youth donation

YOUTH ACADEMY SUPPORT — The Beacon Elks Lodge No. 1493 recently donated $200 to the Beacon Police Department’s Summer Youth Academy, a free, weeklong program for students entering grades 9 to 12 that provides an introduction to careers in law enforcement. (Photo provided)

Reporting on climate

REPORTING ON CLIMATE — Joey Asher, a reporter for The Current, led a workshop during the Youth Climate Summit last month at the Garrison School to assist fifth- and sixth-graders in creating their own online journal about the event.  (Photo provided)

Solomon retires

SOLOMON RETIRES — The Hastings Center in Garrison on June 1 hosted a farewell party for Millie Solomon (left), its president, who retired. She was presented by Siofra Vizzi, manager of individual giving and special events, with a proclamation giving her the title of president emeritus. (Photo by Charles Porter)

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