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Moriah captures division crown Moriah clinched the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Division II championship with a 56-47 win against AuSable Valley Feb. 17. The victory gave the Vikings a 9-4 CVAC mark, 13-5 overall. See sports.
Chilson FD plans dinner-dance The Chilson Volunteer Fire Company’s annual dinner-dance will take place Saturday March 6, at the Ticonderoga EMA. The menu will consist of a sit down dinner of stuffed pork loin, mashed potato, green beans, applesauce, roll and butter as well as an appetizer and dessert table. Music will be provided and the theme this year is “The Wild West.” The doors will open at 6 p.m., dinner served at 7 p.m. and music, dancing and door prizes will follow. Admission is $13 a person and people must be 21 years old to attend. For tickets call Larry at 585-9133 or Casie at 5856823.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-11 Opinions ......................6-8 Crown Point ..................15 Moriah ..........................16 Schroon Lake ................17 Obituaries ....................19 Calendar ......................21 Sports ..........................22-23 Classifieds....................24-28 Auto Zone ....................28-32
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February 27, 2010
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The Ti Idol talent show will not be held in 2010; organizers say it’s not a money-maker. See Page 3
The future of the old hospital in Mineville isn’t promising; officials are mulling demolition. See Page 16
Schroon Lake school has named its top students to the honor roll. See Page 17
Reval done in Ti Residents to receive assessment impact notices this week By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Patti Osier is bracing for a tough week. Ticonderoga residents will receive tax assessment impact notices this week, which means Osier — the town assessor — can expect to hear plenty of complaints. Assessments in Ticonderoga will increase by an average of 27 percent following a revaluation of the town. It’s the first reval since the Ti town board declared an assessment moratorium five years ago. “I feel good about my values,” Osier said. “I tried to be fair and equitable. I live in Ti, too. My family has been here 300 years. I don’t want to do anything that will hurt people.” Osier stressed the increased assessments do not necessarily mean a tax increase. In fact, she said, the reval can mean a tax savings in many cases. Senior citizens, in particular, she said, should benefit from the revaluation. By bringing the town to full market value assessment, Osier said, senior citizen exemptions such as STAR will increase. “There were a lot of inequities in Ticonderoga,” Osier said. “It just wasn’t fair, especially to senior citizens. I really believe these (new) values are fair.” While town assessments are up 27 percent, each of Ticonderoga’s 3,635 parcels were valued individually. As a result, some older homes on Lake George Avenue and large land owners outside the hamlet could see assessments double.
See TI, page 11
The action was fast and furious as the Schroon Lake-North Hudson Snowmobile Club held drag races on Schroon Lake Feb. 20 and 21. The races attracted dozens of professional and amateur drivers who tested their skills and machines. Photo by Nancy Frasier
Crown Point
Historic site spared from budget axe By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
The Crown Point State Historic Site will not be closed as part of the state’s budget deficit reduction effort, which means re-enactments and encampments will continue.
See HISTORIC, page 15
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CROWN POINT — The Crown Point State Historic Site will not be closed as part of New York State’s budget deficit reduction effort. Although the site was on a list of proposed cuts, it was not included on the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s final closure list, according to Tom Hughes, Crown Point site manager. The final closure list was released Feb. 19. In his state budget proposal, Gov. David Paterson called for a $29 million cut in the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation budget. New York State faces an $8.2 billion budget deficit in 2010-11. Paterson directed the
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