• My count of places where one can get coffee-to-go during daylight hours within the Hudson city limits now stands at 19.
• Around noon, police officers were seen attempting to revive a man lying on the ground near the corner of 5th and Warren streets in Hudson.
• Facing an uphill re-election campaign in the 3rd Ward against popular Democratic alderman (and calendar maestro) Ellen Thurston, GOP Supervisor Bill Hallenbeck is said to be contemplating a run for Mayor instead.
• Three houses reportedly sold in town last week, two via realtor (and alderman) Sarah Sterling.
• A Register-Star reporter was allegedly assaulted in the head with a glass during a bar argument with a local resident this weekend. Charges are believed to have been filed, but nothing’s turned up in published police blotters yet.
• Progress on bathrooms and a tree-planting plan are moving along at the Basilica Industria under its new ownership.
• The local Democratic Committee did not resolve several of its key endorsement questions last Saturday (with some committeemen insisting on purity of party affiliation in some cases while contemplating primaries against their own party members in others). They are hoping to pull a slate together in time for an April fundraiser.
• The Save 900 Columbia petition was submitted by Carole Osterink with over 650 signatories. The petition is still online and gathering additional support.
