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April 5, 2014
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Teen operating maple sugaring business
IN GLENS FALLS
‘Four Play’ onstage this weekend
Nick Perrone is one of the few young maple producers in NYS
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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE Ñ When most teenagers head home these days after studying in school all day, they relax with a video game or another form of recreation. Not Nick Perrone of Warrensburg High Ñ he heads into the woods behind his home to collect maple sap, check lines of his vacuum-operated sap-collection system, and perhaps split some wood and boil down some maple syrup for sale. Perrone, 18, operates his own maple syrup production enterprise on Truesdale Hill Road, and some say he may be the leading maple entrepreneur of his age in the state. He now is tapping 500 trees Ñ a considerable expansion CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Band performs at Lincoln Center Nick Perrone, a Senior at Warrensburg High School, heads out of his sugarhouse to collect sap to boil into Maple syrup. Conducting an operation that includes 500 taps, Perrone is considered one of the youngest full-scale maple entrepreneurs in New York State. Photo by Thom Randall
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Stec, Little air mixed thoughts on state budget ALBANY Ñ Less than an hour before the start of the new fiscal year on April 1, the state legislature passed the 2014-15 state budget. Although Gov. Andrew Cuomo characterized the budget was a Ò grand slamÓ that would Ò build on the stateÕ s progress over the past three years in boosting the economy,Ó state and local legislative leaders offered mixed reactions. Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos
praised how Republicans and Democrats worked in a bipartisan effort on the budget, but Assembly GOP Leader Brian Kolb sounded more critical, saying the budget agreement “fell short” and reflected Ò missed opportunities.Ó Spending on Education was controversial, spurring hours of debate over funding for statewide full-day pre-kindergarten, charter schools and the new Common Core testing standards. Overall school aid
funding was increased by $1.1 billion. The budget agreement also features a $2 billion school technology bond act, subject to approval by voters in November in November. Legislators spent hours debating public financing for political campaigns while people picketed for reform outside on the Capitol steps. The budget includes a pilot CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
Easter Party set in Thurman PAGE 8
Chester citizens seek to revive historic Carol Theater By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN Ñ An effort is now underway to revive the Carol Theater, which for decades in the mid 1900s was the primary entertainment venue for the rural town. The Tri-Lakes Business Alliance, a group of local citizens who seek to jumpstart local commerce and culture, is leading the initiative. Alliance member
Al Tolomeo, a jazz drummer and retired restaurant owner, has been spearheading the concept. Tolomeo said this week he first thought of reviving the Carol Theater last September, when he saw the Carol Theater packed with citizens turning out for a vaudeville show held in conjunction with RumrunnersÕ Weekend, which was planned and sponsored by the Alliance. Ò Bringing shows and concerts back to the Carol Theater could revitalize the whole town,Ó Tolomeo
said March 31. Ò The theater might need some upgrading, but itÕ s a classic venue, and it would be quite a stimulus for the area. Tolomeo said that when the Alliance has held events in town, the businesses have prospered and hundreds have enjoyed the ambiance. Holding performances at the theater would accomplish both, he CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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