The Huletts Current

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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These maple taps, attached to trees near Pike Brook road, are almost finished producing syrup for this year. Some people may not realize that there are many small producers of maple syrup right here in the Town of Dresden. If you go for a ride toward Ticonderoga or even down Pike Brook road, you will [...]

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Couple to Invest Big in Whitehall The Post Star reports on a couple who are planning some new ventures in Whitehall. Road Salt is the Problem The Adirondack Daily Enterprise presents a great article on a new study which says road salt use in the Adirondack Park should be curbed and studied further. UVM Wins [...]

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I already put this on the calendar, but here’s a friendly reminder that the Ghost Hunters episode filmed at Fort Ticonderoga will air Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. on the Sci-Fi channel. http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/news/ghost-hunters.htm Fort Ticonderoga will also be offering Ghost Tours during the months of July and August on most Friday and Saturday nights. This might [...]

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The Lake George Association (LGA), in conjunction with the Champlain Watershed Improvement Coalition of New York (CWICNY), is sponsoring a septic system training course on March 25, 2010 at the Fort William Henry in Lake George. The one-day course, titled “Small Scale Wastewater System Design II – Alternative Systems” is designed for professionals in the [...]

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Small Town, Big Dreams: Lake Placid’s Olympic Story! is being rebroadcast nationally on PBS tonight, Saturday Feb. 27, and is now available on DVD on Amazon and through PBS. To read a review, check out Around the Rings. Do you remember where you were when the U.S. Hockey team won gold in 1980? Watch tonight [...]

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I was able to confirm today that Dr. Dean L. Cook of Ticonderoga was nominated by Governor Paterson to fill a vacancy on the Lake George Park Commission caused by the expiration of the term of Thomas J. Morhouse, for a term which will expire on March 31, 2017. Dr. Cook’s resume was provided to [...]

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Saranac Lake native, Billy Demong, speaks about winning the Gold Medal in Nordic Combined. Congratulations Billy! (ESPN does not allow embedding, so you will have to double click on the picture and watch the video on YouTube.)

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