One Year Later On Front Street: Progress, Replacement, Destruction, Waste, Deflection and Revitalization A La Luizzi and Rob Perry

 

These are last year's decorative stone pavers, unwanted, unusable and ready to be shipped to a landfill somewhere far away.  I took this picture earlier tonight, which means the pile and cone will remain in the street at least until tomorrow morning, perhaps through the weekend if we are lucky.  Thanks for caring, Luizzi, you guys are great!!!!  Come back every year and help make Hudson beautiful, won't you, please? 

Is Henry Haddad Of Sound Mind? How About Margaret Morris? And Where is Jason Foster? (with "editor's note")

 

Margaret Morris' new committee structure for her common council has transformed the way council members try to get things accomplished.  6 months in and I can assure you that it's not going well, though maybe that was Margaret's plan all along.  I can't decide if we have a clown show or a shit show on our hands.  Help me out here.

End Times?

 

I don't mean to get all doomsdayish, but this is ridiculous!

As any Hudson or Greenport resident who own a gasoline burning vehicle knows, Fairview Avenue offers a multitude of options to fill up a gas tank.  It's part of the charm and beauty that is Hudson's and Greenport's short section of Route 9.  While none of the stations may be very pleasant to visit, at least they are there for us.  And thank goodness for them all!

The Small City With Too Many Ignored Hazards! Still!!

At about 8:15 yesterday morning, while in the 500 block of Cherry Alley, I watched as one of County Waste's enormous garbage trucks emptied a few wheelie bins with its mechanical arm.  The process of modern garbage collection is fascinating to me, particularly the mechanization of it. Sometimes, the process stops me in my tracks to just watch.  The collection of garbage all over the place -- from town to town, alley to alley and street to street -- can be done by a loud, wheeled metal monstrosity whose sole occupant, the driver, rarely has to step out of the cab to touch a garbage can.  The drivers don't even know what's inside the cans they are emptying.  They don't care.  A mechanical arm does all the work from the right side of the truck.  Is there a dead body or toxic material in the can?  Is the recycling inside full of contaminants?  Whatever!  Gotta keep movin' on!  More garbage ahead!  They even have a name for these garbage trucks:  Automated Side Loaders.  ASL's typically weigh anywhere from 25,000 to 35,000 pounds when empty and 50,000 to 72,000 pounds when full. The average SUV weighs between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds, and not much more when full.

Seen At The Promenade Playground Last Night

With the help of a throttle, the two then ascended the million-dollar bluestone steps that are full of stains.

Which Picture Does Not Belong?

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What's It Going To Take?