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News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

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Alison Rooney

Alison RooneyArts Editor

Rooney was the arts editor for The Current since its founding in 2010 through April 2024. A playwright, she has lived in Cold Spring since 1999. She is a graduate of Binghamton University, where she majored in history.

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‘The American Dream Has Always Been Rigged’

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

New novel examines the downwardly mobile

Solstad House
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Beacon to the Rescue

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

New shop survives because of early sales

Posted inColumnists

Reporter’s Notebook: The Art of Arts

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Highlights from 10 years of coverage

"Beacon Theater (with self-portrait)"
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Sam DiTullo

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Paintings of the Beacon of yesteryear

John Lane in 1989
Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: John Lane

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 29, 2020July 1, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring lawyer recalls his time as a barrister

Lisa Rasic and Gayle Slonim
Posted inArts & Leisure

Pandemic Pivot

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Entrepreneur pushes ahead with beauty line, despite uncertainty

Parcel Flower Company
Posted inArts & Leisure

Flower Power

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison florist grows stock all over town

Echo Storefront
Posted inBeacon News

Take a Number

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 20, 2020June 21, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon store invites window shopping

Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Steve Schweikhart

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 19, 2020July 1, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane soccer coach takes stock

Church
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

An architect turned photographer with a solid foundation in composition

Eric Richter
Posted inPhilipstown News

Exit Interview: Eric Richter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

English teacher retires after 36 years at Haldane High School

The Real World: Paris"
Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Cecile Weiland

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 15, 2020January 30, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

“Sometimes the people living in the house don’t know that a murder took place there.”

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Posted inArts & Leisure

Pandemic Postcards

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison Art Center solicits art by mail

Marieken Cochius
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Marieken Cochius

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

“Ever since I was young, I came home with things in my pockets: feathers, moss, clovers.”

Colm O'Shea
Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Colm O’Shea

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 6, 2020June 5, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writing instructor once recruited people off the street

Marika Blossfeldt
Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Marika Blossfeldt

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 6, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon chef has new cookbook

Lady L
Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Lithgow Osborne

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 2, 2020August 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The short but glamorous career of Lady L

Joseph Radoccia
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Joe Radoccia

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon painter portrays LGBTQ ‘elders’

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Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Amy Murray

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 23, 2020May 22, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Specialist in crops from an earlier time

Annalyse and Ryan
Posted inArts & Leisure

Can’t Stop the Music

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

SongSmith, which celebrates local performers, continues online

Entwine
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Kristen Clancy

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Young Beacon artist has first “window” show

Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Megan Shea

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 19, 2020May 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

A feminist scholar at a conservative law firm

Beth Weintraub
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Beth Weintraub

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 16, 2020May 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Known for etched metal plates, but color work also treasured

Gary Arceri
Posted inPhilipstown News

After 34 Years, Antique Shop and Gallery to Close

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 15, 2020May 22, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Downtown and Ellen Hayden Gallery victims of crisis

Ivy Meeropol
Posted inArts & Leisure

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Ivy Meeropol

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 10, 2020May 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

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