Road Rage Machete; Midterms; Macy's; Measles

Two big events marked November 2018 — the midterm election with its blue wave and the historic snowstorm with 2 inches an hour. We're only going to give you a representative sample of the many widely-read articles on those two topics, so we can show some of the other big stories of the month.

The midterms came first:

• Hudson Valley Election 2018: Upsets, Squeakers, Cruises
• How NY Counties Voted In Cuomo-Molinaro Race
• Professor Accused Of Stealing Political Signs [WATCH]

The snowstorm was just one of the many weather stories covering the constant drenching rains and the record low temps on Thanksgiving:

• Hudson Valley Town By Town Snow Totals UPDATED

There were other stories that caught the eye of local readers:

• Porn Website Offers Free Leaf Removal In Hudson Valley
• Macy's Will Close The Nanuet Store In 2019
• Rockefeller Christmas Tree From Hudson Valley
• Measles Outbreak: 87 Cases In Rockland, 34 In Brooklyn
• Deer Causes Fatal Crash On Palisades Parkway

And of course there was crime and violence:

• Fuel Firm That Cheated Customers Owes $3.2M After Guilty Plea
• Machete-Wielding Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident [WATCH]

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