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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

December 08, 2021


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Deb Lucke

Deb Lucke

Investigative Cartoonist

Lucke's graphic novel series, The Lunch Witch, has been optioned for a feature film starring Kate McKinnon. See more of her work at deblucke.com. Location: Cold Spring. Languages: English. Areas of Expertise: General

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Mrs Merry

Beloved Librarian Retires II: Mrs. Merry

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | September 27, 2021

Leaves Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison after 25 years

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Ms Ginny

Beloved Librarian Retires I: Ms. Ginny

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | September 27, 2021

Leaves Howland Library in Beacon after 31 years

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Eri’s Ecosystem

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | July 25, 2021

Talking, breathing, laughing at Cold Spring’s Wyld

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Childhood Real Estate

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | March 28, 2021

Tree houses, tree forts, clubhouses and a cave

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Paris in Cold Spring

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | February 14, 2021

Our investigative cartoonist hangs out at Paulette’s

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The Cold Spring Farmers’ Market

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | October 18, 2020

Farm fresh, locally sourced, packed with personality

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You Know Leman

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | September 20, 2020

Everybody knows Leman

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Miz Hattie’s Southern-Style Character

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | August 8, 2020

The big personality behind that Beacon barbecue

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The Pioneer Spirit

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | June 13, 2020

During a pandemic, alive and well in the Highlands

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Living Inside Jonathan Kruk’s Brain

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | April 5, 2020

The characters inside a storyteller’s head

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The Compulsively Sociable Uke

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | December 21, 2019

What I learned at the third annual Hudson Valley Ukulele Invitational

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Clara Lou Gould

Clara Lou Gould: Doula of Beacon’s Rebirth

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | November 30, 2019

The five-term mayor looks back

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Press-ganged at Boscobel

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | September 8, 2019

Our investigative cartoonist goes into battle

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Humans Flock to Birds of Prey Day

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | July 20, 2019

Our investigative cartoonist finds her wings …

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The 13th Annual Beacon Police Golf Tournament

By Deb Lucke, Investigative Cartoonist | June 21, 2019

Behind the scenes with our resident cartoonist

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