As inmate numbers plummet, new facility could be half empty
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].
Posted inBeacon News
Drive-in Theater Planned for Beacon
Arts, cultural spots prepare to reopen in Phase 4
Posted inAround Town
Travelers Begin Slow Return to Hotels
Fears seem to ease as infection rate falls
Posted inAround Town
Action Figures, Bicycles, Puzzles, Banjos
Shop owners reveal pandemic bestsellersÂ
Posted inBeacon News
Molinaro: ‘Authoritarian Style’ Unnecessary
State order targets liquor licenses
Posted inAround Town
Lawmakers Remove Shield on Police Records
Disciplinary histories will be available to public
Posted inElections & Politics
Police Reform: How They Voted
How local legislators voted on 10 police-reform bills this week
Posted inBeacon News
Dutchess County Executive: ‘Feds Need to Step In’
As Mid-Hudson slowly opens, Molinaro calls for aid
Posted inPhilipstown News
Judge Rejects Release of Inmates
Says Putnam doing enough to keep them safe
Posted inPhilipstown News
Putnam Asked to Release Inmates
County refuses, saying they are too dangerous
Posted inAround Town
25 Percent of State COVID-19 Deaths at Nursing Homes
Dutchess County begins testing of all residents
Posted inAround Town
No Return for District, College Students
Cuomo extends closure for rest of academic year
Posted inAround Town
Dutchess, Putnam: Keep Us Out of It
Counties want state to allow faster re-opening
Posted inBeacon News
Dutchess School May Close After 86 Years
Parents, teachers, alums race to create rescue plan
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon Prison Virus Cases Highest in State
Calls mount for greater protection, early releases
