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In the ground 150 years, but still alive and kicking

This painting of John Brown’s trial in Harpers Ferry hangs in the Old Essex County Courthouse in Elizabethtown. Essex County commissioned the painting, which was unveiled in the courthouse on Dec. 11, 1923. (Painting by David C. Lithgow, image courtesy of Margaret Gibbs, Essex County Historical Society)
November 28, 2009

LAKE PLACID — John Brown’s body lies a’mouldering in the grave, but not everybody knows he’s a’mouldering in North Elba.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the radical abolitionist’s raid on the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. (then part of Virginia; at the corner of Maryland, Virginia and what is now West Virginia) and his subsequent hanging. The raid, which Brown led as an attempt to get arms to incite a slave insurrection, is widely seen as a catalyst for the Civil War that came less than two years later.

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Little drop in shopping: Black Friday shoppers keep Lake Placid busy

November 28, 2009

LAKE PLACID — Although sales were down slightly at some places from last year’s Black Friday, many stores on Main Street were packed with shoppers looking to take advantage of the numerous sales and special offers, and merchants said they were...

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Lussi pushes for turbines on Whiteface

November 28, 2009

The idea of wind turbines on state-owned ski resorts in the Adirondack Park has not gained much public support, or even consideration, but state Adirondack Park Agency commissioner Art Lussi wants to change tha.

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Essex County cuts budget more

November 28, 2009

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County supervisors found an additional $365,000 in savings in the proposed 2010 budget at a workshop Wednesday mornin.

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