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Debra L. Anthony

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Galway – Debra L. Anthony, 52, of Galway, NY, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011. Born in Cambridge, NY, April 25, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lillian Elwell. Debbie was a teacher’s aide at Joseph Henry Elementary School in Galway. She was a caregiver and helped many children and elderly people in the area. Debbie and her family were close knit, and she enjoyed family gatherings.
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Beacon Files For Bankruptcy – Stephentown Plant Remains Operational

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by David Flint
Beacon Power’s frequency regulation plant in Stephentown is still running, but the company has filed for bankruptcy.
On Sunday, October 31, the parent company along with its subsidiaries, Stephentown Holding LLC and Stephentown Regulation Services LLC, requested relief under Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware. Total assets were listed as $72 million and total debts as $47 million. The company has asked permission to use cash collateral assets to facilitate restructuring and to continue operating during bankruptcy proceedings
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Three Races For Office In Hoosick

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by Bea Peterson
Incumbent Republican Keith Cipperly is running for a second term as Hoosick Town Supervisor. He is opposed by former Hoosick Falls Mayor Democrat Laura Reynolds. Democrat Bob Ryan is seeking his eleventh term as Hoosick Councilman and Republican Mark Surdam is seeking his third term. They are opposed by first time Republican candidate Bruce Patire and former Hoosick Falls Village Trustee Democrat Marie O’Neil. Town Justice Dick Whalen is running unopposed.
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Four Seats Contested In Grafton Election

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by Alex Brooks
It’s been a very active political season in Grafton this year. Four positions in Town government are being contested – Town Supervisor, two Council seats and the Town Justice post.
The Supervisor’s race pits current Republican Supervisor Tyler Sawyer (appointed by the Town Board after Allison Kirchner resigned last spring) against Democratic nominee Ray Darling.
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Berlin Candidate Profiles

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by Amy Gernon
Robert Jaeger – Town Supervisor (D,R,C,I)
Robert Jaeger is seeking a third term as Town Supervisor in Berlin. After serving in Vietnam, Jaeger graduated from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and had a long career as a commercial artist for various manufacturers of health care products, including S. S. White in Staten Island, Sterling Drug in East Greenbush and Becton Dickenson in Connecticut. Jaeger and his wife, Kathy, are both currently licensed brokers with Prudential real estate, and Jaeger also drives a school bus for the Berlin Central School District. Prior to serving as Town Supervisor, Jaeger served on the Town’s Zoning Board.
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New Lebanon Candidate Profiles

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by Thaddeus Flint
The Town of New Lebanon goes to the polls next Tuesday and to help readers make informed decisions at the ballots the Eastwick Press has compiled the profiles, in their own words, of a number of the candidates running. Not every candidate running is listed as not every candidate or their party responded to requests for information.
The big race this election season is between the incumbent Town Supervisor, Margaret Robertson, and newcomer Mike Benson.
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Petersburgh Candidate Profiles

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by Alex Brooks
There are no contested elections in Petersburgh. Peter Schaaphok is not running for re-election as Supervisor, and the Republican Party has nominated Siegfried Krahforst for the job. Richard Snyder is running for re-election to the Town Board, and he shares the ballot with newcomer David Alderman, also running for a Town Council seat. Bob Sears declined to run for re-election as Town Justice, and Amy Manchester is running for that office. Emily Harrison is running for re-election as the Town’s Tax Collector.
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The Grafton Budget – A Response To A Response

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submitted by Tyler Sawyer, Grafton Town Supervisor
I would like to clarify for the record a few of the comments Democratic Chairman Bill Middleton and Committee Member Doug LaRocue made in last week’s [the October 18, 2011 issue] Eastwick Press on my budget statement.
First, he mentioned my “budgets over the last few years.” I have not been involved in any of the budgets in the last four years. That was done by our past Supervisor Allison Kirchner. My last budget was for 2008 and that budget marked my ninth consecutive budget that property taxes were cut or held for Grafton residents.
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