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August 01, 2021


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Monthly Archives: July 2020

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coronavirus

State Sends Dutchess, Putnam Funds for COVID Tracers

By Staff | July 31, 2020

Also distributes money to expand flu vaccinations

Arts & Leisure
RiverWinds Gallery

RiverWinds Gallery in Beacon to Close

By Staff | July 31, 2020

‘The pandemic has done us in’

Philipstown News
James Schiller

St. Christopher’s Names New Director

By Staff | July 31, 2020

Leaves Bronx nonprofit after 27 years

Around Town

Highlands Parks Receive Nearly $200K

By Staff | July 31, 2020

State grants go to Bannerman, Fahnestock, Little Stony Point

Dutchess Forms Police Reform Committees

By Staff | July 31, 2020

Will prepare plan to submit to state

Around Town

Hurricane Could Bring High Winds to Hudson Valley

By Staff | July 31, 2020

Isaias may be headed toward NYC area

Obituaries

Beacon Obituaries

By Staff | July 31, 2020

Adela Dubiel, Rafaela Ducasse, Reinaldo Martinez, Joseph Powell

Coronavirus Updates
Town Board-22 July 2020

Coronavirus Update (July)

By Staff | July 31, 2020

The latest developments from Beacon and Philipstown

Beacon News

Black Lives Matter Protest, July 25

By Alejandro Lopez, Freelance Photographer | July 31, 2020

More photos from march and rally

Around Town
The Big Lebowski, this weekend at Story Screen Drive-In

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | July 31, 2020

Selected calendar highlights between August 1 and 8

Around Town
Sargent School

Waiting Game

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | July 31, 2020

Parents and educators anticipate verdict on school re-opening

Philipstown News
Cassie Traina

Cold Spring Activist Speaks Out

By Michael Turton, Reporter | July 31, 2020

Haldane grad stresses need for ‘lateral information’ 

Philipstown News
The Putnam County Golf Course

Putnam Sees Glimmer of Fiscal Hope

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 31, 2020

Golf a bright spot in otherwise dim forecast

Coronavirus Updates
masks

Stop That Maskless Man!

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | July 31, 2020

Highlands shop owners say nearly everyone complies

Beacon News
Beacon police car

Beacon Appoints Police Chief Search Committee

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | July 31, 2020

City Council hires consultant to find candidates

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  • Looking Back in Beacon

    What happened this month 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 years agoLooking Back in Beacon was first posted on July 31, 2021 at 1:34 pm.

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    Bulldogs bite Mount Pleasant 13-3Playoffs: 14U Beacon Baseball Advances, 11U Falls was first posted on July 30, 2021 at 11:55 am.

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    Dutchess, Putnam among police agencies that tested photo recognition appIt Never Forgets a Face was first posted on July 30, 2021 at 11:04 am.

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