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Friday, February 19, 2016

Talking of Economic Development

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Since the beginning of the year, meetings of the full Common Council have typically lasted about twenty minutes. By contrast, the Economic D...
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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Tentative Settlement Reached

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If you are eager to learn the outcome of Tuesday night's Common Council executive session, John Mason has the story today in the Regis...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

See (and Hear) It for Yourselves

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Gossips reported the highlights of last night's Common Council meeting 22 hours ago. Now you can watch the entire 22-minute proceeding i...

The Plan and the Reality a Century Later

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This morning, after reading the 1914 article about the plans for Oakdale Lake, DPW superintendent Rob Perry confirmed that much of what was...

Much to Do Tomorrow Night

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There are a number of important meetings and gatherings taking place tomorrow night, Thursday, February 18. Frustratingly, they are happenin...

As One Visitor Sees Us

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Over the weekend, a very nice account of a visit to Hudson, with many photographs, appeared on the blog ArianDavidPhotography . The post is ...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Tonight at City Hall

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Two things happened at the Common Council meeting tonight that merit coverage. The first had to do with the order of business on the agenda....
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The Origin of Oakdale Lake

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Last month, Gossips stumbled upon a little news item promoting the advantages of ice skating on Oakland Lake which mentioned incidentally...
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The Bronson House in Context

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This Saturday, February 20, architectural historian Peter Watson begins his two-part lecture series on Alexander Jackson Davis, the preemi...
Monday, February 15, 2016

A Post for Presidents' Day

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Three years ago on Presidents' Day,  Gossips recounted the presidents who had visited our little city through the years. That post, ...
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Hudson in 19th-Century Gazetteers

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A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary--a reference book that was far more familiar in the 19th century than it is today. This morning, La...
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Sunday, February 14, 2016

The House with the Mansard Roof

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The site plan review initiated on Thursday to convert 260 State Street from five apartments into eight short-term rental units and a commer...
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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Recalling the 1960s

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Inspired by Lynda Blackmon Lowery's memoir, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom, which will be presented this afternoon at 3 p.m. at Mont...

Remembering Daniel Ulf Nilsson

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The obituary for Daniel Nilsson appears in today's  Register-Star .
Friday, February 12, 2016

News About 260 State Street

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Back in May 2014, an article in the New York Times provided a hint about what was in store for 260 State Street, the house with the mansard ...

Happy Abraham Lincoln's Birthday!

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Hudson in the Edwardian Era

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Suburbs are usually thought of as a post-World War II phenomenon (that's Levittown in the picture at the right), but half a century ea...
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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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