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

September 22, 2021


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Victoria Shannon

Victoria Shannon

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Shannon has been a reporter and editor for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg News, Newsday and the Rochester Times-Union. She lives in Cold Spring. Languages: English, French. Area of expertise: general, business.

Coronavirus Updates
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Closer to the Edge

By Victoria Shannon, Contributor | November 13, 2020

For many, shutdown has made bad situation worse

Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

By Victoria Shannon, Contributor | July 19, 2019

You need $400. Do you have it? In Beacon and Cold Spring, 2 of every 5 people don’t.

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