Panel Urges Pay Cut, Furloughs for Washington County Supervisors
Give them credit for trying to cut the budget. Members of the Washington County Finance and Personnel Committee proposed cutting supervisors’ pay by 6 percent in addition to taking the equivalent of two furlough days. Read about it in the Post Star.
Unknown Filmmaker Gets $30m for Robot Movie
This is what’s great about the Internet. An unknown filmmaker from Uruguay has been given $30m by Hollywood studio bosses – to turn his $500 YouTube video of a giant robot invasion into a movie. Read about it and watch the clip here.
Ice Age Giants from our Backyard
Denton Publications reports that Mastodons roamed our area long ago. Learn about a great exhibit in Albany where 100’s of extinct local animals are detailed.