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Forest training, art in the open, future gigs, honoring those lost, teacher honored

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by Staff June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Submits 15 proposals for federal funding

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FDA authorizes booster for children ages 5 to 11

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Statistical profiles of each of the new districts

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Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Ordered to pay fine, provide refunds over marketing

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Fjord Trail Update

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Reduced parking at Breakneck, concern for pedestrian safety

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by Staff May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

1,014 officers, great cakes, fun with Miss Gabi, lunch on us, service dog walk

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Two potential challengers emerge for Maloney

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State funding distributed to nonprofits

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Scheduled for Wednesday morning (May 25)

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Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 21, 2022April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown would move to new House district 

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by Staff May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Musical interlude, storm clouds, river cruise, spring has sprung

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Real Estate Market Report

by Staff May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The latest data on home listings, sales, prices in Highlands

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To the Streets

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Protesters respond to Supreme Court leak

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Land Trust Expands Preserve

by Staff May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

240 acres added to Canopus Creek

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State Launches Paint Disposal

by Staff May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Establishes drop-off points

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Counties Open Health Survey

by Staff May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Available online through June 11

A Poughkeepsie man allegedly sold heroin laced with fentanyl in glassine bags stamped "Mambo King," shown here in a photo included in court documents.
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Catching a Killer

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High hurdle to justice in overdose deaths 

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Power Pact Threatened

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 13, 2022May 30, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Electricity provider may want out of contract

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Then and Now: Native Americans in the Highlands

Avatar photo by Michael Turton May 13, 2022August 26, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

A conversation with Evan Pritchard, a descendant of the Mi’kmaq

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Caught in The Current, catch of the day, lessons in thanks, growing seeds

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Baby and Dog

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by Staff May 12, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

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No threat to humans, but chickens at risk

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