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By Tim Follos tim@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — There will be no Republican Primary in the race for what will be the 114th Assembly District. Regan bowed out of the race for the race to represent the state’s 114th Assembly District seat last week, clearing the field for Queensbury supervisor Dan Stec. “Looking at the big picture in terms of how I would like to get involved with public service again, it just seemed that there would be better, more effective ways to do that than engaging in a drawn-out, months-long battle,” said former Glens Falls mayor Robert Regan. “It just seemed to make more sense to do it a different way.” Thurman Town Supervisor Evelyn Wood and Lake Placid accountant Doug Hoffman joined Stec and Regan in seeking the endorsements of the local Republican committees in the four counties that comprise the Assembly district: all of Warren and Essex counties and parts of northern Saratoga and northern CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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Enjoying the first day of spring vacation from school, Melinda Needham, 6, of Warrensburg, tests her skills at some rock wall climbing Monday, April 9 at the Warrensburg town playground on Sanford St.

Tax break expanded for Warren Co. seniors By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — Low-income seniors in Warren County will soon get an expanded opportunity to earn a break on their property taxes, because of a

thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — Warren County leaders aired concerns April 20 over the village of Lake George’s reluctance to sell back to the town of Lake George its 19 percent share of the

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decision reached April 20 by county leaders. Beginning in 2013, those homeowners earning up to $24,000 in total income will become eligible for a 50 percent reduction in county taxes, and those earning from $24,001 to $32,400 may seek discounts of 45 percent to 50 percent, based on a sliding scale.

Charles Wood Park that the latter relinquished in 2010. Under a prior administration, the town of Lake George sold the village its share in the park for $210,000 after a dispute erupted about what buildings in the park’s festival space should be demolished. Lake George Town Supervisor

The exemption change prompted a lengthy debate at the April 20 county Board of Supervisors meeting. The county leaders had been considering a $29,000 threshold that Board of Supervisors Chairman Dan Stec had proposed, but the figure was lowered after some contended the change CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

Dennis Dickinson, who took office Jan. 1, said at the Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting April 20 that he was “very disappointed” in the village’s apparent unwillingness to sell the town’s share back on the same terms they had acquired it. “The environmental groups paid for the village’s share, and now the

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