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IRENE LEAVES MESS
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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com THURMAN — Just three months after flash floods ravaged virtually every road in town and destroyed several local bridges, Thurman was slammed with yet another r ound of washouts Sunday Aug. 28 fr om Tropical Storm Irene. Thurman Supervisor Evelyn Wood r eported Aug. 28 that the Glen Cr eek Bridge, and the Dippikill Bridge near Parker Cross Road were washed out. Garnet Lake Road South near the town line an d S ky H i R oad w ere also ripped up by floodwaters and ar e impassible, she added. Also, dozens of r oadways through town have also sustained damage, with their shoulders washed out and some pavement undermined, she said. All these r oads and bridges wer e among the dozens destr oyed in the flash floods occurring on Memorial Day weekend, when six inches of rain fell in one day’s time. Following the late-May storm, they r eceived temporary repairs. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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EDITORIAL
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HISTORY COLUMN
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THURMAN
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BOLTON
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CALENDAR
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SPORTS PREVIEW
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CLASSIFIEDS
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Myrtle surprised on birthday. PAGE 9 IN BOLTON
Folk Fest returns on Sept. 4. PAGE 10
Wading through roiling floodwaters Aug. 28 after swollen English Brook jumped its banks, Warren County Sheriff's officers knock at a door of a home in the ‘Big Hollow’ settlement off Rte. 9 north of Lake George village in an effort to tell residents to evacuate their home. Authorities said a nearby resident of a tr ailer (at lef t in phot o) refused to leave, although floodwat ers were tearing away at her tr ailer's foundation and running through her home. Photo by Thom Randall
Stormwaters tear up Lake George region ing millions of dollars of damage to properties and r oadways, while its powerful wind felled tr ees that thom@denpubs.com brought dow n power lines, plun ging tens of thousands of people into darkLAKE GEORGE — Hurricane Irene moved through the area Sunday Aug. ness for more than a day. The storm disrupted lives as it made 28, with its heavy persistent rains caus-
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history. The day-long rainfall — measure d at up to 7.5 inches in the r egion — overwhelmed str eams which jumped their banks, leaving the raging waters to tear up roadways and properties.
High school fall sports previewed. PAGES 19-26
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Lake George starts cleaning up tropical storm damage By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — While utility workers toiled feverishly Monday, Aug. 29 to repair dozens of downed power lines and burned-out
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