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A visit from the Commander in Chief
President Barack Obama visited Dane DeGrace at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD yesterday. The injured war veteran will be in the hospital for at least 3 more weeks. Cards can be sent to SPC Dane DeGrace, Walter Reed National Medical Ctr. 8901 Wisconsin Ave., Bldg. 10, Ward 4 East, Bethesda, MD 20889-5601.
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Broadband comes to the North Country – “Flip the Switch” celebration at the Wild Center
by Mary Peryea A celebration of the arrival of broadband service in the North Country at the Wild Center on Monday featured presentations by several entities. Clarkson University was represented by Kelly Chezum, who spoke on the collaboration and cooperation that made the project possible. Ms. Chezum said the advent of broadband will allow the [...]
Mattoon’s Sunflour Bakery honored as “business of the year” by Dan McClelland A long time friend of Tammy and Barry Mattoon had the opportunity to introduce the owners of this year’s business of the year award at Friday’s chamber gala at the 19th Hole Restaurant. Randy Jones, owner of the Off the Beaten Path book [...]
Proposed school budget would use reserve funds to buy another year
by Mary Peryea Fewer than a dozen residents attended Monday night’s school budget hearing. District Superintendent Seth McGowan started his presentation with a listing of the issues the district faced in crafting the budget. He cited an “ongoing inequity in state aid,” which, when coupled with a reduction in federal aid, causes more line items [...]
