Al Brussel (seated) with his colleagues from the school bus garage. Front row: Chris Stanley, Jon Bailey, Bev Rundell, Lisa Hanford, Don Farmer, Barb Murdock, Dan Murdock, and Carol Mitchell. Back row: Ron Leszyk, Ed Weidman, Carol Schmid, Shawn Chesebro, Herb Schmid, John Kawa, Gene Russell, and Chuck Hanford. --
Leslie M. Bailey Friends and colleagues honored Al Brussel with a retirement party at the Thendara Golf Club on Thursday. School Transportation Supervisor Herb Schmid thanked Al for driving more than one million accident-free miles, driving students to and from school and sports competitions over the past 60 years. Herb said, “Al, you have been my best driver. You will be missed.” Al was presented with a plaque and a school bus-decorated cake. But his ...
North Country Public Radio will present an Adirondack News Roundtable live broadcast at the Old Forge Library at noon, on Wednesday, July 1. The broadcast will feature NCPR News Director Martha Foley and Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann with special guests Betsy Folwell and Lani Ulrich. The public is invited to join this first-ever News Bureau live broadcast in celebration of the tenth anniversary of NCPR’?s Adirondack News Bureau. The audience must be seated by ...
By M. Lisa Monroe Express News Staff The Fulton Chain of Lakes Association has been keeping an eye on one of the most important resources (if not the most important resource) in this area, the Fulton Chain, for 41 years. The organization began as a grass roots effort to address a pollution problem with the lakes. Some homeowners along the lakes began to notice that the lakes didn’t look as clean as they had in ...
OLD FORGE On Saturday evening, July Fourth, there will be free live music on the Old Forge Lakefront at 7 p.m. performed by the orchestra of The Floyd Community Ensemble. After the festive Independence Day music, a fabulous fireworks display over the Old Forge Pond will wrap up the evening. INLET The annual Ping Pong Ball Drop will be held at 1 p.m. in Fern Park. This event brings hundreds of children to the park ...