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“How long has that been there?” dennings point

Out There: Vanishing Point

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | December 1, 2023

The disorientation of late autumn

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Reporter’s Notebook: Visitor Center Confidential

By Michael Turton, Reporter | November 24, 2023

Seeing Cold Spring through a tourist’s eyes

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1939 Ford De Luxe Coupe

Classic Wheels: 1939 Ford De Luxe Coupe

By Michael Turton, Reporter | November 24, 2023

‘It’s nice to drive but they don’t stop very well’

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Lillian Rosengarten

My View: I Could Not Save My Addicted Child

By Contributor | November 17, 2023

I did the best I could, but I didn’t know how

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Hot climate in the city with strong sunlight in flat design.

Wide Angle: How to  Cool a City

By Stowe Boyd, Columnist | November 17, 2023

Preparing for a hotter future

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The Soon is Now festival at Long Dock Park was flooded on Oct. 1. Photo by Flynn Larsen

Out There: The Rainy Season

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | November 3, 2023

Planning events in a climate crisis

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Living Green: Burned Out

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | November 3, 2023

Transforming grief into action

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My View: Dear AI: I’m Not Dead

By Contributor | October 27, 2023

When did “most probable” become equal to “correct”?

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1965 Corvair Monza 110 Sport Coupe

Classic Wheels: 1965 Corvair Monza 110 Sport Coupe

By Michael Turton, Reporter | October 27, 2023

The poor man’s Porsche

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Garrison native Frank Gallagher (Photo provided)

Reporter’s Notebook: The Garrison Hunter

By Michael Turton, Reporter | October 20, 2023

A quest to visit every town named Garrison

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Cory Tiger of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust discusses habitat linkage at the edge of Fahnestock State Park. Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Following the Forest

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 20, 2023

Mapping project seeks community scientists

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Christine Ortiz

My View: Designing Connections

By Christine Ortiz, Contributor | October 13, 2023

What my family taught me about homes

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Asylum Brook was rerouted to empty into Fishkill Creek below the Roundhouse dam.

Out There: The Buried Streams of Beacon

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 6, 2023

Uncovering the history of Asylum Brook

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outdoor manual worker clean the fallen leaves on the road by blower in autumn

Wide Angle: Dirty and Loud

By Stowe Boyd, Columnist | October 6, 2023

The impacts of leaf blowers

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1951 Vincent Black Shadow

Classic Wheels: 1951 Vincent Black Shadow

By Michael Turton, Reporter | September 22, 2023

The love of his life, at least among motorized vehicles

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Tools of the trade Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Rocks on My Mind

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | September 8, 2023

A chance to pitch in

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Clove Creek trout

Reporter’s Notebook: Trout Still Live in Clove Creek

By Joey Asher, Reporter | September 1, 2023

But how much longer can they survive?

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Our reporter went airborne aboard this glider at Wurtsboro Airport. Photo by Jonathan Elie

Reporter’s Notebook: Soaring Like a Vulture

By Michael Turton, Reporter | August 25, 2023

Come fly with Mike.

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Classic Wheels: 1958 MGA 1500

By Michael Turton, Reporter | August 25, 2023

What it lacks in options, it makes up for with engineering.

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Violeta Edwards Salas (center) with friends Elena Fuenzalida, Flora Jurgens and Ángela Fernández (Photo provided)

Reporter’s Notebook: Letter from Chile

By Violeta Edwards Salas, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program | August 18, 2023

Our correspondent in Santiago checks in

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EllieQ is marketed as an “empathetic care companion.” Intuition Robotics

Wide Angle: The Loneliness Epidemic

By Stowe Boyd, Columnist | August 18, 2023

Restructuring lives around people instead of work

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An invitation, or a trap? Photos by B. Cronin

Out There: If a Tree Falls in the Woods…

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | August 11, 2023

A path appears to Fairy Island

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Living Green: Wrangle the Water

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | August 11, 2023

How to handle droughts and floods

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Female spongy moths laying eggs on Mount Beacon

Out There: Mount Beacon Brown-Out

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | July 28, 2023

What’s behind those patches on the mountain?

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Rob Young '73 Gremlin

Classic Wheels: 1973 AMC Gremlin X

By Michael Turton, Reporter | July 28, 2023

‘Where’s the rest of your car?’