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MARCH 5, 2011
In Port Henry
In Crown Point
Free food available
Hydrants a concern
By Fred Herbst
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Ti, Schroon and Moriah all move on The Ti boys will face Seton Catholic today In the Section VII Class C championship game. Moriah advanced past ELCS and Schroon Lake gets by Westport for the right to face Chazy. See sports.
Little League sign-ups set TICONDEROGA — Little League signups will be held at the Ticonderoga Armory on Saturday, March 12 from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Any youth residing in Ticonderoga,Hague, Putnam or Crown Point between the ages of 7-12 on or before April 30, 2011, that intends to play Little League or Minor League baseball must register. Players 9 years old or older must try-out to be elibible to play. Players returning to a Little League team must sign up but need not try-out. A $20 registration fee and proof of age are required at time of registration. Contact Bernard Granger at 547-8342 or Mark Munson at 585-6015 for more information.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-9 Opinions ......................6,7 Calendar ......................13 Crown Point ..................14 Schroon Lake ................16 Moriah ..........................16 Wedding special ............17 Sports ..........................22-23 Classifieds....................26-28 Auto Zone ....................29-32
PORT HENRY — Realizing hunger exists in the area, a Ticonderoga church is embarking on a new food program. The Ticonderoga Assembly of God Church will distribute free groceries 68 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Mountain Time Furniture and Auctions, 2997 Broad St. in Port Henry. “We realize their is a need,” explained Rick Harker, a church trustee and owner of Mountain Time Furniture. “There are a lot of pressures on people to pay for heat, medicine and other bills. And we recently lost the discount grocery store in Crown Point that a lot of low-income people relied on.” Hot and cold box cereal; juices; canned vegetables, meats and fruits; condiments such as mayonnaise, pickles and artificial sweeteners; snacks such as cookies and crackers; boxed dinners and deserts; soups; and drinks such as soda, Powerade and Gatorade will be available. No one will be turned away. “There will be no cost,” Harker stressed. “We won’t ask for a donation or anything else. It’s totally free.” There are no geographic boundaries. The only reason the food
Ollie Porter takes a break from playing in the snow in Ticonderoga’s Bicentennial Park. Storms last week raised the area’s snow total to nearly 43 inches in February, a record for the month, according to the National Weather Service. Photo by Nancy Frasier
See PORT HENRY, page 16
CROWN POINT — Fire hydrants in Crown Point pose a serious risk to firefighters. That’s the assessment of Thomas Hudon, a Crown Point fire commissioner. “There is a serious issue with the newer hydrant system put in a few years ago,” he told the Crown Point town board Feb. 10. “There is excessive pressure. It’s dangerous.” He said the system may not have been installed correctly. “It’s up to 135 psi off that system,” Hudon said. “A system that size should have 60 to 80 pounds for firefighting operations. You can blow nozzles off.” He said hose lines can become unmanageable. “The lines can whip. You can be seriously injured,” he noted. Hudon said it was a problem at a garage fire on Sugar Hill last year. “There’s too much flow,” he said. “If it had been a larger fire, it would have been a serious issue.” There are also rocks and stones in the system, he said, and those could damage truck pumps. See CROWN POINT, page 14
In Ticonderoga
Town to lead voluntary clean-up effort By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga is due for a summer cleaning. The Ticonderoga town board has made a commitment to spruce up dilapidated buildings, clean up garbage, eliminate junk and make the community more attractive. Trustee Steve Whitford said the town will lead a voluntary town-wide clean up effort this summer, noting Ticonderoga has many properties in violation of town codes. “We need to stop the garbage, junk cars and other things from piling up,” he said. Wayne Taylor, a town councilman, agreed the town has a problem with non-conforming properties. “A run down or dangerous building affects the entire community,” he said. Trustee Jeff Cook agreed with the need to clean up the town. He suggested cleaning up the community one election district at a time until the job
is complete. The town board hopes residents will voluntarily clean up properties, but are preparing to deal with “nuisance” properties through law enforcement. A public hearing on a proposed “nuisance” property law will be held Thursday, March 10, at 6 p.m. at the Community Building. The proposed law claims the town board has identified properties that “substantially and seriously interfere with the interest of the public in the quality of life and total community environment, commerce in the town, property values and public health, safety, peace, comfort, conveniences and general welfare.” The proposed law allows for enforcement and penalties. The penalties include up to a $1,000 fine, suspension of a certificate of occupancy, closure of a building and “any action necessary to abate the nuisance, including but not limited to cleaning, painting, repairing or demolishing and building, structure or place” at owner expense. “It gives the town the ability to take action,” ex-
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plained Matt Fuller, town attorney. “It’s not We need to stop something the garbage, junk you’ll use often, but it’ll be cars and other there when you things from piling need it.” The proup. posed law, — Steve Whitford which would replace a series of other laws the town board feels are inadequate, has the support of the town public safety committee, the town police, the town codes enforcement office and the Ticonderoga Main Street Partnership, Supervisor Deb Malaney said. Whitford said enforcing the law, if adopted, will be an emphasis this summer. To make that point, he asked the town board to expand the town codes enforcement office.
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