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Haldane added this week to the members of its Athletic Hall of Fame. Photo provided
Posted inSports

Haldane Inducts 2022 Athletic Class

by Staff October 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Teams, coaches and players join Hall of Fame

The Glenclyffe Loop Trail includes a resting stop with a view of the Hudson.
Posted inPhilipstown News

Glenclyffe Loop Upgraded

by Staff October 21, 2022November 4, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Access to trail and signage improved

JANY logo
Posted inAround Town

The Current Wins Six State Awards

by Staff October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Receives firsts for headline, sports photo

water
Posted inAround Town

Drought Watch Continues

by Staff October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

But most upstate counties return to normal conditions

Putnam Hospital Center
Posted inPhilipstown News

Hospital Center Gets $1M for Birthing Center

by Staff October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Carmel facility stopped deliveries in March

pumpkin fest
Posted inAround Town

Around Town (Photos)

by Staff October 21, 2022October 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Big red truck, fall fest, great and small

The current interior of the Justice & Transition Center (photo provided)
Posted inBeacon News

Comptroller: Jail 78% Done

by Staff October 21, 2022October 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Cost so far: $165 million

candles
Posted inObituaries

Philipstown Obituaries

by Staff October 21, 2022October 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Charles LeMon, Mary Powell, Scott Wagner

Sudoku Puzzles
Posted inPuzzles

Week of Oct. 21

by Staff October 21, 2022October 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Our weekly collection of word and numbers games

asphalt milling
Posted inBeacon News

Road Milling to Begin in Beacon

by Staff October 16, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Roads to be prepared for repaving

“Love to Read,” by Maria Amor
Posted inArts & Leisure

Don’t Miss: “Words Unbound” at the Howland Library

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Exhibit continues through Nov. 27

WOLFMAN lon chaney 2
Posted inArts & Leisure

Don’t Miss: “The Wolfman” at The Chapel

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Classic film will be shown with live music

Director Tracy Burwitz Mariano (left) and the Sightings cast at a rehearsal Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Don’t Miss: “Sightings” at Paramount Hudson Valley

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Staged reading on Oct. 15 of play by Cold Spring writer

Monkeypox viruses, pathogen closeup, infectious zoonotic disease, background banner format
Posted inBeacon News

Dutchess Offers Monkeypox Vaccine

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Clinics in Poughkeepsie, Hopewell Junction

domestic partners holding hands
Posted inBeacon News

Dutchess Approves Domestic Registry

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Allows unmarried couples access to benefits

Power lines on background of sky close-up. Electric hub on pole in monochrome. Electricity equipment with copy space. Wires of high voltage in sky. Electricity industry. Sepia tone.
Posted inAround Town

Electricity Rates Continue Rising

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Prices up by nearly a third

Judge gavel
Posted inPhilipstown News

Business Owner Sentenced

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Receives ‘conditional discharge’

Barbara Wade
Posted inObituaries

Barbara Wade (1943-2022)

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Co-owner of Once Upon a Time Antiques

putnam county seal
Posted inPhilipstown News

Garrison Resident Appointed

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Joins Putnam redistricting commission

candles
Posted inObituaries

Beacon Obituaries

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Frank Meeuwisse, Steven Robinson, Chuck Theiss, Christina Vegeto

Dylan Rucker
Posted inAround Town

Around Town (Photos)

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Storm King, new sidewalk, jazz on the river, not a backpack, caught with The Current

Sudoku Puzzles
Posted inPuzzles

Week of Oct. 14

by Staff October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Our weekly collection of word and numbers games

Michael Allen
Posted inObituaries

Michael Allen (1944-2022)

by Staff October 10, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Worked for Metro-North for 36 years

Police siren
Posted inBeacon News

Shots Fired Into Fishkill Restaurant

by Staff October 7, 2022October 6, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Man charged with attempted assault

Kevin Byrne
Posted inPhilipstown News

Byrne Announces Transition Team

by Staff October 7, 2022November 19, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

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