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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network to talk about tonight:

Nurse Practitioner Defrauds Student Loan Fund Of $10.5M: Feds

Prosecutors said the fund was designed to help ease the financial burden of those who suffer from permanent physical or mental disabilities.

Road Rage Leads To Hate Crime Charge For Hudson Valley Man

A 60-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after being accused of menacing an African American city of Newburgh resident with a knife while using a racial slur.

25-Year-Old Who Abused Sleeping Friend Now Registered Sex Offender

"No one should ever have the misfortune of blissfully thinking they can trust a friend who is not really a friend at all and would violate them given the opportunity," the victim told the Westchester County court.

Mom Killed in Tragic Overnight Apartment Fire

A Hudson Valley mother was killed and her son was seriously injured in a three-alarm fire late Wednesday night.

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• Trader Joe's In Yorktown To Open Within 6 Weeks: Officials
• The Tables Have Turned: Real Housewives Of NJ Star Coming To Town
• Open House To Discuss Plans For Westchester County RiverWalk
• Hudson Valley Adds More Jobs
• New City Wow House: Look At The Lake And Listen To The Waterfall
• One Killed, 3 Others Injured In Wrong-Way Palisades Crash
• Waterfall Makes This Wow House Restful
• Obituary: James R. Picoli of Brewster
• Seek Strength & Balance At The Yoga & Wellness Fest Saturday
• Rye YMCA Celebrates Long-Awaited Opening of Shiny New Fitness Studios

» Across America

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4. 3-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Accident At Community Pool In Lake View

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