25 YEARS AGO — 1985 North Elba Supervisor Matthew Clark says Essex County taxpayers could save money if North Country Community College were to utilize the Yandon-Dillon Education Center in Mineville, but the college president is lukewarm to the idea, at best.
Questions are being raised in Keeseville since the Village Board stuck a "for sale" sign on the front of the Civic Center about a month ago. The Village Board has been trying to wash its hands of the white elephant for two years.
Although North Country Community College has been in southern Essex County for a while, it officially opens the doors of its Ticonderoga Branch campus. It is located in the Community Building on Montcalm Street.
City Police and the Clinton County Social Services officials have found the woman who left her newborn daughter at CVPH Medical Center Jan. 7. They refuse to identify her pending possible grand jury action.
50 YEARS AGO — 1960 Beekmantown voters solidly defeat proposals for construction of a new elementary school on Cumberland Head. Although supporters of the school were outvoted by only 15 ballots, they fell short of the 562 votes needed for passage. Out of the 843 votes cast, a two-thirds majority was needed.
Following the defeat of the construction proposal, the Beekmantown Board of Education believes double sessions in some grades will be necessary in the fall. This may include students up to grade 3.
A Westport man is seriously burned in a fire that destroyed his wood-frame home in Westport. Harwood Pfund, 43, was listed in satisfactory condition at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington.
Polio cases reported in Clinton County in 1959 skyrocketed to 18 after an absence of the disease in the previous year. Three of the 18 victims died.
75 YEARS AGO — 1935 Ticonderoga Fire Chief William Gregory and fireman Harry Clark are injured when they fall from the roof of Leo LaRock's home on Schuyler Street while fighting a small chimney fire.
A fire that originated in the basement of the M.H. Fishman store in the Levy Block on Margaret Street in Plattsburgh causes damage estimated at $10,000. The efficient work of the Fire Department averted what threatened to be a more destructive fire.
Leon Filion, 30, of Plattsburgh is shot by a state trooper. He is in the Elizabethtown Community Hospital under guard. He had disregarded a trooper's signal to stop his truck loaded with 1,000 gallons of alcohol.
State troopers traveled 1,298,125 miles throughout northern New York during 1934 patrolling their territory, according to the annual report of Troop B.
100 YEARS AGO — 1910 The Public Service Commission has received an application from the Elizabethtown Terminal Railway Co. for consent to issue a first mortgage for $175,000 and for permission to issue bonds in the amount of $150,000 and common capital stock in the amount of $50,000. The railroad would run from Westport to Elizabethtown.
In the annual report of the New York State Hospital for Treatment of Incipient Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Ray Brook, submitted to the Legislature, emphasis is given to the fact the facilities are inadequate.
John Lynch of Minerva, Essex County, a farmer and lumberman, is kicked by a horse and sustained injuries from which he died a short time later. Medical assistance was summoned but arrived too late. Lynch was about 50 years old.
Jacques Villaine, a French Canadian lumberjack, working in a lumber camp on the Wilmington side of Whiteface Mountain, dies of a broken neck when he falls about 14 feet from a pile of logs.
— Compiled by Contributing Writer Sue Botsford, who can be reached at 834-7201 or botsford@westelcom.com
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Lookback: Jan. 11, 2010
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Surplus funds keep After-School Program alive
The Moriah and Willsboro sites run by Adirondack Community Action Programs is not closing after all.
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Montreal woman dies in Westport crash
Angela Pierre, 69, was ejected from the vehicle when its driver lost control on Interstate 87 in Westport.
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Burlington hospital makes interim chief permanent
Fletcher Allen Health Care announced today that Dr. John Brumsted will move from interim to permanent president and CEO.
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Surplus funds keep After-School Program alive
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Recovery Center to hold open house
Smashing stereotypes and eliminating the stigma of mental-health issues has led to formation of a new place in Franklin County for clients to get wrap-around services to help them rejoin the community.
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Recovery Center to hold open house
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Ticonderoga faces severe school cuts
The district is starting its new budget process almost $2 million in the hole. Officials are seeking public input on the problem.
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One injured in Plattsburgh house fire
A female suffered second- and third-degree burns in a fire at her South Catherine Street home early Sunday.
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Plattsburgh's Sweet Adelines sing music of the heart
Sweet Adelines spread message of love on Valentine's Day with yearly singing valentines.
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Love between the lines
Dr. Nell Irvin Painter of New Russia and Plattsburgh State's Dr. J.W. Wiley share historical and current viewpoints on interracial loving, American-style. INCLUDES VIDEO
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NCCS wins CVAC cheerleading competition
NCCS wins first place for the eighth time in nine years
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Cheerleading photos (2/12/12)
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Tentative contract reached with officers
The deal with New York state would cover the 2,800 members of the New York State Correction Officers and Police Benevolent Association who typically work at specialized state centers such as the Sunmount Development Disabilities Services Office in Tupper Lake.
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Lookback: Feb. 13-19
News stories from around the region from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this week.
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Of Interest: Feb. 13, 2012
Peru Central School Board to hold budget discussion; Dannemora to discuss highway post; Beekmantown School Board invites budget input; Willsboro School Board to discuss policies; Chazy School Board to discuss budget; SLCS Board to appoint clerk pro-tem; Keeseville Zoning Board cancels meeting; Elizabethtown-Lewis School Board to work on budget.
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Gourds' shapes create interesting canvas
Georgette Bacon's gourd art is on display through March 10 at Foothills ARTSociety in Malone.
- February 12, 2012
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NCCS wins CVAC cheerleading competition
NCCS wins first place for the eighth time in nine years
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One injured in Plattsburgh house fire
A female suffered second- and third-degree burns in a fire at her South Catherine Street home early Sunday.
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Plattsburgh's Sweet Adelines sing music of the heart
Sweet Adelines spread message of love on Valentine's Day with yearly singing valentines.
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Ticonderoga faces severe school cuts
The district is starting its new budget process almost $2 million in the hole. Officials are seeking public input on the problem.
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Tentative contract reached with officers
The deal with New York state would cover the 2,800 members of the New York State Correction Officers and Police Benevolent Association who typically work at specialized state centers such as the Sunmount Development Disabilities Services Office in Tupper Lake.
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Attempted-murder trial set
The case against Robert J. McCann, who is charged with trying to kill his former girlfriend at a secluded Westville site, begins Tuesday in Franklin County Court.
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A historic battle for interracial marriage
Forty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all remaining state bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia.
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Fireworks to close weekend carnival
The final day of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is filled with activities and events. INCLUDES VIDEO
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