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October 3, 2009
ACT helps establish Bands raise domestic violence awareness new NCSPCA fund By Matt Bosley
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NCSPCA shelter maintenance technician Tim Rock shows off Lady, a nine-year-old Lab mix who received insulin through the new Anne Trachtenberg Hughes Healthy Cats and Dogs Fund. The fund, established through Adirondack Community Trust, assists with the veterinary treatment of shelter animals. Photo by Margie Reuther
WESTPORT — Anne Trachtenberg Hughes loved animals and was about to become president of the North Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NCSPCA) when she died five years ago at age 49. She and her husband, Tom, had adopted several bulldogs and pit bull terriers, and she worked to improve the well being of other animals as a volunteer on the NCSPCA board. Her dedication continues through a new fund established in her name. The Anne Trachtenberg Hughes Healthy Cats and Dogs Fund will help pay for veterinary costs at the Westport-based shelter, which serves Essex County. It was established with a grant of $1,500 from the Adirondack Community Trust (ACT), from donations made to ACT in Hughes’s memory. “Cats and dogs that come to the shelter range from being healthy to having minor ailments to those that require more medical attention than routine shots,” NCSPCA President Margie Reuther said. “We envision this fund as a way to help us do our very best to keep our animals in excellent health. Most cats and dogs arrive here under stress so they are more likely to come down with ailments, just like people.” Shelter Manager Pam Rock says the fund has already helped a nine-year-old Lab mix named
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WESTPORT — Students and adults alike will come together next weekend to support a noble cause through their music. Westport Central School will host the Voices for Change concert Saturday, Oct. 10, an event sponsored by the Essex County Task Force Against Domestic Violence and STOP Domestic Violence. STOP Domestic Violence is a program of Behavioral Health Services North, a United Way agency serving our communities since 1874. Wendy Wintle, an advocate for STOP Domestic Violence and a member of the task force, said the concert is meant to help people become more aware of the prevalence of domestic violence and the services available to help its victims. “We were looking for an event that people could come and enjoy,” said Wintle,
Alkatraz, a band featuring Westport students, will be one of many musical performers at the Voices for Change concert Oct. 10. The event, organized by the school and the Essex County Task Force Against Domestic Violence, will seek to raise awareness of domestic violence and ways to address it.
Silver Lake developer claims collusion in APA By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com
Leroy Douglas, who owns this section of lakefront property on Silver Lake, is claiming the Adirondack Park Agency communicated inappropriately with the Adirondack Council and other private citizens in regards to an APA enforcement matter brought against him. APA staff argue they broke no laws in corresponding with private complainants.
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BLACK BROOK — A developer accused of disturbing wetlands is asking Adirondack Park Agency enforcement actions against him to be thrown out, claiming the agency is working behind the scenes with environmental interest groups. Leroy Douglas, owner of a resort along the shoreline of Silver Lake, said environmental groups bent on acquiring his land have been working in collusion with the APA to delay his plans for development. “These people are intentionally trying to cost me money,” said Douglas. “They feel that if they can stagnate the sale of my property for four or five years they can break me.” The APA issued Douglas a non-jurisdictional letter for his subdivision of seven lakefront lots in 2006, but began an enforcement file against him for repairing a road near his property that passes through a wetland area. A hearing on the matter led to a settlement, but the agency decided to re-open
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