Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead

"Tra la, it's May, the lusty month of May! That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray!" What was true for Camelot may not be true for Hudson, but nevertheless here is what's happening in this first full week of May.

• On Monday, May 4, the Hudson Industrial Development Agency (IDA) meets at 2:00 p.m. Gossips has learned that Dan Kent of the Galvan Foundation and a representative of Bard College will be present to discuss the problems that have been encountered in leasing apartments at Hudson Depot Lofts. 76 North Seventh Street. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at 1 City Centre, Suite 301, and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.

• Also on Monday, May 4, the Common Council Safety Committee (Police and Fire) meets at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here to join the meeting remotely. 
• On Tuesday, May 5, the Conservation Advisory Council meets at 6:00 p.m. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.  
• On Thursday, May 7, the Common Council Services Committee (Youth Department and Senior Center) meets at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
• On Friday, May 8, the Historic Preservation Commission meets at 10:00 a.m. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely. 
• On Saturday, May 9, the 7th Annual Mad Hatter's Parade steps off from the Hudson Area Library at 3:00 p.m. The parade route goes along Fifth Street to Warren Street, down Warren to Second, along Second to Allen, down Allen to South Front Street, and from there proceeds to Basilica Hudson. For more information about the parades, click here. 

• On Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, it's Basilica Farm & Flea Spring Market 2026. The market is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. For more information, click here.

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