Daily Archives: October 17, 2013

Let’s tell the truth in Forestport

Parker Snead is still misleading the voters of Forestport by claiming that I have over-budgeted in the Highway Department’s budget by $300,000 compared to the Towns of Boonville and Webb.

This is not true! I have spoken to both supervisors of the Town of Webb and Boonville—their highway budgets are $1 million-plus.

In the matter of the Town Health Insurance, Mr. Snead claims the cost to be over $270,000—not true! The budget for 2014 is $220,000 even with the two percent increase for the year.

He does not tell you that there is a rebate on Medicare and the family plans that reduces the total cost by about 20 percent.

These are only a couple of misleading facts that he has stated.

Mr. Snead, let’s tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

William Hasenauer

Forestport Supervisor

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Webb to make all local laws available to its citizens on-line

This happens to everyone. Your mind is so involved with issues at hand, what needs to be done, the needs of those depending on you, then when you sit down to organize thoughts for an article… nothing is there.

Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s not enough sleep, but whatever the reason, the mind goes blank. Writer’s Block.

So you itemize topics that seem to keep popping up.

As the list gets bigger and bigger, you realize that many topics have been written about, in different ways, before.

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Town of Webb school district’s board of education meets

The Town of Webb Union Free School District’s Board of Education held a meeting on Tues-day, October 15, where it took the following action. This report is a summary and does not represent approved minutes.

Approved the Minutes of October 1, 2013 meeting.

Approved the Warrants and Claims.

Approved the Treasurer’s Report for September 2013.

Approved the Committee on Special Education Recommenda-tions.

Approved the revised Board Policies:

200 – The Administration: Goals and Organization

201 – Personnel Records

201.01 – Evaluation of Administrative Personnel

203.1 – Chief School Administrator

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Balloon ceremony: Friends and family pay tribute to Matt and Craig

On Friday, October 11th, friends and family came from all over to gather and send off 46 balloons with notes tied to the strings to honor the lives of Matthew Girouard and Craig Sears.

Last Friday’s balloon launch at the Old Forge Lakefront. Photo by Gina Greco

Last Friday’s balloon launch at the Old Forge Lakefront. Photo by Gina Greco

 

“I love seeing all the kids come together on this weekend,” said Beth Tickner, a close friend of Gisele Kress, mother of Girouard.

“It amazes me how many people came into each others’ lives because of them,” she said.

This is the third year, on Columbus Day weekend, that Gisele organized the event at the lakefront.

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Webb students march in Columbus parade

Town of Webb School students in grades seven through 12 traditionally kick-off the annual Columbus Day Soccer Tournament Weekend with a Friday float parade up Main Street, Old Forge. Continue reading →

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A 1900 travel advertisement from The Adirondack News

The Weekly Adirondack printed a full page of transportation schedules from a July 1900 issue of The Adirondack News. 

I found this while working at the Goodsell Memorial Museum for the Town of Webb Historical Association during the summer of 2007.

On one page were all of the routes available for reaching the west central Adirondacks as far as Blue Mountain and Long Lakes.IMG_7883_B&W

While the choices were modern for that day, the ad included options available before steamers and railroads invaded the region.

The last year of the 19th century would be the end of business for some of the transportation companies and the first year for others.

The ad also revealed a local train station probably forgotten until now.

The Adirondack News was a new weekly paper printed in Utica by the Adirondack News Company.

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Mountain bikers invited to two events on Saturday, Oct. 19th

All mountain bike enthusiasts are welcome to take part in a group ride to Moss, Sis and Bubb Lakes on Saturday, October 19th.

All should meet at the Moss Lake trailhead on the Big Moose Road at 9:30 a.m. for the ride which begins at 10 a.m. Rain date is Sunday, October 20th.

Later that same day, a Meet and Greet session and meeting to discuss the formation of a local mountain bike club will be held at Pedals & Petals in Inlet.

Social time begins a 5:30 p.m. followed by the 6 p.m. meeting. Refreshments will be served.

The events are being organized by Ted Christodaro, owner of Pedals & Petals, and mountain bike enthusiast Chuck Schweitzer who hope to form a club that will have organized rides, help to build and maintain trails, and collaborate on ideas on how to enhance the cycling experience in the West Central Adirondacks.

Anyone who is interested in getting involved but can’t make the meeting can contact  Christodaro at (315) 357-3281 or email info@pedalsandpetals.com.

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