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Saturday, March 22, 2014
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DR. IRISHMAN
Dr. Kjell Dahlen named Irishperson of the year
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By Shawn Ryan
NY National Guard wins honor
shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ It took 56 attempts, but the Royal Order of the Blarney Stone finally chose an Irishperson of the year who has actually lived in Ireland. At the annual St. PatrickÕ s Day Breakfast, hosted by the North Country Chamber of Commerce and Adirondack Bank, Master of Ceremonies Kevin Killeen conferred the honor of Irishperson of the Year on Dr. Kjell Dahlen. Dahlen accepted the award to a standing ovation at the packed and mostly green-clad crowd at the Angel Center ballroom. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Dr. Kjell Dahlen, right, accepts the award of Irishperson of the year from Kevin Killeen. Photo by Shawn Ryan
City, Town begin operation ‘Snuggleburgh’ By Shawn Ryan
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shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Department heads from both the city and town of Plattsburgh met for several hours to brainstorm on how they can work together to provide better service at lower costs. The first meeting of Ò Team Plattsburgh, a City and Town CollaborationÓ was held March 14 at the Plattsburgh town office building. After meeting individually by department for several hours, each of the various departments were asked to sum up that they were able to take away from the session. The consensus sentiment was that the meeting and the direction the town and city are taking are positive and should be pursued. Many departments, such as the Parks and Recreation and Highway departments, advised that they already work together in varying fashions, and this will only enhance their ability to bring quality services to the North Country. Economy of scale in purchasing was also touched upon as a possible money-saving move. Ward 5 Councilor Becky Kasper pointed out the possibility of going even farther with the concept. Plattsburgh Town Supervisor bernie Bassett, right, speaks to a joint meeting of city and town department heads and politicians at their march 14 meeting. Behing Bassett are Plattsburgh City Mayor Jim Calnon, left, and Development Corporation President Paul Grasso. Photo by Shawn Ryan
Senator calls for state-wide animal cruelty registry
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Elmore SPCA pets of the week highlighted PAGE 5
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