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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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Monthly Archives: October 2015

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Beacon News

City of Beacon to Begin Leaf Pick-up

By Staff | October 31, 2015

Transfer Station open for other items

Around Town

Lions Club to Host Election Day Luncheon

By Staff | October 31, 2015

Director of West Point’s Center for Oral History will speak

Arts & Leisure

Julie Anne Mann: The Materials Inform the Narrative

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | October 31, 2015

Joint show with Cali Gorevic opens Nov. 5

Around Town

Princesses and Ghouls Take Over Main

By Staff | October 31, 2015

Halloween parade on Oct. 24 draws familiar faces

Arts & Leisure

Paul Robeson Returns to Peekskill, on Stage

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | October 31, 2015

Solo show channels famed singer and activist

Around Town

New Cancer Support Group for Women

By Staff | October 31, 2015

To focus on premature menopause after treatment

Around Town

A Tourist’s Take on 1796 America

By Staff | October 31, 2015

Lecture will follow travels of ambassador’s wife

Around Town

Health Exchange Registration Opens

By Staff | October 30, 2015

Counselors available to help select plan

Around Town

Philipstown Rec Announces Winter Classes

By Staff | October 30, 2015

Registration open for residents

Around Town

Students Take Vital Signs of Hudson River

By Staff | October 30, 2015

Land Trust program puts middle-schoolers at riverside

Letters to Editor

Letter: Give Credit Where Credit is Due

By Contributor | October 30, 2015

Scuccimarra overlooked in coverage of forum

Around Town

Peekskill Project 6, Part 2, Nov. 1

By Staff | October 30, 2015

New unveilings and performances

Philipstown News

Francisco Appointed Planning Board Chair

By Michael Turton, Reporter | October 30, 2015

Bowman and Fadde object; call for Molloy to be interim

Beacon News

Beacon Group Seeks Prison Dialogue

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | October 30, 2015

Inmate’s death prompts calls for prosecution, reform

Around Town

Write All Day

By Staff | October 30, 2015

Susan Wallach to host one-day workshop

Around Town

Philipstown Recycling Center Open Saturdays

By Staff | October 29, 2015

Accepts paper, computers and electronic equipment

Around Town

Bricks Available for Betty Budney Memorial

By Staff | October 29, 2015

Town organizing area to remember former board member

Food

Cook On: A Toast to France

By Mary Ann Ebner, Contributor | October 28, 2015

Cool weather calls for hearty dishes and red wine

Around Town

Nature Museum Offers Halloween Trail

By Staff | October 27, 2015

Children challenged to find “spooky” signs of nature

Around Town

Veterans Invited to Chow Down

By Staff | October 27, 2015

Senators, Odell and Vet2Vet host event

Around Town

Pumpkins Set Library Aglow

By Staff | October 26, 2015

Cold weather didn’t discourage carvers

Letters to Editor

Letters: Candidate Endorsements

By Contributor | October 26, 2015

Voters make their case for county and Philipstown candidates

Around Town

Paramount to Screen Rocky Horror on Oct. 30

By Staff | October 26, 2015

Costume party will precede midnight show

Around Town

Movies That Matter to Screen Food Chains

By Staff | October 26, 2015

Documentary examines human cost of food supply

Around Town

Brother O’Hara’s Photos on Exhibit at Graymoor

By Staff | October 26, 2015

Focus on Pope Francis’s encyclical on environment

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