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Columbia County Sheriff’s $57K Pay-to-Play Scheme Stinks of Corruption

(COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y.) – On October 25, 2021, Columbia County Sheriff David P. Bartlett announced that an Alabama company, Black Creek Integrated Corporation, was selected as the new records management system for the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). On August 18, 2021, the Board of Supervisors, on Bartlett’s urging, approved a $57,000 contract with the…

‘Savage Winter’ Brings Down Curtain on PS21’s Modern Opera Series

by Seth Rogovoy (CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Douglas J. Cuomo’s Savage Winter, a contemporary reimagining of Wilhelm Müller’s poetry cycle Winterreise, will bring down the curtain on PS21’s Modern Opera Fest on Thursday, September 9, at 7pm. In Savage Winter, composer Cuomo has created a thought-provoking opera that mirrors the complexity of modern life and relationships.…

Trio of Artists on View at Pamela Salisbury Gallery

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Works by Don Voisine, Robert Palumbo, and Lisa Ivory go on view at Pamela Salisbury Gallery on Friday, September 4, with an opening reception at 5-7pm. The artworks will remain on view through Sunday, October 4, 2020.   Don Voisine’s Time Out exhibit highlights recent paintings and works on paper that reflect…

25 Hudsonians to Collect $500 Per Month for Five Years

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Twenty-five residents of Hudson will be selected to receive $500 per month for five years as part of HudsonUP, a new universal basic income (UBI) pilot program founded by The Spark of Hudson and the Humanity Forward Foundation. The program is being designed to benefit the community of Hudson and to demonstrate…

Virtual ‘Rally’ on Police Reform to Include Broad Spectrum of Speakers

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson, civil rights attorney and activist Mark Mishler, retired NYS Investigator Joyce St. George, Chatham Village police chief Peter Volkmann, and others will be taking part in a livestream Zoom Forum on Saturday, August 29, 3-5pm, to discuss the power of citizens to reclaim the criminal justice system, increasing…

$8,000 Awarded to 16 Hudson Artists in 2nd Round of Emergency Funding

( HUDSON, N.Y., May 12, 2020) – Sixteen creative workers will share a total of $8,000 in stipends in a second round of funding from the Hudson Arts Emergency Program, a community-funded, WPA-style project, supporting individual artists for projects that speak to life in Hudson during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. The first round of funding…

Hudson Emergency Cultural Task Force

The Emergency Cultural Task Force (ECTF) is an effort launched by the Hudson Development Corporation (HDC) to assess the needs of the city’s arts and culture community posed by the COVID19 crisis, and to determine what efforts might be taken to help our community now, in the short term, and in the long term. The…

Cuomo Awards $10 Million to City of Hudson

by Seth Rogovoy (HUDSON, N.Y., August 1, 2017) – The city of Hudson is one of 10 winners in a statewide competition for $10 million downtown revitalization grants, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a packed house at Hudson Hall this afternoon. Cuomo credited the city’s own proven commitment to revitalization efforts as an essential qualification for…

Will Gov. Cuomo Drop $10M on Hudson?

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo is headed to Hudson on Tuesday, August 1, to make “an exciting announcement,” according to an email sent to various media outlets. “This administration has been steadfast in its dedication to economic development, and Hudson is no exception,” read the statement, which has caused rampant speculation and hope among…