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Cell phone carriers Oscar’s Smokehouse recovery effort under way wary of APA rules By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
Cell tower proposed for Pottersville By Jonathan Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com
Oscar’s Smokehouse employees dig through the charred wreckage Wednesday of the fire that destroyed the 63-year old gourmet meat and cheese processing operation that is an economic mainstay of Warrensburg.
Warren County leaders forgive $3,681 overpayment to former worker By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — Warren County leaders voted Sept. 9 to forgive and forget an overpayment of $3,681 to a county worker who hasn't responed to requests from the county Treasurer for restitution of the
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WARRENSBURG — Jerry Quintal, owner of Oscar ’s Smokehouse, sat in a four-wheeler Wednesday and watched employees dig tons of spoiled meat out of the charred ruins of what had been days before a flourishing profitable nationally-known business in uptown Warrensburg. Excavators groaned as they cleared the mounds of burnt wreckage of the 9,500-square-feet building that had a half-dozen wings and additions and too many rooms to count, Quintal said. “We’re meeting with federal and state officials to see if we can rebuild making it ‘green,’” he said, noting he wanted to help the environment and keep costs down by totally re-engineering the massive meat-smoking operation. “We want to do the ‘right thing.’” Quintal, in turn, is doing the “right thing” for his employees, they noted this week. He’s keeping all 14 employees on a full-time payroll, to help rebuild the operation from scratch — a process he estimated would take about three months. Wednesday, most all of Oscar ’s employees were helping with the recovery operation stemming from the fire that occurred the previous Friday evening. Quintal had advised two female employees, of child-bearing age, to remain at home to assure their health was protected from potential risks at the fire site. The hefty payroll of Oscar ’s employees was underwritten by business interruption insurance Quintal had purchased on the advice of his agent, he said, noting with
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