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Minerva set for Easter Egg Hunt March 23
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By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com OLMSTEDVILLE — Organizers of the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Minerva Central School are busy preparing for this year ’s event, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 23. And the Easter Bunny will be there. Steve and Diane Colletti, owners of It’s About Thyme Farm in Olmstedville, will be hosting their fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt starting at noon in the field behind the school. They hope to get as many children up to 12 years old participating in the hunting exercise as possible, and they need to start as promptly as possible because the participants are always anxious. “I just have so much stuff to give it away, I hoping there’s enough children to
Johnsburg School Board tackles budget PAGE 3 IN NORTH CREEK
On Friday, March 1, Saratoga Opera To Go performed the children's opera "Pinocchio" for Johnsburg Central School students in grades K-6 in the JCS gymnasium. A surprise addition to the opera performance were two JCS grade 3 students from Mrs. Watson's class, Ethan Dunbar and Sam Porter, seen above dancing around with the opera group. The performance was funded by Upper Hudson Musical Arts.
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Students give all-county performances PAGE 4 IN MINERVA
Essex Co. leaders push to repeal SAFE Act By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County Board of Supervisors will meet Monday, March 18 to voice their opinion on the New York SAFE Act. Members of a special SAFE Act task force voted Monday, March 11, to seek a resolution from the full board asking
the state to repeal the controversial gun laws which started taking effect Jan. 15. With the vote, board chairman Randy Douglas called for a special board meeting to take place Monday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the county chambers. The board will decide on the fate of the resolution at this meeting. "We have had a lot of emails, phone calls and visits from people since this committee was formed," Chesterfield
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Minerva opposes New York’s new gun control law PAGE 9
Troopers kill man after fleeing from Northway
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By Keith Lobdell
JOHNSBURG SCHOOL
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ALL-COUNTY CONCERT
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INDIAN LAKE
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EDITORIAL
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN
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BAKER’S MILLS NEWS
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QUESTION OF MONTH
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CALENDAR
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Supervisor Gerald Morrow, task force chair, said. "Every person that I have talked to is in favor of repealing the SAFE Act." Morrow and North Hudson Supervisor Ronald Moore both introduced draft resolutions to repeal the law. Both were similar, and the task force voted to use the draft by Morrow. A third option, which asked for the
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keith@denpubs.com LEWIS — Two New York State Police officers were involved in a high-speed chase that ended with an Au Sable Forks man being shot and killed Tuesday, March 5. Preliminary findings released by State Police on March 6 revealed that Richard J. “Joey” Aubin, 28, was killed after trying to gain possession of one
of the troopers weapons, according to BCI Capt. Robert LaFountain. Aubin was first spotted traveling southbound on Interstate 87 at around 5:07 p.m. by police near the town of Schroon Lake. Police allege he was speeding. “He was initially clocked going 95 mph,” LaFountain said. Police chased the suspect southbound on the interstate until he exited south of Schroon, then traveled north on Route 9. Police used spike strips just north of the ramps
leading to exit 29 of the intersection to slow down the suspect’s vehicle, who then fled about 75 feet into the woods. Troop B troopers Leston W. Sheeley and Marcia L. Pooler were identified by officials as the two officers who followed Aubin into the woods after his black 2005 Chevrolet Colorado truck was stopped. After following Aubin on foot, the officers attempted to apprehend him, but the scuffle escalated as attempts to physically restrain and CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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