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Hayden Panettiere, Russell Crowe earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week

Hayden Panettiere, Russell Crowe and Nick Kroll share

This edition of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week features time-oriented tweets from three celebrities with strong connections to the Hudson Valley.

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

At No. 3 is...

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'Arrested Development' trailer: 3 ways to celebrate

quot;Arrested Developmentquot;

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Now that the "Arrested Development" trailer has gone viral, it's the "Final Countdown" for the fourth and final season, whose 15 episodes will be released via Netflix on May 26.

Newsday Westchester breaks it down to offer three ways you can gear up for the release.

1. Celebrate your weird family. Like Rye native Jason Bateman's character, are you the one seemingly...

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'Nashville' renewed; 'Go On,' 'Guys With Kids' axed

ABC's quot;Nashvillequot; stars Palisades native Hayden Panettiere as

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With the 2012-13 TV season coming to a close, here's the breakdown of renewals and cancellations among new fall series with ties to Westchester and other parts of the Hudson Valley.

RENEWED

“Nashville”: If news of a renewal would be music to your ears, then you're in luck, as it was announced tonight that the soapy drama starring Palisades native Hayden Panettiere (pictured) has been...

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Bjork, William Shatner earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week

Bjork, Nick Kroll and William Shatner share their

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For this edition of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week, we salute local celebrities who have been celebrating Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and "selfies."

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

In third...

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Martha Stewart, Rosie O'Donnell earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week

Susan Sarandon, Rosie O'Donnell and Martha Stewart share

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Martha Stewart, Rosie O'Donnell and Susan Sarandon are this week's winners for the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week, honoring Twitter greatness from stars with connections to the region.

Because the following embedded tweets, links and photos involve HTML coding, this feature is best viewed with a Web browser. If you missed previous installments of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week, click...

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Kentucky Derby: 3 Hudson Valley ways to watch

From left, Amanda Dugan, Bernadette Osborne and Tracy

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With the Kentucky Derby kicking off the first leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, fans across the Hudson Valley will be donning fancy hats, sipping mint juleps and settling in to watch the race and cheer for their favorite horse. Here are several area places to get in the spirit.

Yonkers Raceway:

Come early for the Fancy Derby Hat Contest: Fans 18 and older are asked to don their finest...

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NBA's Jason Collins says 'I'm gay': Celebrities react on Twitter

Howard Stern, John Flaherty and Kerry Kennedy tweet

When NBA player Jason Collins became the first openly gay active athlete in a major American team sport, celebrities with Hudson Valley ties took to Twitter to express their opinions.

Among the first of the region's celebrities to weigh in was former Yankees catcher John Flaherty. Raised in West Nyack, the YES Network announcer and part owner of the Rockland Boulders minor-league team in Pomona...

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'Oblivion,' starring Tom Cruise, in theaters: 3 fun facts

Hollywood star Tom Cruise and French actress Olga

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"Oblivion," the latest big-budget sci-fi epic to hit theaters, stars Tom Cruise as Jack, who's harvesting resources on a post-apocolypic Earth when he starts to question his assignment and identity.

The movie, which also stars Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko and Melissa Leo, opens in theaters today, and Newsday Westchester's got three fun facts about the movie.

1. "Oblivion"...

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Levity Live stand-up comedy class notebook: Last call before showtime

Newsday Westchester entertainment reporter Chris Serico practices stand-up

At the Levity Live comedy club in West Nyack, stand-up comedy classes are under way — and I'm among the students trying to bring down the house. Throughout the eight-week course, I'll be reporting on the experience from a first-person perspective. If you missed part one, click here. For part two, click here. Here's part three.

WEEK FIVE: A GLIMPSE OF WHAT'S TO COME

Last week, when Manhattan...

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Tom Cotter's wife, Kerri Louise, auditions for 'America's Got Talent'

Comedians Tom Cotter and his wife, Kerri Louise,

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When Stony Point resident Tom Cotter finished as the runner-up last year on the NBC reality TV competition "America's Got Talent," his wife, fellow comedian Kerri Louise, stood by his side. Now, it's Louise's turn to see if she can take home "AGT's" top prize.

Last Wednesday, Louise performed a 90-second set in front of a packed Hammerstein Ballroom, which included the...

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