Events of Interest This Halloween Weekend

The weather this Halloween weekend is disappointing, but here are a few events that may persuade you to get out of the house.

• Early voting continues today and tomorrow at 401 State Street. The polling place is open each day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The next opportunity to vote is Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, when the polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m.
• Today, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Friends of Oakdale Lake and the Hudson Youth Center are sponsoring the Fall Oakdale Community Clean Up. Participants are asked to meet at the pavilion. Those who come out and lend their efforts to the cause will be rewarded with a delicious array of hearty snacks prepared by Tamar Adler, with ingredients donated by Talbott & Arding, Rolling Grocer 19, and Le Perche. If you are interested in learning about invasive species at Oakdale and helping to remove them, Vanessa Baehr will be on hand to provide a short hands-on tutorial.

• Also today, the Robert Jenkins House, the home of the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the DAR at 113 Warren Street, will be open for tours from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

• Tomorrow--Halloween--trick-or-treating on Warren Street happens from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Halloween Parade down Warren Street begins at 4:00 p.m. For trick-or-treaters, look for the Halloween sticker that marks businesses participating in the Halloween treat giveaway.

• Also tomorrow, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., you can meet two of the write-in candidates for aldermen--Margaret Morris in the First Ward and Amber Harris in the Third Ward--at Oak Pizzeria Napoletana, 523 Warren Street. Proof of vaccination is required. RSVP here.

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