Help The Town of Poughkeepsie Get Ready For Winter a Name a Snowplow

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Winter is on It's Way To the Hudson Valley

It may not feel like it right now, but the winter weather will be here before you know it.

While most of the Hudson Valley is hoping for significant rainfall to battle these drought like conditions and the wildfires around the region, others are preparing for November snow.

According to the National Weather service parts of the Hudson Valley will see some snow this week. As far as we can tell, it will start off as rain, and then switch over to a wet snow.

The National Weather Service goes on to report that the Hudson Valley may see "measurable" snow by December 2nd. Just in time as the plows are being dusted off across all the counties in the region.

Read More: First 'Measurable' Snow Forecast For Hudson Valley, New York

One town in particular is cleaning the dust off and making space for a name tag.

Help Name a Town Of Poughkeepsie Snowplow

The Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation has just introduced their first ever NAME A SNOWPLOW contest. They've teamed up with the  Town of Poughkeepsie Highway department in hopes to find a new name for one of their many snowplows.

All entries must be submitted by Thursday, December 12th, 2024 and you can submit as many name ideas as you want. Voting begins on Monday, December 16th as "all suggested names will be made public and pitted against each other in head-to-head matchups" as the Town of Poughkeepsie explains on their website.

Voting will take place on The Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Facebook page daily.

The winning name will then get a name plate on the plow for the 2024 season and the person behind the winning name will receive the following:

• A visit from the newly named truck
• Their picture taken whilst in the truck
• That picture in a frame

There's your motivation to plow through the competition.

Name a Poughkeepsie Plow, Rules and Regulations

Like any contest, there are some rules and regulations that need to be followed. According to the Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation website when it comes to naming your plow you can't have any religion, politics and profanity mentions.

All name entries are 25 characters or less, including spaces!

You can get a full list of rules and details at Poughkeepsieny.myrec.com.