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In LAKE GEORGE | pg. 5
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Seeking funds
In OPINION | pg. 6
Where’d ya go Gov. Cuomo
Officials seek new wastewater plant, host tour
Andrew a no-show at challenge
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In SPORTS | pg. 2
A time to shred in Lake George Skatepark to open Saturday
Lack of interest prompts end for after-school care in N. Warren By Christina Scanlon
christina@suncommunitynews.com
CHESTERTOWN — Dwindling enrollment in North Warren school district’s after-
school program caused its cancelation by the Board of Education last week. “It was very important for us to make this decision in July, so families would have opportunities to make other day care arrange-
ments before September,” said Elementary School Principal Shelley Dupuis. School officials say the program could return if enough interest is found. But recent enrollment numbers at the school and area
day care centers indicate that scenario is unlikely. Of those that had most recently used the program, only one child was enrolled in the
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Funiciello slams Derrick as lifelong Republican
Green hopeful to Dems: “Your party is running a Republican. How convincing do you expect his argument to be?”
PickleballÊ outgrowingÊ courtsÊ inÊ Chester Town to consider revisions to tennis courts By Christina Scanlon
christina@suncommunitynews.com
CHESTERTOWN — It was just a little
more than two years ago that Al Muench and a couple of friends asked permission from the Town of Chester to try pickleball on the tennis courts outside the town hall. They painted lines to designate the badminton-sized court and garnered interest from a handful or more of players. A year later, they had about 25 on their
email list, with a dozen or so showing up regularly for games. Today they draw 25 to 30 faithful players to the courts three times a week, with 60 participants on the list. Some are year-round Chester residents, some are seasonal homeowners. Some are >> See PICKLEBALL | pg. 15
By Pete DeMola
pete@suncommunitynews.com
GLENS FALLS — Matt Funiciello has slammed Mike Derrick for changing his voter registration from Republican to Democratic, a decision he said was made so the retired Army colonel could run for office. “To be a Democrat, when you just switched parties last year, that’s a really cynical thing to do,” Funiciello told the Sun. “Quite honestly, they picked a candidate who is a Republican >> See NY 21 | pg. 9