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By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — School officials in the region are making final plans for their upcoming graduations. •Warrensburg High School‘s graduation is on June 22 at 7 p.m. The speaker is WCS alumnus Douglas Kenyon. Maggie Danna is the class valedictorian and John Eaton is the class salutatorian. •Lake George High School’s graduation is on June 23 at 9 a.m. The speakers are Principal Francis J. Cocozza and the top 10 percent of the seniors: Patricia Breault, Mackenzie Perkett, Jamie Jarett, Rebecca Kandora, Ryan Markwood, Hayley Humiston, Stephanie Raven, Courtney Laczko and Sean Burden. •Bolton High School’s graduation is on June 22 at 7 p.m. The speakers are valedictorian Roselynn Denne and salutatorian Michael Andersen. •North Warren High School’s graduation is on June 23 at 11 a.m. The speaker is North Warren fifthgrade elementary school teacher Poul Carstensen. Jennifer Paris is the class valedictorian and Caitlin Kenney is the class salutatorian.
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Chamber names VIP of Year Looking in the mirror moments before they get their hair cut off June 12 are Warrensburg 7-year-olds (left center) Francesca Lang and (right center) Taylor Lawler. The girls decided to donate their hair through Locks of Love to children whose medical conditions have prompted the longterm loss of hair. Cutting the girls’ hair are (left) Sarah Morgan and (right) Nicole Burch, stylists at Groom Salon on Main St. Photo by Thom Randall
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Village reconsiders sewer plant upgrades By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — Plans to clean up the discharges of the Lake George sewer treatment plant — shelved in February by village leaders — are now beginning to move forward.
The Lake George Village Board voted June 11 to solicit quotes from various engineering firms to upgrade equipment at the plant to increase the treatment capacity and boost the purity of the treated effluent. Their action was prompted by a quote document, describing a proposed upgrade project, provided by
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Now enjoying a reputation for environmental awareness, the Town of Chester is now set to pursue a deeper shade of green.
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With an aim of multiplying utility savings and minimizing its carbon footprint, the town of Chester will soon be nearly doubling its solar power capacity. Tuesday June 12, the town board voted unanimously to install twice as many solar panels as now installed at three of its four municipal
the engineering firm C.T. Male. The cost of the project was estimated by CT Male at about $985,000, including a $24,200 “credit” for engineering work already accomplished by C.T. Male Associates on a prior project — designed to remove excessive levels of ammonia from the plant’s outflows. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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facilities in town. Solar arrays at the town Municipal Center, Dynamite Hill Recreation area and the Chester-Horicon Health Center will each be doubled to produce 51.8 kilowatts instead of 25 kilowatts, and the array servicing the town highway garage, transfer station and recycling center complex
will be boosted from 25 kilowatts to 29.1 kilowatts, Chester Supervisor Fred Monroe told the town board before their vote. “The more energy we produce by solar, the lower our utility bills will be — while we help the environment,” he said. According to figures supplied by CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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