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It’s June, and Gov. Cuomo’s palm is itching.

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andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Local and national pride will combine this year to make the town of JohnsburgÍ s Independence Day celebration bigger and better than ever. The festivities — to be held Saturday, July 6 — will marry the Warren County bicentennial and JohnsburgÍ s regular patriotic party centered around the July 4th holiday. Town of Johnsburg officials are still signing up participants for the Independence Day parade to celebrate the Warren County bicentennial. Area businesses and organizations that would like to participate, march or help with the parade should email the town at mail@johnsburgny. com. Make sure the subject line reads, “July 6th Parade.” All entries must be received no later than June 14 to be included. Braley and Noxon is once again coordinating the Independence Day events. Festivities begin around 1 p.m. at the Ski Bowl Park. There will be games of chance for all ages, food concessions and live entertainment all day, ending with a fireworks display at dusk. There will be fun races, such as a sack race, a threelegged race and an egg toss. And there will be a Youth Baseball and Softball All-Stars Game. The North Creek American CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Local veteran visits national WWII memorial Motorcyclists tour Main Street North Creek during the 2012 Americade. Many participants of this Lake George-based event tour the Adirondack Park while they are visiting. Photo by Andy Flynn

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE „ For decades, Americade has been considered the King Kong of touring motorcycle rallies internationally. Regardless of this enviable status, the rallyÍ s supersize proportions have expanded even further for this yearÍ s edition. When tens of thousands of motorcy-

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clists roll into the region this week to enjoy the varied activities of Americade, they’ll find that the rally’s colossal TourExpo trade show has been expanded in scope and duration. But thatÍ s not all „ the rally will be offering the most-ever demo rides, as well as featuring new attractions including famous motorcycle stunt shows.

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touring, cruiser products and services, will engulf two weekends this year instead of one. TourExpo Beach, the outdoor venue located in Million Dollar Beach parking lot, will be expanded by three days, running from Saturday, June 1 through Saturday, June 8. The indoor edition of TourExpo will again be housed at the Lake George Forum, Americade spokeswoman Nora Twyman said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Gov. Cuomo promotes Tax-Free NY program

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PLATTSBURGH — Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Plattsburgh State University College on Thursday, May 30 to tout his new “Tax-Free NY” program. The stop was part of a statewide tour to promote the plan, which Cuomo hopes will be signed into law before the stateÍ s legislative session ends in three weeks. If enacted, the program would create a 10-year, taxfree zone on and around SUNY campuses in Upstate

New York for new businesses and their employees. “Tax-free means just that,” Cuomo said. “No business taxes, no sales tax, no property tax, no franchise fees and no income tax.” The proposal would allow employees in the taxfree zones to avoid state income tax for five years, or up to 10 years for certain income eligible individuals. Eligible tax-free zones would include up to 200,000 square feet adjoining each campus. Cuomo added there are 64 SUNY schools in New York State, 55 of which are located upstate, and said 97 percent of the state is within 20 miles of a SUNY campus.

SUNY campuses do not pay property taxes, but private landowners located in Tax-Free NY zones would still pay property taxes. To be eligible, businesses must create new jobs and can include start-ups and businesses coming in from out of state. Existing businesses cannot transfer to tax-free zones to reap the benefits. “This is about creating new jobs,” Cuomo said. “I’ve talked to people who have left New York and they all told me the same thing„ they didnÍ t leave because they wanted to, they left because they had to. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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