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Thurman-based contractor Mike Eddy, backed up by about 100 townspeople, confronts the Thurman Town Board Feb. 12, calling for the town government to financially support Thurman’s independent ambulance squad. A proposition to appropriate $62,000 to the squad for 2013 was defeated by the board by a 2-3 vote.
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Crowd demands EMS support By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com ATHOL — Faced with a crowd of 100 or more townspeople demonstrating support for the local independent ambulance squad, the Thurman town
board defeated a motion 3-2 to allocate $62,000 to the Thurman Emergency Medical Services for local coverage during 2013. During the meeting, more than a dozen people voiced their concerns to the board, asking them to support the squad financially. They contended that a locally-based squad would answer
emergency calls faster, and unlike squads based elsewhere, would give top priority to local calls. The lengthy town meeting was punctuated with passionate pleas, accusations, and angry outbursts, as well as cheers and standing ovations for people that expressed support for the local
Warrensburg citizens ring in town’s 200th year By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — As their cell phone displays changed from 5:59 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday Feb 12, nearly two dozen local citizens let out a collective cheer, hailing the ar-
rival of Warrensburg’s bicentennial. Gathered on the porch of the Cornerstone Victorian Bed & Breakfast at the urging of town historian Sandi Parisi, the group of history buffs rang bells and whirled various noisemakers in their ceremony to mark the 200th year — to the very day — since the town of Warrens-
burg was founded. On Feb. 12, 1813, local leaders met in the Warren House, a local tavern and hotel, and they signed documents to form the town, according to accounts of the town’s history. In the distance on Tuesday evening, the bells of various local churches rang out. In the First Pres-
byterian Church several blocks away, Tom Birdsall stood in the darkness of the church’s belfry, pulling on a thick rope to sound a bell believed to be nearly as old as the town. At the urging of local Chamber of Commerce official Lynn Smith, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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LAKE GEORGE — In a formal recitation at the monthly town meeting, Lake George Town Board member Marisa Muratori read off the accomplishments and affiliations, over 50 years, of community pillar Dennis “Denny” Galloway. In the audience, Galloway interjected a remark when Muratori paused in her speech accompanying her presentation of the 2013 Lake George Community Stewardship Award. “I’m getting tired listening to all this,” Galloway said in jest, evoking laughter from the crowd who were present to witness the event. However, the gathered firefighters, Rotarians and citizens who packed the hall weren’t tired of hearing about Galloway’s work through the years to boost the community and help his fellow citizens. Muratori noted that through 60 years or more, Galloway gave freely of his time and talents for others.
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