Port Henry NewsLocal news for Port Henry, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Alcohol-related ATV accident- May 31, 2008 Police said an alcohol-related ATV accident left a local man injured and facing a felony charge. Essex County Sheriff's officials said Joseph F. Tefoe, 45, of Mineville was driving an ATV on the Pilfershire Road Saturday when he toppled off the recreational vehicle after rounding a bend in the road. Officials said Tefoe hurt his shoulder when he was thrown from the ATV and was taken to Elizabethtown Community Hospital where he was treated and released. He was later ticketed and charged with...http://www.topix.net/city/port-henry-ny/2008/05/the-press-republican-police-log-may-29-200... Special Dump Day- May 25, 2008 The town of Moriah will hold a "special Dump Day for residents. Thursday, June 5, for Mineville, Witherbee and Grover Hills area. Thursday, June 12, for Moriah and Port Henry areas. Both days the trash station will be open 10 am to 7 pm. Each household will be limited to the following free items: four tires, one chair, one tv, and one computer. For more information contact the town hall.http://www.topix.net/city/port-henry-ny/2008/05/special-dump-day?fromrss=1 The Press Republican - Combined court, police, firehouse debated- May 24, 2008 The project to build a new Moriah Town Justice Court building might be progressing too fast to add the Port Henry Fire Department.http://www.topix.net/city/port-henry-ny/2008/05/the-press-republican-combined-court-police... Moriah chief nears 50 years of fire service- May 23, 2008 MORIAH - Ralph Jaquish is reputed to be the longest-serving fire chief in New York State. "That's what I've been told, but I really don't know that," the Moriah Fire Department chief said. "It doesn't really matter. I'm just glad I can still be of some service." Jaquish will mark 50 consecutive years as Moriah fire chief in 2009.http://www.topix.net/city/port-henry-ny/2008/05/moriah-chief-nears-50-years-of-fire-servic... Voters approve school budgets- May 23, 2008 PORT HENRY - Voters in the Moriah Central School District approved the 2008-09 budget May 20. The $13,354,617 spending plan was adopted by a 335-252 vote. The 2008-09 budget is a 5.1 percent increase from the current spending plan of $12,704,769. The amount to be raised by local taxes in the 2008-09 budget is $3,482,452, a 5.8 percent increase from the current tax levy of $3,290,658. The district will receive a $563,895 increase in state aid next academic year, but that money will barely offset.http://www.topix.net/city/port-henry-ny/2008/05/voters-approve-school-budgets?fromrss=1 The Press Republican - Combined court, police, firehouse debated- May 23, 2008 The project to build a new Moriah Town Justice Court building might be progressing too fast to add the Port Henry Fire Department. Plans for a new court building must be submitted to the state by a June 23 deadline, according to Moriah Town Justice Brian Venne, while the Port Henry fire station project is in a much earlier phase of planning. The Moriah Town Council, Port Henry Village Board and officers of Port Henry Fire Department held a joint forum Tuesday night on the feasibility of...http://www.topix.net/city/port-henry-ny/2008/05/the-press-republican-combined-court-police... |