HC Audio Stories: Recent Episodes
Highlands Current
The Highlands Current is a nonprofit weekly newspaper and daily website that covers Beacon, Cold Spring, Garrison, Nelsonville and Philipstown, New York, in the Hudson Highlands. This podcast includes select stories read aloud.
The outdoors is getting crowded. Do we need to ration recreation?
Trails (Too) Well Traveled was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 11:18 am.
Beacon artist blends digital and natural worlds
Impossible Landscapes was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:53 am.
Cold Spring continues restrictions, seeks aqueduct connection
Drought Shows Little Sign of Easing was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:52 am.
Rain barrels for everyone!
Roots and Shoots: What to Do About the Water was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:43 am.
Solid first season for adult soccer league
The Beautiful Game is Back in Beacon was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:36 am.
A messy sandwich is a good sandwich
Mouths to Feed: One Not For the Road was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:32 am.
Philipstown resident is host of ukulele instruction videos
Something You Don’t Know About Me: Kathryn Selman was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:17 am.
Soccer, tennis and Girls in Sports day
Varsity Roundup was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:14 am.
Blue Devils and Bulldogs both have unfinished business
Preview: Boys’ Soccer was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:10 am.
Subdivision one of seven hearings on Planning Board agenda
Beacon Developer Wants to Divide One Into Five was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:09 am.
Has lived in Cold Spring for 64 years
5 Questions: Chickie Pidala was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:08 am.
Mother sues to gain release from county jail
Putnam Man’s Costly Detention was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:05 am.
Recommends removing Confederate officer names
Panel: West Point Needs Update was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:00 am.
Tired of just sending checks, Cold Spring resident went to Poland
What I Did This Summer was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 8:20 am.
For decades, WBNR informed, entertained city
When Beacon Was on the Air was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 11:00 am.
Governor signs round of bills passed by state legislators
How They Voted was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 10:54 am.
Beacon housing market hot; city has more affordable apartments than most
Beacon Housing: Crunching the Numbers was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:59 am.
Boscobel to host its first chamber festival
Filling the Days with Music was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:51 am.
Drought-like conditions persist
Beacon Calls for Water Conservation was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:47 am.
Local boutiques promote sustainability
Clothing That Lasts was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:45 am.
An optimal dish for a suboptimal corn season
Small, Good Things: Navigating the Maize was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:23 am.
The impacts of climate change will not be borne equally
Living Green: Climate Justice was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:18 am.
Creator of sculpture outside Beacon Music Factory
5 Questions: Amanda Gross was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 9:14 am.
Season begins for Haldane and Beacon on Aug. 31
Preview: Girls’ Soccer was first posted on August 26, 2022 at 8:22 am.
Beacon patrolman slain a century ago
A Lost Officer Remembered was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 11:00 am.
Dutchess farm prepares its first marijuana crop
Ready for Harvest was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 10:57 am.
Lingering concern over impact on village
Cold Spring: Can We Influence Fjord Trail? was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 10:55 am.
Criticize county executive for lack of transparency
Putnam Legislators Curious About Job Changes was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 10:50 am.
Beacon athlete sets barefoot record
Feet of Iron was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:51 am.
Opponent counters that he supported power plant
Maloney Celebrates Climate Victory was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:35 am.
Basil's not the only herb that goes with tomatoes
Mouths to Feed: A Dill Detour was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:33 am.
Prickly Pear Cactus, it's your time to shine
Roots and Shoots: Last Plant Standing was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:31 am.
A gallery born in Brooklyn embraces its new home
The Holland Tunnel Reaches Newburgh was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:27 am.
Performing her one-woman play at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
5 Questions: Madeline Sayet was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:24 am.
Needed for replacement of span in 2023
Philipstown to Convey Land for Bridge was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 9:18 am.
‘Severe’ drought hits Highlands
Hot, Dry Summer was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 11:07 am.
State senator takes on House incumbent
Maloney Faces Primary Challenge was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 11:00 am.
Ridership projections revised downward
MTA Finances Worsen was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 10:07 am.
New map shows the value of Newburgh’s greenery
Out There: Seeing the City for the Trees was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 10:02 am.
Also: Cold Spring board rejects earlier cruises by Seastreak boats
Policy Limits Official Flag Displays was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 9:42 am.
Filmmaker, new to Beacon, plans ‘mockumentary’
What’s Funny About Parenting? was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 9:34 am.
Finding meaning in a post-Simpsons universe
‘Pushing a Sitcom Past the Apocalypse’ was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 9:32 am.
Will be among artists at annual Garrison craft fair
Beacon Glassblower Finds Work “Magical” was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 9:27 am.
Oncology nurse at Vassar Brothers for 20 years
5 Questions: Kim Russell was first posted on August 12, 2022 at 8:36 am.
Great for sellers, but low-income, renters squeezed
Housing Market Soars was first posted on August 5, 2022 at 9:47 am.
Plans in place to develop former prison, but when?
Progress Slow at Camp Beacon was first posted on August 5, 2022 at 9:45 am.
Parts assembled into untraceable weapons
‘Ghost’ Guns in Putnam was first posted on August 5, 2022 at 9:30 am.
Says radioactive water would be far below limits
Holtec: ‘We Do Not Dump Into the River’ was first posted on August 5, 2022 at 9:30 am.
Cold Spring nonprofit cultivates empathy
A Kind Word for Victims of Bullying was first posted on August 5, 2022 at 9:16 am.
Montgomery: Colleagues opposed stream protections
Legislators Apparently Drop Resolution was first posted on August 5, 2022 at 9:16 am.