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Thank You to our readers below who have helped us!
Anonymous - “This is for all you do to enlighten the community”
Anonymous - “Keep up the good work”
Anonymous - “Hope you all continue to do the great things you do.”
Anonymous - “Keep up the good work, Katie.”
Anonymous - “Thank you for sharing local news and news that matters to locals.”
Anonymous - ”Just the right amount of Beacon news, views, and events. Thanks!”
Anonymous - As an out of stater with a home still in my hometown of Beacon, ALBB keeps me up to date on all things Beacon (and sometimes makes me sad my visits aren’t coordinating with the timing of some of the fun events!). Good work and a fun read.
Anonymous - Just moved here, this little gem of local tips and info is a godsend!! thanks for all you do.
Anonymous - I deeply appreciate the local news reporting from Katie Hellmuth Martin and her team at A Little Beacon Blog. It keeps me informed and connected to Beacon and is a pleasure to support, as we look forward to 2022. Thank you, Katie, et.al. Keep up the good work, and Happy New Year.
Anonymous - “Love your amazing work celebrating this town, highlighting issues and sharing everything the town has to offer.”
Anonymous - “Today, I am celebrating yesterday's Inauguration with a donation to A Little Beacon Blog. ALBB is a vital part of the free press that is so necessary to an informed citizenry. Keep up the good work!”
Anonymous - “Thanks to A Little Beacon Blog for always digging deeper and bringing what happens behind the scenes to the light of day.”
Anonymous - ”thanks Katie and the entire ALBB team for continuing to publish informative posts, as well as personal and business updates on Instagram. Your work is supporting readers - even in far-flung burbs like Somers, NY - to find community and a bit of humor in this hard time. Thank you!!!“
Anonymous - “Want to help whenever I feel I can. Your news reports are important and your more personal daily updates sometimes bring a lovely note of humor to my day during this sober anxious time.”
Anonymous - “ALBB provides a great service to the community. Please continue your excellent work.”
Anonymous - “We appreciate everything you are doing for Beacon! We moved up here about four years ago and your blog helped us learn so much more about Beacon than we knew. And now your help in the community during this trying time is just awesome! Thank you.”
Anonymous - “We just moved here from CT on April 1st and are looking for local charities to support during the crisis. Posting a list of organizations or gofundme sites for local businesses/organizations would be great!”
Anonymous - “ALBB's reporting on Beacon's civic goings on is invaluable to me, I am so grateful for this resource to help me be a more engaged citizen.”
Anonymous - “Katie Hellmuth Martin and her A Little Beacon Blog team provide a steady source of local news for those of us who care about what’s happening in Beacon during the Pandemic. The posts also contain welcome messages of optimism and hope, occasional outrage, and a lot of homespun humor. Thank you!”
Anonymous - “Keep doing what you do!!”
Anonymous - “Thank you for the thorough coverage of our city!”
Anonymous- “Love the Little Beacon Blog. Please keep doing your thing for the Beacon community!”
Anonymous- “So helpful! I really appreciated the post-COVID update, as things change so rapidly these days - it was just so lovely to have up-to-date info and descriptions all in one place. It MADE our weekend.”
Anonymous- “A Little Beacon Blog reporting keeps its readership up on all things Beacon, while still keeping an eye on breaking national news. Thank you! Thanks also to publisher, Katie Hellmuth Martin for her direct participation in the Spirit of Beacon Day vehicle-only parade and to her team for their posts celebrating the day.”
Carin Powierski -“I live in Queens, NYC and visit Beacon often. I love getting all the news about Beacon during those time I cannot visit. I really appreciate ALBB!”
Cassandra Gero - “Thanks for all your work!”
Charles Rowe - “Katie, we like your style. ~Chip Rowe, The Highlands Current”
Craig Wolf - “You all are a helpful resource!”
Edward Benavente - “Hyper-local information outlets like ALBB provide real news that people can use. Thank you for your dedication to quality work.”
Ellen Verdibello - “Thanks for all you do to keep Beacon informed!”
Eve Morgenstern - “A Little Beacon Blog is such a tremendous asset to our community here in Beacon. I read it all the time and appreciate the commitment to promoting and supporting the businesses and events in our great city. I also appreciate the informative articles on city government, our schools, local environmental issues and more! Thank you ALBB!”
Jason Trent - “Your blog helps me feel a part of the community, and so I very much value it. Thanks!”
Jinny Goff - “Look forward to your weekly e-mail to keep me informed about all things Beacon.”
Jonathan Griesing - “Thank you for all you do for Beacon!”
Khitam Nakhleh _ “Keep fighting the good fight.”
Marie-Pierre Collection - “We just recently moved to our new "art jewelry gallery" location on Main street. Your blog is helping us to guide us, to learn, appreciate and to become an engaged business in the Beacon community. Thank you.”
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Relu Adrian Coman - “My husband and I would like to move to Beacon and your newsletter has been keeping us updated about life there. Thank you!”
Ron Donofrio, MainStreetBeacon.com Publisher - “Since Moving to Beacon (what we like to call the "grown up New Platz") 3 years ago, ALBB, has been my resource for what's happening in the city. It's written beautifully, communicated even better, and is a "Beacon, to All Things Beacon". As a resident and business owner, I am glad to call ALBB, a neighbor! Keep on Keeping On.”
Ryan Hayward- “We're so grateful for ALBB for helping us feel like locals so quickly after moving here, and for making us miss but still feel connected to Beacon when we're not here!”
Sara Diamond- “Thanks for your great coverage of my hometown!”
Thomas Kenny - “Thank you for all you do. Have found much needed info about Beacon since moving here a couple of years ago.”
Todd Haskell - “ALBB has been a wonderful resource as we’ve transitioned from weekend residents of Beacon to full-time members of the Beacon community during the pandemic. Many thanks for all you do.”
