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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — There was a lot of news over the past week in the Hudson Valley.

In case you didn’t see all of it, here is a roundup of a few of the most-read stories.

It includes two high school singers performing at Lincoln Center, cheerleading champs celebrated in Albany and a person struck by a train and killed.

Playland Improvements Owed In Part To Unique Westchester County Parks Program
Playland Park has the distinction of being one of only two amusement parks in the country with National Historic Landmark status.

Macy’s To Close 150 Stores: Will Hudson Valley Stores Be Affected?
There are now only five Macy's stores in the Hudson Valley.

Rye Philanthropist's $1 Billion Donation Called 'Transformational'
The story of how Montefiore's Albert Einstein College of Medicine became tuition-free started decades ago.

2 Port Chester High School Singers Make Debut At Lincoln Center
The pair was selected to participate in the concert after they submitted an audition video, but that was only the start of the story.

Putnam Valley Cheerleading Champs Celebrated In Albany
The cheerleading team won its first-ever state championship on Nov. 5 in Binghamton.

Nuvance Health To Join Forces With Northwell Health
If regulatory approval is given, it will be a network of 14,500 providers and more than 1,000 sites of care, including 28 hospitals.

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• Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Tuxedo Station
• Missing 5-Year-Old Found In Arlington Creek Dies
• Putnam County Exec Byrne Sets 'State Of The County' Presentation Date
• Monroe Man Arrested Selling Pot From Bus In East Fishkill: Police