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In SPORTS | pg. 16-17
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Regular season comes to an end
In OPINION | pg. 6
Lodge at Boreas Ponds
PLUS: Unified hoops at All State ballers
Should be saved or moved
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In MINERVA | pg. 2
Family business
Newest EMT joins parents on the squad
October finish eyed for Newcomb water project Groundwater source to replace water from Hudson River By Christina Scanlon
christina@suncommunitynews.com
NEWCOMB — The ongoing water project in Newcomb is moving along with the establishment of “a productive, quality water source,” according to Newcomb Town Supervisor Wester Miga. More drilling is expected in the next week. The state Department of Health prefers groundwater over surface water sources, said Miga. The new sources will replace its current source, the Hudson River. “They’ve been a tremendous resource and excellent to work with,” he said of the DOH. In addition to the new groundwater sourc-
es, an upgraded distribution system will also be created for about 100 users in the Winebrook Hills Water District. The total price tag for the work is $2.6 million. The town board is currently awaiting the receipt of bids for the water control building. “Ideally, we’d like to have this done by the end of October,” said Miga, which is possible is everything continues at its current pace. The project is possible due to a $2 million grant and a $684,665 interest-free loan warded last year by the Environmental Facilities Corporation as a part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to strengthen water infrastructure across the state. The Newcomb award and loan was one of 20 like it, totaling $114 million statewide. Concerning potential increases in water bills, Miga said, “I don’t see them going up,”
citing a new revenue source and cost savings. The town entered recently into a contract to rent space on its water tower for cell com-
munications equipment. Projected operating expenses of the new distribution system are expected to bring a savings, as well.
PROM NIGHT
MockÊ crashÊ atÊ JCSÊ hitsÊ homeÊ forÊ teens
Business owners, officials discuss dangers of distracted driving By Christina Scanlon
christina@suncommunitynews.com
NORTH CREEK — The blood-curdling screams of a teen trapped in the back of a car at Johnsburg Central School were not real. Neither was the blood from the victim draped lifeless across the hood. Still, the scene went on. Police, fire and emergency medical personnel flooded the parking lot. The 911 call for a two-vehicle crash was a drill, but their actions were anything but makebelieve. Sirens wailed loudly, while the high school students gathered to watch stood silent. There was an ambulance, backboards and gurneys. Hydraulic rescue equipment removed the roofs of the cars. The coroner arrived. So did a hearse. The screams of a mother, realizing her son was dead rose above it all. “They always tell you and they are always saying it,” said Evan Riedinger, a Johnsburg senior about the dangers of texting and driving message delivered in the mock accident scene. “This was different. This made it a lot more real,” he said. “The response of the firemen... it definitely became much more serious.” For senior Sara Pierson, the acting of her classmates drove home the reality of it all. >> See JCS | pg. 15
Students from Minerva, Newcomb, Indian Lake and Long Lake gathered for the annual prom at the Garnet Hill Lodge in North River on Saturday, May 14. See more photos on page 12. Photo provided/Autumn Goerner