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Bits of Everything

April 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off

Volunteers Sought to Monitor Spawning Migrations WNYT.com tells you how to become involved monitoring smelt populations. Albany TV Station Shows Huletts The Adirondack Outdoors blog, tells us that an Albany television station ran some pictures of Huletts. New Rules to Help Adirondack Lakes Denton Publications reports on new federal rules to limit mercury emissions. Where [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Casino Fun · History · Lake George · Local Wildlife · NY State · The Environment · The Landing

Bits of Everything

February 18th, 2011 · Comments Off

Drones to Fly Over Adirondacks The Times Union details a plan by the NY State National Guard to practice with live drones over the Adirondacks. Leaders Rally for Americade Denton Publications reports on efforts to see that Americade remains in Lake George.

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Tags: Adirondacks · Lake George · The Landing

Interview with Congressman Chris Gibson

January 20th, 2011 · Comments Off

Congressman Chris Gibson was recently sworn in as Huletts Landing’s new congressional representative. I thought he would be an interesting person to interview, so I contacted his staff and they were able to accommodate my request. Today, I had a chance to interview Congressman Gibson by phone. Below is my interview with him. The voters [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · National News · Our Neighbors · The Landing · Washington County

Bits of Everything

January 15th, 2011 · Comments Off

High Voltage Cable Inspector: Shock Video Don’t want to be electrocuted? Make sure you’re not grounded. This is a great video which shows the life of a high voltage cable inspector. You’ll have to click the link because embedding is disabled. Road Salt Toxic to Adirondacks Looks like there is more evidence of the harmful [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Our Neighbors · The Environment · Washington County

Bits of Everything

November 18th, 2010 · Comments Off

10 Adirondack Weather Disasters Adirondack Life has an interesting article on the Adirondack’s worst storms. Beets No Salt WNBZ reports that the NY State Thruway is going to experiment this winter with a de-icing material made out of sugar beets and brine. Grant Money for Lake George Delta Warren County heard that they are the [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Lake George · NY State

Author Details Gruesome 1973 Spree

October 9th, 2010 · Comments Off

Hadley-Luzerne Public Library Oct 26, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Guest Speaker: Lawrence P. Gooley Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow presented by author, Lawrence P. Gooley. It’s an incredible story and Mr. Gooley will be sharing his recollections of this harrowing period of Adirondack history. He has written [...]

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Bits of Everything

August 21st, 2010 · Comments Off

Transfer Stations Could Be Cut? The Post Star reports on Washington County’s planning regarding their transfer stations. Campers Organize The Lake George Mirror tells us that island campers have formed their own advocacy group to protest the proposed garbage rules on Lake George islands. Lake George Beach Closed by Fuel Spill Shepard Park has had [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Lake George · The Environment · Washington County

Bits of Everything

June 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off

Supermarket Turndown to be Reconsidered The Wash Blog reports on Whitehall’s bad decision. We Love Soccer, You Love Soccer, They Really Love Soccer Google has sponsored a contest entitled: Doodle 4 Google – “I Love Soccer”. Children of 17 countries have designed the Google logo around the theme “I Love Soccer”, for the Doodle 4 [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Casino Fun · Whitehall

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

June 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off

A marble statute of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha in the the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. June 22, 1980 was the day that Kateri Tekakwitha was beatified by Pope John Paul II, and as such she is referred to as Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha within the Roman Catholic Church. Who [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · History

Bits of Everything

June 15th, 2010 · Comments Off

Andrew Cuomo’s Private Life Not Private After All The Washington Times does an expose on Andrew Cuomo’s private life. What is Rock Snot? WNBZ does a story about a new form of invasive species. Birding in the Adirondacks Learn all you want about boreal birds, bugs, and bears at laurakammermeier.com.

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Tags: Adirondacks · Local Wildlife · NY State · The Environment

Bits of Everything

May 30th, 2010 · Comments Off

Support the Huletts Post Office The Washington Post details a GAO report that endorses postal cuts. “Lawmakers also should consider establishing a panel similar to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to independently recommend changes, the report said. Auditors, however, also suggested that more details are needed about potential delivery cuts and post office [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Our Neighbors · The Environment · The Landing

Bits of Everything

May 7th, 2010 · Comments Off

Police, Feds Raid Whitehall Business The Post Star has an interesting story about a local store. Bald Eagle Now Healthy, Takes Flight The Adirondack Journal has a heartwarming story here. Time Travel Possible Says Famed Astrophysicist Keep you eyes out for time travelers but to understand the theory read here. NY Giants to Return to [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · History · Local Wildlife · Our Neighbors · Whitehall

Bits of Everything

April 24th, 2010 · Comments Off

Eastern Woods Return / Face New Threats The Washington Post had a good article documenting the historical changes to eastern forests over the last 400 years and some modern threats that they face. One might not think that deer pose a threat to the forest, but as this video points out, they eat most of [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Local Wildlife · Our Neighbors · The Environment · Whitehall

Bits of Everything

April 11th, 2010 · Comments Off

Adirondack Life’s Photography Winners Every year the magazine, Adirondack Life, holds a photography contest. See this year’s winners here. NY Has Room to Cut The NY Post had an article and graphic which shows that there’s plenty of fat to cut from the NY state budget. There just doesn’t seem to be the will in [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Casino Fun · NY State · The Environment