Beacon Dispatchtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12965Local correspondents exploring history, politics, commerce, and culture in Beacon, NYTypePadThe Dispatch Moves On...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-155750902007-02-01T18:29:59-05:002007-08-15T11:56:47-04:00After more than 3 years blogging on this site, we've decided to upgrade the Beacon Dispatch blog to a more flexible, scalable site. Sometime in the next day or so, when you type in beacondispatch.com, you'll end up on the...Michael DaecherAn Open Letter to Mayor Gould, City Administrator Joseph Braun, and Members of the Beacon City Counciltag:typepad.com,2003:post-147271002006-12-18T09:58:39-05:002007-08-15T11:56:50-04:00I have been following the ongoing saga of the City of Beacon Police Department since my retirement in August of 2003. The accusations, the lawsuits, the investigations and so on. While it is my opinion that the department and its...Jeffery BattersbyEditorial: Thriving Business in Beacontag:typepad.com,2003:post-144371412006-12-03T10:50:51-05:002007-08-15T11:56:53-04:00Jane Jacobs, a great urban planner and theorist, once said, “The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.” Inside this end of the year issue, you will find a list, by no means exhaustive, but hopefully compelling enough to make...Michael DaecherHighland Wanderer: Walking in a Winter Wonderlandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-144371972006-12-03T10:50:00-05:002007-08-15T11:56:55-04:00As I sit here writing it’s November 28th. Several days past the Thanksgiving feast but still a couple of days before the beginning of December. And a day that, like the ghost of my California Christmases past, I’m sitting in...Michael DaecherHoliday Shopping in Beacontag:typepad.com,2003:post-144371192006-12-03T10:48:43-05:002007-08-15T11:56:56-04:00by Karen Maserjian Shan Had enough of the shopping malls? Catch a breath of fresh air on Beacon’s Main Street. "Saturday nights…until Christmas the stores are going to be open for late night shopping," said Linda Hubbard, a member at...Michael DaecherBeacon Rivers and Estuaries Institute Teaches As It Learnstag:typepad.com,2003:post-144370622006-12-03T10:42:53-05:002007-08-15T11:56:56-04:00Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Our River Runs Through Them "The river’s reflections of our lives and experiences are endless. The water calls up our own ambitions of flowing with ease, of navigating the unknown." ~ Tim Palmer, river conservationist "We...Michael DaecherBeacon School Board Updatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-144370172006-12-03T10:38:53-05:002007-11-05T10:59:20-05:00by Bill Zopf, Board President & Dr. Jean Parr, Superintendent For this month’s column we thought we would touch on various subjects and respond to questions and comments which have been raised over the last couple of months. • Why...Michael DaecherRecipe: Traditional Christmas on a Worldwide Scaletag:typepad.com,2003:post-144369502006-12-03T10:32:21-05:002007-08-15T11:56:58-04:00by Bruce Beaty Each December, when the holidays descend upon us, I'm intrigued by the ways people of different religious and ethnic backgrounds celebrate the social events of the season. One of the cool things about working in a restaurant...Michael DaecherDIA:Beacon Hits the San Francisco Chronicletag:typepad.com,2003:post-142567132006-11-22T23:16:16-05:002007-08-15T11:56:58-04:00San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll took a trip up to Beacon last week and visited our little museum on the Hudson. Wish he would have stopped by for a cup of coffee... I would loved to have talked with...Jeffery BattersbyOpen Space Initiative Passestag:typepad.com,2003:post-139680242006-11-07T23:26:41-05:002007-08-15T11:56:59-04:00By an unofficial vote of 1,128 to 1,079, the Open Space initiative has passed in Beacon.Jeffery Battersby