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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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A year after the shutdown began, measures of grief and hope

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Court awaits psychological report

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Dutchess planning pop-up site in Beacon

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Newburgh company seeks approval to sell N95s

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Should This Be a Law?

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Bills focus on Beacon sewage, mobile polling, Indian Point

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Commission stymied by lack of census data 

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The Vaccinated Hope and Wait

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Residents say they still exercise caution

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Alleges mistaken identity led to detainment

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Police Reform Plans Released

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Putnam, Dutchess focus on body cameras, training

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Pharmacies Expand Vaccine Role

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CVS, Walgreens to start with 40K doses a week

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State reveals hospital deaths in response to report

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State receives more vaccines; expands eligibility

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Advocates ask state to develop plan

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More Vaccines Promised

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Feds to increase allocation to state by 16 percent

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But facilities struggle with vaccine refusals

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