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Kyle Parmeter, of Fuller Excavating, smoothes out a fresh pour of concrete on the new Broadway sidewalk adjacent to the Berkeley Green. The village is reconstructing sidewalks along sections of Broadway and Main Street in the downtown business district, and work should be completed by June 15. Photo by Andy Flynn
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SARANAC LAKE — Reconstruction of the sidewalks in downtown Saranac Lake continued this past week. Fuller Excavating was awarded the contract to replace the sidewalk on the west side of Main Street and on Broadway Hill. This is part of the $1 million Village of Saranac Lake Sidewalk Replacement Project. Phase 1 of the project — replacement of sidewalk on Broadway between Main Street and Woodruff Street — was expected to be complete
by Memorial Day weekend. The village Department of Public Works (DPW) completed demolition and removal of sidewalk in two days, and construction began Monday, May 14. Sidewalks remained open on Broadway, but pedestrians are urged to use caution in the area. Construction on all sidewalks will take place between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the week. In the meantime, work on the west side of Main Street began May 14 with demolition of the sidewalk and curbs at the alley between the Town Hall and Rice Furniture
and proceeding north along Main Street. DPW employees are also installing drainage, removing two old cobra-style street lights, and installing one new antique style street light. Fuller Excavating expects to begin installing curb on May 24 and complete the project by June 15. Village officials say access to building and business entrances will be maintained at all times, except for limited interruptions when concrete is poured and finished. During construction, sidewalks will remain open as much as possible; however parking spaces on the west
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ELIZABETHTOWN — Horace Nye supporters have organized a special day to show their support for the county-owned facility Saturday, June 2, at the Memorial Park on Main Street here. Task Force to Save Horace Nye member Celeste Beeman said the event has been organized for county resident’s to hold their own
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ELIZABETHTOWN — The next chapter in the Horace Nye Nursing Home saga may start to be written next week. It may also be the closing chapter in the eyes of Essex County. North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi, who chairs the Horace Nye Nursing Home Task Force Committee, has called for the body to meet on Tuesday, May 29, following the monthly Ways and Means Committee meeting, which was pushed back from its usual last Monday of the month date due to Memorial Day. Politi said that the HNNH subcommittee, which was tasked with visiting the Elizabethtown facility as well as facilities run by the three bidders on the site, will de-