Safest Communities; Blue Ribbon Schools; Restaurant Makes National List

NEW YORK — Here is a double-handful of some of the most popular "good news" posts on the Hudson Valley Patches in 2016:

• 8 Hudson Valley High Schools Among Newsweek's Top Public Schools 2016
• Antiquated Liquor Laws Loosened in New York
• Do You Live in the Most Boring Town in New York?
• Guess Which Hudson Valley Restaurant Made the Nation's Top 100 List
• Yorktown Boy Visits Disney World, Courtesy of Make-A-Wish
• New 2016 List Ranks School Districts in US, NY
• Norman Reedus, Star of 'The Walking Dead,' Buys Hudson Valley Home
• Four Hudson Valley Schools Selected As National Blue Ribbon Winners
• 10 Most Expensive Places to Raise a Family in the US: New Report
• Safest NY Communities: New List

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