Contributed image This rendering of the solar street lamp that will premiere at the Sullivan Renaissance Conference and Expo shows the solar panels that resemble flags often displayed by communities on their street lamps.

Solar street lamp to debut at Sullivan Renaissance Expo event

Companies partner in creation of new light

By SANDY LONG

BETHEL, NY—Participants at this weekend’s Sullivan Renaissance Conference and Expo at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will be the first to see a new solar street lamp being debuted at the event. Two companies have combined their expertise in creating a solution to solar street lighting by designing a lamp that they consider to be aesthetically pleasing while operating independently of the electrical grid.

Hadco Lighting of Littlestown, PA and SolarOne Solutions of Framingham, MA have developed the lamp, integrating state-of-the-art photovoltaic power and LED lighting technology that incorporates SolarOne’s MC2 controls into Hadco’s classic fixtures reminiscent of 19th century gas lamps.

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War protesters fly the flag locally, in DC

Residents rally in Liberty and Washington, students observe

By FRITZ MAYER

LIBERTY, NY—Members of the anti-war group Sullivan Peace and Justice did what they have been doing once a month since 2002: gathered at a street corner in Liberty to wave signs and provide visible evidence that there is local opposition to the war in Iraq.

Normally, the group gathers on the first Saturday of the month, but on Saturday, January 27, members congregated to show solidarity with the tens of thousands of protesters gathering at the same time in Washington, DC.

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Gun amnesty program proposed in Sullivan County

Gun incidents discussed at NAACP meeting

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—Assistant district attorney Jim Farrell made clear the policy of his office on gun incidents in Sullivan County. “There will be no plea bargains,” he said. A new state law passed in November 2006 tripled the penalty for carrying a loaded unlicensed handgun. The law now calls for a minimum of three-and-a-half years in state prison for anyone 16 years or older.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Local alpaca farm on ‘The View’
• Chili & wing cook off winners
• “From Soul to Solar”
• Pike readies a plan to use gaming money
• Mackle to retire at end of term
• Power line opponents not optimistic about mediation
• Youth role intensifies in Sullivan Renaissance
• PA Governor calls for total smoking ban

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