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Supers authorize use of eminent domain By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com
Fire & Ice Fest on tap in Tupper Lake PAGE 4 ELIZABETHTOWN
Saranac Lake’s Melissa Moody prepares to drive against the Ticonderoga defense. The Red Storm and Sentinels, along with Elizabethtown-Lewis and Willsboro, took part in the two-day Alzheimer’s Awareness Basketball Tournament in Elizabethtown, a four-game benefit tournament that included raffle prizes and scholarships for seniors on each team. Saranac Lake lost its opening game 43-26.
It is a new era in regional health care PAGE 5 SPORTS
Look inside: Valley News winter sports preview PAGES 14-15
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Local choir readies pair of winter performances LAKE PLACID Ñ The Northern Adirondack Vocal Ensemble will give two performances of a Festival of Lessons and Carols. Anthems, carols, and hymns illuminate the Christmas story along with community readers and congregational singing in the beloved tradition of KingÕ s College, Cambridge. Two performances are scheduled: Saturday, Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at St. PeterÕ s Church in Plattsburgh and Sunday, Dec. 28 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid ABOUT NAVE Under the musical direction of Andrew M. Benware, NAVE is a mixed chamber choir of professional and amateur singers that perform choral music from a variety of periods and styles with harmonies of four to eight parts. NAVEÕ s membership is truly indicative of its nomenclature, Ò Northern Adirondack,Ó being comprised of membership CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The movement for Essex County to regain control over the Old County Infirmary Cemetery gained momentum on Monday, Dec. 1 when the Essex County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the county attorney to acquire the former burial ground through eminent domain. County Attorney Daniel Manning said he hoped a possible transfer of the two-acre plot, located along Route 22 in Whallonsburg, could be solved amicably without legal action. Ò WeÕ re trying to come up with a resolution thatÕ s hugely beneficial,” he told lawmakers. Ò But it looks like weÕ re going to take it one way or the other.Ó LONG-SIMMERING TENSIONS
The Northern Adirondack Vocal Ensemble, or NAVE, will perform in Plattsburgh on Saturday, Dec. 27 and in Lake Placid on Sunday, Dec. 28. For more information, find them on Facebook or contact drew.benware@gmail.com. Photo provided
In 1985, the Essex County Industrial Development Agency brokered the sale to Ruth Morgan and her former husband. Following a period of upkeep by the Morgans, who resided across the road for over a decade, the land went fallow until 2009 when Willsboro resident Vicki Dickerson, whose parents once worked at the facility, began to perform simple maintenance. Dickerson asked permission for more advanced procedures, but Morgan, citing advice from her insurance company, declined to allow the repairs. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Index LUGE FANTASY CAMP
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TOY DRIVE
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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OUTDOORS SPORTS PREVIEW
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