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

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Leonard Sparks

Leonard Sparks

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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Director of company which produces devices that disinfect indoor air

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Wages Rise as Applicants Fall

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But local jobless rate well below average

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Two Beacon Projects Named Funding Priorities

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County plan includes 9D interchange rebuild, trail project 

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Music director, most of choir leaves Garrison church

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Vaccines Enable Return to Office

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But some employers stick with remote work

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Garrison resident is coffee consultant

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Should Vaccines Be Mandated?

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Lawsuits begin as first workers lose their jobs

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The ‘Underbelly’ of Progress

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Garrison think tank weighs ethics of advancing science

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Vaccinated, with Perks

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Incentives grow along with privileges

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Help Needed

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Restaurants cut hours in face of staff shortages

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Mask Distrust

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New guidance spurs concerns, pushback

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5 Questions: Karen Siedlecki

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Cold Spring resident is director of memory and aging lab

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Beacon: Sewer Ban Stinks

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City seeks approval to sell excess capacity

teens-shots
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Counties Ready to Vaccinate Older Kids

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Approval for adolescents comes as cases plummet

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Renters’ Aid on the Way

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Census data suggests a third of New Yorkers at risk

The Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church
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Historic Church May Leave Beacon

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Developer to buy former bank building

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67 Years of Indian Point

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A timeline of nuclear energy on the Hudson

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Vaccination Demand Falls

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Local officials urge people to get shots to slow virus spread

The Reformed Church of Beacon
Posted inBeacon News

Church to Be Sold for Bar, Hotel

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Investors hope to open Beacon venue in 2022

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Volunteers ‘Stalk’ Appointments

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Dutchess group partners with county

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What’s Inside the State Budget

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New York buoyed by federal aid, tax increase

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DCC Site in Highlands Ready for Students

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Courses will focus on career development

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When Will Children Get Vaccines?

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Young people wait for shots as coronavirus cases rise

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