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April’s Second Saturday Weekend Is Here

April showers have set the stage for this month’s Second Saturday weekend; spring’s green shoots and blossoming trees are…

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A Man With History

Beacon’s story is the stuff of legend: a booming industrial town, a long decline, a boarded-up Main Street, and a hard-won revival…

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Step onto Beacon’s Main Street and you’ll be struck by an almost overwhelming choice of places to eat breakfast or a leisurely weekend brunch…

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If you ask a hundred people why they love Beacon, you’ll get a hundred different answers…

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In the blink of an eye, a raft of new businesses have sprung up in Beacon. We wrote a story in late spring…

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It’s time to get serious about making summer plans now that the July 4th Holiday weekend is…

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New York City visitors to Beacon know there’s good reason to take the train here. Not only is it…

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The countdown has begun. In two weeks, Thanksgiving hosts will be…

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Just 60 miles north of New York City, Beacon, NY is an artistic and cultural gem…