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Schumer, Owens seek to aid local breweries By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
NY Rising could bring $6m or more to region
LAKE PLACID Ñ Small breweries throughout the nation may get the extra boost that they need thanks to new legislation sponsored by a pair of New York politicians. Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Bill Owens were in Lake Placid Friday, Sept. 6, touring the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery and talking about the Small Breweries Act. Ò Our craft brewing industry is one of the fastest growing industries in Upstate New York,Ó Schumer said. Ò They are often accompanied by restaurants that increase tourism and increase revenue. I want to help them and I have been working on this bill for a while.Ó The Small Breweries Act would cut the excise tax in half for the first 60,000 barrels of beer produced by small breweries from $7 a barrel to $3.50.
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AuSable Valley quarterback John Goodnough rolls out of the pocket in the season opener for the Patriots against Saranac Sept. 7. For more on this and other games in the region, see page 23. For the Valley News 2013 Fall Sports Preview, see pages 17-22. Photo by Keith Lobdell
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Cuomo delivers nearly $1.5 million to UJVFD By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
Fall sports preview; early season results PAGES 17-23
Au SABLE FORKS Ñ M embers of the Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department thought they were attending a press conference on the creation of a NY Rising committee to oversee work in the Jay and Keene area. That was before Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave them the news they had been waiting over two years to hear, at the end of his Sept. 4 press conference at the
Jay Community Center. ÒT he Upper Jay Fire Department is about $1.5 million short of their goal to rebuild the firehouse and they have been looking hard for the additional funding,Ó Cuomo said. ÒT he state wants to be helpful in rebuilding the Upper Jay firehouse so, when we leave here today, Upper Jay will no longer be $1.5 million short.Ó ÒW e are very excited,Ó Upper Jay VFD Commissioner Chris Garrow said.
ÒT he whole department fought hard as a group to get to this point and this funding is a huge relief for us.Ó The total cost of the new fire station project is $2,783,441, which includes the purchase of new land, demolition of the old facility and construction of the new building. The town of Jay was able to secure $1,286,765 to pay for the project with funding from insurance, municipal CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, stands with local officials as he presents a check for $1,496,676 to go toward the rebuilding of the Upper Jay firehouse. Photo by Keith Lobdell
Index LOCAL COLUMNIST
4
EDITORIAL
6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
7
CALENDAR, PUZZLE
11
OBITUARIES
13
FALL SPORTS PREVIEW
17-22
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