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Is Pomona's Ed Simons the country's oldest conductor?
At 99, Simons still conducts the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, which he and his wife founded in 1952 → Read More
Grace VanderWaal on 'AGT': When she appears next
Are you dying to see more of Grace VanderWaal the 12-year-old ukulele phenom from Suffern? When she'll perform next on "America's Got Talent" → Read More
Suffern's Grace VanderWaal opens up about 'AGT'
Judge Simon Cowell called the Suffern Middle Schooler the "next Taylor Swift." → Read More
No cash? No problem: Free summertime entertainment
Who says great entertainment has to cost an arm and a leg? Here's a list of free things to do this summer. → Read More
Shu-Fly's Skip Storch on the secret to Rockland fishing
Storch, who runs a Nanuet fishing goods store, sold his first lure at 12 and is still at it nearly 50 years later → Read More
Lohud summer Bucket List 2016
From outdoor eating to county fairs, there's plenty to do in summer 2016 in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties for just about any taste → Read More
Couple gets engaged at Lightscapes in Croton
Couple gets engaged at Historic Hudson Valley Lightscapes attraction at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. → Read More
Unearthing the 76 House's ghosts
Owners, staff and paranormal researchers insist there's something otherworldly happening at the Tappan restaurant → Read More
'Property Brothers' are back in town
One half of everyone's favorite house flipping, Canadian identical twins has been spotted in Rockland and Westchester. → Read More
'Hamilton' wins 11 Tonys; has local ties
The musical "Hamilton" has brought new attention to the founding father. Explore his connections to Westchester, Rockland and the Hudson Valley. → Read More
Pleasantville Music Festival announces 2016 lineup
A mix of local and national acts will takes the festival's three stage this year → Read More
Untermyer's Temple of Love upgraded for spring
The garden at Untermyer Park has been under renovation for more than six months → Read More
Joseph Lemm's stepdaughter: I'm singing for him
When Brooke Chaco performs at Radio City, she knows her stepfather, NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm, who was killed by a suicide bomber will be with her. → Read More
Check out the first photos from 'OitNB' season four
The Rockland-filmed series released the first shots of its new season and things look dire for the Litchfield ladies → Read More
Westchester ShopRites employees to grace Cheerios boxes
Employees from two area stores will now have their faces featured on special edition Cheerios boxes. → Read More
Miley Cyrus spotted in White Plains
The pop star stopped for a selfie with a shopper and aspiring musician while at Whole Foods Tuesday night → Read More
Mild weather makes for a sweet maple syrup season
Warmer temps have the sap flowing and local spots are celebrating with maple syrup and sugar events → Read More
A clueless newbie gives Ingress a try
Ingress is an augmented reality game apparently played by millions of people across the world. I never knew Ingress existed before being assigned to check it out. As a lapsed video gamer, I was intrigued and after getting a brief description of the game and how it's played, I downloaded the app from iTunes and started playing. "The world is in danger" were the first words that popped up on my… → Read More
Yorktown teacher on performing with Gaga at SB50
Peekskill's Alex Smith discusses accompanying Lady Gaga for the Super Bowl National Anthem → Read More
Yonkers dogs hope to prove they're best in show
Two local dogs, a rat terrier and a Portuguese podengo pequeno, will compete in this year's Westminster Dog Show → Read More