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Ti museum to come alive High school teams take to soggy fields Tanner Macey and the Crown Point varsity baseball team split two games; The Lady W ildcats complete and impressive comeback; and Ti dominates at Division II track meet. See sports on pages 26-27
Participants sought for May 30 parade CROWN POINT — Anyone interested in participating in the 143rd annual Crown Point Memorial Day parade should contact Jodi Gibbs at 5973492. This year ’s parade will be held on Monday , May 30, at 2 p.m. The theme is “Remember When.”
Mother’s Day breakfast slated TICONDEROGA — The T iconderoga Elks Lodge will hold a Mother ’s Day Br eakfast Buffet on Sunday, May 8, 7 to 10:30 a.m. by donation.
Brownie Troop to wash cars PORT HENRY — Brownie/Junior T roop #4040 will hold a car wash at Stewart’s in Port Henry on Satur day, May 7.
‘A Night at the Museum’ May 12
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — There’s no ancient curse like the movie, but the Hancock House will come alive during the inaugural “A Night at the Museum.” Sponsored by the Ticonderoga Historical Society and the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, the event will be held Thursday, May 12, at 6 p.m. at the Hancock House museum, 6 Moses Circle. “Join us for a jam-packed and fun-filled evening where history comes alive,” stated June Curtis, T iconderoga Historical Society board member. Matt Courtright, chamber executive dir ector, said the evening will include historic re-enactments and activities, hors d’oeuvres, sweet treats, wine and song. Admission is $15 a person and $25 a couple. Matt Courtright For mor e information or to RSVP, contact the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce at 585-6619 or the Hancock House at 585-7868. “I’d been working closely with Matt Courtright on a number of interests when Matt suggested that the historical society and the chamber get together for a joint fundraiser ,” Curtis said. “A committee of thr ee, Matt, Beth Iuliano and I, began planning for ‘A Night at the Museum,’ taking inspiration fr om the original childr en‘s book and a later movie. When the sun goes down, the museum comes to life. “The elegant Hancock House provides the perfect setting for ‘A Night at the Museum’ with several activities being organized,” she added. “Although ther e will be no ancient curses and none of the film’s chaotic activity , there will be individuals taking on the persona of historical figur es and exhibits that will truly come to life.Our scavenger hunt mixes a bit of history with a lot of amusement as guests See MUSEUM, Page 2
Ticonderoga..................2-9 Opinions ......................6,7 In Brief ........................10 Calendar......................14 Moriah .............................15 Schroon Lake ..............18 Crown Point ................17 Obituaries....................22 Around the Region ........24-25 Classifieds ..................28-30 Auto Zone ....................33-34
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Gov. declares Essex County flooding disaster, tours area By Jon Hochschartner jonh@denpubs.com MORIAH — After Gov. Andrew Cuomo landed in a helicopter at the Moriah Central School April 29, he declar ed a State Disaster Emergency in Essex County in the wake of a storm that left r oadways and homes flooded throughout the region.
Cuomo gave a pr ess conference in the town of Moriah, one of the hard est hit areas, at the site of the Moriah Broad Street Bridge, which collapsed after a flash flood on April 27. The bridge is located on one of the busiest roads in the county, County Route 4 between the hamlet of Moriah and the village of Port Henry on Lake Champlain. See FLOODS, Page 16
Extra Helpings discount food program ending By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
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Moriah Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava addresses the media and those assembled at the Broad Street Bridge in Moriah, joined by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was in Moriah to see the damage caused by recent flooding and issue an emergency declaration for Essex County.
CROWN POINT — The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York has discontinued its Extra Helpings Program. The pr ogram served families in Crown Point and Moriah. In the past it was offered in Ticonderoga. “I'm sorry it is ending,” Laurie Harvey, Cr own Point Extra Helpings coor dinator, said. “W e had built up to 15 participants and over 40 packages or dered totalling almost $800 last month. It was really beginning to grow in the last four
months. People say they depend on it and will miss it. Knowing of no other pr ogram like it, they have been unable to find a re placement.” Extra Helpings is a cooperative food-buying program that provides people with pur chased food bags through partner agencies such as community centers throughout the food bank’s 23-county service area. Extra Helpings pr ovides food at low cost so people can stretch their food-buying dollars. Once a month, customers pr epay for Extra Helpings food at local host sites. Customers may use cash, check, or food stamps. The Extra
Helpings program has no age limit and no income limits. Harvey said the food bank will try to offset the impact of the Extra Helpings demise by working with local food pantries. “The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York says ther e has been tr emendously incr eased use of ar ea food pantries and they will be working with these,” she said. Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York officials said the decision to halt the Extra Helpings program was “deemed necessary in light of the curr ent economic cli-
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