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Avatar photo by Dave Coverly November 25, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Bay-Juniper Crème Brûlée
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Small, Good Things: In the Realm of the Senses

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It’s time to indulge

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly November 18, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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Wide Angle: E-bike Encounters

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What rules apply to e-bikes?

Find beauty in sleeping plants.
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Roots and Shoots: Season of Rest

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Finding beauty in sleeping plants

Main Street Cold Spring
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Letter: Modern Crosswalks

by Contributor November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Cold Spring needs to be safer for pedestrians

Squirrel in space
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly November 11, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Members of Beacon Climate Action Now canvassed with a petition calling for a ban on gas and oil in new construction in the city. Photo provided
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Living Green: Close to Home

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

New local group: Action is the antidote to despair

Mushrooms abound in Fahnestock (but leave them there). Photo by B. Cronin
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Out There: Eyes of the Woods

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Making room for mushrooms

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly November 4, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Roast Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Yogurt Dipping Sauce
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Mouths to Feed: Top Tuber

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Spicing up fall with Japanese sweet potatoes

Lots of life is happening under those fallen leaves. Photo by P. Doan
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Roots and Shoots: Life Under the Leaves

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Put down the rake and relax

Village Hall
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Reader Endorsements: Cold Spring Village

by Contributor October 28, 2022November 3, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Writers offer support for board candidates

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly October 28, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Adam Hotaling
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Reader Endorsement: Highway Superintendent

by Contributor October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Philipstown candidate has 25 years experience

Black Hummus
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Small, Good Things: Dark Matter

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney October 21, 2022October 22, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Switch your hummus to dark mode

The Cartoon
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly October 21, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Julie Shiroishi, Rob Rolison
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Reader Endorsements: State Senate

by Contributor October 21, 2022October 23, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Julie Shiroishi and Rob Rolison are candidates for 39th District

New England asters
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Roots and Shoots: Falling for Asters (and Goldenrod)

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Autumn colors return to the garden

cartoon
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly October 14, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Lion Electric, a company based in Quebec, produces electric-powered buses that it hopes will soon be in high demand. Lion Electric
Posted inColumnists

Living Green: What Schools Can Do

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford October 7, 2022October 6, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Getting smart about climate change

The view from Storm King; are we in for a “classic fall” this year? Photo by B. Cronin
Posted inColumnists

Out There: The Return of the Crisp

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Climate change, changing leaves and getting weird

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly October 7, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

beets
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Mouths to Feed: Some of the People All of the Time

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

A brain flash leads to a fairly amazing dish

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly September 30, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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