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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.

Posted inAround Town

Manitoga Appoints Jean-Paul Maitinsky as New Director

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 24, 2011January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

New director for Manitoga

Posted inArts & Leisure

Haldane High School Takes Part in “Poetry Out Loud” Contest

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 23, 2011September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane students move on to regionals

Posted inArts & Leisure

Man of Steely Determination

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 22, 2011July 7, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Actor Dominic Pace wants to be the next Lex Luthor

Posted inArts & Leisure

Music TracksDrew Scecina and ‘a few buddies’ sing, strum, drum at the Depot Theatre

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 19, 2011January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Music Tracks presents Drew Scecina and Friends

Posted inArts & Leisure

Jaguars are the Subject of Audubon Talk

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 18, 2011January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Jaguars vary in size, color, patterns, and characteristics

Posted inAround Town

New Inductees are Welcomed into Haldane's Honor Society

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 15, 2011September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Leadership, character, service and scholarship

Posted inArts & Leisure

Community Spirit of the BEAHIVE

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 14, 2011August 15, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Eco-workspace is also a nucleus for assisting the region

Posted inArts & Leisure

Blades, Spills, Zambonis: Ice Skating Season at Bear Mountain

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 8, 2011January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Ice skating season at Bear Mountain State Park

Posted inArts & Leisure

Endings (But Not Really) and Beginnings

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 3, 2011September 30, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Van Brunt Gallery closes and Hudson Hil’s opens

Posted inColumnists

Alison Rooney

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 31, 2010June 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Six months old.  Funny how similar the six-month-old Philipstown.info feels to a six-month-old baby: flushed with excitement about sitting up, balancing and staying upright— albeit with a few wobbles; grabbing at what’s just beyond reach and most of the time getting it; a torrent of sounds and grins. A nice age to be; a place […]

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Farewell for Now, See You in Spring

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 31, 2010September 30, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown Farm Market closes for season

Posted inArts & Leisure

Marina Gallery is Home to Both a Gallery and a Restoration Studio

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 29, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Exhibit of works by 11 regional artists on display through end of January

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The Cameras Are Rolling

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 27, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

On Camera Workshop classes provide technique for film and television

Posted inArts & Leisure

Nutcrackers, Nutcrackers and More Nutcrackers!

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 22, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Linda LeMon welcomed’s kindergartners into her home to view her collection of nutcrackers

Posted inArts & Leisure

Saunders History Contest Trains the Next Generation of Researchers

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 21, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown provides fertile grounds for a history competition in which keeping it very local is one of the stipulations.

Posted inArts & Leisure

Strengthening the Core with Jerome Downey at St. Basil's

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 20, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

It’s kind of impossible to wiggle out of those New Year’s get-in-shape resolutions with Jerome Downey

Posted inAround Town

Yuletide Tea and the Trimmings at Boscobel

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 18, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

“Yuletide Teas” are a hit with visitors to Boscobel.

Posted inArts & Leisure

Wrap Artists Help with Toys for Hospitalized Children

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 15, 2010September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Members of Haldane’s National Honor Society lend a hand in wrapping toys donated through their Toy Drive

Posted inArts & Leisure

Behind the Counter: David Bass at Grand Dry Cleaners

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 13, 2010September 30, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

“My ultimate goal is start my own church.”

Posted inArts & Leisure

Wit and Banter Abound in Haldane’s ‘The Man Who Came To Dinner’

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 8, 2010March 28, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Two performances only, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

Posted inArts & Leisure

Holiday Boutique Time at Desmond-Fish Library

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 7, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Holiday sale continues.

Posted inArts & Leisure

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 4, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

With Art, That’s How

Posted inPhilipstown News

John Adams Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 3, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Environmental steward and former Garrison resident is honored by President Obama

Posted inArts & Leisure

Depot Youth Theatre Presents 'A Christmas Carol'

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 2, 2010January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

What the story means to the young actors

Posted inArts & Leisure

Cold Spring, Candlelight, Charity, Cheer

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 30, 2010December 6, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring By Candlelight, the annual early December event which heralds the holiday season in Philipstown

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