🌱 How a Queensbury-backed law reshaped Lake George tour boat safety

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Queensbury-backed law reshaped Lake George tour boat safety

Also on today's calendar: Rustic Spirit and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with a snow shower, with a high of 26 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 29, low: 10.
• Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 30 and low of 9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 20 years after Ethan Allen capsized on Lake George, survivor remembers losing 20 friends (adirondackexplorer.org) — Two decades after the Ethan Allen tour boat capsized on Lake George, a survivor is still grieving the 20 friends she lost while visiting the Adirondacks. Her story revisits the 2005 disaster, the limited legal consequences, and the safety reforms that followed, including tougher vessel inspection laws championed by then–state Sen. Betty Little of Queensbury and new rules for tour boats on the lake.
   

📸 Around Queensbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Queensbury

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Grit N Whiskey
  Uncle Mario's Garage, 1066 US-9, Queensbury
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Rustic Spirit
  Uncle Mario's Garage , 1066 US-9 , Queensbury
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Vendor Fair at The Glen at Hiland Meadows
  The Glen at Hiland Meadows , 39 Longview Drive , Queensbury
  11:00 am

Monday December 15

• QHS Concert Choir, Concert Band and Sinfonietta Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m. @ QHS Aud.
  QHS Aud. Queensbury, NY 12804
  7:00 pm
• Town Board Meeting
  Queensbury Activity Center , 742 Bay Rd. , Queensbury
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Planning Board Meeting
  Queensbury Activity Center , 742 Bay Rd. , Queensbury
  7:00 pm
• QMS Gr. 7-8 Orchestras, QMS Chamber Orchestra, QHS String Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m. @ QHS Aud.
  QHS Aud. Queensbury, NY 12804
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Zoning Board Meeting
  Queensbury Activity Center , 742 Bay Rd. , Queensbury
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• G.G.F.L.D.C. / I.D.A./CDC & URA (if needed) Meeting ***Livestreamed on the city's YouTube Channel***
  Glens Falls Calendar , 68 Warren Street , Glens Falls
  8:00 am
• QES Grandparents Breakfast Snow Date
  Queensbury UFSD Queensbury, NY 12804
  8:00 am
• The Holiday Gala and RPAC Auction — Southern Adirondack REALTORS®
  The Carriage House , 48 Canada St , Lake George
  11:00 am
• Early Release - QHS ONLY, 1:35 p.m.
  Queensbury High School , 409 Aviation Rd , Queensbury
  1:35 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier - Aviation Mall in Queensbury. Apply here.
• SUNY Adirondack posted a job opening for Allied Healthcare RN Training Instructor in Queensbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Queensbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glens Falls

• Glens Falls gears up for annual Ladies Night celebration (news10.com)
• US News names Warren County hospital among best for maternity care (news10.com)
• December 8 recap: Glens Falls news you may have missed today (poststar.com)

Lake George

• Christmas Bird Count to be Held Around Lake George December 14 (lakegeorgemirror.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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