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Raises proposed for town workers and officials Ambulance squad shutdown looming? By Brendan Manley denpubs@denpubs.com ATHOL — At a meeting Oct. 18, that was expected to be gripped in a controversial showdown over local ambulance service, the Thurman town board proposed a 2 percent raise in salary for elected government officials and town employees. The decisions on ambulance squad’s funding and future was postponed to Oct. 19 — although plenty of comment was heard about the issues, including talk of an impending squad shutdown. Proposed by the board at its fiscal meeting and budget hearing, the idea of raises were presented as a way to reward and encourage the

See THURMAN, page 12

Locals and agency officials spar over APA issues By Jon Alexander

Greg Shambo, defensive end on the Warrensburg Youth Football’s senior squad, sprints for a critical tackle of Fort Edward’s quarterback during the two teams’ matchup Oct. 17. See inside for details, plus a run-down of all the week’s high school sports results.

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RAY BROOK — While Warren County supervisors reaffirmed their support Oct. 15, for Adirondack Local Government Review Board’s “White Paper” criticizing aspects and operations of the Adirondack Park Agency, officials of both the park agency and review board muted their verbal crossfire late last week at the agency’s monthly meeting. Local governments were outraged in late September when APA chairman Curt Stiles blasted the review board in response to a white paper drafted by its executive director Fred Monroe and sent to Gov. David A. Paterson. Review board members were particularly upset by the assertion in Stiles’s letter the organization no longer has a mandate from the majority of Adirondack local governments. The fallout has resulted in demands to state

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