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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network to talk about tonight:

Fireworks In HV, Across NY As 70% Vaccination Goal Reached

Fireworks displays will be held at 10 sites across New York, including in Nyack, and landmarks across the state, including the FDR Mid-Hudson and Mario Cuomo bridges, will be lit blue and gold Tuesday night to celebrate a coronavirus milestone.

Metro-North Increasing Service As Commuters Return Post-Pandemic

Metro-North Railroad will add rush hour trains to 3 lines in the Hudson Valley, restoring service to 67 percent of pre-COVID levels.

Post-Pandemic, Remember Lyme Disease

As the Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center at New York Medical College opened for the season, its founder talked with Patch about ticks.

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To 2017 Massapequa Preserve Slaying

Antonio Cullal confessed to the 2017 murder of 19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales, who was hacked to death with machetes.

» Also Worth a Look Today

• New Trailheads, Parking At Fahnstock On Route 301
• Letter To The Editor: Vote For Quezada, An Invaluable Resource
• Friends Start Fundraiser In Memory Of Doug Kantor, 25
• Greenburgh School Board Trying To Remove Trustee
• White Plains Promotes Vice Principal To Principal
• Jefferson Valley Mall To Stay Open; Owner Files Bankruptcy
• What NY Legislators Did, Didn't Do This Year: Mayor
• Westchester Youth Shelter Will Lead New Emerging Adult Court
• New Rochelle PD Youth Fishing Cruises Are Back

» Across the Tri-State

• Mystery Black Bear Cub Found Dead In Staten Island
• South Jersey Teen Still Missing After 4 Weeks
• Sally's Apizza Of New Haven Fame To Open Location In Stamford

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