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News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

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Leonard Sparks

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Leonard Sparks has been reporting for The Current since 2020. The Peekskill resident holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Morgan State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and previously covered Sullivan County and Newburgh for The Times Herald-Record in Middletown. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Co-founder of agency for voice-over actors

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Health Workers Due for Shots

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 24, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Deadline nears for unvaccinated hospital, nursing home staff

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Molinaro to Run for Congress

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Dutchess executive files to challenge in 19th district

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Bridging The Gap

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 17, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Federal bill could boost funding for crossing work

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5 Questions: Leilani Alarcon

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 11, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Pastor for the Salvation Army in Beacon

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Ex-Commissioners Sue Dutchess

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Legislature had disbanded redistricting panel

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‘We Only Had 10 Minutes’

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 10, 2021April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Highlands recovers from Ida’s punch

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Current Conversation: David Poses

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 9, 2021September 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring author of The Weight of Air, a memoir of addiction

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State Extends Eviction Moratorium

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 4, 2021September 3, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Highlands legislators vote against new Jan. 15 deadline

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Pact Reached On Central Hudson Rates

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 4, 2021September 3, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Electric and gas hikes lower than proposed

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‘A Big Step Back’

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring native fears reversal of gains for girls and women

Posted inAround Town

State Looks to Expedite Renter Aid

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

121 Highlands households have applied for funds

Beacon's Little League all-star team won the state
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When Beacon Was King

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 27, 2021April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Former Little League players recall 1981 run to state title

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Philipstown Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Father

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 24, 2021September 17, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Weber agrees to serve 20 years for manslaughter

Paper people holding each other in LGBT rainbow colors
Posted inAround Town

Census Shows Racial Shift

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 20, 2021September 17, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Fewer Highlands residents identify as ‘white alone’

Police Exam Draws Diverse Pool
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Police Exam Draws Diverse Pool

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 20, 2021September 17, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Dutchess reports increase in minority, female applicants

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The Vaccine, Reconsidered

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 13, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

In face of delta, pace picks up

The Beacon Hebrew Alliance synagogue at 311 Verplanck Ave.
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Synagogue Turns 100

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 6, 2021August 20, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Exhibit will tell story of Beacon Hebrew Alliance

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Ex-Commission Members Plan To Sue

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Raise $10K online to fund legal challenge

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Posted inAround Town

Back to the Masks

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 6, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

CDC recommends facial coverings indoors in Dutchess, Putnam

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Overdoses Reach Record High

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 23, 2021July 30, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Deaths in Dutchess surge during pandemic

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Desmond-Fish Library Names New Director

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 17, 2021July 16, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring resident had led the Putnam Valley Library

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5 Questions: Dean Anderson

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 17, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison inventor of the baguette baking box

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Central Hudson, Other Utilities Settle For $86 Million

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 16, 2021July 17, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Agreement resolves complaints about Tropical Storm Isaias response

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