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

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This piece is by a contributor to The Current who is not on staff. Typically this is because it is a letter to the editor or a guest column.

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Letter: Earthquake in PR

by Contributor January 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Island devastated; please lend support

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Letter: Bonus Pay

by Contributor January 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Aren’t meetings part of the job?

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Letter: Nelsonville Cell Tower

by Contributor January 3, 2020September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Telecom industry is used to getting its way

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Letter: Note of Thanks

by Contributor December 10, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Grateful for first responders in Philipstown

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Letter: Ban Leaf Blowers

by Contributor December 6, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Anyone with me on this?

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Letter: Short-Term Rentals

by Contributor November 8, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Keep an open mind about Airbnb

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Reader Endorsements: Beacon Council

by Contributor October 29, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers offer support for council candidates

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Reader Endorsements: Putnam County Judge

by Contributor October 25, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers offer support for judicial candidates

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Reader Endorsements: Philipstown Election

by Contributor October 25, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers offer support for council, clerk candidates

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Reader Endorsements: Cold Spring Election

by Contributor October 25, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers offer support for mayoral, trustee candidates

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Reader Endorsements: Beacon Mayor

by Contributor October 25, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers offer support for candidates

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Letter: Who Did the Right Thing?

by Contributor October 18, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Republican chair: Democrats shouldn’t have challenged

Margaret Parr
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Candidate Pivot

by Contributor October 11, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring challenger: I will not be campaigning

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Gender-neutral

by Contributor October 11, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers: Don’t dismiss experiences of LGBTQ students

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Letter: Trees for Cold Spring

by Contributor October 5, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Residents donate $3,000 to campaign

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Spirit of Beacon, I Am Beacon Run

by Contributor October 1, 2019October 4, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Videos capture Sept. 29 community events

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Letter: Cold Spring Code

by Contributor September 24, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Committee sets public hearing for Oct. 2

Earth
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Letter: Why I’m Taking My Kids Out of School on Sept. 20

by Contributor September 17, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Climate change will have huge impact on their future

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letters: Improving Access

by Contributor September 14, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers: Sites and stores need to consider disabled

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Letter: Big Rigs on Back Roads

by Contributor September 3, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Signs needed to dissuade truckers

Sandy Galef
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Aid in Dying

by Contributor August 24, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Galef: Terminally ill need “bodily autonomy”

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Letter: Creating Meadows

by Contributor August 3, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Many small cities in U.K. are “rewilding”

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Letter: Pantry Rules

by Contributor August 2, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Don’t leave rotten food for fellow humans

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Letter: Danskammer Poses Threat

by Contributor July 30, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Tell governor to oppose

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Letter: Cell-Tower Settlement

by Contributor July 23, 2019September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writers: Philipstown does not need another tower

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