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Generational divide on display at Boreas Tract Visions of youth, elders clash in third Adirondack Park Agency hearing on recreational use
Now in a wheelchair, Remington remains an avid outdoorsman, and even enjoys heading back to the site of the accident, located within the Boreas Pond Tract, the parcel pending classification by the Adirondack Park Agency. But his future access to the site, once owned by a timber company, now remains in the hands of the state, which is weighing a number of proposals that will govern access to the By Pete DeMola 20,543-acre parcel. pete@suncommunitynews.com The discussion unfolded in the literal and figurative heart of the debate last week in Newcomb, just a few miles from the NEWCOMB — Scott Remington nearly died in a logging site, which the state purchased in May for $14.5 million. accident on Gulf Brook Road. While nearly 100 parcels are pending classification, the On May 25, 1999, the lifelong Adirondack resident broke Boreas Tract dominated discussion at the Nov. 16 public hearing, the third in a series of eight planned sessions across the his neck, back and all but three ribs.
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INDIAN LAKE — A group of local women are knitting breast prostheses for cancer patients. The North Country Crafters meet at Byron Park every Tuesday morning to aid women who have undergone mastectomy as part of their fight to survive breast cancer. Bill Debbie Smith, a spokesman for the Quinlivan Writer group, said its an important project because many insurance providers don’t cover the cost of prostheses. “And, even if they do, many women find that the prostheses are often extremely uncomfortable,” Smith said. “They find them heavy and itchy. Women often complain about the fact that they are hot and cause the wearer to sweat beneath the prosthesis.” The knitted prostheses are light, comfortable and soft — and are donated free of charge. “Our members buy all of the materials themselves and give the product of our works free to the community in need,”
‘WE ARE THE FUTURE’ Fifty-one people spoke over a three-hour stretch. While the comments largely followed the familiar contours sharpened over decades of discussions — the state’s legal responsibility for environmental stewardship weighed against access and economic development — a new element has cleaved the discussion along generational fault lines. Young people lobbied during the public hearing for the most stringent environmental safeguards. >> See BOREAS | pg. 21
Lawmakers OK Five Towns marketing hub
Knockers North Country Crafters comes to the aid of local cancer patients by handcrafting breast prostheses
state held at Newcomb Central School.
ROOST to create strategy for marketing Five Town region in central Adirondacks North Country Crafters at work on knitted breast prostheses. Photo by Bill Quinlivan
By Pete DeMola
pete@suncommunitynews.com
Smith said. Two annual fundraising efforts include a quilt raffle and the Indian Lake Country Christmas Tour, which takes place during the Thanksgiving weekend. “When someone buys a raffle ticket or buys something from us at Byron Park during the Country Christmas Tour, they can be assured that the money raised goes to funding local community organizations,” Smith said. Current beneficiaries include patients being treated at the C. R. Wood Cancer Treatment Center at Glens Falls Hospital and to patients at the Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center at Saratoga Hospital. Local residents, too, receive the items. Knitted Knockers, a national organizer, say they like to stay on the lighter side of the issue because survivors have gone through enough trauma while combatting the disease.
ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County lawmakers have tentatively approved the creation of a marketing region for a cluster of central Adirondack towns collectively known as the Five Towns. The project, still in its conceptual stages, would bind together Minerva, Newcomb and North Hudson in Essex County, and Indian Lake and Long Lake in Hamilton County. Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism CEO James McKenna pitched the idea to lawmakers last week, citing discussions with several business owners in Newcomb. Efforts would likely tie into those currently underway in Hamilton County, McKenna said, and will not impact the county budget. “I’m not looking for any additional money from Essex County,” said McKenna. Ron Moore (R-North Hudson) said he liked the concept of
>> See KNITTED PROSTHESES | pg. 21
>> See FIVE TOWNS | pg. 21