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Hello Beautiful Salon in Warrensburg is now open for business.
The invasive plant Wall Lettuce has been spotted in the Adirondacks.
Lake George Community band will dedicate concert to fallen soldier. See Page 5
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Little seeks to rein in APA enforcement By Jon Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com ALBANY — State Sen. Elizabeth O’C. Little, R-Queensbury, recently scored a policy victory, advancing legislation that would impose a 10-year statute of limitations on the enforcement abilities of the Adirondack Park Agency over private property issues. Little said the amendment to state executive law would remove a burden from many landowners in the park, especially those who purchased property with outstanding violations. “Someone buys a property — sometimes an older home — in the
See LITTLE, page 15
Two camp workers killed when struck by drunk driver WARRENSBURG — Two foreign workers at Camp Echo Lake were killed around midnight June 24 \when a drunk driver careened off Hudson Street and struck them, police said. The driver, Peter Goldblatt B. Goldblatt, 39, Indian Lake, was charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, a Felony, plus a Misdemeanor count of Driving while Intoxicated. The victims in the incident were Dominic Hartley, 21, England and Emily Lewis, 21, Scotland, police said. Hartley
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WA R R E N S B U R G — F o c u s i n g o n a theme of tackling new challenges, s p e a k e r s a t t h e Wa r r e n s b u r g H i g h School graduation June 25 paid tribu t e t o t h e 6 5 g r a d u a t e s w h o a re m o v ing on to a new phase in their lives. N a t i o n a l l y re n o w n e d m o t i v a t i o n a l
speaker and former professional a t h l e t e D a n C l a r k u rg e d t h e g r a d u ates and audience to pursue excell e n c e , b y i n v e s t i n g t h e re q u i re d a d d i t i o n a l e ff o r t a n d p e r s i s t e n c e . “ T h e d i ff e re n c e b e t w e e n g o o d a n d great is just a little bit extra,” he said, adding that exceeding expectations leads to a successful life. R e j e c t i n g p re v a i l i n g n e g a t i v i t y i n one’s surroundings is also impor-
tant, he said, noting all people have unlimited potential. A d e t e r m i n e d s p i r i t c a n o v e rc o m e any obstacle, Clark continued, ment i o n i n g t h e l a t e R o d n e y Tr a p a s s o o v e rc a m e s u b s t a n t i a l p h y s i c a l c h a l l e n g e s o f c y s t i c f i b ro s i s i n a c h i e v i n g considerable success during his years, cut too short by the disease. He urged the graduates to focus on the
See GRADUATES, page 3
Seconds after they are declared graduates, Warrensburg Central Seniors celebrate as they throw their mortarboard hats into the air. See our comprehensive commencement coverage inside this issue. Photo by Kim Ladd/Lifescapes Photography
See CRASH, page 15
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