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Saturday,ÊD ecemberÊ19,Ê2015

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In SPORTS | pg. 18-20

Winter season heats up A recap of last week’s action

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In OPINION | pg. 7

Christmas memories

Gordie Little relives Christmas’ past

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In LOCAL | pg. 2

Fundraiser started

Woman with local ties battles lung cancer

Region bypassed for mega-grant Warren Co. likely to benefit anyway By Thom Randall

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Santa listens to Audrey, daughter of Bridget Jones, at the Thurman Youth Commission Christmas Party. For more, see page 4. Photo provided/Sally Feihel

County says no to privatization of atty spot Candidates interviewed this week By Christina Scanlon

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LAKE GEORGE — Privatization of the Warren County Attorney position won’t move forward after the Board of Supervisors Personnel Committee decided against the measure last week. Instead, the committee will move forward with interviewing potential candidates for the spot, which will be vacated Dec. 31 by Martin Auffredou, who then begins his role as a Supreme Court judge.

The committee spent about 30 minutes in executive session following the presentation of applications from three attorneys interested in the position, along with a letter of interest from Miller, Mannix, Schachner & Hafner LLC, a law firm based in Glens Falls. The letter, said County Administrator Paul Dusek, offered to provide legal services in a combined approach. The interviews of the three individuals will take place this week, though it’s not clear how long the process could take. >> Story Continued | pg. 9

LAKE GEORGE — Gov. Cuomo’s “Hunger Games” concluded Dec. 10, and the Capital Region Economic Development Council’s plan — which focused on Glens Falls for a pilot revitalization effort, was not awarded one of the three $500 million grants. But regional economic development czar Ed Bartholomew said Monday that Glens Falls and northern Warren County will be winners anyway, considering Cuomo’s promise that the regions not selected for the big prize money will receive an additional $50 million for priority projects next year. “We’re likely to see state funding for projects that are planned and ready for development,” said Bartholomew, president of EDC Warren County. The Capital Region council’s plan had asked for millions of dollars in “partner commitments” to support “Catalyst Projects” — smartgrowth development efforts that complement and support revitalization projects

already underway. South Street in Glens Falls was named as an “immediate priority” in that mega-grant application. Bartholomew said that plans were ready to go forward on a mixed-use redevelopment project on South Street — a collaboration between Mazzone Hospitality and SUNY Adirondack culinary program. While Bartholomew said he couldn’t reveal more specifics, others speculate that it might involve a high-end restaurant and catering enterprise on street level, with residences on upper floors. Mazzone Hospitality owns and operates Angelo’s 677 Prime, a top-rated Albany restaurant, as well as other high-end restaurants in Sara>> Story Continued | pg. 9


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