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Beacon, New York is located in Dutchess County. Zip codes in Beacon, NY include 12508. More Beacon information.

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Thursday May 24 | Albany Times Union

Beacon Institute's future still uncertain

But officials of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries insist that plans to establish a $15 million research and education center on the South Troy waterfront are "still in progress." More than four years after then Gov.

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Thursday May 24 | The Daily Scarsdalte

Metro-North Increasing Trains Friday

Metro-North will be operating 19 early "getaway trains" for those people looking to leave work early Friday to enjoy their long Memorial Day weekend, said spokesperson Marjorie Anders "It's not the busiest day because some people don't even come in but those people who did come in in the morning at their regular time, the vast majority leave early, ... (more)

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Tue May 22, 2012

Your News Now

"Hyde Park on Hudson" movie stars Hyde Park

Four million tourists come to Dutchess County each year. More are likely to come for FDR as excitement builds over the upcoming movie "Hyde Park on Hudson." Franklin Delano Roosevelt's played by actor and comedian Bill Murray, who draws many to theaters and could draw many to Hyde Park.

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Thu May 17, 2012

New Yorker

Pencils and Nothingness

The arts-and-crafts Web site Etsy recently published an extract from David Rees's new book, "How to Sharpen Pencils." The extract - a meticulously detailed guide to the correct use of single-blade pocket sharpeners - was lavishly illustrated with monochrome photographs of Rees at work wearing an apron, a set of head-mounted magnifying goggles, and ... (more)

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Fri May 11, 2012

The Huffington Post

Raffi Cavoukian: My Pete Seeger Spring: A Visit to Say Thanks

On a fine spring day with trees in soft green bloom, I left Manhattan for Pete Seeger's place, near Beacon NY, courtesy of his longtime friend and noted videographer Jim Brown.

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Thu May 10, 2012

Newsday

Take a tour of Bannerman Castle in the Hudson Valley

Bannerman Castle is seen from the Hudson River on Pollepel Island, N.Y. Located on the Hudson Highlands, the castle's island site is called Pollepel, now familiarly known as Bannerman Island.

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Wed May 09, 2012

Independent Weekly

The unstoppable sharpening technique of Chapel Hill native David Rees

"One of the things that I like about this project is that it's apolitical. Anyone can enjoy it.

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Thu May 03, 2012

Times Herald-Record

Beacon resident continues to receive accolades

The folk icon, a resident of Beacon and champion of the Hudson River and Valley, recently received a "Distinguished Service" award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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