Keeseville News

Gladys and Robert Daignault had a bond closer than many mothers and son. Whether the 89-year-old was attending weekly Mass at St.

Veterans Rodney Stone and Ron Desautels salute the flag as it is raised during the ceremony of the commencement of the Keeseville Veterans Memorial Park.

Inside the John Brown Farm historic site is the wood stove and rope-bed typical of rural life in the mid-1800s. The rooms are much the same as the Brown family kept them in 1859, when his body was brought back from Harper's Ferry.

A new park in Keeseville, diplomas at Akwesasne and bagpipes in Wadhams all symbolized on Wednesday the North Country's respect for veterans.

Megan Rock, Major of Keeseville was in attendance at the Adirondack Park Agency Meeting on April 16, 2009 in Ray Brook, which resulted in the variance approval for construction. The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Village of Keeseville, Essex County, Town of Chesterfield on the Ausable River. George Moore donated the land for this project. Absolutely one of the most beautiful veterans statue I have ever seen. Carved into the stone are these words OUR COMMUNITY HONORS THE COURAGE, SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION OF ITS VETERANS / MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL WHO SERVED, FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE DEFENCE OF AMERICA’S FREEDOM AND WHO ASKED NOTHING IN RETURN LET US NOT LOSE WHAT THEY HAVE GAINED / INTO THE LIGHT / COMMISSIONED BY GEORGE MOORE 2009. A beautiful stone statue now is in place at the park and construction is continuing. This will be a wonderful place for veterans and the community to meet and share their memories, dreams and hopes.

Canine Adventures, 6140 State Route 22, will hold a fundraiser for the Keeseville-based Champlain Valley Search and Rescue K9 Unit Saturday, Nov.

Champlain Valley Search and Rescue K9 Unit co-founder Shannon Bresett, right, receives a check from Kathy Barton, vice president of the NorthEast Mobile Search and Rescue, based in Clifton Park.

A Keeseville man has been charged with sexually abusing a 5-year-old child. State Police based in Keeseville arrested Warren Brant, 27, at about noon Wednesday and charged him with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

A two-year-old German Shepherd, specially trained to help in search and rescue operations, needs help.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County's $8 million public-safety radio system replacement project is spending its first $1.5 million.

Clinton County Health Department officials are searching for a dog in the Keeseville area that bit a person Monday so they can observe the animal for symptoms of rabies.

The Essex County district attorney's decision to drop drunk-driving charges against a former town supervisor could become an issue in her campaign for re-election. In 1984, then-Essex Town Supervisor James R. Morse Jr.

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Officers from the Essex County Sheriff's Department charged workers from five area businesses for allegedly selling alcoholic beverages to minors.

As part of the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial celebration, Adirondack Architectural Heritage is presenting a new tour series called "Architecture of the Champlain Valley." The series features half-day walking tours of eight towns along the lake, led by professional guides.