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Sunday, August 31

Homeowners looking for alternatives to high energy prices

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Jamie Ellsworth leads a horse-drawn carriage ride through Ozzy's village

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Saturday, August 30

Task force seeking solutions to Northway Exit 20 traffic snarls

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Fire department banks on lawn tractor attraction

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Fiddler's Jamboree fills next weekend

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Lawn care season is coming!

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AMC welcomes new primary care physician

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Outdoor calendar of events

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Living with autism: Putting the pieces together

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Environmental group employs MySpace to reach new generation

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Winning green on the green

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WCS school opening details announced by administrators

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Friday, August 29

Nominations being taken for Women of Distinction awards

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Battle of Plattsburgh celebration begins next weekend

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Hemmingford Fire Service to celebrate 50th anniversary

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Dodge Memorial Library moving to automated system

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Customers praise service at Viele's Automotive

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An end of the season surprise

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Motorists reminded school is back in session

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Tangible results

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New rail platform eyed

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What to do with your digital photos

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Heating assistance in the works for county residents

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School opening information

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County leaders say their role in cogeneration is "above-board"

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Senior farmers market nutrition program

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Thursday, August 28

Persistent efforts pay off for Fredette Family

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Driving the biosphere

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Canadian tourism booming locally

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SUNY Plattsburgh seeing strong numbers in first-year class

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Woodmen award scholarships to teens

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Diabetes management program offered

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Woodmen present American history awards

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Multiplex memory lane

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E-town FOIL controversy surges on

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Get ready for Teddy Roosevelt Weekend Celebration

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Supervisor counters by handing off FOIL requests to town clerk

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Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival enjoys perfect weekend

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Johnsburg Board implements TPCC usage fees

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Wednesday, August 27

Friends of Chester Library news

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New exhibit at The Wild Center features green building

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Adirondack Harvest Sponsors Rutabaga Festival, Aug. 31

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Police dog sniffs out 30 lbs. of marijuana in a traffic stop

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Roy joins Champlain National Bank

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Chicken barbecue dinner Friday

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Maple workshop

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Downhill bike race Sunday

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Fleeing motorcycle faces many charges

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Stanek, Floyd named to Park Commission

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Driving license class offered

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Ski Club to host Olympic Car Show and Parade

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Festival of Ireland at the Olympic Jumping Complex

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Johnson's Log Home and Timber Show at the Olympic Center

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Charles R. Wood Foundation seeking grant applications

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Tuesday, August 26

ATV Club members love local parades

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Tavern to help Middlebury Fire Dept.

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Act of destruction

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Theater workshop, production for local youth

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Staples debate continues

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Congressman visits Farmers Market

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Bridport lodge plans breakfast

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Lodge breakfast

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Missing in action?

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Chorus prepares for holiday season

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Vermont Civil War portraits go online

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Godair graduates combat training

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Brandon Rescue becomes a paramedic service

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Rock you like a hurricane

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M.D. to discuss Alzheimer's progress

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Castleton golf event to help seniors, disabled

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Manhole lid thieves hit Rutland City

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Deer poachers arrested in local sweep

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Local fossils show a Florida-like past

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Monday, August 25

Behr joins school staff

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Mock arrested for lewd conduct

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Rocketman

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Errecart elected to Boston bank board

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A look at two mid-size governments

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Have you had your property tax adjusted yet?

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Firearms ordinance amended

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Sheriff investigating death of K-9 "King Luther"

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Read it for yourself

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Palmisano is Top Chef in Iron Chef contest

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Poplawski wins VSWGA championship

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Monsters player makes it to the MLB

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Cinderfella to raise awareness of HPV

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Dinosaurs are focus of new CCV class

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Pinder co-authors fluids textbook

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Back to School

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Simic highlight of book festival

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It's back to school time!

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Midd Opera Co. is terrific

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The smell of aging

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Route 116 roadwork will create delays

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A human resource

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Thursday, August 21

Low-impact exercise slated

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Hospital history on exhibit

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Bolton's Fabulous Folk Fest - a premier family activity

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Compassionate Friends supports those who have experienced the loss of a child

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Ti Middle School open house set

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Food preservation workshops at NCOC

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Close encounters of the wild kind

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Getting onto the digital bandwagon

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Crown Point church barbecue set

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Informational meeting scheduled

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Kindergarten visitation set in Ti

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Garden tour slated

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Extra Helpings menu announced for September

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A very public, very complete meltdown

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Recycled crafts session

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Occupancy tax law finally approved

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Moriah tradition to continue

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High school students sample the college experience

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Annual Adirondack Marathon fundraiser set for Pottersville

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Meet the Candidates forum at Olive Ridley's this Tuesday

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Tupper Lake Supply take first at Golf for Mercy

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Sesquicentennial Celebration an event to remember

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Ti school registration slated

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Rugar Street traffic pattern to be altered Saturday

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Ti soccer registration slated

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Schroon boosters plan car wash

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Ode to a four legged wonder

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Rustic Fair at ADK Museum

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Hicks graduates basic training

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King's Garden to host class

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APA accepting public comment on Lows Lake floatplane usage

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Disheartened by parade

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Don and Michelle Whitefield - raising animals and vegetables naturally

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Moriah summer youth rec program a success

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Expert to speak on autism and similar disorders

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Sen. Little votes for property tax cap

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Hazmat, WMD team ready to respond to range of emergencies

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Town hires new assessor, code enforcment officer

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CVPH now offering state-of-the-art robotic technology

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Warrensburg Central ready to launch new Pre-K program

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EMS discusses housing and equipment needs

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County Board considers sales tax increase

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Board backs down on parking permit plan, restricts docks' use

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Crown Point board to meet

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Celebrate Lower Saranac Lake on HIstory Day

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Five-hour pre-licensing course

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Warrensburg football players looking forward to new season

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Local teen receives recognition at state pageant

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Berube, Frapwell race to victories

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Lighthouse closed for renovation

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North Hudson clinic changed

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Village board considers how to combat chewing gum nuisance

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Alumni golf tourney held

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Hague crash claims life

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Area Methodist Churches in joint service

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Meredith M. Prime receives Adirondack Museum honor

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Friends of Ti celebrate

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Board hears cell phone concerns

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Chamber coalition receives planning grant

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Ti travel group to collect bottles

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Fame fleeting for Ti golfer

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Tyo chosen as Rotarian of the Year

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Music fest to focus on lake's ecology

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Get your popcorn ready

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Crown Point players named all-state

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Opposed to alcohol in town park

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Summer season winding down

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Proposed skate park previewed

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What's your "big cat" story?

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Benefit for local man aims to be family-oriented

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Celebrate summer by hucking and tucking

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Southern author at Trees bookstore

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Five honored with Paul Harris Fellow awards

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Business, property owners find they have the power to save

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Cow Maneuver slated for homecoming weekend

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Support the war? Then volunteer

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Opinions mixed on court's rejection of clean air regulations

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Ribbon cut on new JCEO housing development

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St. Mary's seeking graduates

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Bluegrass group to meet in Ti

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Duck race scheduled in Schroon

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Crown Point church service set

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Gallery hosts painter of vintage scenes

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Third annual Downhill Mountain Bike Race Aug. 31

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Town to be audited, frustration aired over industrial park site

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Ti chorale to resume rehearsals

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Less toxic pest control options

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The Logger at Ti High

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Monday, August 18

Wells murder

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Bow safety, t-ball classes offered

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Woman cited for DUI

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DUI accident in Huntington

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College names new int'l directorw

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School to hold open house

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Pluto's icy twin?

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Tax realities

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Essex choir nurtures joy of music

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Olympian feats

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Poplawski wins VSWGA championship

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Opera North does Puccini

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Who'll stop the rain?

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Ryea, Rakel win triathlon prizes

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Forensic DNA conference attracts scientists, investigators

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Casey: Symington flip-flops on felons

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Author to discuss French-Canadian tales

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Sticks, stones and broken bones

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GDP returns to Castleton Green

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New store for teachers, parents, homeschoolers

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Is the KKK still active locally?

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It's back to school time!

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Crookson at Ripton coffeehouse

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Vermont colleges merge

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Affordable housing

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Horwedel deployed to Japan

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McLaren joins U.S. Army

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North to Kathadin

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Gospel music

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Lifelong learning classes to start

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Incoming college students to get involved

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A job for you?

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Dairy vital to state economy

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Know nukes

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Schooner in port

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Thursday, August 14

Rain doesn't dampen spirits at Ti Car Show

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Seagle Music Colony to continue opera tradition

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LGA Communications Director named to state invasive species advisory committee

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Penfield Heritage Fest this weekend

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Heritage Day Church Service planned

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Wednesday, August 13

Lincoln Pond Association to hold tax forum

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Westport man gives solar power a try

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Golf Benefit for Depot Theatre

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Papermaking with Drew Matott

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ARMC raises money, collects toys for local children

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Woods in front of county complex may be offered for sale

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Orthodontist uses contests to bring smiles to patients' faces

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Annual Redford Picnic Sunday

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Cutting-edge fashion

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Less toxic pest control options

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Ticonderoga cross country practices start soon

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BRTF presents Footloose

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ACNA concert features Vickie Russell

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UFirst Federal Credit Union to host chamber business after hours

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Jeff Wyand Miracle Ride this Sunday

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Energy concerns focus of congressman's address

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Keeseville Library hosting art show

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Local church on mission in Northern Ireland

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Resident questions town logging

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CVFS to show Annie Hall

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New regional director joins North Country SBDC

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Local youth football program invites players from upcounty region

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Annual regatta brings excitement to Westport

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Benefit Sunday to help local man stricken with cancer

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Envoye a Maison celebrates Franco-American culture

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Organizers gearing up for 18th annual Run for Jon

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Volunteers needed at CVPH

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Golf tournament to honor memory of Brian Mehan

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Gillibrand urges recruiting high-tech enterprises for the Adirondacks

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Downtown restaurants, businesses cater to artistic eyes

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CCC reveives recognition

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Strand Theatre restoration project progressing

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Sen. Little votes for property tax cap

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Mayor Akins recalled by county leaders as optimistic visionary

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Volunteers thanked for Habitat Walk-A-Thon

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JEMS to host dance performance

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Schumer pledges to fight for continued emissions reductions

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Openings at OLVA

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Boltonians object to commercial growth into neighborhoods

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County to assist outreach to families at risk of losing their homes

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Class Advisor thanks community

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Happenings in the Town of Saranac

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Online survey seeks feedback from residents

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General Dynamics wins contract for tanks

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Resident demands access to town records

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CCE offers open houses on high tunnels

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DEC announcement will allow hunters to plan trips

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Get it sold your way with Plattsburgh's pBay

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Six-week self-help course for arthritis

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Dunk 'em if you can

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Rotarians celebrate 60 years of service

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New show coming to Depot Theatre

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Diamond Point food fest slated

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Plans under way for Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration

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Remedies sought for predicted heating fuel crisis

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Order of Eastern Star chapter receives official dedication

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Tax revenue increases surprise officials

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AAA offers collage workshop

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Mom floored by school supply list

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Children's Theater Workshop castings slated

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CVPH looking for four volunteers

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Family Fun Day Cookout to be held

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AVCS schedules modified fall athletics meetings

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Ti Teen raising money for Yes!Solutions

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The night Aunt Mable died

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Keene Valley Library hosts talk on Iran

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Road to Recovery an important program

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Back to the Bog

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Getting onto the digital bandwagon

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Scholarships available for women through AARP

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Groundbreaking television duo to visit Brant Lake, talk of their careers

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Community picnic to benefit High Peaks Hospice

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Celebration of the arts continues

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Ti Boy Scouts help rejuvenate historic markers along the LaChute

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Essex residents thank town workers

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Griffin House has rich history

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Rotary donates to High Peaks Hospice

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Owner apologizes for parking problems

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Changes are happening at Champlain Centre

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Sunday, August 10

Fall Fest wants your brownies

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Saturday, August 9

Local DEC ranger fought California fires

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Lake George Rotary celebrating 60 years of community service

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Johnsburg history featured in book by Glenn Pearsall

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Real estate slump, shortfall in jail cell rent are squeezing county budget

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ECH Mammography goes digital

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Athol-Thurman

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A Matter of Degrees

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Bottles for Brock

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Foreign workers ride donated bicycles in Bolton Landing

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Ice Cream Parlor once hosted school, town offices, glove factory

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Stay ahead of the weeds

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Norsemen return to Essex County Fair

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Friday, August 8

Bakers Mills News

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Senator Clinton addresses energy cost concerns

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Employee training funds available through SUNY grant

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Youth Fair enjoyed by public despite wet weather

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Town water, sewer systems to see major improvements

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Otis Mountain Music Festival

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The Healing Woods

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Cadyville man nears end of 4,000-mile coast-to-coast bike ride

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July proves to be busy for Mayor

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You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

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Bike Rally and BBQ for Hospice

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The importance of medical ID jewelry

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Thirteen-year-old constructs gazebo for Eagle Scout project

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Passion for expression

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New sculpture welcomes visitors to NCCCA

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Champlain Quadricentennial celebrates 400 years

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Time for New York to go on a diet

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Free, healthy smiles from High Peaks Dental

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You live where?

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Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival

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Transitioning to digital

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A not-so fantastic voyage

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Am I accident prone? You be the judge

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Order of Eastern Star chapter receives official dedication

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Canadian business expands to North Country

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Ross Funeral Home offers respectful, personal service

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Jeff Wyand Miracle RIde returns to the North Country

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Kids invited to join in the fun during annual Beach Days

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Happel to perform at final Sinfonietta

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Goodspeed addresses North Creek Rotary Club

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Thursday, August 7

Buy local o.k., now eat local!

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Happy Valley grows apples the old-fashioned way

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Time to drill for oil in the U.S.

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Downtowns receive tax credits

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Freezing vegetables saves energy, time

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Addison County recovering from flash floods

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Wednesday, August 6

Ti man accused of abusing HEAP

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Learn to prepare for expeditions

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Lake George Family Festival this week

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Thank you for race support

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Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival

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Garden Club presents fashion show

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Paine Memorial Library holds book sale

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County youth bueau schedules youth soccer referee certification clinics

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ANCA announces DCA Grant applications

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Local group mulls food security options for Adirondackers

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ANCA presents Big Spike bluegrass band

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Tests, tests, and more tests

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Energy work ahead in the statehouse

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Church yard sale a success

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Sales tax revenue increases surprise area officials

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Artists studio tour this weekend

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Church offers series on family finances

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United Way gearing up for next campaign

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Dog Days of August includes NCSPCA Pet Fair

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Tax assessment informative meeting slated

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Looking for votes at the fair

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Regional bluegrass fest approaching

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Daniel Doyle to be featured in AAA exhibition

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ETC presents "Three Oranges"

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Jewish, Muslim comics to share laughs

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Keeping on track

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Matthew Dalosio to speak in Keene Valley

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Acclaimed local painter Woodward to exhibit

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Can-Am Rugby Tournament lives up to the hype again

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Scenes of the "Kingdom" in Shelburne

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Webb to run for state house seat

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Family Fun Day Cookout to be held

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Video to air on Adirondacks in winter

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Seagle opera group set for North Creek

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Visitor still soured by encounter

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Indian Lake announces Sesquicentennial Celebration Weekend August 8-10

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Maritime Fest set for Aug. 15-17

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Lake George woman dies in car accident

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Nominees sought for beautification awards

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She's Vermont's "big cheese"

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Hero Week at Great Escape

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Paine Memorial Library hosts fifth art show

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Big bad Vt. Yankee will keep us warm

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FOIL requests a nuisance to town

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Help support Project ACTION

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Palmer appointed as new County Manager

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Restoration of schoolhouse becoming a reality

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Gallery hosts painter of vintage scenes

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Tuesday, August 5

Senator Clinton welcomed to North Country

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Monday, August 4

Don't miss your pie and ice cream

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A very classy rummage sale

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Registration for VUES kindergartners

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Business voices

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Reward offered in Jeep fire case

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St. George Schoolhouse

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Prison visitor arrested

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College makes Princeton's 'A' list

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Son arrested in connection with mother's slaying

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The best of the West in the East

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Sunken Spitfire a protected dive site

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Infant swimming

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Monsters continue to slide this past week

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Chefs will face off in CVAA event

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Learning a hard lesson in meteorology and loving it

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$1.5 million awarded for renewable energy program

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Shelburne concerts go "green"

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What crisis?

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Tale told by Orwell's rocks

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BES provides shelter from the storm

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Police plan check points

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