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

May 21, 2022


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Bits of Beacon History

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | October 27, 2019

Halloweens past, maker of parks, St. Joachim’s dedication, mystery object

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | August 13, 2019

School for men, first black Beacon grad, cottages on the mountain

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | May 12, 2019

Hollywood director, the old theater, three red houses, when Lincoln visited

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | March 4, 2019

Black history, Lafayette Avenue, Madame Zingarra and saving a president

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | December 10, 2018

Dead mayor streets, Mark Twain’s “visit,” Cedar Lawn

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | October 15, 2018

Hollywood comes to town, the Forrestal legacy, the east end silos

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | August 8, 2018

Classic postcard, plastic snow, electric flying suits

Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | June 12, 2018

A message from above, and treating Zelda

Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | February 6, 2018

A “commuter ski school,” Bookie Blox and a Hellcat buzzes Main

Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | October 31, 2017

Beacon’s stuntman, the first TV, cat trouble and a mystery man

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | July 27, 2017

Explosions, daredevils, cannonballs and straw hats

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | April 25, 2017

A poem, pigeons, a new fridge and an early female doctor

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Bits of Beacon History

By Robert Murphy, Contributor | March 1, 2017

A local historian shares some tales of the past

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