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

January 28, 2021






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Reporter’s Notebook

Beacon News

Reporter’s Notebook: Does Beacon Need a Community Center?

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | November 27, 2020

City’s last communtiy center closed in 2011

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Reporter’s Notebook: Are We That Far Apart?

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | July 24, 2020

Dueling protesters line each side of Route 9D

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Reporter’s Notebook: The Art of Arts

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | July 3, 2020

Highlights from 10 years of coverage

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Reporter’s Notebook: COVID Got You Down?

By Michael Turton, Reporter | May 17, 2020

A few pandemic-coping strategies

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Reporter’s Notebook: Coverage of a Locked-Down World

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter | May 10, 2020

What’s changed putting together a newspaper

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Reporter’s Notebook: Coloring Wars

By Michael Turton, Reporter | May 5, 2020

The battle for my state of mind

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Reporter’s Notebook: The Truth Hurts

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | April 18, 2020

I haven’t been a team player. I needed help.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Time to Lean on Old Friends

By Michael Turton, Reporter | April 6, 2020

Allow me to introduce a few faithful companions

Beacon News

Reporter’s Notebook: Running on Empty

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | March 20, 2020

There’s never been a Beacon council meeting like this week’s

Reporter’s Notebook: The Current Goes Outlaw

By Michael Turton, Reporter | March 13, 2020

A winning race formula to benefit Cub Scouts

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Reporter’s Notebook: A Look Before You Leap

By Michael Turton, Reporter | February 28, 2020

Didn’t this just happen four years ago?

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Reporter’s Notebook: In Search of the Perfect Sign

By Michael Turton, Reporter | February 23, 2020

Some help, some confuse, some are just funny

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Reporter’s Notebook: From One Paperboy to Another

By Michael Turton, Reporter | February 7, 2020

Remembering Decatur Myers

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Reporter’s Notebook: Would You Survive a Mass Shooting?

By Michael Turton, Reporter | August 16, 2019

County offers training for the unthinkable

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Reporter’s Notebook: When Finishing Isn’t Enough

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | August 9, 2019

After 286 miles, I felt deflated rather than inspired

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