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Saturday,ÊNo vemberÊ26,Ê2016 >>

In SPORTS | pg. 9

A season of successes NW Boys are Section II Class D runners-up

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In News | pg. 5

The season of giving

The Polar Express

It’s good for the soul

Is coming to town

Generational divide on display at Boreas Tract Visions of youth, elders clash in third Adirondack Park Agency hearing on recreational use

Now in a wheelchair, Remington remains an avid outdoorsman, and even enjoys heading back to the site of the accident, located within the Boreas Pond Tract, the parcel pending classification by the Adirondack Park Agency. But his future access to the site, once owned by a timber company, now remains in the hands of the state, which is weighing a number of proposals that will govern access to the By Pete DeMola 20,543-acre parcel. pete@suncommunitynews.com The discussion unfolded in the literal and figurative heart of the debate last week in Newcomb, just a few miles from the NEWCOMB — Scott Remington nearly died in a logging site, which the state purchased in May for $14.5 million. accident on Gulf Brook Road. While nearly 100 parcels are pending classification, the On May 25, 1999, the lifelong Adirondack resident broke Boreas Tract dominated discussion at the Nov. 16 public hearing, the third in a series of eight planned sessions across the his neck, back and all but three ribs.

ChristmasÊ in Warrensburgh

state held at Newcomb Central School.

‘WE ARE THE FUTURE’ Fifty-one people spoke over a three-hour stretch. While the comments largely followed the familiar contours sharpened over decades of discussions — the state’s legal responsibility for environmental stewardship weighed against access and economic development — a new element has cleaved the discussion along generational fault lines. Young people lobbied during the public hearing for the most stringent environmental safeguards. >> See BOREAS | pg. 21

28th annual downtown holiday event planned for Dec. 3-4 WARRENSBURG — The streets will come alive with elves, reindeer and all manner of holiday cheer next month. The 28th Annual Christmas in Warrensburgh will return to downtown Warrensburg Saturday Dec. 3 and Sunday Dec. 4. Pete DeMola A group of local residents started the Editor event in 1989 as a way to bring all holiday elements together into one unifying package, including a treelighting ceremony at the Dude Ranch Trail. “It was meant to bring out members of communities and families to celebrate the season,” said Theresa Whalen, who co-founded the event with the beautification committee >> See CHRISTMAS IN WARRENSBURGH | pg. 21

Perched in a horse-drawn wagon during a recent Christmas in Warrensburgh fest, Santa elicits a smile from a boy after inquiring about his holiday wishes. For more on Christmas in Warrensburgh, see pages 13-15.


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