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Hutchins Engineering PLLC has announced the newly formed partnership with team members Lucas W. Dobie, P.E., of Queensbury, and Thomas R. Center, P.E., of Glens Falls.

Hutchins Engineering’s Principal Engineer Tom Hutchins commented on the addition of the new partners, stating, “Over the years, Lucas and Tom have been pivotal in driving progress and growth within our company and both are tremendous assets to the company. As partners in the business, they will continue to provide critical insight, accelerate the value to ongoing and future projects, and help Hutchins Engineering  continue to thrive while providing essential engineering services to the greater community.”

A Hudson Falls native, Dobie is a 2002 graduate of SUNY Adirondack, a 2005 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and has been an employee of Hutchins Engineering since 2003.  Subsequently, he earned his New York State professional engineering license in June 2016.

Dobie’s particular areas of expertise are in residential, lakefront property development; site work; on-site wastewater systems and stormwater management; and subdivision projects.  

Lucas is experienced in working with regulatory and municipal entities such as local town planning and zoning boards, the Lake George Park Commission, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Adirondack Park Agency.

The South High Bulldog Pride Hall of Fame will welcome five new members at its 15th induction ceremonies at Common Roots in South Glens Falls on Oct. 25. A reception starts at 6 p.m. The ceremony starts at 7 p.m.

The 2024 inductees are:

*Jack Celeste, Class of 1979, a community icon whose years of coaching girls’ softball helped the Bulldogs set the stage for state championships in 2002 and 2007. Celeste joins two of his daughters in the South High Bulldog Pride Hall of Fame. His daughter Lindsey Fredette was on the 2007 team that was inducted in 2023. Eldest daughter Brittany Smith was a member of the 2002 team that was inducted in 2010.

*Ellen (Donohue) Marcantonio, Class of 1972, an all-around athlete before Title IX who went on to a legendary coaching career in field hockey at Hadley-Luzerne. Marcantonio joins her sister Mary Donohue Matusiewicz in the South High Bulldog Pride Hall of Fame. Matusiewcz was inducted in 2012. 

*John Vishneowski, Class of 1977, was a wrestler for the Bulldogs who went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Ravena Coeymans Selkirk, where he started the wrestling program. Vishneowski is the longtime Section II wrestling chairman. He joins his father, the late Alex Vishneowski, in the Bulldog Pride Hall of Fame. Alex Vishneowski was in the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2007 with Murry O’Neil.

*Richard White, Class of 1980, a multi-sport athlete who became a defensive captain and standout for the Colgate football team before a distinguished career with the New York State Department of Labor. White was one of the top football players in Section II, a dominant force on both defense and offense, and also was a top shot putter in Section II.

Job Interviews are common practice and one of the most critical components of any hiring process. Yet, hiring managers will often take freedom with the interview process and the questions they ask. While they may seem innocuous and are often common practice, asking an interviewee personal characteristic questions may be viewed as discrimination, as...

The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) has announced the recipients of its Community Arts Grant program for 2024. 

Local artists and organizations will receive $100,000 for arts programming taking place throughout Warren and Washington Counties in 2024. 

This grant opportunity is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by LARAC. The Community Arts Grant is a re-grant program that provides financial assistance for community-based arts activities.

The goal of the Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program is to provide quality arts programming to all of Warren and Washington Counties; assist emerging arts organizations; support the artistic expression of Warren and Washington County’s diversity; and make arts programming accessible to under-served audiences.

For 2024, six Individual Artists will receive $2,500 to produce new work, three of them being Serena Kovalosky of Washington County for her project “Moving Mountains: The Mustard Seed Project,” Jenny Hutchinson of Warren County for her project “Collaborative Public Mural: The Community Gardens,” and Daniel Costello of Washington County for his project “The Old Man in the ICU.”

Harbor Freight Tools opened its new store in Saratoga Springs on July 13. 

The Saratoga Springs store, located 3064 Route 50, will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Over 75 million customers, from professional contractors and technicians to homeowners and hobbyists, come to Harbor Freight to find the tools and equipment they need to get the job done. The company has a world-class team of engineers and experts in all tool categories to ensure that its tools meet or exceed industry standards and deliver unsurpassed value.

The store stocks a full selection of tools and equipment in categories including automotive, air and power tools, storage, outdoor power equipment, generators, welding supplies, shop equipment, hand tools and much more. The

The new store is the 66th Harbor Freight Tools store in New York state. The company, which hired locally, has brought between 25-30 new jobs to the community.