Editorial: Too much (development), Too Little (planning), (But it’s still not) Too Late

Spend a few minutes here on the Beacon Dispatch web site and
you’ll discover that there’s a minor furor going on with regard to the City’s
recent million-dollar pseudo-bond, which
resulted in 500 hundred residents signing a petition to put the bond to a
referendum. There’s also a continuing debate about the development/salvation of
the Hiddenbrooke property and whether or [...]

Mi-Ro’s Closes – The End of an Era

Beacon’s last old blue collar bar fades away
by Jack Sinephotos by John Fasulo
In the fifties and sixties when Beacon’s dye plants, hat factories, and rubber fabricators were booming, beer ran down Main Street from Fishkill Creek to the Newburgh/Beacon ferry slip like a frothy tributary of the mighty Hudson River.
Back in that day there were [...]

Master Plan Update

by Sara Pasti
Since July 2005 Beacon’s Comprehensive Master Plan Committee
has met on a monthly basis to discuss issues related to the master planning
process and to organize the community input phase of the planning process. During the same time period, Beacon’s
planning consultants have been developing a Basic Studies document that
describes Beacon as it exists today.

Sphere: [...]

Officer Sues City Over Discrimination

Lawsuit challenges nepotism law
Beacon Police Officer Richard Sassi, Jr. has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Beacon after being denied a promotion in the Beacon Police Department. Sassi is suing the City of Beacon, Mayor Clara Lou Gould, City Administrator Joe Braun, and six city councilman, alleging he was denied the promotion to [...]

When a Bond Is Not a Bond

Possible referendum and current City council leaves the
future unclear for Hiddenbrooke
by Jeffery Battersby
Just prior to the end of its last session, the Beacon City
Council voted to approve a $1 million bond, to allocate funds for the purchase
of the Hiddenbrooke property on De Puyster Avenue. The property is currently
owned by the Preshrock Corporation and is slated [...]

New Year, New Council, New Agenda

Master Plan, Tioranda Bridge, and relationship with police
department top agenda for 2006
by Jeffery Battersby
November’s election brought about significant change to the
Beacon City Council, putting new council members in each of the four wards and
adding one new member to an At-large position. The Dispatch sat with members of
the City Council after a recent meeting to discuss [...]

Interview: Carole Rowley

by Charles R. Smith Jr. 
My
family used to go camping and had an autoharp, it’s like a zither- a guitar
where you don’t have to do anything- and we would take it camping and my
parents loved all the folk songs from England and we’d sit around the campfire
and all the neighbors would come over. I remember being [...]

Highland Wanderer: Fishkill Ridge Trail to the (hopefully!) frozen falls

Difficulty: Easy
Appx Distance/time: 1.4 Miles 45 – 75 minutes depending on
conditions.
Trail Markers: W
Hike type: Out and back
Low/High Points: 450’/800’
NYNJ Trail Map #: 102
Of Note: Enjoyable streamside trail that ends at a
waterfall. The falls are especially beautiful if the weather has been cold
enough to freeze them.

This month the Wanderer admits to being a little more than
disappointed. [...]