Nc 06 14 2014

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Editorial» The VA: Dysfunction at its best

Clinton County, New York

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

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City gears up for debut beach party

This Week EYE ON BUSINESS

By Teah Dowling

All things diva opens in rouses point.

teah@denpubs.com P L AT T S B U R G H Ñ The City Beach will celebrate its offi cial opening weekend with  activities, music and fun in the  sun  at  an  event  billed  as  the  fi rst annual Beach Bash on Saturday, June 14.    “We have never done something  like  this  before,  so  we  wanted  to  give  something  back to the community as well  as our visitors who come from out  of  the  area,”  said  Jessica  Shields,  recreation  supervisor  in  Plattsburgh.  “It’s  a  great  way for families to get together, and I know I would want to  celebrate  the  summer  season  after such a harsh winter we  CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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A fire dancer performs in front of Saranac Lake’s Blind Owl Band at a recent First Weekend’s event in Plattsburgh event. Photo by Shawn Ryan

Changes in store for plattsburgh’s July 4th

benefit planned for peru man with cancer. PAGE 3

By Shawn Ryan

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PLATTSBURGH — Some big changes are in store for the City  of Plattsburgh’s July 4th parade and celebration. In a press conference Monday, Mayor Jim Calnon announced  the  changes.  The  most  noticeable  change,  according  to  Calnon,  will be the parade route itself. Because of road construction on  South Catherine Street, the city was forced to change the previous route to avoid closing too many of the city’s bridges at one  time. The  new  route  will  include  line-up  on  Jay  Street  and  lower  Bridge Street and will step off onto Hamilton Street. The parade  will go west on Bridge Street to City Hall Place, down City Hall  Place to the bridge and over the bridge to Cumberland Avenue. It  will continue on Cumberland Avenue to Wilcox Dock. The start  time for the parade is 2 p.m. Also new this year, there will be a reviewing stand on the steps  of  City  Hall,  and  fl oats  will  be  reviewed  in  as  yet  unspecifi ed  categories. Also  new  this  year,  the  city  is  handing  over  organization  of  the parade and festivities to First Weekends in Plattsburgh. The  theme of the parade and celebration is “Hero’s of Clinton County,

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Mayor Jim Calnon shows a map depicting the new route this year’s July 4th parade will take through the city. Street construction forced the city to change the typical route of the parade.

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