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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

September 18, 2021


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Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

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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

Around Town
gun buyback

Cuomo Declares Gun Violence ‘Emergency’

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 12, 2021

Signs bills limiting sales and allowing lawsuits against manufacturers, dealers 

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Philipstown Swears In New Board Member

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 10, 2021

Jason Angell replaces Mike Leonard

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Putnam County courthouse

Putnam Legislators Amend Charter Despite Objections

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 10, 2021

Sheriff, DA accuse body of overreach

Philipstown News
New York marijuana legalization

Putnam Legislators Urge Towns, Villages Not to Inhale

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 10, 2021

Advise against letting marijuana stores open

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Emergency Rental Assistance

More than 240 Putnam Renters File for Help

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 3, 2021

Emergency assistance began June 1

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Hudson River

Philipstown Gets Grant for Trail

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 2, 2021

Greenway would link Cold Spring and Garrison

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Desmond-Fish Library

Planning Board Approves Garrison Library Plan

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | July 2, 2021

Short meeting caps long review

Philipstown News
Nelsonville Village Hall

Nelsonville Resumes Discussion of Short-Term Rentals

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | June 26, 2021

Mayor promises revised draft law after comments

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Putnam County sheriff’s patrol boats

Sheriff Criticizes End of Patrols on Hudson River

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | June 25, 2021

Putnam executive tells state to reclaim boats

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Putnam County courthouse

No Records from Putnam Climate Meetings

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | June 18, 2021

Montgomery urges county to get engaged

Philipstown News
Mike Leonard

Leonard Resigns from Town Board

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | June 11, 2021

Members will appoint successor

Philipstown News

Philipstown Expects $700K from Pandemic Relief

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | June 11, 2021

Villages should each receive about $150K

Philipstown News
Putnam County courthouse

Chaos in Carmel

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | June 4, 2021

Legislators shut down meeting after criticism from Montgomery

Around Town
Sean Patrick Maloney

Maloney: ‘More Danger Than People Understand’

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | May 28, 2021

At talk, says refusal to accept election results a threat to democracy

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A rendering of the path and "solar ribbon" the Desmond-Fish Library would like to install in Garrison.

Garrison Library Drops Solar Array from Project

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | May 28, 2021

Desmond-Fish cites cost, search for new director

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