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Sweet Adelines to take the stage

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Let your voice be heard

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Vote this election day!

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Field set for championships Blue Bombers to face AuSable

ACAP: We want you to complete survey Survey results critical for assessing community needs, says agency By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — For the past 50 years, Adirondack Community Action Programs has been filling in the gaps in services for working class county residents. Think of them as a safety blanket — The Elizabethtown-based agency provides childcare for working families, meal nutrition

programs for the elderly and heating assistance for those who struggle to combat rising utility costs. If you don’t personally use their services, you probably know someone who does: Ten percent of Essex County residents utilize their programs on an annual basis. The group is preparing to roll out a community needs assessment. Collecting info every three years helps the agency identify commu-

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nity needs and strengths. Part of the process is enlisting the public to take an online survey. Among the 60+ questions: Which services have you needed in the past 12 months? Did you get them? Were they easy to locate? Do you have reliable transportation? Overall, the survey, which will ACAP will disseminate through a coordinated outreach campaign, will attempt to get an unvarnished picture of the concrete problems facing those

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Rick Meyer lands Conservative line

States highest court upholds decision to void ballot By Pete DeMola

Traveling cooking show comes to the Crete Center in Plattsburgh on Sunday PLATTSBURGH — Nancy Mock stood on stage and beamed. Several months ago, the Colchester resident submitted a recipe to Taste of Home magazine, a smoky gouda and chicken melt sandwich, and it was accepted. Pete For readers of the national cooking magDeMola Editor azine, which has a circulation of 3.2 million, recipe acceptance marks something of a badge of honor, validation from the gatekeepers to the country’s kitchens. Taking her involvement a step further, Mock, who is a volunteer field editor for the magazine, opted to participate in last year’s Taste of Home Cooking School in Plattsburgh, the annual roadshow that brings a visiting celebrity chef before live audiences to recreate some of the magazine’s most popular recipes. “I like the magazine so much I thought it would be great to stay active,” said Mock, one of a handful of assistants who helped the chef, Eric Villegas, prepare a spread of 10 different dishes before a crowd of hundreds. As the assistants worked in clock-like precision to prepare dishes like chicken and mushroom spanakopitas, gingerbread

living from paycheck to paycheck. Travel time to work and appointments, employment status, substance abuse problems, finding a job, housing status, childcare needs, reliance on public benefits — Nothing is off the table. But it’s all anonymous to ensure privacy, stress agency staffers. The more responses, the better. Deadline: Nov. 25, just before Thanksgiving. Results will be shared with a variety of

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cheesecake and soft beer pretzels, Villegas kept the crowd entertained with fast-paced commentary. This year’s event, the sixth installment of the region’s largest fall show, is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Crete Center in Plattsburgh. Like Mock, participants say it’s a way to keep engaged while learning new tricks in the kitchen and building a sense of community. Mary Hamilton, Port Henry, estimated she had just about all of the cookbooks. “I enjoy the show a lot,” said Hamilton.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County Judge Rick Meyer has successfully fought back a challenge from his opponent, Brian Barrett, to appear on the Conservative Party’s ballot line in next month’s general election. Friday’s decision by the state’s highest court to deny a motion of appeal puts a definitive end to the six-week fight over who will be the party’s torchbearer. The margin between the candidates has swung back and forth between one vote since primary voters headed to the polls on Sept. 10, with the outcome ultimately hinging upon a pair of absentee ballots. One was counted; the other, set aside based on residency issues. The voter who cast the now-voided ballot, James Abbott, testified earlier this month in state supreme court that he resided in Essex County. The appellate court later found that argument “unpersuasive” following testimony that Abbott lives, works and receives mail in Georgia. Factoring into their decision was testimony that the parcel of land in Keene underpinning Abbott’s residency was sold to him for $1 by his father nearly one week after he registered to

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The Taste of Home Cooking School will arrive in Plattsburgh on Sunday, Nov. 1. The daylong event, the region’s largest fall show, features prize giveaways, vendors and a live cooking demonstration from a celebrity chef. Photo by Pete DeMola


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