Hudson Valley Clearwater Festival 2017 to Celebrate Diversity

One look at the lineup of the musical talent scheduled for this year's Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival -- "Clearwater Festival" -- will be all it takes for music lovers to pull out their wallets and plop down some cash for tickets. Scheduled for June 17 and 18 on the banks of the Hudson River at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, the event is the country's oldest and largest music and environmental festival which brings together major musical acts and Clearwater's own brand of green activism for a unique weekend.

Bands Announced for the Clearwater Festival

After recovering from a financial crisis which forced the festival's cancellation last year, Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival is coming back at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Saturday & Sunday, June 17 & 18. The festival features seven sustainably powered stages with diverse music, dance, storytelling and family-oriented programming as well as a juried Handcrafters' Village, the Green Living Expo, the Working Waterfront with small boat exhibits and rides, the Artisanal Food & Farm Market and environmental education displays and exhibits. Early-bird tickets are on sale now, priced at $70 per day of $105 for an all-weekend pass .

Speeding Drunk Driver Leads To Croton High-Speed Chase, Police Say

A driver reaching speeds of more than 90 miles per hour took Croton-on-Hudson Police on a chase Thursday through the village before crashing into the gate of the historic Cortlandt Manor, according to Croton-on-Hudson police. Keith Harrison, 42, of Yonkers was first spotted around 9:30 p.m. traveling northeast on Route 9 at more than 90 mph, said Police Chief Anthony Tramaglini.

NY music festival founded by Pete Seeger is returning

In this Sept. 21, 2013 file photo, Pete Seeger performs on stage during the Farm Aid 2013 concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Organizers say the New York music festival Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, founded by the late folk legend Pete Seeger, will return to the village of Croton -on-Hudson, New York, on June 17-18, 2017.

NY music festival founded by Pete Seeger is returning

In this Sept. 21, 2013 file photo, Pete Seeger performs on stage during the Farm Aid 2013 concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Organizers say the New York music festival Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, founded by the late folk legend Pete Seeger, will return to the village of Croton -on-Hudson, New York, on June 17-18, 2017.

Pete Seeger’s Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival music festival returning in 2017

... Great Hudson River Revival, founded by the late folk legend Pete Seeger, will return to the village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on June 17-18, 2017. Here, Seeger performs during the Farm Aid 2013 concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in ...

U.S. Coast Guard Won’t Attend Hearing On Hudson River Barge Plan

HUDSON, N.Y. - There's a hearing Wednesday on the hotly-debated plan to build anchorage fields for barges along the Hudson River , but one key player won't be in attendance. A proposal to add 10 anchorage locations along the Hudson River from Yonkers to Kingston will be discussed at Croton-On-Hudson Municipal Building at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19, WCBS 880's Sean Adams reported.