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

September 18, 2021


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Shipping for a Small Planet

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | September 17, 2021

Schooner brings carbon-free transport to the Hudson

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Zoning Change Could Shape Marathon Site’s Future

By Michael Turton, Reporter | September 17, 2021

Would allow homes, offices, retail, parking on empty Kemble lot

Covid Update

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By Staff | September 17, 2021

State issues mask mandate for daycare centers and other programs

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In Memoriam

By Staff | September 11, 2021

Remembering those lost on 9/11

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Sundown at Indian Point

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | May 7, 2021

The nuclear plant has closed. What comes next?

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