Good morning, Poughkeepsie.

Healey Brothers Automotive Group's Driven to Give Foundation will host its fifth annual golf outing on Oct.

2 at Osiris Country Club in Walden to raise $100,000 for Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley (a gift that will grant wishes for 10 local children battling critical illnesses).

Giulia, a new Italian restaurant on Raymond Avenue, will open on Tuesday, Sept.

8, 2026, offering Italian sandwiches & New York-style pizza during its daytime service while Spettro shifts to dinner and weekend brunch to expand its menu offerings.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare has sold out its 2026 season with shows like As You Like It, King Lear, and Les Misérables; the new theater opened in June in Garrison and the season ends on Sept.

27.

The Culinary Institute of America's dining hall, The Egg, will reopen on Sept.

8 as students return, serving casual walk-in meals with weekday hours from 5:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. and weekend hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on its Hyde Park campus.

An analysis by Opus Virtual Offices — using U.S. Census data — found commuters in Dutchess and Orange counties lose over $9,100 annually in travel time, ranking them among New York’s top 10 for costly commutes.

The report showed New York County loses nearly $12,800 a year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new free Pre-K seats coming to over 400 school districts statewide, with more than 50 in the Hudson Valley.

The expansion is set to add tens of thousands of spots and move New York closer to universal Pre-K by the start of the 2028-29 school year.

A new study finds that parts of the Hudson Valley—sinking at 1 to 2 millimeters per year due to past glacial activity and rising seas—face growing challenges, with local infrastructure projects like MTA's Hudson Line Climate Resilience Blueprint planned to bolster defenses.

New York health officials are urging residents to check fridges today as multiple food recalls affect items such as cheese from Clover Hill Dairy and milk from Sullivan County (recalls also cover sprouts, soups and mangoes).

Consumers should discard recalled products to avoid risks from Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli.

Food recalls have affected local items, including Clover Hill Dairy cheese (linked to listeria) and Walmart tomato bisque soup kits with use-by dates in August, while sprouts, rice, jalapeño dips, raw milk and mangoes have also been recalled.

Consumers should check labels and avoid eating these products.

New York consumers are urged to check their fridges for recalled items like Clover Hill dairy cheeses, alfalfa sprouts, tomato bisque soup kits, and raw milk due to warnings of Listeria, E. coli, Salmonella, and undeclared allergens (including products from local producers).