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Liz Schevtchuk ArmstrongReporter/Contributing Editor

Armstrong was the founding news editor of The Current (then known as Philipstown.info) in 2010 and later a senior correspondent and contributing editor for the paper. She worked earlier in Washington as a White House correspondent and national affairs reporter and assistant news editor for daily international news services. Location: Cold Spring. Languages: English. Areas of expertise: Politics and government

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Philipstown Passes $10.9 Million Budget

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong December 2, 2017December 1, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Town Board discusses costs of emergency services

Posted inPhilipstown News

After Outcry, Nelsonville Drops Secor Tower Offer

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong November 24, 2017May 24, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Rockledge site still on table

Posted inPhilipstown News

Philipstown Tower Meets Strong Opposition

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong November 22, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Homeland Towers reduces structure height by 40 feet

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Secor Site Not Suitable for Tower, Critics Say

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong November 14, 2017May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

As clock ticks on one site, the alternative meets objections

Posted inPhilipstown News

Philipstown Creates “Drug Czar”

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Board also reconsiders FOIL policy

Posted inPhilipstown News

Anyone Want a Cell Tower?

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong November 4, 2017November 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Discussion in Nelsonville expands to new site

Posted inPhilipstown News

Ex-DA Says Putnam Sheriff Owes Him $50K

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong November 3, 2017November 2, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Both sides invoke politics in latest dispute

Posted inPhilipstown News

Signs of the Time?

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong October 27, 2017September 26, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Campaign posters snared in trademark flap and thefts

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Fighting Back: Ending the Lies

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Treatment center works to end deceit, work on hope

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Fighting Back: Q&A with Putnam Sheriff’s Office

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What happens when an addict is arrested?

Posted inPhilipstown News

Breakneck Summit

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Two years later, what has been accomplished?

Posted inPhilipstown News

As the Towers Turn

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong September 23, 2017September 21, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Discussions continue in Nelsonville, Philipstown

Posted inSpecial Reports

Fighting Back: Max’s Story

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He survived, but it took a whirlwind of treatment

Posted inPhilipstown News

Breakneck to Close for Repairs

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Town Board also talks merger for highway departments

Posted inPhilipstown News

Too Many Visitors, or Not Enough?

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Main Street merchants share concerns with county

Posted inPhilipstown News

Progress Report: Philipstown Development

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong September 4, 2017August 31, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Where things stand with Manitou School, Horton Road, cell tower

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Nelsonville Residents Object to Cell Tower Plan

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong September 1, 2017September 2, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Say it would be too close to school, cemetery, homes

Posted inPhilipstown News

Scenic Hudson, Open Space Donate Land to Philipstown

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong September 1, 2017September 2, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Also, work continues on Climate Smart Community

Posted inPhilipstown News

Philipstown Town Board Concerned about Route 9W Hotel

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 19, 2017August 17, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Also: illegal dumping, Manitou Station Road, herbicide spraying

Posted inPhilipstown News

Airbnb Bookings Jump 75 Percent in Philipstown

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 18, 2017September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

But home rental boom raises legal questions

Posted inArts & Leisure

From the Archives: West Point and Its Confederate Grads

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Gen. Robert E. Lee and others are USMA alums

Posted inPhilipstown News

Crab, Kids, Shad and Shiners

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 13, 2017August 15, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Fish count at Little Stony Point one of 18 along river

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Tourism Spending Tops $3.5 Billion in Hudson Valley

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 7, 2017August 4, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Grows 3 percent to hit record high, report says

Posted inPhilipstown News

Maloney ‘Office Hours’ Turns into Town Hall

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 29, 2017July 28, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Representative hit with questions on healthcare, voting rights, climate

Posted inPhilipstown News

Little Stony Point to Add Facilities for Visitors, Volunteers, Staff

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 29, 2017July 30, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Volunteers to build visitors’ center; state will rehab house

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