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Town of Webb offices to be decided Two-week Election Day countdown: CAA’s candidate event allows last side-by-side comparison of hopefuls

Rapid-fire format a departure from CAP-21’s earlier pre-primary forum

A second Candidates’ Night was held this week at Old Forge’s View—this time sponsored by the Central Adirondack Association (CAA)—with audience members getting a chance to hear Town of Webb hopefuls at a more advanced stage of candidacy, and Election Day just two weeks off.

The field of Webb candidates was only slightly smaller than CAP-21’s pre-primary event, with only George Hiltebrant missing.

Hiltebrant had elected to go all-or-nothing in the primary and was narrowly nixed by Democratic opponent Dave Berkstresser.

Making up the difference, however, on Tuesday, October 25, were the two candidates for Herkimer County Sheriff: Chris Farber, the incumbent, and Tim Klock.

Other candidates were those running for Town Supervisor—Richard Risley, Dave Berk-stresser, Ted Riehle, and Stuart deCamp. Continue reading →

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Local Realtors elected to regional board

Two local real estate brokers were elected as directors of the Northern Adirondack Board of Realtors (NABOR) at the organization’s annual meeting held in Lake Placid on Tuesday, October 4.

George W. “Bud” Hippisley of Adirondack Mountain Realty of Old Forge was re-elected as a director, and was also elected treasurer for the calendar year 2012.

Dawn Timm of Timm Associates of Old Forge and Blue Mountain Lake was newly elected to the board of directors. She will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2012.

NABOR, with offices in Plattsburgh, is co-sponsor of the Adirondack Champlain Valley Multiple Listing Service. All members, officers, and directors are licensed realtors and members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Herkimer Cty Legislator: Incumbent Patrick Russell seeking reelection

Legislator Patrick Russell is seeking reelection to his seventh term as northern Herkimer County’s representative in the County Legislature.

He will appear on the Republican, Conservative and Independence ballot lines in November.

Russell said he’s attuned to the needs of his fellow residents and, as a legislator, has worked hard to advance and protect their interests.

“I share their concerns. My entire life has been spent in this community and I have many friends and family here. I am aware of the struggles people face in our part of the world. I understand the burden that government spending puts on our local taxpayers. Continue reading →

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Paper Trails from The Weekly

Berkstresser and Hiltebrant scrapping for final votes

Democratic primary race still in the air with a tie not out of  the question

The most significant contest in last Tuesday’s primary was probably that between Demo-crats George Hiltebrant and Dave Berk-stresser, particularly for George Hiltebrant and his supporters.

All other primary day candidates had cross-filed as independents and were assured spots on the November ballot, regardless of their primary finishes.

Hiltebrant, on the other hand, put his full fate in the hands of Democratic primary voters, making it incumbent that he win.

Otherwise his quest to return as Town of Webb Supervisor, after having already served in that office for 25 years, followed by a 10-year hiatus, will end.

Right now Hiltebrant is trailing.

At the end of Primary Day, Berkstresser picked up 52 votes to Hiltebrant’s 46. Continue reading →

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No shortage of candidates in Webb’s Tuesday primary; county announces unofficial winners

Primary elections to determine the Democrat and Republican candidates for the positions of Town of Webb Supervisor and Town Justice were held Tuesday, September 13.

In the Republican race for Supervisor, the unofficial results show Theodore C. Riehle, Jr. with 310 votes and Richard S. Risley with 110. Riehle received 261 votes in Webb District 1 and 49 votes in District 2. Risley received 99 votes in Webb 1 and 11 in Webb 2.

In the Democrat race for Supervisor, David W. Berkstres-ser received a total of 52 votes, 42 in Webb 1 and 10 in Webb 2. Continue reading →

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Primary Day storms knocks out power, town presses on

A thunderstorm with high winds and heavy downpours caused a power outage in Old Forge and surrounding areas shortly past 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13.

However, the storm did not interrupt the Primary Day voting at the Park Avenue Building.

Prior to the storm hitting, the National Weather Service in Albany had issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Herkimer County and surrounding areas, including the McKeever area.

Bob Lowenberg, the Republican Voting Coordinator for the Optical Scan voting machines at the Webb 1 voting location, said there were no problems using the voting machines because they are equipped with back-up power that lasts for two to three hours.

“The power went out at 7:15 p.m., and at 9 p.m. when the polls closed we still had power. There was a lot of thunder and lightning before the power outage, but we didn’t notice it in the building until the lights went out. Even without power, everything worked pretty well,” Lowenberg said. Continue reading →

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An open letter to voters

Open letter to Town of Webb Voters:

To my supporters during the primary for Town of Webb Supervisor, I would like to say THANK YOU!

Sharing ideas with residents of the Town has been a great experience and I look forward to meeting with others leading up to election day.

I would appreciate your consideration on election day.

Theodore “Ted” Riehle, Jr.

Republican Candidate for Town Supervisor

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