Also, city questions Henry Street apartment plans
Jeff Simms
Jeff Simms has covered Beacon for The Current since 2015. He studied journalism at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. From there he worked as a reporter for the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat in Boone and the daily Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland, before transitioning into nonprofit communications in Washington, D.C., and New York City. He can be reached at [email protected].
Posted inAround Town
Schools Must Test, But Will Students Take Them?
Feds deny waiver, but parents can opt out
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon to Consider More Apartments
City also approves move for Farmers’ Market
Posted inArts & Leisure
The Poet Next Door: Ruth Danon
Beacon resident discusses “certain willingness to absorb sensation and experience”
Posted inAround Town
Police Reviews: What’s in the Plans
A look at Beacon, Cold Spring, Putnam and Dutchess plans for police reform
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Schools Plan to Sell Dutchess Stadium Land
Board also given early 2021-22 budget numbers
Posted in5 Questions
5 Questions: Andrew O’Grady
CEO of of Mental Health America of Dutchess County
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Elementary Schools to Expand In-Person
District planning for full return in fall
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Planning Board to Hold Hearings
Will hear feedback on 461-420 Main and small-cell wireless
Posted inBeacon News
Draft of Beacon Police Reform Plan Released
City will hold public hearing on March 15
Posted inBeacon News
Metro-North To ‘Abandon’ Beacon Line
Could be converted to join rail trail network
Posted inAround Town
Every School Dollar Counts
Districts begin budget planning amid aid uncertainty
Posted in5 Questions
5 Questions: Jeff Mikkelson
Cold Spring resident is a co-founder of Hudson Valley Demands New York Health
Posted inBeacon News
Dutchess Approves More Stadium Funding
Long-term agreement with Renegades said to be close
Posted inBeacon News
Main Street Beacon: Add Parking, Not Asphalt
Committee suggests creative fixes to ongoing problems
Posted inBeacon News
Exit Interview: Beacon’s City Administrator
Anthony Ruggiero departs for Dutchess County job
Posted inBeacon News
Four-Story Beacon Project Could Get OK from Council
City also condemns Capitol attack
Posted inColumnists
Reporter’s Notebook: Does Beacon Have Enough Affordable Housing?
Several segments of the city’s population are getting priced out
Posted inBeacon News
Frost Confirmed as Beacon Police Chief
Council also approves city administrator
