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Are the Kids Alright?

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms October 7, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

School is back to normal, but students may not be

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Trails (Too) Well Traveled, Part 4

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 23, 2022February 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The outdoors is getting crowded. Do we need to ration recreation?

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Trails (Too) Well Traveled, Part 3

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 16, 2022February 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The outdoors is getting crowded. Do we need to ration recreation?

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Trails (Too) Well Traveled, Part 2

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 9, 2022February 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The outdoors is getting crowded. Do we need to ration recreation?

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Trails (Too) Well Traveled

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 2, 2022February 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The outdoors is getting crowded. Do we need to ration recreation?

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Always Present, Never Seen

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks June 24, 2022December 13, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The fifth part of our Black history of the Highlands

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Always Present, Never Seen

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks June 17, 2022May 31, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The fourth part of our Black history of the Highlands

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A Glimpse of Black Life in Beacon, April 1941

by Staff June 17, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A remarkable report by a cultural anthropologist

William Howes
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Beacon’s Black Pioneers

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe June 17, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The first Black jury, high school graduate, war casualty and police officer

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Always Present, Never Seen

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe June 10, 2022May 31, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The third part of our Black history of the Highlands

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Testimony: Sophia Burthen Pooley

by Staff June 10, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A local woman’s account of being kidnapped into slavery

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Black History: Letters Home

by Staff June 10, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Praise for Black troops from a local commander

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Always Present, Never Seen

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe June 3, 2022May 31, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The second part of our Black history of the Highlands

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Always Present, Never Seen

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe May 27, 2022May 31, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A Black history of the Highlands

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The Challenge for Churches

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 18, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The pandemic emptied pews. Can churches recover?

Challenge for Churches
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The Challenge for Churches

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 11, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Can churches survive with social justice?

Challenge for Churches
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The Challenge for Churches

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 4, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

How much religion do you want in your religion?

Challenge for Churches Part 1
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The Challenge for Churches

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 25, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Is a church a building or the people inside?

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Hunger in the Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 18, 2021April 12, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

How can I give (or get) help?

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Hunger in the Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 17, 2021April 4, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Last in a series

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Hunger in the Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 10, 2021April 4, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Third in a series

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Hunger in the Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 3, 2021April 4, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Second in a series

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Hunger in the Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 26, 2021April 4, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A four-part series on local ‘food insecurity’

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The Return of the Tree Army

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin October 1, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The Civilian Conservation Corps transformed the Hudson Valley.
Would a new CCC have the same impact?

Bear Mountain Bridge
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Operation Infrastructure, Part 2

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe September 24, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Congress is considering a $1 trillion bill to fix roads, bridges, dams and water systems. What does it mean for the Highlands?

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