Eleanor Charwat’s short book Prohibition in the Hudson Valley, Along the Bootleg Trail (self published, 2017) looks back at the prominent role the Hudson Valley played in bootlegging during the Prohibition Era.
Local producers, distributors and sellers of illegal liquor were overshadowed and sometimes terrorized by New York City gangsters like Dutch Schultz, Legs Diamond and Salvatore Maranzano who came to the Hudson Valley to make money and escape federal surveillance. [Read more…] about A Short Book On Prohibition in the Hudson Valley
According to a report issued by DEC, in the early morning hours of May 4th, a young male bear wandered into the city of Poughkeepsie near Mansion and North Hamilton streets. 
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The Greater Hudson Heritage Network will host a Town Hall discussion about the Mid-Hudson Region Path Through History followed by a networking reception on May 7th at Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie after the Hudson Valley Heritage Fair. 
On Sunday, May 7 from Noon to 4 pm, the public is invited to the 3rd Annual Hudson Valley Heritage Fair. Held at Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie, this event is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to participate in the Heritage Fair with a table display, living history presentation or demonstration. 
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) has purchased a half-acre parcel adjacent to the Poughkeepsie entrance of the Walkway Over the Hudson State Park from the Open Space Institute (OSI), which will provide growing room to improve visitor services at the 1.28-mile linear park.
AT&T has given a $20,000 contribution to support the conservation and digitization of documents burned in the 1911 New York Capitol Fire.