HUDSON â Hundreds turned out to Promenade Hill Park on Sunday afternoon to rally for justice in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Floyd, 46, who is African-American, died following a confrontation with police on Memorial Day, which was caught on video by a bystander. His death has sparked protests, demonstrations and riots nationwide.
âI just want everyoneâs voices to be heard,â Hudson resident Bella Lugo said. âItâs really hard, what is going on. We need to stand up for people whose voices arenât being heard. I want it to be a safe place for my nieces and nephews to be able to go outside and not be discriminated against because of the color of their skin.â
HUDSON â Fourth Ward Alderman John Rosenthal proposed the city change its alternate-side parking rules, but Department of Public Works Superintendent Robert Perry believes the current rules are needed.
The city requires cars park on alternate sides every night for street cleaning, with some exceptions. From midnight to 8 a.m., cars should park on the odd side of the street for odd-numbered calendar dates and the even side for even-numbered days.
The Department of Public Works does street cleaning five days a week from April 1 to Nov. 1, and when possible, between Nov. 1 and April 1, depending on weather, Perry said. Weekend alternate-side parking is typically suspended over the summer.
HUDSON â A Hudson police officer jumped into the back of a United Parcel Service truck to stop it after the truckâs driver suffered a suspected drug overdose while driving in the city, Hudson Police Chief L. Edward Moore said.
Hudson police responded at about 9:44 a.m. Friday to a report that a UPS truck had struck a vehicle and the victim thought the driver was intoxicated, or that something was wrong with him.
Two police vehicles and the bicycle patrol rushed to the area and located the truck at the corner of North Second and Columbia streets, Moore said.
HUDSON â Arterial Streets presented its ideas for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative street and sidewalk improvements at the Common Council meeting last Tuesday.
The Downtown Revitalization Initiative is a $10 million grant from the Capital Region Economic Development Council in 2017. It is dedicated to western downtown Hudson, which the initiative calls the BRIDGE District, standing for Build- Renew- Invest- Develop- Grow- Empower.
The district covers Second Street to the waterfront from east to west, and Dock Street to the South Bay wetlands from north to south. There are 1,272 people representing 19% of Hudsonâs population and âall socioeconomic categories, and a multitude of ethnicities,â in the district, according to the state Downtown Revitalization Initiative plan.