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Tonight: The Town of Washington Planning Board will hear plans to re-develop the Hitchcock Estate in Millbrook – the former enclave of LSD guru Timothy Leary – into an 18-hole golf course with spa, equestrian and polo facilities, residences, and more: hvny.info/news/2025/hi...
Plans to re-develop Leary’s LSD haven into 18-hole golf course — HVNY
A proposal to re-develop the Hitchcock Estate – the former enclave of LSD guru Timothy Leary - into an 18-hole golf course with a spa, polo and equestrian facilities, residences with short-term s...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tonight: The Town of Washington Planning Board will hear plans to re-develop the Hitchcock Estate in Millbrook – the former enclave of LSD guru Timothy Leary – into an 18-hole golf course with spa, equestrian and polo facilities, residences, and more: hvny.info/news/2025/hi...
A temporary burn ban now is now in effect across the state as drought conditions continue: hvny.info/news/2025/temporary-burn-ban
Temporary burn ban in effect statewide through October 15 — HVNY
Due to the prolonged drought-like conditions across the state, high winds and the increased risk for fires, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that a temporary burn ban is in effect across Ne...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A temporary burn ban now is now in effect across the state as drought conditions continue: hvny.info/news/2025/temporary-burn-ban
Sinterklaas cancelled again, famed Honored Animal stars “nearly tripled in price, making them unaffordable for most families.”
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Sinterklaas cancelled again, famed Stars feel effects of tariffs — HVNY
Sinterklaas, the seasonal non-denominational Dutch-inspired celebration that traditionally fills the streets of Rhinebeck during the first weekend of December, has once again been cancelled for 2025. ...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sinterklaas cancelled again, famed Honored Animal stars “nearly tripled in price, making them unaffordable for most families.”
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This week in the Hudson Valley - Harmful algal bloom expands down river, opening of the City of Kingston’s first movie theater in 40 years, Lez Zeppelin to rock at Hardscrabble Day in Red Hook, Basilica Soundscape in Hudson, Open Studios Poughkeepsie, and more: bit.ly/HVNY_091525
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During routine water quality testing on Wednesday, researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies of Millbrook observed the presence of “a massive algal bloom in the Hudson River Estuary in a large stretch from Kingston to Norrie Point in Staatsburg.”
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September 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Harmful algal bloom expands down river, opening of the City of Kingston’s first movie theater in 40 years, Lez Zeppelin to rock at Hardscrabble Day in Red Hook, Basilica Soundscape in Hudson, Open Studios Poughkeepsie, and more: bit.ly/HVNY_091525
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A floating circus on a ramshackle raft is heading down the Hudson River this week, stopping to regale locals with their shenanigans along the way.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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This week in the Hudson Valley - Rough waters in Red Hook as officials look to take boat club by eminent domain; Measles in Orange County; the world’s largest — and locally made! — Trans Pride Flag to be unfurled on the Walkway in Poughkeepsie + more in the free HVNY newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_051225
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Town of Red Hook officials are looking to take over the Red Hook Boat Club, a member-supported club in operation since 1948, by eminent domain and open the area to public use.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Rough waters in Red Hook as officials look to take boat club by eminent domain; Measles in Orange County; the world’s largest — and locally made! — Trans Pride Flag to be unfurled on the Walkway in Poughkeepsie + more in the free HVNY newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_051225
This week in the Hudson Valley - Speak Out planned over Optum’s healthcare overhaul in the region, Kaki King at The Falcon, The State of Orange County, Nerd Night in Beacon, egg hunt at Greig Farm in Red Hook and more in the free HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_041425
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Speak Out planned over Optum’s healthcare overhaul in the region, Kaki King at The Falcon, The State of Orange County, Nerd Night in Beacon, egg hunt at Greig Farm in Red Hook and more in the free HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_041425
This week in the Hudson Valley - ‘Bomb trains,’ PCBs and The Fate of the Hudson River + Dutchess launches survey for loss of federal funding & jobs, history of a Red Hook opera singer and more in the free HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_040725
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“Bomb trains” – freight trains carrying millions of gallons of toxic chemicals – run along the shoreline of the Hudson River daily.
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April 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This week in the Hudson Valley - ‘Bomb trains,’ PCBs and The Fate of the Hudson River + Dutchess launches survey for loss of federal funding & jobs, history of a Red Hook opera singer and more in the free HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_040725
This week in the Hudson Valley - Bears, Packhorse librarians, The Great Chain Across the Hudson, a WauWau Masterclass and more in the free HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_033125
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Noted: Black bears (Ursus americanus) are emerging from their winters-long hibernation, and they are hungry.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Bears, Packhorse librarians, The Great Chain Across the Hudson, a WauWau Masterclass and more in the free HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_033125
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Eight hamlets in Ulster County that once boomed with bucolic retreats, tight-knit communities and the bluestone industry were razed and flooded to make way for a clean and abundant water source to serve New York City residents.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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ICYMI: Over 700 turn out for Rep. Pat Ryan’s in-person town hall in Poughkeepsie as residents, local businesses face federally-funded impacts hvny.info/news/2025/pa...
Over 700 turn out for Congressman’s Town Hall — HVNY
The only VA in the Hudson Valley closed 20 inpatient beds. The effects of Canadian tariffs on Central Hudson’s already-astronomical bills. A local healthcare organization’s convoluted system of -care....
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March 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
ICYMI: Over 700 turn out for Rep. Pat Ryan’s in-person town hall in Poughkeepsie as residents, local businesses face federally-funded impacts hvny.info/news/2025/pa...
Full house for Rep. Pat Ryan’s town hall in Poughkeepsie. The event is also being live streamed on the congressman’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RepPatRyan/ @pkryan.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Full house for Rep. Pat Ryan’s town hall in Poughkeepsie. The event is also being live streamed on the congressman’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RepPatRyan/ @pkryan.bsky.social
This week in the Hudson Valley - Area Congressmen schedule town halls in person and via phone; 9-1-1: Puppy!, Spielberg seeking locals for film in Greene, art history of Timothy Leary's Millbrook Commune, New local makers in the HVNY shop + more in the HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_031725
This week in the Hudson Valley
“Every single day, I am fighting to make the Hudson Valley more affordable, more safe, and more free,” says Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18). “That all starts with hearing from you.”
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March 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Area Congressmen schedule town halls in person and via phone; 9-1-1: Puppy!, Spielberg seeking locals for film in Greene, art history of Timothy Leary's Millbrook Commune, New local makers in the HVNY shop + more in the HVNY weekly newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_031725
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DEC enforces the brush burning ban from March 16 thru May 14 to prevent wildfires and protect communities. Violators are subject to criminal & civil enforcement actions, with a minimum fine of $500 for a first offense. Residents are encouraged to remove leaves & debris from areas close to homes.
Governor Hochul Details State Response to Long Island Brush Fires
Governor Hochul provided an update on the brush fires in Suffolk County that began Saturday afternoon.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
DEC enforces the brush burning ban from March 16 thru May 14 to prevent wildfires and protect communities. Violators are subject to criminal & civil enforcement actions, with a minimum fine of $500 for a first offense. Residents are encouraged to remove leaves & debris from areas close to homes.
This week in the Hudson Valley - One-way talks in Rhinecliff, State of Dutchess County in Hopewell, towns settle on Six Senses resort and more: bit.ly/HVNY_031025
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To help alleviate parking concerns, and accommodate parallel parking, on Tuesday, March, 11 at 6pm, representatives from LaBella Associates will present a proposal to convert several streets in the Village of Rhinecliff into one-way streets.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - One-way talks in Rhinecliff, State of Dutchess County in Hopewell, towns settle on Six Senses resort and more: bit.ly/HVNY_031025
PHOTOS: Rally outside of the Social Security Office in the City of Poughkeepsie protesting DOGE’s plan to close the office: hvny.info/news/2025/ph...
Photos: Rally outside of the Poughkeepsie Social Security Office — HVNY
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 members of the community rallied outside of the Poughkeepsie Social Security office, to protest the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s move to have the office’s lea...
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March 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
PHOTOS: Rally outside of the Social Security Office in the City of Poughkeepsie protesting DOGE’s plan to close the office: hvny.info/news/2025/ph...
This week in the Hudson Valley - Last day to comment on impact of trail linking Beacon and Cold Spring + POK SS Office on DOGE axe list; Rally planned for noon on Tuesday + Bird flu kills 60 fowl at animal rescue, Art goes up the flagpole in Kingston + more in the HVNY newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_030325
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The deadline is EOD Tuesday for members of the community to comment on the environmental impact of the proposed Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail (HHFT), a 7.5-mile walkable trail that would link Cold Spring to Beacon.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Last day to comment on impact of trail linking Beacon and Cold Spring + POK SS Office on DOGE axe list; Rally planned for noon on Tuesday + Bird flu kills 60 fowl at animal rescue, Art goes up the flagpole in Kingston + more in the HVNY newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_030325
THIS WKND: Erin Go…another way, traffic alerts are in place for the 30th Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Parade in Wappingers Falls on Saturday. Plus: Free screening of “Free Willy” at Upstate Films, seed sowing in Red Hook, Uncle Oscar heads to Hollywood + more: hvny.info/calendar/thi...
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March 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
THIS WKND: Erin Go…another way, traffic alerts are in place for the 30th Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Parade in Wappingers Falls on Saturday. Plus: Free screening of “Free Willy” at Upstate Films, seed sowing in Red Hook, Uncle Oscar heads to Hollywood + more: hvny.info/calendar/thi...
This week in the Hudson Valley - Local films & Uncle Oscar at the Academy Awards, Dutchess St. Pat’s Parade, ‘How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two’ at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, Serial podcaster at Vassar and more: bit.ly/HVNY_022425
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The first feature film to be released in theaters and in prisons simultaneously is up for three Academy Awards this weekend. The film, Sing Sing, was filmed primarily in the Hudson Valley in the summer of 2022.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Local films & Uncle Oscar at the Academy Awards, Dutchess St. Pat’s Parade, ‘How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two’ at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, Serial podcaster at Vassar and more: bit.ly/HVNY_022425
This weekend in the Hudson Valley - The myths and reality of the Hudson River School on display in #Poughkeepsie + Jello competition in #Kingston, ‘The Fly’ in costume in #Rosendale and more: bit.ly/HVNY_022125
This weekend in the Hudson Valley
Throughout history, the Hudson River region has been depicted as “a promised land of religious freedom, a haven of ethnic identity, an opportunity to reconnect with nature, and a space to experiment with alternative lifestyles.”
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February 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This weekend in the Hudson Valley - The myths and reality of the Hudson River School on display in #Poughkeepsie + Jello competition in #Kingston, ‘The Fly’ in costume in #Rosendale and more: bit.ly/HVNY_022125
This week in the Hudson Valley - Special election for Westchester County Executive, bird flu in Rockland, town-wide wedding vows in Wappinger, Polar Plunge in Fishkill, new work from our local artists, and more: bit.ly/HVNY_021025
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A special election to name the next Westchester County Executive will take place on Tuesday February 11, 2025. Polls will be open from 6am to 9pm.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Special election for Westchester County Executive, bird flu in Rockland, town-wide wedding vows in Wappinger, Polar Plunge in Fishkill, new work from our local artists, and more: bit.ly/HVNY_021025
This week in the Hudson Valley - New Paltz to discuss banning smartphones in school, police warn about targeted robberies, Hudson Valley artists on display, bird flu reporting system goes online and more: bit.ly/HVNY_020325
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Over the last several months, all New Paltz Central School District parents and guardians, students in grades 8-12, and faculty and staff members in the high school, were asked to complete a survey on the potential smartphone ban.
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February 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This week in the Hudson Valley - New Paltz to discuss banning smartphones in school, police warn about targeted robberies, Hudson Valley artists on display, bird flu reporting system goes online and more: bit.ly/HVNY_020325
Wild goose tests positive for bird flu in Putnam County, several other birds being tested - hvny.info/news/2025/wi...
Wild goose tests positive for bird flu in Putnam County — HVNY
A wild goose carcass found in Putnam County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or “bird flu.” According to the Putnam County Department of Health , The Fa...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wild goose tests positive for bird flu in Putnam County, several other birds being tested - hvny.info/news/2025/wi...
This week in the Hudson Valley - Public schools to close for Lunar New Year, Officials demand immediate action as Social Security office in Poughkeepsie to close, wild goose tests positive for bird flu in Putnam County, and more in the HVNY newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_012725
This week in the Hudson Valley
All New York State public schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in observation of the Lunar New Year.
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January 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This week in the Hudson Valley - Public schools to close for Lunar New Year, Officials demand immediate action as Social Security office in Poughkeepsie to close, wild goose tests positive for bird flu in Putnam County, and more in the HVNY newsletter: bit.ly/HVNY_012725
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January 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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