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Historic church has a chance
Little, Stec cruise to re-election
Lawmakers will return to a wholly Democraticcontrolled Albany
Dupont says he’ll restore the 146-year-old house of worship
By Pete DeMola
By Tim Rowland
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GLENS FALLS | Sen. Betty Little (RQueensbury) was re-elected to a ninth term on Tuesday, easily beating back a challenge from Democrat Emily Martz, 63 to 34 percent. Little secured 59,710 votes in the six-county district compared to 32,535 for Martz. “You can’t do it alone,” Little told supporters at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls on Tuesday, “and I’ve had a great team helping me out.” Martz, of Saranac Lake, previously came in fourth in the Democratic primary contest for New York’s 21st Congressional District in June. “Together, we showed that democracy and elected office should never be taken for granted,” said Martz in a statement. “They are rights and privileges always worth fighting for.” » Little Cont. on pg. 4
Vincent Dupont outside the Christ Episcopal Church in Port Henry.
PORT HENRY |Somehow, the Christ Episcopal Church in Port Henry has made it this far. Built in 1872 at a cost of $10,000, it was abandoned a quarter century ago, and multiple owners over years have fallen short of their dreams of restoration. Made of wood, not stone, the High Victorian Gothic architectural wonder has been surrendering by bits and chunks to the elements, its limestone underpinnings shifting beneath it. In foreclosure, it could be had for a song, but this church’s devil wasn’t in the details, it was in the spectacular sum it would take to raise it from the dead. Historians and architects scarcely dared to pray that a savior could be found. Now it appears the church is getting one last shot, thanks to Vincent Dupont, who bought it at a tax auction. “Nobody else was bidding on it, and I knew if that happened it was doomed,” Dupont said. “So I put in a bid and now I’m the proud owner of a church.” » Church Cont. on pg. 2
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Co-op sponsors gingerbread project
Design will be part of Hancock House annual Christmas show By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
Ticonderoga Natural Foods Co-op manager Penny Monjeau, Candy Corner’s April Scuderi, co-op president Karen Costello and architect Joseph Vilardo work on a graham cracker mock-up of the planned gingerbread house. Photo by Tim Rowland
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House with a new medium: gingerbread. “I design vacation homes built with everything from logs to concrete, but when the co-op asked me to help design a gingerbread house for kids to make, I said why not?” Vilardo said. The food co-op now wants to attract local kids who will volunteer to put Vilardo’s plans into, not brick and mortar, but gingerbread and candy canes. The Hancock House is famous for its annual Christmas open house featuring trees and other festive decorations produced by local organizations. This year the co-op was pleased to participate in the holiday tradition, but wanted to add a dimension, said manager Penny Monjeau. So, the co-op will be bringing in kids to build the gingerbread house per Vilardo’s design, with the help of other downtown businesses. » Gingerbread Cont. on pg. 3