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June 8, 2019
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Fire in Wilmington claims life of local woman Brittany Barney, 37, died in Springfield Road blaze
Josh Meyer
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Candidates seek superintendent spot at E-L-W school district
By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
WILMINGTON | Fire that apparently started in a ground-floor apartment at 1158 Springfield Road claimed the life of Brittany Barney. Essex County Coroner Francis Whitelaw told The Sun he identified the victim Saturday morning. Barney was 37. State police said the fire was reported at approximately 9:13 a.m. June 1. From its origin on the first floor, flames spread quickly throughout the two-story wooden structure, which was left a scorched shell. » Fire Cont. on pg. 3
Each presented experience, vision statements at community forum By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
ELIZABETHTOWN | Three candi-
dates were named finalists in the search for superintendent of the new Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport Central School District. Each presented aspects of job experience, focus and vision at an open forum gathering last week. Brent Suddaby is currently principal at Stonehedge Elementary School at West Genesee Central School in Camillus, a position he has held since 2012. Josh Meyer is currently interim su-
perintendent and principal at Westport Central School (WCS), a position he worked to blend this year, having served as principal at WCS since 2015. Scott Osborne is currently superintendent at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School (ELCS), a position he has held since 2012. They delivered remarks in 20-minute increments with time at the end allowed for questions from community. About 70 people attended the forum. » Superintendent Cont. on pg. 5
Eagle Mountain preserved Northeast Wilderness Trust buys 2,400-acre retreat By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
Zach Porter, outreach and communications coordinator, and Shelby Perry, stewardship director for the Northeast Wilderness Trust, stand along a wetlands at the Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve. ,Photo by Tim Rowland
CHESTERFIELD | The North Branch of the Boquet River begins alongside a dirt Adirondack road adjacent to a former family retreat dotted with ponds and crossed by streams, where peregrine falcons nest, dragonflies swarm and beds of sage-colored lichen and pink lady slippers float amid banks of emerald moss. Aesthetics aside, the 2,434-acre tract represents a significant link in a swath of mostly protected forestland between Lake Champlain and the High Peaks where wildlife can trace its historic migratory paths uninterrupted by development. “This land has been so gently used over the years that walking around it gives you the impression of being a guest” in the wilderness, said Shelby Perry, stewardship director for the Northeast Wilderness Trust, which purchased the land for preservation as a privately held wilderness in late May. » Eagle mtn. Cont. on pg. 2
Legion veterans to re-dedicate Memorial Highway By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
WILMINGTON | Essex County American Legion posts will officially re-dedicate the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway on Sunday. The ceremony at 2 p.m. takes place near the summit beside the Castle at the top of the highway. “It is open to the public and admission is free to those attending the ceremony,” said Newman Tryon, adjutant for the Essex County legion. “In case of bad weather at the top, the ceremony will take place near the entrance gate at the base of the mountain.” One of the region’s most popular tourist attractions, the highway was built to honor
veterans, initially, of the Great War and provides roadway access to a series of overlooks from New York’s fifth tallest peak. “This is a tribute from the citizens of the state of New York which would be appreciated by those fallen comrades of ours who served their state and their nation so well. It is fitting that we should dedicate it in their names. It will stand as a tribute to them through all the centuries to come,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his address in September 1935. An elevator at the parking area can also lift people, with wheelchairs or not, to the summit peak. The 4,867foot perch has a view encompassing the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. The glass-walled elevator has officially reopened with renovations and repairs completed. The 400-foot tunnel walkway to the elevator has a new copper ceiling and modern lighting features. The tunnel and elevator system help bring veterans and all people living with disabilities to the mountain top. ■
Views span in all directions from the top of Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, which was built to honor military veterans. On Sunday, the highway will be re-dedicated in ceremony by the Essex County American Legion. Photos by Kim Dedam
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