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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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It’s a Lonely Job, But Writers Find Company

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 21, 2018January 19, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Literary salon provides audience, connections

Posted inAround Town

Could It Be Diabetes?

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 17, 2018September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Millions of Americans don’t realize they are afflicted

Posted inArts & Leisure

Slambovian and Son

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 14, 2018January 12, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Guitar duo makes sparks fly at Towne Crier

Posted inArts & Leisure

Birders in Winter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 13, 2018January 12, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Audubon plans cold-weather excursions

Posted inSports

Haldane Basketball Hopes to Defeat Juvenile Diabetes

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 9, 2018January 6, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Game will raise funds to fight disease some Blue Devils know well

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Movie Music Magic

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 8, 2018January 6, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Improv bootcamp will score short films

Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Steve Blamires

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 6, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Native of Scotland, shipboard historian, expedition leader

Posted inArts & Leisure

The Woman in Charge of the Tattoo Suit

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 3, 2018January 2, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring resident is longtime scenic and makeup artist

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Cloth and Memory

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 2, 2018January 4, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Four artists weave the past into art

Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Lindy Labriola

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 30, 2017December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Studying climate change inside Arctic Circle

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Making Music Together

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 28, 2017December 22, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Toddlers shake, rattle, roll in Nelsonville

Posted inAround Town

Bringing Vision to Others, and Themselves

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 24, 2017December 22, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown volunteers trek to Peru to offer eye tests

Posted inArts & Leisure

Grocery Gallery

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 19, 2017December 16, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Sixth-grade artists fill Foodtown windows

Posted inArts & Leisure

Over the Hump

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 18, 2017December 15, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Workshops designed to push projects along

Posted inAround Town

First Presbyterian Welcomes New Minister

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 17, 2017July 21, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Alabama native joins Cold Spring church

Posted inArts & Leisure

50 Great Photos

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 16, 2017December 15, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Winning shots from Garrison Art Center’s biennial show

Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Jackie Grant

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 16, 2017December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Retired Hudson Highlands Nature Museum director

Posted inArts & Leisure

Digital Frontier

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 10, 2017December 8, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison library to add innovation, technology lab

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The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Beacon Art

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 9, 2017December 8, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Nonprofit celebrates 15 years with exhibit

Posted inArts & Leisure

A Classic Holiday Dance

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 3, 2017December 1, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison student lands role in Nutcracker

Posted inArts & Leisure

The Paws that Refresh

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 3, 2017December 1, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Artist finds inspiration in four-legged friends

Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Darren Scala

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 3, 2017December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Owner of D. Thomas Fine Miniatures

Posted inArts & Leisure

A Curious Incident

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 26, 2017November 25, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane to present play about seeing the world in unexpected ways

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5 Questions: Emily Lombardo Nastasi

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 25, 2017December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Boscobel docent leads candlelit tours

Posted inArts & Leisure

Women Who Blossom

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 19, 2017November 17, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

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