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

August 05, 2021


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Peter Stevenson

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Peter Stevenson is a freelance journalist based in Garrison.

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Humor from Another Planet

By Peter Stevenson, Contributor | August 27, 2017

Philipstown resident, pioneer in off-the-wall comedy, helps relaunch humor magazine

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