HighlandsLocal Weather Alerts
There are currently no active weather alerts.
Skip to content
Become a Member
  • Become a Member
  • logo
  • logo
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Columns
    • Reporter’s Notebook
    • Out There
    • Roots and Shoots
    • Mouths to Feed
    • Small Good Things
    • Living Green
    • Kid Friendly
    • Family Trails
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • View Circulation Audit
    • View Classified Ads
    • Place Classified Ad
    • Public Notices
    • Pay for Your Ad
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
    • Member List
  • Resources
    • Community Calendar
    • Storm Updates
    • Community Directory
      • Shop Local, Online
    • Local Officials
      • Meeting Videos
    • Job Search
      • Beacon
      • Philipstown
    • Real Estate Data
  • Reader Guide
    • Contact
    • About
    • Editorial Standards
    • Podcast
    • Back Issues
    • Free Newsletter
    • Mail Delivery
    • Where to Find Paper
    • Student Journalists
  • Become a Member

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

February 08, 2023


Membership ad


FlexJobs

The Highlands Current (https://highlandscurrent.org/author/rsoodalter/)

  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Columns
    • Reporter’s Notebook
    • Out There
    • Roots and Shoots
    • Mouths to Feed
    • Small Good Things
    • Living Green
    • Kid Friendly
    • Family Trails
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • View Circulation Audit
    • View Classified Ads
    • Place Classified Ad
    • Public Notices
    • Pay for Your Ad
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
    • Member List
  • Resources
    • Community Calendar
    • Storm Updates
    • Community Directory
      • Shop Local, Online
    • Local Officials
      • Meeting Videos
    • Job Search
      • Beacon
      • Philipstown
    • Real Estate Data
  • Reader Guide
    • Contact
    • About
    • Editorial Standards
    • Podcast
    • Back Issues
    • Free Newsletter
    • Mail Delivery
    • Where to Find Paper
    • Student Journalists
Subscribe

Ron Soodalter

Ron Soodalter

Contributor

Arts & Leisure

Allison Pataki Tells Tale of Espionage and Romance

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | May 4, 2014

The Traitor’s Wife author brings infamous spy spouse out of the past

Arts & Leisure

West Point Historian Tells ‘The Real Philadelphia Story’

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | March 14, 2014

Hudson River Ramblers also share story of Yankee Doodle

Arts & Leisure

Benedict Arnold: From Patriot to Pariah, Part IV

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | September 7, 2013

The price of treason

Arts & Leisure

Benedict Arnold, From Patriot to Pariah, Part III

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | September 2, 2013

Thirty pieces of silver

Arts & Leisure

Benedict Arnold: From Patriot to Pariah

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | August 20, 2013

The road from patriotism to treason

Around Town

Human Trafficking: A Cause for Concern Nationally and Locally

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | May 19, 2013

New York State is no stranger to human trafficking and modern-day slavery

Beacon News

Looking Back at Beacon’s 100 Years

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | May 11, 2013

Through boom and bust, Beacon has maintained its identity

Arts & Leisure

‘Roll on, Columbia!’

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | February 28, 2013

The once and future age of steam on the Hudson

Philipstown News

Luring Visitors to Cold Spring

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | January 26, 2013

Part II on tourism

Philipstown News

Tourism Challenge in a Changing Market for Local Merchants

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | January 19, 2013

Parking, Comprehensive Plan improvements could help

Philipstown News

Contractors Say Local Economy Hurt by Banks

By Ron Soodalter, Contributor | September 4, 2012

Things are changing, bankers reply

About The Current

Join Now!We are a reader-funded, nonprofit media organization that serves the communities of Beacon and Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison, North Highlands and Continental Village) in the Hudson Highlands of New York. Click here to support our journalism.

Click for info

How We Report

Trust MarkThe Current is a member of The Trust Project, a consortium of news outlets that has adopted standards to allow readers to more easily assess the credibility of their journalism. Our best practices, including our verification and correction policies, can be accessed here. Have a news tip? Spot an error? Email [email protected].
Witch Hazel
Southern Dutchess Eye Care
Generac
See your ad here. Click for details.

Hear Latest Podcast

Subscribe at these services:
Amazon MusicApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcher

Letters to Editor

  • Putnam County courthouse
    Letter: Civil Service

Read more letters ...

Recent Comments

  • Fern Sartori on Out There: Thunderstruck: “These words give me hope for the humanity of humans: “But what happens to our view of the world when…” Feb 5, 22:50
  • Fern Sartori on Ryan: Central Hudson Chief Should Go: “Assuming the numbers are correct, shame on CenHud. However, I wonder if all 5,000 customers who did not receive their…” Feb 5, 14:20

Read more comments ….

Dave Coverly

  • cartoon
    The Cartoon

Click for more cartoons ...

Deb Lucke

  • Stories Behind Plots
    Stories Behind the Plots

Click for more comics ...

Join the Current
FlexJobs
Southern Dutchess Eye Care
Generac
See your ad here. Click for details.

Interactive Puzzles

  • Sudoku
    Week of Feb. 3

Click to view more puzzles ...

Local Government

Contact info
Video/Audio
Public Notices

Free Newsletters






Reader Guide

Where to find paper
Get mail delivery
Add icon to phone
Editorial standards
Email the editor

Membership ad
Generac
FlexJobs

The Highlands Current is a member of the
New York Press Association
National Newspaper Association
New York News Publishers Association
Local Independent Online News
Institute for Nonprofit News
Hudson Valley News Alliance

The Highlands Current

142 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY 10516
845-809-5584
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

© Copyright 2023, Highlands Current Inc.

  • Awards
  • Audio
  • Editorial Standards
  • Back Issues
  • Delivery
  • Privacy
  • Contact
The Highlands Current is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑

Enjoying your time at HighlandsCurrent.org?
Become a member to support our nonprofit journalism.


The Current

×

Come here often?
Become a member and support The Current. Gifts are tax-deductible.

The Current

×

Enjoying your time at HighlandsCurrent.org?
Support our nonprofit by becoming a member.

podcastReporter Mike Turton (right) conducts an interview for our podcast.

 

×
Love The Current?
Become a member and support our nonprofit journalism.

podcastReporter Mike Turton (right) conducts an interview for our podcast.

 

×

Enjoying your time at HighlandsCurrent.org?
Support our nonprofit by becoming a member.

Caught in The CurrentStudents from the Foundry Montessori school spot themselves on the front page while passing our office.

×
pixel