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This Week Hopsice challenges local schools to help raise funds MINEVILLE Ñ High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care is reaching out to challenge all Essex County Schools and the town of Hague again this year to help raise funds to benefit those the Essex County office covers in our communities who are facing a life-limiting illness. During this coming school year HPHPC is asking schools in Essex County and Hague to come up with and run fundraisers on its behalf. Some ideas for fundraising include, but are not limited to: food bake sales, car washes, and dances. The funds raised will then be donated to HPHPC for direct patient care. The 2012-13 Essex County and Hague School Challenge raised $5,091.28 with Willsboro, Westport and Ticonderoga schools participating. HPHPC encourages these schools to continue their support and challenges the other area schools to participate this year as well. There are many benefits to students and schools who choose to participate in this fundraising effort. These include community service credit for graduating seniors and acknowledgement in local newspapers thanking schools supporting HPHPCÕ s services, patients, and patient families. Also, the funds raised will help support HPHPCÕ s effort to provide compassionate emotional, spiritual, practical and bereavement support and comfort to our patients and patient families leading to an improved quality of life. Finally participants will gain the satisfaction of having done something worthwhile for their community! If your school is interested in participating, please have a school representative contact Ingrid Roemischer at 942-6513 or iroemischer@hphpc.org for further details and information.
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Schumer, Owens seek to aid local breweries By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
LAKE PLACID Ñ Small breweries throughout the nation may get the extra boost that they need thanks to new legislation sponsored by a pair of New York politicians. Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Bill Owens were in Lake Placid Friday, Sept. 6, touring the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery and talking about the Small Breweries Act. Ò Our craft brewing industry is one of the fastest growing industries in Upstate New York,Ó Schumer said. Ò They are often accompanied by restaurants that increase tourism and increase revenue. I want to help them and I have been working on this bill for a while.Ó The Small Breweries Act would cut the excise tax in half for the first 60,000 barrels of beer produced by small breweries from $7 a barrel to $3.50. Rep. Bill Owens, Sen. Charles Schumer and Lake Placid Pub & Brewery owner Chris Ericson talk about the new Small Breweries Act on the deck of Lake Placid Pub & Brewery Sept. 6. Photo by Keith Lobdell
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Cuomo delivers nearly $1.5 million to UJVFD By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
Au SABLE FORKS Ñ M embers of the Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department thought they were attending a press conference on the creation of a NY Rising committee to oversee work in the Jay and Keene area. That was before Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave them the news they had been waiting over two years to hear, at the end of his Sept. 4 press conference at the
Jay Community Center. ÒT he Upper Jay Fire Department is about $1.5 million short of their goal to rebuild the firehouse and they have been looking hard for the additional funding,Ó Cuomo said. ÒT he state wants to be helpful in rebuilding the Upper Jay firehouse so, when we leave here today, Upper Jay will no longer be $1.5 million short.Ó ÒW e are very excited,Ó Upper Jay VFD Commissioner Chris Garrow said. ÒT he whole department
fought hard as a group to get to this point and this funding is a huge relief for us.Ó The total cost of the new fire station project is $2,783,441, which includes the purchase of new land, demolition of the old facility and construction of the new building. The town of Jay was able to secure $1,286,765 to pay for the project with funding from insurance, municipal Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, stands with local officials as he presents a check for $1,496,676 to go toward the rebuilding of the Upper Jay firehouse. Photo by Keith Lobdell
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