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Bloom Bar " The Current
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (113+ words) Bloom Bar highlandscurrent. org You have infinite page views remaining. Visitors to the Farm Store at Glynwood in Philipstown on May 9 were invited to assemble bouquets for Mother's Day. Nearby, fencing was repositioned around the grazing sheep, who were kept…...
The Tide Overhead " The Current
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (226+ words) The Tide Overhead highlandscurrent. org Weekly Update Weekend Arts Beacon artist contributes artwork to Venice Biennale Melissa Mc Gill, an artist who lives in Beacon, created a public installation in 2019 for the 58th Venice Biennale, Red Regatta, to signal concern about…...
Around the Region " The Current
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (619+ words) A Yorktown Heights resident was killed at about 5 a. m. on Saturday (May 16) in a three-car crash on the Bear Mountain Parkway between Locust Avenue and Arlo Lane. The state police said Darly G. Bravo Coello, 28, was traveling west when his Subaru crossed…...
How They Voted (Congress) " The Current
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (178+ words) The House on May 13 unanimously passed a bill (H. Res. 1251), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), to call for politicians and cultural leaders to condemn anti-Semitism and support religious freedom in the U. S. Wasserman Schultz said: "The House must unite to…...
Young Talent " The Current
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (129+ words) Young Talent highlandscurrent. org Weekly Update Weekend Arts You have infinite page views remaining. The Beacon City School District is hosting an art show, Between the Lines, in the Community Room at the Howland Public Library through June 1, with contributions…...
Looking Back in Philipstown
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1599+ words) Gen. George Washington wrote the Continental Congress, asking that two or three thousand stands of arms [weapons for one soldier] reserved for provincial use be "borrowed" to defend New York City. He enclosed a report from troops in the Highlands,…...
Hiding in Plein Sight
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (105+ words) highlandscurrent. org You have infinite page views remaining. The Garrison Art Center hosted its annual auction, Hidden in Plein Sight, on May 9, with more than 40 pieces donated by local artists. Porcelain Flowers " and Light News: Based on facts, either observed…...
Beacon Obituaries " The Current
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (416+ words) Arcangelo M. Formichelli, 90, died May 10 at his home. Known later as "Arky" or "Pops," he was born May 15, 1935, in Isernia, Italy, the son of Antonio and Carmela (Iallonardo) Formichelli. He served in the U. S. Army and and later worked as a pressman…...
Shakespeare's New Stage
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1063+ words) HVS opens theater in Philipstown Standing under the curving wooden proscenium of the just-finished Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Philipstown, Davis Mc Callum recalled the moment last month when he showed the company's actors the building for the first time....
Stepping Out from the House of Music
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (560+ words) Classical music star quickly sells out Howland At age 29, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is a classical music superstar who knew about Beacon even before her handlers booked a gig at the Howland Cultural Center on Sunday (May 17) that quickly sold out....