdes Smith Elected to Dutchess Legislature
    By Staff

    Will represent Beacon Ward 4, part of Ward 3

  • Carla Lindsay
    Pedestrian Killed in Beacon (Updated)
    By Staff

    Struck by car turning from Main Street onto Teller Avenue

  • dutchess county government building
    Dutchess Legislature Approves $533 Million Budget
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Property tax rate falls by 10 percent

  • Beacon Makes Spending Adjustments
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Council expected to vote on budget next week

  • beacon 248
    Lease — and Land — Divides Beacon Developers
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Lawsuit centers on 99-year agreement

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Philipstown News

  • Seized guns
    Deputies Seize Arsenal in Carmel
    By Staff

    Police: Only one firearm had serial number

  • Toys for Tots
    Toys for Tots
    By Staff

    Help a family in need; donate new, unwrapped toys

  • Horton Road map
    Horton Road Project Faces Continued Scrutiny
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Concerns aired about environmental impacts

  • dockside-rendering
    Dockside Shoreline to Get Major Rehab
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    State to spend $1.86 million in Cold Spring

  • Village Hall Cold Spring
    Last Meeting Before Cold Spring Change
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Planning Board appointment causes a squabble

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Around Town

  • onthespot 12.7.21
    On The Spot
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    What’s the worst car you’ve owned? 

  • DAR ceremony
    Around Town (Photos)
    By Staff

    Veterans recognized and remembered

  • Fire truck dedication
    Around Town (Photos)
    By Staff

    Red hat lunch, shiny and bright, early start, field trip, cafe closes

  • Sun Ra
    The Week Ahead
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Calendar highlights from Dec. 4 to 12

  • onthespot 11.28.21
    On The Spot
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Are the leftovers better than the Thanksgiving dinner?

  • Real Estate Market Report
    Real Estate Market Report
    By Staff

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

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Arts & Leisure

  • Harry Bolick
    Put on Your Dancin’ Shoes
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    It’s time for some Old-Time fiddle

  • Playwrights Mona Smith and Traci Mariano
    A Modern Fairy Tale
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    New play updates classic stories

  • Wolves
    Wild Things
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Beacon photographer's work on display at Current starting Dec. 10

  • The Cartoon
    The Cartoon
    By Dave Coverly, Contributor

    Worth one laugh...

  • Phil Geoffrey Bond
    5 Questions: Phil Geoffrey Bond
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Garrison resident is host of "Sondheim Unplugged"

  • Audrey Lewis and Jonah Mensch
    It’s Showtime at Beacon
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Holiday Inn opens Dec. 3

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Columnists

  • Merandy Early Murphy
    Reporter’s Notebook: A Changing of the Guard in Cold Spring
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    What it takes to serve a village

  • Butternut and Romesco Mash
    Mouths to Feed: If Wishes Were Dishes
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    A mash with “more-ish-ness”

  • gardening books
    Roots and Shoots: Gardener Gift Guide
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Unexpected gifts they'll actually use

  • Roast Chicken & Butternut Squash with Turkish Spices, Feta & Pistachios
    Small, Good Things: Come Together
    By Joe Dizney, Food Columnist

    Turning a few recent themes - cider, squash, Turkish spices - into something new

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Special Reports

  • Young boy with empty bowl
    Hunger in the Highlands
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    First in a series

  • 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

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Obituaries

  • Louis Pataki Jr.
    Louis Pataki Jr. (1941-2021)
    By Staff

    Astronomy professor and older brother of governor

  • Carla Lindsay
    Carla Giuffrida (1946-2021)
    By Staff

    Beacon resident was fiber artist, teacher

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Agnes Maleakas, Lorraine Malone, Jay Mosher, Vincent Nenni, Jerry Rodriquez

  • candles
    Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    William Blacknall, Harold Conley, Lucrecia Cooper, Illyana Fleming

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Sports

  • Matteo Cervone
    Preview: Boys’ Basketball
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Bulldogs lose season opener in OT

  • Aaron Pegues
    Preview: Beacon Wrestling
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Bulldogs drop opener to Valley Central

  • Varsity Scoreboard logo
    Varsity Scoreboard
    By Staff

    Haldane and Beacon results through Dec. 1

  • Chase Green
    Boys’ Soccer Honors
    By Staff

    Haldane, Beacon players named to All-Section teams

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Coronavirus Updates

  • Child vaccination
    Latest Coronavirus Update
    By Staff

    State launches $539 million mortgage assistance program 

  • 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

  • Metro-North track damage
    Slower Trains, More Frustration
    By Lily Zuckerman, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Metro-North still recovering from pandemic, Ida

  • Maya Gelber (left) and Olivia Flanagan
    Haldane Students, Staff Return as Changed People
    By Violeta Edwards Salas, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Pandemic affected social growth while altering perspectives

  • Elks Lodge
    Elks Scholarships Open
    By Staff

    Applicants must file with Beacon lodge

  • heather and megan hopkins
    A Family That Commutes Together…
    By Lily Zuckerman, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

    Garrison mom, daughter travel together on Metro-North

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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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