The Gossips of Rivertown
Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Tyranny of Trucks

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On Thursday night, the Economic Development Committee of the Common Council took up the issue of trucks. Trucks are an intrusive presence on...
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Cicada Sighting in Hudson

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I saw my first cicada today--the first in 2013, that is--when one landed on the windshield as I was parking my car this morning at the Hudso...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Mayor Vetoes Chicken Law

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In a letter dated June 21, 2013 , and filed this morning with the city clerk, Mayor William Hallenbeck vetoed the chicken law passed by th...
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The History of 900 Columbia Street

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Last Friday , the Historic Preservation Commission received a letter from Walter Ritchie, submitted on behalf of the Galvan Foundation, requ...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Remembering Last Saturday

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Of the many pictures taken of the Hudson Pride Parade, this one by Sarah Sterling is definitely among the best.
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Food Trucks in the Valley

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The July issue of Hudson Valley Magazine has an article about food trucks, which features Hudson's own Tortillaville and its owner Bri...

A Distinctly Hudson Cultural Opportunity

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On Saturday, June 22, at 5 p.m., the Hudson Opera House and Diamond Opera Theater present, as part of  Opera Deconstructed,  a group called...

"Who Has Killed My Beautiful Little Cherry Tree?"

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According to legend, this was the question George Washington's father asked, angrily, when he discovered that his favorite cherry tree...
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Eric J. Feight Is NOT from Hudson

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I awoke this morning to hear yesterday's news repeated on WAMC: that one of the men accused of conspiring to build a device that could...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Mark Your Calendars

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At last night's Common Council meeting, Council president Don Moore indicated that two topics of great interest will be taken up at comm...
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Of Interest

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The Register-Star reports the 2012 graduation rate data for Hudson High School and other high schools in Columbia County, released Monday by...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Chickens Are Coming

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On Tuesday night, the chicken law passed in the Common Council by the skin of its teeth--if chickens had teeth. A simple majority requires 1...
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Our Foundering and Bewildering LWRP

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Hudson may hold the record for spending the most time and probably also the most money on preparing its LWRP. The Local Waterfront Revitaliz...
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The Persephone Project

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The myth of Persephone is the story of the seasons. Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. When Persephone wa...

Tour the Future Home of the Library

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On Saturday, June 22, the Capital Campaign Committee of the Hudson Area Library Board of Trustees will hold an open house at the Armory. Fro...
Monday, June 17, 2013

When Chickens Come Home to Roast

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Tomorrow night, the Common Council will be voting on Hudson's chicken law , which would amend the city code to permit residents to kee...
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"Put down the knitting, the book, and the broom . . ."

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Theatre Now New York is doing a production of Cabaret this summer--August 2 through August 11 to be exact--at the Pocketbook Factory right...

Aid for Economic Development

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Beginning at 8 o'clock this morning, applications can be submitted for a share of the $750 million that is available in state aid for ec...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

The History of "The Apartments of Distinction"

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The building at the corner of Union and Fifth streets, once known as "The Apartments of Distinction," now has a new slate mansar...
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Relive the Experience!

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Lance Wheeler's video of the 2013  Hudson Pride Parade can now be viewed online, and Chad Weckler's photographs of parade, of wh...
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Carole Osterink
This blog takes its name from the 1848 novel by Hudson author Alice B. Neal. The original Gossips of Rivertown cast a gimlet eye on Hudson society in the mid-19th century. Two centuries later, the new Gossips carries on the spirit of the original, but in a different genre and with a different focus.
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