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LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Scenic Railroad announces that it has received national ranking as one of the top 12 train trips in the country by Fodor’s Travel in the August/September edition of AARP The Magazine, the world’s largest circulation magazine (travel.aarp.org/articles-tips/articles/info-092014/train-travel-fall-foliage-photo.html). “Though it is often not the most expeditious
means of travel, train rides are as much about what you see along the way as where you’re going,” said Abby Chase of Fodor’s Travel, division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Listed as #6 on the list, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad offers an exceptional value with the Fall Foliage trains, offering what was described as “the perfect opportunity to experience some of the best foliage across the US.”
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“The Adirondack Scenic Railroad is exceptionally pleased to be included and honored by AARP in this way. The Adirondack fall foliage is some of the most spectacular in the country, riding a train you can sit back, talk with friends and family while enjoying stunning views. The Railroad is a piece of New York history and provides a nostalgic, relaxing experience for people from all walks of life,” stated Bethan Maher, Executive Director for the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. The Adirondack’s Scenic Railroad’s popular Fall Foliage trains have just begun to run Fri-
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Town-wide festival will welcome fall with pumpkins, apples & vendors
WESTPORT — With just a few more weeks of warm weather, a group of Westport residents is hoping to rally the community with one last hurrah before the sidewalks roll up for the winter. Medara Sherman remembers when, as a Pete kid, the town would come alive before HalDeMola Editor loween. Folks would gather on the lawn of the Westport Library and decorate pumpkins with yarn and glitter. That’s what got Sherman fired up to organize a communitywide event. Expect attractions across town this weekend. The Essex County Fairgrounds will host a historical display, a junior demolition derby and horseback riding benefit. A townwide garage sale will give folks a chance to rub shoulders with their fellow neighbors, while child-friendly activities dotted throughout — apple-dunking, face-painting, applebobbing — should be enough to entertain the kids. The Heritage House will serve as the epicenter, where a group of local historians will give oral histories on everything from ice fishing to the region’s role in the Civil War. Dozens of vendors will also participate, from potters to local food producers.
days, Saturdays and Sundays with departures from Utica’s Union Station, Thendara Station just outside Old Forge, and the Lake Placid Station. Go to adirondackrr.com for excursion details and to purchase tickets. Create memories and experience the colors of fall while traveling through the Adirondack Park with the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. The Adirondack Preservation Society operates the Adirondack Scenic Railroad, offering an authentic and unique experience with a ride on a heritage railroad through the six
By Pete DeMola
pete@suncommunitynews.com
Westport will come alive this Saturday with several events, including a townwide autumn festival. Photo by Pete DeMola
Linda Adams said it’s nice to see so many members of the community coming forward to display their items. “They love getting out meeting people and selling their craft,” said Adams. Proceeds from vendors will be donated to the local food shelf to assist with their heating bill, while a basket raffle sponsored by the Westport Chamber of Commerce will benefit the town’s bicentennial fireworks fund. Attendees will also get a chance to scope the fall foliage from Lake Champlain via a Westport Marina-sponsored boat tour, while history buffs are encouraged to embark on a walking tour of the hamlet. Sherman hopes those who didn’t make it to the town’s bicentennial celebrations in July will return and stay for the day. “It’s going to give residents a second opportunity to view the displays that community worked really hard to do.” Westport Fall Fair: Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, find the Westport Heritage House on Facebook.
TICONDEROGA — After Republicans failed to take back a single statewide seat last year, the state party brought in advisors who offered a post-mortem analysis of the race that saw Team Blue thoroughly throttling Team Red. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, handily won re-election, sailing past Republican challenger Rob Astorino, 54 percent to 40.6 percent. (Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins garnered 4.9 percent.) Astorino running mate Chris Moss said he hopes the party can use the defeat as a learning experience. Moss, speaking to Essex County Republicans at their annual dinner last week, of-
fered a list of improvements that he said will allow the party to start adding statewide offices to the win column. While money is always an issue — the Cuomo campaign spent $35 million to their $6.8 million, Moss noted — the state party needs to do more to build farm teams and nurture the next generation of talent, good candidates to run for offices starting at the local level. “We need to find a way to get to those folks and find a way to support them,” said Moss. Republicans also need to be more receptive to women, he said, two-thirds of whom voted for the Cuomo ticket. “We really have to figure out why our party is seen by >> Story Continued | pg. 9