Jewish Congregation of New Paltz will host annual Chanukah party Dec. 17
A community lighting of menorahs is one of the highlights of the annual Chanukah celebration held each December by the Jewish Congregation of New Paltz.
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Saugerties Girl Scouts continue Christmas Carol tradition
A little snow couldn’t deter members of the Saugerties Girl Scouts’ nine troops from serenading local seniors and shoppers.
Edible art wows crowds at Hudson Valley Gingerbread Competition
Competition was stiff at the second annual Hudson Valley Gingerbread Competition at Mohonk Mountain house last Sunday. According to Lauren Peress, director of marketing at the Mohonk Mountain House, there were 47 entries in the inaugural contest in 2016.
Mass menorah-lighting at Kingston’s Temple Emanuel
Friday, Dec. 15: Bring a menorah from home and join with others in the experience of lighting hundreds of candles.
Saugerties family has been preparing for Christmas-light reality show since August
The segment featuring the Sussin Family of Patch Rd., Saugerties, will air Monday, Dec. 11 at 9 p.m.
Light Up the Hamlet returns to town of Lloyd
Unlike a certain department store in New York City where children have to make a reservation to speak with Santa, Town of Lloyd Events Committee chair Kate Jonietz promises that Santa will stay as long as it takes to hear the wishes of all children at this year’s annual Light Up the Hamlet event on Friday, December 8 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Saugerties Holiday in the Village (photo gallery)
Sunday, Dec. 3, Saugerties held its annual Holiday in the Village celebration.
Saugerties village Christmas Tree the tallest yet
The tree will be the centerpiece for the Holiday in the Village celebration on Sunday, Dec. 3.
Sinterklaas comes to Rhinebeck
Saturday, Dec. 2: Sinterklaas will ride into Rhinebeck on his white horse, and the festivities go on all day long, with live dance, theater and music happening all over the village. The Children’s Starlight Parade, featuring two-story-tall animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers, unfolds at twilight.
A Holiday on Huguenot Street returns
As one would expect from an historic street first occupied by the Huguenots in 1677 and a church that’s been a house of worship since 1683, A Holiday on Huguenot Street hearkens back to earlier times.