Good morning, Poughkeepsie.

Seventeen Hudson Valley towns announced Halloween curfews that will limit when minors may be in public on Oct.

30 and Oct. 31, with times varying by town, including Fishkill 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., Rhinebeck age-based cutoffs, and Kingston's 8 p.m. rule for under 16, so parents should check local ordinances.

United Way volunteers worked Oct.

21 through 23 at four sites across Dutchess and Orange counties — packing backpacks in Newburgh, helping with Habitat build work in Newburgh, sorting donations at the Poughkeepsie Essential Supply Hub, and organizing the Wappingers Falls ReStore, generating about $3,792 in volunteer time.

Mahopac High students joined peers from across the Hudson Valley for a hands-on Hudson River field study (Verplanck), using seine nets and water tests to examine fish, pH, salinity and habitat.

The one-day effort involved more than 5,000 students at 90 sites and was coordinated by NYSDEC and partners.

New York is seeing an early, fast-growing flu season: 6,500 confirmed cases as of Oct.

17 (nearly four times last year's total), the state says the virus is already widespread and officials urge getting a flu shot now because it takes two weeks to work.

Tri-Valley senior Anna Furman won her third straight OCIAA girls cross country individual title Saturday in 17:38, and Saugerties' Ty Monroe captured the Section 9 boys golf championship Tuesday with a two-round 149; both were named to Orange County DA David Hoovler's Student-Athlete Spotlight.

Twenty-six Section 9 girls volleyball teams qualified for the postseason, which will begin Monday, Nov.

2 and conclude with finals Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 5–7 at Mount Saint Mary College; local matchups include Kingston at Valley Central (5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5) and Saugerties hosting New Paltz (5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3).

Metro-North saw 323,423 riders over the Oct.

24-25 weekend — a 25% jump from October 2019 as leaf-peeping boosted Hudson Line trips. The railroad added 40 extra weekend trains through Nov. 8 and says yearly recovery still lags, with a return to 90% not expected until 2030.