Moriah NewsLocal news for Moriah, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Cheers and Jeers: May 26, 2008- May 27, 2008 CHEERS : to the Moriah Town Council, the Port Henry Village Board and the Port Henry Fire Department, which tried -- apparently unsuccessfully -- to team up on the proposed new Moriah Town Justice Court ...http://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/cheers-and-jeers-may-26-2008?fromrss=1 Moriah gets tough with absentee landlords- May 25, 2008 Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava says he wants something done about welfare recipients living in substandard, filthy homes.http://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/moriah-gets-tough-with-absentee-landlords?from... The roots of violence in religion- May 23, 2008 Reviewed by Allan F. Wright Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam By Bruce Chilton.http://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/the-roots-of-violence-in-religion?fromrss=1 Ambulance treasurer arrested- May 18, 2008 The treasurer for Moriah Ambulance Squad has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the group's funds.http://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/ambulance-treasurer-arrested?fromrss=1 Moriah man convicted of rape- May 16, 2008 A Moriah man was convicted of rape after a four-day trial in Essex County Court.http://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/moriah-man-convicted-of-rape?fromrss=1 Inmates Clean Up Dead Fish- May 9, 2008 "I've heard a lot of things like the water temperature changing quickly. I don't know if I buy that so much... it seems strange. We've had a lot of run-off along with warm weather and I can't see how the water would change that quick" Crews in New York started to cleanup a massive fish die-off on Lake Champlain Monday. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/inmates-clean-up-dead-fish?fromrss=1 The 130-year-old Essex County Jail may still have some life left in it.- May 7, 2008 "It's easy for a layperson to say that keeping the building would be a money pit for the county, but the only way to know is to do a professional assessment." Its demolition shelved for now, Essex County is considering keeping the old County Jail and finding new uses for it. via Press-Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/the-130-year-old-essex-county-jail-may-still-h... Fall filming of mining movie set in upstate NY hamlet- May 5, 2008 Filming is scheduled to begin this fall for a $20 million movie set in an iron ore mining town in the eastern Adirondacks. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/fall-filming-of-mining-movie-set-in-upstate-ny... "Mineville" movie green-lighted- May 4, 2008 "This will be exciting. It has been a long road." Producer-writer Lori Kelly Bailey says her search to finance "Mineville" was a success, and she's about to embark on a 10-week location shoot with a $20 million budget. via Press-Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/mineville-movie-green-lighted?fromrss=1 Will Dead Fish Kill Tourism- May 1, 2008 "They are meeting today to try and decide what we can do. I also have a call into the Health Department. Once we clean them up what do we do with them" Tens of thousands of dead fish have shown up along the western shores of Lake Champlain. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/moriah-ny/2008/05/will-dead-fish-kill-tourism?fromrss=1 |