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Joey Asher is a freelance reporter who formerly worked at The Gainesville Times in Georgia and The Journal News in White Plains. The Philipstown resident covers education and other topics.

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State will provide funds for breakfast, lunch

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Top Haldane student headed to Yale to study math, biochemistry

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Philipstown resident headed to Princeton

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Top student at BHS headed to Binghamton University

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Addressing a clear and present danger

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Haldane District Considers Leasing Electric Buses

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District would pay $30K to $42K per vehicle annually

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They Put the Fish in Fishkill Creek

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Beacon fifth graders help restock trout

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Environmental science teacher at the Garrison School

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Residents question decision-making process

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Haldane Will Reverse DEI Decision

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Federal court rulings reassure board members

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Haldane Suspends DEI Policy

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District cites legal advice, fear of losing funds

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Feds Target Electric School Buses

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Haldane has applied for EPA grants

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Community Nursery to Close

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Cold Spring church has operated day care for 57 years

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E-book Boom

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Demand surges at libraries, but they are expensive

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Draft School Budget Includes Officer, Lunch

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Garrison proposal anticipates 3.58 percent increase

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5 Questions: Lillian Moser

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First female president of the Cold Spring Fire Co.

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Fulbright Fellow in Limbo

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Philipstown resident sees program frozen

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Haldane Names Superintendent

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Fishkill resident will begin district job on July 1

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Garrison School Shows Off Its Artists

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Library show continues through April 17

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Puzzle Masters

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Some people happy with life in pieces

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Haldane, Garrison Budgets Under Cap

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