With an extra primary election necessary after a redistricting controversy, taxpayers across Upstate will be left with the bill for the August 23 primary.
At one time there were a thousand Howard Johnson's restaurants across the United States, now only one remains and it's in Lake George Village. The famous orange-roofed restaurant still stands and still serves meals. The decor is also timeless as they have kept the furniture and other aspects the same.
It seems lately that if you live in the Capital Region and win the lottery it's usually a Take 5 drawing. Now it seems that someone got a piece of the Powerball jackpot winning fifty thousand dollars. The ticket was sold at a Cumberland Farms convenience store in Warren County.
I have always said that we should leave the fireworks up to the professionals. Now many Warren County residents are hoping that officials will feel the same way. They are hoping to ban the sale of personal fireworks throughout the county.
There have been many Capital Region New York State Lottery winners recently. It seems most of them have been Take5 winners, but this time there is a new millionaire in Warren County from a scratch-off ticket well sort of.
Get ready to do your best Indiana Jones or Dora the Explorer in Warren County. The First Wilderness Heritage Corridor is doing a county-wide treasure hunt starting in June. It will take explorers through the most historic sites throughout Warren County.
When chain restaurants close it seems that they stay vacant forever. It's nice to know that in Queensbury the old Outback Steakhouse is being taken over by a local business and restaurant owner who will bring in a family restaurant.