The increasingly popular series offers a guided hike at 31 state parks the morning of Jan. 1. Registration is required in some cases, but the hikes and parking fees are free.

The Memorial Opera House will be under new management starting on Jan. 1, when an agreement between the city of Valparaiso, its parks department and the Porter County Board of Commissioners takes ...

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KERHONKSON, N.Y. — Local state parks are set to offer a series of first-day hikes and waived parking fees on Wednesday, Jan. 1, according to an announcement from Gov. Kathy Hochul.