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Willsboro students plant terraponics farm
WILLSBORO | Grade four at Willsboro Central School made history recently, planting the first seeds in the first Adirondack tray “fields” of an indoor vegetable garden to provide food for the cafeteria all winter. Read more
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Slideshow: Lewis Veterans Park Dedication Ceremony
LEWIS | More than 200 residents attended the dedication last Saturday, Oct. 5, of Lewis Veterans Park, where names of military sons and daughters of Lewis are raised in bronze on plaques to honor their service in combat and in times of peace. Read more
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Celebrating an Adirondack Harvest
WESTPORT | In its fourth year, Adirondack Harvest Festival returns to Essex County Fairgrounds with an entire realm set up for children. Read more
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Elizabethtown Library marks 135th year
ELIZABETHTOWN | In September 1884, the Circulating Library in Elizabethtown received formal charter from the state. Read more
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Rethink Poverty: a simulation
ELIZABETHTOWN | Being homeless wasn’t fun. On top of routine challenges like finding transportation, food, work and figuring out how to find somewhere to live, there was an overbearing feeling that I didn’t belong -- exempted from much of the... Read more
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Town of Essex deals with phone outages
ESSEX | The Town of Essex has been experiencing phone service issues in recent weeks that have resulted in several residents without phone service for an extended duration of time. Read more
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Lewis Town Council considers request for ‘Mount Inez’
LEWIS | On Sept. 10, the Lewis Town Council will consider filing an official request to rename Mount Discovery as Mount Inez. Read more
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Willsboro seeks public input on ‘the Keeping of Cats’
WILLSBORO | Town officials here seek input on a law they’ve drafted to Regulate the Keeping of Cats. Read more
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Meyer ready for opening of Boquet Valley
WESTPORT | Boquet Valley schools are ready to start day one. The newly formed school district is blending staff, curriculum and traditions from former Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central schools. Read more
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Boquet Valley: breakfast, lunch for free
WESTPORT | Students will all have free breakfast and lunch at Boquet Valley Central School. Read more
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School: Bus pick-up, drop-off times won’t change
WESTPORT | Transportation staff and school administrators at Boquet Valley Central School have established a bus plan with shuttle time tables to move high school and middle school students to the proper campus for classes. Read more
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Westport working on proposed new fire station
WESTPORT | Project plans for a new fire station proposed for Westport Hose Company #1 are moving into an environmental quality review phase. Read more
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Holzer appointed interim supervisor in Wilmington
WILMINGTON | The Town Council here has appointed Roy Holzer interim supervisor until the November election. Read more
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Boquet Valley Prop. 4 library tax extends to entire district
WESTPORT | Taxpayers across the Boquet Valley Central School District will receive bills for the newly established Elizabethtown Library fund, despite school “Community Report” information that said expressly “Proposition 4 only applies to taxpayers Read more
Prescribing wellness
ELIZABETHTOWN | Medical personnel and nutritionists at area hospitals have a new prescription to use here: fresh, local produce. Read more
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State to investigate Frontier Communications
CHESTERFIELD | The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating service and reliability problems reported by local consumers who use Frontier Communications for telephone service. Read more
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Daughters of American Revolution place marker on veteran’s grave
ELIZABETHTOWN | A few years ago, the Champlain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) set about work to remove dirt and debris from veterans’ gravestones in local cemeteries. Read more
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Stewart’s looks to demolish shuttered county building this month
ELIZABETHTOWN | The former Essex County Planning Building is boarded up and empty, awaiting next steps in construction of a new Stewart’s Shop at the corner of Court and Park streets here. Read more
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Lt. gov. announces DRI grant winners in Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE | Years of strategic planning here will advance with nearly $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funds. Read more
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Founder of Pyramid Life Center killed in car crash in Schroon
SCHROON | A car accident on Tuesday claimed the life of Sister Monica Murphy, CSJ. Read more
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Family grief stricken with drowning death of Tupper boy
TUPPER LAKE | A tragic drowning in Tupper Lake has left a closely knit family and the community in mourning. Read more
Boquet Valley Central School Board readies for district start
WESTPORT | School Board members of the Boquet Valley Central School made key decisions as they prepared to close existing district operations. Read more
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Boquet Valley Central district office moved to Westport
WESTPORT | Logistics for staffing, tuition and classroom use occupied a large portion of the last Boquet Valley School Board meeting with Interim Superintendent Dr. Mark Davey. Read more
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Final landscaping work at Lake Flower Boat Launch includes new restroom
SARANAC LAKE | Work to finish cleanup at the Lake Flower Boat Launch includes a few new perks for boaters and ice palace builders. Read more
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Paws Cause
KEENE | Black and white decor with chandeliers — in a tent — will present an elegant backdrop for this year’s Paws Cause: Tuxedos & Tails. Read more
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Keene Valley Library reveals ‘Stories of Who We Are’
KEENE VALLEY | The new collection of stories at the Keene Valley Library is illuminated by voices. Read more
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UPDATED: Two hospitalized after collision in Upper Jay
UPPER JAY | Two people were sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after a sedan collided head on with a cement truck on Rt. 9N just south of Upper Jay. Read more
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New SRO visits Willsboro School
WILLSBORO | Some of the students and staff at Willsboro Central School met their new school resource officer last Friday. Read more
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NYSDEC launches web map, reporting system for harmful algal blooms
RAY BROOK | A new map — updated online daily — will help summer swimmers, boaters, hikers and paddlers track harmful algal blooms (HABs) in lakes, ponds and rivers around the region. Read more
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Westport Hose Co. 1 presents design of new fire station
WESTPORT | Westport Hose Co. 1 presented schematic drawings, site plans and cost estimates for their prospective new fire station last week. Read more
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‘Boquet Valley Central School’ chosen
ELIZABETHTOWN | The School Board of merged Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central schools voted unanimously to call its new district Boquet Valley Central School. Read more
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Legion veterans to re-dedicate Memorial Highway
WILMINGTON | Essex County American Legion posts will officially re-dedicate the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway on Sunday. Read more
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Candidates seek superintendent spot at E-L-W school district
ELIZABETHTOWN | Three candidates were named finalists in the search for superintendent of the new Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport Central School District. Read more
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Fire in Wilmington claims life of local woman
WILMINGTON | Fire that apparently started in a ground-floor apartment at 1158 Springfield Road claimed the life of Brittany Barney. Read more
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Westport native son to perform at Westport Library
WESTPORT | Award-winning pianist Daniel Linder is coming home for a visit in June. Read more
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School budgets approved
ELIZABETHTOWN | School budgets met with voter approval in all sections of northern Essex County. Read more
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Piano By Nature presents FUN!
ELIZABETHTOWN | The final in the Piano By Nature performance series is all about FUN! And the show promises some unique genre blends of piano and electric guitar. Read more
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Renovation work progresses at Northwood School
LAKE PLACID | Work inside the shuttered storefront at 2495 Main Street here is progressing. Read more
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Boquet Valley Post 551 is 91 years young
ELIZABETHTOWN | As the American Legion celebrates its centennial this year, Boquet Valley Post 551 marks 91 years of service to veterans and community here. Read more
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Historian, vets seek gravestone for Battle of P’burgh soldier
NEW RUSSIA | Ansel Holcomb was the only son of one of the first pioneer families to settle here. Read more
