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Worth one laugh…

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Reporter’s Notebook: 20 Years of Fresh Food

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Cold Spring Farmers’ Market celebrates 20 years

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Small, Good Things: A 100-Year Feast

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Celebrating a centenarian with a memorable meal

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Worth one laugh…

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Letter: Under Attack

by Contributor May 5, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Putnam’s LGBTQ+ residents deserve better

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Roots and Shoots: Mixing Art and Horticulture

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 28, 2023May 1, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Surprises everywhere at Stonecrop Garden

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Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 28, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Penny Adler-Colvin of the Mohonk Preserve trains volunteers to observe peregrine falcons nesting on the ridgeline in the distance. Photo by B. Cronin
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Out There: Take to the Sky

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Keeping an eye on peregrine falcons

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Living Green: What’s Your Future?

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford April 21, 2023April 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Envisioning a better tomorrow, with your help

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Letter: Town Halls

by Contributor April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Congressman needs to honor pledge

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Worth one laugh…

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Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 15, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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Mouths to Feed: Lemonhead-Over-Heels

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour April 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A springtime lemon crush

My two American chestnuts enjoying the view while they wait for their turn. Photo by P. Doan
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Roots and Shoots: Restoring the King of the Forest

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 14, 2023April 17, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

How you can help American chestnut trees return to the Highlands.

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Wide Angle: Prison Blues

Avatar photo by Stowe Boyd April 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What should we do with shuttered prisons?

Spanish Shrimp & Bean Stew with Capers and Olives
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Small, Good Things: Smoke and Spice

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The globetrotting versatility of paprika

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Classic Wheels: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 7, 2023May 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

‘It’s maybe the ugliest beautiful car I’ve ever seen.’

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 7, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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Letter: Fjord Trail Study

by Contributor April 4, 2023April 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: We need an independent analysis

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Editor’s Notebook: The Tricky Origins of the Constitutional County

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe March 31, 2023April 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The Putnam executive wants a declaration. Where did the idea come from?

The writer's first native- plant garden included bee balm, echinacea, phlox, black- eye Susan and cup plant. (The latter has since been removed for its invasive tendencies.) Photo by P. Doan
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Roots and Shoots: 10 Years Green

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan March 31, 2023April 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Looking back on a decade of gardening advice

Simple Chicken Broth Flavored with Ramps and Ginger
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Mouths to Feed: My Broth’s Keeper

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour March 31, 2023April 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

How to elongate a day with a pot of broth

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 31, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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Out There: Guidebooks for a Warming Planet

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The next generation of Audubon guides forge a new path

Activists from the Rainforest Action Network protested against Chase in Manhattan in December 2018. Photo by Michael Nigro/RFN
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Living Green: Follow the Money

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Who’s funding the climate crisis?

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