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Two seek election to Essex County Clerk’s post
Many contested town elections in Essex County
Provoncha faces challenge from Ratliff By Kim Dedam
Supe races in North Elba, Willsboro, Essex, Wilmington, Schroon, Chesterfield, St. Armand
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ELIZABETHTOWN | Two contenders are running for Essex County Clerk in this election cycle. Incumbent Joseph A. Provoncha, a Republican, with 28 years served in the County Clerk’s office, is facing a challenge from Kari Ratliff, supervisor of the county’s Department of Motor Vehicles, who is running as an independent. In addition to a brief biography, the Sun asked each candidate what they hope to accomplish if elected. For Provoncha, goals would build from initiatives in process. “In the County Clerk’s Office, I would like to complete crosstraining the staff so that all employees are knowledgeable in land and court recording, pistol permit transactions and passport applications,” Provoncha said. “In the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), I am looking forward to getting the Lake Placid Satellite Office up and running. In Records Management, I will focus on preservation projects for our historic records and hope to repeat our success in securing grant funding for these projects. Overall, I would like to maintain an emphasis on competent and courteous customer service. Personally, I will continue to represent the residents of Essex County and advocate for them on state and national issues that affect the County Clerk and DMV Offices.” Ratliff is supervisor at the Essex County’s Department of Motor Vehicles, and set her goals on efficiency. “I will save the taxpayers’ money by only filling needed, vacant positions and by eliminating the creation of new positions that are unnecessary,” Ratliff said.
By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER
ELIZABETHTOWN | Numerous contested races will be decided in the general election on Nov. 5 in Essex County. Election Day will be preceded this year by nine days of early voting. One county post is on the ballot and there are two candidates running for Essex County Clerk: incumbent Joseph A. Provoncha, running on the Republican and Conservative party lines and Kari Ratliff, an independent on the Time 4 Change party line.
SUPERVISOR RACES
Several towns will vote to seat a new supervisor. In Chesterfield, three candidates are running for the supervisor’s post as Gerald Morrow is not seeking re-election. Candidates are Russell L. Blaise, with the Democratic and
People’s Party lines; Clayton J. Barber, Republican and Friendly Party lines; and Terry Gordon, Libertarian. There is a contested race for supervisor in Willsboro, as incumbent Shaun Gilliland, Republican, on the Conservative and Willsboro-Reber party lines, faces a challenge from Wendy R. Sayward, an independent running on the People Party line. In Essex, Kenneth Hughes, an independent, is running for super v isor aga i nst E m i ly G. Phillips, a Republican and Essex Party independent. There is a four-way race for supervisor in North Elba: Green Party candidate Fred Balzac; Derek Doty, Democratic; Gary Kaltenbach, Integrity party; and Jay Rand Jr., Republican and For the People party. The town supervisor race in the Town of Schroon pits Jeffrey Alan Subra on the Integrity party line against Margaret Meg Wood, a Republican and Peoples Party hopeful.
Two candidates are running for the supervisor’s two-year unexpired term in St. Armand: Davina Winemiller, Voice of Reason party, and Victor Burman, on the Rule of Law party line. And in Wilmington, two candidates are running for the remaining two years of the late Supervisor Randy Preston’s term: Roy C. Holzer, an independent on the Peoples Party line and Xiaoyan Saunderson, on the For The Town line. Sitting supervisors seeking re-election unopposed in Essex County are Noel H. Merrihew III in Elizabethtown; Charles W. Harrington in Crown Point; Jim Monty in Lewis; Thomas Scozzafava in Moriah; and Robin DeLoria in Newcomb; Stephanie E. DeZalia is running unopposed for a full term as supervisor; Joseph Giordano seeks reelection in Ticonderoga uncontested, and Michael “Ike” Tyler is running unopposed in Westport. See ELECTIONS » pg. 7
See COUNTY CLERK RACE » pg. 2
Food pantry opens in Crown Point Outreach to those who do not have easy access to good food By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
Helping to open the Crown Point Food Pantry are Amanda Whisher, the UVM Health Network-Elizabethtown Community Hospital Community service plan project coordinator; Jen O’Banion, the UVM Health Network-Elizabethtown Community Hospital Health Center assistant manager and food pantry intake coordinator; Elizabeth Terry, Essex County Health Department chronic disease outreach coordinator; Meghan Brooks, food pantry conversion coordinator for Well Fed Essex County Collaborative; and John Remillard, the UVM Health Network-Elizabethtown Community Hospital president. Photo provided
CROWN POINT | For people living in rural areas, a quick trip to the grocery store isn’t always quick. So people who do not have the time or gas money to make the trip may wind up relying on less-nutritious foods from neighborhood convenience stores. A coalition of agencies is now at work to change that paradigm by offering good food in remote locales. To that end, the University of Vermont Health Network-Elizabethtown Community Hospital opened a new food pantry in its Crown Point Health Center at 2679 Main St. last week, with support from the Essex County
Health Department and Well Fed Collaborative. The pantry will to make healthier food options available at no cost to those in need. Those who need good food are not necessarily those living in poverty, officials say. “Expanding access to healthy food is so important,” said Essex County Health Department Chronic Disease Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth Terry, in a statement. “Over 30% of Essex County residents are individuals and families with an income above the federal poverty level but below a sustainable wage. They make just enough to miss out on nutrition benefit programs but don’t make enough to purchase healthy foods.” The pantry will serve patients and community members Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Pantry staples include soup, oatmeal, whole grain cereal and pasta, frozen meat and peanut butter. Health center staff and volunteers will be on hand to provide orientation and sign-up materials to new customers. See FOOD PANTRY » pg. 10
OUT OF WORKERS Employers look for help at job fair By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
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TICONDEROGA | Job fairs traditionally have catered to people looking to find work. Today, they tend to focus on employers that have grown increasingly desperate for labor. Last week employers crowded into the lobby of North Country Community College (NCCC) hoping to find help. But instead of long lines of job-seekers, applicants were few and far between. “It’s tough, we have a lot of positions open right now,” said Karen Gallipo, workforce manager for Genesis HealthCare in Rutland, Vermont. All healthcare providers throughout the region are in the same situation, Gallipo said, meaning that it’s a good time to be considering a career in the field. “Health care is so amazing — all you need is a desire to help others,” she said.
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