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

January 28, 2021






The Highlands Current (https://highlandscurrent.org/2020/02/)

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Monthly Archives: February 2020

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Around Town

Insulin: A High-Priced Shot at Life

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | February 29, 2020

State considers cap to slow rising cost of drug

Philipstown News

A Safer, Sustainable Fahnestock

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | February 29, 2020

Improved road and trail-access projects set to begin

Beacon News
soup preparation

Comfort Food

By Ross Corsair, Photographer | February 29, 2020

Volunteers make and sell soup to benefit Green4Greens

5 Questions

5 Questions: Fran Levenson

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | February 29, 2020

Former director of National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing

Arts & Leisure

The Cartoon

By Dave Coverly, Contributor | February 29, 2020

Worth one laugh …

Puzzles

SudoCurrent 056

By Staff | February 29, 2020

Our weekly sudoku …

Arts & Leisure

Start Reading Now

By Staff | February 29, 2020

March book club selections

Beacon News

Looking Back in Beacon

By Chip Rowe, Editor | February 29, 2020

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

Around Town

Real Estate Market Report

By Staff | February 29, 2020

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

Arts & Leisure

One Poem a Day Won’t Kill You

By Staff | February 28, 2020

Desmond-Fish and The Current revive poetry event

Sports

Seasons End for Beacon Hoops

By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter | February 28, 2020

Boys and girls both fall in first round of tournament

Sports
Kaleb Istvan

Beacon Runner Wins 55-Meter Title

By Staff | February 28, 2020

Kaleb Istvan will compete at states on March 7

Philipstown News

Growing Older at Home

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | February 28, 2020

Group wants to help residents ‘age in place’

Philipstown News

Putnam Turns its Focus to Airbnb

By Holly Crocco, Reporter | February 28, 2020

Legislators discuss wisdom of adding room tax

Beacon News

A Lifeline for The Underground

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | February 28, 2020

Customers come to aid of Beacon comic shop

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