Cold Spring Continues Fjord Trail Debate – The Current
Sep 27, 2024 · Mayor cites ‘troubling departures’ from talks. When speaking about the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, “the size of my trust deficit only grows,” Mayor Kathleen Foley said at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Cold Spring Village Board.
Hanukkah Services – The Current
Dec 20, 2024 · SAT 21 Hanukkah Celebration COLD SPRING 5 p.m. Philipstown Reform Synagogue 1 Chestnut St. philipstownreformsynagogue.org The synagogue, which meets in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall, will serve a light supper.
Around Town (Photos) – The Current
Oct 4, 2024 · BREAKNECK RESCUE — First responders brought a hiker with an injured ankle down from the Undercliff Trail on Breakneck on Sept. 20. The Cold Spring Fire Department used its new Cascade Rescue litter, created with a mountain bike tire and brakes. (CSFD) SPIRIT OF BEACON — After a bit of drizzle, the rain held off on Sept. 29 for the annual celebration on Main Street in Beacon, which included ...
My View: A Big Change – The Current
Nov 22, 2024 · As we digest the results of Election Day, I thought Beacon residents might want to take a walk down memory lane to review what happened 35 years ago, in 1989.
Stormwater Challenges – The Current
Jul 26, 2024 · This gets complicated, but to clarify: Fair Street was originally identified as eligible damage by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, in March, many months into a detailed review process, FEMA determined that Fair and Main streets are eligible for recovery funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), …
Local Reservoirs Remain Thirsty – The Current
Nov 29, 2024 · Well users also urged to conserve. Last week’s rainstorm slaked some of the thirst of local reservoirs but not enough as Beacon and Cold Spring keep water restrictions in place and the owner of a digging company warns well owners to also conserve water amid an ongoing drought.. Mayor Kathleen Foley said on Monday (Nov. 25) that a storm passing through the Highlands from Nov. 20 to 22 dropped ...
The Current – News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, …
Dec 21, 2024 · 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 …
Beacon, Church Settle Dispute – The Current
Sep 13, 2024 · City will pay $80K to terminate agreement. St. Andrew & St. Luke Episcopal Church and the City of Beacon have agreed to end a lawsuit filed more than a year ago by the church over parking.. The church sued in Dutchess County court in June 2023 over access to a city-owned lot where, according to St. Andrew, church employees and parishioners had parked for at least 30 years.
Community Day 2024 – The Current
Jul 12, 2024 · I was so excited to march in the Community Day parade in Cold Spring on July 6 with the Hudson Highlands Pipe Band. It was my first time since before the pandemic, when Leonora Burton [the former owner of The Country Goose on Main Street] judged the pet parade.
Bear Mountain Bridge at 100 – The Current
Nov 22, 2024 · A century ago, at 7 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day in 1924, the Bear Mountain Bridge opened to the public. At the time, it was the first bridge to have a concrete deck, the first crossing over the Hudson River south of Albany and the world’s longest suspension bridge, with a main span of 1,632 feet and an overall length of 2,255 feet.