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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK
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Coalition releases text of appeal against principal
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Locl Girl Scouts name six ‘Women of Distinction.’ PAGE 8 PLATTSBURGH
By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com BEEKMANTOWN — The Beekmantown Central School District Community Coalition has released the full text of its initial appeal in the hopes words will stir more members of the community to speak out against what has become a controversial decision for the school district. Simona Sharoni — the mother of a student in the school district and spokesperson on behalf of the community coalition — recently released to the media the full text of the appeal filed with the state Education Department, signed by Dr. David J. Anderson, Robert G. Collier, and John P. Bradley. The text of the appeal contains the main argument of the coalition, that the positions of former Beekmantown High School principal CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Local business donating profits to charities. PAGE 13 SPORTS PREVIEW
Eight-year-old Raven Zimmerman launches a tennis ball for Zoey at East Morrisonville Park during a recent “Doggie Paddle Day” hosted by the Town of Plattsburgh Recreation Department. Zoey is a labradoodle that works at CVPH Medical Center as a therapy dog.
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BOP events kick off By John Grybos jgrybos@denpubs.com
The verdict is in on the ‘Name that 1812 Beer.’
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PLATTSBURGH — Watching the sky drizzle, soldiers grumbled that their black powder charges couldn’t be trusted in such watery weather. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder a few minutes later, watching the enemy approach. The order was shouted to ready rifles for the opening salvo.
As the rain fell, another order was shouted, “Fire!” Click. Click. Click. The rifles weren’t firing. Just as the soldiers had feared, the black powder rounds were failing. BOOM! The last rifle in line roared fire at the enemy line. “The cannon!” shouted one of the enemies. “Wait for the cannon to CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
Commemorating the Sept. 6 1814 skirmish at Halsey’s Corners in Plattsburgh, re-enactors dealt with rainy conditions. Photo by John Grybos
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