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TRR photo by Fritz Mayer The hill in the foreground, which rises above the Hamlet of Hortonville, is one of the parcels chosen by NYRI to become part of the latest route of the proposed power line project.

Hortonville, a new power line ground zero

Senate committee plans oversight hearings

By FRITZ MAYER

HORTONVILLE, NY—The newest proposed power line route moves it away from the river, and right next to the little bucolic hamlet of Hortonville.

New York Regional Interconnection (NYRI) presented the new route to the state Public Service Commission (PSC) in a supplemental application filed on February 22. The earlier proposed lines had been further west, first along the Delaware River corridor and then along the route of the Millennium Pipeline.

Jim Scheutzow, supervisor of the Town of Delaware in which Hortonville is located, said if the line is erected as proposed, the high-voltage lines, strung along 140-foot towers, will run within throwing distance of the town hall. It’s a prospect that has residents’ attention.

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Read to Feed: ‘A gift that gives gifts’

Young readers raising money to help feed needy families

By SANDY LONG

HONESDALE, PA—They might be angling for an ark, but they’ll be happy with a heifer or two. Young readers who are members of the Sunday school class at Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) in Honesdale are devouring books in an effort to raise money to send farm animals to needy families across the globe.

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Congress investigates possible water contamination caused by gas well drilling

Local group considers legal action

By TOM KANE

UNITED STATES—Gas drilling companies in the nation are being accused of injecting toxic chemicals into the ground without government or industry oversight.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Bethel First honors those who helped
• Proposed hotel and restaurant hits problems
• Immigrant issues growing in county
• Lawyer charges police investigation seriously flawed
• Celia Oset awarded new scholarship

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