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

February 27, 2021






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Mars

The Highland’s Martian Connection

By Michael Turton, Reporter | 23 hours ago

Haldane grad will analyze samples from surface 

A Fun Afternoon at Winter Hill

Sights and sounds from a day of sledding

Walking to Boscobel

Boscobel trail

Trail Committee outlines three options for path

Drug World COVID-19 Update

Drug World

Vaccine in short supply; quick test available

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Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
Latest Coronavirus Update
Putnam Says Sheriff Not Cooperating with Review

Beacon News

  • The Beacon line
    Metro-North To ‘Abandon’ Beacon Line
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Could be converted to join rail trail network

  • train wreck
    Looking Back in Beacon
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

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

  • The Shovels of Beacon
    By Staff

    Once you notice them, they're everywhere

  • Casino Wants Newburgh Gambling Hall
    By Staff

    Resorts World envisions video lottery at shopping mall

  • Dutchess map
    Dutchess Redistricting Reform Delayed
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Commission stymied by lack of census data 

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Philipstown News

  • Boscobel trail
    Walking to Boscobel
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Trail Committee outlines three options for path

  • Mars
    The Highland’s Martian Connection
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Haldane grad will analyze samples from surface 

  • Robert Langley
    Putnam Says Sheriff Not Cooperating with Review
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Montgomery accuses Republicans of election-year politics

  • cold-spring-drone
    Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Police survey; fire company makes big purchase

  • Cold Spring and Nelsonville Fine-Tune Airbnb Rules
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Proposed laws would require owners get permits

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Coronavirus Updates

  • Drug World
    Drug World COVID-19 Update
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Vaccine in short supply; quick test available

  • Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
    By Staff

    State, local health departments to develop vaccination clinics for residents 65 and older

  • Debbie Brennen
    The Vaccinated Hope and Wait
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Residents say they still exercise caution

  • Pharmacies Expand Vaccine Role
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    CVS, Walgreens to start with 40K doses a week

  • Vaccine Updates
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    State receives more vaccines; expands eligibility

  • Wingate at Beacon
    No Respite for Nursing Homes
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    State reveals hospital deaths in response to report

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Around Town

  • Stream
    Free Trees (Must Provide Stream)
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Deadline approaches for tributary program

  • The New York State Capitol building in Albany
    Should This Be a Law?
    By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor

    Bills focus on Beacon sewage, mobile polling, Indian Point

  • Alone Together
    The Week Ahead
    By Pamela Doan, Columnist

    Calendar highlights from Feb. 27 to March 6

  • Around Town (Photos)
    By Staff

    The road to freedom, be careful, give blood, chicken visit, new helper

  • Real Estate Market Report
    By Staff

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

  • onthespot 2.23.21
    On The Spot
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Are you handy around the house, or pretty inept?

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Arts & Leisure

  • The Cartoon
    By Dave Coverly, Contributor

    Worth one laugh ...

  • Rediscovering Susan Weil
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Ice House will mount solo show by 90-year-old artist

  • Dwight Garner
    5 Questions: Dwight Garner
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    Former Garrison resident is author of "Garner’s Quotations"

  • Corinne Chateau
    The Family Secret
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Garrison filmmaker searches for her roots

  • Dead End Beverly
    Something You Don’t Know About Me: Angela Devine and Daniel Rayner
    By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor

    Cold Spring retirees who perform as Dead End Beverly

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Columnists

  • Reporter’s Notebook: We All Could Have Died
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Nine Philipstown residents who flirted with the Grim Reaper

  • Salmon with Harissa-Yogurt Sauce
    Mouths to Feed: Good, Better, Best
    By Celia Barbour, Food Columnist

    "Salmon the good way" meets its match

  • Graham Mountain
    Out There: You Just Climbed Two Mountains
    By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter

    The 35 Catskill High Peaks are down to 33

  • Putnam County courthouse
    Editor’s Notebook: The Meeting Before the Meeting
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    The Open Meetings Law (and how to get around it)

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Special Reports

  • 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

  • COVID 2021: What Lies Ahead?
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    A look at health, education and the economy

  • Revolutionary War Battle Rages in Fishkill
    By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter

    Critics oppose themed tourist complex on historic site

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Current Conversations

  • 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

  • Dave Merandy
    Current Conversation: Dave Merandy
    By Michael Turton, Reporter

    Cold Spring mayor on challenges of 2020 and 2021

  • Current Conversation: Lee Kyriacou
    By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor

    Beacon mayor on challenges of 2020 and 2021

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High Schools

  • News About News
    By Ezra Beato, Correspondent

    Local teens shun traditional sources

  • cold-spring-drone
    No Place Like Home?
    By Ezra Beato, Correspondent

    Haldane students prefer to see the world first

  • Testing in the Age of COVID
    By Rachel Thorne, Correspondent

    Some say unfair during pandemic

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Sports

  • Beacon swimming
    Varsity Roundup
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    The latest on swimming, basketball, track and bowling

  • Renegades Release 2021 Schedule
    By Chip Rowe, Editor

    Will play in ‘High A’ East league

  • Battle of the Tunnel
    Battle(s) of the Tunnel
    By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter

    Haldane and Beacon face off in first games of season

  • haldane-trophy
    Haldane Boys Claim Tunnel Trophy
    By Staff

    Beacon girls defeat Haldane twice to start 2-0

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Obituaries

  • Murray Prescott
    Murray Prescott Sr. (1937-2021)
    By Staff

    Owned Murray's Service Station, Garrison school custodian

  • Gil Tarbox
    Gil Tarbox
    By Staff

    Army veteran behind Daniel Ninham Pow Wow

  • Philipstown Obituaries
    By Staff

    Dorothy Bolte, Penelope Wilson

  • Beacon Obituaries
    By Staff

    Anna Burke, Genevieve Hart

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Videos

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

    Sights and sounds from a traditional day of sledding and other fun at Winter Hill in Garrison.

  • Snow Moments
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Scenes from amid a winter storm, shot in Garrison on Feb. 1

  • A Brief Stop at the Mighty Niagara
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

    Need to take a break? Enjoy this video I shot at Niagara Falls.

  • Fireworks at Dutchess Stadium
    By Ross Corsair, Photographer

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Letters to Editor

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Recent Comments

  • Jeff Mikkelson on 5 Questions: Jeff Mikkelson: “I enjoyed the comments from readers about the New York Health Act in response to 5 Questions. A robust debate…” Feb 27, 10:46
  • Leonard Lindros Jr. on Letters: Shakespeare Plans: “Aside from all of the abuses to our countryside, why must we continue to lose tax revenue here in Philipstown?…” Feb 27, 10:21

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  • Week of Feb. 26

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