• SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • August 09, 2025
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
The Current

The Current

News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

  • SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • August 09, 2025
Donate
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information

News

Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

candles
Posted inObituaries

Beacon Obituaries

by Staff August 16, 2024August 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Eleanor Campbell, Levisa Lunsford, Beverly Morgan, David Quill, Aurea Ramirez, Manuel Voigt

Dutchess Manor was built as a home in 1868. Photo by Daniel Case
Posted inAround Town

Fjord Trail Foes Cross the Border

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks August 16, 2024November 6, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Take aim at Dutchess Manor plans

Posted inArts & Leisure

Goddess Flora Moves on to New Plot

Avatar photo by Joey Asher August 16, 2024November 6, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown gardener has ‘10 green fingers’

Homespun Foods, a Beacon mainstay since 2006, will be closed after this weekend.
Posted inBeacon News

Homespun Foods to Close

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 16, 2024August 22, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Final weekend arrives for Beacon eatery

Vinny Tamagna
Posted inPhilipstown News

Exit Interview: Vinny Tamagna

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 16, 2024August 30, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Longtime legislator, transportation director and volunteer moving to Florida

Donna Mikkelsen is the new director of the KuBe Arts Center in Beacon. Photo by M. Ferris
Posted inArts & Leisure

KuBe Gets New Director

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Artist has grand plans for former Beacon High School

Posted inArts & Leisure

The Dollmaker

Lucy Baldino by Lucy Baldino August 16, 2024August 25, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist brings fabric to life

Posted inBeacon News

Beacon Drops (Some) Parking Requirements

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Planning Board will have final say

Beacon Main Street
Posted inAround Town

By the Numbers: Growth Factors

Avatar photo by Floyd Norris August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Dutchess and Putnam counties are not people magnets

History via Kayak, Aug. 24
Posted inCalendar

The Week Ahead

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan August 16, 2024August 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Calendar highlights from Aug. 17 to 25

Cicadas
Posted inArts & Leisure

Call of the Cicadas

Lucy Baldino by Lucy Baldino August 16, 2024August 21, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

What would you ask the bugs?

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Lauded as Safe County

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

U.S. News ranks it eighth safest in nation

Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Raymond Chen

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Sushi chef at Foodtown in Cold Spring

1959 Corvette
Posted inColumnists

Classic Wheels: 1959 Corvette

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Love at first sight

Around the Region
Posted inAround Town

Around the Region

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

News from beyond the Highlands

The Super Secret Projects gallery launched as a co-op in 2023.
Posted inArts & Leisure

A Framework for Artists

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris August 16, 2024August 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Collectives offer members space and support

hammond
Posted inArts & Leisure

Day Trip: Hammond Museum

Nadine Revheim by Nadine Revheim August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A North Salem museum celebrates a Beacon photographer

Posted inOn the Spot

On The Spot

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

What are three must-haves for your picnic basket?

Cold Spring Village Hall
Posted inPhilipstown News

Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Village deals with storm damage

Posted inPhilipstown News

Homeland Towers Offers $10K for Trees

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Some neighbors oppose Route 9 phone pole

riley richards
Posted inPhilipstown News

Boscobel Names Assistant Curator

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Will help with programming, collections

Posted inPhilipstown News

Philipstown Hub Hires Coordinator

by Staff August 16, 2024August 30, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Outreach position added to care team

Adam Roche, Jean- Marie Niebuhr
Posted inBeacon News

Dutchess Creates New Agencies

by Staff August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Separates health, mental health and veterans services

Jackie Coogan (center) in Times Square in August 1924
Posted inLooking Back

Looking Back in Philipstown

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe August 16, 2024August 19, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

What happened this month 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 years ago

light show
Posted inAround Town

Light Show

by Staff August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The Aurora Borealis, captured over the Hudson

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 64 65 66 67 68 … 966 Older posts

Trending Now

  • Tom Natoli and Dominique Rodriguez

    Cold Spring Couple Chasing $20K Prize

  • Sheriff McConville

    McConville Will Stay on Ballot for Sheriff

  • Edison Irizarry

    Retired Beacon Police Officer Indicted

  • Janice Nuzzo

    Janice Nuzzo (1953-2025)

  • Continental Commons

    Judge Tosses Suit by Route 9 Developer

Carefull MD
Passport
First Look
Garden Party
See your ad here. Email us.

Free Updates in Your Inbox







See your classified ad here. Click for details.

Featured Ads

  • Healing Bodywork with Joy Matalon
  • For Rent: Philipstown Office Space
  • For Rent: Beacon Victorian
  • Wanted: Personal / Executive Assistant
  • Help Wanted: Fashion Sales
  • For Rent: Stone Carriage House
Passport
First Look
Carefull MD
Generac
See your ad here. Email us.

Follow Us

Facebook
Instagram
Mastodon
Bluesky

ABOUT THE CURRENT

We are a reader-funded, nonprofit media organization that serves the communities of Beacon and Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison, North Highlands and Continental Village) in the Hudson Highlands of New York.

HOW WE REPORT

The Current is a member of The Trust Project, a consortium of news outlets that has adopted standards to allow readers to more easily assess the credibility of their journalism. Our best practices, including our verification and correction policies, can be accessed here.

CONTACT

The Highlands Current
142 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY 10516
845-809-5584
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

  • Our Awards
  • Editorial Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2025 Highlands Current Inc Powered by Newspack Accessibility Statement
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
pixel