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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Despite facing various increases in municipal employee benefit costs, town of Chester leaders are calling for a 2013 budget with a tax levy hike that will be in compliance with the state’s mandated property tax cap, according to town Supervisor Fred Monroe. The Chester Town Board convened in a special meeting Monday Oct. 1, discussing how to reduce everincreasing employee healthcare costs and how to trim a town budget that must provide for a 17 percent increase in employee pension expenses. The board members then endorsed a tentative 2013 town budget that features total appropriations — general and highway combined — of about $3.6 million or 7.4 percent higher than the current budget of $3,348,958. The budget calls for $977,468 to be raised by property taxes in 2013, an
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sidewalks were crowded and traffic was bumper-to-bumper Saturday along Main St. in Warrensburg, while shoppers sought bargains and treasures during the 33rd edition of the World's Largest Garage Sale. Photo by Thom Randall
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Brandy DeGrechie of Glen Lake stood behind a table set up alongside a Main Street sidewalk teeming with people Saturday Sept. 29 during the 33rd annual World's Largest Garage Sale.
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She and her sisters Terri and Shari manned one of several booths where their families' excess household goods were being sold. All three were answering questions from the never-ending crowd about their array of items. “We just want to get rid of our stuff,” Brandy said as a dozen people clawed through her sale items. “This also is a great time to spend time with family and hang out together while making a
little cash.” She collected 25 cents from Linda DeCarr of Malone for a giant fake-jewel ring that was once a wedding favor, but now could be used as a napkin holder. DeCarr also scored a spray bottle of baseball-cap cleaner from DeGrechie’s “Free” box. Despite her giveaway prices, Brandy
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New W’burg health center project gets $100k boost
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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — The effort to build a new Warrensburg Health Center got a major boost recently, as a fundraiser of its parent organization raised more than $100,00 for the
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project. This financial shot in the arm was announced this week, at about the same time architect’s renderings of the building were released. A record crowd of more than 300 people attended Hudson Headwaters Health Network’s recent annual dinner.
The event, honoring its 2012 Community Champions Carl Lamm and Elise and Woody Widlund, was held Sept. 9 at Point O'Pines Camp. HHHN founder Dr. John Rugge announced the landmark fundraising results this week. "This year was our seventh annual dinner, and most successful,"
Rugge said. The new health center, to be built in front of the present aging health center, is expected to cost more than $7 million, and have about twice the floorspace as the existing center. To be situated close to Main St., the proposed two-story facility is to feature a multi-dimensional stone CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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