• SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 22, 2025
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
The Current

The Current

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

  • SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 22, 2025
Donate
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information

Beacon News

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Lions Benefit

by Staff September 18, 2018September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Meal at Outback

Posted inBeacon News

Edgewater Gets Final Approval

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms September 14, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Construction in Beacon could begin in spring

Posted inBeacon News

Jacobson Wins Democratic Nod for 104

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe September 14, 2018May 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Will face Scott Manley to fill Skartados seat

Posted inBeacon News

Hearing Scheduled for St. Andrew’s Development

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Church hopes to convert building to apartments

Posted inBeacon News

Spirit of Beacon

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

What makes the city great … in photos

Posted inBeacon News

Who Will Succeed Skartados?

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Five Democrats in primary to face Republican candidate

Police siren
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Man Charged with 2014 Murder

by Staff September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Allegedly killed woman in Brooklyn

beacon police badge
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Police Blotter

by Staff September 1, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Select incidents from Aug. 17 to 30

Posted inBeacon News

Around Town (Photos)

by Staff August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Street work in Beacon, new fire engine

Posted inBeacon News

Dutchess Paid Too Much for School Milk

by Staff August 28, 2018August 26, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Audit: County could have saved $77K

beacon police badge
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Police Blotter

by Staff August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Select incidents from Aug. 3 to 16

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Man Commissioned

by Staff August 27, 2018August 26, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Completes Officer Candidate School

City of Beacon logo
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Gets Money for Sidewalks

by Staff August 26, 2018August 26, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Federal grant totals more than $170,000

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Voting Sites Move

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 25, 2018September 5, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

City also approves school at St. Luke’s

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Launches Free Bus Loop

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

City hopes route will ease congestion on Main Street

Posted inBeacon News

The Great War Comes Home

Robert Murphy by Robert Murphy August 19, 2018August 17, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

A century ago, the first local men died in WWI

Posted inBeacon News

Fishkill Farms Receives $250K Grant

by Staff August 14, 2018August 10, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Will spend funds to market products

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Schools Taking Steps to Diversify Staff

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 10, 2018August 9, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

54 percent of students minorities; 87 percent of teachers white

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Regulates ‘Small’ Cell Units

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

High-speed wireless antennas affix to buildings or poles

Posted inBeacon News

Fishkill Officers Sentenced

by Staff August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Convicted of 2013 inmate assault

Posted inBeacon News

Bits of Beacon History

Robert Murphy by Robert Murphy August 8, 2018July 13, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Classic postcard, plastic snow, electric flying suits

beacon police badge
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Police Blotter

by Staff August 7, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Select incidents from July 20 to Aug. 2

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon to Consider Municipal IDs

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Would provide alternative to driver’s license

Posted inBeacon News

Civil Service Tests City Officials

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Exams create hiring challenges in Beacon, and elsewhere

Posted inBeacon News

Grannies Head to Border

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin July 27, 2018July 26, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon group sparks national protest of immigration policy

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 54 55 56 57 58 … 79 Older posts

Trending Now

  • A developer plans to transform the abandoned southern end of the Dutchess Mall in Fishkill into a warehouse facility.

    Dutchess Mall Plan Delayed Again

  • Eliza Starbuck

    Cold Spring Trustee Resigns

  • Matty Hutchins

    Matthew Hutchins (1974-2025)

  • Amanda Caputo, Beacon's city clerk, is one of dozens of residents who pay below-market-rate rents through a city program.

    Living Affordably in Beacon

  • Toni Putnam

    Toni Putnam (1935-2025)

Carefull MD
Passport
First Look
See your ad here. Email us.

Free Updates in Your Inbox







See your classified ad here. Click for details.

Featured Ads

  • Sell Your Old Car Through Peddle
  • For Sale: 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4
  • Acupuncture for Ease in Body + Mind
  • Healing Bodywork with Joy Matalon
  • Consumer Cellular from $20 Per Month
  • For Rent: Stone Carriage House
  • For Rent: Philipstown Office Space
  • Help Wanted: Fashion Sales
Passport
First Look
Carefull MD
Generac
See your ad here. Email us.

Follow Us

Facebook
Instagram
Mastodon
Bluesky

ABOUT THE CURRENT

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.

HOW WE REPORT

The 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.

CONTACT

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

  • Our Awards
  • Editorial Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2025 Highlands Current Inc Powered by Newspack Accessibility Statement
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
pixel