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Marlboro Central entered their match against Port Jervis on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The contest between the Marlboro Central Dukes and the Port Jervis Raiders wasn't particularly close, with the Marlboro Central Dukes falling 28-13. It was the first time this season that the Dukes let down their fans at home.

Trunk-or-treating - or Halloween Tailgating - is an alternative to trick-or-treating, in which parents and guardians gather their vehicles in one spot, typically a parking lot, open their trunks and give out candy as children walk from car to car. Early mentions of trunk-or-treating date as far back as the mid-1990s and are commonly associated with churches, who present the events as safer alternatives to door-to-door trick-or-treating. Trunk or treating can be a way for businesses, organizations, and community members to get involved and connect with the community.

New York TGI Fridays customers were shocked to learn that the restaurant has permanently closed two of its Hudson Valley locations. In January, TGI Fridays announced that it would be shutting down 35 locations in an effort to streamline operations. At the time, five New York restaurants were put on the chopping block, including the Central Valley/Woodbury TGI Fridays. Since then, the restaurant chain's White Plains location has also been shuttered. Now, two Mid-Hudson TGI Fridays restaurants have been added to the list of closures.

WESTPORT — A dazzling display of northern lights was sparked overhead locally Thursday night — and across a wide swath of the United States — by a powerful solar storm. Eerily beautiful images of the aurora were photographed glowing over Compo Beach by Jeff Klein of Closer to Infinity.

By NEAL RENTZ The project to expand the Pound Ridge Fire District firehouse for the first time in decades is to begin Thursday, Oct. 17,...

Looking for live music to fill your weekend or a fun way to soak in the fall vibes? From fall festivals to music at local orchards and wineries, the Hudson Valley is buzzing with performances and seasonal celebrations that offer something for every music lover and autumn enthusiast. Saturday, October...

The Scarsdale Raiders will challenge the Mount Vernon Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Last Wednesday, it was close, but Scarsdale sidestepped Yonkers for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders. They are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests,...

We have nine teams on the menu for the Ruden Report-Fairfield County Bank Team of the Week vote. Your finalists are:. The winning team will get our Team of the Week T shirts, courtesy of Fairfield County Bank. The Blue Wave had 1-0 wins over Fairfield Ludlowe and Ridgefield. The...

This weekend, beer enthusiasts and food lovers can rejoice with the launch of “Rossi” Beer, a collaborative brew from Plan Bee Farm Brewery and the beloved Rossi & Son’s Deli in Poughkeepsie. Established in 1979 by the Rossi family, the deli has become a cornerstone of the community, renowned for its authentic Italian cuisine and dedication to quality.

If you see what looks like a quirky birdhouse while cruising around Poughkeepsie, you might want to pull over and inspect it. Don't worry, it's not a secret entrance to Narnia—it's Little Free Library!. These mini-libraries have been popping up all over the city for years. They offer a...

Did you know there's a place in the Hudson Valley that serves gourmet food prepared by culinary experts and costs less than going to a fast food joint?. The Culinary Institute in Hyde Park is where many of the top chefs in the country have honed their skills. Anthony Bourdain, Michael Symon, John Besh, Duff Goldman, Richard Blais, Cat Cora, Rocco DiSpirito and many other celebrity chefs all attended the prestigious culinary school.

Volunteers filling backpacks at The Sharing Shelf in Port Chester. The Sharing Shelf, the nonprofit clothing bank serving Westchester County, announced today the record-setting results of its 14th annual “Backpacks to School” initiative. Through that initiative, which ran for six weeks ending on September 20, hundreds of volunteers joined together to assemble, fill, and distribute – free of charge – backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies for Westchester students in need.

An investigation into a possible social media threat against a student that prompted a lockout at a Westchester County high school found no criminality, police said. Information regarding the threat was originally found by Port Chester High School staff members on Tuesday, Oct. 8, causing the …

The town of Monroe approved a 12-month subscription with GOGov for a branded mobile app that would inform citizens of town-related information and alerts. During the October 7 Monroe Town Board meeting, the town agreed to replace its current CodeRed system, which has an annual cost of $6,186 per year with the GOGov subscription priced at $4,800 per year. Town Highway Superintendent James Patterson said that not only would the change save the town money, but the new service would also be able to provide a more robust list of information to the public.

GOSHEN — Years before Thursday’s groundbreaking for a permanent location for Ryan’s Place, Executive Director Aileac Deegan said she would visit the empty field in Goshen and try to picture it. Deegan, director since 2005, joined other people who have been involved with Ryan’s Place over the...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York City's northern suburbs are using a new tactic to keep drivers off dangerously-flooded parkways. Westchester County is testing brightly-colored barriers that resemble railroad crossing arms at a handful of parkway entrances. Westchester parkways built in floodplainsWhen it floods, traffic cones and barricades have been used to facilitate parkway closures. But many drivers end up ignoring the warnings and proceed into danger. "They'll even get out of their cars and move the cones out of the way and proceed forward," Westchester DPW Deputy Commissioner Hernane De Almeida said. The four north-south parkways in southern Westchester were all built in...

It's enough to lose your head over. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" has literally stopped traffic flow throughout the Westchester County village, dead in its tracks on multiple occasions this month.Sleepy Hollow, the setting for Washington Irving's iconic short story, is famous for its October street fair, its festive decorations and other vibrant Halloween celebrations, but when the small village of just over 10,000 people gained a burst of national attention this year, big crowds and lots of congestion followed.Traffic, both vehicular and foot, was already building Friday on North Broadway. In one 10-minute span, Eyewitness News met visitors from...

This weekend Peekskill will be hopping from Rock the Riverfront to the Mortgage Hill Tag Sale on Saturday, to the Black & Brown Male Unity Rally hosted by the Black Diamonds Success Academy on Sunday and the ribbon cutting at the new Fleischmann’s Pier. In addition to these events, the Copperhead Club, Peekskill’s newest bar on North Water Street, will host a ribbon cutting on Saturday and Psychic Sundays hosted by The DeMystics returns on Sunday.

When you head out to enjoy a drink it is fun to pick a place with personality. A place that offers an atmosphere or even entertainment that enhances the cocktail of your choice. The Hudson Valley has so many amazingly unique places to have a drink with friends it was...

An organization that has been organizing sporting activities for Hudson Valley veterans since 2020 is this month's Vets Who Rock winner. Every month, 101.5 WPDH, MHA of Dutchess County and Mid-Hudson Pump shine a spotlight on a different veteran's organization and donate $500 to help them continue their work. This month, our Vet Who Rock organization is the Veterans Sportsmens Association.