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

January 25, 2021


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Monthly Archives: October 2020

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Philipstown News
Parrott Street

A Quiet Night on Parrott Street

By Staff | October 31, 2020

Halloween night subdued during pandemic

Around Town

On the Spot

By Michael Turton, Reporter | October 31, 2020

What has been your best Halloween costume?

Coronavirus Updates (October)

By Staff | October 31, 2020

Uptick in cases in Putnam and Dutchess counties

Beacon News
Anderson-Tejera

Dutchess Names Inclusion Officer

By Staff | October 31, 2020

Tasked with increasing diversity in workforce

Letters to Editor
Norway maple

Letter: Tree Removal

By Contributor | October 31, 2020

Writer: Do we need to take down so many on Parrott Street?

Puzzles

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By Staff | October 31, 2020

Our weekly sudoku …

Sports

Boys’ Soccer Roundup

By Skip Pearlman, Sports Reporter | October 31, 2020

Undefeated Bulldogs clinch their fifth consecutive league title

Beacon News
Beacon police car

Beacon Officials Cite ‘Flat’ Police Spending

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | October 31, 2020

But critics note 10 percent increase since 2018

Beacon News
George McKie

Life at 99

By Michael Turton, Reporter | October 31, 2020

A milestone birthday in Beacon

Philipstown News

Another Nelsonville Lawsuit

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | October 31, 2020

Cell-tower neighbor files action over access road

5 Questions
Colin Dickey

5 Questions: Colin Dickey

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 31, 2020

Conspiracies, monsters, and the infamous “Lawndale Incident”

Coronavirus Updates
Mary Roth

Home Alone

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | October 30, 2020

As the pandemic moves into winter, more seniors face isolation

Coronavirus Updates

Close Quarters

By Chip Rowe, Editor | October 30, 2020

Is the COVID shutdown driving more people to divorce?

Coronavirus Updates

When Will This Be Over?

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | October 30, 2020

A public-health professor discusses COVID-19 vaccines

Arts & Leisure
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Parade in the Paper

By Teresa Lagerman, Community Manager | October 30, 2020

There were no Halloween processions this year in the Highlands — but wait, are you sure?

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  • Aaron Freimark on Haldane Superintendent Tests Positive: “What a horrible comment from someone who lives far outside the district, utterly uninformed of the thorough job Dr. Benante…” Jan 24, 16:32
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