Newcomb News

NEW YORK, NY December 15, 2009 a 'School districts found out today how much state funding they're losing this month, as Gov.

MVAC Scholar Athlete from Minerva/Newcomb Marlena Peter challenges an opponent for a save early on in her season.

Two men were confirmed dead on Tuesday as a result of a plane crash that occurred at the base of 4,609-foot-high Santanoni Peak in Newcomb on Sunday, Nov.

Four members of the Wells girls soccer team recently were honored as Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference Division III all-stars. Valerie Hayes, Liz Perkins, Emily Michienzi and Heather Abbott earned all-star honors for Wells.

A small downed plane was found by a State Police helicopter Tuesday morning at the base of Santanoni mountain in Newcomb.

Pilot Dan Wills poses with friends after a recent flight to Wisconsin as part of an Experimental Aircraft Association gathering.

Authorities say a small plane with two people on board has crashed in the Adirondacks and a rescue operation is under way to reach the remote crash site.

Police say a search is resuming in the Adirondacks after authorities received a report of a possible plane crash in a remote section of the region.

Who's the fastest kid in the neighborhood? It's an age-old question among Brooklyn youths racing down the block, across the schoolyard, or in the case of Packer Collegiate's Eddie Owens and Brooklyn Friends' Kieran Newcomb, on the cross-country course at Bowdoin Park in Wappinger's Falls, N.Y. on Nov.

Long Lake's Jordan Wallace of the Indian Lake/Long Lake Orange was named MVP for the boys and Charlotte Egli, an exchange student from Switzerland staying in Newcomb, brought home the MVP honor to the Minerva/Newcomb Lady Mountaineers.

A $4 million grant to buy water meters for all homes and businesses in Ticonderoga has been canceled.

NCS middle school dancers during their final performance of modern dance with Susan Slotnick.

Times Union's Fred LeBrun and Jim Odato paddle down the Hudson River just below Sanford Lake in the Town of Newcomb on Monday as an $8.5 million land purchase by The more... The McNaughton Cottage in the former Adirondac was the vacation home of Vice President Theodore Roosevelt and his family were using for a vacation when President William ...

A proposal to get all elected officials in line with health insurance contributions sparked a heated debate among Essex County supervisors July 6. Moriah Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava introduced a surprise resolution to address the issue of one board member refusing to make contributions for health insurance benefits.

The Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Project report, at 120 pages, plus the towns and villages profile CD, is available by request for $20. A form to order the Assessment Project is online at: www.aatvny.org. It can also be obtained by sending the request via regular mail to: Association of Towns & Villages, P.O. Box 777, Mayfield, NY 12117.

Essex County lawmakers recently decided to go against the recommendations of their county attorney, county manager and purchasing agent so a local firm could keep a contract.