Monday, June 22, 2026

Barges at the Dock

Yesterday's post about the barge extending beyond the dock and blocking the view from Rick's Point inspired a reader who kayaks on the river to submit this recent photograph of the barge that partially sank at the Colarusso dock last October. 


Eight months after the incident occurred, the partially sunken barge is still there, tied up to a tree on the shore.

To be reminded what T. J. Ruane, attorney for Colarusso, and JR Heffner, Colarusso's vice president for operations, had to say about the barge incident when questioned by Randall Martin at a Planning Board meeting last year, see this post: "About That Barge." 
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3 comments:

  1. John K. FriedmanJune 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM

    It would be really nice to hear what ACS has to say about why it's still there.

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    1. Carole OsterinkJune 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM

      I obviously cannot speak for Colarusso, but based on what Ruane and Heffner told the Planning Board soon after the incident occurred, I would hazard a guess they would say the barge is not theirs and hence its removal is not their responsibility.

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  2. peter jJune 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM

    "It's not our responsibility" would be an incredibly lame excuse. One would think that if Colarusso intends to operate here in the coming decades, they would start being a better neighbor, The City of Hudson has an amazing capacity for taking abuse and doing nothing about it.

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