Bicyclist Hit By Car; Virtual Academy Filled; Postal Protests

Here are the share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network to talk about from Thursday, Aug. 20:

• Bicyclist Hit By Car On Orange Turnpike
• Hutchinson Parkway To Close For Construction This Weekend
• Hudson Valley Man Arrested After 12-Year-Old Gives Birth
• Arson Arrest After Pre-Dawn Fire In Mount Vernon: Update
• New York Brothers Accused In $19M Amazon Vendor Scam
• Ossining Fills Enrollment For Virtual Academy
• Op-Ed: Lawmaker Wrong On Sheriff's Office Policy
• Rome Man Accused Of Stealing, Crashing Truck In Mid-Hudson
• Putnam Man Accused Of Having Illegal Drugs, Impaired Driving
• Third Of NYers Killed In Crashes Not Wearing Seat Belts: Report
• Protests At Post Offices Set For Saturday In Hudson Valley

» Across America

• Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Indicted In Fundraising Scheme
• $600M Preliminary Settlement Reached In Flint Water Lawsuits
• Florida In Crosshairs Of Possible Hurricane
• These Surreal Photos Demonstrate The Severity Of CA's Wildfires

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