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Day Trip: Kent Falls

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State park provides escape for Hudson Valley residents

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Appalachian Trail Brings Unlikely Visitors to Philipstown

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2,200-mile journey attracts hikers from all over the country

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46 Haldane Students Join National Honor Society

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Six officers also elected for academic society

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Strange Tales and Forgotten Gems

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16-millimeter film screenings in Beacon full of surprises

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Bank Square Offers Local Space for Younger People

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Beacon coffeehouse continues to draw in teenage crowd

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Checking In With Haldane’s Class of 2011

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Alumni share insights on the school and what they’re doing

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Haldane’s National Honor Society Inducts 37 New Students

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New officers also introduced at Jan. 13 ceremony

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Haldane Alumni Return Home After First Semester

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Members of Class of 2014 share thoughts on beginning college life

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HHLT Introduces Geocaching Treasure Hunt

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Organization gets people outdoors to celebrate its 25th anniversary

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Carmel Hosts 43rd Annual Putnam County 4-H Fair

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Three days of fun and learning for the family

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Nelsonville Board Completes Healy Road Work

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Discusses Pearl Street sewer problem

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Community Blood Drive Needs Volunteer Donations

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Hosted at North Highlands Firehouse Aug. 1

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Earthquake Shakes Garrison and Surrounding Areas

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2.5-Magnitude quake alarms residents of Putnam County

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What’s Cooking at Haldane?

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Crop of new grads to focus on culinary field

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West Point Stages Reception Day Rehearsal With Help from Public

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Volunteers stand in to be transformed from civilians to cadet candidates

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Patriot Trail — On the Road to the Fourth of July

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Historical markers stud the landscape

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Jim Lovell Memorial Show Takes Main Street

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Finn Lovell organizes free music event to honor his father

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‘We returned to the halls of Haldane with fresh eyes’

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