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2024

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School Board Petitions Due

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Elections scheduled for May 21

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Allegedly charged $12,000 on company card

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Wild episode ends near Newburgh-Beacon Bridge

Congress
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How They Voted (Congress)

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Select votes by local members of Congress through April 12

Richie Kaplan of Max's on Main posed this week with a photo of his brother, Harvey, who died last year. They opened the bar and restaurant in 2006. Photo by Ross Corsair
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Max’s on Main to Close

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Beacon building sold; last day is April 21

Project Director Theresa Dobrash, owners Kamel and Lena Jamal and Creative Director Mallory Lemieux pose outside at The Station in Beacon this past fall, when the building was the site of marijuana “showcases.” File photo by Michael Turton
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Restaurateur approved to open dispensary

A photo of the 2024 eclipse, taken at the Adirondack Sky Center in Tupper Lake by Cold Spring resident Aaron Freimark
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Out There: Cloudy, With a Chance of Awe

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 12, 2024May 24, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

We traveled 300 miles for the totality, but the weather had other ideas

HHFT says the riverside trail north of Little Stony Point, shown here in an architect’s rendering, would include a boulder edge and planted buffer. (SCAPE)
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Fjord Trail: Access Would Be Limited if Overrun

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‘Heart’ of trail to lie north of Breakneck

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Haldane, Garrison at Odds Over Tuition

Avatar photo by Joey Asher April 12, 2024May 24, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring district says no to set rate

Alison Rooney, holding one of the last of her nearly 2,000 Current articles Photo by Brooke Phillips
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Reporter’s Notebook: Bye Bye, Byline

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Our intrepid arts editor bids farewell

Vote results
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Republicans say date change usurps sovereignty

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Garrison School Names Superintendent

Avatar photo by Joey Asher April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Hires administrator from southern Westchester

Beacon catcher Bryana Kelliher makes a tag on an O'Neill runner.
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Avatar photo by Nick Robbins April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The latest in baseball, softball, track and field, golf and tennis

Charlotte Bowen during rehearsal Photo by Kekoa Baysa
Posted inArts & Leisure

Fantastic Phantom

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 12, 2024April 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon Players to perform ‘king of all musicals’

City Administrator Chris White (center) grips a protest banner so that it cannot be unfurled during a swearing-in ceremony at Memorial Building on Jan. 6. (File photo by Una Hoppe)
Posted inBeacon News

NYCLU Weighs In On Beacon Protest

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Administrator criticized over response during swearing-in

Black-Eyed Pea & Sweet Potato Soup 
Posted inFood

Small, Good Things: Get Lucky!

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Black-eyed peas aren’t just for January 1st

Beacon City Hall
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Parking Hearing Likely to Continue

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Proposal includes reduced minimum requirements

Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Amanda Jane

Avatar photo by Joey Asher April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon resident is aerialist, “target girl” for The Great Throwdini

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Posted inAround Town

High School Seniors in Limbo Over College Aid

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Problems plague new federal form

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Posted inObituaries

Linda Brucato (1945-2024)

by Staff April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring resident was high school teacher

Posted inCalendar

The Week Ahead

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Calendar highlights from April 13 to 21

candles
Posted inObituaries

Beacon Obituaries

by Staff April 12, 2024April 21, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

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Garrison Land Being Transferred to State

by Staff April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

OSI, Scenic Hudson ask court to clear title

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Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

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