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Holiday Heart: Hudson Valley Church To Host Christmas Dinner For Homeless, Lonely
Christmas is usually a season of joy and family gatherings. But for the homeless or lonely, it can be challenging to cope.
To help, the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley will serve Christmas dinner and distribute coats and food packages to the homeless, indigent, and lonely on Christmas Day.
Deacon Michael Williams said the church, whose theme is "Love thy Neighbor," will also deliver dinners and food packages to homebound members, their neighbors, and the homeless in Spring Valley and surrounding communities.
According to Williams, the number of attendees can reach 200…
Eye Of The Storm: System With Damaging Winds Causing Power Outages, Flooding, School Closures
A massive pre-Christmas storm packed with damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours is causing localized flash flooding, power outages, and some school closures in the region.
The system, which arrived Thursday afternoon, Dec. 22, will wind down by Friday evening, Dec. 23.
A total of between 2 to 3 inches or more of rainfall is possible.
For a look at the precipitation types from the system, with rain in green and a mix of rain and snow in pink, click on the first image above from AccuWeather.com.
"Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects," the National Weather Service said in a…
Strong Winds May Cause Service Interruptions, Central Hudson Warns
Strong winds may knock out Central Hudson customer's electricity on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 and Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25, according to the utility company.
“We know reliable electrical service is vital to our customers, especially during the Christmas holiday and at a time when we’re also navigating the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ryan Hawthorne, Assistant Vice President of Electric Engineering and Operations at Central Hudson.
“Our employees are prepared to work through the holiday, we have secured additional line crews and we are maintaining regular contact with local emerge…
Covid-19: US Tops 15M Cases, But Here's How Many Times Higher Actual Number Likely Is, CDC Says
The United States continues to set records as new COVID-19 are mounting over the fall, though the numbers reported may not truly represent the actual number of infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As the country tops 15.5 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world, the CDC is estimating that the actual number could be between two and seven times between that, based on surveys and models.
Between Feb. 27 and Sept. 30, there were nearly 7 million laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections, but when adjusted for potential false-negative test results, incomp…
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Once Again Come From Hudson Valley
Applause, please.
For the second time in as many years, the famous Rockefeller Christmas tree is coming from the Hudson Valley.
The center announced on Instagram on Monday, Oct. 21, that this year's twinkling giant of a tree is a Norway spruce that hails from the Village of Florida in Orange County.
Although they haven't released the details on the tree's height and owners, the center did say the tree will be cut down on Thursday, Nov. 7, and will arrive by truck at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Last year, the Rockefeller Center tree came from Wallkill, also in Orange Coun…
