Applications due by May 31 CLAVERACK—Today, the Ackerman Foundation announced the opening of its 2023 grant cycle. Applications can be submitted between April 15 and May 31, with decisions announced by July 1. For the second year, the Foundation will be providing a limited number of competitive grant awards of up to $2,500. Grants will…
Category: Community
CITY OF HUDSON AWARDED STATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT LARGE-SCALE TREE PLANTING PROJECT
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY REFORESTRY ALONG HARRY HOWARD AVENUE HUDSON, NY – The City of Hudson has been awarded a grant of $46,257 from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Lands and Forests Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program for Tree Planting in Disadvantaged Communities after Ash Tree Loss….
Columbia County Recovery Kitchen Honors The Farmers and Producers Who Contribute Food
Farmers and producers who contribute food for meals served each week to the Columbia County Recovery Kitchen (CCRK) were recognized on March 18th at Christ Church Episcopal, where the kitchen used to prepare the food each week is located. Started in 2020, at the onset of the COVID pandemic, by Carole Clark and Pam Kline,…
CITY HALL SERVICES TO RELOCATE TO CENTRAL FIRE STATION
RENOVATION TO 520 WARREN STREET UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY HUDSON, NY— Beginning on March 6, 2023, the offices of City Hall will be relocated to Hudson’s Central Fire Station at 77 N. 7th Street. This relocation is due to planned construction occurring at 520 Warren Street to improve accessibility to the city’s core municipal services…
Planned Parenthood Benefit at The Maker
On Wednesday, February 1st, the The Maker was packed with people at an event benefiting Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. Through ticket sales and a silent auction, The Maker helped raise thousands of dollars for the local Hudson chapter of Planned Parenthood, located on Green Street. Funding from this event will give Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood…
Sharing Public Spaces: RECAP
FOPS (Friends of Public Square) sponsored a event on January 20, 2023, titled “Sharing Public Spaces”. This community conversation met with the understanding that the 7th Street Park should be safe and welcoming for all. The forty-five people who attended the panel learned the following: Things you can do:
PLUNGE…like nobody’s watching!
A wintertime favorite is back! The Oakdale Plunge returns March 4th at noon and once again intrepid plungers, many in ridiculous attire, will throw themselves into the ice cold waters of Oakdale Lake. It’s probably Hudson’s goofiest event, but this community fundraiser also has a serious side: it helps all of us play safe in and around…
Chef Tommy Carlucci Replaces Chef Jamie Parry at Columbia County Recovery Kitchen
Chef Tommy Carlucci is taking over the kitchen at Hudson’s Christ Church Episcopal where, under the auspices of Columbia County Recovery Kitchen, he prepares almost 1150 meals weekly. Volunteers deliver the meals to food insecure individuals and families throughout Columbia County. Carlucci brings a wide breadth of experience to this position. He got his start…
Hudson Receives $32,075 Ecological Restoration Grant
The City of Hudson’s Conservation Advisory Council (CAC), in partnership with Hudson Development Corporation (HDC), is pleased to announce the award of $32,075 toward the planting of new street trees in Hudson, NY. The grant money is received from the Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley. “The HDC is delighted to partner with the CAC…
Hudson Festival Orchestra awarded $50,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts
Hudson, NY, Hudson Festival Orchestra, Inc. announced today a grant awards totaling $50,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s historic investment for the arts, NYSCA has awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number…