Archive - Beacon Streets

Is the Hudson Valley Prepared for a New Era of Wildfire Vulnerability?

No, and that should make us worried. I am.

Nov 10, 2024 •

July 2024

Kingston Moving Toward Area-Wide 25mph Speed Limit

Now that NY State has loosened its stranglehold on municipal traffic speeds.

Jul 5, 2024 •

March 2024

July 2023

Highlands Current: Wide Angle

Recent columns I've written for the local paper.

Jul 7, 2023 •

March 2023

Governor Hochul's Housing Plan Fails In Albany

Her housing plan is shot down by the Legislature. Now what?

Mar 16, 2023 •

February 2023

Jay Jacobs Has To Go

No matter what the excuses for November's loses, the State Democratic Party is broken… or maybe never really built, at all.

Feb 22, 2023 •

January 2023

Mara Gay on New York Democrats' Challenges

Mostly, I agree with Gay, and the Democrats have a huge mess on their hands.

Jan 7, 2023 •

December 2022

2023, The New New York, The New New Beacon

I am making no predictions, only one resolution, and offering only a few hopes

Dec 31, 2022 •

Car-Free Sunday on Fifth Ave NYC

We should be doing this in Beacon on Main Street

Dec 19, 2022 •

The "New New York"

Gov Hochul and Mayor Adams released a report: Making New York Work For Everyone

Dec 17, 2022 •

A multi-part series on the housing crisis in the region in The Highlands Current

Dec 16, 2022 •

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