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(Update) Minnewaska State Park to close tomorrow due to moth infestation
Minnewaska State Park will be closed to the public tomorrow, Friday, May 17 due to treatments for spongy moth infestation. The park is slated to reopen on Saturday, May 18. The spongy moth is a non-native insect from France. The caterpillars are known to feed on the leaves of a large variety of trees. Oak is their preferred species, but they will feast on other trees when oak is not available to them or their numbers are in great excess.
Take 5 top-prize ticket sold in Peekskill
ALBANY – One top-prize winning ticket for the May 14 Take 5 Evening drawing was sold in Peekskill. The ticket, worth $35,001, was purchased at Friend’s Valley Brook Market at 1053 Main Street in Peekskill. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The...
Bear roams in Carmel
CARMEL – Bears have begun searching for high calorie meals after winter hibernation and the State Department of Environmental Conservation has urged residents to secure food sources that might attract bears especially in the wake of a bear sighting in Carmel less than a half mile from the historic Putnam Courthouse.
Help name four baby falcons that hatched on a New York bridge
NEW YORK (PIX11)– Four baby peregrine falcons hatched atop the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in mid-April; and now the New York State Thruway Authority wants your help naming the state’s newest residents. Dozens of third to sixth graders in Westchester and Rockland counties submitted more than 100 names as part of a falcon naming […]
SPCA's new mobile adoption unit launches at Chappaqua Farmer's Market
The SPCA of Westchester launched its new Mobile Adoption Unit Saturday at the Chappaqua Farmers Market. The SPCA aims to make adoptions more accessible to the public by using the 26-foot truck to bring adoptable shelter animals to community events. “There's sort of a national trend (where) adoptions have really sort of slowed down in the last year or so,” said Shannon Laukhuf, the chief executive officer for SPCA Westchester. "So we thought, this is such a...
10 Commandments of Hiking Mount Beacon
A hike up Mount Beacon is on the bucket list for most Hudson Valley residents. The 4.4-mile trail includes over 1,600 feet in elevation, so it's sure to give you a workout, whether you're an experienced hiker or someone looking to take on a new challenge. Let's breakdown the musts...
Briarcliff Entertainment, Hero Entertainment Acquire Pop Musical ‘Verona’s Romeo & Juliet’
EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to new musical franchise Verona’s Romeo & Juliet, in partnership with Hero Entertainment and Rainmaker Films. A modern reimagining of one of the most beloved love stories of all time, the first of the films will unspool wide on Valentine’s Day 2025, in one of Briarcliff’s biggest releases to date.Bleecker Street, Shivhans Pictures To Co-Release ‘Love Me’ Starring Kristen Stewart And Steven Yeun In U.S. Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, Verona’s Romeo & Juliet finds our most famous star-crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based...
Trio of Prize-Winning Pickers Come to Westchester Bluegrass Club
Tony Furtado and Matt Flinner are Americana multi-instrumentalists who’ve moved in the same circle for more than three decades. Both are two-time winners of the elite Walnut Valley National Flat-Picking Championships in Winfield, Kan. (with Furtado on banjo and Flinner on banjo and mandolin). They seemed destined to collaborate.
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