Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 23rd of October.
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💼 Business
Wonder, a restaurant concept backed by celebrity chefs Bobby Flay + Marcus Samuelsson, will soon open at the Hudson Heritage shopping plaza on Winslow Gate Road in Poughkeepsie.
The 4,490 sqft venue will offer menus from over 20 brands in a single order.
📰 Economy
Amazon workers at the Rock Tavern warehouse held a town hall meeting with Teamsters Local 445 on Thursday night to voice concerns over unsafe conditions and low pay; union organizers are urging local lawmakers to back their push for better benefits.
Putnam County recorded a 3.4 percent unemployment rate on Wednesday as reported by the state Labor Department, marking its sixth consecutive month as the lowest in New York compared with higher rates in Dutchess, Rockland, and Orange counties.
🌲 Environment
On Oct. 21, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that the Hudson Valley would receive nearly $8 million from a new $25 million open space conservation grant program — funding projects to protect water, air quality and green spaces in local communities.
Autumn now paints the Hudson Valley in vivid colors as visitors gather along Route 301 at Fahnestock State Park to capture the vibrant foliage spanning Putnam County from Cold Spring to Patterson.
🏥 Health
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Dutchess County District Attorney employees found a woman overdosing in a parking garage stairwell in Poughkeepsie and saved her life by administering two doses of Narcan (an opioid reversal medication) after calling 911.
🏈 Sports
Thirty-one teams qualified for the Section 9 boys soccer tournament, which starts today and culminates with finals on Oct.
28, 29, and 31. Brackets show top seeds in each class, including Newburgh Free Academy in Class AAA and Goshen in AA — giving local fans a competitive series of matches to follow.
Rich Arnott offers his Section 9 high school football picks for upcoming games in the Mid-Hudson area.
His predictions include Beacon over Poughkeepsie on Saturday afternoon and other key matchups that may affect playoff standings.
The 2026 Section 9 girls soccer tournament features 26 schools competing with top seeds from Monroe-Woodbury, Warwick, Our Lady of Lourdes, Highland and Sullivan West (with Rockland declared champion in Class D) and starts on Oct.
26, with games at Wallkill H.S. on Oct. 28 and Oct. 31.
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