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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — Amid unprecedented expressions of municipal cooperation, the leaders of Lake George’s two local governments decided Tuesday, Jan. 24 to work together on exploring conversion to solar energy and pursuing consolidation of functions and resources. The actions were taken at a rare joint meeting between the Lake George Village trustees and the Lake George town board. Town board member Marisa Muratori and village Public Works Superintendent Dave Harrington revealed they have been taking action exploring the concept of installing solar panels to energize various municipal facilities, both to save money and to shrink the governments’ carbon footprint. As of Tuesday, Harrington had given two solar engineering firms preliminary tours of the Lake George town and village facilities, and several more similar CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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In 2010, workmen make a temporary fix to a storm drain on Beach Road. After an upcoming reconstruction project to the popular roadway, stormwater will be drained through porous pavement and be filtered rather than be dumped into Lake George. Photo by John Lustyik

Pavement may boost village’s fame By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — For half a century, a roadway at the southern end of Lake George has routed millions of

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CHESTERTOWN — Seeking to establish events that will boost the economy of northern Warren County, members of the newly-formed Tri-Lakes Business Alliance have proposed several new events.

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events as fundraisers to provide a shuttle bus from Chestertown to Gore Mountain, suggesting that the Tri-Lakes group sponsor similar fundraisers to provide the shuttle service from the Riverside Train Station to the hamlets of Chestertown, Pottersville and Brant Lake. Barb Dunham volunteered to hold

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