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Around Town (Photos)

Avatar photo by Ross Corsair July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Sea creatures, fruit pizza, community cookout

Honor Roll
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon High School Honor Roll

by Staff July 21, 2023July 26, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Students recognized for fourth-quarter grades

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Sukanya Basu

by Staff July 21, 2023July 22, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon resident was former economics professor

Kemble Avenue fire
Posted inPhilipstown News

Cold Spring Fire Damages Home

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Seven fire departments involved

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Beacon Obituaries

by Staff July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Mary Boniello, Kristi Rosseland

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Stephen Barry (1965-2023)

by Staff July 21, 2023July 22, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Lakeland grad was Merchant Marine, union negotiator

Cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly July 21, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Sudoku Puzzles
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Week of July 21

by Staff July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Our weekly collection of word and numbers games

Posted inObituaries

The Rev. Frank Geer (1948-2023)

by Staff July 20, 2023August 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Former rector at St. Philip’s Church in Garrison

Congress
Posted inElections & Politics

How They Voted (Congress)

Avatar photo by Richard G. Thomas July 19, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Select votes by local members of Congress through July 17

Adam Hotaling, Philipstown’s highway superintendent, spreads gravel on a storm-damaged section of Old Manitou Road. (Photo by L. Sparks)
Posted inPhilipstown News

Push For Storm Aid Begins

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 14, 2023July 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Hochul asks federal government to declare major disaster 

The New York State parks department warns Little Stony Point visitors to not swim in the river. (File photo by B. Cronin)
Posted inPhilipstown News

Park Manager Risks Life to Aid Swimmers

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Current hindered pair’s return to safety

Passengers who boarded a Metro-North train that stalled on Sunday (July 9) afternoon were finally allowed to exit in the evening to stretch their legs or find alternate transportation. (Photo by Emily Sheskin)
Posted inAround Town

Train From Poughkeepsie to Croton in Eight Hours

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 14, 2023July 29, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Passengers recall ordeal on Metro-North train

Betty Wall stands on a sidewalk between the River Ridge townhouses and the Prophecy Hall site to show proximity. Photos by J. Simms
Posted inBeacon News

Prophecy Hall Clears Hurdles

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms July 14, 2023July 29, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon event venue, hotel and cafe appears close 

close-up photo of men using and inspecting gun in store. salesman explain how to use it, customer hold it in hands
Posted inAround Town

Orders Barring Gun Possession Skyrocket

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 14, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Dutchess, Putnam police apply at record rates

Passengers disembark in 2021 from a Seastreak cruise docked at Cold Spring. (File photo by M. Turton)
Posted inPhilipstown News

Cold Spring Raises Docking Fees

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Approves first increase since 2017

The Rev. John Williams, rector of St. Andrew & St. Luke Episcopal Church, stands at a parking lot that is the source of a dispute with the City of Beacon. Photo by J. Simms
Posted inBeacon News

Beacon, Church Continue to Spar

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

City will provide temporary parking for St. Andrew

Ambulnz operates in 26 states and the U.K.
Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Returns To Empress For ALS Service

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ambulnz claimed it needed more money

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Posted inObituaries

Beacon Obituaries

by Staff July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

MaryEllen Cronk, Hugh Keenan, Ricky Riccoboni

Christopher Darman
Posted inObituaries

Christopher Darman (1990-2023)

by Staff July 14, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane grad owned Darman Construction

Philipstown Town Hall
Posted inPhilipstown News

Town Offers Code Enforcement Coverage to Nelsonville

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 14, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Move gives Philipstown, two villages a single department

“Taurus,” by Manju Shandler, at The Barne on Berme in Kerhonkson
Posted inArts & Leisure

Art a La Carte

Avatar photo by Erin-Leigh Hoffman July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Upstate Art Weekend returns with full menu

Bill Ponte, president of the Sports Museum of Dutchess County, says the Beacon Bears, featured in a museum exhibit, ‘were men who loved’ their game.
Posted inSports

Dutchess Museum Honors Local Sports Heroes

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Inductees include coaches, other unsung contributors 

"Track and Field Series" by Matthew Robinson
Posted inArts & Leisure

Beacon Open Studios Expands

Avatar photo by Mackenzie Boric July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Music, film screenings to accompany art

Posted inOn the Spot

On The Spot

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 14, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

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