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Weekend in review

Feb 17, 2014 8:13 am
Some of the stories that made the news, Feb. 14 to Feb. 17:

Arthur Cusano is reporting in the Register Star as of Mon., Feb. 17, snow removal in the city of Hudson is expected to continue for several more days. Hudson Director of Public Works Robert Perry cautioned residents and visitors to obey the orange signs posted across the city advising not to park in front of large piles of snow. Perry said the orange signs "are the law;" they trump the odd/even parking rules normally in effect. Sun., Feb. 16, was the final day of the snow emergency declared in the wake of the storm last week, but to remove the high volume of snow crews must work for several more nights to remove it, Perry told the paper.

Kyle Adams is reporting in The Daily Mail the Catskill Village Board is considering some changes to its snow emergency parking law in an effort to improve snow removal. The changes include a total prohibition on Main Street parking between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. while a snow emergency is in effect, setting a uniform towing fee of $175 for vehicles that violate the law, and increasing the fine for violation from $20 to $100. The proposed changes were developed in discussions with the police department, said Village Trustee Jim Chewens. A public hearing on the proposed changes will be held to coincide with the next meeting of the village board on Feb. 26.


Adam Clayton reported in the Register Star some decisions concerning the logistics of rehabilitating the Route 66 bridge between Greenport and Claverack have now been made. State and local officials met last week, choosing to keep one late open during construction, allowing traffic to flow from Claverack to Hudson. Under this scenario, construction is expected to take one year. If the bridge was closed completely and a detour for traffic put into place, the project could be completed in as little as three months. A state official said the bridge has been in need of repair for more than 15 years, but due to funding problems the project was put off until now. Construction is slated to begin in 2015.

The Associated Press reported the online fundraising site Kickstarter says hackers got some of its customer data. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler said in a blog post hackers accessed usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords. The passwords are encrypted, but the company said it is possible for a hacker to guess a weak or obvious password. It recommended that users change their passwords. Hackers did not get credit card information, but two accounts saw unauthorized activity. Kickstarter was founded five years ago and has collected $982 million for more than 56,000 projects, according to its website.

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