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LAKE LUZERNE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is closing its Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Essex and Warren counties and has extended its Disaster Unemployment Assistance deadline, accor ding to FEMA Public Information Of ficer Peter Lembessis. The three DRCs in the are a have been giving support to victims of T ropical Storm Irene, which caused widespread flooding and damage to homes, businesses and roadways on Aug. 28. The DRC at the Jay Community Center in Au Sable Forks will close Friday, Oct. 7. The DRC at the Lake Luzerne Town Hall, serving Warren County, shut down Tuesday, Oct. 4. And the DRC at the Moriah firehouse closed Saturday, Oct. 2. Although the DRCs ar e closing, Ir ene victims have until Oct. 31 to register for CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
Fall Farm Tour on Oct. 8-9. Brad Hunt, of the Lake George Warriors, tackles Warrensburg senior Lucas Nelson during the rivals’ game in Lake George Sept. 30. Nelson carried the ball 33 times and rushed for 266 yards, helping the Burghers win 50-20, their first win of the year and only win against Lake George in the past five years. See more photos from the game on page 22.
Thurman looks to override NYS tax cap By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com THURMAN — Faced with soaring costs of town employee retirement and health car e, and r econstructing r oads
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WARRENSBURG — Facing a financial squeeze while continuing to pr ovide services for the region, Richards Library is seeking public funding thr ough a r egional tax levy.
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for a year from the cap. On Monday, Oct. 4, Thurman Town Supervisor Evelyn W ood pr esented a draft tentative budget to the board that called for a zero percent increase. The spending plan called for cutting the assessors’ pay by half, eliminating CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
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For mor e than a century , Richards Library has been operating on the interest from its original endowment. But in the last 30 years, it has been spending a portion of its endowment for operations, as heating fuel and other costs have soar ed
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