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

February 02, 2023


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Classic Wheels: 1960 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe

By Michael Turton, Reporter | January 27, 2023

“There’s nothing automatic about this car.”

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Living Green: Can We Save Winter?

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | January 27, 2023

“If you hate change, you’re really going to hate climate change.”

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Out There: Thunderstruck

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | January 27, 2023

Why the right word matters

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Reporter’s Notebook: Every Generation Has It Worse

By Michael Turton, Reporter | January 6, 2023

Learning Latin, with the scars to prove it

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Deer, like people, enjoy a good run now and then.

Out There: This Deer World

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | December 30, 2022

How the presence – or absence – of deer changes the landscape

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Classic Wheels: 1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan

By Michael Turton, Reporter | December 23, 2022

A new column about classic vehicles and motorcycles

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Wide Angle: Priced Out

By Stowe Boyd, Columnist | December 16, 2022

The housing crisis and the Highlands

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The summit at Sugarloaf has been closed since 2019 because of damage from a wildfire.

Out There: Season of Sanctuary

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | December 2, 2022

Leaving well enough alone

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Living Green: The Wonders of Heat Pumps

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | December 2, 2022

Devices can produce cleaner air, and lower bills

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Wide Angle: E-bike Encounters

By Stowe Boyd, Columnist | November 11, 2022

What rules apply to e-bikes?

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Living Green: Close to Home

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | November 4, 2022

New local group: Action is the antidote to despair

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Out There: Eyes of the Woods

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | November 4, 2022

Making room for mushrooms

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Living Green: What Schools Can Do

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | October 7, 2022

Getting smart about climate change

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Out There: The Return of the Crisp

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 7, 2022

Climate change, changing leaves and getting weird

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Earth day diversity and cultural celebration as diverse global cultures and multi-cultural unity.

Living Green: Climate Justice

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | August 26, 2022

The impacts of climate change will not be borne equally

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Out There: Seeing the City for the Trees

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | August 12, 2022

New map shows the value of Newburgh’s greenery

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Living Green: Re-Re-Decorating

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | July 29, 2022

Getting better at repairing, reusing and repurposing

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Marcos Antonio, the owner of Rincon Argentino, recorded this black bear outside a home on Main Street in Cold Spring early on a Saturday in May.

Out There: Bear With Me

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | July 15, 2022

On the recent rash of sightings

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Reporter’s Notebook: I Was a Foodie and Didn’t Know It

By Michael Turton, Reporter | July 1, 2022

The culinary delights of growing up in rural Canada

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Living Green: Climate Warriors

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | July 1, 2022

A new generation takes on climate change

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Out There: Swimming in the Hudson

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | June 17, 2022

Where you can — and can’t

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Reporter’s Notebook: Back in the Saddle

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | June 10, 2022

Our Beacon Editor checks back in

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Living Green: Youth in Action

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | June 3, 2022

Preparing kids to tackle the climate crisis

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Out There: Bugging Out

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | May 20, 2022

Reconsidering the humble mosquito

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Reporter’s Notebook: The COVID Shrug

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | May 20, 2022

“I am built for sprints, not marathons, which is what the pandemic has become.”

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