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

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A tree-lined street in Newburgh

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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Krystal Ford redecorated her family's home in Garrison mostly with preowned furniture and decor. RMC Real Estate Photography

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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Jeremy Roffman and Sophia Ptacek

Living Green: Climate Warriors

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | July 1, 2022

A new generation takes on climate change

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Pete Seeger had hoped that Little Stony Point would someday be an official swimming spot on the river.

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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Students at the Garrison School participated in a Youth Climate Summit on May 20.

Living Green: Youth in Action

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | June 3, 2022

Preparing kids to tackle the climate crisis

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Don’t blame me — I’m a pollinator.

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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Living Green: Bitcoin Waste

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | May 6, 2022

The digital currency uses tremendous amounts of energy

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A reasonable ramp harvest

Out There: Off Ramp

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | April 22, 2022

Navigating the written and unwritten rules of foraging.

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Zero waste shopping and sustanable lifestyle concept, various farm organic vegetables, grains, pasta, eggs and fruits in reusable packaging supermarket bags. copy space top view, white concrete table

Living Green: The Big Waste Problem

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | April 8, 2022

Too much food goes into landfills

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Reporter’s Notebook: Zeebuffo Coming to Garrison

By Michael Turton, Reporter | April 1, 2022

Cross-species draws praise in The Ungulate Times

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Out There: Ghost Cats

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | March 25, 2022

The enduring mystery of mountain lions

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Ruby Martin, 11, gets ready to make her points during a virtual school board meeting.

Kid Friendly: Kid Activated

By Katie Hellmuth Martin, Columnist | March 25, 2022

It’s a long road to crack the code of change.

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Reporter’s Notebook: How This Journalist Got Scammed

By Michael Turton, Reporter | March 11, 2022

When money is mentioned, triple your intuitive radar

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Illustration by Antonio Rodriguez

Living Green: Climate Anxiety

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | March 11, 2022

It’s rational to be worried

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Nelsonville woods

Out There: Tree’s a Crowd

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | February 25, 2022

The past and the future of the Nelsonville Woods

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News from around the world

Reporter’s Notebook: What is ‘Local’ News?

By Michael Turton, Reporter | February 25, 2022

“All politics may be local, but I wonder if that’s true of all news as well.”

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induction stove

Living Green: Cooking With Magnets

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | February 11, 2022

The joy of cooking without gas

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use a child as a weight during leg lifts

Kid Friendly: Power of Self-Love

By Katie Hellmuth Martin, Columnist | February 11, 2022

“If the impulse is to get angry at the thought of doing something satisfying for yourself, it’s time for a pause.”

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facial or surgical mask on top of the eviction note

Reporter’s Notebook: Are Evictions Coming?

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | January 28, 2022

Uncertainty returns as moratorium expires

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Rae Baresel, Mike Diblasi, Steven Diblasi, Ryan Thorpe and Jay Lemos

Out There: Summiting Everest (in Beacon)

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | January 28, 2022

24 hours of “fun” on the mountain

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green dollar bill plants

Living Green: What Gives Me Hope for the New Year

By Krystal Ford, Columnist | January 14, 2022

Introducing the Philipstown Climate Fund

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