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In ARTS | pg. 2

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He is The Voice

In OPINION | pg. 4

Risks outweigh rewards

Central NY native to sing in Lk. George

when it comes to train tanker plan

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In N. CREEK | pg. 3

Local band gets a deal

Last Daze inks recording contract

Lawmakers take wait-and-see approach to tanker storage plan By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County lawmakers said Tuesday they need more information before sounding off on the Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s plan to store a fleet of decommissioned oil tanker cars on the tracks between Newcomb and Saratoga Springs. “We’re kind of waiting,” said Essex County Chairman Bill Ferebee. Earlier this summer, Saratoga & North Creek Railway President Ed Ellis briefed the Warren County Board of Supervisors on the company’s plan to store a fleet of tankers on a section of tracks pending safety upgrades that are now required by the federal government. Last week, that board opted to table the discussion following feedback from the Department of Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency. Assemblyman Dan Stec, who was present in Elizabethtown on Tuesday to brief the board on recent activities, said he was unsure if legally, municipalities even have a say on the railway’s plan. “I’m not really clear if a local government has a role or not,” said Stec. >> Story Continued | pg. 11

Back to school for the 2015-16 year

Indian Lake Minerva Central Newcomb CS Central brings administration starts new year in the new year welcomes 15/16 a week early

By Ryan Edwards

ryan@suncommunitynews.com

By Ryan Edwards

ryan@suncommunitynews.com

By Ryan Edwards

INDIAN LAKE — Indian Lake Central held it’s first day of classes and annual “first day celebration” on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Superintendent Mark Brand said he is excited to have the kids back in the building and to get the academic year underway. Teachers, parents, students and administrators lined up to pose for their annual photo at the front of the school to commemorate a new year at the school on Tuesday morning before class. “I think we’re off to a good start,” Brand said in an interview. Brand said he was pleased to see that enrollment for the district has stabilized after being on the decline in recent years. Also increasing this year is the number of international students welcomed to the district to four, from Japan, Korea and Mexico — increasing from three last year and two the year before.

MINERVA — With week one of classes wrapping up, Minerva Central Superintendent Timothy Farrell said he is anticipating a busy academic year. Following a school year marked by statewide protests to recent changes in the testing procedures and teacher evaluation methods — with 20 percent of New York’s students opting out of standardized tests — administrators at Minerva Central are preparing for a year of growth and collaboration, Farrell said in an interview. “We need to roll up our sleeves and we need to look for new ways to support student learning with these new, more rigorous learning standards,” he said. That means refining the district’s APPR (Annual Professional Performance Review) process, analyzing last year’s data to come up with structural and curricular changes for the coming school year, and continuing the district’s collaboration with the other True North districts, Farrell said.

NEWCOMB — While most area schools opened their doors this week, Newcomb Central already has two weeks of classes in the books. The district kicked off the academic year with their annual “back to school” beach party, held at the town beach on Monday, Aug. 31, and the first day of classes the following day. “We just have a great attitude around school,” NCS Superintendent Skip Hults said in an interview. “I’ve been able already to see that the kids are excited to be back.” Hults said the academic year starts early at NCS because everyone — from students to faculty to administrators — is simply ready to get back to work by the end of August. NCS will welcome five international students this year from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia. Hults said this will be the fewest international students the district has seen since beginning their program. “We’re hoping to still pick up a few more,” he said. “It can

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