The Gossips of Rivertown
Friday, July 15, 2016

Nothing New Under the Sun

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In the 1880s, when Fred W. Jones was building his "mountain railroad" from the river to the quarry, one of the strongest arguments...
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Citizens' Police Advisory Committee

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It was mentioned in Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton's very first press release , when as mayor-elect she announced that she was reappointi...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

More Talk of Race Relations

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Last night, after the mayor's meeting that brought together the community and law enforcement, supervisors Bill Hughes (Fourth Ward) an...

Happening Tonight at City Hall

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The Hudson Planning Board tonight begins its review of the haul road being proposed by A. Colarusso & Son from their facility on Newman ...
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Languishing on the Waterfront

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It's been almost a year since Saratoga Associates completed its feasibility study on the former Dunn building on the waterfront, in the...
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Talking About Law Enforcement

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Last evening, Hudson Police Chief Edward Moore and Captain Michael Jankowiak of the New York State Police answered questions from the commun...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Meeting Tonight

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On Sunday morning, before the demonstration in front of police station  on Monday and the  vigil at the courthouse  on Tuesday, Mayor Tiffan...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Watch It for Yourself

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Dan Udell's video of Tuesday night's informal Common Council meeting is now available on YouTube. Click here is watch. COPYRIGH...

Fair & Equal: The Response

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After Kevin Hannan finished reading the prepared statement about the Fair & Equal initiative at last night's informal Common Coun...
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Fair & Equal: The Presentation

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Last night, at the informal meeting of the Common Council, the petition generated by the Fair & Equal initiative was presented to the ...
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Monday, July 11, 2016

Tonight at City Hall

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At 6:30 tonight, there is an obligatory public hearing  about the City's 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. It h...

Sunday Blooming Sunday

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This Sunday, July 17, is the Mrs. Greenthumbs Day Garden Tour, celebrating Hudson's most talented, most exuberant, and most famous garde...

Thinking About Alexander Hamilton

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Last evening on NPR's Weekend Edition , Michel Martin , in reporting that Lin-Manuel Miranda had the night before made his final perform...
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A Benefit for Animalkind

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The New York Times called them "a hot musical comedy duo specializing in unexpected arrangements, incongruous mashups, and, of course...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

If a Tree Falls in the Forest . . .

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and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? That's an interesting philosophical question. But if a tree falls on Union Street...
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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Hudson Trivia

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The building where the Savoia is now located has been for sale for almost a year. Word is that the building has now been sold. Before r...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Another $10 Million Awarded

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Yesterday, July 7, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Elmira was the city in the Southern Tier that would receive $10 million in the Down...
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Flags on City Hall

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Last November, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the columns at City Hall were wrapped with an American flag and the flag of France. The...
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Waiting for Word of the $10 Million

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It was expected that the communities to receive $10 million--one in each of the ten economic development regions--in the Downtown Revitaliza...

Fair & Equal in the Register-Star

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The Register-Star had an article today about the Fair & Equal initiative to do away with the weighted vote, written by Victoria Addiso...
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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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