The Gossips of Rivertown
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Tonight on State Street

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At approximately 10 p.m., Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton shared this information about the police activity that took place tonight in the 500...

The Last Shall Be First

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Back in the day, when the First Ward was the smallest, least populous ward in the city, no one paid much attention to it. Now that the First...

Shooting Update

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Bill Williams of 98.5 The Cat is reporting that the suspects in last night's fatal shooting on North Third Street will be arraigned tod...

Outrageous Quotes

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This morning, Chris Cillizza of CNN published: "Donald Trump's 57 most outrageous quotes from his Arizona speech."  Last night...

Shooting Now a Homicide

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The Register-Star is reporting this morning that the man who was shot last night has died: "Man killed in Hudson shooting."  Altho...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Another Shooting in Hudson

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For the past couple of hours there have been reports on Facebook about another shooting in Hudson, this time, it was said, the shooting took...

Greenport and the Haul Road

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Tonight, the Greenport Planning Board held a public hearing on the proposed Colarusso haul road. Before opening the floor for comments, Ed S...
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Money Is the Reason We Fight

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Karl Marx is credited with having said, "I hate money. Money is the reason we fight." According to people who study such things, ...
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Monday, August 21, 2017

Council President Candidates Announce Debate

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Steve Dunn and Tom DePietro, who are vying to be the Democratic candidate for Common Council president, have agreed to debate in the run-up ...
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Police Commissioner Resigns

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There were rumors, but nothing substantial enough for Gossips to report. Tonight, however, Bill Williams of 98.5 The Cat reports on Facebo...

The Chairman Regrets

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At its July 25 meeting, after making a negative declaration, as lead agency in the SEQR process, on the proposed Colarusso haul road, the Gr...
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Sunday, August 20, 2017

Another Request for a Zoning Change

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In March 2016 , the Common Council amended the zoning laws to include a hotel as a permitted use in the R-S-C (Residential Special Commercia...
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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Scenes from a Rally

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The New York Times reported  today: "Tens of thousands of demonstrators, emboldened and unnerved by the eruption of fatal violence in V...
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A Summer Saturday in Hudson

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If you haven't already planned out your afternoon, here's some guidance. From noon to 1 p.m., a rally observing National Day of So...

Confronting the Unknown

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It has come to my attention that whenever people opt for "OpenID" as their profile when making a comment on Gossips, the source ...
Friday, August 18, 2017

Now We're the Sixth Borough

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Another article about Hudson, which appeared in City Journal, has come to my attention. It stresses Hudson's colorful past and makes me...
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An Arrest Has Been Made

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The Register-Star and 98.5 The Cat  are reporting that an arrest has been made in connection with the shootings that occurred on State St...

About the DRI

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Last night, the Common Council Economic Development Committee meeting did not happen for lack of a quorum, but Sheena Salvino, executive dir...
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Ten-Digit Phone Numbers Starting Tomorrow

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Starting tomorrow, August 19, if you want to call a friend, call the police, call to make a dinner reservation, call to order a pizza, call ...

Shall We Gather at the River?

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Two weeks from today, on September 1, Historic Hudson holds its fundraising event, Drinks on the Waterfront, at the 1850 Dunn building, on...
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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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