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By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Five board of education positions in the News Enterprise readership area will see terms ending for the Johnsburg, Indian Lake, Minerva, Newcomb and Long Lake school districts. The deadline for submitting notices of intent to run for these elected positions is April 16 for all school districts. Voting will take place May 15.
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Minerva At the Minerva Central School District, one board of education position will be available, the one held by Lester Sternin. This position CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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By Mike Mender newsenterprise@denpubs.com JOHNSBURG — The town of Johnsburg has 13 town-maintained cemeteries. That’s a lot of grass to cut; too much for the town’s Buildings and Parks Department’s one full-time employee and one part-time employee. The town has little control over the
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number of cemeteries it must maintain. As Deputy Town Clerk Jo Ann Smith explained to the Town Board at its meeting Tuesday, April 3, many of the cemeteries were long-ago abandoned by their original owners. By state law, the town is obligated to take care of them. That’s a situation that doesn’t sit well with some in the town. “This cemetery thing needs some historical perspective,” said resident Bob Nessle. “They were private … gen-
erated by either churches or families … and the state in its infinite wisdom decided that the taxpayers had to pay to take care of them.” Nessle suggested the town pass a law saying that any new cemeteries have to have a perpetual care fund set up so that the town doesn’t get stuck maintaining them at taxpayer expense. Town Supervisor Ron Vanselow CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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thom@denpubs.com ATHOL — Town of Thurman Supervisor Evelyn Wood has announced that she’s withdrawn her candidacy for the state Assembly post now held by Teresa Sayward, who is retiring as of December. Wood sent a notice Tuesday April 3 to Warren County Republican Party
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Chairman Mike Grasso officially declaring that she’d dropped out of the race. Wood’s exit from the race leaves two republicans seeking the seat: Warren County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dan Stec and former Glens Falls Mayor Robert Regan. Stec has been collecting endorsements from party organizations with ease, while other candidates have struggled to do so, prompting a num-
ber of them to drop out. The Assembly district presently includes all of Warren and Essex counties, and parts of northern Saratoga and northern Washington counties. The G.O.P. committees of these four counties have all endorsed Stec. He’s also won the endorsements of the Conservative party committees of Warren and Essex counties as well as the nod from the state Independence Party.
In her quest for the Assembly seat, Wood recently made presentations before the Republican committees of Warren, Washington and Essex counties. The momentum of Stec’s candidacy and a variety of other factors, she said, prompted her to withdraw her candidacy. Stec has been in public office for 16 years, compared to 15 months for Wood, who had run based on her deep local heritage and experience with Adirondack issues. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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At the Indian Lake Central School District, two board of education positions will be available, the five-year term held by David Harrington and remaining term of three years due to the resignation of board member Brian Wells. Anyone interested in running for the available seats should contact the district clerk at 648-5024.
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Students present a scene in the Newcomb Central School's production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Colosseum,” which was performed on March 30 and 31. From left are Renna Yandon, Kailah Armstrong, Ashley Miller and Aaron DeLoria.
At the Johnsburg Central School District, two board of education positions will be available, those held by Mark Richards and Frank Morehouse Jr. These positions are three-year terms. Anyone interested in running for the available seats should contact the district clerk at 251-2921.