Beacon News

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

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.