The Highlands Current

The Highlands Current is a New York State weekly newspaper located in Cold Spring, New York. It is managed by Highlands Current Inc. Originally named Philipstown.info Inc.,[1] the current publication was founded in 2010[2] and it "serves to provide readers a balanced reporting of news and events".[3] Highlands Current Inc. provides two different ways to access their news, through their official website and their print edition. The Highlands Current is currently owned by a nonprofit corporation, Highlands Current Inc.[4] and edited by Chip Rowe.[5] Highlands Current Inc. is located at 142 Main Street[6] in Cold Spring, New York. Since its original founding in 2010, it has won over 45 awards and has published over 8,000 articles.[7]

Highlands Current
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Gordon Stewart
Founded2010 (2010)
Headquarters142 Main Street
Cold Spring, New York 10516
CountryUnited States
Websitehighlandscurrent.org

History

Highlands Current Inc.[8] was founded in 2010 by Philipstown resident Gordon Stewart, under the name of Philipstown.Info, Inc.[9] Originally providing readers news through their website, Stewart later expanded the corporation in 2012 to a print edition, called The Paper.[10] In 2014, Stewart gathered a Board of Directors to officially establish a community-supported not-for-profit organization. Later that year, Stewart gave his position as publisher to the new board of the organization. Gordon Stewart died later that year.

In October 2015,[11] the Internal Revenue Service confirmed the status of Philipstown.Info, Inc., as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization was therefore eligible to receive contributions that were tax-deductible to the donor. The corporation was registered with the Charities Bureau in the Office of the New York State Attorney General and actively solicits contributions only within New York State. Furthermore, in May 2015,[12] Philipstown.Info, Inc., became a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News. Its mission is “to provide education and business support services to our nonprofit member organizations and promote the value and benefit of public-service and investigative journalism”.[13]

In April 2016,[14] to reflect broadening coverage of Beacon and other neighboring towns, the newspaper was renamed The Highlands Current and the website, HighlandsCurrent.org. The corporation became Highlands Current Inc.

Coverage

Every Friday, Highlands Current Inc.[15] publishes news to the Hudson River towns of Cold Spring, Garrison, and Beacon. Highlands Current Inc. focuses on news covering Business, Community Issues, Crime, Education, Government, and Social Issues.[16] The sections are further divided into sub-sections and provides readers with a wide range of variety from local news to national news. In addition, Highlands Current Inc. allows viewers to post free online ads for up to two weeks. The online ads can include job offerings, criminal lists, and also allows people to post items for sale.

In addition, Highlands Current Inc. includes an online archive section that has hundreds of articles dating back to 2012.

Awards

At the National Newspaper Association’s 2017 Better Newspaper Contest [17]held in Norfolk, VA, Highlands Current Inc. won seven national awards.[18] Following their achievements in 2017, Highlands Current Inc. won an additional 12 state awards[19] in 2019. Since its first year of eligibility in 2013, Highlands Current Inc. has won 45 NYPA awards. The following includes achievements made by Highlands Current Inc.:

  • 1st Place, Best Business Stories Among Non-Daily Newspapers, Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong (2017) - National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest[20]
  • 1st Place, Best Original Editorial Cartoon, Clay Jones "Shared Services" (2017) - National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest[21]
  • 1st Place, Feature Story Category for Non-Circulation, Michael Turton "A Day in Drug Court" (2017) - National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest[22]
  • 1st Place, Video Journalism, Greg Gunder "The World's Oldest Barber" (2017) - National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest[23]
  • 1st Place, In-Depth Recording for Circulation of 5,000 or Less, Chip Rowe "Fighting Back - The Opioid Crisis" (2018) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[24] by the New York Press Association
  • 1st Place, Best News or Feature Series Among Newspapers with Circulations of 4,000 to 7,000, Chip Rowe "Hot Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands" (2019) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[25] by the New York Press Association
  • 1st Place, Best Environmental Coverage, Chip Rowe "Hot Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands" (2019) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest [26]by the New York Press Association
  • 1st Place, Feature-Story Division for Newspapers with Circulations of 4,000 to 6,000, Michael Turton "Were You Just Thinking We Should Do a Story on Coincidences?" (2019) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[27] by the New York Press Association
  • 1st Place, Sports-Feature Division, Brian PJ Cronin "The Endless List" (2019) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[28] by the New York Press Association
  • 2nd Place, Best News or Feature Series, Chip Rowe "Fighting Back - The Opioid Crisis" (2018) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[29] by the New York Press Association
  • 2nd Place, In-Depth Reporting Among Papers with Circulations of 4,000 to 7,000, Chip Rowe "Hot Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands" (2019) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[30] by the New York Press Association
  • 2nd Place, In-Depth Reporting Among Papers with Circulations of 4,000 to 7,000, Brian PJ Cronin "Nice Guys Finish Last." (2019) - Annual Better Newspaper Contest[31] by the New York Press Association
  • 3rd Place, Best Advertisement, Kate Vikstorm (2017) - National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest[32]
  • 3rd Place, Feature Story Category for Non-Circulation "Off the Wall at Grey Printing" (2017) - National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest

See also

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