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Americade brings business to Lake George
If you're headed up to Lake George you'll notice motorcycles everywhere. It's part of a the week-long Americade Motorcycle Festival. Local officials including Mayor Ray Perry hope tourists spend money as Americade brings in a large portion of the village's $860,000 in sales tax revenue.
Albany, Rensselaer County School Districts Awarded Millions For Electric Buses
Six districts, located in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Montgomery, and Warren counties, were awarded nearly $12,080,000 in federal rebate funding through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Clean School Bus Program. The program is meant to help underserved districts transition to low or no emission buses without overburdening local taxpayers,...
Build a Lake George planetarium!
Lake George and Warren County want more winter tourism and year-round allure. With the occupancy tax spinning out millions and millions of dollars annually, the county has entered the promotional business — providing the $3-million that launched Winter Dreams outdoors at the Fort William Henry. With that kind of...
Park Commission votes 6-0 to use ProcellaCOR vs. milfoil in Hague
The Lake George Park Commission voted 6-0 (with two abstentions) Tuesday to accept an $18,698.69 bid from SOLitude Lake Management to treat two bays in Hague this June with the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR to combat invasive Eurasian milfoil. Voting for the application were Park Commission chairman Ken Parker and board members Catherine LaBombard, Kathryn Muncil, David Floyd, Joe Stanek and John McDonald Jr. They did not speak at the meeting as to their decision.
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