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Johnsburg grad seeking to shoot a ski film in area

A film student with local roots is planning to produce a film that provides insight into the local culture while depicting the adrenaline-fueled action of downhill skiing.

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Girls Basketball & Boys Basketball

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Sports Around the Valley

Wrestling, Boys basketball, Boys swimming, Girls Bowling, Boys bowling and Girls basketball

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Santa and Mrs. Claus stop by Lakeview Towers

The residents of Lakeview Towers opened their doors to grandchildren and the children of the Plattsburgh Housing Authority on Dec. 7 as Santa and Mrs. Claus stopped by for a visit.

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Essex Chain at center of three-day APA meetings this week

The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at its Headquarters in Ray Brook Wednesday, Dec. 11

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Valley Sports Daily: ELCS sweeps Lake Placid

Elizabethtown-Lewis wins pair against Lake Placid, Keene boys stay hot

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Ag equipment business is saved by fast responders

Middlebury and New Haven firefighting crews helped extinguish a potentially costly fire at Champlain Valley Equipment, located on Exchange Street in downtown Middlebury, during the evening of Dec. 9.

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North Hudson seeks Frontier Town lands from county

The idea to forgive $16,933.01 in back property taxes and turn a portion of the former Frontier Town land to North Hudson was first presented in committee meetings Nov. 18, with discussion continuing...

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Let it snow: Snow Bowl opens for the ski season

The Middlebury College Snow Bowl, located in Hancock, Vt., on Route 125 above Middlebury Gap, opened for the 2013-14 ski season during the morning hours of Dec. 11.

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Oceanographer visits with Ti students

David Gallo has been to great depths, literally and figuratively. Gallo was a poor student who struggled with Attention Deficit Disorder. Today he’s a world-renown oceanographer who has explored the...

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United Way seeks to create disaster preparedness volunteer program

The United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. is embarking on a new phase of volunteerism: a seven county-­wide priority to develop a disaster-­specific volunteer program within the North Country...

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Lottery for roadside firewood opens

The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation will open the lottery for personal roadside firewood lots on state forest lands on Jan. 2.

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Vermont wants curb on patent trolling

Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell (D), joined by 29 other states, has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to relax the standard that lower courts use...

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SUNY sexual assault allegation leads to multiple other arrests

Plattsburgh city police are reporting that in the early morning hours of Nov. 23 a female SUNY Plattsburgh student reported to her friends on campus that she was possibly drugged and sexually assaulted...

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Reflections on library director Sarah Farrar’s retirement

There have only been three directors of Warrensburg's historic Richards Library since it was founded. Sarah Farrar — known to be socialble, witty, conscientious and dedicated to lifelong education — is...

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Ann Hornbeck fiber art quilts on display at town library

The Corner Gallery of the Town of Johnsburg Library is currently displaying the colorful and imaginative fiber art quilts of Ann Hornbeck.

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Wbg. librarian Sarah Farrar honored for 39 years of service

At the recent retirement party for Sarah Farra, area residents comment on her character and service to the area communities as the third person ever at the helm of the historic Richards Library since...

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Lake George leaders oppose DEC plan for boat launch at Million Dollar beach

Angry Lake George citizens accuse state Environmental Conservation officials of bypassing their own environmental review mandates — and keeping their own plans low-profile to suppress public backlash...

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Moriah to adopt animal control law

Gerbils. The burrowing, mouse-like rodent, was the last straw for Tom Scozzafava. The Moriah supervisor wants to scrap the town’s existing dog ordinance and replace it with an animal control law. He...

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Cabin Fever Sundays series kicks off at Adirondack Museum

From snowmobiles to Iroquois culture, from North Creek to Old Forge, the Adirondack Museum’s “Cabin Fever Sundays” series will present a wide-ranging look at life in the Adirondacks – yesterday, today,...

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Stec becomes Polar Express conductor for a day

Assembly member Dan Stec, a familiar face in politics donned an official train conductor’s hat recently to become one of several 2013 Polar Guest Conductors on the Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s...

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Valley Sports Daily: AVCS girls beat Peru

AuSable Valley earns wins in girls basketball, boys bowling; Westport, Willsboro boys lose to new Class C foes; AVCS Lady bowlers fall.

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HAPEC funding available for potential first-time homebuyers

Direct financial assistance is now available to help make the dream of homeownership a reality for qualified Essex County residents, according to the Housing Assistance Program of Essex County (HAPEC).

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Rosenberg named Academic All-American

Lily Rosenberg of Cornwall, a student at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn., was named National Field Hockey Coaches Association Academic All-American. In addition to the national honor, the...

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Ticonderoga NCCC expansion study approved

A proposed North Country Community College technical center in Ticonderoga has cleared its first hurdle toward becoming reality. The state has agreed to fund a feasibility study on the plan to expand...

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Vermont no. 2 healthiest state after Hawaii

Vermont, long ranked the no 1 healthiest state, dropped to second place after Hawaii in the America’s Health Rankings 2013 report released Dec. 11 by the United Health Foundation.

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Inaugural SnoCade event planned for Indian Lake

Time to think about winter fun in Indian Lake — the town that is at the hub of miles of snowmobile trails is starting the inaugural SnoCade™ during president’s week, Feb. 14-23.

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Crowd drawn to Brant Lake for holiday fest despite no Santa

Children mobbed the town hall for a Christmas craft session, and not one of them was disappointed that Santa didn't show up.

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Local NY Rising committees hold joint meeting

Members of the two local NY Rising Communities Reconstruction Program met recently to talk about their early work.

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Westport parking ban detailed

The Town of Westport’s Winter Parking Ban will be in effect from Nov. 1 to April 15.

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Northbrook Lodge tabbed for register

Northbrook Lodge in Paul Smiths has been recommended by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation as one of 33 properties, resources and districts to be added to the State and National...

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Liebowitz to step down at Middlebury in 2015

Middlebury President Ronald D. Liebowitz announced Dec. 12 that he will step down at the end of the next academic year, on June 30, 2015. Liebowitz, Middlebury’s 16th president since the founding of...

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Warrensburg schools' new CEO aims to boost programs, seek grants

One week on the job, Warrensburg's new public school chief reveals he'll be seeking to collaborate with area colleges in expanding local offerings of advanced and specialized career-related courses for...

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Fort Ti to host winter programs

Fort Ticonderoga is officially closed for the season, but the site of America’s first victory in the Revolutionary War will be a busy place this winter. The “Fort Fever Series” will again be held this...

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Town of Lake George considering changes to its transient merchant laws

Touring motorcyclists wait at a stoplight in downtown Lake George during a prior year’s Americade event which annually attracts tens of thousands of motorcyclists. The Lake George Town Board is...

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Gathering to celebrate, foster Vermont's rural renaissance

On Dec. 17, hundreds of Vermonters will come together at Vermont Technical Center to celebrate the success of the Working Lands Enterprise Fund and to identify actions to encourage policymakers to...

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Guest Viewpoint: Help Vermont make progress on climate change

Last month, I met with a group of high school students who were thinking about what they could do in their schools and communities to help combat climate change.

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Valley Sports Daily: Westport ladies double up Lake Placid

Westport earns win against Lake Placid in girls basketball; ELCS, Willsboro fall; AuSable Valley boys beat late

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SUNY professor selected as a Franklin Fellow

SUNY Plattsburgh Assistant Criminal Justice Professor Dr. Sharon Melzer has been selected as a Franklin Fellow with the U.S. Department of State.

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Adirondack Educators Lead the Way at CFES National Conference

Educators and students from the Adirondacks played a key role at the annual CFES (College For Every Student) National Conference in Albany.

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Elizabethtown Community receives Guardian of Excellence Award

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is proud to announce it has been named a 2013 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

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Ticonderoga student speaks to garden club

The Carillon Garden Club furnishes a “campership” annually to a student in the Ticonderoga School District to attend Camp Colby in Saranac Lake.

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Schroon Lake man earns state honor

A Schroon Lake man has been recognized by the New York State Farm Bureau. Larry Phillips received the Most Valuable Volunteer Award during the Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Syracuse recently.

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State seeks Master Teacher applicants for program entrance

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the State University of New York is now accepting applications for the New York State Master Teacher Program in six additional regions, completing the initiative’s...

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Christmas wishes are big and small

Santa will be especially busy in the Ticonderoga area this Christmas Eve. A survey of local students shows a long and diverse wish list.

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Fugitive from Justice identified as Trevor Smith | Police blotter

On Nov. 26, at approximately 9:49 a.m., Vermont State Police were notified by New York State Police regarding a Fugitive from Justice identified as Trevor Smith, 32, from Westport, and that he was...

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ELCS art students combine their work

Students in both of Terry Crowningshield’s advanced art classes spent Monday, Dec. 9, putting together 22 panels, made individually, into a sole landscape to hang in the hallways.

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Crowd turns out for fundraiser held by local boy stricken with rare...

People from all over northern Warren County turn out for a fundraiser held by a local teenager to help people afflicted with an extreme pain disorder. The teen, Timothy Lucid has been dealing with the...

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Elizabethtown history book for sale

Bloated Toe Publishing of Peru has announced the release of a printed version of “Pleasant Valley: A History of Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York (384 pp, $24),” as part of their Preserving...

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Valley Sport Daily: Keene sweeps Crown Point

Keene boys and girls basketball teams beat Crown Point. AuSable Valley girls, Westport boys also win

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