Bombs Found; Measles Outbreak; Tornadoes: HV Month In Review

There was a lot of news across the Hudson Valley Patch sites in October. The top local story involved the beginning of a measles outbreak: Rockland, Westchester Exposed To Measles By Another Visitor. Just FYI, there were 46 confirmed cases as of Friday.

Two disturbing stories involved actual bombs, one found in Rockland, one in Westchester:

• Hudson Valley Man Planned Election Day Bombing In DC: US Attorney
• Explosive Device Found in Mail at George Soros's NY Home

Two other police stories involved an upset person and some upset customers of the US Postal Service:

• Barricaded In Lake Carmel Home: Putnam County Sheriff
• Boxes Of Undelivered Mail Found In Hudson Valley Woods

We had our share of extreme weather in October, including Tornado Confirmed In New Castle Is Tuesday's Third In New York.

Three business stories were among the most popular of the month:

• Hudson Valley Has Most Popular Breakfast In NY
• Sears Files For Bankruptcy, 9 More NY Stores to Close: See Where
• New Shake Shack Set To Open In Hudson Valley

And everyone wanted to read about these winners: 2 $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold in HV

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