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

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Articles attributed to "staff" are written by the editor or a senior editor. This is typically because they are brief items based on a single source, such as a press release, or there are multiple contributors, such as a collection of photos.

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Lauded as Safe County

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

U.S. News ranks it eighth safest in nation

Around the Region
Posted inAround Town

Around the Region

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

News from beyond the Highlands

Posted inPhilipstown News

Homeland Towers Offers $10K for Trees

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Some neighbors oppose Route 9 phone pole

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Posted inPhilipstown News

Boscobel Names Assistant Curator

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Will help with programming, collections

Posted inPhilipstown News

Philipstown Hub Hires Coordinator

by Staff August 16, 2024August 30, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Outreach position added to care team

Adam Roche, Jean- Marie Niebuhr
Posted inBeacon News

Dutchess Creates New Agencies

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Separates health, mental health and veterans services

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Posted inAround Town

Light Show

by Staff August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The Aurora Borealis, captured over the Hudson

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Around Town (Photos)

by Staff August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Top readers, book sale, star party

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Posted inAround Town

Price at the Pump (August)

by Staff August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The latest local, state and national prices per gallon

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Week of Aug. 16

by Staff August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Our weekly collection of word and numbers games

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Beacon Police Blotter

by Staff August 10, 2024September 13, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Select incidents from July

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Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Police Blotter

by Staff August 10, 2024September 13, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Select incidents from June

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Beacon Obituaries

by Staff August 9, 2024August 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Patti Debronsky, Joan Schnetzler, Judith Taplitz

A view of the culvert looking east from Avery Road Photo provided
Posted inPhilipstown News

State Funds Culvert Repair

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Sends $200K to Hoving Home

Posted inPhilipstown News

DEC Highlights Philipstown Conservation

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

State report profiles seven Hudson Valley towns

Roger and Linda Hoffmann with their European beech.
Posted inAround Town

Cold Spring’s Winning Trees of 2024

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Including three exceptional honorable mentions

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon’s Latest Grants

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

City institutions receive funding

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Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Man Charged with Drug Crime

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Police allege he was dealing fentanyl

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Sales Tax Drops

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Revenue $1M below projections

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Putnam Tax Auction Nets $2.2M

by Staff August 9, 2024August 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

County has backlog dating to 2016

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Posted inBeacon News

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case

by Staff August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Accused of murder-for-hire in death

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Posted inAround Town

Around Town (Photos)

by Staff August 9, 2024August 10, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Award for green educator, new Green Teen garden

Sudoku Puzzles
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Week of Aug. 9

by Staff August 9, 2024August 8, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Our weekly collection of word and numbers games

Posted inAround Town

Heavy Rains May Cause Flash Flooding

by Staff August 6, 2024August 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Lower Hudson Valley could be hit overnight (Aug. 6)

A rendering of The Garage after renovations
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Project Awarded $1 Million

by Staff August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

GarageWORKS to build artists’ studios

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