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Raising the flag
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Letter: Vets and Mental Health

by Contributor June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

American Legion, VFW played important role

Haldane High School
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Thanks to Haldane

by Contributor May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: District efforts during pandemic were heroic

New York Health
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Letter: New York Health Act

by Contributor May 20, 2021May 16, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Beacon should express support

Thank you
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Letter: PTSO Says Thanks

by Contributor May 18, 2021May 14, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Grateful to businesses for donated items

Garrison School
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Letter: Garrison Aides

by Contributor May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Three positions, including mine, eliminated

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Letter: How to Fix Airbnb Regulations

by Contributor May 7, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Chamber: Proposal unnecessarily complicated, restrictive

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Letter: Tax Relief

by Contributor May 6, 2021May 2, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Galef: After 15 years, property tax ‘circuit breaker’ now law

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Letter: Danger at Crosswalks

by Contributor May 4, 2021May 2, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: More enforcement needed

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Letters: Shakespeare Plans

by Contributor April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writers express support for festival move

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Letter: The Price of Plywood

by Contributor April 28, 2021April 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Federal intervention needed

A rendering of the path and "solar ribbon" the Desmond-Fish Library would like to install in Garrison.
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Letter: Library Solar

by Contributor April 16, 2021April 23, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Landscape should not be defaced

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Letter: Trash Attack

by Contributor March 30, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Have we given up on being decent humans?

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Letter: Sheriff’s Race

by Contributor March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Candidate should have spoken up

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Letter: Thanks for Hard Work

by Contributor March 25, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Beacon Highway Department always up to task

Village Hall
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Letter: Open Up Comments

by Contributor March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Trustee: Cold Spring should let Philipstown residents be heard

Putnam County courthouse
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Letter: Where Was Odell?

by Contributor March 12, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: County executive absent from police review

veteran-soldier
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Letter: ‘I Am Here’

by Contributor March 7, 2021March 5, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: For veterans, connection and reconnection is key

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Letters: Shakespeare Plans

by Contributor February 26, 2021April 30, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writers: A large project with consequences

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Letter: Stop Danskammer

by Contributor February 20, 2021February 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writers: Expansion of fracked-gas plant not needed

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Letter: Black Lives Matter

by Contributor February 16, 2021February 12, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Let’s keep lines of communication open

Putnam County courthouse
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Letter: Committee Assignments

by Contributor February 12, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Former legislator: Successor has created ‘adversarial relationship’

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Letter: Beacon Parking

by Contributor February 9, 2021February 6, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Increasing auto traffic not the right strategy

Village Hall
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Letter: Thanks to Highway Workers

by Contributor February 4, 2021January 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Demanding job that residents may take for granted

Putnam County courthouse
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Letter: Don’t Ignore Hate

by Contributor February 2, 2021January 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Putnam leaders need to speak out against Capitol riot

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Letter: Vaccine Politics

by Contributor January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: County executive used clinic to promote allies

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