The Town of Fishkill Planning Board approved plans on Oct.
8 to turn Dutchess Manor on Route 9D into the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail visitor center and hub linking Beacon and Cold Spring. The nonprofit says the site will include 67 parking spaces, indoor and outdoor educational spaces, and is expected to open in 2027.
Voting is open for the Poughkeepsie Journal Boys Athlete of the Week for Oct.
26-Nov. 1; polls close at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. Nominees include Elijah Epps, Nathan Clum, Grady Collins, Kaleb Mako, Mikey Fortuna, Jason Miguel, and Christian Christie — coaches can submit candidates to (Edecker@usatodayco.com).
Barnes & Noble is partnering with United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region for a Holiday Book Drive running Nov.
1 to Dec. 15, 2026; shoppers can buy books for donation at three Hudson Valley stores, including Poughkeepsie’s 2518 South Road, and United Way will distribute them through its Essential Supply Hub.
After a spring frost and rainy season cut apple yields, Masker Orchard in Warwick is hosting weekend pie-eating contests and other attractions to keep visitors coming through the fall (contests run Saturdays and Sundays).
State lawmakers pushed to include Orange County fruit farms in the disaster recovery program announced in July.
The SUNY Orange Foundation awarded more than $542,000 in scholarships to 238 students for the 2026 to 2027 academic year at its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony (Oct.
7) at the Paramount Theatre in Middletown. The scholarship application portal will open in January 2027.
Army's defense has given up nearly 1,000 passing yards, 86 completions + nine touchdowns over the past three weeks, and will face run-focused Air Force later this week in a game that could determine whether the Black Knights can slow opposing passing attacks.
Mount Academy blanked Our Lady of Lourdes 4-0 on Saturday in Wallkill to win the Section 9 Class A girls' soccer championship, with Sophiat Hassan scoring twice and Carina Page and Temitope Adejumo adding goals.
The Hudson Valley Renegades and Heritage Financial Credit Union will collect nonperishable food for Castle Point VA Medical Center through Nov.
11; drop donations at Heritage Financial Park (1500 NY 9D) or Heritage Financial Credit Union (1476 NY 9D) in Wappingers Falls.
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