City’s first and only female mayor credited with vision for turnaround
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].
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Aymar-Blair Declared Winner in Comptroller Race
Dutchess Board of Elections certifies 929-vote win
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Fishkill Avenue: Zoning Could Come First
Committee chair provides progress report
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MTA Reveals More Train Station Project Details
Agency hopes to see housing complex at site
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Council Approves 2025 Budget
Reduces property taxes to lowest level in 15 years
Posted inBeacon News, Elections & Politics
Dems Say Aymar-Blair Elected Dutchess Comptroller
Beacon resident holds slim lead, according to Dems
Posted inBeacon News
MTA Seeks Proposals for Beacon Station
Would convert parking lot into housing complex
Posted inBeacon News
Dunkin’ Proposed for Beacon’s Fishkill Avenue
Also, three-story addition planned for Telephone Building
Posted inElections & Politics
Comptroller Candidates Clash Over Spending
Beacon council member challenging Dutchess appointee
Posted inBeacon News
Housing Authority Has New Leadership
Beacon agency helps lower-income residents
Posted inBeacon News
Council Considers Tioronda Request
Beacon developer wants to fill apartments, then build more
Posted in5 Questions
5 Questions: Richard Guerry
Expert on cellphone and online use spoke at Beacon schools
Posted inColumnists
Reporter’s Notebook: Change in the Air
The advantages of installing heat pumps
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Schools Ban Phones During Class
District stops short of all-day ban on devices
