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Reporter Dave Canfield covers the northern portion of Saratoga County for The Post-Star.

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linkhttp://poststar.com/blogs/saratoga_snippets/ calendar_today23-02-2009 20:43:23

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Stillwater school budget FAILS to get needed supermajority. 480 - 373, which is 56.2 percent, by my calcualtion. Rare occurence tonight.

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Not something I get to write much: "She said the man who ate another human being’s face was just not the son she knew." hrld.us/KVurQz

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Former Corinth bus driver Marjorie Jones being sentenced this morning for misdemeanor child endangerment conviction. Faces a year in jail.

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Saratoga County supervisors will get a $50,000 study today from a consultant on options for the money-draining Maplewood Manor nursing home.

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The consultant, which was paid $50,000, was asked to study privatization and also tasked with finding savings if the county keeps it.

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DC lobbyists and a lawyer for Expedia among those speaking at public hearing on Saratoga County's proposed law re: occupancy tax.

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County wants to close 'loophole' that allows online booking companies to pay tax on what they pay for a room, not what they charge.

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The short and simple: Local hotels, travel agents, etc., think the law levels the playing field. The out-of-town lobbyists oppose it.

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New revenue in question is circa $45,000. Expedia attorney said county's litigation costs, if they approve it, could exceed that figure.