10 amazing things have already happened to the Hudson Valley in 2015, and we're not even half way through the year! Did you miss any of these incredible stories?

 

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Hudson Valley Waitress Brought to Tears over Surprise Tip
A server at Buffalo Wild Wings impressed a customer so much that he organized a surprise that she will never forget. And it was all caught on video.

 

 

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Newburgh 'Guardian Angel' Showcased on CBS News Segment
CBS News ran a national story about the man who’s working to protect young boys growing up in the “Murder Capital of New York.”

 

 

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Two Hudson Valley men get Their own Reality Show
In March “Hotel Amazon” debuted on The Travel Channel, starring two guys from our area with the crazy idea of building a hotel in the jungle.

 

 

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Pine Bush Student Defines What it is to be 'American'
After a foreign-language Pledge of Allegiance controversy, one student gives us a goosebump-inducing moment as he shares his definition of what it is to be an American.

 

 

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Lottery Winners Galore
So far this year we've had a $126 Million Mega Millions Winner, And a local dad who sent his son a $7 Million scratch off. Not bad at all...

 

 

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Hudson Valley Boy Scout Troop Hires First Openly Gay Counselor
Eagle Scout, Pascal Tessier, was hired as a counselor at Ten Mile River Scout Camp in Sullivan County, making him the first openly gay Boy Scout counselor ever.

 

 

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Poughkeepsie get a Mention on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
The old Bananas Comedy Club in Poughkeepsie was a big topic of conversation between Jimmy Fallon and Louis CK during a recent episode of Tonight Show.

 

 

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Some Fireworks Now Legal in the Hudson Valley
Legislation was just passed on April 21 that makes certain fireworks legal in our area, just in time for summer.

 

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Angry Orchard Moves Into the Hudson Valley
Angry Orchard Cider is setting up shop on a 60-acre orchard right here in the Hudson Valley. Dave Sipes, their head cider maker, gave us some inside information on their new visitors center and cidery being built in the Hudson Valley.

 

 

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