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August 2011

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Hit Jingle-Makers and Songwriters

by Staff August 10, 2011May 3, 2014 Why you can trust The Current

Buskin & Batteau to Perform in Kent

Posted inPhilipstown News

Town Re-Opens Historic Protection and Ridgeline Zoning Issues

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 10, 2011August 30, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

County presence at Butterfield Hospital site also discussed

Posted inAround Town

Jazz Vespers in Concert: Summer Series

by Staff August 10, 2011September 20, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

The beat goes on at Philipstown.info

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Scrapbooking Workshop at Boscobel

by Staff August 9, 2011May 3, 2014 Why you can trust The Current

Create and Preserve a Personal History

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Moo Moo’s Not Cowed by Gloomy Economic Forecasts

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 9, 2011June 20, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

New home-made ice cream shop next to Hudson House

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Little League Baseball Returns to Philipstown

by Staff August 8, 2011October 31, 2013 Why you can trust The Current

Little League registration now open

Posted inSports

Philipstown Pop Warner Hawks Football; Cheer Open 2011 Season

by Staff August 7, 2011September 20, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

This year they are fielding three tackle teams and a cheer squad

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The Life of a Civil War Soldier

by Staff August 6, 2011May 3, 2014 Why you can trust The Current

Civil War encampments and the history of the “Duryee Zouaves “

Posted inPhilipstown News

Sen. Ball Tells Town Board of Albany Reform

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 6, 2011August 30, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Tax Caps, “Fracking,” and More

Posted inPhilipstown News

Once a Farm is Lost It Seldom Comes Back

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 6, 2011March 28, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Panel discusses farming in the Hudson Valley past and present

Posted inArts & Leisure

Much Comedy From a Single Error

Avatar photo by Michael Mell August 5, 2011January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

HVSF Presents The Comedy of Errors

Posted inArts & Leisure

Russian-born Tenor and Pianist to Perform at Chapel

by Staff August 5, 2011March 28, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Tenor Viktor Antipenko and pianist Eugene Sirotkine

Posted inAround Town

Junior Firefighters Graduate and Celebrate

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 4, 2011August 30, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Youngsters participated in the ninth annual academy

Posted inAround Town

Same-sex Marriage Draws Low-key Interest in Philipstown

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 3, 2011August 30, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Few requests since law took effect.

Posted inAround Town

HHLT Earns Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity Seal

by Staff August 3, 2011March 28, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Standards apply to publicly soliciting organizations that are tax exempt

Posted inArts & Leisure

In Process Collaboration Between HVSF and Depot Theatre Returns for Second Season

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 3, 2011July 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Highlights include ten-minute play festival, improv, stand-up, cabaret and one-man show from Jason O’Connell

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Letter: Fracking With Our Future

by Contributor August 2, 2011December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What do the great dust bowl, T. Boone Pickens, Texas Law and the Ogallala Aquifer have to do with fracking in New York State?

Posted inArts & Leisure

Electric Projected: Music and Projected Animation in Beacon

by Staff August 2, 2011January 16, 2015 Why you can trust The Current

Dancing in the streets in Beacon

Posted inPhilipstown News

Village Board Sends Complaints to Fire Company Through Lawyer

Avatar photo by Kevin E. Foley August 1, 2011January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Fire company refuses to consider any village communication that does not come from the full board

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Blood Drive Aug. 5

by Staff August 1, 2011July 8, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Blood center in need of donations

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