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Reporter’s Notebook: Back in the Saddle

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms June 10, 2022June 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Our Beacon Editor checks back in

Students at the Garrison School participated in a Youth Climate Summit on May 20.
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Living Green: Youth in Action

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Preparing kids to tackle the climate crisis

Don’t blame me — I’m a pollinator.
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Out There: Bugging Out

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 20, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Reconsidering the humble mosquito

COVID shrug
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Reporter’s Notebook: The COVID Shrug

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 20, 2022March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

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

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Living Green: Bitcoin Waste

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The digital currency uses tremendous amounts of energy

A reasonable ramp harvest
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Out There: Off Ramp

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Navigating the written and unwritten rules of foraging.

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
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Living Green: The Big Waste Problem

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Too much food goes into landfills

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Reporter’s Notebook: Seeking Diversity and Tolerance

Avatar photo by Nix Spodek April 1, 2022January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Lack of understanding from classmates, instructors

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Reporter’s Notebook: Zeebuffo Coming to Garrison

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 1, 2022April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Cross-species draws praise in The Ungulate Times

Mountain Lion
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Out There: Ghost Cats

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 25, 2022April 8, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The enduring mystery of mountain lions

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

Avatar photo by Katie Hellmuth March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

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

Email alert
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Reporter’s Notebook: How This Journalist Got Scammed

Avatar photo by Michael Turton March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

When money is mentioned, triple your intuitive radar

Illustration by Antonio Rodriguez
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Living Green: Climate Anxiety

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

It’s rational to be worried

Nelsonville woods
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Out There: Tree’s a Crowd

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The past and the future of the Nelsonville Woods

News from around the world
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Reporter’s Notebook: What is ‘Local’ News?

Avatar photo by Michael Turton February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

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

Beacon
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Reporter’s Notebook: Beacon Through the Eyes of the Class of 2022

Avatar photo by Sam Harle February 11, 2022January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Much has changed in city over two decades

induction stove
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Living Green: Cooking With Magnets

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The joy of cooking without gas

use a child as a weight during leg lifts
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Kid Friendly: Power of Self-Love

Avatar photo by Katie Hellmuth February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

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

facial or surgical mask on top of the eviction note
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Reporter’s Notebook: Are Evictions Coming?

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks January 28, 2022April 8, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Uncertainty returns as moratorium expires 

Rae Baresel, Mike Diblasi, Steven Diblasi, Ryan Thorpe and Jay Lemos
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Out There: Summiting Everest (in Beacon)

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

24 hours of “fun” on the mountain

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Reporter’s Notebook: Drifting Away

Avatar photo by Lily Zuckerman January 28, 2022January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Lost in social media’s addictive pull 

green dollar bill plants
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Living Green: What Gives Me Hope for the New Year

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Introducing the Philipstown Climate Fund

500 issues
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Editor’s Notebook: Looks Like We Made It

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe January 1, 2022June 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The Current publishes its 500th issue

A foggy December on the Hudson
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Out There: Season of Mists

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 31, 2021January 1, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Transitions in an era of climate change

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Living Green: Batten Down the Hatches

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford December 18, 2021December 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Introducing a new column on lowering your carbon footprint

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