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

Most Festive Home South Of The North Pole Breaks A World Record — Again

The family with the Hudson Valley house with the Guinness world record for the most Christmas lights continues to outdistance the Joneses.

Westchester Declaring State Of Emergency As COVID Metrics Rise

It's stage 1 of Westchester's response to rising rates of infection and hospitalizations, County Executive George Latimer said.

Head-on Crash On Goat Trail Injures Two Friday Night

Emergency responders were dispatched to the winding road, locally known as the Goat Trail, at 10:28 p.m.

You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Uber Rider Wanted To Go To Guyana

The driver told the rider "that he was headed in the wrong direction."

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