• SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 16, 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
  • July 16, 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

Opinion

Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.

cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly May 1, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

HVSF garden render
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letters: Shakespeare Plans

by Contributor April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writers express support for festival move

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: The Price of Plywood

by Contributor April 28, 2021April 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Federal intervention needed

fyke net
Posted inColumnists

Out There: The Eel Question

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 27, 2021April 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Glass eels return to the Hudson

Coverly cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 24, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

Johanna Reinhardt with the seed library
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Get Some, Share Some

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 20, 2021April 23, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Butterfield Library hopes seed collection will grow

Miso Tofu with Grilled Asparagus
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: Almost There

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour April 20, 2021April 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Celebrating spring with wild abandon

cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 17, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

A rendering of the path and "solar ribbon" the Desmond-Fish Library would like to install in Garrison.
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Library Solar

by Contributor April 16, 2021April 23, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Landscape should not be defaced

Pickled Mustard Seed Relish
Posted inFood

Small, Good Things: Dressed for Success

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 13, 2021April 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

A relish for springtime dining

nails
Posted inColumnists

Kid Friendly: TikTok Camping, Nails & Sports

Avatar photo by Katie Hellmuth April 13, 2021April 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Stay in the Tent for 48 Hours Challenge was highlight of pandemic spring break

old 7th ward in yonkers
Posted inColumnists

Out There: The Inequality of Heat Waves

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 13, 2021April 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The connections between racism and air temperature

Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 10, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

Fancy Gelled Dessert, aka Citrus Terrine
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: A Time to Gelebrate

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Jell-O gets an upgrade

Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 3, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

Philipstown Times
Posted inColumnists

Reporter’s Notebook: Philipstown’s Lost Newspaper

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 2, 2021April 9, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The short life of The Times

collected-trash
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Trash Attack

by Contributor March 30, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Have we given up on being decent humans?

Under Balanced Rock
Posted inColumnists

Out There: Ghost Dogs, Bloody Ponds and Lost Treasure

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Exploring the old, weird Hudson Valley

Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 27, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

zoom-shot
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Sheriff’s Race

by Contributor March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Candidate should have spoken up

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Thanks for Hard Work

by Contributor March 25, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Beacon Highway Department always up to task

main-street-1930s
Posted inPhilipstown News

Reflections of a Cold Spring Native

by Contributor March 23, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Growing up in the village in the 1930s and ’40s

Seed packets
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Plant a Garden, Now or Later

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan March 23, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Too busy to start your garden? That’s OK, you can wait!

Caramelized Kale and Tomato with White Beans
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: You’ve Got Kale

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour March 23, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Kale’s 15 minutes of fame may have passed, but it’s not going anywhere

Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 20, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh …

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 28 29 30 31 32 … 88 Older posts

Trending Now

  • Matt Hutchins

    Matt Hutchins

  • A falling object destroyed Christine Ortiz’s windshield. Photo by Michelle Kupper

    Surprise from the Sky

  • Mary Schlitzer

    Mary Schlitzer (1960-2025)

  • he site now hosts a Speedway gas station.
 Photo by L. Sparks

    Continental Commons Faces New Lawsuit

  • Maloney

    Report: Maloney Eyes Return

Carefull MD
Howland
Brothers Tree
See your ad here. Email us.

Free Updates in Your Inbox







See your classified ad here. Click for details.

Featured Ads

  • For Rent: Philipstown Office Space
  • Sell Your Old Car Through Peddle
  • Acupuncture for Ease in Body + Mind
  • Consumer Cellular from $20 Per Month
  • For Rent: Cold Spring Apartment 2BR/1BA
  • Help Wanted: Fashion Sales
  • Healing Bodywork with Joy Matalon
Cheese Shops
Chapel
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