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Foley is the former managing editor of The Current and a partner in foleymyers communications in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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Suspect Killed in Beacon Standoff

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State Police investigating

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Arrest Made in Stabbing Incident

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Local man held, while victim is ‘stable’

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State Police Say Kayaker a Killer

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Arrest woman who survived reported accident

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Planet Population and Nuclear Power

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Two key issues, two presentations

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Reflections on Reaching 150 Issues

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Feels like it might work after all

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Butterfield Project Receives Key Approval

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Planning Board affirms site plan

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Reflecting on Candidate Forum and Fairness

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Elections can change more than who is in office

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Exciting and Terrifying Time for News

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Expert panel discusses challenge of change for NYT and news in general

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Merandy and Early Join Forces

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Veteran civic participants seek mayor and trustee positions

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Anthony Yannitelli, Jr. Mourned at Funeral Mass

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Family, friends and neighbors gather at Our Lady of Loretto

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Haldane Grants Veterans Property Tax Exemption

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Forgoes consideration of a higher exemption until next year

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Candidates for Mayor and Trustee File Petitions

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Election will decide Village Board’s new majority

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Postal Official Offers Possible Sites for New Post Office

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Invites written comment before final decision

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Film Generates Heat Over Energy Production

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Reconsidering nuclear as the earth warms

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Village Candidates Begin to Emerge From Hibernation

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Could be a crowded field for mayor and trustee positions

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Faces of Ebola Heroes on Display in Beacon

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Photojournalist captures portraits of frontline health workers in Fovea exhibit

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Butterfield Moves Slowly and Carefully Toward Approval

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Boards closely consider the remaining details

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School Drug Study

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Disturbing trends, cause for optimism

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Books on Big Subjects with Local Roots

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Two narratives provide compelling holiday reading

Posted inPhilipstown News

Million Dollar Stocking Stuffer

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State funds part of Fjord Trail Project

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Metro-North Talks Up Safety a Year After Crash

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Positive train control still in distance

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Gordon Stewart, Our Founder, Died Nov. 26

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Memorial service set for 1 p.m. on Dec. 14

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Celebrating Cider, the Hard Kind

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A growing new business with Hudson Valley roots

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Cold Spring Planning Board Clears the Air

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Joint meeting scheduled with Historic District Review Board

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West Point Project Seeks to Understand Vet Experience Through Arts

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