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Technology, awareness key to reducing sodium levels in Lake George
Funding a concern By Thom Randall STA FF W RITER
LAKE GEORGE | For many years, Lake George Village government has been formulating plans to modernize their treatment of municipal sewage to curb pollution of groundwater that eventually seeps into the lake, causing algae blooms.
During the 2017 edition of Bands ‘n Beans music and chili fest, Adam Bruce and Kate Belden (left) of The Grist Mill in Warrensburg serve up chili to Yvette Newsome of Queens (right) and Danielle Fortunato of Latham (second from right). For this year’s Bands ‘n Beans party — set for 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Fort William Henry — chili will be prepared by The Grist Mill, its new sister eatery Ocho Cinco plus 18 other restaurants. Bands ‘n Beans is the region’s renowned mega-party that annually heralds the arrival of spring.
» Sewer Cont. on pg. 3
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By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
RAY BROOK | When snow plow drivers in the Lake George region started seeing reductions in road-salt use as a competition, salt use dropped, and today the area has become a model for the scientific treatment of winter highways. Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky told a meeting of the Adirondack Park Agency this month that the Fund for Lake George knew they’d need to earn the cooperation and respect of the people who drive the snow plows for the town if they were going to reverse the 40-year trend of escalating salt use. “They were not believers at first, and they did not want us coming into their garage,” Navitsky said. But for the initiative to work, “we needed to have a discussion with the people who are actually behind the wheel applying the salt.” » Salt Cont. on pg. 2
Bands ‘n Beans to rock new venue this year Area’s leading party moves to Lake George Village
prepared by 20 area restaurants — is to be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at a new venue: the Fort William Henry Conference Center at 48 Canada St. in Lake George Village. The doors open at 1 p.m. Bands ‘n Beans is the primary annual fundraiser for the Lake George Arts Project. Tickets are $20 at the door.
By Thom Randall STA FF W RITER
LAKE GEORGE | An event that was launched in the early 1990s as a gathering of friends active in the local art and music scene — to enjoy homegrown music and spicy food — grew over the next quartercentury into the most prominent annual mega-party in the region. This year’s edition of Bands ‘n Beans — featuring nine bands on two stages and chili
Sean Doty, an executive and engineer with Chazen Companies, explains the design of Lake George Village’s proposed new wastewater treatment plant last September to members of the village and town boards. On March 8, state officials approved the plant’s engineering plans. Construction is likely to begin in July, although funding for the plant remains a daunting concern for village officials.
‘LOT OF ENERGY’
In past years, as many as 900 people have attended. On Monday, Arts Project director John Strong offered his thoughts on the durable bash.
» Bands ‘n Beans Cont. on pg. 2
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Wbg. board bans burying hydrants By Thom Randall STA FF W RITER
ADIRONDACK KIDS VISIT: The Adirondack Kids visited
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