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Celebrate Mother's Day At Hastings Flea Celebrate Mother's Day At Hastings Flea
Celebrate Mother's Day At Hastings Flea HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Hastings Flea will be celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 8 with makeover giveaways, a Mother’s Day concert and unique gift offerings. The event, scheduled for 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the Metro North Parking Lot at 131 Southside Ave., aims to provide a special day for moms. Attendees will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a makeover by Hastings merchant Giordano Beauty and a 60-minute facial by Luna Belle Spa & Skin Care. The event also is to feature crafts for kids, including sand and spin art; face painting and children’s concerts. The Flea's 4…

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Pints For Paws To Benefit Putnam Humane Society Pints For Paws To Benefit Putnam Humane Society
Pints For Paws To Benefit Putnam Humane Society BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The Bull & Barrel Brewery is set to host the May 22 Pints for Paws event to benefit the Putnam Humane Society.The event, from noon - 3 p.m., is to feature a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction, a D.J. and a balloon artist, according to organizers. Visitors have the option of purchasing a beer and mug for is $20. The brewery is located at 988 Route 22 in Brewster. For more information, visit the brewery's website or Facebook page.

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Ryder Farm Offers Mother's Day Hanging Baskets, Volunteer Opportunities Ryder Farm Offers Mother's Day Hanging Baskets, Volunteer Opportunities
Ryder Farm Offers Mother's Day Hanging Baskets, Volunteer Opportunities BREWSTER, N.Y. -- What better way to treat your mother on her day than to let her dig deep into Mother Earth ... if she likes that kind of thing.Even if she doesn't like to get dirty, the folks at Ryder Farm are selling potted plants, produce, and hanging baskets filled with nasturtiums and impatiens this Mother's Day. "Gardening is a passion of mine and once you find your passion, you just rearrange your schedule and do anything you can do to it," said Emily Mallon, a volunteer at the farm. "Working with plants connects me to the beautiful essence of our planet and keeps me s…

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Bridgeport Bridge Replacements Will Bring Traffic Changes Along Route 8/25 Bridgeport Bridge Replacements Will Bring Traffic Changes Along Route 8/25
Bridgeport Bridge Replacements Will Bring Traffic Changes Along Route 8/25 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A construction project on the Route 8/25 connector is likely to bring some serious changes for drivers in Bridgeport in the coming months, according to the Connecticut Post.The $35 million project will replace four, 44-year-old southbound bridges over Lindley Street and Capitol Avenue and will require at least one lane at a time on Route 8/25 to be closed as authorities demolish the old bridges and replace them with the new ones, according to the Connecticut Post. The estimate for the placement of the new bridges, which are prefabricated structures actually being constru…

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Automotive Center Opens At RCC While Deputy County Exec Looks On Automotive Center Opens At RCC While Deputy County Exec Looks On
Automotive Center Opens At RCC While Deputy County Exec Looks On RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Rockland's Deputy County Executive Guillermo Rosa was among the many community members on hand to celebrate the grand opening of the Herbert Kurz Automotive Center at Rockland Community College on Wednesday, May 4.The automotive center, which is also receiving support from Snap-on Tools, was founded with a grant from the Herbert Kurz Foundation and will provide students at RCC with "state-of-the-art equipment to master the skills needed to service today's high-tech vehicles." According to a statement from the county government, the center is "a great example of…

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First Friday Poughkeepsie To Kick Off With Film Debut First Friday Poughkeepsie To Kick Off With Film Debut
First Friday Poughkeepsie To Kick Off With Film Debut POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The city of Poughkeepsie will be kicking off another year of First Friday events by partnering with Walkway Over the Hudson. The first 2016 First Friday is to kick off at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, May 6 with the premiere of a "stunning, 4-minute aerial film" produced by the Walkway Over the Hudson, according to a statement from the city. Captured entirely by a drone, the footage features unique views of local landmarks and scenery, according to the city. The film will showcase the Greater Walkway Experience, which aims to promote the local area to the Walkway’s 50…

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Dutchess Chamber Event In Poughkeepsie To Focus On Health, Wellness Dutchess Chamber Event In Poughkeepsie To Focus On Health, Wellness
Dutchess Chamber Event In Poughkeepsie To Focus On Health, Wellness POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a Health & Wellness Fair at the Poughkeepsie Galleria from noon - 5 p.m. on Friday, May 7.The annual event, now in its second year, will showcase a vast range of local products and services that support health and wellbeing in the community, according to organizers. Booths are set to line the mall's lower level, which also will be the site of an American Red Cross blood drive, entertainment and health and wellbeing demonstrations from such businesses as the Hudson Valley Dance Depot, Kwon's Martial Arts and Moria…

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Texas Hippie Coalition To Perform In Poughkeepsie Texas Hippie Coalition To Perform In Poughkeepsie
Texas Hippie Coalition To Perform In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Texas Hippie Coalition, a group self-described as "purveyors of their own patented Red Dirt Metal sound," is set to perform at The Chance Theater, 6 Crennell St.The May 11 show is in support of the band's new album, "Dark Side of Black," which was released on April 22. Texas Hippie Coalition is "committed to crafting a unique, original and thoroughly raucous brand of music that's born of both life experience and a respect for rock 'n' roll's forefathers," according to a statement from the band. The band has had some success in recent years…

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Teaneck Theater Group Plays Woman Card With 'Sterno' Teaneck Theater Group Plays Woman Card With 'Sterno'
Teaneck Theater Group Plays Woman Card With 'Sterno' TEANECK, N.J. -- The Garage Theatre Group is set to perform "Out of Sterno," a play, at the Becton Theatre from May 5-May 29.The performances - to be held at the River Road theater - will be directed by Michael Bias, the group's artistic/producing director. The show was written by Deborah Zoe Laufer, a playwright whose work has been performed across the United States and Canada as well as in Russia and Germany.  According to the theater group, the show focuses on the lives of Dotty and her husband, Hamel, while they live in Sterno. In a statement, the theater group calls the play…

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'Forgotten Survivors' Exhibit To Open At Jewish Home In Rockleigh 'Forgotten Survivors' Exhibit To Open At Jewish Home In Rockleigh
'Forgotten Survivors' Exhibit To Open At Jewish Home In Rockleigh ROCKLEIGH, N.J. – A collection of portraits depicting the elderly Eastern European Jews who survived the Holocaust will be on display later this month in its new and permanent home, according to the Jewish Home Family. The photograph collection, donated by photographer Doris Levin, is set to be unveiled at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, 10 Link Drive. Levin has dedicated the exhibit to her daughter Melissa. “Much has been written about the victims of the Nazi Holocaust, however, there is one group whose stories have rarely been told: the Jews of Eastern Europe wh…

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