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www.SunCommunityNews.com

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

RaceÊ forÊ NYÊ 21

>> See N. WARREN | pg. 14

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


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