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Two die in snowmobile collision on Indian Lake INDIAN LAKE — Alcohol is a suspected factor in the death of two men who were killed in a snowmobile collision on the ice of Indian Lake Saturday, March 2, according to State Police. Around 7 p.m., State Police in Indian Lake received a report of a fatal snowmobile accident on Indian Lake, according to a press release. State Police members, state Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers and members of the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department & Ambulance Corps responded to the scene on the lake about 2 miles south of the Indian Lake Marina on Lake Shore Road (CR 9) in the town of Indian Lake. Police investigators found that Thomas R. Dykstra, 59, of Suffern, was operating his 2009 Arctic Cat snowmobile on the frozen lake in a northerly direction and entered the path of a second snowmobile, a 2002 Polaris, operated by Paul A. Prill IV, 51, of Schenectady, which was traveling in a southerly direction. A front-end collision ensued, and both men were ejected from their snowmobiles. Dykstra and Prill were transported to Nathan Littauer Hospital, where Hamilton County Coroner Virginia Jennings pronounced them deceased. On March 3, Dr. Jung Lee performed autopsies and determined the cause of death for Dykstra and Prill to be severe blunt force trauma. The manner of death was ruled accidental. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Alcohol is suspected as a contributing factor.
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Congrats to professional photographer Erika Pesquera, of North River, for winning the News Enterprise Daylight Savings Photo Contest this week. Shown here are Erika’s little guy Gabriel (the son), dog Zuna, and big guy Juan (the husband). Excellent shot! Thanks for helping the News Enterprise remind readers to turn their clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. Daylight Savings Time ends on Nov. 3.
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Essex County judge: No changes to pistol permits By John Gereau
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johng@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Despite concern among local sportsmen to the contrary, the ability to obtain a permit in Essex County to carry a concealed pistol in public has not been taken away. According to Essex County Judge Richard B. Meyer, there have been talks statewide about a uniform pistol permit policy that would allow
pistols under certain “restricted” circumstances — like for hunting and target shooting — but not for carrying concealed in public. Essex County is one of a handful of New York counties that allows “full” or “unrestricted” carry, meaning a pistol can be concealed and carried in public for the purpose of self defense. Recently, Meyer began sending out a two-page cover letter with all new pistol permit applications, drawing attention to a November 2012 court decision that upheld the ability of state court judges to restrict a pistol permit to only cer-
tain uses such as hunting, target shooting or the defense of a person’s home. The ruling, handed down by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said county judges, acting as pistol licensing officers, can restrict permits and grant the right to carry a concealed weapon in public only to those who show they have a special need for self-protection greater than others in the general community. That led local sportsmen to believe that Meyer was stating in the letter that he intended to stop CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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