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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
School Reopening Plans Due July 31
Beacon proposal calls for ‘hybrid’ schedule
Posted inColumnists
Reporter’s Notebook: Are We That Far Apart?
Dueling protesters line each side of Route 9D
Posted inBeacon News
Officers Push Back on Interim Choice
Allege two veteran Beacon officers passed over
Posted inBeacon News
Rolling Hills Developer Sues Fishkill
Asks for $1 million after proposal sidelined
Posted inAround Town
Police Face Deadline for Reform Plans
State says reviews must be complete by spring
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon School Board Member Resigns
Also: Superintendent contract extended five years
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Council Asks Police for Numbers
Weapons, calls, interactions all part of discussion
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Legalizes Short-Term Rentals
Also: School district outlines diversity plan
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Police Chief to Leave Next Month
Kevin Junjulas and top captain will retire
Posted inAround Town, Beacon News
Parking Space for 4, Please
Main Street in Beacon pivots as Phase 2 beginsÂ
Posted inArts & Leisure
Highlands Camps Shuttered
Cuomo gives go-ahead, but restrictions are challenge
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon School District Adds Vote Boxes (Updated)
Ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on June 9
Posted inAround Town
Residents Rally Against Brutality
Hundreds in Highlands protest death of George Floyd
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon School Board Adopts $76 Million Budget
Voters will have final say, by mail, on June 9
Posted in5 Questions
5 Questions:Â Tom Virgadamo
Haldane teacher and family raise money for businesses
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Farmers’ Market Set — For One Year
Also: Planners begin review of four-story project
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Makes It Tougher to Build Four Floors
Developers must now include ‘public benefits’
Posted inAround Town
A Senior Year Like No Other
We asked four local high school students how they are holding up
