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River fix
AUSABLE FORKS | The Town of Jay is working on a rehabilitation plan for the East Branch of the Ausable River that might reduce the severity of Upper Jay ice jams that have grown more threatening in recent years. Read more
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Donations sought for 10th-annual Jeremiah Monroe golf tournament
CHESTERTOWN | Ten years ago this fall, Jeremiah Monroe of Brant Lake — and a graduate of North Warren High School — sacrificed his life for his nation. Read more
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Preserving history
PORT HENRY | When people with physical challenges have business with the Town of Moriah they call employees in advance, who will then meet them outside the rampless office building at their cars. Read more
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Budget dilemma
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Central School District could ask taxpayers to approve a levy increase of nearly 19 percent to close a budget gap largely attributable to escalating health-insurance costs. Read more
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Sewer fees in Lake George expected to double
LAKE GEORGE | The pending construction of Lake George’s new $22 million wastewater treatment plant is likely to cause a drastic increase in sewer fees for property owners in the Caldwell sewer district... Read more
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New home for Hudson Headwaters
TICONDEROGA | The Hudson Headwaters primary care health clinic in Ticonderoga will move from its present location into a new 10,300-foot facility at the Ticonderoga campus of the University of Vermont... Read more
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An app in the woods
NEWCOMB | Downtown Newcomb, as downtowns are traditionally thought of, does not exist. It’s three miles along Route 28N of a house here and a business there, with a park or a government building scattered along the way. Read more
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Schumer raises hopes for village sewer plant money
LAKE GEORGE | With wind whipping up waves on Lake George in the background Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged his support in obtaining grant money to build a new sewer treatment plant that is expected to help keep the lake’s water pure. Read more
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College students, volunteers clean up community
PLATTSBURGH | Surrounded by dozens of black trash bags filled with seasonal debris, a group of college students sat on the stone steps of the Strand Center for the Arts last Saturday. Read more
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Book vending machine revealed
PLATTSBURGH | At first, students thought it might be a giraffe. Or maybe a candy machine. Read more
NYC man pleads guilty to trafficking drugs
PLATTSBURGH | A New York City man accused of trafficking crack cocaine and fentanyl from New York City to Plattsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court last week. Read more
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Drug take-back day set
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Sheriff’s Office will host a local drug take-back day next Saturday. Read more
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Officials unveil plans for lakeside park, boardwalk
PLATTSBURGH | Local officials unveiled preliminary designs for a new waterfront park last week. Read more
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Footbridge negotiations break down
PLATTSBURGH | The Plattsburgh City School District Board of Education (BOE) last week voted to move forward with repair of the Webb Island Footbridge — without the City of Plattsburgh’s involvement. Read more
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Grange volunteers begin restoration at Whitcomb
WHALLONSBURG | A large work crew from the Whallonsburg Grange volunteer pool began renovating the Whitcomb Garage for use by area crafts persons as reclaimed maker space. Read more
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Proposed AVCS budget under 2.69 percent tax levy cap
CLINTONVILLE | The proposed 2019-20 school budget for AuSable Valley Central School is below the tax levy cap allowance. Read more
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A gavel for longtime school official, retired employee Alice LaRock
WESTPORT | As the last few meetings of Westport Central School’s Board of Education approach, President Alice LaRock brought a gavel down, for the first time. Read more
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Peru Main St. project ‘pretty much’ dead
PERU | The Town of Peru’s Main Street project has hit yet another roadblock. Read more
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Dance to Phantom
TICONDEROGA | Jennie Lou Gunning says that the Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera” has always been her “dream theme” for a dance recital. Read more
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‘People’s Pixel Project’ to screen ‘mixed bag’
HUDSON FALLS | Over the last decade, the Lake George Arts Project has annually presented a juried presentation of short videos and films known as the “People’s Pixel Project.” Read more
