ELECTION DAY 2009: THE RACE FOR HUDSON COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT

10-24-09 – The City of Hudson is in a situation this year that it hasn't seen for a decade. Rick Scalera,

. . . is running unopposed— something that happened last in 1999.

HUDSON-TO-STOCKPORT TRAIL BEING PLANNED

09-19-09 – The proposed trail system connecting Greenport and Stockport could include more views of the river thanks to a plan being pursued by the Columbia Land Conservancy.

VIGIL FOR HEALTH CARE IN HUDSON

09-05-09 – At 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, when I responded to the invitation to attend the MoveOn vigil outside Scott Murphy’s headquarters, 1,700 people had already done so.

MAJOR FACTORY BUILDINGS REMAIN VACANT

08-28-09 – Efforts are underway, but the response is slow to attempts to return manufacturing to two prominent factories in the Columbia County.

YOUNG CHEFS COOK LOCAL WITH SOLAR POWER
07-27-09 - No, the shiny reflective surfaces hovering behind the raised beds of the Hudson Youth Center Garden on Third Street are not spaceships. . . .

ANOTHER PLAN FOR DSS
07-21-09 - In the "spirit of cooperation," Board of Supervisors Chair Art Baer (R-Hillsdale) and Hudson Mayor Richard Scalera annnounced a plan to keep the Department of Social Services in Hudson.

FIVE CHURCHES BECOME TWO
07-15-09 – 10:30 a.m. - In the latest Roman Catholic Church downsizing, five parishes in Columbia County became two earlier this month.

COUNTY'S POPULATION SHIFTS OUT OF TRADITIONAL POPULATION CENTERS
07-13-09 – More and more Columbia County residents are settling outside the county's traditional population centers according to the most recent population estimates.

CMH FARES WELL IN PREVENTING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS

07-02-09 – Patients at Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Hudson are no more likely to develop an infection while in the hospital than if they were a patient at any other hospital in the state.

HISTORIC HUDSON LECTURE BY J. WINTHROP ALDRICH

07-01-09 – “Endangered Hudson Valley Architecture" was the topic of a lecture presented on Sunday, June 28, by J. Winthrop Aldrich, Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation. . . .

HUDSON MAYOR PROPOSES "PLAN B" FOR HOMELESS SHELTER

06-22-09 Spurred by allegations by Board of Supervisors Chairman Art Baer (R-Hillsdale) that the Hudson Mayor had “stiff-armed” and the Hudson Common Council had “stonewalled” . . .

ANOTHER COUNTY PLAN RAISES IRE IN HUDSON

06-16-09 – First it was Ockawamick; then Pine Haven. Now a new plan being pursued by Columbia County government has the people of Hudson angry and frustrated. . . .

THE RIVER DAY FLOTILLA ARRIVES IN COLUMBIA COUNTY

06-15-09 – Video Feature

FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING FLOWS FOR WATER PROJECTS

06-07-09 – Two water projects in Columbia County were among the twenty-two in the state selected to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.

SCOTT MURPHY OPENS OFFICE IN HUDSON

06-07-09 – His predecessor Kirsten Gillibrand may have invented the tradition of “Congress on Your Corner,” but Scott Murphy did Gillibrand one better. . . .

COUNTY RESIDENTS RALLY IN HUDSON

RICK SCALERA, CITY OF HUDSON MAYOR, DISCUSSES "PLAN B" AND KEEPING DSS IN HUDSON

PROJECT PROCEEDS AS CITY AWAITS WORD ON STIMULUS FUNDING

05-14-09 - 6:30 p.m. - While municipalities were urged to sprint to the state and federal governments with project ideas for the federal stimulus funding, there has been no rush to disburse those funds.

THE 153rd ANNUAL INSPECTION DAY PARADE

05-11-09 – 2:00 p.m. - This weekend the fire companies of the City of Hudson held their 153rd Inspection Day on Friday, followed by the Inspection Day Parade on Saturday.

BETTER THAN 70 PERCENT OF HUDSON VOTERS OPT FOR MURPHY

03-31-09 - The special election may be too close to call, but there's no question about Hudson's preference. Murphy carried Hudson 750 to 309.

HUDSON'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT PROJECT MOVES FORWARD

03-19-09 - The waste water treatment plant in Hudson must be replaced, whether the city is flush with federal stimulus funds or not.

THE "QUAD SQUAD" COMES TO TOWN

03-14-09 - Representatives of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission were in Hudson Thursday morning delivering Quadricentennial flags to Columbia County.

SUPERVISORS APPROVE MOVE TO OCKAWAMICK

03-12-09 - As a full gallery of protesters looked on and TV cameras rolled, the Columbia County Board of Supervisors approved its plan to move the Department of Social Services. . . .

HARD TIMES HIT FIREMEN'S HOME

03-10-09 - The economic hard times that have rocked the country are causing concerns over the fate of one of the jewels of Columbia County.

RIVER OF DREAMS: THE HISTORY OF THE HUDSON RIVER

03-09-09 - It was standing room only at the Hudson Opera House on Sunday as people packed the West Room to hear author/illustrator Hudson Talbott talk about his new book.

ENGLISH MUSIC HALL AT HOH

03-08-09 - English Music Hall made an appearance at the Hudson Opera House on February 28, in the form of Pat Naggiar, a diminutive blonde in pearls and a girlish blouse of soft gray.

WILL DSS RELOCATE TO OCKAWAMICK?

03-07-09 - On Wednesday at 7 p.m, the Columbia County Board of Supervisors is slated to affirm its intention to move the Department of Social Services from Hudson to Claverack . . . .

REENTRY UNIT OPENED AT HUDSON CORRECTION FACILITY

03-05-09 - Less than a year after plans to close the Hudson Correctional Facility were halted by local and regional protest, NYS DOCS has opened a specialized “reentry” unit at the facility.

OFF LEASH!

03-01-09 - Off Leash! is a hilarious series of theater games . . . rashly, generously, courageously leapt into by WTD thoroughbreds.

MARKING TIME

Working in a wide range of media and styles, the twelve artists showed art that reflected on the idea of time and how its passage manifests itself in their work.

A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE?

It’s rusted and some contend dangerous, yet it seems nobody has the funds necessary to make the repairs to a critical link between the City of Hudson and its waterfront.

STIMULUS PACKAGE: HUDSON'S ANSWERS FROM ALBANY

Waste water treatment plant? Perhaps, yes. New police and court facilities? No. Bridge, water main, and parking garage? Maybe.

MAYOR SCALERA VIES FOR HUDSON'S PIECE OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE PIE

Mayor Rick Scalera and other city representatives will meet on Friday with a state official charged with developing a plan for spending the state's portion of the federal stimulus package.

RICH CONATY - HOST OF "THE BIG BROADCAST"

Rich Conaty is one New York's legendary DJs. At a time when WNEW-FM was pioneering free-form album-oriented radio, Rich was at WNEW-AM mining the rich history of early Pop and Jazz.

ON THE WATERFRONT: HUDSON’S LONG JOURNEY TOWARD ADOPTING AN LWRP

With the City of Hudson moving ever closer to adopting its Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP) and given the importance of the Hudson waterfront, it seems fitting to provide a brief history. . . .