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Catholic leader visits By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
LAKE PLACID — Catholics from around the North Country celebrated the Year of Faith with the Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S. on Sunday, Sept. 29. The Most Reverend Carlo Maria Vigano was the principal celebrant at the Solemn Mass for the Year of Faith, held in the 1932 Rink at the Lake Placid Olympic Center. The Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, which organized the event, expected around 2,000 Catholics from throughout the region to join the celebration. According to Denny Allen of the Olympic Center, they exceeded expectations. Ò This is as packed as I have ever seen this place,” Allen said. Ò We set up for about 2,200 people and at the beginning (of the Mass) we were near 3,000.”
Hamlet plans discussed for development PAGE 2 WILMINGTON
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Funding sought for Whiteface Vet’s Highway PAGE 5 SPORTS
The ADK Loons on the Loose, consiting of (back row from left) Megan Trudeau, Amanda Chenaille, Frances Ness, Lia Broderick, Melissa Holzhauer, Becky Lyons, Kirsten Pope, Mary Beth Abernethy, (front from left) Rebecca Carter, Jude Dinan and Christine Benedict (Katria Hitrick missing) participated in the 2013 Adirondack Ragnar relay along with approximately 2,200 runners from throughout the nation. The team covered 196.2 miles from Saratoga to Lake Placid in the two days and one night race, starting in Saratoga at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept 27, and making it to the Lake Placid Horse Show grounds finish line around 3:30 p.m. Sept 28. Each member of the team ran roughly 16 miles in the event. Photo provided
CAP towns debate who’s leaving who Westport, Schroon go pink PAGE 15
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ What was supposed to be an easy passage of a resolution became a who-done-who wrong debate during the Essex County Ways and Means Committee meeting Sept. 30. At issue was the breakup of three towns which had, for the past six years, functioned as one assessing entity under a state Certified Assessment Program (CAP): Westport, Willsboro and Elizabethtown. The resolution, which would allow the towns of Westport and Elizabethtown to hire a county employee to fill the role of assessor was questioned by Willsboro Supervisor Ed Hatch, who said his town wanted
to keep the CAP in place but with the same assessor they had over the previous six years, David Galarneau. “Willsboro is a part of this CAP,” Hatch said. Ò I am now having a discussions with the state who is trying to charge me for withdrawing from the CAP. We did not leave the CAP; we just decided not to go to the county.” Westport Supervisor Dan Connell disagreed. Ò We have a copy of the resolution that Willsboro was dropping out of the CAP,” Connell said. Ò We did not kick them out. One of the reasons that we are going to the
county is because Willsboro is leaving the CAP.” Connell later produced a copy of a resolution from the town of Willsboro dated June 12 where it voted on a motion from Nancy Huestis and a second from Shaun Gilliland to keep Galarneau as their assessor, “on an individual basis,” with all voting in favor. The town agenda also had an item titled, Ò Resolution to withdraw from the ... Cap program and send a notice to Westport and Elizabethtown to comply with the six month notice of the 2007 contract.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
Taylor found guilty
By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The third and final trial in the murder of Keeseville man Robert Rennie, Jr., ended with a guilty verdict against Paul Taylor, 39, of Keeseville. A jury returned with guilty verdicts on all three charges on Oct. 1 after one day of deliberation, murder in the second-degree, first-degree gang-assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. District Attorney Kristy Sprague said there was no response from Taylor as the verdict was read. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Index LOCAL COLUMNISTS
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EDITORIAL, CARTOON
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LETTERS, VIEWPOINT
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CANCER AWARENESS
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SPORTS
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