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Special Reports

Cold Spring dam
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The Dammed Unknown

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin September 24, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

We know Highlands dams are old. It’s what we don’t know that’s a problem.

The Cargill Reservoir
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Taps, Toilets and Tech

Avatar photo by Michael Turton September 24, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Managing systems of ‘the unknown and the unseen’

Tioronda Bridge
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Infrastructure Redux

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

What’s old is new again

Posted inSpecial Reports

Operation Infrastructure

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe September 17, 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?

John Amato
Posted inSpecial Reports

Road Warriors

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms September 17, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Highlands communities contend with traffic, erosion and expense

Sprout Brook Road bridge
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Bridging The Gap

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks September 17, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Federal bill could boost funding for crossing work

Tiny house
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Future Homes

by Staff May 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Tiny houses, 3D printers and passive design

Benjamin Fiering
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A House Attune with Nature

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Passive Houses come into their own

Tiny house
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You Think Your House is Small?

Avatar photo by Michael Turton May 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

“Tiny houses” suit an alternative lifestyle

Pod house
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Printer Pod

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Could robots build your next house?

Indian Point
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Sundown at Indian Point

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 7, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The nuclear plant has closed. What comes next?

Indian Point
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Sundown at Indian Point

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

On April 30, at 11 p.m., the nuclear plant goes dark

Indian Point headline
Posted inSpecial Reports

67 Years of Indian Point

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks April 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A timeline of nuclear energy on the Hudson

canopy
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The Fading Forest, Part III

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 25, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ash, beech and hemlock trees are being threatened by causes known and unknown, changing the forests of the Highlands in drastic, and dangerous, ways

Scientists search for beetles
Posted inSpecial Reports

The Fading Forest, Part II

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 18, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ash, beech and hemlock trees are being threatened by causes known and unknown, changing the forests of the Highlands in drastic, and dangerous, ways

The Pines
Posted inSpecial Reports

The Fading Forest

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 11, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ash, beech and hemlock trees are being threatened by causes known and unknown, changing the forests of the Highlands in drastic, and dangerous, ways

syringe-puzzle
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Placed in Harm’s Way

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks November 20, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Disproved suspicions land Philipstown girl in troubled facility

Posted inAround Town, Special Reports

COVID 2021: What Lies Ahead?

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms November 13, 2020March 6, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A look at health, education and the economy

Posted inSpecial Reports

Revolutionary War Battle Rages in Fishkill

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong January 31, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Critics oppose themed tourist complex on historic site

Posted inSpecial Reports

Small Pieces, Big Problems

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 1, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The Hudson River is filling with microplastics. What is the effect? Scientists aren’t sure yet, but no one thinks it’s good.

Posted inSpecial Reports

Living on the Edge: The Gig Economy

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 9, 2019December 26, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Highlands workers share challenges of freelancing

Posted inSpecial Reports

Living on the Edge, Part 2

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms July 26, 2019December 26, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What does it take to bring jobs to workers instead of workers to jobs?

Posted inSpecial Reports

Living on the Edge

Avatar photo by Victoria Shannon July 19, 2019December 26, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

You need $400. Do you have it? In Beacon and Cold Spring, 2 of every 5 people don’t.

Posted inSpecial Reports

The Extremist Next Door

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe May 17, 2019July 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

First Pittsburgh, then Christchurch and Poway — where does the hate come from?

Posted inSpecial Reports

Hudson Valley Farms, by the Numbers

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe April 19, 2019May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Feds release new agricultural census

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