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April 3, 2010
Who’s hiring who
Hip to be square
Ethics committee begins to take form
The rebirth of Grange Hall By Matt Bosley
Appointees chosen to revise Essex County hiring practices
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By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Plans to create a Board of Ethics in Essex County are beginning to take shape as Board of Supervisors chair Randy Douglas announced his choices for committee appointments March 29. Douglas, along with Vice-chair Roby Politi, chose two members of the public — Robert Lilly and Michael Orticelle — to sit on the newly formed committee along with county Attorney Dan Manning and county Personnel Department Manager Monica Feeley. Together, the four will be given the task ...to make what we have on of revising the Counfile now a little better so the ty’s Code of Ethics public can rest assured that and its Policy Manual, which sets stanwe’re doing the right things in dards for hiring, proterms of transparency in moting, disciplining, government. and firing county — Randy Douglas personnel. Board of Supervisors Chairman Douglas said his goal for the committee was to “make what we have on file now a little better so the public can rest assured that we’re doing the right things in terms of transparency in government.” Lilly, a Newcomb resident, served as head of the county’s Information Systems department from 1998 until his retirement in 2003. He has also served on an advisory committee for the county occupancy tax and several other municipal and
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See ETHICS, page 12
Participants in a square dance step to the calls of Gary Finney and the Upstate Boys at Whallonsburg Grange Hall March 27. Monthly square dances are some of many regular events at the restored community center that often garner crowds of more than 60 people. Photo by Matt Bosley
WHALLONSBURG — Couples twirled, moving with impressive symmetry as Gary Finney made illustrious calls for allemandes and promenades. This scene of an old-time square dance was one quite common to the Whallonsburg Grange Hall decades ago, and thanks to a community-wide effort to renovate the facility, its one of many activities that have brought people back there. Finney and his band, the Upstate Boys, began playing at the the grange hall three years ago, shortly after Whallonsburg Grange #954 donated the historic building to the Town of Essex with the stipulation it be used to entertain and educate the community. Today, square dances at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall often draw upwards of 80 people. “It’s been a wonderful pillar for the reintroduction of the grange to the community,” said Ted Cornell, who serves as project manager
See GRANGE, page 9
Model UN
ELCS students tackle global issues By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Several students at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School are showing they have a strong grasp of the major problems facing the world today. Thirty-five students from ELCS attended the 34th session of the North Country Model United Nations held March 11-13 at Northeastern Clinton Central School. Five of those students, Zach Denton, Paul Burdo, Cassie Jones, Josh Pierce, and Zach Allott, were awarded recognition as some of the best delegates in their respective committees. The group represents one of the largest
from ELCS in its more-than-15 year history of attending NCMUN. “We’re really pleased with five awards,” said Pete Castine, co-advisor for the group. “They’re going and competing against much larger schools.” The Model UN program puts students in a simulation of the real United Nations. Students are assigned to represent a specific country in mock committees, such as the Security Council or General Assembly, where they debate topics such as nuclear proliferation, human rights, and climate change. Nine of the students also attended the Harvard Model UN conference January 2731 in Boston, Mass., one of the oldest and
See MODEL UN, page 8
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(L to R): Elizabethtown-Lewis students Cassie Jones, Paul Burdo, Zach Allott, Josh Pierce, and Zach Denton display the certificates they were awarded for recognition at the North Country Model UN conference at Northeastern Clinton Central School.
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