APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024 The City of Hudson Common Council Finance Committee has announced the availability of $30,000 of total funding to support events and projects in the City of Hudson for 2024 that encourage the promotion of Hudson as a destination for overnight and day-trip visitors. Applications for awards are currently being…
Author: Rich Volo
Hudson Development Corp to Purchase JLE
The Hudson City School Board accepted an offer from the Hudson Development Corporation (HDC) to purchase and develop the John L. Edwards School as a centralized community hub for Hudson residents. The Hudson Development Corporation (HDC) – a nonprofit with the mission of promoting, supporting and growing Hudson’s businesses and workforce – was invited to…
Springtime in Hudson, New York
Hello Hudson – At the beginning of the week, I started this page and gave it the title, “Springtime in Hudson, New York”. As I’m about to publish it, we await a winter storm. The title has now taken on a sarcastic tone. I’m leaving it in. See you around, Hudson!Trix What’s the History Behind…
Black Legacy Association of Columbia County Exhibit at the Hudson Area Library
Hours of VHS 1980’s video interviews with Hudson African-American elders sat in a box in a basement at Columbia Opportunities. Through the dedication of Hudson residents Emily Chameides, Tiffany Garriga, and Quintin Cross, Columbia Opportunities, the organization largely responsible for this invaluable collection, saw that the library could be stewards of it and the box,…
Oakdale Plunge This Weekend in Hudson, New York
Hudson. Hudson. Hudson. I think I keep sane(ish) is by getting out of town once in a while. I run around a small city in upstate New York in a wig and a dress baking cookies and writing a blog while serving on the City Council. However, I think I’m one of the saner individuals…
Leap Year in Hudson, New York
Which stores/restaurants are open every day of the week in Hudson? I’ve put together a list. The first in this series is Olde Hudson – open every day of the week, and almost every day of the year! Lunchtime at Olde Hudson Read more about Olde Hudson, here. Someone asked me what was MY favorite…
Presidents’ Weekend in Hudson, New York
How do you make a Gen-Xer happy? Easy. Give them a FREE Ms. Pac-Man video game machine – now at the Wash-Rite on Fairview! I know, I should probably not announce it. You’ll run out there to do laundry and play video games. I lost to the ghosts in under five minutes. My Ms. Pac-Man…
February in Hudson, NY
As seen on the streets of Kinderhook and Greenport How is everyone is doing? While driving around this week, I found this snow figure by Herminio Ramirez in Kinderhook and the Yeti in Greenport as a Buffalo Bills fan. Yes, it’s gray and overcast. But if someone can build a snow figure next to the…
Auditions: The Bridges of Madison County at the Ghent Playhouse
Book by Marsha Norman; Music and lyrics by Jason Robert BrownDirected by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermottMusical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Thursday, February 15 at 7pm andSaturday, February 17 at 10amAt The Ghent Playhouse6 Town Hall RoadGhent, New York SYNOPSIS:Based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller, “The Bridges of Madison County” recalls…
Ruth Piwonka Scholarship for 2024
The annual scholarship, established by The Jacob Leisler Institute to honor Ruth Piwonka, noted Columbia County historian and beloved Trustee Emeritus of the Board, is awarded to a graduating high school senior in Columbia County who has been accepted at an accredited college or university, and has declared, or has an intention to declare, a major in history. Since…