The Huletts Current

NY State Runs Out of Cash
The NY Post reports on what the state Comptroller says.
Alan Jackson to Appear in Glens Falls
Country artist Alan Jackson is booked to appear at the Glens Falls Civic Center on Sept. 11, says the Post Star.
You Knew Your National Grid Bills Were High
The Adirondack Almanack does a great investigative piece [...]

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A concept drawing of a renovated sanctuary at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Whitehall.
Recently, I received this letter from Fr. Michael Flannery, pastor of Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church in Whitehall and the Chapel of the Assumption in Huletts Landing. Fr. Flannery is proposing a renovation of Our Lady of Hope [...]

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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 Google competition. [...]

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When presented with an option to have a supermarket, bank and restaurant on a vacant piece of property in Whitehall, the Whitehall Town Board voted against growth, jobs and an expanded tax base.
Richard LaChapelle, Farrell Prefountaine and David Hollister. These are the Whitehall Town Board members who voted against a proposal that would have brought [...]

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The Lake George Association (LGA), on behalf of the Lake George Watershed Coalition (LGWC), has announced the winner of the third annual Lake George Bookmark Design Contest.
Clare Gillman, a 5th grade student at Lake George Elementary School, was the winner, with a multi-media color design featuring a frog in a marsh “leaping to [...]

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Because of the “issues” with our server this past week, I was not able to report on the final vote on the election of school board members.
Current incumbents Mark DeLuca and Theodore LaRose ran unopposed for reelection.
Mr. DeLuca received 243 votes and Mr. LaRose received 227 votes.
While I provided both candidates with questionnaires, [...]

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Budget Passes / Single Proposition Pulled from Ballot
No Tax Decrease Next Year

Yes

No

Budget - No Tax Decrease

245

53

In one of the strangest occurrences in recent memory, the Proposition to fund $10,000 for the Whitehall Library was pulled from the ballot on Monday night.
The library raised [...]

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The Whitehall School District will have an election Tuesday, May 18th between 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Junior/Senior High School on Buckley Road:
1.) To adopt next years budget.
2.) To elect two (2) members of the school board.
3.) To vote on one (1) proposition:
a.) To appropriate and grant the Whitehall library [...]

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This year there are two vacancies on the Board of Education and two candidates running for these seats. The Huletts Current submitted the following questions to each candidate running for the school board. I explained to each candidate that I would run their answers as they submitted them on the Huletts Current.
Today I [...]

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The vote to elect two members to the school board and to approve or reject the proposed school budget will be held on May 18, 2010.
Two candidates are running for the two open seats on the school board this year. Mr. Mark DeLuca and Mr. Theodore LaRose are both running for reelection.
I have [...]

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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 Albany? Maybe
The NY Giants issued a [...]

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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 the [...]

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This does not include the current school year (2009-2010), but there’s no mistaking the trend.

To learn more facts about the school district, look here.

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Bongos and Bobos opened over the winter next to the Subway restaurant in Whitehall.
Over the winter, a new restaurant, Bongos and Bobos, opened in Whitehall. Operated by Ben and Erik Bernard, it will specialize in burgers, fries, pizza and wings. They also have a very unique phone number, 499-0000, which I must say, caught my [...]

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