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•Search makes way into Franklin County Page 4 A dog entered in a dog diving competition sponsored by the Hudson Valley Dock Dogs leaps to catch a lure before plunging into a pool during an event at Adirondack Woof Stock 2015 in Chestertown this weekend. The festival, billed as “a weekend of peace, paws and music,” drew an estimated 2,500 or more to town for canine activities and a celebration of 1960s culture and music. Photo by Brandon Himoff
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CHESTERTOWN Ñ Hundreds of dogs took leaping dives into water, ran through obstacle courses and frolicked as they caught Frisbees during the twoday Adirondack Woof Stock event held this weekend on the field behind the town of Chester Municipal Center.
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Event founder and organizer Cindy Mead estimated that 2,500 to 3,500 people and more than 1,000 dogs visited the festival over the weekend. Ò We are thrilled with the public response,Ó she said. Ò The weekend was all about fun for dogs and their owners, along with 1960s music Ñ Everything exceeded our expectations.Ó Dozens of dogs, both professional divers and your average dog-next-door, all competed in Ò dock div-
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ingÓ Ñ jumping the farthest or highest before plunging into a vast pool. The event was a professional competition conducted by Hudson Valley Dock Dogs, known all over the northeastern U.S. Other dogs chased lures through a 100-yard-long obstacle course, which included jumping over hurdles, dodging obstacles and running up ramps in the Doggie Fun Zone attraction, which tours the nation. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
LAKE LUZERNE Ñ Two Luzerne men were arrested for committing a hate crime on Sunday, June 14, when they allegedly drove by two men holding hands as they walked down Pierpont Road, fired a semiautomatic BB pistol at the pair while shouting homophobic slurs. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office was called to the area for a call of shots fired. They learned that the victims continued up Pierpont Road and their alleged attackers circled back around and repeated their actions. At that point the victims fled the area and ran to one of their homes for safety. The victims were able to view the suspect vehicle drive by the home slowly as if the occupants were continuing to look for them. Officers patrolling the area located the suspect vehicle, a 2007 Saturn Vue, at the Cumberland Farms in Lake Luzerne. The weapon used in the attack was located inside the vehicle and determined at that
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