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Cuomo Comments
July 9, 2011
Darrell Aubertine visits North Country with positive remarks on governor’s first six months in office. PAGE 3
Beautiful Release Hospice’s annual memorial butterfly release helps people cope with loss of loved ones. PAGE 8
Moving On Graduates from Seton Catholic turn the page, ready to write a new chapter. PAGE 11
Beekmantown Central budget gets shot down By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com
Flying the Flag Village of Rouses Point welcomes The Patriot Flag PAGE 2 amid huge fanfare.
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Mooers Food Pantry in need of assistance Need continues to grow, according to coordinators
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MOOERS — The needs of many nonpr ofit or ganizations have been strained by the economy in r ecent years, and the Mooers Food Pantry is no different. Those who oversee the food pantry — housed at the Mooers Wesleyan Chur ch on Maple Street — recently put out a plea to the community for donations due to a continued increase in See PANTRY, continued on page 8
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BEEKMANTOWN — The Beekmantown Central School district budget wasn’t as favorable to voters the second time around. The school district’s pr oposed $38,721,107 budget for the 2011-12 school “I have to see where I year was put can do something and back befor e have the least potential voters J une 3 0 impact to students.” where it was Superintendent defeated 1,335 Scott A. Amo to 843. The Beekmantown budget — Central School District which was initially approved May 17 by a vote of 746 to 730 — was ordered by the state education commissioner to be put up for a r evote June 30 after it was found one of three voting machines used was not u pdated f or t he e lection, a nd d isplayed last year's figures to voters. District superintendent Scott A. Amo said he could do nothing but speculate as to why the budget wasn’t appr oved by voters a second time. “It could be that the economy is pre ssing on