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Comprehensive News Feed for Beacon, NY.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,308 in Beacon, NY

  1. Two arrested on drug, weapon charges in Beacon

    12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

    BEACON - Two city residents were arrested yesterday after police say a traffic stop yielded cocaine, heroin and a loaded gun.

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  2. Most tests put river bacteria at OK levelsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... the mouth of Wappinger Creek on June 17, when the reading was 40. All other local results in Tivoli, Poughkeepsie and Beacon were in the acceptable range. Most were single-digit results. When asked if he would go swimming in the Hudson, 32-year-old ...

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  3. Economic solutions: Leaders and public meet to discussRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

    NEWBURGH - Beacon resident and mother Johannsis Peralta has been out of work for a year.

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  4. Local briefsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

    BEACON - The Howland Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at the library.

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    Related Topix: Wappingers Falls, NY, Libraries, US News

  5. Signup for kindergarten opens in BeaconRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

    BEACON - Children in the Beacon school district who are 5 years old by Dec. 1 can be registered for full-day kindergarten.

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  6. Esg ExtraRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... in second place after the preliminary rounds of the men's Open 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. His Marist teammate, Beacon's Mitchell Katz, is in fifth and seventh place, respectively. In the Scholastic division, Highland's Scott Duncan is in ...

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  7. Governor paves the way for local vote on Dutchess electrical licensing lawRead the original story

    Yesterday | Mid-Hudson News

    ... If adopted, the new law would preempt electrical licensing laws already in place in the cities of Poughkeepsie and Beacon. The measure will come before Dutchess lawmakers for a vote in the fall, said Higgins. HEAR today's news on MidHudsonRadio.com ...

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    Related Topix: Dutchess County Metro, Dutchess County, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY

  8. More police briefsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    A 19-year-old Beacon man convicted for the second time of having cocaine in his possession was sentenced Tuesday to two years in state prison.

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  9. Beacon families invited to National Night Out

    Yesterday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    BEACON - Kathy Deutermann is hoping all her neighbors in the city will turn on their porch lights, lock their doors and come to a party in Memorial Park Aug.

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  10. Teens host annual free community mealRead the original story

    Wednesday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... City of Poughkeepsie, at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project and at the Green Teen Community Gardens in Poughkeepsie and Beacon. While there is no cost for the meal, donations are welcome. If you would like more information about the City Seeds ...

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    Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Poughkeepsie, NY

  11. Youths learn about urban farmingRead the original story

    Wednesday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... to celebrate the community and food,' Helanna Bratman, program coordinator at Green Teen Community Project for Beacon, said of the meal. 'How often are there meals cooked by teenagers with the food grown locally?' The free dinner, to be held from ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Agriculture, Science, Family, Teenagers, Poughkeepsie, NY, Dutchess County, NY

  12. Beacon man gets prison for drug possession

    Wednesday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    A 19-year-old Beacon man convicted for the second time of having cocaine in his possession was sentenced today to two years in state prison.

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    Related Topix: State Prisons, Dutchess County Metro, Dutchess County, NY

  13. Books focus on making gourmet at homeRead the original story

    Wednesday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... City of Poughkeepsie, at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project and at the Green Teen Community Gardens in Poughkeepsie and Beacon. Last year, teens served their home-grown recipes to nearly 200 community members. This is the third year the meal has taken ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Recipes, Home Gardening, Home, Poughkeepsie, NY

  14. Kindergarten enrollment set for Beacon schools

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    BEACON - Children in the Beacon school district who are 5 years old by Dec. 1 can be registered for full-day kindergarten.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  15. Community meal promotes local foodRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... to celebrate the community and food," Helanna Bratman, program coordinator at Green Teen Community Project for Beacon, said of the meal. "How often are there meals cooked by teenagers with the food grown locally?" The free dinner, which will be ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Family, Teenagers, Poughkeepsie, NY, Agriculture, Science, Dutchess County, NY

  16. Nursing facility names employees of the month

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    The employees of the month at the Wingate at Beacon are: Ginel Graci of Beacon for January, Yul Barry of Newburgh for February, Winston Gill of Beacon for March and Lee Taylor of Gardiner for April.

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  17. After 63 years, vet happy to get medalsRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... did all right.' After the war, he worked in quality control for IBM for 28 years. Williamson's daughter, Linda, a Beacon resident, got the wheels in motion - quite by accident - when she thought her father would enjoy being part of the Veterans ...

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  18. On the record - College notesRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... and Wednesdays, it features announcements about local residents in college and the armed services on Page 3B. Beacon - William C. Cooper was named to the fall 2007 and spring 2008 dean's list at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, N.Y. ...

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  19. Doors open for victims of abuseRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    ... that after more than five years, this has finally come to pass,' Smith, a minister at Springfield Baptist Church in Beacon, said last week. 'Everyone deserves some hope, and victims of violence don't often have any.' The opening of the new shelter ...

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    Related Topix: Dutchess County Metro, Dutchess County, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY

  20. Atlantic Yachting AssociationRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Cool Hunting

    ... installation of large-scale work exhibited on the exterior windows of a 19th century blanket factory in Beacon, NY. We traveled to the small town earlier this year to meet some of the artists and watch them make "urban art" in a not-so-urban ...

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