With the recent votes by the Washington County Board of Supervisors on both the budget and the beach, I though it would make an interesting post to explain how Washinton County is governed. There is no County Executive in Washington County. The County is run by it’s Board of Supervisors with each Supervisor having a [...]
Entries from December 2008
How is Washington County Run?
December 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: The Landing · Washington County
Winter’s Here – So is the Snow
December 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off
We got about another 10 inches of snow on Sunday. Here are two local accounts: Snow ushers in winter, officially Storm Dumps More Than a Foot of Snow
Tags: The Environment · The Landing
Bald Eagle Coming Back
December 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Adirondacks · Local Wildlife
Lots of Snow
December 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
There has been alot of snow in Huletts over the weekend. Reported Fri, – Dec 19 8:09 PM Glens Falls, NY 12803 Inches of snow – 10 More expected throughout the day on Sunday. This from Albany CBS6: Plane slides into snowbank at Albany International Airport
Tags: The Environment · The Landing
Saturday Quote
December 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
“Family life is full of major and minor crises — the ups and downs of health, success and failure in career, marriage, and divorce — and all kinds of characters. It is tied to places and events and histories. With all of these felt details, life etches itself into memory and personality. It’s difficult to [...]
Tags: Our Neighbors
Boys: Keep Your Eyes Open on the Beach
December 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
This video proves that it’s good to be nice to people you meet on the beach. We have a good source, who wants to remain anonymous, who tells us that when Ashley Tisdale was little she visited Huletts and swam on our beach. She’s now singing in High School Musical and at Rockefeller Center. Wish [...]
Tags: The Landing
Gov’s Proposed School Budget Released – What You Need To Know
December 19th, 2008 · Comments Off
Here is the press release from the Governor’s office on next year’s proposed budget and what it will mean to school districts across the state. Some points to note: There has been a 42 percent or $6.2 billion increase since the 2003-04 year in state aid to school districts. In spite of this, the Whitehall [...]
Tags: Whitehall
And Now for Some Christmas Music
December 19th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Casino Fun
The Lost Radio Ad – Now Coming Christmas Eve
December 18th, 2008 · Comments Off
We’ve gotten so many comments about the lost radio ad for the Hotel that we will be publishing it on Christmas Eve, a day earlier than we had originally told you. So, we’re getting close, but you’ll be able to make it. So plan on pulling up a chair with the whole family on Christmas [...]
Tags: History · The Landing
Be Careful Going Through Whitehall
December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
“I was heading North on Route 22 with my partner. This creature came from the left. I saw it take 2 steps off the road over the guardrails. … I would not have pulled that revolver unless I was afraid.” Dan Gordon Retired Whitehall Village Police Officer Watch the History Channel as they interview numerous [...]
Tags: Local Wildlife · Whitehall
Are They Similar – You Decide?
December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
The original opening credits for the popular children’s cartoon, Scooby Doo, were changed sometime in the 1970’s. The original 1969 credits can be seen here, the later version can be seen here. Over the years we have heard a rumor that one of the cartoonists responsible for the more recent version toured Lake George and [...]
Tags: The Landing
No Removal of the Foster Brook Sediment Delta This Year
December 16th, 2008 · Comments Off
We are sad to report that the removal of the Foster Brook Sediment Delta will not take place this year. The Lake George Association worked very hard to make this happen but unfortunately they have informed us that because of funding issues and objections raised by the Lake George Waterkeeper, this project will not take [...]
Tags: Lake George · The Environment · The Landing
Alred Bricher – Tongue Mountain
December 16th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Lake George
Technical Update
December 16th, 2008 · Comments Off
Just a further update on our technical progress. We have updated our database on the backend to load much quicker. This is also necessary to enable the comments section which will be coming soon. However this has caused our “Contact Page” to throw errors when you send us a message. However, we are still receiving [...]
Tags: Technical Updates


