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All things entertaining in Westchester, Rockland and the Hudson Valley

Bobby Moynihan's first 'SNL' promos feature Adam Levine

Eastchester native Bobby Moynihan records his first quot;Saturday

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Bobby Moynihan's first "Saturday Night Live" promos hit Facebook this afternoon, and they're playfully tweaking this week's host, Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and "The Voice."

Moynihan fully commits to the mini-sketches that have him literally roping Levine into bits about "The Voice" (the NBC reality show for which Levine is a mentor) and its famous rotating chairs.

Four...

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Allison Hagendorf, Rob Thomas earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week

Allison Hagendorf, Rob Thomas and Richard Blais share

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This edition of Tweets of the Week covers everything from a TV host, who's posting her new reel, to a Culinary Institute of America grad, who's questioning what's real.

Because the following embedded tweets, links and videos involve HTML coding, this feature is best viewed with a Web browser. If you missed any of Newsday Westchester's previous Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week installments,...

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Beer pong tournament this weekend in Pleasantville

Max Wang, pictured, was a semifinalist in the

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Like pingpong? Like beer? You're in luck, because the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville is hosting an official Beer Pong Competition on Saturday. All you need to do is show up and chug two beers in 20 minutes and you’re ready to play.

“It’s the first time anyone has ever done this, and I’m proud of it,” said Will Shortz, the owner of the club and crossword editor of the New...

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'Artie Lange Show' launches Monday; Nick Di Paolo mum

Comedian Artie Lange attends Sirius XM Annual Celebrity

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"The Nick & Artie Show" appears to have been axed in favor of "The Artie Lange Show," and co-host Nick Di Paolo, a northern Westchester resident, isn't talking about the situation just yet.

A recent post on "The Nick & Artie Show's" Facebook page seems to confirm what fans had been wondering all week.

"You guys have been great detectives on...

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Anne Hathaway, Daniel Craig win Critics' Choice Awards

Actress Anne Hathaway accepts the Best Supporting Actress

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Anne Hathaway and Daniel Craig were among the celebrities with Hudson Valley connections to claim trophies at Thursday night’s 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Hathaway, who briefly attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Fantine in “Les Misérables.” Earlier Thursday, she was nominated in that category for an Academy Award. Craig,...

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'Gangster Squad' author to speak at Westchester event

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in quot;Gangster Squad.quot;

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"Gangster Squad,” an action thriller starring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, is based on the work of a local writer. Paul Lieberman, an award-winning journalist who resides in Westchester, wrote a seven-part 2008 Los Angeles Times series called “Tales from the Gangster Squad.” The articles were optioned by Warner Bros., leading not only to the film adaptation, in theaters today, but...

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