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$35K Ticket Sold At Peekskill's Friend's Valley Brook Market
A top-prize-winning Take 5 lottery ticket worth $35,001 was sold for the drawing on Tuesday evening, May 14 in Peekskill, New York Lottery officials announced. Officials added that the winning ticket was bought at Friend's Valley Brook Market at 1053 Main St. (Route 202). If you're looking to try your...
Wendy’s 50-Nugget Bucket Only Found at One Hudson Valley Location
Fast food lovers have been going crazy looking for the Nuggs Party Pack. Luckily, a Wendy's location in the Hudson Valley is one of the few that's offering it. If you haven't already heard, Wendy's is making headlines this week after announcing the release of their latest obnoxious menu item. The Nuggs Party Pack consists of 50 all-white-meat chicken nuggets in a giant bucket. Those who dare to tackle the party pack can choose between regular or spicy nuggets and a combination of ten different sauces.
Osprey Nest Causes Closure At Popular Rye Playland Ride
A major ride at a popular Westchester amusement park is temporarily shut down thanks to some avian visitors who decided it was a perfect site to build their home. The Gondola Wheel at Rye Playland is temporarily closed because of an active Osprey nest built on the ride, the park announced on Thursday, May 16.
Congratulations to the April 2024 River Journal Pet of the Month
Remy, the three-year-old Chihuahua mix, found his forever home after being adopted by his loving human companion from Paws Crossed Animal Rescue. Despite his small stature, he has a big personality and is great at making you laugh at his antics. Remy would describe himself as a professional lap sitter and always on the lookout for the perfect spot to cozy up and relax.
New Vietnamese restaurant opening May 21 in Westchester
Saigon native Lynn Lee has long wanted to open a Vietnamese restaurant that offers the kind of food she grew up eating. Fresh. Simple. Authentic. With no MSG or unnecessary preservatives. Plus something served in a fast fashion since, as the mom of two, she knows how busy families are and how hard it is to eat healthy while in a hurry. ...
Mt. Kisco Farmers Market Ready to Roll for New Season
It’s that time of year when the weather has turned warmer and a variety of farmers markets that had been closed for the winter are back in business. On Sunday, the Mount Kisco Farmers, which is run by WMN unite, reopens for its third full season at the South Moger Avenue parking lot near the Metro-North. There will be close to 20 vendors a week and about 40 vendors overall, some of whom will appear on rotation, said Nicole Sturomski, the market’s executive director and found of WMN unite.
Costa Vino Opens Mediterranean, Caribbean Eatery In Norwalk
Costa Vino, located at 36 Westport Ave. in Norwalk, opened at the tail end of 2023. A collaboration between owners (and family members) Andres Diaz and Sandro Toro and Chefs Vladimir Tolentino Collado and Miguel Castillo, the restaurant and bar brings together Mediterranean and Caribbean flavors. “We are thrilled to...
Review: Looking at the historic bonds of animals and humans in 'Our Kindred Creatures'
A 19th-century pet cemetery in Westchester County, New York, with poignant epitaphs: "Born a dog/Lived like a gentleman/Died beloved." A metropolis adjacent to a metropolis, with teeming Chicago stockyards next to a luxurious hotel. Manhattan's equine ambulance, which preceded the city's first human ambulance by a couple of years.
New Shake Shack Coming To Ridge Hill In Yonkers
A new Shake Shack restaurant will open at the Ridge Hill shopping center in Yonkers at the former P.F. Chang's space in 2025. The 3,749-square-foot eatery will be the second Shake Shack to open its doors in the city and will serve a variety of burgers, chicken bites, handspun milkshakes, fries, lemonades, and more.
Audrey Appleby Brings Paris to Greenwich with French Jazz, Song and Dance
At the end of April, Paris came to Greenwich for two nights (April 26-27) of “French Jazz Music and Dance” at a new event venue in town, Crush Table Tennis on Field Point Road. “People were so happy,” said Audrey Appleby of some 120 who found their way to what was essentially a Paris cabaret organized by Audrey – a music and Magic-Dance-for-children town legend – along with her co-producer Michael Tolle, owner of Crush Table Tennis. “There’s something about dance and music,” she told, “That just pulls people out of their shyness, their sadness, just everything,”
Bedford’s Chazz Palminteri Returns to His ‘Bronx Tale’ Roots
The essence of a Bronx neighborhood, the heart of its characters, and the soul of its stories are set to dazzle audiences once again with the world premiere of “A Bronx Tale: The Original One Man Show,” on June 13 in New York City. Directed by and starring...
School elections tomorrow; name the baby falcons on the bridge: Rockland Angle
Vote tomorrow in your school budget and board race. Find out your district's ballot referendums and who's running by following the links for your schools here: Clarkstown sample ballot and voting locations; East Ramapo sample ballots for each ward and voting locations; Nanuet budget newsletter, vote at Nanuet High School gym; North Rockland budget information and voting locations; Nyack sample ballot and voting locations; Pearl River budget information and candidate profiles, vote at Pearl River High School Pirate's Cove; South Orangetown budget information and candidate profiles; Suffern sample ballot and voting locations. ...
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