From Hudson Valley Magazine's Fall Getaways Issue (September 2015)
Fighting a local battle in the war on drugs
A local organization offers much-needed programs to help educate those dealing with drug abuse
How can you tell if your child, sibling, family member, or friend is using heroin?
A heroin epidemic has taken hold of the Hudson Valley — and it’s killing our kids
History and hot springs sprinkled throughout 500 miles of mountains
Culture seekers will find no shortage of attractions and dining option in the Berkshires, Western Massachusetts’ mountains.
Vermont’s rolling hills offer culture, country charm, cheese, and much more
A six-million-acre playground (with some 3,000 lakes) for wilderness junkies
A leaf lover’s guide to the Adirondacks, the Alleghenies, the Berkshires, and the Green Mountains
The New York Renaissance Faire, music and film festivals, and comedienne Kathleen Madigan roll into town
See who’s been out and about in the Hudson Valley in our parties and events gallery
We chat with the retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel about his childhood in Newburgh, his latest book, and the time he found himself in a White House bunker during the September 11 terrorist attacks
Women take the helm at four area colleges
Pamela Edington takes the reins at Dutchess Community College
From peak to shining peak, here’s what you need to know about some of the Valley’s lesser-known mountain ranges: Taconic, Marlboro, and Ramapo Mountains
A numerical look at North America’s most popular bear
It doesn’t just happen upstate; the Hudson Valley has had plenty of prison escapees of its own
Peck’s Arcade rises to the top of Troy’s burgeoning culinary scene
The Valley’s juiciest apples are ripe for the picking. Here are some of our favorite orchards and apple festivals
Read our letters to the editor for September 2015, including our Where in the Hudson Valley “Something’s Fishy” contest answer