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

September 21, 2021


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Monthly Archives: August 2021

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Beacon News

Beacon Police Blotter

By Staff | August 31, 2021

Select incidents from July and August

Around Town
onthespot 8.31.21

On The Spot

By Michael Turton, Reporter | August 31, 2021

What’s in your favorite summer fruit bowl?

Columnists
The 11-year-old, committed at the moment to going to cosmetology school, colors her hair using tin foil and Manic Panic.

Kid Friendly: College Expectations

By Katie Hellmuth Martin, Columnist | August 31, 2021

What it really means to go – or not go – to college

Columnists
Okra with Shallots and Cherry Tomatoes

Small, Good Things: The Thing About Okra …

By Joe Dizney, Food Columnist | August 31, 2021

A summer stir-fry that’s not at all sticky

Arts & Leisure
Barbara Smith Gioia

Slightly Off-Kilter

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 30, 2021

Artist’s new show cultivates fragments — of her own work

Arts & Leisure
The Garage Gallery

Garage Art

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 30, 2021

New gallery raises its door in Beacon

Around Town
Lydia Chan

A Focus on Focus

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 30, 2021

Program designed to help students catch up

Philipstown News
hydrant

Cold Spring Schedules Hydrant Flush

By Staff | August 30, 2021

Continues through end of week

Obituaries
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Beacon Obituaries

By Staff | August 28, 2021

Sable Fields, Barbara Scofield, Robert Webber Jr.

Around Town
Baby and Dog

Baby and Dog

By Staff | August 28, 2021

Not just a baby, not just a dog, but both…

Arts & Leisure
Book clubs

Start Reading Now

By Staff | August 28, 2021

September book club selections

Arts & Leisure
Cartoon

The Cartoon

By Dave Coverly, Contributor | August 28, 2021

Worth one laugh …

Philipstown News

Mutual Aid: Covering a ‘Brother Officer’s’ Back

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | August 28, 2021

It means reinforcing, not replacing, other cops, Burke says

5 Questions
Sue Downes

5 Questions: Sue Downes

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | August 28, 2021

Garrison resident is cybersecurity expert

Beacon News

Beacon Train Lot to Close for Repaving

By Staff | August 28, 2021

Lot on river side of tracks will remain open

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  • Roots and Shoots: Fall Planting and Fertilizer

    What to plant as the weather gets coolerRoots and Shoots: Fall Planting and Fertilizer was first posted on September 21, 2021 at 7:47 am.

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  • Mouths to Feed: Pear Apparent

    A long-ago visit to Philipstown bears fruitMouths to Feed: Pear Apparent was first posted on September 21, 2021 at 6:58 am.

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  • Reporter’s Notebook: New Year, Old Concerns

    Mask neglect, unvaccinated students risk another shutdownReporter’s Notebook: New Year, Old Concerns was first posted on September 18, 2021 at 7:41 am.

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