Willsboro gets the jump on Keene in 55-43 victory.
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Paterson: Moriah Weighing in on Keene Valley cell tower Shock will close By Matt Bosley
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By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Local representatives at the state and county level are up in arms following an announcement by Gov. David Paterson to close the Moriah Shock incarceration program. Paterson announced his plan to close the facility Jan. 19, part of his proposed 2010-2011 Executive Budget that seeks to reduce state spending by $5.5 billion.
“To be frank, if that facility is
closed, those buildings are going to remain vacant for the next 50 years. They let our bridge fall apart, and now they’re going to take away the biggest drivers of our local economy.”
— Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava
Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava relayed news of the facility’s closure to the Essex County Personnel Committee at their Jan. 19 meeting and urged other county leaders to take action. “I don’t need to tell any of my fellow supervisors the economic impact this is going to have in this community,” said Scozzafava. More than 100 people are employed at Moriah Shock, which opened in 1989 at the site of a former mining camp on Fisher Hill road. It uses a para-military approach to rehabilitate inmates who are serving time for non-violent crimes. “To be frank, if that facility is closed, those buildings are going to remain vacant for the next 50 years,” said Scozzafava. “They let our bridge fall apart, and now they’re going to take away the biggest drivers of our local economy.” St. Armand Supervisor Joyce Morency likened the proposal to the last year ’s closing of Camp Gabriels, just outside Saranac Lake. Facilities there have remained vacant since July 2009. Other supervisors affirmed Scozzafava’s claim that the effect of the facility’s closure would be far-reaching, if only because of its 171 inmates, most of whom regularly support public works projects as part of work crews. “We’ve come to rely on using them to cut the cost of government to the local taxpayers,” said Westport Supervisor Dan Connell, noting how Moriah Shock work crews put in hundreds of man-hours at the Essex County Fairgrounds each year. “The town of Wilmington uses those crews customarily, especially for our parks,” said Wilmington Supervisor Randy Preston, referring to the state’s decision as the latest in a recent string of incompetence. “It’s just one unbelievable mistake after another they continue to make.” Representatives at the state level are also expressing
See SHOCK, page 10
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KEENE VALLEY — A recent public hearing gave residents here a chance to dialogue about a plan to bring cellular phone service to much of the hamlet. Officials from Verizon Wireless and the Adirondack Park Agency joined more than 30 Keene residents at the Keene Valley Fire Department Jan. 19, presenting information about a project currently under APA review. The proposal is for the lease of a 100-by-100-foot parcel behind Keene Valley Neighborhood House on Route 73, where Verizon plans to install a 129-foot “monopine” cell phone tower. Sarah Mayberry-Stevens, Network Real Estate Manager for Verizon Wireless, said the tower will provide cell phone service, bluetooth, and wireless broadband internet to much of the Keene Valley region. Coverage from the tower would stretch along Route 73 from the existing coverage region in Keene to
Dozens of residents gathered at the Keene Valley Fire Department Jan. 19 to discuss a proposal to install a 129-foot cell phone tower behind the Keene Valley Neighborhood House. Most comments so far have been in favor of the project. Photo by Matt Bosley
just north of St. Huberts. Most residents expressed their approval of the project, including KVFD fire chief Rusty Hall. “On a public safety end, I can’t tell you how crucial this
will be,” he said, noting how cellular service can be a useful communication tool for emergency responders. Hall presented a petition in favor of the project and mentioned how many people had
already signed it, including visitors and seasonal residents to the town. Neighborhood House Executive Director Richard Rothstein expressed his
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TNA Wrestling is bringing the pain By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is back for more. The second-largest wrestling organization in the world is returning Friday, Feb. 19, to host a special TNA Live! event at the City of Plattsburgh Recreation Center on the PARC Oval. This will be the third time TNA Wrestling has stopped by the city by the lake, and it’s a venue the organization couldn’t be happier with, said promoter Chris Thomas. “Obviously, the fans there are super supportive,” Thomas said during a phone interview from his office in Nashville, Tenn. “They always show up in droves. It’s exciting to come back because they demanded it.” The card — which is subject to change, with more wrestlers to be announced —
TNA founder and wrestling superstar Jeff Jarrett is among those scheduled to appear at the City of Plattsburgh Recreation Center Friday, Feb. 19.
See TNA, page 10
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