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Saturday, January 11, 2014
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Crammond scholarship awarded in Ti. PAGE 2 MORIAH
By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
TICONDEROGA — On his fi rst day in offi ce Jan. 2, new Supervisor Bill Grinnell was already working on key issues from his campaign. “The water issue is at the top of the list,” Grinnell said. “The last board had closed on a parcel for a well and I was disappointed with that, but we will pick up the pieces and move forward from there.” Grinnell said that he wants to settle on what the town will have for a permanent source of water and what the cost will be to the taxpayers. He added that water is a natural resource that the town should also look at economically. “I think we should investigate the possibility of a bottling plant,” he said. “It is an industry that would utilize the high quality water we have around here and bring more people into town.” Grinnell said that he would like to see business open within the village where people would be more likely to support the local economy. “What strikes me is what has left when we used to have 900 people come out of the mill Friday afternoon who walked to the bank to cash their check and then stayed in town to spend it,” he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Bulwagga Bay a top priority in the new year. PAGE 12 SPORTS
Kristen DuShane shows her artistic skills while working on a project at Crown Point Central School. Following the holiday break and weather delays, area schools are back in session. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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Downtown Port Henry improvements expected Village receives grant from state
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PORT HENRY — Port Henry will receive a facelift in 2014. The village has received a $131,311 grant for the rehabilitation of six buildings along Main Street. The New York
State Offi ce of Community Renewal grant was secured for Port Henry by PRIDE of Ticonderoga. “Hats off to the village of Port Henry and the wonderful volunteers there,” Sharon Reynolds, PRIDE executive director, said. “The energy and enthusiasm they’ve demonstrated shows Port Henry is ready for revitalization. They really want this to happen. It’s going to be a great project.” The grant money will be distributed to six property owners in the down-
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three years since the initial grant application and she needs to confi rm their continued interest in the program. If a property owner withdraws, the money will be offered to another person, she said. The grant will also allow for the purchase of two period lighting fi xtures for the Main Street park. Port Henry actually applied for the grant in 2012 and was rejected. It reCONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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