The Huletts Current

I spoke with Ms. Martha Bascue, Clerk of the School District, and the write-in votes have been released to the public. These are the totals: Samantha Kingsley – 25 Votes Mark Ives – 13 Votes Joyce Corcoran – 13 Votes Robert Putorti, Jr. – 4 Votes Andre Gordon – 3 Votes T. Scrime – 1 [...]

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There have been some reports that one of the three seats on the Board of Education (contested in Tuesday’s election) is for a one-year term. This is contrary to the legal notice that the school district ran announcing the election. The three seats open on the Board of Education were identified in the district’s legal [...]

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The school district election was held on Tuesday, May 15th. Three seats were open on the school board, with James Brooks being the only candidate on the ballot who had submitted a petition to run. However there were a number of write-in candidates who joined the contest late. Mark Ives from Dresden was one write-in [...]

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Imagine an election where there are no contested seats and no candidate states a position beforehand? That’s what is happening on Tuesday in the Whitehall school board election, where there are three open seats and only one candidate who has submitted a petition to run. While I submitted a questionnaire to the one announced candidate, [...]

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Iron ore can be seen locally in many spots. Seen here behind the Washington County Highway facility in Whitehall, NY, iron production is referenced in many historical writings. During the nineteenth century the Adirondacks were mined for iron ore. Streaks of iron ore can still be seen in local rock outcroppings today. The Adirondack Iron [...]

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Pictures: New Whitehall Athletic Club The Post Star carried some great pictures of the new Whitehall Athletic Club, formerly the Whitehall Armory. Bird with Bracelet Spotted in Huletts A Canadian goose was spotted wearing a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service band reports the Post Star. Famous Civil War Photographer Born Nearby The New York History [...]

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New Owner Renovates Whitehall’s Historic Armory The Post Star carried an interesting piece on the new owners plan for the former Whitehall Armory. Two Views of the Governor While Time recently named Governor Cuomo one of the 100 most influential people in the world, the New York Post looked at the two sides of Andrew [...]

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The Whitehall School District will have an election Tuesday, May 15th between 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. in the Large Group Instructional Room of the Junior/Senior High School on Buckley Road: 1.) To adopt next years budget. 2.) To elect three (3) members of the school board. I am planning on submitting questionnaires to all [...]

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My disappointment with the school board for some time has been that the steady yearly declines in enrollment have not translated into reduced property taxes. In the past few days, school district “report cards” were released for the 2010-2011 school year. This is the last publicly available information on enrollment. So the most up to [...]

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Post Star: Whitehall School Board Approves Spending Plan Post Star: Fishing Group Leader Has Concerns About Boat Washing Adirondack Daily Enterprise: Congressional Map Changes The Free George: The Battles of Saratoga Times Union: Fort to Reclaim Human Bones

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The Roma restaurant in Whitehall (seen here in 1975) has been a popular destination for many years. Recently, it was sold and will have a new name going forward. Recently I learned that one of the most popular restaurants in Whitehall, The Roma, had been sold to Roxanne and David Waters, along with their sons, [...]

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The Post Star has an article on the recent deliberations by the school board on next year’s budget. You can read the Post Star article here. While it’s nice to learn that the school board is taking some steps to control next year’s budget, the entire story still leads to more local stagnation. Local property [...]

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The Whitehall Times published a review in this week’s paper, which can be found online here, of: The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George

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Whitehall’s Roma Sold, Will Reopen Under New Name The Post Star tell us about the Waters family, the new owners of what was the Roma. Committee of Lake George Park Commission Hopes to Test Decontamination Program The Post Star reports here. Superbowl Champs to Return to Albany The GiantsFootballBlog.com gives a reason to stop in [...]

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