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Parking. Parking. Parking. Try and build a house with no parking. Good luck. But say you're going to build a massive eyesore that could bring in visitors with no parking. No problem. Can you imagine telling the city, "I would not of bought this property if I knew I couldn't make money off of it." You would get laughed out of the building. […]

Would you like a concert venue smack-dab next to your expensive new condo? Enough is enough!

I'm so sick of developers telling us that historic buildings which inconvenience their plans have no historical significance. It most definitely is historical significant! Underneath that aluminum siding is a beautiful 1850-60 Italianate Revival house. I'm not against repurposing the property but I am against demolishing the parsonage to but up a h […]

Dean is a great guy whom I have known for the better part of my 82 years. I am very happy for all of the great success that he has... he truly deserves it.

In reply to Sara Dulaney. We have updated the story with a link to the code changes.

Could you put in a link (again?) to the Code document, including the new chapters?

As a safety matter -- for both dog and human -- dogs should be on-leash in the village. But, if one understands and respects dog(s), a leash should not -- need not -- be the primary means of communicating and engaging with a dog. With a modicum of knowledge and training that leash can be loose most of the time because Fido knows what you want and you know wh […]

Yet another who-cares-about-Beacon idea! Why would anyone want a hotel and a large-event space squeezed between two medium- and high-density residential complexes? The article needs a photo of the parsonage and an area and/or an aerial photo showing the church and parsonage as they are between the two recently built complexes. There is no significant parking […]

I wish the "planning" board had a little more foresight into the future needs of this incredible property prior to allowing two large complexes to be built in what seems to be less than 100 feet of both of these structures. If protecting the historical integrity of this church, parsonage and cemetery is really a concern, then why were developers al […]

May we keep the church?

Isn't it about time to change the term "animal control" to let's see, how about "animal care"? Words matter. We should also remember that we, very important and highly intelligent humans, are animals too! All animals feel.

Isn't it about time to change the term 'animal control" to, let's see, how about "animal care." Words matter. We should also remember that we very important and highly intelligent humans are animals, too! All animals feel.

Oh, my gosh, this is, in large, politics answering to the sissy lalas who move from the concrete jungle to where there are trees. I have lived here since birth, and power outages happen. I have seen it lots worse.

In reply to Charles Symon. To clarify: The utilities will meet their settlement obligations in a variety of ways other than direct payments to the state. Central Hudson, for example, agreed to set aside $1.5 million in shareholder funds to be used for storm response, trimming trees and clearing lines. The article has been updated.

No more! Beacon is too congested as it is. Don't ruin a historical site. A hotel and venue between apartments doesn't make sense here.

Why on earth would anyone want to be a politician? Yes, we need politicians; where else would late night get their material? Seriously, bless those of you with the courage, stamina and guts to stand up for what you believe.

Absolutely not! Why don’t they make a community center for children like we had some time ago before the real Beacon was forgotten about and disregarded for pure profit and gentrification? It’s absolutely ludicrous. Not even an option for me. I would certainly vote against that. Community first. Forget your tourism and “entertainment. The folks with all of t […]

Please, no more! Beacon needs this church; we don't need another concert joint. It does not fit in. This is all about making money.

The companies should be returning the $86 million to customers, not paying New York State. Optimum Cable (Altice) settled with NYS and all we got was a $5 one-time reduction, then a large price increase that probably covered the state fine. Unless customers are the ones getting the money, next time don't bother. We suffer twice, once with the outages an […]

In reporting about this legalization issue, I really wish the Highlands Current could begin to use the correct terminology for this substance. Pot, weed, marijuana and various other names for the smokable and edible forms of this plant are all colloquial and slang terms for cannabis. If news sources and those entrusted with making decisions about its use and […]

I know firsthand the residents parking in the municipal lot take up more than 17 spots! They park on the street more than 24 hours when it’s four-hour parking. Also, there isn’t any parking spots for us residents that live throughout Beacon to park there! Just yesterday I had to drive around the parking lot for 15 minutes looking for a spot since Main Street […]

That means they don’t get the tax money and everyone will drive to Peekskill or Beacon. [via Facebook]

Drug addiction is a fact!

"The first bans the sale, purchase, or transfer of firearms to anyone with an active warrant for a felony or serious offense." Is there an easily accessible way the average Joe gun owner, gun seller, gun buyer, or gun transferee, can find out just who has an "active warrant" for a felony, or a "serious offense"? How wound anyone […]

The ill-informed in this particular article, in my estimation, is the reporter who misquotes and misinforms the reader. The letter uses information from the Prevention Council of Putnam after years of studying Colorado and other states that legalized marijuana. The letter only asks municipalities to opt out for now in order to see how the process rolls out i […]