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FEBRUARY 26, 2011
Parking worries abound Schroon Lake wins MVAC crown Schroon Lake downed Johnsburg to win the Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference boys basketball championship Feb. 18. See sports.
Church to host family dinner The First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga will serve a free Family Fellowship dinner Sunday, March 6, 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The menu will feature a pasta dinner with dessert and beverages. While there is no charge, a free-will donation may be made. High chairs, booster seats and a childfriendly menu will also be available. The free family fellowship dinners are being planned for the first Sunday of each month as an outreach ministry of the church. The dinners are planned and prepared by church members with youth group members assisting in the dining room. For more information contact the church office at 5857995 or visit the church web site, www.tifumc.com
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-9 Opinions ......................6,7 Obituaries ....................12 Moriah ..........................14,15 Crown Point ..................16 Schroon Lake ................18 Sports ..........................20,21 Calendar ......................25 Classifieds....................26-28 Auto Zone ....................29-32
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Ti merchants fear loss of lot at closed store By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Efforts to restore vitality to Ticonderoga’s downtown are being stymied by a lack of parking. That’s the belief of some business owners. Ticonderoga Supervisor Deb Malaney said merchants have approached her expressing concerns about parking in the Montcalm Street area. They are especially worried the former Family Dollar Store parking lot may be closed to the public. “Our downtown merchants would like to have the town take over the Family Dollar parking lot,” Malaney said. The owner of the now-closed store has expressed concern about liability and may close the parking lot, the supervisor said. The owner is paying about $4,000 a year in liability insurance, she noted. Some merchants have asked the town to take over the parking lot to ensure downtown shoppers have parking. “We are concerned about the possibility of the former Family Dollar Store parking lot being closed to the public,” said Sue Rathbun, who owns Rathbun Jewelers with her husband Howard. “Since last summer, we have been hearing about this. We have deeded rights to five parking spaces and access to them at the rear of
It may be February, but Lake George remains a popular destination for swimmers. The Polar Bear Plunge was part of the 38th annual Hague Winter Weekend. Photo by Nancy Frasier
See PARKING, page 12
Schroon officials hope to expand hamlet By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com SCHROON LAKE — The hamlet of Schroon Lake would like to grow. With that in mind, town of Schroon officials have applied for a state Smart Growth grant to prepare a proposal for the Adirondack Park Agency, which must approve a change of hamlet boundaries.
“In planning for the future it has become apparent that the town of Schroon has very few areas for future residential growth,” Schroon Supervisor Cathy Moses said. “Overall, just under 70 percent of the land mass in the town of Schroon is part of the Forever Wild Forest Preserve.” The town has identified two contiguous properties that appear to have ideal “hamlet type” characteristics for the Schroon Lake initiative. The parcels are surrounded by existing hamlet on
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