The Huletts Current

Father William Esmond, 1923-2012 I am sad to report that the former long-serving Pastor of the Chapel of the Assumption in Huletts Landing and Our Lady of Angels Church in Whitehall passed away recently. Father Esmond spent a good portion of his adult life in Whitehall and Huletts Landing and was loved by the people [...]

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Whitehall School Board Takes Early Stance on Tax Levy The Post Star reports that the the school board doesn’t want taxes to exceed the new property tax cap. How about decreasing taxes by the enrollment loss? NY Post: What Cuomo Must Do in 2012 Inside Albany looks at five things Governor Cuomo must do in [...]

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The Post Star carried a story which showed Whitehall ranked 379 out of 431 upstate school districts. They also ran a great editorial spotlighting how some school districts are excessively overcharging, in some cases illegally.

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For those that may have missed it, the Post Star did an excellent expose this past weekend on local school districts that regularly overcharge the taxpayers and stick these overcharges in “reserve funds”. By law, a school district is allowed to keep an unreserved fund balance that equals 4 percent of the upcoming year’s budget. [...]

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Flooding Spawns Aggressive Mosquitoes The Burlington Free Press has an article on a new round of late mosquitoes. Town of Whitehall Considering a 10% Tax Increase The Post Star reports that the town of Whitehall already wants to override the new tax cap. Milfoil Found in Lake Champlain South Bay The Adirondack Almanack has a [...]

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Whitehall Times: Finch and Chubb and Marina to Close The Whitehall Times reports that the Finch and Chubb restaurant is closing. But that’s OK; folks can always go to the Silver Diner…oh…wait… Lake George Village Underwater The Lake George Mirror has some amazing pictures of Irene damage at the southern end of the lake. (Page [...]

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All at once I got a funny feelin’ That something around here was goin on wrong Hmm So you know what I did Jimmy? What? I got up and I began to look all around for my baby Was that it? That was it, you know the woman had packed up and gone Oh lord [...]

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I almost missed this from the Post Star – Aubuchon abruptly closes Whitehall store. More decline in Whitehall. It’s nearing the point where Whitehall is only a 30 MPH zone which slows you on your way to Queensbury or Fair Haven. The school board with their tax and spend policies, and short shortsightedness by town [...]

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Whitehall’s new sign. (Click image to see full scale.)

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From the NYS Office of General Services The Whitehall armory, built in 1899, is an historic Romanesque-style brick and stone masonry building designed by architect Isaac Perry, famous for completing the design and construction of the New York State Capitol. The building consists of 29,000 square feet situated on 2.8 acres of land. For over [...]

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Recently a reader of the Huletts Current stopped by the playground at the Whitehall school district and emailed me these photographs. As you can see for yourself, the playground was in poor condition due to ignorance and vandalism. A used, dirty diaper was left rotting in the sun, with garbage littered nearby. This was in [...]

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On Wednesday, June 29th, the Whitehall School District had a special election to vote on two propositions: Both propositions passed. Results for Proposition 1 (Replacement Auditorium Roof $115,000) 65 to 3 in favor of passage. Results for Proposition 2 (Renovation of Auditorium Interior $510,000) 57 to 5 in favor of passage. All I can say [...]

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Verizon Cell Phone Service I’ve heard from a few people that when they called Verizon about the cell tower service, Verizon gives the direct number to tech support, 1-800-483-7356. The agent said there was no work for the area scheduled for the next 6 months but he put in a work order for investigation. In [...]

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